Chapter 131 Freedom is gone, life is gone!

[You are confused, both for yourself and for all spirits. ]

[What is the meaning of my existence? Should innocent souls die for the great cause of the Three Ancestors or Hongjun? ]

[And, in this ancient history that has been distorted beyond all recognition by me, how can I escape the fate of being enslaved by the Three Ancestors forever? ]

[You don’t know, so for the first time in your life you hope that another self will give you advice... What do you choose (?) Please answer freely! ]

Finally! You finally remembered me!!!

Looking at Jiao Ming's first message asking for strategy, Zhao Si was so excited that he couldn't express it in words.

Excited heart, shaking hands!

Who in my family understands this? The protagonist of this game is too free and doesn’t give players any chance to operate at all!

Am I really playing a game?

Aren’t you reading a text PPT?

"Very good! You finally got it!"

Zhao Si was so excited that the fat cat in his arms started to meow. After a lot of effort, he calmed down and began to analyze the problem for Jiao Ming in great earnest:
There are three points that Jiao Ming is confused about.

The first point is, what is the meaning of one’s existence?
This question mainly asks what is the purpose of the simulation game allowing him to be reborn continuously. Just like Jin Bing's ultimate goal is for monsters and humans to coexist equally, in theory Jiao Ming should also have such an ultimate goal.

But Jiao Ming kept banging his head against the wall for two lifetimes, but still didn't understand the purpose of the simulation.

Before, he thought it was to eliminate the three ancestors, kill Luohou, and quell the war among the three tribes, but in the end, Hongjun told him clearly: These were all part of my plan, and you don’t need to do it at all!

"If you were not so confident and had asked me earlier, we could have skipped this puzzle-solving process..."

Zhao Si complained a little. Although he didn't know the details of this version of the ancient three tribes period, no matter which version of the prehistoric times, the ending of the war between the three tribes was that Luohou killed the three ancestors, and then Hongjun killed Luohou and became a saint.

If Jiao Ming had asked earlier, it would have saved a lot of trouble.

However, now he suddenly asked what the purpose of the simulation was, and Zhao Si couldn't answer!
After all, this simulation game has always been unique. Jin Bing finally figured out his own way after laying the groundwork for two whole lifetimes, and deducing it from countless known information.

In fact, the useful information that Jiao Ming collected in these two lives was not much. All his time was spent on solving the mystery of how the Three Patriarchs achieved enlightenment and the relationship between Luohou and Hongjun. These two pieces of information made it impossible to see any deeper purpose!

Hongjun already knows how to do what he should do. Does the simulator want Jiao Ming to replicate Hongjun's path?

That makes no sense at all.

So when Jiao Ming asked him this, Zhao Si was really helpless...

The second point is, should all the spirits be slaughtered by the Three Ancestors or Hongjun?

Obviously not, because no matter how noble and glorious Hongjun's words are, his methods are all achieved at the expense of innocent people!

If he can sacrifice one group of people today under the pretext of eliminating the Three Ancestors, he can sacrifice another group of people under another excuse tomorrow.

I feel that sacrificing you today has nothing to do with me.

What if you sacrifice me tomorrow?
Being "sacrificed" when innocent is a mistake in itself!

So the Third Ancestor deserved to die, but Hongjun was not a good person either.

As for what Hongjun said: "If these people are not sacrificed, more people will be sacrificed in the future."

Zhao Si only said one sentence:
You are not qualified to make sacrificial decisions for others!
If you insist on doing so, you may certainly be praised by future generations, but the people who are sacrificed in this present time will also have sufficient reasons to rush to the Zixiao Palace and smash your dog head!
Hongjun is destined to be a complicated character with both praise and criticism...

The third point is, how can the ancient history line disrupted by Jiao Ming get rid of the slavery brought by the Three Patriarchs’ enlightenment?
This question is difficult to answer, but the answer is very simple, because according to Hongjun, to defeat the Three Ancestors, one can only use magic to defeat magic, and magic bombardment is the only way out!

If the three ancestors want to achieve enlightenment, then Jiao Ming must achieve enlightenment before them. Either Jiao Ming or Hongjun will achieve enlightenment.

But the question is again, if you want to achieve enlightenment, people have to die, a lot of people have to die!
Now the three tribes are not enough to kill, may I ask, which other creatures in the prehistoric world can be used to make up the number of heads?

Without a doubt, there are only Jiao Ming's infinite descendants!
But Jiao Ming himself could not slaughter the blood descendants, because the true spirits would run away, and the three ancestors were controlling the KD at the front line. In order to prevent Jiao Ming's strength from expanding too quickly, the three of them were sending their heads to the front line. Jiao Ming's camp won every day, and not too many people died.

After thinking about it, the only person on Jiao Ming's side who could slaughter his bloodline is Hongjun, or Luohou...

"Although I think Hongjun's reasoning is perverse, sacrifice is indeed necessary..."

After making a difficult decision, Zhao Si seriously typed in the answer:

"I don't know the fundamental purpose of your rebirth because of insufficient information, but it will definitely not be to follow Hongjun's old path."

"No soul should be sacrificed. No one's sacrifice can be decided by others. This is not only a kind of lack of freedom, but also a kind of arrogant contempt for life. Those who dare to make sacrifice orders for others should have their heads smashed by those who sacrificed themselves!"

"Finally, it's a question of direction..."

At this point, Zhao Si couldn't help but pause, but he still gritted his teeth and continued writing:
"My only suggestion is... let Luohou start slaughtering your descendants. You can use the souls you get yourself, or you can let Luohou detain them first and then give them to Hongjun as a gift..."

After writing, Zhao Si felt his hands shaking. He admitted that this strategy was the most abstract one among all the strategies he had written, because he had to agree to start the massacre... But... Zhao Si suddenly understood why Jiao Ming had always longed for freedom.

Because the protagonist of this simulation game is never an individual, but a microcosm of an entire group:
Jin Bing represents the innocent lives of the two races who died in the conflict between the monsters, so he will die no matter which side he stands on. If he wants to survive, he can only achieve a perfect ending of equal coexistence!

And this bird, which is never free, actually represents all the souls that have been sacrificed for the sake of enlightenment!

The bird yearning for freedom was caught in countless heavy hunting nets, with only a pair of wings but no power to take off.

All the spirits that longed to live were forced to sacrifice by the ancestors and Hongjun in the name of great justice, and they wanted to survive but could not!
"Your freedom is the life of the sacrificed! This is the ultimate purpose of your existence!"

……

Small volcano in the southern wilderness, under the tree.

Hongjun was still emphasizing the necessity of his enlightenment, but Jiao Ming sat leaning against a tree, staring blankly at the bird's nest, as if he was in a trance...

Suddenly, Jiao Ming's eyes fixed, and he seemed to be thinking about something:
"Let Luohou slaughter the blood descendants..."

Indeed, when seeing this strategy, Jiao Ming felt somewhat disappointed with the "other self". After all, the "other self" was his life-saving straw, and he naturally fantasized that the other party could give him a good answer of "If you don't make a move, you'll win!"

However, he did not expect that the "other self" also proposed a similar killing plan as Hongjun, and even the "other self" was more extreme than Hongjun. Hongjun did not even think about killing his own bloodline, but the "other self"...

But Jiao Ming had to admit that this was the only way to defeat the Third Ancestor at present!

“Slaughter…”

Jiao Ming closed his eyes. He didn't want to let his eyes reveal pain and sadness.
After struggling for so long, he still failed to save everyone as he wished. Even the determination and order to massacre had to be given by himself, the "ancestor of all spirits"!
Granting them intelligence, and then taking away their lives, and making their creation and destruction all by themselves, it's really... ridiculous...

At this time, Jiao Ming suddenly noticed the last sentence of the strategy:
"My freedom is their life..."

That's it!

but……

"Now, I can't do any of it."

Jiao Ming sighed helplessly:
Faced with the current situation, I can neither seek freedom nor save the lives of all living beings.

Because in order to defeat the Three Ancestors, one must sacrifice the lives of all living beings. If one sacrifices oneself and all living beings, what freedom can one have?
"Another self" said it well, those who make sacrificial decisions for others deserve to be beaten on the head by the victims!
"Then... let me, a guy who is bound to get his head beaten to pieces, make the decision for them..."

Jiao Ming's eyes suddenly calmed down. He looked at the old man Hongjun who was still chattering and educating the younger generation, and suddenly said:

"Let Luohou slaughter my descendants."

Hongjun was stunned for a moment.

"I think we can discuss it further..."

Hongjun said hesitantly. After all, he didn't want Jiao Ming, a younger generation from later generations, to follow the path of the Third Ancestor.

Hongjun is naturally kind-hearted. Although he is a selfish person, the most important reason why he wants to stop the Third Ancestor's plan is that he wants to protect all living beings.

Although Luohou was his tool for achieving enlightenment, the purpose of creating Luohou was ultimately to "stop killing with killing". Attaining enlightenment was the means, and stopping killing was the goal. Hongjun always knew the difference!

It is precisely because of this that Hongjun has always been reluctant to tell Jiao Ming about his relationship with Luohou.

In other words, the reason why he went to the trouble of creating an "evil corpse" to start the slaughter was that he hated killing and took a "justice cut":
All the bad things were done by Luohou, and have nothing to do with me, Hongjun!

This could be an act of deceiving the world and stealing reputation to save his reputation, or it could be a reasonable act because he hates killing but has to stop killing by killing.

You can scold him.

It’s okay to praise him.

He never positioned himself as a pure good man, he was destined to be a complicated person with black and white mixed together...

"No need to discuss it anymore!"

Jiao Ming was decisive and showed his leadership qualities:

"You let Luohou kill them, and leave the true spirit to me! I want to kill all three of them myself!"

Jiao Ming's eyes reflected complex flames:
It is rage, helplessness, cruelty, and pain...

The flames will burn the three ancestors to death, and then burn itself as well!

He gave up his freedom and also gave up the collective life he represented.

In this life, he doesn't want to ask for anything, he just wants to burn to his heart's content!
……

(End of this chapter)