Chapter 336 A Dream, an Empty Dream
Five hundred years on earth are like a dream and an illusion.

He ascended to god at the age of one hundred, built the new heaven for more than two hundred years, and established the new dynasty for nearly two hundred years, a total of more than five hundred years!

For an ordinary person, this is a long life that they dare not even think about.

And this old general who lived to such a long age and created countless legendary stories has now closed his empty eyes forever and lies quietly in an inconspicuous place among the tombs.

No one knows how high a position of power he held during his lifetime, no one knows how ardent his ambitions were, and no one knows how many powerful enemies he defeated or what great achievements he accomplished.

He just lay there alone and peacefully, as if he was just asleep...

Not long after, all the gods who had been secretly watching him came here.

Before seeing the general's body, everyone still held unrealistic wishes:
For example, the general just wanted to come here to reminisce about his life, or he wanted to live in seclusion here and not care about worldly affairs...

But all these wishes were slowly shattered after seeing the corpse lying quietly in the pit.

"General..."

All the gods were silent, including Lord Ding who had just been released.

To be honest, no one wanted the general to die. The rebellion and coup d'état were limited to putting him under house arrest.

This is because of kindness. The reason why the gods are where they are today is really because of the general's infinite kindness. If the general had not insisted on going against the will of heaven, the gods would never betray him!

And now, the general is really gone, leaving us forever...

After a moment of silence, someone suggested:
"Master, a general is still a general after all. It would not be good to let him die here..."

"Why don't we move him back to the shogunate and bury him with state ceremony, so that he can be worshipped by the people and live up to the general's kindness to the world!"

"I think it's okay."

"I think it's okay too!"

"..."

Everyone said that a proper funeral should be held for the general. After all, the funerals of successive Dashun emperors were of the highest level. Not only did they build luxurious underground palaces and tombs, but they also held nationwide mourning ceremonies, and people all over the world had to mourn for the late emperor!
And what is the identity of a general?
Even if ten thousand emperors were tied together, they would not be one billionth as great as this general!
Of course, generals are also qualified to enjoy what the emperor enjoys, and the standards should be even higher than those of the emperor!

A grand underground palace should be built for the general, and a large city with a population of one million should be built outside the underground palace as a "mausoleum city" so that they can guard the general's mausoleum for generations.

Billions of people from the four continents must mourn for the general. During the mourning period, they are not allowed to eat meat or drink alcohol, or celebrate any festivals. Even newlyweds are not allowed to wear red clothes; they have to wear only white!

As for the mourning period... the emperor requires his subjects to mourn for three months, so a general must also mourn for at least three years!

It must be a grand event to show the greatness of the general and the gratitude of all living beings to him.

Some even suggested repairing the Terracotta Warriors and Horses and adding some luxurious burial objects...

"enough!"

Seeing that things were getting more and more outrageous, Ding Qizhu finally rebuked:
"The general devoted his life to serving the people and eradicating the oppression and privilege of successive dynasties. Even though he is dead, his ideals will not change!"

"If we really do as you say, and even abuse the emperor's privileges, it would be an insult to the general's life's work!"

"Since the general has passed the throne to me in his will, I will make the final decision... I have decided to leave the general's body here for burial. The tomb does not need to be luxurious, and there must not be any mausoleums, burial objects, or underground palaces!"

Ding Qizhu showed his own dignity:
"Let's not put the general in an unjust position. Let him be buried here with the gods according to his own wishes."

"As for mourning... that's not necessary. The general hates disturbing the people. We only need to spread the news of his death to the four continents. Whether to commemorate the general is up to the people to decide..."

[The objective words of Ding Qizhu won the support of most people, so the matter was decided. They only built a tomb for you and erected a tombstone for you in the name of the new dynasty.]

[But your life and achievements are not written on the monument, because everyone who has received education knows your deeds! ]

【There is only one sentence on the monument. 】

【“Serve the people!”】

[Great, no need to say more. 】

【…】

[And when the gods left with grief, an unexpected person came here again...]

[Li Ziliang stood silently in front of your grave, and no one knew what he was thinking.]

[Then, there was one less old man from the previous dynasty in the world, and one more old man guarding the grave. ]

[This is the destination he chose for himself...]

【However, what everyone does not know is that all this is meaningless. 】

[Seven days later, a ray of golden light flew out from your tomb. Without attracting Li Ziliang's attention, it went straight into the secluded "Lingtai Fangcun Mountain"! ]

[Then, it was as if some underlying program had been activated, and the entire world began to undergo strange changes, seemingly collapsing, yet also seemingly reorganizing...]

【Finally, time went back six hundred years.】

[With the earth-shattering event in Dongsheng Shenzhou, a huge golden monkey flew out of the stone womb and was born into the world! ]

[There is confusion in its golden eyes: it seems that it has forgotten something...]

[It subconsciously looked toward the distant sea in the west.]

【It saw it! 】

[It was a lonely tomb, with spots on the tombstone, which seemed to be written by ancient characters from some unknown dynasty.]

[Although it was just born and didn't know how to read, it still read it subconsciously. 】【"Serve the people..."]

【What's the meaning? 】

[It showed confusion on its face, so it decided to go and see for itself...]

【…】

[Ding! You are dead. The wrong choice led to the wrong ending... You rose from obscurity, from a fisherman on the seaside to a true god of a great religion, from a commoner to a shogun. You have crossed an unimaginable class gap and are destined to become a legendary figure that will be passed down through the ages.]

[With the ideal of creating a prosperous era, you were invincible, defeated the oppressive Dashun court and the folk gods, and stabilized the human order that was on the verge of collapse, thus avoiding the chaos that often occurred at the end of dynasties and saving the people of the late Shun Dynasty. ]

【So he was blessed with incense and became a true god! 】

[After becoming a god, you devoted yourself to serving all living beings. To this end, you even defeated the corrupt heaven, allowing the supreme divine power to fall to the earth, creating a peaceful and prosperous era for all living beings! ]

[But success is due to divine power, and failure is also due to divine power. Although divine power is good, it also comes from the way of gods. If you let true gods and monks serve all living beings, then you are building the prosperity of mortals on the basis of oppressing monks and true gods. The object of oppression has changed, but the oppression itself has not disappeared.]

[The fact that the harder you work, the further away you get from your dream makes you feel depressed...]

【What makes you even more nervous is the bug you are stuck with! 】

[Your sudden appearance directly interrupted the possibility of all living beings being devastated by the eternal wilderness: If you don’t die, the dream will not wake up. If you die, the dream will start again! ]

[The contradiction cannot be reconciled, which results in you being unable to achieve a peaceful and prosperous era in the dream world, and causing you to kill the Eternal Primordial. The bug makes you stuck at just the right time, it is really a layout like a work of art...]

【So you chose to commit suicide in despair. 】

[In a state of despair and confusion, your mind gradually becomes abnormal, and self-doubt and self-denial become the true reflection of your inner self. ]

[You can’t do anything…]

[As for the next life, can you really achieve a perfect ending? ]

You express pessimism...

[Ding! This round of simulation has been completed in full, relevant information has been collected, this round of simulation has ended, and rewards are being settled...]

……

"The Second Generation Lin Liu is also over..."

After reading it, Zhao Si couldn't help but sigh.

Although theoretically speaking, the protagonist can usually have a perfect ending in his third life, the current situation is so complicated that not to mention Lin Liu, even Zhao Si feels that there is little hope!

Because this chapter is very special:

It doesn't have a real boss!

For example, in Jin Bing's chapter, although it is difficult to pass the level, at least there is a clear boss, Di Jun, on the table. As long as you find a way to kill the boss, you can basically pass the level.

The same goes for Jiao Ming's chapter. As long as you defeat the three ancestor bosses, you will be close to completing the level.

Xue Xuan is still the same. Although Minghe is not the real boss, elbowing him is also a necessary condition for passing the level.

This chapter of Lin VI...

There really is no boss, not even a mini-boss in the novice village!
What? King of the West?

Isn't that a wild monster?

"Looking at the background setting of this chapter, it is completely different from the previous ones where you fight monsters to pass the level. You don't need to defeat any big shots to pass the level, because all the contradictions are with him..."

Why is the prehistoric world in this chapter facing a crisis of extinction?

Because Lin Liu, the living father, did not go to the eternal wilderness, but was born in a dream!

It is precisely because he is the only high-level anchor point that can anchor the real world that Honghuang is stuck with an unrepairable bug, so the biggest difficulty in passing the level becomes the protagonist himself.

Once the bug was discovered, even the nine programmers were dumbfounded. They never dreamed that it would turn out like this...

Zhao Si thought about it carefully:

"In theory, if Lin Liu wants to pass the level perfectly, he must preserve the Eternal Primordial Desolation."

"So the biggest difficulty at the moment is how to get him from the dream to reality... As long as he gets there, everything will be easy..."

Although it is difficult to implement, at least the path is clear...

Just as I was thinking about it, the system settlement was over!
[Ding! This round of settlement has been completed! ]

Seeing this, Zhao Si also became interested in it:

"What's the reward?"

Although this round did not resolve the fundamental contradiction, Lin Liu had done everything he could.

Conquer Dashun, unify the four continents, establish a new dynasty, destroy the heavenly court, promote education... and create an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity!
Come to think of it, it should be at least a "mid-level reward", right?

As Zhao Si expected, the system responded:
[Ding! No rewards this round! ]

Zhao Si: ???

……

(End of this chapter)