Chapter 9: The Protagonist of Heaven and Earth, Jin Bing

Meow?
The fat cat tilted its head and looked at its owner unhappily. It was enjoying the scratching so much, why did he stop?
Zhao Si no longer had the heart to play with the cat, and even looked at the fat cat with a look of surprise:

Zhao Si naturally knew about "merit". As a fan of Honghuang, if he were to select a few of the most classic settings among the many settings of Honghuang, the "merit" setting would definitely be among them.

The merits and virtues in traditional myths are not so much an "energy" as they are a state of mind or achievement. For example, if a Taoist priest has "completed his merits and virtues" and is about to ascend to become an immortal, it actually means that his Taoism and state of mind are sufficient to become an immortal. Another example is that a good man has saved countless people and has "immeasurable merits and virtues", which means that he has done a lot of good deeds and has made great achievements in the heaven or human world.

But the "merit" in Honghuang is completely different from the above. According to the descriptions in various versions of Honghuang, the merit in Honghuang is not the "merit", "morality" or "cultivation" in the settings of ancient immortals, but a real "special energy" bestowed by heaven!
For example, Pangu created the world and had great merit, so Heavenly Dao rewarded him with "immeasurable merit in creating the world". However, Pangu himself was dead and could not inherit the merit, so Heavenly Dao regarded the Three Pure Ones, who were transformed from Pangu's spirit, as Pangu's successors.

The three of them each inherited a part of the "merit of creation" as a legacy. Among them, Taiqing's "merit of creation" was even so much that it condensed into a physical entity, turning into the Linglong Tower of Tiandi Xuanhuang that is invulnerable to all kinds of attacks!

For example, Hongjun had the "merit of preaching the Tao since ancient times". After Zixiao gave three lectures, the Heavenly Dao bestowed on him "immeasurable merit of preaching the Tao".

Then there are the meritorious events such as "the immeasurable merits of Hou Tu's reincarnation", "the immeasurable merits of Nuwa's creation of human beings", "the immeasurable merits of repairing the sky", "the immeasurable merits of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors", etc.

These merit events are basically fixed points for the protagonist to gain merit in various versions of prehistoric novels, and they are involved everywhere:
The so-called "I handed over the axe to Pangu when he created the world", "I molded the clay when Nuwa created humans", "I commanded the reincarnation of Hou Tu", "I am the disciple of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors", whose protagonist in the prehistoric novel is not the "holy father of the human race" / "Hou Tu's mentor" / "Pangu's sworn brother" / "Three Sovereigns' holy teacher"? (laughs)
These merit powers bestowed by Heaven can buff the holders. First, they can speed up the cultivation of immortals; second, they can eliminate the inner demons that enter the body; third, they can accumulate merits to become a saint; and fourth, they can shock powerful enemies so that they dare not commit crimes.

In the end, even if it is the worst, just by refining the merits into the magic weapon, you can kill people without being affected by karma, as if you have a certificate for killing issued by the heaven...

In short, this kind of merit energy has infinite uses and is the most precious treasure among all treasures.

The version of the game that Zhao Si played seemed to be consistent with the classic versions in terms of merit, except for a few more prerequisites:
"Only by helping the race of the protagonist destined by heaven can you gain merit. Non-saint disciples cannot observe merit, otherwise they will be killed by the way of heaven."

In silence, Zhao Si's heart was in turmoil:
"If the human race is the protagonist designated by the Heavenly Dao, then the saints will certainly have merits if they protect them. Saints will also have merits if they accept the human race as their disciples. Saints' disciples will naturally have merits if they spare no effort to lower their status to help the human race."

Therefore, the reason why the saints who are high above openly treat the human race and the demon race differently is because the human race is the destined protagonist, and supporting them is meritorious, while the demon race... is not.

It is said that all those below the saints are ants, but demons are all ants. Yet saints still treat the two races differently, and their intentions are self-evident.

Therefore, the Heavenly Court only needs to publicly publicize the fact that the saints are discriminating against humans, which will naturally encourage the demons to exclude humans, thus achieving the goal with twice the result with half the effort.

“Merit…”

After figuring out the key, Zhao Si muttered to himself:
"I see."

Thinking about this, he looked at the fat cat in front of him again with suspicion:

Ordinary and dirty, this is just an ordinary stray cat in the city. Apart from being fatter than its peers, it has almost nothing special about it.

But I just touched it and made it feel a little comfortable, and merits were immediately bestowed upon me. What does this mean?
"You are the protagonist of the world in reality?! Or... the cat is the protagonist of the world?"

Zhao Si looked at it in disbelief.

Meow?
The fat cat meowed innocently.

"No, verify it first!"

Zhao Si frowned, feeling like he was living in a dream. He immediately picked up the fat cat, walked into the bathroom, and forced it to give him a bath.

Giving a cat who doesn't like water a bath is always a technical job, but Zhao Si has inherited the magic text. Whenever the fat cat panics and struggles, he can make it lie down obediently with a magic text command:

"Not allowed to move!"

Meow……

After a lot of effort, Zhao Si finally washed the reluctant fat cat clean, and then used a hair dryer to dry its hair. The whole cat looked brand new!
Not long after he helped Fat Cat blow dry his hair, in the perspective of the Dharma Eye, a ball of golden light, larger than the previous one, descended from the sky and landed on Zhao Si's head.

Although it may be because of too little merit that no miraculous effect was seen, this still made Zhao Si certain of his previous guess:
"You guys, are you really the protagonist of the world?!"

You can gain merits by helping the protagonist of heaven and earth to become better. Helping it to take a bath is also considered helping it to become better. Naturally, merits will be bestowed upon it. If the verification is successful, it will be the real protagonist of heaven and earth!

"But is it just this cat, or all the cats?"

Zhao Si was confused and eager to verify. He immediately pushed the door open to go out to verify, but he couldn't push it open. This made him sober up:
"The game isn't over yet, and it's not in the update period yet. My room is locked by the game alone..."

But... we can't go on like this!

Zhao Si, who had figured out the key, was extremely excited, not excited, but terrified:

Where does the "protagonist race with destiny" come from in the real world? There is no such thing in the materialistic world! Similarly, there is no "heavenly way" or "merit" in reality. Logically speaking, the logic of the two worlds is not interoperable at all.

But after he bound himself to the "Certificate of Merit from the Demon Master", his native language was inexplicably changed from Chinese to "demon language", and then he was able to use "demon language" to communicate with animals in reality, which was already very strange.

But now, with another gift "Dharma Eye from Xuandu" being bound, "Merit" and even "Heavenly Protagonist" have appeared in reality. Since these two exclusive tools have appeared, has the "Heavenly Way" that specifically uses them also appeared? !
In the materialistic world, a "Heavenly Dao" with its own will appeared. This...

"What on earth do you want to do?!"

Zhao Si yelled into the phone in shock and anger:
"You added the setting of the ancient times to my world. Do you know how many people will die if this continues? You are destroying the world!"

The phone was silent, as if it had no sense of the ant's meaningless venting behavior...

"I've only been playing this game for a little over a day, and I've already bound two gifts from the prehistoric world. As I continue to play, the number of gifts I'll bind will only increase... Sooner or later, all the settings from the prehistoric world will invade reality."

Zhao Si grabbed his hair in regret. If he had expected this to happen, he should not have downloaded the prehistoric simulator.

If the invasion continues like this, real society will inevitably be greatly impacted. Monsters will appear, spiritual energy will appear, and gods and saints will also appear... In front of them, how fragile is human power?

What will happen?
Zhao Si didn't dare to think about it...

Ding!
Zhao Si immediately looked up, and a new prompt suddenly appeared on the phone screen:
【You can save everything. 】

"How to save?"

Zhao Si sneered, thinking that it was important for people to know themselves, as he did not have that kind of power at all.

【Keep playing, and you will have enough power to save everything. 】

Zhao Si was stunned.

But I have to admit.

It was right. The invasion had already happened, and it would definitely be more thorough in the future. Instead of waiting for destruction, it was better to go along with it and gain more power. In that case, there might be a chance to turn the tide...

"It's really... a devilish temptation..."

After a long while, he stretched out his finger blankly and tremblingly clicked "Continue the game".

He didn't know if he was destroying the real world with his own hands, nor did he know whether he would have enough power to turn the tide in the future. He only knew that he had no choice. If he didn't continue playing, it would always find other players.

It is also possible that its invasion never required any players, and it was just its evil taste to find a player to torture...

Just like the two extreme options that often appear in games, on the surface you have the right to choose, but in fact:
"Objective facts are not directly affected by subjective consciousness..."

[Ding! This round of simulation has been fully completed, returning to the initial node...]

[Since you have learned enough information in the previous simulation, this round of simulation will have more option nodes and degrees of freedom than before, and the plot will also shift accordingly. ]

【…】

[On a normal day in the 365th Yuan, 7th Hui, 2nd Yun of the Great Desolate Demon Calendar, a small incident occurred in the second-class sea tribe "Golden Dragon Clan" under the jurisdiction of the Demon Court in the southern waters of the Great Desolate East China Sea. A dragon egg laid by the Golden Dragon Queen before the first Yun was accidentally hatched, and you were born.]

[You should have followed the routine as in your previous life, but the past events kept coming back to you... You learned from your past life and became a "reborn" in the second round. When you broke free from the eggshell, you vowed to make up for your past regrets.]

[So you quickly re-cultivated your immortal skills, and within one day of breaking out of your shell, you had already returned to the state of a celestial immortal! ]

[You were born as a celestial being. Your miracle shocked your parents and the entire Golden Dragon Clan, and you became a genius. Your parents valued you very much and even gave you a name. You became the third child with a formal name among more than a thousand brothers and sisters.]

[Your name is: Jin Bing! ]

Zhao Si's eyes moved. This reincarnation was actually different from the last one from the very beginning...

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