Chapter 129: Two generations of grudges monthly ticket)
"The reason why cliche plots are cliché is, first of all, because the drama conflict is strong enough, and secondly, because it is based on reality and the people like to hear it. You think the plot is ridiculous, but look at the joys and sorrows in reality, it is no more stupid than the script of a novel.
Blood, even more illogical?"
Gao Fei smiled and said to Jiang Nuxia.
"Of course, this kind of bloody scenes are inevitably cliche. People with a little experience can guess how the plot will develop next with their eyes closed after watching the beginning."
"However, if you think about it from another perspective, no one will be young forever, but there will never be a shortage of young people. We feel that this kind of plot is too old-fashioned. I am afraid it is because we are already old and no longer belong to the target customer group of game script creators."
Gao Fei gave a bitter smile and continued: "When you were a cute little girl and saw this kind of drama for the first time in a bubble drama or a romance novel, weren't you moved to tears with snot in your nose?"
"That's not true!" Jiang Feng solemnly clarified, "When I was still a cute little girl, when I saw such ridiculous scenes, I would complain while watching them!"
"Then you still read ten romance novels with the same bloody meaning?"
"Ah...this...these are two different things! You hate it! I won't tell you anymore!"
Gao Fei smiled considerately and got back to the topic.
"Judging from the melancholy expression on Somo's face, it seems that this silly boy still cannot accept the reality - his master Rubio Lopez is actually his half-brother."
"How can there be such a stupid person in reality? This is not all necessary for the plot, forcibly reducing intelligence!" Jiang Feng complained angrily.
"Anyway, let's see what kind of sparks they will create after their brothers reunite." Gao Fei said thoughtfully, "I have a bad feeling."
"What a coincidence, isn't it? I also have a bad premonition!" Jiang Feng couldn't help it, "No matter how many things there are, let's hurry up!"
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The anti-bandit campaign came to a successful conclusion, and Sumo returned triumphantly as Baron Lopez. He was commended by General Rodriguez and the Lord, and was awarded the First Class War Hero Medal.
The impatient Jiang Nuxia spent a burst of astrolabe energy to quickly skip these social scenes.
As soon as the game screen changed, the stage switched to the Lopez family's manor living room.
After returning from the army, Somo changed into the uniform of a servant, presented the medals he won on the battlefield to Master Rubio, and asked him to fulfill his promise to return the copper collar he had seized, destroy the deed of betrayal, and give him his freedom.
As expected by Gao Fei and Jiang Feng, Rubio Lopez turned his back and claimed that he was more qualified than Somo to own the copper collar.
"You are so shameless!" Sumo couldn't bear it and asked Rubio face to face, "The collar is a relic of my mother, why do you say such things!"
"Yes, the collar is a relic of my mother." Rubio stood up with a sneer, staring into Somo's eyes and said, "But she is not just your mother, my stupid brother!"
In fact, Sumo had already had a premonition, but when he heard Rubio admit to his face that he was his half-brother, he couldn't help but be deeply shocked and speechless.
Rubio picked up the copper collar on the table and took out a threaded ruby from his pocket, which could fit right into the screw hole in the center of the collar!
"How is this going……"
Realizing that the necklace inlaid with ruby sparked an unusually strong magical resonance, Soma's expression changed.
Rubio put the collar back on the table, turned his back to Somo, and was lost in thought for a long time before breaking the silence and reminiscing about the past.
"The mother resented her father for having an affair after marriage, and abandoned her son who had just turned one year old, leaving only this ruby as a proof of the bloodline between mother and son. She ran away from home alone and later reportedly entered a monastery."
"The boy she left behind gradually grew up, and his entire childhood was shrouded in shadow. His only spiritual sustenance was the hope of finding his mother one day."
"Day after day, year after year, the boy finally grew up. He learned from his nurse the whereabouts of his biological mother after she ran away from home, and then ran to the monastery alone to visit. However, when he finally got there after all the hard work, all he saw was
A ruin destroyed by fire."
"The boy asked the locals about the monastery and learned that the monastery was set on fire and looted by bandits ten years ago, and most of the nuns were killed. His last illusion was shattered."
"The boy thought his mother had died in the fire and returned home with a broken heart."
"Many years passed like this, and suddenly one day, he found a young man who looked very similar to himself in the arena. He also saw a copper collar on his neck that was exactly the same as what the wet nurse had described - the one who was taken away by his mother.
That collar!”
"Later, after some investigation, he finally learned that his mother did not die in the fire more than ten years ago, but escaped from the monastery and married a foreigner from the East!"
Speaking of this, Rubio Lopez couldn't help but clenched his fists and his eyes were filled with anger.
"He was deeply ashamed of his mother's remarriage, not to mention marrying a foreigner of humble origin. All this made him feel sick, as if he had suffered the most shameless betrayal!"
"From that moment on, he was determined to forget his mother and the family love that once haunted him."
"Despite this, he still paid a large sum of money to redeem his half-brother from the arena and arranged for him to be his substitute."
Rubio slowly turned around and looked at Somo with extremely complicated eyes.
"To be honest, when I sent you to join the army, I expected you to die on the battlefield and be done with it."
"But I never expected that not only would you come back alive, but you would also become a respected war hero and a young hero who was highly appreciated by the lord and the general."
Rubio Lopez was deeply shocked by Somo's exploits on the battlefield and felt embarrassed and panicked.
If the matter is revealed and the Sevinians learn that the hero on the battlefield is just a stand-in and that the real Baron Lopez did not participate in the anti-bandit campaign at all, he will become a laughing stock and become a dandy in the eyes of people who is greedy for life and afraid of death!
Rubio is even more afraid of Somo's life experience being exposed.
If the lords and generals learn that Soma is at least half of the noble bloodline from his mother's side, but is now being used as a slave by his half-brother, and has stolen the honor he earned through life and death on the battlefield, no matter how much they think of Soma
Whether it is due to the noble class's sense of honor, they will definitely come forward to uphold justice!
At the least, Rubio was ordered to return the military merits and medals that should have belonged to his younger brother, as well as half of the property inherited from his mother, restore Somo's aristocratic status, and entrust him with important tasks.
More seriously, it is not ruled out that he will be deprived of his title of baron on charges of fraud and abuse of his younger brother, and will be given to Somo instead!
If it really comes to that, Rubio Lopez's life will be ruined.
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The module "Strangers in the Vast Sea" is nearing its end, and so is the first volume of this book.
If nothing else, I will update this volume in five updates tomorrow.
The second volume will usher in another outbreak of Silver Flash. The protagonist’s extraordinary abilities acquired in the game will finally have the opportunity to show off their talents in reality!
