Children are accustomed to regard "learning to tolerate" as a sign of growing up, silently reciting the sentence "Thirty years in the east of the river, thirty years in the west of the river", magnifying the suffering that is like a joke, and then imitating those fresh actors with poor acting skills.
Meat or models imitate the movements of the "Dragon King" and rehearse the scene of "eating a tiger".
But for adults, the growth that is read as "learning to tolerate" is actually written as "helplessness and compromise".
If life is always a drama of "pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger", how can anyone deliberately pursue the refreshment in fantasy works? Could it be that they are reflecting on their own pretense?
——Lin Shuwen’s explanation of the question about the waning moon
The turmoil was eventually officially classified as a public medical emergency. Except for insurance companies and busy medical facilities, no one suffered particularly heavy losses.
Faxia and Yanrui were secretly picked up by Ao Xing and the Chinese government. Lin Shuwen, who fell unconscious and fell to the ground, was picked up by medical staff with the cooperation of Ao Xing and Tiandu's "Shadow Kill" personnel.
He woke up and was discharged from the hospital in the early morning of the next day, and stayed alone in a hotel near Wanmin Building.
After taking a hot bath with Cangyue, Lin Shuwen regained consciousness and fell on the bed, closing his eyes.
In the sea of consciousness, the alien god "Si" on the island was leaning back in the center of the island in a human form similar to Lin Shuwen, under the unnamed black-red giant tree, turning his head to look at Lin Shuwen who was ashore in front of him.
With vertical pupils, black wings, alienated scales, protruding bones and skin, Lin Shuwen's current soul body appearance in front of him already showed obvious inhuman features.
It's like humans starting to mutate into monsters.
"Did you do something wrong, or did my intuition lie?"
Lin Shuwen sat down cross-legged on the bank, facing the strange god "Si" under the tree, and asked straight to the point.
"Medicines for treating migraine will all add a certain amount of sedative ingredients. It can only be said that the goodwill of human beings has contributed to the conditions by coincidence, and it has nothing to do with you or me."
"Si" looked comfortable and relaxed. After Lin Shuwen returned from the dreamland, he was recognized as an existence with the injuries he sustained in the dreamland. As usual, "Si" personally provided him with auxiliary treatment.
It's just that Xu Shan's full authority at that time changed to his guidance and Zang Yue taking action.
"So, how did Naiya pull us into the dreamland? Firstly, I don't have a medium (key), and secondly, I didn't enter the sleep state."
"First, the one who pulled you in was Yog-Sothoth, another outer god. There is no need to be careful about the details. Second, your spirit at the time became half asleep and half awake due to the sedative component.
In this state, the importance of the medium (key) is greatly weakened, not to mention, for Yogurt, your left arm is a real medium (key), isn't it?"
"Si" stretched out his hand and pointed at Lin Shuwen's left arm. Even in his soul body state, there was still the superimposed light ball symbol representing Yog-Sothoth on his left arm.
This arm was born at the moment when the blood scales were torn apart by cracks. Judging from the current situation, this arm is a gift, or "arrangement" from another original god, Yog-Sothoth.
"As long as I am mentally unstable, I can be pulled into the dreamland by those two outer gods at will, right?"
"For Yog-Sothoth, even if you are mentally stable, as long as it is willing, you will be pulled into the dreamland by him. No, as long as it is an ordinary life form that exists in this universe, he can pull it into it.
fantasy
territory."
"Why?"
"The description of "the one who unites all things" is actually inaccurate, because he is the "white paper" that carries the universe itself, which is the cornerstone. People believe that Yog-Sothoth is transcending time and space through supervisory feelings.
Possessing the power of the "Key to the Door", but that is an understanding that biases cognition. Only when humans are no longer humans can we truly understand the world, right?"
This questioning conversation had been cleverly taken elsewhere by "Si". Lin Shuwen did not choose to correct him, but quietly watched this guy in his human appearance sighing like an elder.
Since Yogurt does not need to enter a state of mental instability, why would he accidentally have such an extremely obvious side effect when taking a very small dose?
"Any talk of efficacy without regard to dose is a hoax." This golden phrase that often appears on various forums and blogs allowed Lin Shuwen to capture this detail that is easily overlooked.
"Thinking" itself can use mustard particles to adjust and change its body state as needed. Since your body is always in an unstable state, the small flow of mustard particles will not arouse your suspicion.
As "Si" himself said, the conditions for achieving the ultimate goal coincidentally (explained in person and were harmless) facilitated (taking drugs containing sedative ingredients), and he successfully achieved the condition of "mental instability".
So now, you only need to meet the conditions of one more medium (key), Naiya, to pull yourself into the dreamland.
And the only thing in my body that can be used as a medium for foreign gods is this left arm.
It can also be used to clear up suspicions and details by passing the blame to Yog-Sothoth, which is a perfect medium.
""Si", I want to ask you a question."
"go ahead."
"A general's strategist started to make some small moves for some purpose. Maybe it was a coincidence. These small moves finally gave their enemies an advantage. So, does this kind of coincidence exist? Regarding whether the strategist is true,
It’s just a small gesture done for other unrelated reasons.”
"Maybe it exists, but maybe it's because of some reasons that are distant but somewhat peripheral. The core of exploring this issue lies not in the person, but in the purpose of the military advisor."
The general (Lin Shuwen) provided opportunities and steps to unlock the solution, while the military advisor ("Si") only emphasized other details.
"Then why do you think he did it?"
"Who knows? But in other words, if it weren't for the fact that this strategist was of great use to the general, the general wouldn't have the heart to listen to his sophistry, would he?"
Lin Shuwen bit his lip and made an expression that was half-smiling but not smiling. He tilted his head and looked straight in front of "Si" who had started to close his eyes to rest, and nodded his head twice softly but vigorously.
Then, the consciousness was brought back to reality.
"Owner."
"good……"
Lin Shuwen opened his eyes again and gently followed Canyue's long, silky hair. In human form, she was wearing a black nightgown, curling up with her scarred body, hugging her master's waist, and resting her head on his belly.
Lin Shuwen leaned on the back of the bed, staring ahead expressionlessly, his contemplative look like a cold and stiff statue.
Just as "Si" said, the general (Lin Shuwen) needs a military adviser ("Si") very much. If he breaks up the relationship between the two here, he will not only create a "real enemy" for himself out of thin air.
"People" (it is still speculated that "Si" has a deal with Naiya), and it will also seriously damage his own vitality.
Therefore, even if the accuracy of this speculation has reached more than 90%, even if it has reached 100% certainty, Lin Shuwen will not have a showdown with "Si" now.
"The waning moon."
"Master, do you have any...um...instructions?"
After hearing her master's call, Zangyue subconsciously wanted to straighten up, but the injuries on her body caused her to freeze in mid-air, and she let out a low groan of pain.
Lin Shuwen turned to look at Canyue who was holding herself up through clenched teeth, stretched out his hand to stop her from straightening up, and returned her body to the posture of resting on her belly.
Since Lin Shuwen personally bathed Can Yue just now, he also knew her current physical condition very well.
"I'm sorry, Master, I'm useless."
Cangyue buried her head in Lin Shuwen's belly and blamed herself.
"You've done a great job, and I just realized that you've almost reached the stage of development."
"Well...the shoulder is very sore. If the master wants, I can let you touch it..."
"You little goblins, please forgive me. You know that my body can't stand the torture, but you still try to seduce me every day."
"Boom!"
"Ouch!"
Lin Shuwen flicked his brain on Canyue's forehead, and the intentionally changed topic eased the tension between the two.
"Haha, but as a man, you can secretly have fun living like this..."
Lin Shuwen gently pinched Can Yue's red ears, his eyes full of doting tenderness.
Once upon a time, my humble wish was just a hug from the heart, but now...
"Zangyue, are you sleepy?"
"I can be the master's alarm clock! Hiss!!"
Zangyue, who lifted herself up from Lin Shuwen's body for the second time, winked as expected, and the black mist wrapped around her waist, blocking the bleeding wound.
"You stupid dragon..."
With her heart pounding in her ears and her head spinning, Canyue was held tightly in Lin Shuwen's arms, and they slept together on the hotel bed. The master's breath above her head was so clear that it made her whole body feel itchy.
"Master, master, master..."
"Don't you want to sleep with me? We sleep together every day when we are in dragon body."
"It's not...it's not..."
Cangyue's voice gradually became lower, feeling her master's heartbeat and breathing, she pursed her lips and smiled, and closed her eyes happily.
But Lin Shuwen, who was holding her in his arms, looked at the ceiling after she fell asleep.
If the inference is correct, it means that Naiya can use the power of Yog-Sothoth. In other words, Naiya and Yog-Sothoth are currently connected.
Just facing one foreign god makes me so powerless. If I have to face two...
Moreover, if Naiya can use the power of Yogurt, then maybe a clone of Naiya will have an identity related to Yogurt...
No, maybe it's just a borrowing. Naiya doesn't have a clone as Yog's daughter. Yog, who is indifferent to the world, shouldn't care about himself, an unawakened alien god.
but if……
Lin Shuwen's hand on Can Yue's back began to pat it like a coaxing child. He looked at the empty ceiling and felt that he was in a wilderness covered with dark clouds, with bursts of thunder, so oppressive that it made people breathless.