348: Silent Village
really.
Seeing the progress of the mission, Li Aoz thrilled.
His guess was right; the progress of this mission was indeed linked to Mirrid's ideas.
"Now that's the case, I understand."
Li Aoz pondered in his mind, "The three settlement conditions, nihilism, realism, and romanticism, are the requirements for Mirrid's Worldview when the task is settled."
If Mirrid maintains his nihilistic ideology, it will trigger a nihilistic victory, leading to a shift towards a more realistic and romantic outcome.
Worldview.
This is the most important part of the "Flower of Void" quest.
The entire plot revolves around Mirrid, the protagonist... This has its advantages.
Nihilism is definitely not a good ending, Li Aoz knows very well how depressing the Void's ideology is. Moreover, in his previous life, the Dragon Satellite was not conquered by the Void and incorporated into its core Fixed Time Domain.
That means that it is highly likely that the Void was ultimately defeated, and Mirrid must have played a key role in this.
If we exclude nihilistic endings, then the only options left are reality and romance.
All we need to do is try our best to Walkthrough Mirrid and change her mindset.
To be honest, it's not exactly easy.
Even after listening to what Li Aoz had to say, Mirrid did not make any positive response.
"But what's the use of that?"
It seemed to be her unspoken meaning. "No matter how colorful it is, it's still just a handful of yellow earth."
Even as she said this, she maintained her frivolous demeanor, leading Li Aoz through the rainforest.
They didn't encounter any more Qualia Rain along the way, but that doesn't mean the rainforest was peaceful.
With a whoosh, Li Aoz beheaded a Void Lurker with a single sword strike. The crimson blade swung halfway around, scattering a string of fat maggots in the air. The maggots, writhing in their cocoons, slowly moved, gnawing and devouring the flesh and blood of the Void Creature.
He had no time to watch the cursed maggots burst and multiply on the other's corpse. He immediately unleashed Aoneng, and the gravitational pressure crushed a Void Brute the size of a locomotive.
With a light touch of his toes, Li Aoz's body instantly launched into the air. With a casual flick of his finger, the Sodom Angel wielding Sulfur Fire swept past, burning the invisible monsters into pillars of salt.
Snap.
As soon as Li Aoz landed, he saw Mirrid raise his gunblade at him.
Farewell.
Li Aoz's eyes met hers.
Mirrid smiled slightly and pulled the trigger.
Bang! The Void Energy propelled the silver-plated bullet out instantly, carrying a deadly vortex that grazed past Li Aoz's ear at high speed and accurately struck the Demon Flower that pounced from behind.
boom----
The silver flames instantly engulfed the entire Demon Flower. Li Aoz pressed his hand against the Demon Flower's stems and leaves, and blue light shone from his palm.
[Crescent Moon]—A Dimensional Strike! The nearly three-meter-tall Void Demon Flower immediately spread out on the ground, burning silently on the surface of the soil like flowing liquid, roaring without a sound, until it died.
"There are always these inexplicable intruders in the forest."
Mirrid flicked his musket blade, folded it up, and put it back in the sleeve at his waist. Li Aoz and said indifferently, "Even the vanguard of the void, the Demon Flower, has begun to step out of the Grey Mist Forest. It seems that the Fallen Zone has expanded again."
"You almost hit me just now," Li Aoz said, glancing at the other person.
"You're not the kind of person who would be finished off just because you took a silver bullet, are you?"
Mirrid retorted sarcastically, "If you're really that weak, then don't participate in the fight. Just stand aside and let me take care of these monsters."
"You're not my mom."
Li Aoz rolled his eyes and started cleaning up the mess.
The creatures of the void possess many materials that can be used to extract Erije. On this planet, Erije is the most important energy source; everything from lighters to trains requires Erije to operate.
"Congratulations on finally realizing that, nice boy."
Mirrid clapped his hands and laughed:
"Although you are beautiful and capable, the world does not revolve around you. You have to learn to support yourself."
"Didn't you say just a few days ago that all of this was meaningless?"
"There is no conflict."
Mirrid crouched down, rested his chin on his hand, looked at Li Aoz was bent over collecting materials, and suddenly asked:
"Your ability is very special, unlike any other Sealed Object."
"I thought you realized that's why you chose to take me with you," Li Aoz said without turning his head.
"That's part of the reason, but your special qualities have also exceeded my expectations."
Mirrid held up a finger. "You know what? Most of the Sealed Object are props or objects, like a mobile vending machine that gives you a specific drink if you donate blood, a car that can only dive underwater, or a cream cake that makes you hungrier the more you eat. The rare humanoid Sealed Object are either confused and disoriented, or they're crazy guys."
"I'm not quite normal either."
Li Aoz removed a heart, wiped off the stains, carefully wrapped it in cloth, and put it into the Arbitrary Time-Space Layer.
"Speaking of which, aren't you curious about where my power comes from?"
Why should I be curious?
"That makes sense. After all, for the natives of Dragon Satellite, you are born with the ability to reach extremely high levels. There is really no need to delve into things like the Dao path."
Li Aoz shrugged and stood up:
"Let's go, it's getting late. Where should we spend the night? In a cave or a trench? We can still set up our tents now."
"No, no need."
Mirrid pointed to the mountain pass ahead:
"We've arrived."
Several tens of minutes later, Li Aoz stepped into the town's streets, where he was greeted by a desolate and lonely atmosphere.
A chilly wind swirled withered branches and fallen leaves, slowly descending from the sky. In the empty village, dilapidated and rotten wooden houses were everywhere. The ceilings of many houses had fallen off, and the paper windows revealed holes gnawed away by locusts.
Yellowish-brown.
Everything in the village and town looked as if a bucket of paint had been overturned, painted with varying shades of dull yellow. The wind chimes hanging on the doorframes made monotonous sounds. Despite being so empty, it gave one a feeling of having nowhere to stand.
Time and space here seem to have frozen, forever trapped in a certain empty period of time.
"We've arrived."
"Mirrid said."
"We've arrived?" Li Aoz was taken aback. "You went through all that trouble just to bring me here? To this... abandoned village?"
No.
Mirrid clapped his hands. "You can come out now."
The next moment, one after another, strange little animals ran out of those seemingly dilapidated and abandoned houses. They were like a tidal wave, instantly engulfing Li Aoz and Mirrid.
"Meow!"
A black and white shorthaired cat jumped into Mirrid's arms and licked his cheek with its tongue.
"It's just a bunch of cats."
Li Aoz curled his lip and casually pinched the scruff of a Shar Pei's neck. "It doesn't look anything special. By the way, it's really an ugly dog."
The Shar Pei glared angrily and said, "You're the ugly dog!"
Take a short rest. I need to pay off my debts tomorrow.