Serpent's Paradise!

Blue sky and white clouds, green shade under the trees, the pond scenery is beautiful.

A black-robed figure with Serpent Eyes sat by the lake with a fishing rod. It was none other than the Sequence 024 Great Serpent, whose consciousness had descended upon the stone statue and was being driven by the Rat Talisman.

Why does the air outside smell so sweet?

Because even the air is filled with the fragrance of freedom.

The giant snake removed its hood, revealing a face covered in Snake Scale and a head of long black hair.

On this lush, fragrant lawn, a book is casually placed.

The snake pulled the fishing rod, and a carp broke out of the water along with the hook.

The snake reached out and grabbed the carp, then unhooked it and threw the carp back into the pond.

Thump.

Water splashed up as the snake put new bait on the hook.

He doesn't fish for food; he simply enjoys the process.

Moreover, every life has its own meaning, and arbitrarily stripping away the existence and freedom of life violates this meaning.

Untamed venomous snakes are cold-blooded animals, and as predators in the food chain, the meaning of fishing is always inseparable from eating fish.

Once life possesses wisdom, it begins to think.

Try to restrain your instincts.

Just as people use morality to restrain themselves, this is not a form of ignorance.

This is precisely the manifestation of life evolving from an uncivilized wild beast to an intelligent life.

Wild animals follow their instincts precisely because they cannot control themselves.

The biggest difference between humans and wild animals is that humans can control themselves.

In his spare time, the giant serpent would often read some of the books that he had split off from.

Much of his knowledge came from books, and a few sentences in particular left a deep impression on him.

"The intelligent beast became man."

There's a little story behind it: Once upon a time, there was a little snake that caught a mouse as usual.

Following its instincts, it ate the mouse in one bite.

At that moment, the snake's brother began to reflect.

"We live hand to mouth, spending all our time hunting and having no time to think."

"But we have to do it, because if we don't, we'll go hungry."

After hearing this, the younger brother asked his older brother, "From our great-great-great-grandfather onwards, we have lived like this, and it has always been this way."

"But just because it has always been this way, does that mean it's right?"

So on that day, the older brother began to reflect.

It went hunting as usual, and that day it caught a nest of mice, old and young, male and female.

At that moment, a thought suddenly flashed through its mind.

"Perhaps if I don't eat them now, they will reproduce even more offspring, and as long as there are enough of them, they will naturally reproduce even more offspring."

"In that case, even if we don't go hunting, we won't have to worry about going hungry anymore."

At that moment, the snake overcame its instincts and restrained its animalistic desire to eat.

It raises rats, keeping them in captivity like livestock.

When he no longer had to worry about hunting, he began to have more time to think, and he became wiser than his kind.

He began to think about the distant future, rather than being obsessed with whether he could have a full meal in the present.

He sought a more comfortable life and a better way of eating.

He gave food to his starving kinsmen and made them work for him.

Over time, his people began to regard him as their leader and call him king.

This is a fairy tale, but it reflects the process of a beast transforming into a human.

It took 024 a long time to understand how he felt at that moment.

It is a higher level of enjoyment that one pursues after having enough to eat and wear.

"However, humans have enjoyed this kind of life for thousands of years."

"But this story does not apply to me and my kind, because humans are the protagonists of the story, and we are just domesticated mice."

"I thank the Lord for opening my wisdom so that I can reflect on my destiny."

But this is different from being deprived of freedom.

However, at that moment, a small figure arrived at the Serpent's Paradise.

Have you had enough fun?

A clear female voice came from behind him, and the giant snake couldn't help but sigh upon hearing it.

"Humanity has enjoyed moments like this for thousands of years, but all I have left is this fleeting instant. Is that fair?"

001 transformed into a young girl, hands on her hips, and said, "What's the use of telling me? Go back and tell Lord Aus."

Sequence 024 Great Serpent raised its hand, and a book beside it opened, from which countless books poured out, stacked one on top of another in an orderly fashion.

"Take these with you, I want to experience this world a little longer."

"When I was still a wild animal, I never realized how colorful the world was, let alone had time to appreciate its beauty."

"So even if it's just for a moment."

Upon seeing this, 001 reached out and picked up the books. Although it could roughly understand the giant snake's thoughts, but...

"Don't blame me for not warning you, Lord Aus may be back."

After saying that, 001 left carrying a pile of books taller than itself.

The giant snake sighed, and just then, a man hurriedly ran past him.

The man carried a shovel, barely glancing at it, as if some terrifying thing was chasing him.

The man's figure gradually disappeared into the distance, and then another person ran over.

The man was wearing a police uniform; he was a policeman.

"They run fast, though."

Yang Lin looked around, but Jiang Chen had already disappeared.

As for why Yang Lin pursued him, we have to go back to last night.

Jiang Chen was digging a hole when he looked up and saw a human face staring down from the hole.

At that moment, Jiang Chen's heart clenched.

"Um... would you believe me if I said I dug a cellar to pickle vegetables?"

That's it.

Jiang Chen took off running, but Yang Lin chased him down in the back mountains all night.

But Jiang Chen's physique is simply exceptionally good.

With that kind of skill and speed, he doesn't seem like an ordinary person.

So, Jiang Chen does indeed have other secrets.

Yang Lin searched everywhere and unfortunately spotted a large snake by the lake.

Sensing Yang Lin's gaze, the giant snake silently raised its hand and pointed to a spot.

Yang Lin instantly understood its meaning; it was saying that Jiang Chen had run in that direction.

Thank you.

Yang Lin was about to set off when he suddenly stopped.

He approached the giant snake, looked at the Snake Scale on its face and its Serpent Eyes, Yang Lin sat down.

He didn't say anything, he just sat down.

After a moment, the giant snake felt a sudden unease throughout its body.

What do you want to do?

"How did you get those Snake Scales on your face? Is it a new type of disease, or did you stick them on yourself?" Yang Lin asked.

The giant snake turned its head upon hearing this, and asked, "What does this have to do with you?"

"Just out of curiosity."

As Yang Lin spoke, he looked at a book next to the giant snake. The cover of the book had three words written on it, "The Serpent's Dream".

I advise you not to watch it.