A Toast to Freedom
The explosion of memes was both expected and unexpected. In a world where the extraordinary is hard to discern except through fulcrums and fields, memes based on information dissemination have become the most destructive force.
Since memes are something that almost all indescribable things possess, many gamers have studied them to varying degrees, and some indescribable things have even personally created them.
In short, various memes spread across the Waterblue Star, gradually causing the collapse of Waterblue Star society. Once collapsed, all the pillars of this world would essentially lose their effectiveness, and the world barrier of the Waterblue Star would no longer be able to stop Gheros's advance.
Of course, humanity was not without precautions. In addition to the Countermeasure Bureau, astronomers and astronomy enthusiasts initially observed Gheros from outside the world to this projection, and they gleaned certain information from it.
So they united, called themselves the Church of Doom, and spread the message of the end times everywhere, urging people to save themselves in order to postpone the arrival of the end times.
Therefore, quite a few memes were stopped by them and the Countermeasure Bureau, preventing the immediate Destruction of Waterblue Star.
However, some memes were inevitably released. On the fourth day of the doomsday countdown, a meme called "Love of Decay" spread widely.
This meme comes from a necrophiliac, or rather, from a madman who accidentally killed his beloved girlfriend, and in doing so, killed his own heart. He preserved her body, carefully cared for it every day, helped clean her remains, made her up, and documented her decomposition process bit by bit with a camera.
This perverse behavior, infused with all his emotions, was exploited by gamers, who guided it to form a meme by distributing those rotting photos, thus releasing this meme called "Love of Decay."
Anyone who sees these photos will be moved by this kind of love, and then people will be infected by this meme behavior. They will kill their loved ones, record their decaying appearance, and call it the deepest love they have given to them.
On the third day, a new meme emerged, one that was unusually direct and was named "Ultimate Pleasure".
The meme is carried by a recording, a suggestive panting sound, taken from a serial killer. It's the sound he made while killing. If you hear this recording, you will be infected by the meme it contains and experience a strong urge to kill.
After committing murder, one gains the ultimate pleasure—or rather, the thrill of tax evasion. This recording was widely broadcast, creating a large number of serial killers who considered murder their highest pursuit and the source of ultimate enjoyment.
On the penultimate day, as if by prior arrangement, another meme emerged and spread, named "The Life of Houses".
People regard houses as everything and pursue them frantically. This meme comes from real estate speculators and various drifters who yearn to own a house and have a home. This yearning, once guided, gave rise to this meme.
This meme doesn't have a specific carrier, or rather, its carrier is society. Once people's obsession with houses reaches a certain point, they will be infected by the meme, kill every house owner, mark them with their own mark, and then embark on their journey again, because they need more houses.
On the last day, Gheros's projection was very clear; the other party had arrived at the edge of the Waterblue Star, and people could see the Death Omen Star shining in the sky when they looked up.
The society of Waterblue Star was almost destroyed after being ravaged by the memes of the Nine Heavens. Of course, there were also many rescue efforts, such as the emergency production of many new pivots.
Organizations like the Countermeasure Bureau transfer information about future observations into the minds of the Pivot Points, making them believe they have been reborn and begin fighting against the apocalypse. Various apocalypse survival systems, or other cheat codes such as Daoist scriptures or peerless martial arts, are also distributed to those Pivot Points.
The government is also actively carrying out rescue work, but firstly, the ominous Death Omen Star is right overhead, and the crisis of the apocalypse has weakened the shackles formed by law and morality. Secondly, various memes are also running rampant, after all, information is too easy to spread.
On the last day of the event, seeing that the atmosphere was about right, Lu Li detonated the meme he had created, "Freedom."
The source of these memes is the Qianqiu clones who were used as soldiers. Their purpose in existence was to be tools, and their sole purpose was to obey orders and complete tasks, whatever those tasks might be.
The control center and various methods Implantation in their bloodline rendered them unable to resist, but they were, after all, living beings, and they also yearned for freedom.
After they were created, they were placed in dark underground containers, waiting for the day they would be activated. Once activated, they would be tasked with the most dangerous missions, including serving as food for Mary, attacking gamers, and participating in scientific research.
These yearnings for freedom were forged by Lu Li into freedom memes, which were then disseminated to the public through the medium of atmosphere.
As the meme spread, people stopped what they were doing, wore joyful smiles, and chose to end their lives in their preferred way, leading to a surge in suicides.
Suicide is the last freedom a person can have when they are powerless and bound by everything. It is the freedom that Qianqiu longed for most. They had endured the pain of their sisters' deaths, and if they could, they would have committed suicide long ago.
But they cannot, because they are tools, they still have value to be exploited, they are even deprived of their last bit of freedom, and it is precisely this most unfree existence that has given birth to the most perfect <freedom> meme.
Mass suicides allow people to escape the torment of the world, free from the constraints of law and morality, and the need to navigate social norms, in order to pursue their ultimate freedom.
Lu Li's figure slowly disappeared. Another matter was also coming to an end. He still wanted to see his foolish younger brother, even though he had already foreseen the ending.
Beneath Lu Li's feet, the control center of Qianqiu gradually collapsed and turned into fragments. One by one, the Qianqiu felt free. They abandoned the various missions they were carrying out, their eyes filled with tears.
Qianqiu, who had been placed in the shipping container, also stepped out of that dark little box. Although they were naked, when they looked up at the sun and smiled, they were so pure and holy.
Qianqiu stared directly at the sun, tears streaming down her face. They reached out and touched the sunlight, their faces beaming with immense joy. In that very moment, these artificial beings created by humans were finally free.
The book is all nonsense, so please don't imitate it or let it influence you to have any bad thoughts. Xu Ming loves you all. I had insomnia again yesterday, staying up until 6 a. m. Xu Ming is really asking for trouble, so what about the fourth update? Cough cough, did I say that?
In addition, those memes are all adapted by Xu Ming from some horror movies. Recently, Xu Ming has been watching all kinds of horror and thriller short videos like crazy, which has lowered his SAN value a lot. For example, the Way of Hospitality comes from a movie called "Mother". Xu Ming's version is an adaptation. The original story seems to be quite profound.
Finally Xu Ming wishes everyone a Happy New Year 2018!!!