Doomsday Wonderland Vol. 12: New Game Launch [Complete]

1493: Packing

A few silent seconds passed before Yu Yuan spoke again, pulling Lin Sanjiu out of her chaotic thoughts.

"Whether you believe me or not, I won't interfere with your rescue operation," he said calmly. "Though you have no means to verify my words. If you wish, I can stand here and wait for you."

Lin Sanjiu waved her hand dismissively. As a Veda, if he intended any harm, he didn't need to be near her to execute it. There was no point in these formalities. "No need, I... I need to think."

Yu Yuan nodded.

His features were the same, the tattoos on his face unchanged, even the strand of hair turned slightly up by his ear was the same as when she last remembered seeing Yu Yuan. What was missing were his emotions, his preferences. He looked like a different person now.

It was as if... he was once an uplifting, vibrant piece of music, and now just sheet music.

There's a brief instant when touching something extremely hot or cold, where one feels a familiar temperature before the searing pain follows. Each prolonged look at him felt like that for Lin Sanjiu.

"Why don't you want to be a Veda anymore?" She forced a smile. "You know it's impossible."

If he were Yu Yuan, she would have believed him. But he was a Veda.

She couldn't trust him, not because he was 'other,' but because of a logical deduction: the Veda, as purely rational beings, fully accept their existence. They don't possess emotions, and they would effortlessly discard their existence if deemed unnecessary. Now that Yu Yuan had been transformed into a Veda, this characteristic was inherent.

Moreover, the Veda have no preferences, no aversions, no resentment. How could one not want to be a Veda?

After pondering for a moment, Yu Yuan replied, "You misunderstand. I said I might need your help to break free from it. I understand the infinite benefits of being a Veda. So, logically, I'd want to continue being one."

Lin Sanjiu was puzzled. "What do you mean?"

"If I logically deduce that not being a Veda offers more benefits, then naturally, I will want to get rid of my Veda identity. I believe that before I became a Veda, I had set a backup plan to let me know the benefits of not being one."

She was so overwhelmed that she took a moment to process his words about the backup plan. She quickly inquired, "What backup did you set?"

Yu Yuan looked at her and blinked. "I don't know."

Lin Sanjiu's voice heightened. "Why wouldn't you—"

Yu Yuan raised his hand to stop her. "This isn't the place to talk. If you want to know, I can explain later when we're safe. For now, you need to decide if you can trust me."

Prompted by his reminder, Lin Sanjiu quickly scanned their surroundings. They'd been down here for a few minutes, and the game organizer had yet to appear. This textual structure was different from the Data Stream Library. However, this didn't mean she could keep chatting here indefinitely.

After thinking for a while, she turned her head and asked, "Where do you think we should go next?"

Yu Yuan suddenly lowered his head. For a moment, Lin Sanjiu almost thought he was about to smile. But when he lifted his head, his expression remained emotionless.

Not far away, a character that somewhat resembled the word "pillar" stood silently and solemnly between above and below. On the distant wall, the charging stations for electric cars appeared as a group of unidentified raised characters, protruding in layers, and glowing faintly green, just like charging stations in the real world.