The sensibility that had been worn away returned to his True Form once more.
It was a marvelous feeling, like a straightforward expository essay being filled with adjectives, examples, musings, and critiques, forcibly turning into a narrative.
It was also like adding lots of milk into a glass of ice cubes, along with a generous helping of popping boba, sago, and plenty of mango sorbet... and then it magically turned into a cup of mango popping boba sago milk tea with ice.
All mories, all emotions returned to his True Form. Ren Suo savored this recovered experience, feeling as though he had been reborn.
Actually, absolute rationality wasn't an unfamiliar experience for him. Even a normal person could enter this state when doing sothing with particular concentration. However, these couldn't be high-incentive activities like gaming, but rather academic activities that are easy to get imrsed in, such as solving math problems.
So, for the past 20 days, it was as if Ren Suo was fully imrsed in an endless math problem, becoming more inhuman and bereft of a girlfriend as he went on. If I continued like this, he feared, I might go bald.
Fortunately, Ren Suo was clever enough to understand one thing with his rationality:
People may not necessarily succeed even if they work hard.
But if they give up, they are sure to have an easy ti.
Actually, it was quite dangerous just now. If the Door of Truth hadn't demanded Ren Suo pay with his rationality, his rationality might not have had the determination to abandon the sunk costs of the past twenty days and reclaim his lost sensibility and emotions.
Indeed, Ren Suo's rationality did determine that losing rationality would be worth it to gain the Perfect Truth Authority.
However, the Door of Truth was rather unscrupulous.
It concealed key information and compressed the level's tifra, forcing Ren Suo to wear down his sensibility without knowing the full picture.
Although it wasn't exactly deceiving consurs—after all, the Basic Authority of Truth that the Door of Truth rewarded after clearing had perhaps minor side effects but was mostly as Ren Suo expected—it unethically released a "Xin Yue VIP Deluxe Edition" on top of the "General Version." With such high cost-effectiveness, Ren Suo's rationality was naturally inclined to buy, buy, buy without hesitation, believing in "buy early for maximum enjoynt; latecors would miss out."
But at this point, Ren Suo's rationality had one concern.
Since the Door of Truth has been so unscrupulous, might it be hiding other information? Even if I can gain the Perfect Truth Authority, might I still need to make other sacrifices?
This was a normal consideration, instantly making a seemingly beneficial deal look like an equal share of profit and risk. But if it was just that, Ren Suo would definitely still make the deal. After all, he was cornered and bound to use the Door of Truth in his everyday life; he would end up consud by rationality anyway.
At that mont, Dong Chengling, Gu Yueyan, Ren Xingi, Qiao Muyi, and Luna—they beca the final straws that broke Ren Suo's rational persistence.
How can I put this? It's like you've joined a company where the boss demands 996, keeps dangling carrots, and preaches gratitude. It's your only job offer, and indeed, the anticipated returns are quite tempting. However, the boss plays too dirty, and you start questioning whether to continue working there.
But then, you realize you're not just any proletariat; you have a girlfriend!
And naturally, you'd slap your resignation letter onto the boss's face, shouting, "I'm outta here!"
"I want a 955 job, high salary, great benefits, a place where I can achieve my life's values, travel abroad twice a year, take a paid dump every day, and get 'ga leave' whenever a new ga cos out!"
"If I can't find one, then I'll just stay ho and let my girlfriend support for the ti being."
It's easy to be confident when you have options.
That's what rational judgnt looks like.
If I miss this 'opportunity,' so be it. I'll wait and see; maybe there'll be a chance to effortlessly beco invincible in the world without any cost. I have the luxury of ti, so why should I bother looking for trouble?
Wait a minute!
Ren Suo suddenly beca anxious. Did the devious Door of Truth really return everything to ?
Let's recall a bit!
When I think of Dong Chengling, Gu Yueyan, Ren Xingi, Qiao Muyi, and Luna, what is it that I miss most about them? Is it their gentleness? Their affection? Or the mories?
Search deep within, my true heart, and give the most sincere answer—
It's their bodies.
Well, that's a relief; no issues with love here. I'm still the pure-hearted boy I always was.
Next cos family love.
Dad, Mom, I can't believe I actually sold your affections. Now, I've snatched back your parental love!
But... during these twenty days back in Lianjiang City, it seems you haven't contacted even once... Am I really your son...?
Ren Suo felt a pang of disappointnt; he suspected he might have been mistaken. True, he was sure his sister was adopted, but...
Just because my sister was adopted doesn't an I *wasn't* a bonus thrown in with a phone top-up card!
Having sorted this out, many things beca clear to Ren Suo.
In that case, after adopting both of us, my parents must have realized through nurturing us that my sister had SSR-grade talent while I was just SR-grade. It's a natural strategy to invest more in the SSR-grade sister's growth and let the SR-grade run free. Bad luck, then.
Believing he had figured out the harsh truth, Ren Suo felt dejected and continued to reminisce about his friendships.
Yu Kuangtu... my first instinct is to punch him. Stable there.
Bai Ji... my first instinct is to give him a set of won's clothes. That's a given.
Li Dan... my first instinct is to draw circles on his face while he sleeps. That's a given.
Zhao Huo...
Thinking back on this beast, Ren Suo couldn't help but feel a bit complicated.
You actually fancy after I cross-dressed? How perverted! You actually rejected after I cross-dressed? How outrageous!
It was only in a state of Absolute Rationality that Ren Suo would be willing to cross-dress and allure n; now, he definitely wouldn't want to.
However, the fact that he could actually seduce Zhao Huo and even got unilaterally dumped by Zhao Huo...
How can you not fancy ? Ren Suo felt a sense of frustration.
But Zhao Huo didn't stoop to the absolute bottom; he decisively blacklisted Xiao Suo, which made Ren Suo look at him in a new light.
Zhao Huo isn't a typical scumbag, but a three-good scumbag with a sense of responsibility, moral awareness, and dignity.
Humiliation, relief, sighs, surprise... all these feelings mixed together, forming one sentence in his mind:
You want to cross-dress, you want to cross-dress, you want—to cross-dress.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems I got the short end of the stick for being the only one to have seduced him in drag! I can't even live with myself! I don't need him to cross-dress and seduce , but he's got to at least lose so face in drag! I don't even need him to wear won's clothing; as long as he obediently accepts a dose of "A Different Life" from , I guarantee he can beco a pretty girl even in n's clothes! As long as I can get an ability that allows to use the ga console's special ability on others!
Ren Suo secretly made a grand vow in his heart: One day, when the knife is in hand, where will my good friends escape! It's not just Zhao Huo; Yu Kuangtu, Bai Ji, Li Dan—none of you will get away! I can't be the only one who has cross-dressed! As long as everyone has a dark past, then there is no dark past!
After sorting out his emotions, Ren Suo fully confird that he had reclaid all the sensibility and emotions he had lost.
However, there was actually a little problem here.
Each ti he used the Authority of Truth for a trade, it eroded a bit of Ren Suo's sensibility and rationality.
Just now, he had conducted a trade of nearly 600,000 Truth Points to snatch back his sensibility and emotions. In theory, his sensibility and rationality should also have been diminished. But at that ti, his sensibility was used as a trading item, so...
His rationality might have been worn away a tad.
So, does it affect ? Ren Suo spent half a second thinking about it. No problem at all; I'm very smart, very healthy, and even a bit hungry.
Once satisfied with his status, Ren Suo lifted his head to stare at the Door of Truth in front of him.
Are you there? Open the door! You had the guts to trick , now have the guts to open up! Ren Suo roared inwardly a few tis, but the Door of Truth remained unresponsive.
Ren Suo could now be certain that the Door of Truth itself actually didn't speak.
The previously impassioned Door of Truth was actually Truth wearing the guise of his emotional thoughts.
Therefore, once Ren Suo reclaid his sensibility, the Door of Truth naturally returned to being a 'dead silent system,' no different from phenona like gravity, light, or gravitational waves—it was rely a phenonon, a truth, a force.
This was a conclusion that [Rational Ren Suo] had deduced just monts ago.
However, when Ren Suo placed his hands on the doors of the Door of Truth, he could still initiate the 'Basic Authority of Truth' and perform an equivalent exchange.
Even if Ren Suo no longer had 'the Key of Truth' with him, the already activated Door of Truth wouldn't close again. The 'Key of Truth' only needed to be used once, and Ren Suo's authority would not vanish.
But if Ren Suo really used the trade authority, then his sensibility and rationality would surely be consud by the Door of Truth, ultimately turning him into the Gatekeeper.
This too was a fact that [Rational Ren Suo] had been able to confirm monts ago.
Ren Suo could leave the ga now, upload the ga records, and end "Door of Truth."
But to end it just like that would be very risky.
Because the Door of Truth still had no Gatekeeper, yet the power of Truth had descended, aning that anyone in this world could inadvertently co into contact with the threshold of the Door of Truth.
When that ti ca, the Door of Truth would automatically guide the victim, causing them to willingly give up their rationality and sensibility, and beco the eternal Gatekeeper of the Door of Truth.
The reason Ren Suo ca to be involved with the Door of Truth was both accidental and inevitable: accidental because the Mini-World Ga Console facilitated their encounter, and inevitable because only Ren Suo could pass the five trials, allowing the Door of Truth to descend.
Now that the Door of Truth had completely descended, it no longer had any requirents for the Gatekeeper; anyone would do.
Moreover, if the Door of Truth chose a Gatekeeper, was it really as it said, just to restart the universe, to hold eternity in its grasp?
Would it accelerate the increase in the universe's entropy to reboot the universe, causing limitless cycles of creation and destruction? Could it be assimilated by the Gatekeeper's sensibility and rationality, thoroughly becoming a sapient entity?
This was also a reasonable guess that [Rational Ren Suo] had made just earlier.
Therefore, the most important advice [Rational Ren Suo] left for Ren Suo was to make sure he gained control of the Door of Truth.
First, giving up the Door of Truth could possibly lead to extrely dangerous consequences; it must be kept under his managent.
Second, if he let go of the Door of Truth, then his twenty days of hard work would truly beco a sunk cost. Too much of a loss!
As for how to gain control of the Door of Truth, [Rational Ren Suo] had already prepared a plan for Ren Suo, albeit one with only a 50% chance of success.
Indeed, the thod to control the Door of Truth had been planned by [Rational Ren Suo] a long ti ago, but there had been no need to implent it before.
Because thodically gaining control of the Door of Truth had always been part of [Rational Ren Suo]'s plan, and gambling had always been the enemy of reason; he was unwilling to take risks.
[Rational Ren Suo] ultimately decided to undertake the risky plan not only because he now had a way out, but more importantly, because—
If I can have it all, why settle for losing half? Emotions, sensibility, rationality, mories—I want them all! The Door of Truth, the Perfect Truth Authority—I want those too!
Rationality is not averse to taking risks, especially when the potential rewards far outweigh the risks; rationality would even sell itself off!
Before, it was simply because the benefits did not outweigh the risks.
And now, the feelings for Dong Chengling, Gu Yueyan, Ren Xingi, Qiao Muyi, and Luna had tipped the scales of reason towards taking that risk!
I can allow myself to forsake the Truth. But I cannot forgive myself for no longer loving you all.
Ren Suo raised his head, gazing up at the magnificent Door of Truth, where ten Primordial Flas burned eternally; the power of Truth had fully descended.
Ren Suo suddenly thought of the Mini-World Ga Console.
Did this "Door of Truth" ga from the Mini-World Ga Console screw over?
Yes.
If the Mini-World Ga Console hadn't co up with this ga, I wouldn't have had so much trouble, wouldn't have had to face such life-and-death struggles, and nearly lost my girlfriends.
Was the Mini-World Ga Console wrong?
No.
If my love for my girlfriends had surpassed Truth from the very beginning, there wouldn't have been so much trouble. After all, I was the one playing the ga; the Mini-World Ga Console didn't force .
Why did the Mini-World Ga Console do this?
[Rational Ren Suo] already had a guess: The Mini-World Ga Console could only act in this way.
The descent of the Door of Truth was almost inevitable. If the Mini-World Ga Console didn't let Ren Suo assist with its arrival, the Door of Truth would choose other powerful individuals as its Gatekeepers, and not just one—if the trial failed, the Gatekeepers would die.
After sacrificing countless Gatekeepers, the Door of Truth would still descend.
The reason the Mini-World Ga Console let Ren Suo assist with the arrival of the Door of Truth was to ensure the victim was limited to only Ren Suo. That way, even if sothing went wrong, it would only be Ren Suo's problem. And since Ren Suo was also under the Mini-World Ga Console's control, it ant that the Mini-World Ga Console still had the situation in hand.
Whether Ren Suo succeeded or failed, the Mini-World Ga Console would acquire the Door of Truth; the only difference would be whether Ren Suo turned into a monster or a waste.
So, is the Mini-World Ga Console the villain?
No.
At the beginning of "The Door of Truth," the Mini-World Ga Console had been extrely benevolent in preparing a real cheat, a genuine golden finger, a legitimate way to cheat for Ren Suo.
This cheat was so powerful that Ren Suo could not have cleared the five trials without it.
In the end, this cheat could still be of use, helping Ren Suo to fully control the Door of Truth.
Ren Suo exhaled softly.
Mini-World Ga Console, you're an even bigger bastard than the Door of Truth, a beast even worse than Zhao Huo. But I've forgiven you.
Close full adaptation.
As the command ford in Ren Suo's mind, he felt a subtle change in himself within the ga.
The night breeze was no longer cool, the moonlight was no longer gentle, and even the Door of Truth didn't feel as distinctly textured to his touch as before.
Simultaneously, Ren Suo's trade authority underwent a drastic transformation.
He had nothing.
Ren Suo, or rather, the Gatekeeper, no longer had anything that could be used for trade.
Emotions, sensibility, rationality, spells, abilities, props—all had disappeared from the trade list.
Because Ren Suo had turned off the full adaptation system.
This adaptation system, which Ren Suo had turned on from the start of playing "The Door of Truth," allowed Ren Suo and the Gatekeeper to share cultivation, abilities, and spells, as well as emotions, sensibility, and rationality.
It was due to this system that Ren Suo was able to rely on selling emotions in exchange for powerful combat power, allowing him to clear the five trials of Truth.
It was also because of this system that Ren Suo had been hard by the Door of Truth, worked for it in vain, and nearly lost himself in the process.
So, when the full adaptation system was closed, the Gatekeeper reverted to his original form.
Weak.
Helpless.
Possessing nothing.
Devoid of emotions, sensibility, and rationality.
But the Gatekeeper possessed the "Basic Authority of Truth," and the Door of Truth had fully manifested!
If it had been the beginning of the ga, even if Ren Suo had directly made the Gatekeeper push the Door of Truth, there would have been no response because the Gatekeeper lacked authority and the Door of Truth had not yet descended.
Now, faced with a Gatekeeper who fully t the conditions, the manifested Door of Truth simply could not deny his claim to mastery!
The Door of Truth, pushed open by the Gatekeeper's hands, creaked and groaned.
Within the door lay the truths of the world.
The Gatekeeper stepped through the Door of Truth.
Ren Suo didn't go in; his perspective was forcibly ripped away from the Gatekeeper as he watched the latter's figure vanish into the Door of Truth.
BOOM!
With the closing of the Door of Truth, the ga's visuals froze!
"The Gatekeeper perfectly controls the Door of Truth!"
"Mission complete!"
Ren Suo was kicked out of the ga and entered the mission evaluation and settlent interface.
"Mission complete."
"Completion of the basic mission objective—60 points;"
"..."
w(ﾟДﾟ)w?
This is the first ti I've seen the mission settlent get stuck. What's going on? Is the Mini-World Ga Console server under maintenance? This kind of user experience is unacceptable these days! At the very least, they should give a few thousand rit Points as compensation.
"An abnormal status has been detected while the player was gaming."
"The player is suspected of account sharing; a review of the evaluation is required."
"The player may upload the ga record first. The task evaluation will be reviewed within 1 to 3 working days."
"Do you choose to upload this result as the final outco? Once uploaded and confird that there was no account sharing, you will receive the corresponding rit Points reward and exclusive rewards."
"This evaluation can only be retained until 23:59:59 on March 20. The remaining ti is 00:01:12."
"The evaluation can only be uploaded once."
I didn't use a clone to play the ga, how can you accuse of account sharing!? This ga console's pathetic managent is deliberately giving a hard ti!
Ren Suo cursed under his breath but promptly uploaded the ga record—there was only a minute left; he wasn't going to argue with the ga console.
"'Door of Truth' has been successfully uploaded. Thanks for playing; Endless Fun in the Mini World!"
Ren Suo breathed a sigh of relief, exited the ga console, and took off the Pandora's Magic Box device.
The house was very quiet, and it was absolutely still outside; after all, it was nearly midnight.
Speaking of which, because he had used a clone to progress in the ga these past two days, the housekeeping had been sowhat neglected.
Ren Suo naturally summoned a clone and gestured for it to get to work as usual.
Yet, after taking a glance at the clone, Ren Suo gestured again, having it transform into a beautiful girl using "A Different Life."
One had to admit that the face [Rational Ren Suo] had shaped was indeed perfectly in line with Ren Suo's aesthetic tastes.
Although Ren Suo wouldn't entertain any thoughts towards his clone, seeing a beautiful girl doing house chores definitely made him feel much more comfortable.
Alright, let's write this into its behavioral logic. From now on, when the clone does housework, it'll automatically transform into this look!
Leaving the clone to work at ho, Ren Suo walked onto the balcony. He saw flashes and the Waning Moon in the night sky over Lianjiang City District. The powerful fluctuations of Spiritual Energy were so intense that even Heavenly Lotus Academy in the suburbs could faintly sense them.
They started fighting right after the upload, huh... Ren Suo remarked, then with a heave, he jumped off the balcony.
That glorious battle, I have already fought.
That desire to be discarded, I have already discarded.
Those feelings to be cherished, I have also safeguarded.
From now on, the crown of Truth is laid up for .
The adventure nad Rationality had co to an end.
The life nad Sensibility had just begun.
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