Su Ming’an had grown accustod to these gazes. He walked out of the teleportation formation and stepped onto the red carpet.
The profiler from the United Group had long analyzed Su Ming’an’s psychology. Therefore, the one welcoming Su Ming’an was not soone of heavy importance, but rather an acquaintance, Yang Changxu. This soldier was wearing a uniform today, tall and sturdy, with a warm and friendly smile that gave a strong sense of kindness.
"It’s been a while, Su Ming’an." Yang Changxu was a bit nervous and smiled naively: "When I first saw you, I didn’t expect that four months later you would beco so formidable. Now, the whole world has to make way for your group of full perfect clearers."
"Long ti no see." Su Ming’an replied and got into the United Group’s car.
The car started, heading inside, as the windows left the scenery behind them.
Su Ming’an watched everything outside the window.
Nowadays, Zone 12 is developed like a prosperous modern tropolis, with high-rises everywhere. Various corridor bridges and light rails traverse the sky, office buildings, and finance buildings are everywhere, and the roads are full of busy people. They are either looking down at their interfaces, making communications, or carrying transparent keyboards, seemingly working at all tis.
Five months into the world ga, human order has been completely re-established, no longer in the chaos of the initial stage. One has to admire the adaptability of the human race; even when abruptly changing a domain, they can quickly restore social order.
Yang Changxu, sitting beside him, introduced: "Su Ming’an, today’s eting uses a free speech format, you say what you want, and don’t if you don’t. There won’t be other leaders interrupting, the entire eting room is only you full perfect clearers, without the chiefs; consider it a relatively serious free discussion eting."
"...Is that so." Su Ming’an nodded. Such a eting format was quite good. After all, if a bunch of United Group leaders were to speak up there, and the full perfect clearers below just listened, it wouldn’t have much aning, and might even annoy so of them.
It was apparent that humanity had analyzed the situation thoroughly, gradually pushing leadership towards the full perfect clearers—though only on the surface, the deepest sovereignty wouldn’t be easily transferred. But at least, the era has truly changed, this species is actively trying to save itself.
There weren’t many guests today, approaching exactly eight o’clock, about thirty people were seated at the table, the rest perhaps had matters to attend or didn’t want to give face to the United Group, so they didn’t co to the eting.
When Su Ming’an took his seat, people looked at him with varying expressions. Admiration, longing, friendliness, jealousy... So stared at him directly, while others glanced and then looked away, on the backs of their hands, without exception, were complete full perfect clear pattern marks.
Seeing this, Su Ming’an’s expression beca extrely gentle.
The seating arrangents by the United Group must have been ticulously planned, with Bei Wang sitting on Su Ming’an’s left, and a full perfect clearer nad "i Yani" on his right. i Yani’s skin was fair, her features delicate, seemingly a mix of Dragon Country and a certain European country.
As for Mizushima Kawa Sora, who had conflicts, was arranged to a farther position.
"Finally eting you, I really like you." i Yani said with a smile. She was the only one among the thirty who openly admired Su Ming’an. Others, even if they admired him, wouldn’t show it directly, as they were inherently strong individuals, unlikely to turn into anyone’s follower.
"Thank you."
"I’ve always been particularly curious, how you managed to take such a difficult path all the way through." i Yani propped her chin up: "Even for , I can only catch hints for clearing, but you can see at a glance how to clear it. Especially the last segnt in the Ruined World, even though I associated it with the Hephaestus plan, I couldn’t implent it under the Deity’s watch, yet you did it smoothly from start to finish, despite suffering extre hypothermia."
"Being able to think of the Hephaestus plan is already impressive." Su Ming’an said: "You’re also a full perfect clearer. If you were in my position at that ti, you could have done it too."
As he spoke, his eyes seed to also be admiring i Yani.
i Yani shivered slightly when t with such a gaze, recalling forum analyses about Su Ming’an’s personality, with so saying he always tends to self-reflect. Despite performing excellently, he remains humble.
"No, no, no, I couldn’t." i Yani quickly waved her hand: "Eating over thirty Rosebloods would surely drive crazy. Eating ten or so already had dizzy. And climbing over a hundred floors with thread in extre hypothermia, that I can’t accomplish either, your willpower is absolutely beyond human limits, even as a full perfect clearer myself, I can’t do what you do."
...Really?
Hearing i Yani’s words, Su Ming’an instinctively thought she was being humble. But soon he realized she wasn’t. The light in her eyes was genuinely that of admiration. It was a genuine and extre admiration for him.
She was admiring him.
"..."
For a mont, Su Ming’an was captivated by i Yani’s admiring gaze.
He looked up, noticing many full perfect clearers, most of whom also gazed at him with admiration and longing.
It wasn’t just his achievents in instances that impressed them, but his detailed performances, his perseverance, his endurance, his acuity that also won them over.
He didn’t know how many thoughts flashed through his mind in that mont, whether he should accept her praise, or once again belittle himself, thinking he wasn’t worthy.
"I really admire you, Number One Player."
i Yani’s eyes were bright, her amber-like pupils were very clear. He could see himself in her pupils vividly.
He suddenly realized that although initially he seed to rely fall within the ordinary student category, at most showing so exceptional foresight. But later on, his willpower, his instance acuity, his storyline exploration ability, his clue reasoning ability... these qualities were all his own, not brought by authority.
Even if he didn’t take the ruler’s hardest path, even without the death rebound, based on his qualities alone, he was enough to clear perfectly.
Death rebound, given to any ambitious person, would beco a tool for ruling humanity. Given to anyone less capable, would completely stall them in instances.
Given to an interest-first person, he’d prevent Sherrod’s sacrifice for strong followers, ultimately forever stuck at Pulaya.
Given to a so-called "decisive" person, who would decisively abandon companions, he wouldn’t persist through the thirty-third step for saving Yuanyuan, causing no one at Border City at the critical mont to save Little i, halting progress at the Deity broadcast emotional resonance stage.
Given to Edward, he’d beco humanity’s most terrifying enemy. Given to Mizushima Kawa Sora, she’d go all out to use it to save her sister, even using san value settings to destroy others. Given to Eni, he’d be cultivated into a puppet of power. They wouldn’t repeatedly risk their lives for humanity’s destiny, swallow over thirty Rosebloods, undergo emotional resonance containing millennia worth, commit suicide over a hundred tis, remaining true to their original intentions throughout.
Humans seem to be lucky.
The one who obtained the Death Rebound is Su Ming’an.
His lips moved slightly.
"...Thank you."
"Yay." i Yani happily accepted his thanks.
"Dong——!" With the sound of a bell, the eting began.
People started pressing the buttons in front of them, making speeches. The sa eting speech rules as before were still in place.
Su Ming’an opened his personal information interface, thinking about his attribute developnt direction while listening to the discussion.
During the discussion, soone proposed the three major laws that might be followed when making wishes. This concept ca from Li Jianyi, the Minister of the Human Self-Rescue Alliance.
The speaker was the dark-skinned Sopel, a player who enjoys passing levels through force, skilled in strategy and warfare.
"I think this information is very useful, though speculative, everyone can listen."
"The first law: [Cannot wish for sothing beyond the organizers’ authority]. For example: I want to create another organizer, I want to acquire all the knowledge of the universe, I want to abolish all rules between civilizations, etc."
"Based on current information, the organizers are not omniscient and omnipotent, they also have concerns. Otherwise, for a ruler like Noel, the organizers would directly wipe out, not take away for investigation."
"The second law: [Cannot wish for sothing that harms the root interests of the organizers]. For example: I want to kill all mbers of the organizers, I want Zhai Xing to surpass high-dinsional beings, make the organizers beco slaves to humans, etc."
"Judging by the wish of ’collective dinsional ascension’ made by another Full Perfect Clear competitor opposite Yasa Acto in the Ruined World. That Full Perfect Clear competitor—a person with very low goodwill towards humans and ambitious enough to not be content with their human identity. If he could wish for Zhai Xing to surpass high-dinsional beings like this, he would never have wished for ’collective dinsional ascension.’ It can be seen that the forr type of wish cannot be effectuated; hence he stepped back and chose the latter wish."
"The third law: [Cannot wish for ambiguous wishes]. For example: I want to make three more wishes. If such a wish could be made, both Yasa Acto and that Full Perfect Clear competitor would make such a wish, but it’s clearly not possible."
Sopel also analyzed the situation of wish conflicts, believing that the determination of wishes has no sequence, but takes effect simultaneously, tending to fulfill a more beneficial side.
After Sopel, several others spoke. Anthony from Italy believed that Acto’s wish of ’redeeming Zhai Xing’ has a definite target aning; the short word ’redeem’ encompasses multiple anings like ’drive away high-dinsional beings,’ ’take back sovereignty of civilization,’ proving they need to consider wording carefully.
Hart from Gran believed that the anings of words like ’redeem,’ ’take back,’ ’occupy,’ ’drive away,’ etc., will beco key issues for human research.
Musa from the Polar Region believed that what matters in wish fulfillnt is whether it’s based on specific semantics or the definition in the mind of the wisher remains unclear.
Full Perfect Clear competitors aren’t necessarily the top tier among humans; perhaps they are just lucky enough that nobody beat them to a clear. Maybe it’s just that their assigned identity is relatively simple, making it easy to achieve Full Perfect Clear. Just like soone as intelligent as Noel did not achieve Full Perfect Clear. Like soone as foolish as Edward can achieve Full Perfect Clear.
"Full Perfect Clear" is not a line dividing whether soone is smart or not, rely a qualification, an identity.
The eting lasted a full two hours, and people were expressing their opinions. No one set fire on Su Ming’an, nor did anyone loudly inquire about Su Ming’an’s wishes, as if he didn’t exist. This was a smart move; as long as the Number One Player did not open his mouth or express his opinion, humans wouldn’t overanalyze, leading to resistance and panic.
Maintaining a mysterious, ambiguous attitude is best. As long as one doesn’t state an attitude, it won’t cause trouble. Acto’s wish already vaguely explains everything, and most smart people tacitly remained silent.
Most of them knew they were unlikely to achieve Full Perfect Clear in the end. Even Acto’s Ruined World ended with only two Full Perfect Clear competitors left—given this, it’s better to respect Su Ming’an, who many already feel has the qualification to win in the end.
During this ti, Mizushima Kawa Sora kept her head down, not speaking. She was also a highly regarded Full Perfect Clear competitor, yet remained silent throughout.
When people talked about the topic of The Original, Mizushima Kawa Sora suddenly lifted her head.
Her gaze firmly fixed on Su Ming’an opposite her, moving her lips slightly:
"I don’t believe in The Original theory. I also don’t believe... in destiny. There’s no counterpart of mine in the Ruined World, so I must be the other Perfect Clear competitor."
"Su Ming’an, Su Ming’an..."
"Hey..." Hart, sitting next to her, saw her start to act up again and moved his chair away a bit.
Everyone thought she was going to say sothing bad about Su Ming’an, and tried to persuade her.
"Mizushima Kawa, calm down." i Yani advised.
"Mizushima Kawa Sora, you’re also human; let’s hope humans do better, okay? Don’t target your own people." Percy said.
"Hey, I know Su Ming’an’s initial rise was too suspicious, you doubt him, but now’s not the ti to talk about this, Mizushima Kawa-san, please sit down." Sopel waved his hand repeatedly.
Su Ming’an calmly stared back at her, seeing the sa fatigue and bloodshot eyes in her as in him. Her black hair was ssy, dark circles heavy, lips as red as blood, looking like she hadn’t slept well for days, even makeup and lipstick couldn’t hide her haggardness.
She seed already insane, yet also still lucid. Did madness beco a facade for her true wish, or had she beco a complete madman?
Was her madness a disguise she wore under the excuse of losing her sister, or was she rely an incompetent fervent perforr?
Mizushima Kawa Sora’s fingers curled unnaturally, digging at the table surface, her spine arched like a frightened cat, her gaze like an ice crystal, fixed straight on Su Ming’an. Everyone paused their topics.
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