Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 231 - 194: Reclamation_3

Chapter 231: Chapter 194: Reclamation_3

Ultimately, the dark clouds in the sky gradually dissipated, and sunlight once again shone upon the land.

Li Hongyun held his fire gun, looking around somewhat blankly, "Did that demon... slip away?"

The other players also wore faces of bafflement.

This is just absurd!

How come the game designers aren’t playing by the rules!

Logically, shouldn’t we be approaching the climax of the level by now? Shouldn’t it be the demon making a desperate stand, both sides fighting tooth and nail, with the players achieving a glorious and decisive victory in the end?

What is this now?

The demon realized it stood no chance and simply ran away??

This game is just too realistic...

Chu Ge analyzed, "It seems that the difficulty of this game really is increasing.

"I don’t think this is necessarily a flaw in the game design, but rather that the enemies we encounter are getting smarter and more cunning."

"The demon we encountered this time was clearly clever, not only changing tactics during battle and not fighting us to the death, but also recognizing the situation clearly and decisively running away when it realized it had no chance of winning, denying us the opportunity to pursue our victory."

"Everyone should be mentally prepared; we may even encounter demons that are more cunning in the future, even outsmarting us..."

The players all nodded in agreement, finding Chu Ge’s analysis to be quite reasonable.

General Deng’s body began to gradually become transparent. As a summoned heroic spirit, his mission was now complete, and he could no longer remain.

"My brave friends, it was a pleasure to fight alongside you.

"We shall meet again," General Deng said as he waved goodbye to the players.

The players felt a sense of reluctance to part ways.

"Thank you, General Deng!"

"Goodbye, General Deng! Looking forward to fighting alongside you again!"

As General Deng’s figure slowly faded, the mist in the players’ vision also began to spread, signaling that the night’s lengthy battle was finally drawing to a close.

Yet many players were still filled with reluctance.

"What? It’s ending just like that?"

"I wanted to talk more with His Majesty..."

"Give us two more minutes, admins!"

But their calls seemed unheard by the game administrators, and soon enough, one by one, the players disappeared from the battlefield, returning to reality.

Emperor Taizu of Sheng sighed softly as he looked into the distance.

Though their time together was short, he quite liked these younger generations.

They had a special vitality about them, optimistic and positive, carrying a unique mark of their era.

He had wanted to have a good chat with these youths, but it seemed that the opportunity would never come.

Feeling the last moments, Emperor Taizu of Sheng knew that as a heroic spirit, he couldn’t exist for long. Once this historic fragment was completely corrected, his mission would be complete, and he would naturally return to history.

"You are the true Restorer, aren’t you?" Emperor Taizu of Sheng turned around to see Meng Yuan, the only one still standing in place.

Meng Yuan nodded, "Your Majesty is indeed wise."

Emperor Taizu of Sheng chuckled, "It’s not a matter of wisdom, merely that, compared to other spirits, I recall more."

"At first, my mind was blank, but now, I suddenly remember some scenes.

"Indeed, I have met some other Restorers, but you... you truly are the most special one."

Meng Yuan was taken aback, "Other Restorers? What are they like?"

Emperor Taizu of Sheng seemed lost in his recollections, "How to put it... They are all excellent young men, and among them, quite a few resembled me.

"But I always felt that this is perhaps not a good thing."

Meng Yuan, "Why?"

Emperor Taizu of Sheng sighed softly, "A sense of mission that is too strong, doing everything by themselves, constantly urging themselves to fight on...

"I fought against men until seventy and still felt it was not enough. They fight against demons, relying solely on themselves, how could they possibly persevere."

He said, turning his head to look at Meng Yuan, "You seem quite different from them, I hope you can succeed.

"My time is about up as well. I should be going."

Just as Emperor Taizu of Sheng was about to leave, Meng Yuan stopped him.

"Please wait.

"Earlier you mentioned wanting to talk with the younger generations. Do you still wish to do so?"

Emperor Taizu of Sheng looked surprised, "The power of a Restorer is precious, there is no need to waste it on such trivial matters."

Meng Yuan shook his head, "No, I believe this is not a trivial matter.

"I would like to arrange a dialogue between Your Majesty and the descendants. Although most of these memories can’t be taken back to history by Your Majesty, to those in the future, this is an incredibly precious thing."

Emperor Taizu of Sheng fell silent for a moment, then nodded, "Then leave it to you to arrange."

...

The spirit form of Emperor Taizu of Sheng also gradually disappeared, but Meng Yuan had a feeling that he could summon Emperor Taizu of Sheng at any time, allowing him to exist briefly.

It was Meng Yuan’s first encounter with a heroic spirit who could influence an entire era with his power since becoming a Restorer.

Similarly, many new concepts about heroic spirits also appeared in Meng Yuan’s mind at the same time.

Heroic spirits are the incarnations of heroic figures from history. They exist in many historical fragments, and Restorers, in the process of correcting history, can establish a specific connection with them.

Spirits like General Deng can influence decades of history for a certain dynasty with their personal abilities and can be summoned using the Restorer’s power, but he cannot retain any memories of other Restorers.

But Emperor Taizu of Sheng is different; he is the highest-tier spirit, practically establishing a new era by his abilities, affecting hundreds of years of future history, and in fact, he himself is a landmark and can be said to have become a part of history.

So, he can retain a part of his own memories, can remember some previous Restorers, and these memories only revive after he is summoned.

This also means that spirits like Emperor Taizu of Sheng are a notch above General Deng.

Of course, summoning them requires much more effort.

Currently, Meng Yuan’s power isn’t enough to afford the luxury of having players summon Emperor Taizu of Sheng every time; this time was possible because it coincided with this historic fragment.

But a short summoning to allow him to converse with players is not a problem.

Of course, before that, Meng Yuan has more important matters to attend to.

That is to let Canopus absorb the power contained in this historical fragment and continue moving towards an even more ancient history!