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Chapter 432 - 429: "Make a Wish." (Half-drunk Pomelo Alliance Hierarch adds 3.5/5)

Chapter 432: Chapter 429: "Make a Wish." (Half-drunk Pomelo Alliance Hierarch adds 3.5/5)

This grand scene was almost a gathering of blessings from all around the world.

The blessings from each well-known Player, the hidden meanings and weight behind them, were truly awe-inspiring.

Following the collection of blessings from these well-known Players came the blessings from ordinary people.

Their images, one by one, pieced together to form a continuous stream of blessing videos, connecting the lights of thousands of households in different areas as if within a single moment.

"—Happy birthday! Su Ming’an! You are the eternal Number One Player!"

This was from a young man whose face was flushed with excitement.

"Happy birthday, young Number One Player."

An elderly woman with graying hair and a kind face smiled warmly.

"...Su Ming’an, you must believe that you deserve to be loved by more people."

This came from a short-haired woman dressed in neat attire.

"Happy 19th birthday! Impressive Big Brother!"

A child clutching a bright red balloon, with a gap-toothed grin, smiled innocently.

"Ming’an Brother, happy birthday, wish you a Perfect Pass all the way!"

This was a young blonde girl, waving her little fists.

"Su Ming’an, happy birthday."

"Number One Player, happy birthday."

"Ming’an Brother, happy birthday to you, pay more attention to us sometimes."

"Host host, when will you recruit a house manager? Brother Muesli is too rampant!"

Blessing after blessing echoed in the still night.

It crossed the long night, traversed vast distances, tearing through the darkness like a beacon of light, stabbing over here and infiltrating the ears of every listener.

The pervasive Emotion, the full spectrum of feelings, the shared joys and sorrows among people, connected everyone looking up at the sky.

The warmth spread amongst them, in the night breeze by the winter spring, slowly brewing into a dense, intoxicating heat.

And as the recipient of these blessings, the "Number One Player" spoken of by the people—

The young man who had just turned nineteen was silently watching everything unfold in the dark of night.

In the quiet darkness, the sound of trickling water whispered by his ears, and the air flowed between their silences.

Wreathed in warm mist, steaming and swirling, this place seemed to sink into a beautiful dream.

Warm air filled his lungs.

"..."

He moved his lips slightly, but said nothing.

"I think—"

Suddenly, a mechanical Blessing voice came from the light screen. Its voice was clear and distant, like a closing phrase.

The voice seemed mechanically synthesized, indistinguishable in gender and age.

...It was as if a multitude of voices had merged, changed, and combined, like the wishes and crystallization of countless people.

"I think—I hope you can go to better, further places and learn any subject you like."

"I hope—after the game ends, you have a lover of your liking and that you will smoothly step into a marriage unhindered by the mundane world."

"I want—to see you shining under the spotlight, to see that one who, in any situation, can speak and perform without stage fright. At the same time, I hope when you are tired or feel low pressure, you can go to any faraway place where no one else is."

"You can be loved by more people, and you deserve to be loved by even more. Just a phone call from you, and people will rush to your side, partaking in every important moment of your life. You won’t lack people who love and care about you."

"You can step into the tumult of the mortal world, face all eyes upon you. You can also enjoy peace and solitude, become the ’ordinary person’ as you said."

"Even if we are just passing figures in your life, inconspicuous passersby, one of the audience beneath the stage, even if your gaze never falls upon us, we are willing."

"We love you as you are, truly like such a dazzling, unique you."

"You can be the flame of the era, the Lighthouse of the future, the mightiest Number One Player."

"...Or just a young man who has just turned nineteen, the ’ordinary student’ you speak of."

"No matter where you are now, what you’re doing, whether you’ve seen this video, whether you’ve received our sincerest blessings and intentions, it doesn’t matter."

"We like you."

"...Fond of such a one, the unique you in this World."

"Su Ming’an."

"Number One Player."

"We wish you—"

"Unfearful of the past, undaunted by the future."

"May your desires be fulfilled, and your path be clear."

"A broad road ahead, where all can be expected."

"Wherever you go, the land is warm."

"— ’Number One Player Birthday Gathering Action · Entire Planning Team’ respectfully presents."

...

White light flickered.

The bright screen made a crisp "click" sound, and then went black under the gaze of countless people.

The video had ended.

Su Ming’an stared at the giant billboard that had gone dark.

The slight sound of flowing water brushed past his ear, he blinked, and his face was steamed red with the heat.

"—Still watching? Let’s eat the cake."

Noel had pushed over a cart from somewhere.

On the cart was a birthday cake with candles that had just been lit.

"Wow, there’s cake too, how thoughtful," Lin Yin immediately climbed out of the hot spring. She seemed to really like these sweets.

Water droplets slid off the damp stone bricks as she moved, and she smacked her lips in appreciation while eating:

"... That video, it really put on quite a show. It was almost like celebrating in front of the world."

Noel gave a smile and didn’t respond to her comment.

He pointed to a ladder nearby, indicating that they could climb up to the roof from there.

"Let’s go eat up there. When it gets to midnight, there’ll be the final fireworks display, and the view is good from above," he said.

Of course, they all just jumped up there, only Lin Yin had to clamber up the ladder with difficulty.

"So, in your place, birthdays are also celebrated with cake," Su Ming’an remarked after climbing onto the eaves and looking at the cake stacked with layers of cream.

He still didn’t know which country Noel came from.

The cake with burning candles was quite simple in style, not particularly exquisite, with no complex designs on it, and it gave a very clean and refreshing impression.

"Back home... we don’t have the custom of eating cake like this," Noel said while smiling. "This was specially made for you by Yinke."

"Yinke, Yinke?" Su Ming’an imagined the scene of that giant raven making a cake, which was somewhat unwatchable.

No wonder this cake looked rather crude.

Noel picked up a knife and fork, cut a piece of the cake that had no candles, and handed it to Su Ming’an, who was sitting on the eaves.

The cold wind of the snowy night blew on them, the cold cream tasted with a unique chill.

"Just soaked in the hot springs, now feeling the cold wind," Lin Yin muttered, wrapping her white cotton robe tightly around her.

Even with the ability to dart around in a short skirt, her physique wasn’t good enough to withstand the freezing wind. She shuddered with cold.

"Snick."

A crisp sound.

Noel held a fiery red stone in his hand, and a streak of scarlet flame appeared.

"Don’t be afraid, I’ve got this." He stood up smiling, the temperature control prop in his hand shining brightly.

The cold wind seemed to pause at that moment, and the air temperature began to rise.

Lin Yin’s quivering stopped, and her face grew warm.

The surrounding air seemed to gradually become warmer, and with it came the prelude to the midnight fireworks festival.

"Look up, you guys—"

The group looked up.

"Pop—!"

The first magnificent firework suddenly ignited in the night sky, blazing intensely.

Sounds of cheering from the crowd nearby came through, accompanied by the dense, crisp sound of applause.

The final celebration, the firework show, had begun.

Brilliant colors enveloped the quiet eaves, casting their varied glows on the faces of the few below as the night sky overhead shone brighter than the day.

Su Ming’an wiped the cream from his lips and looked up.

"Whoosh—!"

Another burst of fireworks echoed.

His gaze instantly froze in the midst of that most dazzling burst of color.

...So much so that when he momentarily diverted his gaze, his eyes still retained the remnants of the light spots, and the star-like bright eyes of his companion suddenly came into view, replacing the light from a moment before.

Two slices of cake appeared in the plate in Noel’s hand.

"—Here’s to our mutual great luck in our endeavors."

Noel stood up and held the cake plate high in the air towards the towering sign, red as a lighthouse.

"Here’s to our great luck in our endeavors!"

Lin Yin shouted out loud.

Noel scratched his head, "I specifically looked it up, and it seems that next, we’re supposed to make a wish?"

"Make a wish! Make a wish!" Lin Yin called out, seeming more excited than anyone else.

"Together," Su Ming’an said.

The group joined in, closing their eyes, silently chanting their wishes in their hearts.

At this moment, even the slightly cool night breeze felt scorching.

The slightly long black hair brushed over Su Ming’an’s eyebrows as he kept his eyes open, the warm breeze tickling his cheeks.

Under the resplendent cascade of light, he saw two extremely bright points linger in his vision, much like Noel’s eyes looking at him.

A group of four, some sitting, some standing, made their hopeful wishes for the future in the last few seconds of the year under the sky filled with splendid fireworks.

Lin Yin closed her eyes and silently thought:

[May the Lin Family go smoothly and safely, and may my parents lead a fulfilled life...]

Lv Shu closed his eyes, his head bowed:

[May I one day... avenge the great wrong, take revenge for my family, and... I hope I can continue to walk with the "good people" in my mind. I hope this hopeless game ends soon, so we can fully escape from this brutal instance...]

Noel clapped his hands and closed his eyes:

[May I... find my ideal "New World" soon. May my fellow travelers... not be solitary islands. May those children... have their wishes granted.]

Su Ming’an looked at them and closed his eyes.

The night breeze caressed his cheeks as the fireworks’ light gradually faded into the night.

"—Done?"

The three of them opened their eyes one after another.

"Done," Su Ming’an opened his eyes.

"I’m really curious about what you’d wish for," Noel said. "You seem to have it all—power, authority, status. You’re really standing in a position many people envy."

"Don’t say out loud what wish you’ve made!" Lin Yin immediately followed. "They say it won’t come true if you do. Just keep it clear in your own heart!"

She crawled along the eaves, inching closer and stretched out her hand, patting Su Ming’an on the shoulder.

"Whether the wish comes true or not, we indeed had a great time here today. Once this damn game is over, we must all gather and celebrate properly. Ah, and those friends from before, and my mom, I really miss them. Once the game is over, I definitely want to reunite with my old friends... And," Lin Yin went on dreaming about the future, "there’s also the boiled fish slices from my hometown, so delicious, I miss the taste of my mom’s cooking, I miss home... Once the game is over, I definitely want to have a good cry with my mom..." She patted Su Ming’an’s shoulder hard, again and again, then her motions slowed,

Suddenly she looked up—

And there, close at hand, in that person’s eyes, she saw a faint shimmer of moisture.

"Alright," Su Ming’an closed his eyes, the water in his eyes fading away: "After the game is over, we will meet again."

He spoke with utter conviction, as if stating a fact bound to happen.

Lin Yin burst out laughing.

"Alright," she said. "...we’ll all meet in the world after ending everything."

"It’s a promise," Noel extended his hand.

"It’s a promise," Lv Shu followed.

The palms of four hands came together, back and palm touching.

They kept the things they hadn’t said out loud hidden in their hearts.

The night breeze brushed their cheeks, and the candlelight was clearly visible.

Lin Yin wouldn’t say that the lots they drew during the day had been prepared in advance.

When it was Su Ming’an’s turn to draw, the box would only have "Great Luck" left.

Lv Shu wouldn’t say he was the main planner of that world-class birthday video.

Without leaving his real name, he was the busiest one in the crowdfunding event.

Noel wouldn’t say that there really wasn’t a second-hand ticket scalper named "Xiao Xiao." Those four tickets were the combined effort of the New World Guild.

And he had been planning the itinerary, going without sleep all night.

...And Su Ming’an wouldn’t say either.

He wouldn’t reveal the wish he made.

In that silent world, on the eaves, amidst the brilliant fireworks of flame.

In front of the burning candle, he closed his eyes and made his nineteenth birthday wish.

Or rather, it might not count as a wish.

...It was more of a [vow].

...

[Nineteenth birthday, the start of a new year.]

[I make my wish here—]

[I must...]

[I must—Perfect Pass until the end, and end this game with my own hands.]

[I want to take everyone with me, together, back home.]

...

"Whew—"

The last firework burst in the night sky amid cheers from the crowd.

After its bloom, it disappeared in an instant, leaving behind an eternally beautiful remnant of its burst.

Never meeting before its splendor, vanishing after its bloom.

The colors of the fireworks faded away.

The spectacular fireworks festival came to an end at this moment.

At the same time, everyone’s system time synchronized and ticked with precision—

...

"Tick-tock."

[2022/01/01, 00:00]

...

A billion people, in this strange, peculiar, confusing, and fearful game, full of opportunities and challenges, filled with hope and despair,

spent a brand new year under the brilliant, grand, fleeting, and beautiful Prosperous Era fireworks.

...

...

"Tick-tock."

[2022/01/01, 00:01]

...

[World Game·Remaining Real Player Count: 986,325,380]

...

[World Game·Remaining Perfect Pass Player Count: 93]

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