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Chapter 640: Chapter 637: "Sorry.

"I’m not like Lin Guang; I won’t let people go. You came tonight, and you’re not going to leave." Noah closed the door with a "click" as he engaged the lock.

"I just want to talk." Su Ming’an said.

"Talk?"

"Yes," Su Ming’an smiled, "Let’s chat for an hour."

"Alright," Noah said, "I’m curious to hear what you have to say after traveling such a long distance. Humans simply cannot overcome deities, and you need to understand that."

As they sat down, Lv Shu poured tea for them, his movements exactly the same as before, except his eyes had turned blood-red.

"...Thank you." Su Ming’an took the teacup from Lv Shu, attempting to meet his gaze.

Lv Shu, without a word, turned away. Previously, whenever they met, Lv Shu’s gaze hardly ever left him, but now he wouldn’t even glance at him.

"My new colleague isn’t bad, right? His tea-brewing skills are top-notch." Noah took a sip of tea and suddenly asked, "By the way, what’s your real name?"

"Real name?" Su Ming’an raised his eyes.

"Not Yasa Acto, not Lewis, I mean... the you that comes from another world, what is your name?" Noah said.

"How did you figure that out?" Su Ming’an didn’t hide it.

"If Acto really returned, he wouldn’t come to talk to me. We had a falling out a long time ago - you’re a visitor from another world," Noah declared.

"You don’t seem too surprised," Su Ming’an noted.

"Just another Ta Wei invasion, it’s not the first time I’ve seen it," Noah chuckled lightly.

"What?" Su Ming’an caught some key information and his heart skipped a half beat.

"What I’m saying is—" Noah set down his teacup, and his deep blue eyes fixed on Su Ming’an— "Ta Wei."

Like a bolt of lightning that suddenly flashed through his mind, Su Ming’an gripped the armrest: "What did you say?"

"I’m asking you, what are the signs of a Ta Wei invasion?" Noah sneered:

"Other dimensional worlds invading the current world. Processes fall into chaos and disorder; people are influenced to become completely different from who they were."

Listening to Noah’s words, Su Ming’an realized an important point.

...Wait.

[Other dimensional worlds invading the current world.]

[People are influenced to become completely different from who they were?]

—Could it be that Players fit these points exactly?

Could he be from Ta Wei?

...

"I’ve heard quite a few rumors these past few days; some people say your kind is called ’Players.’" Noah said: "Is this a new wave of Ta Wei, now known as ’Players’? More and more things are invading our world..."

Su Ming’an remained calm: "That’s not right, Ta Wei can only influence people through whispers, and cannot take over a person’s body by possession. And my eyes have never turned red, so I can’t be considered part of Ta Wei."

"Hmm, perhaps," Noah swirled his tea cup, "Maybe Ta Wei has many forms of invasion? Maybe red eyes are not a sign of invasion? Anyway, since you’re not from this world, you are definitely Ta Wei, no need to say more."

He tipped his head back and drained the tea in one gulp, his eyebrows slightly raised in a carefree and unrestrained gesture.

It was just tea, yet he drank it as if it were red wine, like a well-mannered young master, not like a ruler commanding an army.

"No need to overthink it..." Su Ming’an remarked.

He thought that Caius Tower was just history repeating itself and that the method Players use to take over instance characters was also provided by the system; it was impossible to understand the principles of the system no matter how hard one thought about it.

All the information he was collecting now was hearsay, much of it even being fed to him by the Dawn System, and knowing it wouldn’t make a difference.

The clues to the Ninth World were confusing enough as it was; it was better not to think about these matters for the time being.

He no longer considered these matters, only saying, "Noah, since you’re aware of the existence of Players, you should also know that you belong to NPCs. We usually refer to people like you as ’Awakened NPCs’."

After hearing this, Noah smiled faintly.

"NPC or Player, it doesn’t matter," Noah said. "Whether I’m a fictitious being or a real person, I’ve lived up to this point and have memories; therefore, I am simply Noah. How you invade matters little to me. I only wish to live comfortably."

Noah raised his hand, the empty cup aimed at Su Ming’an. "Guest, I would like to know—your name?"

"I’ve invaded Acto’s body, replacing him. Aren’t you angry?" Su Ming’an said.

"Guests are always welcome." Noah’s smile was carefree. "I’ve already broken ties with that madman Acto. Ever since he began to disagree with my philosophy, we’ve gone our separate ways. Your possession of him, that’s also a twist of fate. Perhaps we can discard the past and join hands to forge a new century."

Noah lifted his hand, and beside him, Lv Shu stiffly poured the tea, filling the cup.

The blood-red tea surged inside the cup, sporting strands of silken bloodlight like flowing veins. Noah drank the tea, lips stained a brilliant red, as if savoring a cup of human blood.

...Su Ming’an had never seen Lv Shu brew such tea.

Lv Shu said that the mindset of the tea brewer is reflected in the tea. The more solemn the brewer, the less likely the tea would be pure and mild. The more tranquil the brewer’s mindset, the more enduring the tea’s aroma. The tea he brewed for Su Ming’an was always richly aromatic and bitter, without a hint of the mundane world’s smoke or blood.

Su Ming’an silently stared into Lv Shu’s eyes.

"I always treat guests with courtesy," Noah said. "Thirty years ago, after the Century Catastrophe, Ta Wei invaded, and humans worshiped them as deities. The Epidemic of Loss raged, with Redeye disease being particularly widespread, causing the afflicted to lose themselves.

I formed an alliance with Tretiya, Moon, Beili Sier, Lin Guang, Qi Kylstia, Rong Yuan, and Dusk, eight of us in total. We planned to wait for Acto’s return to rally against the Invaders together, but Moon and Qi were killed in action. The loss of our Brethren was a blow to us. We never imagined that someone from among us could die."

Noah’s gaze fell, his expression faint:

"That’s when I realized—the inevitability of humanity’s defeat. We had to submit to Ta Wei, even if as the vanquished, in order to preserve the flame of humanity. Otherwise, the endless internal strife would trigger a nuclear war, pushing humans back to primitive times.

Before full-scale nuclear war broke out, the Deity camp was established in the nick of time. Because we were there, humanity was spared, and the large internal conflicts came to an end.

If the world fell into chaos, it’s the citizens who suffer. The deities revealed to me that if the peace of the world could be bought with the lives of a few, we should accept our destiny."

"—And you accepted it?" Su Ming’an said.

"Zone Eleven is prosperous, isn’t it, guest?" Noah spread his hands, his eyes shining bright. "Even if we choose to embrace Ta Wei, we can still live well and preserve the fading ember. This way, perhaps in a few years, a few decades, or a few centuries... humanity might have the chance to rise again."

Su Ming’an understood Noah’s actions.

Noah chose to side with the deities in order to stop human infighting and save the flame. Maybe, after many years, the remnant of humanity that was preserved could rise up and defeat him.

When that time comes, Noah would offer everything he had, presenting it to the future of humanity.

"If I tell you that I’m willing to raise an army to resist the deities, would you join us?" Su Ming’an asked.

"Now? You’re not enough," Noah said. "Humanity isn’t yet capable of contending with the deities. Your resources are still insufficient."

"..."

"Guest, you still haven’t told me your name," Noah said.

Su Ming’an glanced at Lv Shu, with the intention of awakening his memory:

"My name is Lv Shu."

After saying this, he looked at Lv Shu, who still showed no reaction to the name.

"Hmm," Noah smiled. "My tea-brewing colleague here is named Theodore. But, I seem to recall you calling him Lv Shu before?"

"..." Su Ming’an shifted the topic directly. "Noah, what do you plan to do now?"

Noah set the tea cup down on the table.

"Since it’s not yet time to contend with the deities, what I should do, of course, is arrest you. Otherwise, everyone in Zone Eleven will be annihilated, accused of treason," Noah said. "And how could I possibly entrust the future of humanity to an Invader like you?"

"You just mentioned wanting to join hands with me to create a new century," Su Ming’an said.

"Ah, did I?" Noah tilted his head, his smile showing a hint of craftiness. "That was just to placate you, in case you tried to run. Otherwise, how could the Spatial Barrier here have been set up?"

Su Ming’an stood up, and Cross Light suddenly flickered around him.

[Spatial Barrier rising, Spatial Displacement disabled, Duration (Countdown): 1 minute 39 seconds, 1 minute 38 seconds...]

...

"Smash!" The teacup shattered on the ground, porcelain fragments scattering. Noah suddenly stretched out his hand, pointing directly at Ming’an’s neck, with intense "Yuan Guang" aura flickering, the room filled with oppressive force.

Ming’an took a half step back, his movements sluggish.

...

[BOSS battle mode initiated.]

[Current enemy (Noah) Combat Power: 3500, win rate comparison: 38%]

...

In Shadow State, Ming’an’s Combat Power was 3050, and with Cloning, he could barely take on a 3500 Combat Power BOSS, but he was not in peak condition now, with only 200 points of Emotion Value left, and his Cloning had gone off to "jungle." The difficulty of winning a battle in Noah’s home turf was not small.

But then again—he wasn’t there to fight.

He dodged the move and stared into Noah’s eyes, "Do you truly not want to join me in winning this war?"

"You’re not enough, I don’t believe in you," Noah said coldly, the white light flaring greatly.

"Sorry," said Ming’an.

...

[Skill activation beginning, please maintain eye contact.]

[NPC (Noah), Favorability: 30+10+10+10...]

...

[NPC (Noah), Favorability: 100]

[Note: Current favorability has reached the (Friendship Line·Highest)]

[Note: Forcibly increasing favorability can only achieve friendship line, to convert to other emotions, the Ruler must explore on their own. Highest favorability has its pros and cons, please act with caution.]

...

Every time he activated this Ruler’s Skill, it was very sad for the NPC himself.

Being forced to change will, emotions, to change view on a person... Even though Noah was fully aware of the existence of ’Players,’ he still couldn’t escape this pitfall.

The white light gradually faded.

Doubt and confusion flickered in Noah’s eyes as he hesitated between attack and retreat.

He was muttering something in a low voice, his lips tightly pressed, the surrounding Yuan Guang flickering ceaselessly.

—It was Ming’an’s first time seeing someone resist a Ruler’s Skill so intensely.

"No, this isn’t right..." Noah stared at him determinedly: "How could I...?"

His gaze turned colder then warmer by increments. It was like a mix of ice and fire emotions swirling within him.

His fingers were less than an inch from Ming’an’s neck in Shadow State, just a little bit more, and he could have snapped Ming’an’s neck.

But he stopped there, as if an invisible sword pierced through his ribs, nailing him in place.

"I can’t... entrust humanity’s future to you, I can’t entrust everything to you, this otherworld invader..." Noah bit his lip: "But why can’t I control my own thoughts..."

Moments later, Noah’s hand slowly lowered.

When he looked up again, his eyes were as clear and pure as the sea and sky.

His knees bent slowly, his once erect back bowed, his golden-haired head slowly bowed forward, palms touching the ground.

"Thud."

He knelt down.

Before Ming’an, he knelt.

"Zone Eleven submits to this young guest," he said in a low voice: "I believe you will lead us to victory. Seeing you, I feel—It’s time for rebellion. I am willing to entrust the future to you."

After Favorability rose, Noah’s attitude had changed drastically and he was unable to control his altered perspective.

He was simply unable to dominate his own free will, let alone his destiny.

Ming’an averted his gaze, not wanting to witness the scene: "Understood."

He began taking over Zone Eleven’s territory—this was his true objective.

Lin Guang had full Affection Value for him, so he didn’t need to use the Ruler’s Skill. The Dawn System didn’t have an Affection Value either, so it was pointless there. So why not use it on Noah? Zone Eleven was closest to Beacon, also the vanguard force of tomorrow’s war; by swallowing this territory, Beacon would have a foundation.

It was a good move.

...

That very early morning, covered by Spatial Concealment, Ming’an slipped past the guards’ patrol and silently entered a house, the gun barrel pointed at the forehead of the deputy lord of Zone Eleven.

Startled awake by the cold touch, the deputy lord looked in horror at Ming’an in the night.

In the darkness, the young man in a thin coat stood by the bed, snow on his shoulders, his youthful face alarmingly so.

"This is a critical moment for humanity’s fate, you understand, right?" Ming’an said: "You wouldn’t want to cry out because then there’ll be one less at tomorrow’s military meeting of Zone Eleven."

"Who has betrayed me?" the deputy lord was still relatively composed.

"Humanity’s destiny."

"Who are you?" the deputy lord struggled to maintain calm, knowing that a change was coming to Zone Eleven.

"Yasa Acto."

...

"You won’t win, humanity won’t win, we have already lost! Utterly defeated!"

In the underground prison, several top members of Zone Eleven, dressed in cotton coats and unarmed, shouted desperately from behind the bars, their expressions full of despair.

Ming’an was checking a resource map and parchment passwords in his hand, turning to leave without paying heed to their wailing.

Gunshots ensued, and silence returned behind him.

...

In front of a suburban villa, Noah raised his hand, his Guardian team breaking into the villa.

"—Noah, you’re mocking human destiny, countless people will die because of you!"

"Noah, Noah—you’ve betrayed the Deities, you won’t die a good death!!"

Several high-ranking officials were arrested, they were screaming in disgrace, their Source Power suppressed by Noah. The Guard team aimed their guns at their heads.

"Oh." Noah’s expression was indifferent: "It doesn’t matter, as long as he’s in my eyes, that’s enough."

"Who?" a high-ranking official murmured.

"The person I admire the most."

Noah lowered his raised hand.

The Guard team pulled the triggers.

"Bang bang bang—!"

Blood spread, staining the earth red.

The battle of Dawn began this night.

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