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Chapter 178 Chapter 177 · "I will go to a grand death"

Su Mingan was slightly startled.

"You just said these children are going to die today..." He asked Qingqing.

"Yeah, probably before the extreme night period today." Qingqing pouted: "Brother, it's unlucky for you to come. Today happens to be the town's annual donation day, which is not a good day."

"What is the day of dedication?"

"Well, probably... the other side of the mountain?" Qingqing stood on tiptoes and pointed to the other side of the town: "Dad said, there is a very scary, big, man-eating giant there. monster."

She opened her hands and made a big arc, as if she wanted to describe the terrible monster: "It can eat people! If it is hungry, it will eat people. If it runs into the town... we will all To be eaten.

So everyone thought of a way. The big monster is lazy and sleeps for a long time every year, but it eats people before sleeping. We give it to those unawakened children...so that it won't come to eat us! "

She made a big arc with her hand, her tone was playful, and her movements were cute, like a child standing on tiptoes to grow taller quickly.

But Su Mingan understood the extremely cruel content in her tone.

"Unawakened children..." Su Mingan glanced at the place where the children had played.

After being taken away by the adults, the surroundings were completely quiet, and there seemed to be no sound at all.

The best time for children to awaken is when they are five or six years old. After that, if they still have not awakened their abilities, it will be difficult for them to have another chance. I can only be an ordinary person with low strength for the rest of my life.

As for the people in this town, their bloodline has no inheritance ability, and the talent awakening circle has not been researched. Facing the man-eating monsters, they have almost no resistance.

If you choose to relocate collectively, in this harsh environment, you will have no choice but to freeze to death.

People have no other choice but to give worthless children and frail old people to the monster, praying for it to eat well and hibernate and not invade their hometown.

Qingqing is lucky, she has awakened her ability, even if she can only light a flame now, it is still an ability. She has the basic qualifications to survive.

There is no need to be sent to the mouth of a monster by one's own blood relatives at a young age, and die in the most cruel way.

...The lives of several children were exchanged for the survival of the entire town.

"Another scale that uses life as a bargaining chip." Su Mingan said in a low voice.

However, in his opinion, this scale is more bloody and obvious.

"What scale?" Qingqing didn't understand.

Although Qingqing is lucky, her life is not easy.

Those children who were chosen and destined to die, even if they didn't know their future fate, would subconsciously stay away from Qingqing amidst the sighs of their parents. The parents whose children were selected were even more sad and painful, but for the sake of the overall situation, they had no ability to refuse and could only push their children out with their own hands and watch them die.

When they see Qingqing who is alive and well, those parents who have endured the pain of losing a child will inevitably feel unbalanced, even if they know that the "value" of ability users is far higher than that of their children.

——Why would you be the one to awaken?

——Why, it’s not you who wants to die?

——Why should their children die just because of a simple awakening ceremony and a result?

Usually, they are angry, indifferent, and distant, because ability users are all [heretics], and behind every ability user are the lives of countless children.

But once disaster strikes, they will rely on people with abilities, because they know in their hearts who can save their lives.

The survivors become carriers of suffering and struggle for eternity in the future.

Righteousness always wears a sacred cloak, so that everyone is enveloped in a kind of silence - and before all this happens to them, people only feel that the future is bright.

"I have thought about helping Uncle Tom and Aunt Meiyin next door." Qingqing said softly: "But when I went in with firewood and saw the empty crib in the corner of their room, I didn't dare... …I always feel that I owe them something, no matter how much I try to make it up to them, it’s not enough…”

Su Mingan said nothing.

"I always feel that everyone is looking at me wrong... I originally had a few good friends, but they were soon sent to the mountains." She pinched the edge of the wooden bowl with her fingers, seeming to be in a very unhappy mood. Calm: "...I still remember Alan's eyes that day. She looked at me with red eyes, grabbed the corner of my clothes, and said she didn't want to be separated from me...

The adults lied to them, saying that they were just going out for an outing to see the other side of the mountain.

But Alan is precocious and has listened to the conversations of adults. She knows that she will not come back this time..."

"Absurd." Su Mingan said softly.

"Big brother." Qingqing tilted her head: "What are you talking about?"

"I said... what seems to be a tacit understanding of righteous words is actually the cruelest thing." Su Mingan said: "Qingqing, when everyone thinks that a rule is reasonable, the person who is suddenly sacrificed becomes insignificant. .”

Qingqing blinked.

Her little mind didn't seem to realize why this noble brother suddenly started talking nonsense.

She turned the bowl over and held it firmly in her hands.

"Big brother...how about I cook some medicine for you." She said, turned around and left, slithering like a rabbit, as if she was afraid of him.

The barrage was laughing like crazy. They jokingly said that this time the lolita has a future, and it is really gratifying that she has not been brainwashed.

But Su Mingan was clearly saying these words seriously.

He sometimes tries to convey his meaning in the live broadcast room through some words, but the barrage always seems to be just making jokes and focusing on meaningless things. They paid much more attention to the girl Bai gave them than to the task itself.

"--grown ups."

There was a sound of stepping on the snow next to them, and Momo came over pushing a cart filled with various types of firewood.

"It's very cold outside. If you haven't cultivated yourself well, you'd better go back and rest..."

"Where are those children?" Su Mingan asked.

"ah?"

"Those children were taken to die."

Mo Mo's face froze for a moment, and he immediately wanted to explain: "We don't want them to die, but we just have no choice..."

"It's okay, I understand." Su Mingan said, "What I mean is, get them back - from now on, you don't need to send these children over again."

The bitter look on Mo Mo's face froze for a moment.

But soon, his facial muscles began to tremble, and he seemed to be very excited:

"You...what do you mean..."

"Call people to the square in the center of the town, everyone." Su Mingan said: "Your town should have a relatively large square, go and call people."

This time, he wanted to try a different angle.

He remembered that it was written in the task prompt that in addition to studying the magic circle himself, he could also push forward the final progress bar by helping others awaken.

So, if the entire town could be awakened, would it help his final process?

Anyway, there are endless opportunities for trial and error, and the key save points have been fixed. As long as he chooses to roll back before the tenth day, he is not afraid of the time passing by and the dead save phenomenon.

Before Anna Xu arrived, this period of time was absolutely safe.

"Okay - I'll go right away!"

Perhaps because he was carried away by excitement, or perhaps because of his absolute trust in the legendary nobleman, Momo did not think carefully about the meaning of Su Mingan's words. He just thought that maybe the nobleman wanted to select a few more children to go back to.

Su Mingan went to the center of the town first.

The square here is a bit like the one in Triri Town, except that the ground is a dirt road, somewhat uneven, and there are varying thicknesses of snow.

He took out the dagger and cut open his palm. Because the area to be awakened this time was very large, he made a few more cuts. The blood flow slowly turned the soil of the square into a pattern of a magic circle.

According to the description in Qin Wang's notebook, after he finished the painting, he carefully modified several places according to the terrain and orientation, and then raised his head.

There was a crowd of people who had just returned from outside and were carrying various farm tools. They were looking at him eagerly and did not dare to say a word.

"Those who want to awaken, please come in." Su Mingan said, "The number of people should be about the same, or they can all come in."

This group of people obviously still had a strong repulsion towards the nobles. Even though he had drawn the magic circle so clearly, no one dared to come in.

Perhaps these people themselves have never heard much about the talent awakening array. After all, they have to do their best to survive.

But soon, Momo was the first to stand in.

He didn't really believe that a magic circle could change the fate of this continent for thousands of years, but he had no choice. After all, it was his hotheadedness that called everyone here.

But soon, he no longer regretted his choice.

After the magic circle emitted light and his originally dim tattoos gradually lit up, he covered his chest and suppressed the shock in his heart.

...it worked.

He had originally awakened his ability, but this time he could not awaken another ability. However, he could clearly feel that his own vitality, which had been dissipating little by little, was being gathered together.

...In other words, he can live longer.

He can have safer and longer-term capabilities.

At the same time, Su Mingan also saw the progress bar representing the overall process, which suddenly jumped to 99.2%.

"I didn't expect that I have quite a talent for research." He smiled.

The magic circle, which originally only acted on the incompetent, unexpectedly had the effect of extending the duration of the ability. And this effect is essentially the same as dispelling impurities in the blood.

This also means that it is completely feasible to transform the magic circle into a magic circle that can dispel the blood of evil dragons.

Qinwang's path... finally seemed to be correct.

This proud scholar's idea was confirmed by Su Mingan on the ninth day after his death.

Su Ming'an wrote down a few points that he had just revised. Still feeling uneasy, he took out Qin Wang's notebook, copied some of the contents, and added them to the end.

While he was recording, other townspeople immediately rushed in as if they were beaten to death, as if they were afraid that they would not be able to stand in the magic circle. You squeezed me and I squeezed you. The excitement in their eyes , all are the desire for life.

...It is indeed the hope of life.

Awakening abilities is, for people like them, the capital they need to survive.

This magic circle is no less than a salvation for them.

The red light comes on.

"Ding dong!"

[Personal identity task·Completed]

[The task has been completed and will be included in the final route evaluation. 】

[*You obtain a key prop: Talent Awakening Bloodline Array (First Edition)]

[(Talent Awakening Bloodline Array): The array modified after a flash of inspiration has reached the final result requirements. Give it to the main army and it can be converted into a perfect clearance route and the main army line.

——"Before the final moment arrived, you successfully brought the future of this continent.\