"Game of Gods"

(This is the beginning of the new book. Just give it a try and let everyone evaluate it.)

The sun was shining brightly in the morning. He came to the city from his hometown and had a bowl of rice noodles at a roadside shop. The most authentic way to eat it was of course the pot roast beef with just a little soup. He had nothing to do and walked along the Liangjiang River from Yangqiao. Four Lakes, saw the Sun and Moon Twin Towers, and took a walk in Xiangshan Park at noon.

My friend's flight was at 8 o'clock, and Liangjiang Airport was in Lingui. It took time to get there, and we didn't know if the plane would be delayed. We agreed to go together to enjoy the scenery on the back of the twenty-yuan note. Although I am a local, I have never been there.

The misty rain on the Lijiang River is indeed better in spring. It really doesn't work. Come here in October, when the sweet-scented osmanthus blooms, and the whole street is fragrant. I just picked this time.

In the evening, he came out of the pedestrian street, walked across the road, and walked straight to the Jingjiang Prince's Mansion. However, the place he wanted to go to was the East-West Alley, and he had never taken a good stroll. The yellow lights of the Japanese food shop reflected on the floor tiles, the revolving hotpot restaurant was full of people, bustling with people, the daughter was riding on the neck of the father, the shop assistant on the roadside was shouting, and the couple holding hands... wanted a girlfriend.

I walked and walked, but I didn’t want to buy anything in particular. I had already eaten at the pedestrian street food court, which was really annoying.

As he walked around the corner, he saw a girl, perhaps a better lady, with long wavy hair parted diagonally, delicate and three-dimensional facial features, a tall figure, and a plump bust. She must have been in the gym often, with a waist, perky hips, and wide Holding a brimmed hat in his hand, sunglasses hanging on a V-neck slanted shoulder shirt, and a beige waist-length skirt that reaches his knees, it is indispensable to think of dozens of men on WeChat who are willing to become ATMs.

Promise me not to be a licker, okay? Thinking of these words, he suddenly laughed.

Although I like it very much, people need to be self-aware. I am probably considered tall in this southern city. If you look at me as a northerner, I am not a handsome guy. Of course, maybe it is okay to dress up and have a hairstyle. Not every It was thinning, cutting short, and changing clothes every time, instead of just putting on clothes casually. Apart from taking a second look, he didn't have any unrealistic ideas.

"handsome guy."

When he heard the woman's greeting, his first action was to get out of the way and then looked back. He saw no one behind him, but there were two girls further away. They were looking at the paintings on the wall.

The woman said: "I called you."

"Me?" He pointed at himself and received a nod from the woman. Instead of being happy, he became vigilant. If you show courtesy for nothing, you are committing adultery or stealing. He doesn't want tea, doesn't buy financial management, doesn't believe in religion, and doesn't play futures. The rules of MLM are very clear. It’s nothing more than the development of Beibu Gulf. Do you want to speak a few dialects? MLM does not attract local people.

The woman said, "Excuse me, I want to ask a few questions."

"Yeah." He was happy because she was a beautiful woman.

"Do you believe in gods and monsters?"

His expression was a little confused. How could there be such a problem? He slowly shook his head: "I don't believe it."

"Why?"

"There is no reason." He smiled, "Believe in science and oppose superstition."

"Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist."

"If you say so, then you can have anything..." He thought for a moment and then said, "I have never encountered anything like this. Most people will not believe it."

The woman asked again: "Have you ever told your fortune?"

"Not really." He said, "I think fortune telling... well, scams and scams? They are all empty words that anyone would think is what they say. But upon closer inspection, they actually say nothing. That's why. There is a saying that if there is faith, there will be nothing. If Jiang Taigong fishes with a straight hook, those who are willing will take the bait."

He has seen too many Guan Gong, the God of Wealth, Buddha, and Arhats living together in one place. He has also seen things like bringing Guanyin and shouting for God’s blessing. Most of the so-called beliefs are just people’s self-comfort. Only by asking for blessings can the wealth be kept safe. Which one? Tell me who I believe, it’s really pragmatism.

However, even though I don’t believe it, I have always kept a respectful distance from the things that the gods talk about. I don’t believe in or get close to them, but I will not criticize them with a sane attitude: you dregs of the old society, you can be regarded as worshiping ghosts and gods. Stay away.

For things that you don’t understand, for things that are agreed upon by convention, like the realgar and calamus mugwort on the Dragon Boat Festival, and don’t go out at night in July and a half, if you don’t understand the reason, it’s enough to just do everything in a step-by-step manner, and it’s time to worship. To worship, those who should observe it should observe it.

The woman continued to ask: "Have you read Journey to the West?"

"I've seen it," he said, "I watch it every summer vacation."

"A Chinese Ghost Story?"

"Which one are you asking?"

"A Chinese Ghost Story: The Demonic Way, is Wang Zuxian's Nie Xiaoqian beautiful?"

"pretty."

The woman suddenly said: "She is beautiful, or am I beautiful?"

His voice was stuck.

"Have you seen the Cthulhu Mythos?"

"Have seen a little bit."

"Read that sentence."

"What words?"

"It seems to me that the most merciful thing in the world is man's inability to connect all that he thinks through."

"The place we live in is a peaceful island of ignorance in the endless vastness of darkness, but that doesn't mean we have to sail away."

"Scientific exploration in each field has followed its own direction of development and has not harmed us so far; but one day when we can really piece together all the fragmented knowledge, the real world that will unfold before us and the human beings in it will The situation will drive us either into madness or to escape from the terrible light into a new era of tranquility and darkness."

"Seen."

"Any ideas?"

"No idea." He asked, "What exactly do you want to say?"

The woman smiled: "What about special powers? Super powers, do you believe it?"

He shook his head.

"Super powers really exist."

"You have?"

"have."

"Can you let me see it?" He laughed, "What kind of superpower?"

"Electricity." The woman snapped her fingers towards a store on one side, and that store suddenly turned dark. She raised her hand, and all the surrounding stores turned black, including the street lights. There were toes all around, and only the moonlight cast silver on the floor tiles. Hui.

The woman asked: "Do you believe it now?"

He said: "I've seen...what's that one called? Yes, "The Truman Show." And aren't there many spoof shows in the United States? I've also seen a few."

The woman said to herself: "The story happened in the 20s. The first person in our country had superpowers. His superpower was to control fire. I don't know if it was a coincidence or whether he could use fire and become a human being." It is an important symbol to distinguish other living things on the earth, and the same is true for supernatural civilization..."

He asked: "Since it has supernatural powers, it must be very powerful. Why is there still the Eight-Nation Allied Forces invading China, as well as the September 18th Incident and what happened next?"

The woman explained: "Having superpowers only means having an extraordinary ability, which does not mean that you are very powerful. Some people's superpowers can only turn a stone into bread, and there is only one chance a day. Some people's superpowers can make people feel chest tight. , other than that, it has no other use. At that time, his power was too weak to do anything, but today he has become very powerful, with the highest level of superpower. It is better to say that he no longer needs a level at this level. His nickname is Puro. Michus.”

"What level are you at?"

"fourth."

He nodded: "I don't understand."

"I don't understand why you are nodding?" the woman complained, "Don't think that the fourth level is very low. The highest level is level five. The level above depends on the record. There are only fifty in the whole world."

"Is Level 5 strong?"

"It's better to say super strong."

He said: "If I had super strength, I would definitely conquer the world."

"Do you know how powerful modern weapons are?" the woman said. "Even us superpowers must obey the government's jurisdiction. Of course, the treatment is not bad. There is no need to rebel."

"I know a little bit." He still knew a little bit about military knowledge. "I've always wanted to ask a question."

"Just ask."

He said: "The Prometheus you just mentioned, since he is from our country, why is he called Prometheus and not Vulcan Zhurong or something like that?"

"What you said makes sense." The woman said, "I want to think about how to put it. Although the first superpower appeared in our country, the development of superpowers was faster abroad. You know, what the government of the Republic of China was like, the four Five years of victory in the Anti-Japanese War was followed by the Liberation War and another ten years of turmoil.”

"It makes sense." He asked, "If there is a supernatural power, why don't the general public know about it? There must be a few people who have seen it, but they have never heard of it."

"No matter how big or small your ability is, as long as you have superpowers, you will get a confidentiality fee. You will get the money every month and you will not be allowed to use it in front of outsiders."

"Why should the higher-ups do such things? Can't they be known to others?"

"I don't know the specifics... I'll think about it again." The woman said, "Some people get superpowers because they were not burned to death in a fire, or were electrocuted but not electrocuted. If people know about it and many people try it, The higher-ups must be worried about social unrest.”

The woman continued: "I remember watching animations and TV series when I was a child. The TV stations dared to broadcast anything. Look at what children watch nowadays? Pleasant Goat, Big Bear II, Tom and Jerry are probably not allowed to be broadcast now, they are so violent. Especially There are various kinds of harmony in any game. Blood can’t be red, it can only be green, there can’t be skeletons, there are only zombies and grave bags... You should understand this.”

"I understand, I really understand." He almost burst into tears.

"Any question?"

"I remember that we used to see UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster, and ghosts every day. Now everyone has mobile phones and can take pictures at will. Why have these things disappeared?"

"Everything you say is false. A few people with super powers are real. Some people post on the Internet that they have super powers. Do you believe it? If it gets too big, I will delete the post. The country does not allow mass media reports, and all companies have warned Yes, just take care of this." The woman said, "I suddenly remembered that there used to be a program called "Into Science", and there were many messy pictures on the Internet. Do you think it is really that simple?"

"It seems that there is no flaw at all, but I really don't believe it." He said, "It's such a secret. What did you tell me to do? Since no one can know it, why did you tell me? Or is it because I have superpowers? But why didn't I discover it?"

The woman smiled slightly: "I saw it."

He asked: "What did you see?"

"No need to pretend," the woman said, "It's the underground passage of Jiefang Bridge."

His expression darkened.

PS: I find it very difficult to be original. I have no idea what to write. I hate naming names, including the title of the book. I haven’t thought of the main character’s powers yet.

PS: I’ll write a fantasy beginning tomorrow, and we’ll talk about it the next day. Let’s wait two days.