My Post-Apocalyptic Shelter Levels Up Infinitely!

A long time ago, when Luo You was still a child full of longing for the world, he had seen and heard this sentence more than once from adults or in various extracurricular reading books:

‘The progress of human civilization is always driven by curiosity, with the ultimate goal of finding answers. ’

Luo You can understand curiosity.

Just like his pursuit of foreign languages, that kind of heartfelt pursuit can indeed be the driving force.

Even if there are many setbacks and hardships ahead, we can rely on this driving force to get through it.

But why is the ultimate goal to find answers?

Luo You never thought so.

Just like he hates modern utilitarian education, every parent is telling their children that as long as they study hard, they will get a degree, and a good degree will lead to a well-paid job.

He only likes the process of deciphering foreign languages ​​and enjoys the pleasure of gradually understanding a special culture. The final answer is actually an incidental product.

If the goal were to change the answer, to destroy the alien race and save the future of mankind, this kind of burden would weigh on him, and he would rather jump off the ship now.

Therefore, when he could not find answers or even questions, he felt that the meaning of his life was extremely empty.

So what if you are alive, so what if you are dead.

But now, Sumo suddenly stood up and told him that they were all living for the answer.

And his answer is to have no regrets.

Luo You subconsciously wanted to refute, but for some reason, he didn't know how to refute.

He does have a lot of regrets.

It's a pity that I didn't travel all over the wasteland and see this world that is completely different from the earth.

It’s a pity that I didn’t come into contact with more foreigners and didn’t understand their culture and background stories.

Unfortunately, the level of the route is not high, and I don’t have the superhuman physique like those on the World Channel, so I can’t enjoy the exhilaration of transcending physical limitations.

Pity.

He always looked down upon Lao Zhang, thinking that Lao Zhang was an out-and-out common man.

But then again, isn't he a layman?

It's just that many times, due to some chains of contempt left in human culture, he doesn't dare to express these clichéd goals, always feeling that he will be ridiculed and incomprehensible by others.

This made him subconsciously think that these things were not his regrets or his goals as time went by.

Now exposed by Sumo and nakedly brought up by Sumo, Luo You thought for a while and said:

"Then do you think it's reasonable to pursue pleasure and set some mundane goals as the ultimate goal of life?"

"What's unreasonable?"

Sumo turned around in surprise and leaned against the railing of the deck.

"It's okay if it's on earth, but in the wasteland, why do you still feel that your life goals need to be defined by others?"

"What is cliché and what is elegance? Why do you care so much about other people's opinions?"

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"Lao Zhang, come here."

Sumo stretched out his hand and shouted to Lao Zhang who poked his head out of the stern of the boat.

Lao Zhang quickly wiped his hands cheerfully and walked along the aisle of the cabin. He looked at Luo You who was a little embarrassed in surprise, wondering what the two of them were talking about.

"Mr. Ji, what's wrong?"

“What would you think if someone thinks that your goal of striving just to live a better life is meaningless?”

"I didn't mean that." Luo You quickly denied, but was interrupted by Sumo waving his hand.

"You answer the question."

"I don't have any ideas." Lao Zhang spread his hands and laughed at himself:

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"He thinks it's pointless for me to live a good life. Then I also think it's pointless for human God Su to save the world every day. Tell me how tiring it is."

"Ahem, don't answer questions with questions." Su Mo coughed twice, what are you implying here?

"Actually, I think there are many people like Mr. Ji who have no goals, can't find the motivation to live, and feel that the things they do are meaningless. But this is normal. I read every huge event in the history books. After the change, some people will not be able to accept the various changes in the new world and choose to commit suicide. Now that they have come from the earth to the wasteland, the intensity of this change is simply unprecedented. If we humans on earth had not been influenced by the information explosion, I am afraid that At least one-third of the people will not be able to accept it.”

“But then again, why do some people accept and embrace change?”

"I prefer an answer, that is, they have received clear and definite benefits from this change."

"The slaves at the bottom stood up. They were no longer silent or surrendered. They overthrew the slave owners and lived the free life they dreamed of."

"The high-level deadlock has finally ended, and those politicians who have weathered the storm and remained resilient finally have a place to flex their muscles."

"The frustrated entrepreneurs were not swallowed up by the shadow of failure. They seized the opportunity to rise and found the opportunity to create a century-old enterprise."

"The lost artists found light in the darkness, and countless works were finally seen by the world, blooming with unprecedented artistic light."

It was hard to imagine that this was what Lao Zhang said. Even Luo You, who had always looked down on Lao Zhang, was shocked.

He raised his head blankly and looked at the bearded middle-aged man, as if he had met a new person again.

"Isn't it strange? I used to be a high school history teacher, but you have never asked me."

Lao Zhang scratched his head honestly: "In addition to the types of people I just mentioned, there are many other examples that I won't list one by one. In short, in my opinion, people who feel that their lives are meaningless are often in the process of change. People who later found that their income not only did not increase, but also decreased significantly.”

"Just like Mr. Luo, he is a well-known entrepreneur on earth. He has food, water, children, and a wife who loves him. But after coming to the wasteland, what kind of life is he living now? "

"Then you think I don't want to live because I can't bear the pain?" Luo You stood up angrily.

It is said that intellectuals are really cruel when it comes to scolding others. Lao Zhang, who is usually silent, makes a big move when he takes action.

Luo You always ridiculed Lao Zhang for being a common man, but now people directly said that he didn't want to live because the gap in living standards was too big. He was a remnant of the old era and was not worthy of being on board the ship of the new era.

"Boss Luo, I didn't say that." Lao Zhang shook his head repeatedly: "What I said was only one of the possibilities. Aren't there other possibilities?"

"Then tell me, what other possibilities are there?"

"Uh." Lao Zhang looked at Su Mo with a pleading look. He felt that if he said something wrong again, Luo You might have sex with him.

"You tell me, we are not dealing with the person, Luo You, don't be in a hurry to agree."

Sumo stepped forward, pressed Luo You's shoulders and forced him to sit down.

Seeing this, Lao Zhang continued with confidence: "There are many possibilities. For example, the development context of the old era has been fixed. We only need to move forward step by step without thinking too much about other things. However, all the context of the new era has been fixed." When things are broken and reshaped, some people will naturally be confused and unable to find the way forward.”

"Also, the development dividends of the old era may be aimed at those in their thirties and forties, but the development dividends of the new era are aimed at those in their twenties.

, thirty years old, then forty-year-old people will feel that they have been abandoned by the times and have lost their upward goals in life. "

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Lao Zhang said seven or eight things in a row. Not only did Luo You's temper disappear, but Su Mo's eyes also changed.

Unexpectedly, I just found a guide in the wasteland and found a treasure?

Even if Lao Zhang's awareness and speech ability are brought to Tianyuan territory, he can be regarded as a different kind of talent.

Especially for those confused newcomers, there is absolutely no problem in letting Lao Zhang become a psychological instructor.

"Then which kind do you think Luo You is?"

Su Mo thought for a while, then pointed at Luo You and said directly: "You don't have to be afraid of saying the wrong thing. I guarantee that Luo You will not have any complaints about the answer you gave."

"Boss Luo."

Lao Zhang hesitated and immediately realized that now was his best chance to perform.

Especially after two days of contact, he knew very well that once he went to Somo's territory, given his status and ability, it would be difficult to have such a alone conversation with Somo again.

Now these days on the ship are his only chance to show his value.

"In my opinion, Boss Luo has lost his confidence."

After organizing his words, Lao Zhang said this sentence.

The confidence he talks about is naturally not the confidence to accomplish something, but the confidence in the power to control it.

"The emergence of supernatural forces has caused too many people to lose confidence, especially those who were already very conceited on the earth. The current situation is completely beyond their control and ability."

"They can no longer rekindle their confidence in controlling this power. They are only afraid of the consequences of this power. As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the well rope for ten years!"

"Boss Luo, if I guess correctly, all these thoughts you had recently came about after your leg was bitten off by a frogman, right?"

After the words fell, the two of them looked at Luo You at the same time.

I saw the latter thinking slightly at first, with a slightly tangled expression on his face, and then nodded silently.

"Actually, your current state is the same as Luo Xiang's. You two, father and son, have exactly the same thoughts."

Lao Zhang smiled with emotion and pondered for a moment. Maybe he didn't expect that what he said next would become a wise saying sung by countless people and gods.

Even after hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of years, it still hasn't stopped.

"If the awe and fear of power are greater than the desire, you will lose the confidence to fight."

"What we have to do is not to reduce fear, but to amplify desire!"

Like a morning bell ringing suddenly in a quiet valley, the clear and profound sound penetrated the mist.

Luo You was stunned.

Sumo was also stunned.

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"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first and boil a pot of hot water for you. The tea has gone cold."

Realizing that Luo You and Su Mo had not spoken for a long time, both of them lowered their heads in deep thought. Lao Zhang left the deck with a smile.

Until he left the sight of the two of them, his heart was still beating fast, as if it was about to explode.

He vaguely felt that what he had just said seemed to have touched something, completely breaking and confusing some of the original things.

It was a very special feeling, as if he had accomplished some historical mission that was destined to weigh on him.

It's unclear, the way is unclear.

Anyway, it’s magical, exciting, scary, and inexplicable.

"It's not about reducing fear, it's about amplifying desire."

Luo You murmured, but this actually had nothing to do with the question he originally asked.

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Lao Zhang did not directly answer what the meaning of living is, but instead proposed a new point of view and a new question, thinking that he lost the confidence to live because he was too afraid of power.

Or Lao Zhang has already answered the question, but he answered the solution.

The final answer needs Luo You to find it himself.

And this is probably the correct way to solve the problem.

Use the method given by Lao Zhang to find your own line segment, and then walk the whole way, you can get the final answer.

"Yes, I have never dared to face my fear, I dare not face my own answer!"

Luo You suddenly stood up, he was a little excited, and finally began to understand what Su Mo meant before, and understood the deep meaning of Lao Zhang's expression.

He studied frogmen, but he was not simply interested in the culture and language of frogmen.

But he never dared to admit that he was longing for the power of alien races and the kind of extraordinary superpowers.

This is because from a subconscious point of view, he is very afraid of that kind of power. Perhaps from the moment the false god Tengu appeared, the seed of fear was planted.

This fear is far greater than the desire to control this power.

He is in pain, because he cannot satisfy his desires but cannot change them.

The subconscious is also in pain, because he cannot reduce the fear brought by the false god Tengu.

Especially after being bitten by the frogman some time ago, the torture brought by this double pain has reached the extreme, so that he is about to lose the confidence to live.

However, after thinking about this, Luo You is a little confused again.

Lao Zhang didn't make it clear just now. If you don't reduce fear, how can you magnify your desires?

Do you have to set a desire to become a god, but this completely unrealistic desire seems to be meaningless.

It must be something that you believe in and feel that you can get one day to be considered a desire, right?

"Lord Ji."

"Luo You."

The two said in unison and stopped thinking at the same time.

"You go first."

"You go."

Speaking in unison again, Su Mo was not polite and said directly:

"Let's make an assumption. If all situations are possible, what kind of future do you think is the most attractive for the wasteland?"

"Of course, it is to return to Earth, or restore order, stop disasters, and make this place our second."

Luo You said without thinking, but he stopped before he finished speaking.

"Suppose all situations are possible?"

Whether it is returning to Earth or turning the wasteland into a second Earth, these are the ideas of human survivors in the wasteland at the beginning of the year.

But today, there are indeed many people who do not want to return to that blue planet.

They have discovered new power, new goals, and found a new meaning of life here.

"Yes, you can fantasize freely, don't stick to the current situation."

"If you fantasize freely, then I think it's better not to go back to Earth, just stay in this damn wasteland, we decipher the secrets of aliens, study those strange powers, and let every human have the opportunity to become a god. Let alone disasters, even games have the ability to kill them."

"Such a future may be the most attractive."

Luo You smiled, no longer hiding his true desires and thoughts.

"If something like the Tengu pseudo-god appears in front of me again, I can kill him with a slap."

"You mean. The era of global gods?"

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