Chapter 1498: Live in the Present Moment
After grabbing the spacesuits and Wind Blowing Miss from the Tianmu Base!
Jiangnan drove the exploration vehicle without stopping, rushing toward Wei Sea!
In the car, Nico and Dalei were intimately hugging each other and pecking!
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They weren't even hiding it anymore. If there weren't other people in the car, they'd probably already be at it!
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao's faces were blushing red, too embarrassed to look back!
So Wang Dalei and Nico were in that kind of relationship?
This is the first time we've heard of it?
No wonder things felt off from the start!
Guard against everything, but it's hard to guard against a thief within? The Eagle Kingdom really got the short end of the stick!
Even a Dao Heaven was poached away?
When Nico came, Vini was forced to sit on the car roof. Now watching Nico and Dalei getting intimate, she looked utterly astonished!
Then she pouted in grievance!
(#)ớ₃ờ(#) "We're both prisoners, why can she sit in the car and I can't?"
"And you even gave her the Rabbit Spit Pill I made? You're treating us differently!"
When Jiangnan heard that, he immediately put on a stern face!
(O･᷅◠･᷄) "You little prisoner is demanding treatment now? What? You want to be humiliated too?"
"If you want, come in and sit right here!"
He patted his thigh as he spoke!
Vini shivered, shrank her neck, and continued spitting saliva and rolling pills!
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Nico chuckled lightly!
(ᵔᗜᵔ*) "Uncle Jiang, where are we going? Back to Silver Moon City? I can't wait to be captured and tortured!"
Jiangnan covered his face. A prisoner as cooperative as you? This is a first for me!
"We still need to swing by Wei Sea and Yu Sea, visit each base."
Nico was stunned. So Jiangnan and his group had basically run through every base already?
Then she noticed that the Spit Miss was none other than the Mi Guo doll Vini?
"What exactly are we doing this for?"
Jiangnan's eye twitched. It's already "we" now? Isn't your defection a bit fast?
Wang Dalei grinned: "The seven nations stationed on the moon are in chaos, constant infighting. If this continues, humans will be at each other's throats before we even fight the One-Eyed species."
"Uncle Jiang wants to restrain each faction's actions through this method, getting them to focus on dealing with the One-Eyed rather than fighting each other."
Mentioning the One-Eyed, Nico's face showed a hint of worry!
(O･᷄～･᷅) "Uncle Jiang, this time against the One-Eyed, will we win?"
Jiangnan didn't turn around but rested his chin on his hand and looked out the window!
(ʃƪ͡°◠͡°) "The Eagle Kingdom hasn't encountered the One-Eyed since arriving on the moon, and hasn't explored the Moon Eye either, right?"
Nico nodded: "Yeah, not yet. Are the One-Eyed strong?"
Jiangnan's eyes were deep: "Whether we can win, we'll know at dawn. If we can hold out, there's still a chance..."
"If we can't, then this really will become a war that stakes human destiny."
"People won't unite until the knife is at their throat and blood is drawn."
His words were full of melancholy and helplessness.
Nico knew Jiangnan wasn't optimistic about this war.
But she also recalled what Bige had said to her earlier.
"If humans win, but the post-war world is one without Hua Xia's place..."
"Would you still want such a world?"
At that, the atmosphere in the car grew heavy.
Race, nation, sense of belonging—these are things carved into everyone's bones since birth.
If after this war, Hua Xia disappears from the world, then what are all these painstaking efforts for?
Useless effort? If in the end it's all for nothing...
What's the meaning?
Jiangnan paused, looked out at the Blue Planet for a long time, and finally said calmly:
"Yes! Why not? Hua Xia people are people, people of other nations are also people. They all have parents, families, their own lives. Cut the palm, the same red blood flows out."
"Indeed! National camps, belonging, barriers—these are topics that can never be avoided. But we share one name: Human!"
"If everyone only cares for themselves, humanity wouldn't have survived this long."
"I think that when the ancient Su ancestors fought bloodily, charged onto the battlefield, and gave their lives for the same goal, at that moment they weren't thinking about whether their own nation would still exist after the war."
"They just wanted to win. That simple."
When Xiao Di went back 127 times and gave her life for it, when Yu Shen sat in the formation and bet everything on the future...
They weren't thinking about themselves, not about their homeland, but about humanity's common goal: to win.
It's just that the current era's progress is still too primitive compared to the ancient Su era.
Each camp is still stuck in the small self, not yet jumping out of the circle to rise to the great self.
Everything needs a process of change.
Since ancient times, breaking the status quo and achieving transformation has always required a catalyst.
And to get that catalyst, humanity will pay a price. Jiangnan just hopes the price isn't too painful, that they can bear it.
Presumably, Xiao Di and Yu Shen's era also went through something similar.
Jiangnan stretched hard: "Of course, I'll do my best to prevent that from happening."
"After all, Hua Xia's heritage is so long; it can't just end with us."
"But the most important thing isn't the outcome. It's what we do along the way, right?"
"Who cares about the future? I, Jiangnan, only live in this present second. I do what I can, carry what I must, and don't let my future self regret."
"As for the rest... let future generations judge."
At this moment, Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao stared at Jiangnan in surprise.
It was as if the man before them was no longer the joking, mischievous little troublemaker.
But a leader capable of carrying the sky.
Little Nan hasn't changed; he's been changing all along.
He doesn't say it often, but that doesn't mean he doesn't think. In fact, he thinks more than anyone.
Wasn't Jiangnan anxious? The One-Eyed are so strong, and humans are here fighting each other in a mess?
He was anxious! But it was useless. Jiangnan was just one among billions; he couldn't change everyone's concepts or ideas.
But even in a critical situation, you have to slow down.
If you take too big a step, you'll tear your crotch.
Nico looked at Jiangnan in surprise, then smiled!
(∗❛ั◡❛ั) "That's the answer I wanted to hear. Suddenly I'm not so worried anymore."
Maybe Nico thought Bige was wrong before, but there was a little truth.
After hearing what Jiangnan said, she understood.
It wasn't that Bige was wrong; he just hadn't stepped out of his own circle. His ambitions were too small, not as high as Jiangnan's.
Jiangnan smirked: (乛˘乛๑) "You'd better worry about whether you can withstand the brutal torture before dawn!"
Wang Dalei's smile gradually twisted, and two blushes flew onto Nico's pretty face!
(*////◡////*) "You're so naughty~"
Xia Yao giggled!
(˵ಡ.̫ಡ˵) "When did Bad Guy Jiang become Philosopher Jiang? You were a bit handsome just now~"
Jiangnan looked proud: (︶ꇴ︶。) "Nonsense! I'm..."
(๑ὅ◡ὅ) "Ah, I know, I know—always handsome, just especially handsome just now, okay?"
Zhong Yingxue lovingly patted Jiangnan's head!
(๑⁼̴◡⁼̴)ھ "Mm-hmm, Little Nan is the handsomest."
Vini, spitting spit on the roof, was also replaying Jiangnan's words, looking a bit lost.
Compared to the endless dirty tricks and small moves of the various nations, what Jiangnan was doing really was maintaining the situation.
Could Jiang the Devil actually have a good side?
But having stolen everyone's spacesuits, should she still thank him?
(∗*⁰͈꒨⁰͈) "Oh! Shenwu Base of Wei Sea is here! Spatial fluctuations? Working Sakura is here too, right?"
Wang Dalei's expression turned serious: "How are you going to handle the Hong Guo base here?"
"Never mind Qian Benying, but Yamada Musashi is a real figure. They say his sword is faster than teleportation."
Jiangnan was stunned. A sword faster than teleportation? Must be bragging, right?
(͡°͜ʖ͡°) "Hehe! Whatever, they're old friends. Why steal? We'll just ask them for it directly!"
With that, he kicked the door open, and the exploration vehicle headed straight for Shenwu Base!
Everyone's eyes went wide!
Hey hey hey!
No way!
You're a bit too arrogant here?
Ask them for spacesuits? They'll cut you down for sure!
...
Inside Shenwu Base!
Liuhua had worked all day and finally got to rest. She quickly ran to a shelf and sat cross-legged on the floor.
She looked left and right, then furtively pulled two compressed energy bars from her pocket!
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She had limited rations on this trip. To last longer, she could only eat one bar per meal.
But she had snuck an extra one while picking up food earlier!
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"Hehe~ Should I eat the cheese-flavored one, or the strawberry-flavored one?"
"Of course, I'll eat both! I'm not a kid anymore!"
Carefully tearing the packaging, she licked up all the crumbs that fell into the corners.
Then she opened her mouth wide, a blissful expression on her face, holding both bars about to bite—
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Jiangnan's exploration vehicle suddenly appeared right in front of Liuhua, pulling a 360° stylish drift stop!
The tires scraped the ground, kicking up a huge cloud of moon dust!
Liuhua, her mouth just open, watched wide-eyed as a wave of moon dust splashed toward her!
In an instant, she was covered in dust like a little dirt person!
Her open mouth was full of dirt, and both energy bars were covered in moon dust!
Liuhua: !!!
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"Ahhh! My lunch! Ptooey! Bleh bleh!"
She was frozen in place, utterly despairing!
Jiangnan teleported out of the car and looked at Liuhua sitting on the ground with a mouthful of dirt, disgusted!
He grabbed the antenna hair on top of her head and pulled her up!
"How did Working Sakura raise you? Look at this kid—starving, already eating dirt!"
Liuhua: ???