Chapter 1227: The Stubborn One
The group followed Qian Wu into the room, while Earth Dog stood at the door with a reluctant expression.
Chu Tianqiu thought for a moment, then found a chair in the room and sat down.
After all, he and Zhang Shan both needed to go to the "Train Head". At this moment, the best method was to wait for Qian Wu's "Twin Flowers" to succeed, then go along with Zhang Shan and Qiao Jiajin. This way, he could one hundred percent reach the "Train Head" and then reunite with Qi Xia.
Speaking of Qi Xia, Chu Tianqiu was startled. Now that Qiao Jiajin had already acted alone, wouldn't Qi Xia encounter danger on his end?
Qian Wu told the two to sit cross-legged and relax on the ground, then began to explain the precautions.
He said that "Twin Flowers" after all replicates the body, but a body strengthened by "Heavenly Vigor" had almost transcended the category of the human body, making replication time-consuming and difficult.
Before the replication was completely successful, the two needed to remain as still as possible. After hearing this, both nodded.
Qin Dingdong told everyone that she had other matters to attend to. Without waiting for the others to urge her to stay, she left the room and blended into the numerous "Participants" wandering outside, disappearing from sight immediately.
Earth Rat took the opportunity to come to the door and stood face to face with Earth Dog.
As soon as Earth Dog saw this shifty-eyed face, he felt annoyed and naturally didn't want to pay attention, but Earth Rat was clearly very interested in him. No matter how Earth Dog dodged his gaze, Earth Rat kept staring into his eyes.
"Hey, Fence-sitting Dog," called Earth Rat.
"Who the hell is Fence-sitting Dog?" Earth Dog retorted.
"Don't be so sure. As soon as I call you 'Fence-sitting Dog', you instantly feel like one of us," Earth Rat said with a smile. "Dog leader, things have come to this point. Why not just join us directly? The hat of 'rebel' has already been put on you. How can you not be tempted by the identity of a 'rebel'?"
"I'm not joining. Don't talk nonsense," Earth Dog said, glancing towards the door with a cautious expression. "Everything I'm doing now is under coercion. If I'm discovered, I know nothing."
"What a coincidence, leader," Earth Rat laughed even more happily. "I'm also under coercion! With words like that, who would willingly 'rebel' here?"
"You..." Earth Dog looked at Earth Rat with a mix of doubt and suspicion. "Where the hell do you look coerced? You've already started recruiting teammates... Do you think I'm stupid?"
"Being 'coerced' is a very subjective matter," Earth Rat said with a smile. "As long as I say I'm coerced, no one can prove that I'm voluntary. Don't you think?"
"Get lost," Earth Dog waved his hand. "I definitely can't join. Everyone on this 'Train' knows that hanging out with you is bound to bring bad consequences."
"I understand, I understand." Earth Rat nodded. "After all, I have a reputation. Everyone knows what kind of person I am, but they misunderstand me. I'm actually very sincere."
"What 'reputation'? That's called notoriety." Earth Dog snorted. "We're just two-faced on the surface, actually afraid of death, but you really mean it... If you really rebel against Azure Dragon and Celestial Dragon, even several lives won't be enough. Do you call that 'sincerity'?"
After hearing this, Earth Rat reached out and smoothed the whiskers on both sides of his mouth. "Leader, I dare not say about sincerity, but just now you led us in through the door. Many 'Zodiac' around saw it. How are you going to prove that you were coerced?"
"I..." Earth Dog paused. "I don't care. Anyway, being 'coerced' is very subjective. If I say I'm coerced, then I'm coerced."
"You are truly a good dog with human understanding," Earth Rat said. "You learn things really fast."
"What does it have to do with you whether I learn fast or not?" Earth Dog shot Earth Rat a glare. "Even if you've made such a big show, now you still look like a mess of sand. You even need to recruit 'rebellion' candidates on the spot. I don't need to tell you how high the success rate is, do I?"
"That's not right," Earth Rat said. "Dog leader, didn't you just say that many of our things look like they were planned from the beginning?"
"So what?"
"The leader of this 'rebellion' is not me, but White Sheep," Earth Rat said. "Otherwise, who else would dare to make such a big show on the 'Train'?"
"White Sheep..." Earth Dog paused and pouted. "What about White Sheep? I think White Sheep is just hyped up to the sky. It's just that I don't have enough time. If I had a lot of time, I could do these things too. White Sheep is nothing to me."
"Leader... do you usually just blurt out your dreams like this?" Earth Rat asked with wide, innocent eyes. "Which sentence do people usually start laughing at after hearing that?"
"If you don't believe me, fine," Earth Dog said grumpily. "Am I the only one who thinks White Sheep is asking for death? I'm really laughing to death. You've all been brainwashed. You don't even want to live your days properly on the 'Train'."
After hearing this, Earth Rat looked at Earth Dog with an especially sympathetic gaze. After all, people who pretend to sleep can never be awakened in this world. But many times, one has to admit that Earth Dog's personality is not uncommon in the world.
They always want to show off their uniqueness, liking to start sentences with "Am I the only one". They don't like to acknowledge others' strengths, nor do they like to face their own shortcomings.
Over time, they find it difficult to learn better qualities and also cannot reflect on their own problems, thus gradually falling into a vicious cycle and a fixed mindset.
"Admitting that others are stronger than oneself... is very difficult in many situations, isn't it?"
One sentence left Earth Dog speechless.
Earth Rat shook his head and said further: "Even if the games designed by White Sheep earn your monthly income in a day and kill your monthly headcount performance, he has helped many 'Earth Grade' design games, making many 'Earth Grade' loyal to him, and now he is the leading figure of all 'Participants'. Even so... is it logical that he is still inferior to you in every aspect?"
"I admit, I admit that White Sheep does have a trace of merit," Earth Dog shrugged. "But he didn't help me design games. How do I know his level? Do I need to worship someone I'm not familiar with?"
"Forget it." For the first time, Earth Rat felt that the differences between people could be so vast. He could only shake his head. "Dog leader, even if you now cry and beg to 'rebel', we won't acknowledge you as one of us."
"Whatever. As if I really want to rebel," Earth Dog pouted. "I never cared anyway."
Earth Rat turned around and saw that Qian Wu's "Twin Flowers" had already begun to activate. Qiao Jiajin's body started to slowly expand like a balloon.