Chapter 3110: The Beautified Man
Xu Huo stood in front of these projections for so long that the simulacrum came over to urge him along. After all, the visiting time was limited; if he didn't hurry, he wouldn't be able to see everything else.
Xu Huo had already scanned the exhibition hall when he entered. He wasn't very interested in the other items, including the literary poems and the books covering various fields that he had dabbled in.
A person with high intelligence and abundant energy could pick up anything in life with ease and accomplish a great many things. The exhibition hall only displayed a small portion of his works; a much larger part was placed in his theme park dedicated to his wife.
"He really doesn't get tired." After browsing through those books, one player had only one feeling—there really was every type of book, including obscure and difficult physics research, as well as chemistry, medicine, and even pharmacology. There were also some notes on his research into the Perfect Potion, though in the end, he hadn't achieved any results.
"How else would he be a genius?" another person said. "Just seeing the names of these books makes me want to sleep. Can you understand them? The ones about making the Perfect Potion?"
"If I could understand them, why would I still be a player? I would have long become a guest of honor at an A-level wormhole point. Besides, if Mr. Carmen had actually developed the Perfect Potion, wouldn't the Field family's tails be wagging to the sky? Why would they still be holed up here?"
There were many people discussing Carmen, but very few talked about the Field family. Some players held the Field family in contempt, their words laced with mockery.
Xu Huo followed the crowd out of the exhibition hall, casually bought a souvenir, and then headed to the next stop—the City Garden.
The City Garden was planted with rare plants from other districts. A small portion had been brought back by Carmen during his lifetime, but most were later acquired by the district government. After all, a dedicated garden required careful arrangement. Once plants evolved, they could easily go wild if not watched, and different plants competing for nutrients somehow ended up growing neatly.
"...Mr. Carmen had a particular fondness for humanoid plants for a time. So, as you can see, the flowers or roots of the plants in this area often have human features. For example, this Nose Flower hangs down like a human nose. And the Beauty Head—its bud looks like a perfect skull, with its dangling roots resembling glossy long hair. From a distance, it's very deceptive..." The simulacrum patted the flowering tree as it spoke, and it seemed as if a whole tree full of long-haired heads turned in unison. "When this flower feels threatened, it turns its back. What we saw just now was its front; now we're seeing its back."
The front looked like the back of a human head, and the back wasn't much better—it was a mess, like an abstract painting with facial features randomly stitched together.
Overall, it was more horrifying than beautiful.
But because Carmen had chosen it, many people liked it. Some even brought the Beauty Heads they grew at home to compare with the ones in the garden and asked for planting tips.
Besides these, there were flowers that looked like human ears, skulls, two rows of teeth, or a pair of eyeballs... In short, aside from internal organs, the garden had basically assembled all the basic features of a human.
Regardless, a large patch of flowers shaped like feet hanging in midair was still quite impactful.
Some birds were also raised in the garden. A few talking ones would pick out beautiful feathers to give to passing visitors.
"Does it have that many feathers to give away?" a tourist couldn't help but ask.
"It doesn't give away its own," a local explained. "It picks up feathers from other birds to give away. My cousin was lucky last time and got a Golden Feather Plume!"
"It's mastered the art of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha," the tourists said with friendly laughter.
Xu Huo looked at these human-like plants and felt that the Battle Angel might have been inspired by them, since the "Teeth" and "Eyes" he had obtained were also such components.
Afterward, he visited the buildings designed by Carmen and finally went to the theme park.
The park only publicly displayed a few of Carmen's letters to his first wife. The rest were mostly special gifts, along with some unique formal wear and accessories.
"From the gifts Mr. Carmen chose at different times, it can be seen that his aesthetic also underwent significant changes," the simulacrum said with a smile. "In his youth, Mr. Carmen loved bright and intense colors, including his clothing at the time. However, some say this was influenced by his first wife, Ms. Noririn, because she loved bright colors, and Mr. Carmen loved her enough to share her tastes."
"But this epic romance didn't last long. Ms. Noririn soon passed away due to degeneration issues. Mr. Carmen wore plain clothes for a long time after that, and it was from this point that his dressing style began to favor simplicity."
"Much later, Mr. Carmen married his second wife. By then, his fame was no longer limited to our district. Geniuses from many other districts came to exchange evolution insights with him, including many of his admirers. Some would pursue him fiercely, and a few even committed suicide when their affections were unrequited."
"Of course, extreme behavior is not advisable, but it's enough to prove Mr. Carmen's personal charm."
"It's a pity we were born too late; otherwise, we might have seen such a spectacle." Both men and women, guided by the simulacrum's narration, fantasized about Carmen Field's past, and the man became even more perfect in their imaginations.
"Why is Mr. Carmen called the Morning Star?" someone asked loudly.
"That's a good question," the simulacrum said. "This brings us to an attack that District 001 suffered many years ago. At the time, District 001 was on the verge of collapse. Mr. Carmen was already traveling abroad, and even the Field family couldn't find him. When the district's last elite players were fighting a desperate battle, Mr. Carmen returned like a divine soldier descending from heaven, accompanied by friends he had made in other districts. A team of fewer than thirty people turned the tide, not only completely repelling the invaders but also securing hefty compensation and making the invaders pay a heavy price."
"Mr. Carmen was like a star piercing through the darkness, bringing light to District 001. Therefore, the district government, after a district-wide vote, bestowed this title upon him."
The tourists listened with great interest. Some, lost in the moment, couldn't help but ask, "And what about Mr. Carmen's friends? Did they also die in battle with him?"
The simulacrum's smile remained unchanged. "Since the main battlefield wasn't in District 001, and many other districts collapsed, the specific details are unclear to outsiders. I also have no way of knowing the exact course of events."