Chapter 1518: The Most Important Thing in Life! (part 2)
"Nightless City’ is no joke.
Show no mercy to others, for the sake of your own life—this is a rule everyone in the ‘Nightless City’ follows.
Because those who don’t, are dead.
Even if a few manage to escape occasionally.
They know what to do.
Therefore, Euler was surprised by Lauren Delder’s kindness and instinctively guessed that Lauren Delder might have an ulterior motive.
And now was no exception.
"No.”
Euler shook his head, speaking in an almost indifferent tone.
"It’s better if you don’t.”"If you do, don’t speak it aloud, I’m not good at counseling people, nor do I intend to counsel you.”
"I just want to tell you one thing: don’t be too arrogant, recognize yourself clearly. Once you realize how foolish, cowardly, and mundane you are, you’ll live happily.”
Lauren Delder shrugged with a relieved smile.
"Are you talking about yourself?”
Euler asked.
Lauren Delder’s smile stiffened.
"No, I was talking about a friend.”
Lauren Delder emphasized.
Was it that obvious?
I clearly didn’t mention myself, did I?
Lauren Delder pondered in confusion.
Watching Lauren Delder’s somewhat dim-witted expression, Euler inexplicably, suddenly felt better.
If someone like Lauren Delder can survive strongly,
Why can’t he?
Lag is dead.
His brother, teacher, father is dead.
Killed by Jing’s conspiracy.
Then he should just kill ‘Jing’ in return.
Why wallow in melancholy here?
What use is such melancholy?
In a flash, Euler understood everything.
It wasn’t that he didn’t understand before.
He was just entangled.
And now, the entanglement was gone.
There was only the decisiveness of a ‘Nightless City’ resident left.
He gave Lauren Delder’s shoulder a firm pat.
"Thank you.”
Euler expressed his gratitude, then quickened his steps.
Being the Leader of the Freedom Army’s 29th district, how could he fall behind inside the Freedom Army’s base?
Lauren Delder frowned.
For some reason, Euler’s look and gratitude just now always made him feel insulted.
A very serious one.
But what exactly, Lauren Delder couldn’t put his finger on it.
Scratching his half-transparent scalp, Lauren Delder sidled up to the ‘old man’.
"Am I a bit stupid?”
He asked the ‘old man’.
"Be confident, drop the ‘a bit’.”
The ‘old man’ replied earnestly.
"I…”
Lauren Delder instinctively was about to get angry but in the end, he sighed and mumbled to himself.
"Stupid is as stupid does.”
"Anyway, I’m often not that smart.”
"You spoke the truth.”
"But Jason also said, foolish people have good fortune.”
Saying so, Lauren Delder beamed again.
Such a look made the ‘old man’, Euler, Andek look at him sideways.
Even Jason gave Lauren Delder an extra glance.
For no particular reason.
Just being able to reconcile with oneself is enough to draw attention.
In this world, who is the most important person?
Parents? Spouse and children? Siblings? Friends?
None of them.
You, yourself, are the most important.
Whether parents, spouse, children, siblings, or friends, they all extend from ‘yourself’.
Your subjective emotions will affect your attitude towards parents, spouse, children, siblings, and friends.
When subjective emotions are positive, everything is beautiful.
When subjective emotions are negative, everything is terrible.
You are the master of it all.
So, reconciling with yourself is crucial.
Because your emotions fluctuate with time and environment.
Such fluctuations will give rise to laziness, greed, jealousy, anger, arrogance, lust, etc.
Some can be obtained.
Some?
Ultimately unobtainable.
It’s not that you can get everything just by working hard.
It’s that only by working hard do you have a chance to get everything.
At the same time, this chance is approximately equal to 0.
It’s very difficult.
And this is what Jason had to face when he was in his ‘hometown’.
Sometimes, under certain circumstances, it’s even more miserable.
Because…
Loans.
Mortgage and car loan are basic.
Huabei and Jiebai are inevitable.
Mid-level, high-level?
Forget about it.
Because it’s just the basics, inevitably it becomes a chain, making the people in ‘hometown’ unable to catch their breath.
Jason has a friend who owes the bank money every time he opens his eyes, yet he always smiles and laughs, eats and drinks when he should, goes out for scenes, works out, and boxes when there’s nothing to do, and goes for tea or drinks when free, sometimes calling him to play murder mystery games. ℞Á₦Ɵ𐌱ΕṠ
He was puzzled as to why this friend of his was so happy.
He even asked him.
And this friend answered like this—
"A sad day is a day, a happy day is also a day, why not be happier?”
"Most things in the world are self-inflicted worries, desires that cannot be fulfilled.”
"So, after I lowered my desires, I had no worries.”
"I neither pursue brand names nor luxury, nor do I pursue being superior.”
"I just look for delicious food every day, how could I not be happy?”
Jason remembered the answer.
Because he thought it made a lot of sense.
In fact, he is doing the same thing now.
Yeah.
What could be better than food?
Good mood, indeed.
As for not seeking advancement?
His friend also said something that he remembered even more—
"This world exists because of me, by the time I die, when I close my eyes, everything will cease to exist.”
When he said this, his friend was holding a bottle of Snowflake Pure.
The chilled Snowflake Pure had just been opened, white froth kept bubbling out, his friend took a gulp, wiped the foam away, then picked up a skewer of lamb, ate two pieces, and continued speaking.
"In my world, I am the Protagonist, everyone else is just supporting cast.”
"Their existence is just to make me feel less lonely.”
After saying that, his friend picked up another big kidney skewer.
The kind with crispy skin from being grilled.
Covered with cumin and chili powder.
His friend was eating with oil all over his face.
Then he picked up a bowl of stir-fried instant noodles and said again.
"I don’t care how others see me because as long as I want, I can make anyone disappear from my heart, as if they never appeared.”
"So, I am happy every day.”
Listening to his friend, Jason thought at the time that this guy was just showing off.
And now?
Still thinks so.
Because—
"What about your parents? Your dog? Your cat? Your other dog?”
That’s what Jason asked then.
After asking, the previously composed “I’m the master of my world” fellow turned alarmed.
"Hurry up and eat, even skewers can’t shut your mouth.”
Then he ordered twenty more skewers.
He was treating that day.
His friend ordered dishes four or five times in a row.
He watched with a grin as the guy finished eating and then paid the bill.
The next day, he heard his friend got gastroenteritis and was running to the bathroom frequently.
He laughed.
Very happily.
Every time he ate with that guy, he loved hearing him talk about those grand but irrelevant philosophies, and then seeing him uncomfortable after eating.
However, what that guy said, though irrelevant.
Sometimes, it still made some sense.
For example: Everyone is the Protagonist in their own world.
In this world, you are the master of its evolution.
Other people?
They’re just supporting characters.
Phew!
Jason took a deep breath, drawing his thoughts back to the ‘Nightless City’.
At this moment, the elevator had just arrived at the 30th floor.
The door opened.
Andek spoke.
"In front is ‘Jing’s’ bedroom, there’s equipment inside connecting to ‘Uptown’, do you need me to help you set it up?”
Andek said this while walking inside.
Jason followed.
However, once inside the room, Jason didn’t look at the obvious screen.
Instead, he looked at a corner of the room.