Su Lin used to like the dragon clan very much, not only him, but also several of his friends.
When they were in high school, on the way home from school after evening study every day, they often discussed what kind of plot developments would happen to Dragon Clan next, and how long the author who liked to delay updates would delay this time.
The most interesting thing is that when the character of Ryuzo Eri appeared, a friend thought that the protagonist could finally find a way out of being single.
During the break, he was so excited while talking that it seemed like he was about to find his partner.
As a result, I secretly watched the ending during class, and when I was caught by the teacher, I had tears on my face.
"The desire to be extraordinary is a fantasy shared by teenagers and even adults."
Walking along the white jade steps, the two were heading towards the top of the mountain along another path.
Occasionally they would come across a spiritual fruit tree, and Su Lin would pick a few to share with Lu Mingfei.
Sweet and refreshing juice oozes out from the gap in the fruit. Lu Mingfei swears that he has never eaten such delicious fruit.
“Crunch, crunch.” Lu Mingfei swallowed the fruit whole without spitting out the core. “But, I’ve long passed that stage. If possible, I just want to live a peaceful and stable life.”
"Really? I've been in this period."
Su Lin spat out a fruit core the size of a jujube kernel, and at the same time picked up a magical herb with many crystal clear fruits densely packed on it from the ground, put it in his mouth and squeezed it, leaving behind a thin and soft stem.
"Because if I could become extraordinary, life wouldn't be so hard, and I wouldn't have to be exploited by those capitalists for money."
Lu Mingfei, who was imitating Su Lin's actions and looking for the same spiritual plant on the roadside, was stunned when he heard this.
“That’s a pretty true reason.”
Su Lin smiled helplessly.
"Otherwise, do you think it's to save the world or to be the center of attention?"
"Or satisfy some other desires."
Seeing that Lu Mingfei couldn't find the Dingdong grass in a pile of weeds for a long time, Su Lin pointed to a tree not far away.
"So you should get your wish now?"
"Yeah." Su Lin stretched: "You don't know how happy I am now."
"If I have nothing to do, I practice. If I don't feel like practicing, I watch anime, play games, or read novels. If I get bored, I continue practicing. Occasionally, I go out and interact with society to prevent disconnection."
"When you're thirsty, drink the spiritual spring water. When you're hungry, eat the spiritual fruit. Of course, you can also order takeout and drink Coke and eat fried chicken."
"When I don't have to worry about life expectancy, illness, housing, and the daily necessities of life, I enjoy life every day."
Lu Mingfei thought about it and felt that such a life was indeed quite pleasant, but wasn’t the difference between the two of them being extraordinary too great?
When I think about how extraordinary I am, I have a stinky brother who is always thinking about my soul, a group of berserker classmates whose eyes turn red when they see dragons, and an explosion madman in the equipment department who wants to add alchemy technology to missiles all day long.
"Oh my God, I, Lu Mingfei, swear on the two pieces of fried chicken that Finger hid under the bed that he has no desire to dance with the dragon ladies with a knife. This kind of extraordinary thing is terrible, I promise."
"So, my story is about a poor kid who became extraordinary." Lu Mingfei pulled up a few jingle grasses and stuffed them into his mouth, sip- ing the sweetness of the tiny fruits.
"It's just that this extraordinary road is a little too painful."
"Nothing is smooth sailing. When we are young, we think that gaining is the norm, but as we grow older, loss often accompanies life." Su Lin continued to move forward.
"The girl you secretly love, the dreams you cherished in your youth, friendship, love, family, even your worldview and values—all of these can be lost suddenly. Most people can always hold on to one or two, but very few can possess them all."
“Resources are limited. If you want to have something, you need enough resources.”
"Where do the resources come from? Either you are good enough, or your parents are good enough."
"But most of us are ordinary people, just like you, Lu Mingfei. Many of us are even worse than you."
"I want to possess, I want to prove, I want the opportunity to change, but there are not so many opportunities in the world."
Lu Mingfei suddenly felt that Su Lin became a bit like his younger brother, the little devil Lu Mingze, who was in a philosophical state.
But it's a little different.
"Not all of them, but there are indeed many readers who like you. Your popularity vote is even higher than that of your handsome senior brother."
"Is this true?!" Lu Mingfei opened his eyes wide, unable to believe it.
"Well, because there's a loser in many people's hearts. Sometimes this loser works hard and sometimes gets some rewards, but more often than not, there's no reward for the hard work."
"But life has to go on, right? No matter if you feel lonely or isolated, you have to keep going."
"Master, I understand. What you mean is that no matter what difficulties we face, we must work hard to face them, and they will eventually pass." Lu Mingfei looked as if he had suddenly realized something.
"No, what I mean is that the reason your story became so popular is because, apart from being able to find Lu Mingze to cheat, you're no different from ordinary people like us."
“…”
“…”
People like Chu Zihang, Ye Fan, and Xiao Yan can live a comfortable life in ordinary human society even if they don't have special powers, because they are already quite outstanding.
But he and Lu Mingfei are similar, they are the green leaves and roots that set off the flowers.
Su Lin grabbed Lu Mingfei's collar and leaped onto a huge tree. The fist-sized scarlet mulberries were emitting a rich fragrance.
Su Lin's hand turned into a knife, and with a slash in the air, he actually cut through the bark of the tree, and rich nectar flowed out from the trunk.
The scarlet mulberries dipped in honey make people forget all the troubles in the world.
"Among the current readers, some hope to see you mature, some hope to see you cheat, and some hope to see you have a harem." Su Lin wiped the corner of his mouth.
"Hmm, burp—" Lu Mingfei burped. "Our Lu family is monogamous."
"Like Nono, Eri, and Rei, they want you to take them all."
Hearing this, Lu Mingfei opened his eyes, his expression froze, and he swallowed hard.
"That's not true. I mean, well, you think too highly of me, Lu Mingfei."
He probably couldn't even imagine such good fortune.
Lu Mingfei was silent for a while, then said, "Su Lin, what do you want to see me become?"
"Ah?" Su Lin tilted his head, thought carefully, and said, "I don't think I have any expectations of you."
"Just be yourself. It's up to you to choose what you want to become."
“Is that so…?”
"That's it, so don't think too much and eat more fruits." Su Lin stuffed a few more fruits into Lu Mingfei's hands.