Chapter 98 Life Is Like a Dream, the Road to Treasure Hunting

A small mountain village almost isolated from the world.

Kosmo's father used to be the largest rancher in the village. He raised a total of 87 cows last year. Over the past year, he earned an income that would make most urbanites jealous.

Although it is very hard to raise so many cows, Kosmo's father thinks it is worth it. It is a bit tiring, but he earns more, and it is less worrying than raising a son. He likes the job of raising cows.

Raising cattle can make money, but raising a son costs money.

Kosmo's father felt that cows were more obedient than his son. He especially loved calves, which were particularly cute.

Kosmo has grown up and is not as cute and cute as he was when he was a child.

In recent years, he always said that he disliked his son, even though Kosmo was admitted to a good university and became the pride of the whole village and himself.

In order to let his son eat well and clothe himself well and not be looked down upon by his classmates, he decided to make more money and buy his son a big house in the city instead of going back to the countryside, so as not to upset him when he saw it.

So, this year, Kosmo's father expanded the scale of breeding. Taking into account the money he had saved and borrowed a little more, he bought an additional hundred calves, each of which was carefully selected by him.

Although I am more tired and have to hire someone, life seems to be moving in a better direction.

However, things didn't go as planned, and a collapse event destroyed this small village, and naturally also destroyed an originally happy family.

Kosmo, who was studying in the city, was shocked when he got the news. He couldn't believe it and didn't want to believe what had happened.

But I have to believe it.

Kosma, who still doesn't know what "Hengkai" is, doesn't understand. He doesn't understand why the disaster happened to happen to him. He has obviously never done anything bad, and his parents have never done anything bad.

Why did God do this to him?

He even refused to believe that a newly emerged disease could kill an entire village of people in such a short period of time, leaving no one spared.

What disease is so terrible? Never heard of it before.

Kosmo believed that he had been deceived by the official statement, and this incident was full of weirdness.

There must be many truths that he doesn't know.

Therefore, Kosmo resolutely chose to drop out of school and return to the village where he was born and raised.

He wants to seek the truth and uncover the truth. He wants to know why his parents and villagers died.

As soon as he returned to the village, Kosmo was blocked by a group of soldiers holding guns and wearing black protective clothing.

After interrogating him in detail, the soldiers refused to let him enter the village.

Kosmo further confirmed his inner suspicion that there must be many inside stories that he didn't know.

late at night,

Kosmo, dressed in black, sneaked into the village and returned to his home.

The home is still the same as before, with no trace of damage and full of childhood memories.

But I never see my parents again.

To be more precise, there was no sign of people or livestock.

Here, it seems like a silent "dead village", full of the breath of death.

The village is not like the city where surveillance is everywhere, so Kosmo doesn't know how to explore and find the so-called truth and answers.

Sitting under the plane tree in the courtyard, looking at the quiet and dead night sky, he fell into confusion.

He didn't know what he should do, and he was even more confused about the future and his future.

Sitting like this for a night, Kosmo saw the rising sun and the dawn.

Xuguang cheered him up again. He would not be knocked down by setbacks. Even if he was defeated, he would stand up.

Life is like this rising light, which will always break through the darkness and bring joy after all the hardships.

The perseverant Kosmo finally found a letter in the place where his father always hid his private money.

Or rather, a will.

Unfortunately, in the letter, his father did not tell him the truth, but mentioned another incident.

Under the sycamore tree in the courtyard, there is a treasure map buried, which has been passed down from generation to generation in their family. Through this treasure map, Kosmo can find the most precious wealth in the world, and... the answer he wants to know.

However, the father also said that he did not want Kosmo to search for the "treasure" because his son was a careless loser and could not grasp it.

He himself was a waste, a complete waste. Even after he died, he did not leave any inheritance to his son, but owed some money.

He was such a failure in his life.

Therefore, the self-aware father never looked for the so-called "treasure".

The father doesn't want his son to pursue the truth. Some truths are better left unknown.

He wanted Kosmo to be an ordinary person and live a peaceful life.

Waste also has a way of living, which is not necessarily bad, right?

However, the father gave his son a choice.

Kosmo doesn't want to be an ordinary person, he wants to be a hero. This has been his dream since he was a child.

It is also the dream of most children.

After digging out the "treasure map", Kosmo resolutely chose to leave and embarked on the road of searching for "treasure".

Three months later, Mu Dalu.

Kosmo saw a collapsed crystal in a cave covered by weeds and dead branches.

As an ordinary person, he didn't know what Honkai Impact was, and his father certainly didn't know either.

Is this the so-called most precious wealth in the world?

Cosmo didn't think so, because he was

Human instinct was urging him to escape from here quickly.

Was he deceived by his father? Perhaps there is no treasure or truth at all.

Kosmo didn't think his father would deceive him, but who knew if his father was deceived by others?

He felt very unwilling to leave like this. He wanted to be a hero.

Human "instinct" is urging him to leave quickly on the "side", but human "greed" is bewitching him on the "other side", wanting him to step forward and obtain the "treasure".

Kosmo is caught in contradictions and entanglements.

However, Honkai will not give humans too much time and options.

The moment he saw the Honkai Crystal, Kosma was already "poisoned".

When he chose to go against his father's wishes and come here, he had already made his choice, and the outcome was already doomed.

There are no shortcuts on the road to exploring truth and seeking answers.

Being a hero is not that easy.

As time passed, Kosmo gradually became aware of his physical discomfort.

His consciousness began to blur, but he could feel that his hearing and vision had undergone incredible changes, and he saw many things he had never seen before.

At the same time, he felt a kind of pain that he had never felt before. His body felt like being cut by a knife. It became increasingly difficult to breathe, his heartbeat became faster and faster, he felt nauseous, wanted to vomit, and felt uncomfortable...

The extreme pain accompanied by unknown fear and confusion... made him almost go crazy. Kosmo wanted to pass out, but he couldn't do it no matter what.

After an unknown amount of time, he could no longer feel the pain on his body. On the contrary, Kosmo felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.

There is no longer fear in my heart and I become extremely peaceful.

Is this... death?

He didn't know that death might be a strange experience for anyone.

Although there was no concern in his heart, Kosmo regretted it. He wanted to live. Maybe, he should have listened to his father and shouldn't have come here.

Unfortunately, it's too late.

In life, not only are there no shortcuts, there is also no way back.

The morning light breaks and the breeze blows.

Kosma woke up with a start.

In front of him was a familiar environment and a familiar home. He was still sitting under the sycamore tree in the courtyard.

Is it a dream?

When did I fall asleep?

Kosmo was a little unsure for a moment, because that dream was so real.

After being stunned for a while, he calmed down the fear caused by the nightmare. He stood up and picked up the shovel at the door.

Then, a treasure map was dug out from under the sycamore tree.

The treasure map actually was dug out from under the tree.

Kosmo threw down his shovel, ran quickly to the place where his father had hidden his private money, and found a letter.

Seeing the content that was exactly the same as in the dream, he felt mixed emotions in his heart, including fear, happiness and... confusion.

Kosmo couldn't understand what was going on.

Was that really a dream? Or...is he living his life again?

Could it be that... was that a warning given to him by his father in a dream?

He didn't know, but it seemed he could only convince himself with these reasons to eliminate the fear of the unknown.

Kosmo roughly guessed the truth told by his father. His parents' death experience should be the same as his personal experience in the dream.

Died by an unknown energy.

But what is the "most precious treasure in the world" that my father calls?

Is it precious life? Or... an ordinary but beautiful life? Or something else?

Kosma wasn't sure.

This world is too mysterious because humans are too ignorant.

After much thought, Kosmo did not go looking for the "treasure" again. After burning the treasure map and his father's will, he chose to return to school.

He must study hard and explore what that pink-purple energy is and why it can kill people.

Twenty years later,

When he reached middle age, Kosmo became a well-known scientist and an expert in Honkai Impact.

His life is very good, very happy and happy.

He bought a villa in the city and planted a sycamore tree in the garden, which was regarded as fulfilling his father's wish.

He married a gentle and virtuous wife, who gave birth to a kind and lovely daughter named Gratius.

He loved his baby girl.

Graciu has a very high talent for painting. Although his academic performance is not very good, he doesn't mind.

At the very least, her daughter can survive on her own without him.

The only thing that worries him is that his daughter's basic ability to take care of herself is too poor. Gracie is already 8 years old and still needs her mother's care.

One day, Kosmo came home from get off work and saw his daughter standing under the plane tree in the courtyard, concentrating on painting.

He walked over and saw a... treasure map.

Gracie drew a treasure map that was almost identical to the one he burned.

"What are you drawing?" Kosmo was shocked.

"Treasure Map."

"What treasure map?"

"I found a treasure map in the place where my father hid his private money." Graciu replied.

Kosmo stared straight at the "treasure map" and froze on the spot.

In his eyes, the painting is constantly changing.

Sometimes it looks like an eye, sometimes it looks like a whale, sometimes it looks like a swan... it looks like a devil in mythology, and it looks like an angel...

After a while, Kosmo suddenly woke up.

It turned out that he had never found what his father called "the most precious treasure in the world" and "the answer he wanted to know."

Dusk is about to fall, and night has finally fallen.

The breeze blows,

In the courtyard, the figures of Kosmo and Grexiu gradually decayed, withered, and passed away, leaving only a sycamore tree that had experienced countless years and winds and rains.