Doomsday Wonderland Chapter 1093: Colorblind Dressing
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Chapter 1093: Colorblind Dressing
The Experience Hall was situated in the midst of towering mushrooms, occupying a quiet piece of land all by itself. Even in the gradually bustling morning of the city, sitting here, you wouldnât hear much noise. The divan had been thoroughly cleaned, but the two women and a cat chose to sit on the floor. The sight was as if they were workers having their lunch break, and even Dr. Hu didnât climb onto the divan. According to it, Puppeteer had gone for a stroll and might return at any moment.
âDonât worry,â
Meowie Hu was seated on Bohemiaâs widespread skirt. She refused to place her paws directly on the ground. âWalking around is good for his recovery.â
âIâm not worried about him,â
Lin Sanjiu said with a hint of annoyance, âIâm worried about this guy.â
She turned her head and asked, âHey, are you serious?â
âThis guyâ blinked blankly. As Dr. Hu deigned to sit on her skirt, it remained motionless.
âI didnât think about it carefully earlier,â
Bohemia admitted, âI just thought it seemed nice, so I said it offhandedly⊠But donât worry; Iâve thought it through seriously.â
Lin Sanjiu breathed a sigh of relief.
âI still want to convert.â
The room fell silent for a moment.
âGood luck,â Dr. Hu said politely after a pause, extending a paw toward Bohemia. But before their hands could meet, Lin Sanjiuâs hand shot out and separated them.
âWhatâs going on with you?â
She heaved a sigh and looked fatigued down to her bones. âWerenât you the ones who tried so hard to stop me from converting earlier? Now itâs like Iâve just woken up from a dream, and youâŠâ
Her words hung in the air for several seconds before Bohemia lifted her head, clasping her arms, and softly spoke, âThe sky here⊠itâs really blue. So blue it seems like it can s.h.i.+ne right through your body.â
âIs that why you want to stay?â
She shook her head. âI⊠just donât want to wander anymore.â
Lin Sanjiu could tell that the reasons motivating Bohemia to stay were far more complex than she could articulate. Bohemia wasnât skilled at expressing herself, and even though the Experience Hall had touched on some hidden desires within her, at the moment, she could only come up with this simple reason.
âSo let me explain why I choose not to convert.â
Two pairs of eyes, one green and one golden, turned to her.
âFirst,â Lin Sanjiu held up a finger, âthe people we saw in the Experience Hall, like Mei Jia and that garbage worker, they might not have had spores on them at the time. This is the premise.â
âHow do you know?â
âBecause itâs unnecessary,â she shrugged, casting a glance at Bohemia. âThe primary purpose of spores is to facilitate the spread and reproduction of mushrooms. Requiring a large quant.i.ty to brainwash everyone would be counterproductive⊠Even if we donât consider that, the daily state of the local residents here is very different from how I felt after absorbing the spores.â
She thought she might never forget her experience of absorbing the spores.
She didnât even have the right words to describe how she felt at the timeâlike a mathematician who had been toiling over a conjecture for a lifetime and finally proved it, like a mother hearing her newborn babyâs first cry, like the gooseb.u.mps that appear suddenly on your skin when you have an epiphanyâŠ
It was like opening her eyes for the first time and seeing the vast expanse of the universe.
If human beings have been struggling and groping in the dark since the day they were born, it must be because they are pursuing something, something universal and profound. Itâs not money, fame, or even loveâitâs something intangible that transcends human existence. What that something is, Lin Sanjiu still didnât know.
And thatâs where the brilliance of the mushrooms lies.
âThey actually donât know what human beings are pursuingâtheir âmeaningâ or âtruth,â you can call it whatever you want. But theyâve cleverly dodged that. They tell you that the thing youâre chasing is actually the mushrooms themselves⊠well, you can say itâs a harmonious way of life with the mushrooms.â
Lin Sanjiu continued, âOrdinary outsiders wouldnât believe in this concept, right? So, they release spores, triggering chemical reactions in your brain, making you feel like youâve finally found the truth, found something that gives meaning to your life. At that time, it felt somewhat like âenlightenmentâ in Buddhism or like a scientist unraveling the mysteries of the universe⊠It was a profound kind of happiness, something not many people can resist.â
She was thrown into the Pocket Dimension during the peak of that sensation, abruptly cutting it off, which made the aftereffects even stronger. She desperately wanted to regain her lost âtruth.â
âIn that case, you were deceived by the spores?â Dr. Hu asked, tilting its head.
A catâs perspective on the world is entirely different, even for a cat that can speak human language. It doesnât fret over the meaning of life or become exhausted and empty from chasing desires. It simply enjoys existing in the world. In that sense, Lin Sanjiu envied cats.
âWell, strictly speaking, the mushroomsâ methods are a form of deception,â she admitted after a brief pause. âBut itâs more like a mutual agreement. Human beings donât know what they truly want or how to find peace and happiness. So, the mushrooms provide a complete subst.i.tute. Youâre a cat, you donât understand the struggles and chaos within our species, and the sacrifices weâve made throughout history.â
She paused and added, âBut from another perspective, the mushrooms merely replaced something elusive and intangible that humans have been seeking with something practical and immediate. Besides the difference in form, it means the same thing for humans. To use an inappropriate a.n.a.logy, itâs like dressing someone who is color-blind. Whether you put them in yellow or blue, it doesnât really matter. Whatâs important is that the color-blind person has clothes to wear. Switch to an optimist or a pragmatist, and they might think the mushrooms have saved them a lot of time.â
Upon hearing this, Bohemia couldnât help but ask, âThen why donât the local people need it?â
âI didnât say they donât need it,â Lin Sanjiu smiled. âBut for the locals, they donât need to use spores all the time to achieve spiritual satisfaction and tranquility. Theyâve grown up here for generations, which is more about culture, shaping, and education. In many ways, they are already fundamentally different from us.â
âSo, the mushrooms havenât really lied,â Bohemia seemed to finally relax.
Lin Sanjiu lowered her voice, âNot necessarily.â
The two words struck Bohemia like shards of ice on her skin.
âI believe that what we experienced in the Experience Hall is probably true⊠but not the entire truth,â she looked up at the pristine blue sky, adorned with various shadows that divided the blue. She didnât know if her voice could be captured by the mushrooms that constructed the entire city. âThey have concealed certain things they thought outsiders wouldnât be able to accept.â
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