blogombal Chapter 45 The Journey, Part 8
Chapter 45 The Journey, Part 8
At this moment, Huo Yuhao finished tidying up the things in front of him and stood up.
At this moment, the boy knew clearly that no matter what he was thinking or what plans and ideas he had, it was all just wishful thinking.
There is nothing wrong with daydreaming itself; it is a continuation of thinking. However, in the wasteland, the boy realized something else.
All illusions and dreams will eventually dissipate and shatter. Only by doing it yourself, no matter how difficult the process is, no matter how many times you stumble and fail, you must keep going so that those fantasies in your mind become not just fantasies, but scenes that appear before your eyes.
In the wasteland before the outbreak of nuclear war, everything that world presented itself was never the way it was from the beginning.
In the history that the young man read, no matter how much was concealed and embellished, the reality was that there was a group of people who kept asking questions about the world they lived in, and then, facing one obstacle and suppression after another, and countless failures, they persevered until they changed the original world.
Even after the outbreak of nuclear war, the only thing that remained unchanged about the people on that land was that there would still be a group of people who continued to do this.
It's like being in the wilderness; no one knows how far it will take to get there, whether there will be detours, or whether the direction is right.
Among them, some took a step and then spun around in place, some strayed from their path and lost their way, some turned around and looked back, some wandered east and west, only following the fastest one in front of them, and some lost their true nature in their pursuit of progress...
Some were crazy, some hesitated, some were only concerned with the present, and some looked too far ahead and didn't care about what was under their feet. But no matter how these people got there, they all provided a reference point for those who came after them and stood at that starting point.
That person can choose any path, right or wrong, radical or regressive; that is their choice, and the losses they incur are the price they must bear.
The only thing this person cannot do is stay still.
Just like what Captain John said to the boy when he left the Mojave Wasteland: "The wasteland won't wait for you to wallow in self-pity and procrastinate. Now, get moving..."
It was because of this sentence that Huo Yuhao, after returning to Douluo Continent, set his goal in mind and worked towards that goal.
There's no need to dwell on those issues, because the boy already knows why they arose. He won't feel too much sadness about them, not because he's indifferent, but because he understands that crying won't change anything.
Even as we encounter more and more problems along the way, and learn what we will face.
However, he did not have any thoughts of backing down because of this, just like when he chose to cross from the west coast to the east coast in the wasteland, he did not have the slightest thought of backing down.
At this moment, seeing Huo Yuhao stand up and pack his things, Tianmeng, who was in the sea of consciousness, pushed up her sunglasses and asked, "Is everything done?"
Upon hearing this, the young man said, "Of course we can manage it. This time, these gold soul coins are enough for us to reach the far north. We don't need to worry about how to afford supplies."
Tianmeng wasn't surprised by the answer, but he still asked, "Where do you plan to go next?"
After putting his things away, the boy said, "Let's go to Dragon City. That's where we'll resupply for the last time before we enter the far north."
Upon hearing this, Tianmeng in the Sea of Spirit thought about her upcoming trip to the far north and then thought of the Ice Emperor.
Then, wearing sunglasses, Tianmeng began to excitedly twist her body in the Sea of Spirit, in coordination with the lights that had materialized from Huo Yuhao's wasteland memories.
Faced with this scene, the boy suddenly felt regret for showing Tianmeng his memories of the wasteland. Ever since Tianmeng saw those memories, his entire spiritual sea had been transformed into a strange form.
Of course, Elder Yi felt the same way. He had just been studying the spirit rings in his spiritual sea, but after sensing the commotion from Tianmeng on the other side, he couldn't help but feel that it was a bit noisy.
Then, Elder Yi chose to isolate the surroundings to shield Tianmeng from the commotion she was causing. However, before doing so, Elder Yi took some of Tianmeng's spiritual essence to aid in his research on what he was doing.
Just moments ago, Tianmeng was excitedly wriggling her body in the Sea of Spirit, but she immediately sensed that a portion of the spiritual essence power sealed here had been taken away.
Faced with this situation, Tianmeng immediately stopped and shouted at Elder Yi, "Hey, I said you..."
However, no matter what Tianmeng said at this moment, Yi Lao didn't hear anything, because he had just isolated the surroundings so as not to disturb his research.
After witnessing this scene, Huo Yuhao silently returned to the real world, packed his things, and continued heading north.
A week later, outside Dragon City, the boy looked up at the city that was closest to the far north of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
He knew this was the last place he would resupply before venturing into the far north.
When he entered Dragon City, nothing special happened, nothing unexpected occurred, and he didn't encounter anyone of special status.
The boy was just walking down the street like everyone else.
For the four months prior, the boy spent most of his time like many ordinary people, rarely showing his martial spirit to others, except for battles with bandits and evil spirit masters in the mountains.
Because he always remembered what Beibei had told him before he left Shrek City about the Body Sect, which mainly operated within the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Along the way, he gleaned some information about the Body Sect from snippets of conversation from other people, learning about some aspects of the sect.
He realized that this sect did indeed recruit Soul Masters with their own Martial Soul, just as Bei Bei had said, and that this recruitment was not voluntary but forced.
In the eyes of the Body Sect, any Soul Master with a Body Martial Soul should join them. Of course, it might not be obvious if the Soul Master has average talent, but if the Soul Master has good talent, they should or should be forced to join them.
The young man didn't want to say anything about this, since other sects he had encountered along the way had similar situations, only their explanations were somewhat different.
Of course, if it were me in the past, when I had just left the Duke's mansion, I would probably have been very willing, or even taken the initiative, to join the Body Sect after learning about them. But now I wouldn't have that thought.
Therefore, he concealed his Spirit Eye Martial Soul along the way in order not to cause any strange trouble.
These were all minor matters to Huo Yuhao, because the most important thing was the far north he was heading to.
After entering Dragon City, the boy began to buy supplies, from warm clothes to food to replenish his energy. He even bought some rare metals to make soul tools to cope with the severe cold of the far north.
After hearing about the climate of the far north from Brother Tianmeng, the boy learned about the methods he was given to keep warm.
However, after hearing the solution, the boy chose to refuse. In fact, he didn't intend to use the item just like that, feeling it was a bit of a waste.
Moreover, when Elder Yi found out, he also suggested that they stay. This suggestion was not for Huo Yuhao, but for Tianmeng.
Tianmeng didn't know what to say about this for the time being, and could only wait until she went to the far north to see how things went.
At this moment, the boy selected and purchased several relatively inexpensive rare metals in Dragon City, and then put them into his storage soul tool.
At the same time, he couldn't help but lament the dismissive attitude towards the use of soul tools within the original Douluo Three Kingdoms.
After completing his purchase, he did not choose to linger here or check on the situation. Instead, he left Dragon City directly to avoid any trouble within the city.
After all, Dragon City is one of the largest cities in the northern part of the Heavenly Soul Empire that is closest to the far north. There are several sects in such a place.
Disciples from various sects, nobles and commoners in the city, as well as visiting merchants—this diverse environment makes it easy to encounter all sorts of trouble.
At this time, Huo Yuhao still had to go to the far north, so he didn't have the energy to deal with these things. Therefore, leaving Dragon City as soon as possible was his top priority.