I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 143 [You built a chicken coop]

It keeps you in a state between death and life.

[But what revived you was the essence of the Yin Spring we injected into you]

"Yinquan? Essence? What is this?"

Lin Xing'an felt his body again, "Is it also what allowed me to release the ghost realm?"

【Yes】

[You are now a glutton, no matter your ability, your body, or any other aspect.]

[But at the same time, you don't need to follow the rules in the Tao Ghost Gene - kill the awakened ones]

So rather than saying you're a gluttonous ghost, it's better to say you possess Class A strength. Your body has been completely transformed by Yin Hui, allowing you to release a human from the ghost realm, even though your current strength is still only Class C.

Taoyuan’s words made Lin Xing’an stunned for a moment.

indeed……

The cat with red and green eyes in front of me is obviously an awakened one.

But he had no urge to kill her...

Besides being able to release the ghost realm, although there were some obvious changes inside his body, Lin Xing'an didn't feel anything...

[An An, even though it's been so late for so many years, I think it's time to fulfill the promise I made to Yu Yu]

I'll tell you everything I know

"..."

After hearing Taoyuan's words, Lin Xing'an lowered his eyes in silence.

After going through so much, the truth... doesn't seem to be that important to him anymore...

"It's time to tell that story again, meow~"

The ragdoll cat lay on the ground, licking its paws, wagging its tail and complaining.

Taoyuan ignored her.

But the voice turned into a female voice that sounded more like a story.

It's like really telling a story.

[A long time ago, there was a mountain. There were many chickens living happily on the mountain.]

You came here by chance and thought these chicks were delicious, so you built a "chicken coop" at the foot of the mountain and wanted to catch the chicks and raise them in the coop.

[But you discovered that there is something wrong with this mountain. It is not easy to enter, and these chicks cannot be caught casually. You can only catch a few at a time.]

[But since the "chicken coop" is already built, we can just catch as many as we want.]

So you caught dozens of chicks and raised them in the "chicken coop"

The scene in front of Lin Xing'an changed.

Just like playing a video, what Taoyuan said was played in the form of a first-person animation.

[The chicken coop you built at first was just a very simple chicken coop, made of wood, with nothing inside.]

[But you find that if this happens, the chickens in the chicken coop will become depressed and worried all day long until they die.]

[When they died, they were still skinny and couldn’t eat anything.]

So you renovated the chicken coop.

You made this "chicken coop" look like the same place where the chicks live happily in the mountains, and even fooled most of the chicks into thinking they were still living in the mountains.

[This way the chicks are still happy every day, so you can eat fresh ones]

Unfortunately, you live in the city.

You came to the mountains just for vacation, but you’ve stayed here for so long this time, you must return to the distant city.

Taoyuan controlled the picture to stretch from the inside of the chicken coop little by little into a distant view.

Lin Xing'an was also watching intently.

But you worked so hard to build this chicken coop, you don’t want it to go to waste.

So before you left, you made some "robots" that looked like chickens and placed them in the chicken coop, hoping they would help you raise the chickens while you were away.

Before leaving, you took the time to test these "robots"

[You find that if the distance is too far, or for some other reason, the "robot" will not be able to receive your instructions to raise chickens]

[They don't raise chickens, nor do they eat chickens. They just live like chickens and even think they are chickens.] [But because time is tight, you have much more time to repair the "robot" than to make a new one.]

So you didn't fix it, and just made more robots.

After all, since only one out of ten "robots" is good, if we want ten good robots, wouldn't we just make a hundred?

[Thus, the majority of people in the chicken coop are malfunctioning robots that live as chickens.]

[This is actually a good thing, though, because the large number of malfunctioning robots makes the chicken feel like it's living in the mountains with its companions.]

"Faulty robot..."

Lin Xing'an curled his lips and sighed.

But it did not interrupt Taoyuan.

[And so, the days passed by]

[Every once in a while you would return to the chicken coop from the city, check on the chicks inside, and pick some to eat.]

[But as you eat them, you realize the taste of these chickens has deteriorated so much?]

Why are some so delicious and others so mediocre?

[At first you thought it was just a coincidence, but then you discovered there seemed to be a pattern between the tasty chickens and the unpalatable chickens.]

So you took the time to observe again.

You discovered a pattern.

You'll find that chickens that realize they're being kept in a coop have a very good taste.

[Those little stupid chickens who have never discovered the truth and think they are still living in the mountains are relatively unpalatable and have a very bad taste.]

This discovery makes you wonder

[Because at the very beginning, the chickens would obviously feel depressed if they found themselves in the chicken coop.]

[Why does the taste get better now? ]

[To verify, you start to actively remind the chicks, or let your robot guide the chicks to find that they are living in a chicken coop]

[However, the taste of these chickens that were actively reminded or induced was worse, even worse than those stupid chickens that never discovered the truth.]

[Isn't it the fact that the texture and taste are affected by whether or not the truth is discovered? ]

[Curiosity in your heart makes you observe more carefully]

Finally, you understand.

The scene in front of me changed, and Taoyuan's voice also changed from a female voice to a deeper male voice.

The taste of the chicken is not determined by whether the chicken coop is discovered, but by the chicken itself.

[Smart chickens are delicious. Even if you eat them before they discover the truth, they are still delicious.]

[And they will always find out the truth, no matter how you hide it, the smart chickens will find it]

They are not smart because they discover the truth, but they are smart in themselves.

[On the other hand, stupid little chickens are unpalatable. Even if you hint at them and remind them to discover the truth, they will still become depressed and unpalatable.]

[The first few chickens who found themselves unhappy in the chicken coop just happened to be stupid chickens.]

So, you, in your pursuit of taste, start to pick out those clever chickens that find themselves in the chicken coop.

[As for those stupid ones? It doesn’t matter, I won’t eat them.]

Taoyuan's words made Lin Xing'an frown.

Seeing that Taoyuan didn't continue talking, Lin Xing'an also rubbed his chin.

"If the 'you' in this story is the 'mother', and the 'robot' is the 'glutton'..."

"That doesn't seem reasonable."

"Because most of those 'smart chickens' who discovered the truth were eaten by 'gluttons', so 'you' rarely get to eat them."

"If your goal is to enjoy the 'smart chickens,' then you should have the gluttons protect these 'smart chickens' for you to eat, instead of setting those three rules so that most of the 'smart chickens' will be eaten by the gluttons."

Lin Xing'an looked at the scene in front of him and asked with some confusion.

【Don’t worry, this story has just begun】

　Brothers, wait until I have finished writing the worldview clearly tomorrow and officially start the second volume the day after tomorrow to let everyone know what I will write in the second volume. Then I will take a look at your comments on my reflection and summary of that single sheet. To be honest, the main plot of the second volume was originally intended to be the main plot of the entire book, and it was also the content I wanted to write the most. However, after discussing with the editor, I decided to write it as a single volume.
　　
　
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