My talent is 1.

He intended to use the return scroll to go back directly, but while Zhong Wuyai was scrolling the map, he saw an island and flew directly over it.

The Endless Sea is vast; no one knows exactly how big it is.

It's rather strange that such a large sea area has only one island.

As soon as Zhong Wuyai entered the island area, he received a notification.

[Ding! Beacon Island detected]

Zhong Wuyai landed on a beach on the island.

[Ding! Brightlight Island is now a safe zone. Fighting and any aggressive behavior are prohibited. Violators will be exiled.]

Huh, that's weird. A safe zone? And the whole island is a safe zone. What the hell is going on?

Zhong Wuyai put away the Night Demon Crow and rode Jiali around the island.

Since it's a safe zone, there's no danger.

More importantly, fighting is prohibited. What is this supposed to protect?

There wasn't much to see at the beach, but the island was quite large. It didn't seem like much from the air, but the Night Ravens were so fast; they could traverse it in less than twenty seconds.

But riding Carrie was a different story; it was very slow.

The main problem is that there aren't any bonuses that can continue to provide further bonuses after the initial one...

What you see on the outside is that once you enter the sea, you're out of the safe zone. The monsters in the sea are level 70, and the ones in the deeper areas are question marks.

If it weren't so far away, it would be a great place to grind monsters.

I wonder if a city can be built here. If it can, that would be really fun.

Here... there's no way to besiege this city. Any act of attack will result in immediate exile.

Zhong Wuyai gradually walked towards the center of the island and soon discovered a huge city.

It's huge. Just based on the length of the city wall, I estimate that the total area of ​​the city is even larger than the capital.

However, the city wall was really too shabby; to put it another way, it was like the stone wall in a small town.

It was built with stones and has no durability.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. If you banish someone as soon as you attack them, what's the point of having durability?

So, the secret is in the city?

As Zhong Wuyai approached, he found the city gate open and unguarded, but...

There is no information about the people here; you can't even find their basic names.

Zhong Wuyai thought he was seeing things, so he looked again... and they were all the same...

This is interesting. If he couldn't still open his own control panel, Zhong Wuyai would have doubted whether this was still a fantasy world.

Those inside were taken aback when they saw Zhong Wuyai enter from outside the city...

"We have guests! Gao Dong, we have guests!"

"Hila, you still need to arrange a room for your inn!"

"How long has it been? The last time someone came was seven years ago. Today, there are two people."

Hearing what they said, Zhong Wuyai was stunned. He was all alone. Could it be that Jiali was included as well?

The people here are quite welcoming, though...

The only difference is that there are a lot of children on the streets here.

They are all quite young, and their walking is a little unsteady.

However, Zhong Wuyai's impression of these children was... dullness, like newborn babies.

And then... there are far too few adults, where did all these children come from?

Zhong Wuyai couldn't understand why.

However, these children also made Zhong Wuyai understand why the island's rules were so bizarre.

With so many kids here, if a player were to unleash their skills, everything would be over.

But what's wrong with these kids? ...They don't seem to talk much.

That shouldn't be the case. She can already walk, yet she goes out on the street alone and can't talk? ...Does that make sense?

A group of children were lined up in front of a shop, receiving something. Zhong Wuyai walked over curiously to take a look...

"Zhuolin, this is for you... um, and this is for Keitel too, take these."

"Didn't Zhou Sa come today?"

The child shook his head.

This left Zhong Wuyai even more speechless; he could understand what people were saying, but he couldn't speak.

What exactly is going on here?

Hello!

"Hello, guest from afar. Let me introduce myself. My name is Seth. Are you hungry too? Here's some food for you."

He handed her a bread roll filled with vegetables, like a meatless hamburger.

"My name is Zhong Wuyai~, I'm not hungry, I'm just curious."

"I can see you have many questions for me, but I probably can't answer them."

Why do you say that?

"You're not the first to ask. I've lived on Brightlight Island since I was a child, almost thirty years, and it's always been like this."

"There have always been many children?"

"Yes, but I don't know where these children came from. I remember when I was little, I was like them, unable to speak, but back then an old lady gave us food. Just like this..."

"and then?"

"Then when I was 5 years old, I was able to speak, and there was a voice in my head asking me whether I wanted to stay here and take care of these children or leave Brightlight Island."

You chose to stay.

"Yes, because the old lady passed away that year, so I wanted to take her place and continue to distribute food to these children."

"Has anyone left?"

"Of course there were, and many. After the age of seven, no more children stayed, because there were no vacancies in Brightlight City."

"So all the people you grew up with have left?"

"Yes, they left, and the children who leave Brightlight Island will never return."

Why is that?

"I don't know either. That's all the voice told me. There's another guest like you who comes every few years, even when he doesn't have children. I don't know what he comes for, but I've noticed that he's always looking at Grandpa Fisis, intentionally or unintentionally."

"Fasis?...Who is he?"

"It's on the street behind the inn, the old man who gives out clothes to the children. If any child's clothes are too small and need to be changed, they can just go to Grandpa Fisis to get them. If you need new clothes, you can go there too, but they'll have to be made again, so you'll have to wait a day."

It's a strange place. However, there's another outsider here, who is clearly different from himself. He's a player, but this outsider comes every few years, so he must be an NPC.

Special story mission? ...

Zhong Wuyai thought about it and decided to meet this outsider...

"I heard from others that there are still guests at the inn, is that the person you're talking about?"

"Yes, just like you. But he's been here many times already. That room was reserved for him because there are no other guests, so I've kept it for him."

Zhong Wuyai was certain that even if he left now, he could come back here in the future.

Then we should meet this NPC.

Upon arriving at the inn, Zhong Wuyai went inside.

"Hello, guest from afar, your room is ready. How long do you plan to stay? Please let me know if you need hot water for a bath."

They were being too enthusiastic... making Zhong Wuyai a little embarrassed...

"How many gold coins?"

"Gold coins? What are those?"

"Um...you don't have to pay for a room here?"

"Money?...Spending money? Is it a kind of spending?"

Speechless... Zhong Wuyai didn't know what to say.

Zhong Wuyai turned his head and thought for a moment... The food was collected, the clothes were collected, everything was free, the people here simply didn't have the concept of money...

What kind of place is this...? It's kind of like a paradise...

"I heard from others that there's another customer in the shop. Can I see him?"

"He's in the second room upstairs, if he'd like to see you, of course..."

Zhong Wuyai went up the stairs.

"Tap~ tap~ tap~..."

"Come in, the door's open."

He knocked on the door three times, and the person inside seemed to know that Zhong Wuyai was coming.

"It's you~!"

Zhong Wuyai was startled and instinctively wanted to use the return scroll.

But then I thought, this is Brightlight Island, it's very safe.

Damn it, what's this guy doing here? Shouldn't he be in the isolated island? Could it be that Han Jin's slap sent him here? That doesn't make sense...

Wengerlier smiled as he looked at Zhong Wuyai.

"I'm quite curious that you were able to get here."

"What's wrong? Is there a problem here?"

"The Endless Sea is not so easy to cross. Even level 99 players have to be careful, because that guy in the sea is not easy to talk to."

"I flew here."

"That's even harder. A level 95 sun owl, there are over thirty of them at a time. You managed to take them all down?"

"A sun owl?...I didn't encounter one?"

Perhaps we did run into each other, but...

I don't know if they saw me or not. I didn't see them clearly. At a flight speed of over 20,000, who knows what kind of things they encountered along the way?

"You're not simple, kid...you definitely have a secret."

Why do you say that?

"Even a demigod might not be able to get into the Lonely Continent. Although I don't know how you got in, it's definitely not simple to attract Lord Han Jin's attention. And then there's this place."

"What's going on here?"

"Although Brightlight Island is in a world of gods and illusions, even the main gods of that world cannot interfere here. It's a safe zone specially established by the creator god, and even the main gods dare not take action here. ...So, how did you get here?"

"I flew here without really knowing what was going on. If I hadn't seen this island on the map, I would have just gone back to town and used my scroll to go back."

"The last time I saw you, you were only level 54. How long has it been? You're already level 64! Your leveling speed is outrageous. Back in our day, even if you went from level 54 to 64, it would have taken me months."

Nonsense... I'm using cheat codes, do you?

"I'd like to know, what happened to you here? You're not allowed to stay in Guzhou anymore?"

"I've come to see my son."

"Your son?"

"Yes, didn't you come here to find your child?"

"What the hell... I'm not even married, how could I have a child?"

Maybe so, but in a fantasy world... is it really possible to have children?

However, Wengerlier's words instantly brought many thoughts to Zhong Wuyai's mind...

Wengerlier's child is here... Wengerlier used to be a player too...

And these children...

"Looks like you guessed it too."

"Your child is here?"

"Yes, otherwise why would I be here?"

"Which one?...?"

Zhong Wuyai turned his head and thought... Wait a minute, don't those children grow up?

That's even more impossible, Sheila grew up here... Could it be...?

"Fasis?"

"You know?"

"I heard from others that you watch Fisis often."

"Yes, but I know he is my son, but he doesn't know I am his father."

As she spoke, Wengerl looked out the window, and Zhong Wuyai followed her gaze...

On the back street, an old man was handing out clothes to a child.

"Little Li Tong, you've grown so fast! The clothes I gave you just two months ago are already too small for you..."

As she spoke, Fisis rummaged through her bundle...

"Here, you should be able to fit into this..."

"Come here... Gu Ya, your ankles are showing, let Grandpa change you into a bigger set of clothes."

"This is fucking..."

Zhong Wuyai felt unwell all over.

How could a young man like you give birth to such an old child?

Zhong Wuyai looked at Wengerlier with a look of disgust.

Wengerlier also felt Zhong Wuyai's gaze.

"What's with that expression? I'm a low-level god, over a hundred years old. What's wrong with having a seventy-year-old child?"

"Oh...I see!"

Looking at Zhong Wuyai's expression, Wengerlier wanted nothing more than to strangle him, but unfortunately, she couldn't do so here...

"Some of these children belong to the players, and some belong to the NPCs."

"NPCs?...NPCs' children are sent here too?"

"If the parents are gone, the children will be teleported here before they are five years old. They will take care of these children as NPCs, but they don't know that they are NPCs."

"How so?"

"I am Fisis's father, but Fisis has no memory of me. Before entering the magical world, Fisis used to call me Dad, but when she first came here, Fisis didn't recognize me."

"What if you've mistaken me for someone else?"

"I thought so at first too. See the pendant around Fisis's neck? I gave it to him on his first birthday. I put it on him myself, and he's never taken it off in all these decades."

Wengerlier gradually recalled some past events...

"The first time I came here was when I came out of the Tower of Babel and passed by here. I was tired of the constant fighting and killing. When I first came here, I really wanted to stay here forever."

"On the third day, I was forcibly teleported away. Just before the teleportation, I saw Fisis's figure."

"I thought I was seeing things and planned to go to the island to take a look, but it turns out I can't come back for another five years."

"Five years later, these children will all leave this place. I was very scared then. I was afraid that I would never see Fisis again."

"When he came back a second time, Fisis was still there, so he stayed."

"Luckily, I can still see him, but unfortunately, he has no memory at all. I don't know why, why he forgot me, and can't remember anything."

"No matter what I said, he just shook his head and silently handed out clothes to the other children."

"When I came in for the second time, there weren't many children left on the island, only a few dozen. Most of the players' children had left, and no new players were entering the fantasy world, so they were mostly NPCs... that is, the descendants of people from the Great Qian Dynasty and the Great Yan Dynasty. Because their parents died, they were teleported to this island."

"The third time, I was already a demigod, but that time was special... I was on the run... You probably can't imagine that a demigod was on the run."

"Because of other gods?... For example... temples..."

How did you know?

"I accidentally went deep into the imperial tomb and learned some things."

"Your level is actually allowed into the imperial tomb?... You're quite impressive."

"So-so."

"The third time, I understood... I saw a three-year-old child descend upon Brightlight Island. Three years old, with absolutely no memory, remembering nothing at all. Apart from the instincts of eating, drinking, defecating, and sleeping, he knew nothing. As soon as he entered, it was as if his memory had been erased."

"Not only that, the NPCs here are the same, including Fisis. He has forgotten what I said to him on my first two visits to Brightlight Island. Not only him, but everyone else on the island has forgotten. They only remember that I, a guest, have been here."

"Later I discovered that this was the work of the Creator God. This island is a special safe zone, and even forbidden spells cannot shake it. However, the price is also very high. The moment anyone leaves the island, their memories will be selectively erased. They will only remember that someone came, ate, stayed, and went shopping... All memories of verbal communication will be erased."

"Three days later, their memories will have to be erased again..."

Zhong Wuyai didn't know what to say. Watching his own son unable to acknowledge him... no, this was even more cruel than being able to acknowledge him.

There is absolutely no memory of it; all memories have been erased.

"So, those older ones are descendants of players from your era?"

"More or less..."

"And now these..."

"Ask your group of players, but I don't recommend it...it's too painful...it's better not to give them this hope at all!"

Zhong Wuyai was at a loss for words. If even a lower-level god like Wengerlier was helpless, what about the others?

Those people in levels 20 and 30... do you even know what they're like...?

I can't even come... Besides... even if I could come... what could I do?

Looking at your own child who doesn't recognize you? And who knows where they'll be in 5 years?

5 years later?

"By the way, where will these children go in five years?"

"The lucky ones become NPCs in villages and towns, the unlucky ones... end up in dungeons, but not as experience monsters, but as dungeon NPCs, which are quite special. The luckiest ones are the Mysterious Merchants, who randomly teleport to a location every half hour and are invincible. There are also bards and the like. However, they all need to change their class."

"Change jobs? Change jobs at age 5?...Is that even possible?"

"What's impossible? But players can't interact with younger NPCs. Back then, it took me a long time to find some; they were all in the Dynasty's academy."

"So, in five years, these children will also be in the academies of the four great empires?"

"Yes, those with talent enter the mage tower or something, and as they get older, they become NPC soldiers, city guards, or even palace guards..."

"This is too tragic..."

"Sometimes, I wonder, if Fisis hadn't stayed on the island and had gone to the academy instead, would he be younger? Would he have become a magician and wouldn't have needed his memories erased? Perhaps I could even hear him call me 'Dad' again!"

"Didn't you ever think about taking him away with you?"

"Those who cannot be taken away will never leave Brightlight Island, and those who leave will never return."

I understand how you feel.

"Don't pity me. Actually, this is quite good. If I hadn't entered the magical world, I would have died long ago. And he can live peacefully here until he dies... which is not necessarily a bad thing."

Yes, who dares to say they can live a comfortable life from birth to the end of their life?

In a way, the children who remained on Brightlight Island were extremely lucky.

For ordinary people, their lives are already an extreme luxury.

Everything here is generated directly, and everyone has it.

Perhaps there is no prosperity, perhaps it is lonely for a long time, there are only so many people on the island.

However, from the perspective of ordinary people, this is paradise. There is nothing to worry about, and one can live a peaceful life.

With no worries about food and drink, and guaranteed clothing and housing, it's like living in a dream.

Looking at Fisis below, Zhong Wuyai couldn't decide whether to envy or pity her.

Envy him, isn't it? He forgot his parents. His biological father was right in front of him, but he couldn't acknowledge him. Even if he were told about his origins, those memories would be gone after Wengerlier left.

How pitiful... His expression showed not a trace of pain; this was his happy life.

Zhong Wuyai left the inn, intending to explore other places.

The video recording was turned on, showing the children's appearances, but it's unclear how much of it was captured.

Upon arriving at the entrance of Phicice, Zhong Wuyai decided to make contact.

Hello!

"Oh! ...Guests from afar, these children need so many clothes, I might neglect you!"

"It's nothing, you go about your business, I just came to check in."

"Actually, I don't have much to see here. If you need clothes, I can make you a new one. Of course, it would be even better if you could give me some outerwear."

Zhong Wuyai thought about it and realized that he actually did have two of them.

However, these are all equipment items, and it's unclear whether Wan Gu Kai and the Starry Sea Robe can be given to him...

However, the Ten Thousand Bone Armor is a semi-divine artifact, while the Starry Sea Robe... well, forget it. What if the question mark sealed within it has offensive attributes? If you accidentally bump into someone while wearing it, that would be a huge mess.

After looking at the contents of his backpack, Zhong Wuyai thought for a moment and placed the item 1 behind the bronze gift box.

Surely you can get some clothes from 31 bronze gift boxes...

Let's test the waters first...

[Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained 50 Blue Crystals]

Okay, they gave me 50 right away. The Pala statue is really working its magic, but it's not very useful on its own.

So... a ten-pull...

[Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained the Changge Costume, Three-Eyed Demon Crown, Dingning Ring, 3 Low-Level Experience Scrolls, 1 Low-Level Enhancement Scroll, 50 Blue Crystals, and 300 Green Crystals.]

Hmm... This time it's okay, the amount given is alright.

Zhong Wuyai looked at the outfit. The bronze gift box was better than the ones bought from the store. It only increased health and defense, so it was perfect to give away.

The 1 was moved to the end of the quantity list...

Eleven pieces of Changge fashion, and their appearance... is much better looking than Fizzis's clothes.

"These clothes are for you!"

Zhong Wuyai handed over the Changge fashion item...