A Guide for Background Characters to Survive in a Manga - Chapter 359 : Chapter 359

Chapter 359

Just as Su Bei had said, the other classmates also knew he was back, and the group chat immediately became lively. But unfortunately, not everyone was free, so only the few of them could go to the destiny space.

But that was not a problem. If their luck was bad, maybe only Su Bei could touch the destiny line. If their luck was good, the others could also touch it. But that situation might not be too friendly to Su Bei; he would rather they couldn’t touch it.

After thinking for a moment, I still couldn’t help but ask in my mind, “There isn’t really anything like a viewing session here, is there?”

As someone who often reads manga, I of course also often read fan works. Su Bei also had some understanding of the common “viewing session” in fan works. The so-called viewing session referred to describing the reactions of the original characters after watching the story of another worldline.

When I heard Jiang Tianming mention the destiny line, the first thing I thought of was different worldlines.

So, the one I was in now should be the first worldline. The “Manga Consciousness” did not come to him to save the world after seeing the ending, but judged that there was a problem with the worldview of 《King of Abilities》 through logic and then came to him directly.

Su Bei was very sure that he was definitely not the salvation-type protagonist in the fan works of 《King of Abilities》. To have reached the point of needing salvation could only mean that all the original characters died later on.

But the style of 《King of Abilities》 was obviously not like that. Whether it was the author’s attitude or the style of the manga itself, it did not seem like it would turn into an evil path in the end.

So Su Bei believed that he should be in the first worldline.

But being in the first worldline did not mean that there would be no other worldlines. A small choice could constitute a completely different destiny, and different destinies would naturally have different worldlines.

If you were to ask why Su Bei was so knowledgeable about this, it was of course because he had studied this problem long ago. Turning the [Gears of Destiny] could create a new destiny, so where did the original destiny go?

The color of every used [Destiny Gear] would be darker than before, and the whole thing would also look older.

Su Bei had previously developed a method to check the destiny he had changed in advance, so naturally, by reverse deduction, he could develop the ability to check the original destiny line after changing the destiny.

As long as he held a used Gear that had the ability to change destiny, he could see a picture of the original destiny once, which was roughly equivalent to Feng Lan being able to see fragments of the future.

Because he could see things on another timeline, when Jiang Tianming mentioned the destiny line, Su Bei’s first reaction was this. He suspected that those golden threads related to destiny could let them see the stories on other destiny lines.

That was why I asked this question.

Unfortunately, the “Manga Consciousness” could not answer this question for him. “I don’t know. After the manga ended, I lost control over the plot characters and the entire world.”

It was the “Manga Consciousness,” not the “World Consciousness,” so after the manga ended, its abilities were greatly weakened. If it weren’t for the stability of the world, it should have disappeared by now.

To fully control the world, the “Manga Consciousness” had to upgrade to the “World Consciousness,” which was also its recent goal.

“Forget it, I have to go anyway.” Seeing that the other party didn’t know, Su Bei quickly gave up struggling.

Anyway, this was the manga world. No matter how the destiny line fluctuated, it was impossible to reveal the fact that he had accepted the commission from the “Manga Consciousness.” Then he had nothing to be embarrassed about; things were already in the past. Even if his personality was slightly different from what he had shown, so what? Who hadn’t put on an act when they were young?

The day of departure soon arrived. A total of six of them were going to the destiny line space this time. It wasn’t that the others didn’t have time; it was mainly that Jiang Tianming hadn’t invited them. The destiny line space didn’t actually have much scenery; it was just for the novelty. If he couldn’t figure out what those lines were for, Jiang Tianming wouldn’t let his classmates take the risk.

Originally, he didn’t plan to take Si Zhaohua and Zhao Xiaoyu either, but who knew they happened to be here? It was impossible to shake them off, so he had to take them along.

They took a plane all the way to the South Pole. With warming items, the six of them were dressed very lightly. Originally, everyone wanted to dress normally. After all, even if they weren’t afraid of the cold, it was strange to come to the South Pole in short sleeves. But Lan Subing strongly requested them to wear short sleeves, even resorting to using the act of being coquettish.

Unfortunately, no one could resist, so everyone wore short sleeves.

However, because they were very clear about Lan Subing’s intention to watch a show, they specially sent Zhao Xiaoyu to keep an eye on her to prevent her from secretly putting on a down jacket.

As expected, Lan Subing regretted it later. Now, under the surprised gazes of the passersby, she was shivering in the middle of Jiang Tianming and the other four.

“Are you satisfied with your curiosity now?” Wu Mingbai asked with a smile in his eyes, but his words were full of mockery.

Lan Subing snorted in dissatisfaction, but she was still a little guilty, so she didn’t say anything.

Arriving at their destination and climbing the snow-capped mountain, everyone soon saw the spatial rift. All the spatial rifts looked the same on the outside: pitch black. It was impossible to know what was behind the rift without going in person.

Because it was a newly discovered spatial rift, and Jiang Tianming and the others hadn’t reported it yet, there were no other Ability users around.

“There are no living creatures in this space, so we can just go in directly,” Jiang Tianming said, giving everyone a heads-up. “But the lines inside are very dense. Everyone, don’t forget to use the clairvoyance charms I just gave you as soon as you go in.”

Everyone nodded and entered the rift in turn.

After a brief moment of dizziness, Su Bei opened his eyes, and what greeted him was a dense array of golden threads.

A rich aura of destiny instantly enveloped him. Su Bei even felt that if he cultivated here for a long time, he would definitely be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort, just like a fire-element Ability user cultivating in a volcano for a long time. High-concentration Ability elements could effectively strengthen one’s Ability.

Using the clairvoyance charm, Su Bei could finally see the others through the dense threads. Si Zhaohua curiously touched these threads, and sure enough, he couldn’t touch anything. He looked at Su Bei. “Can you touch them?”

Su Bei stretched out his hand and waved it, shaking his head. Then he summoned a Gear to try it out and said knowingly, “I can’t do it myself, but I can with the [Destiny Gear].”

The Gear touched the thread, naturally showing him a series of pictures. Each picture contained a different person in a different state. However, it was only one scene, far from the destiny line he had originally imagined.

Su Bei could feel that it wasn’t that the destiny line was this short, but that he could only feel this much. Other people’s destinies, even with the destiny line, could not be easily spied upon. The only destiny line he could see completely was his own.

So where was his destiny line?

“Wait a moment, let me feel it.” As Su Bei spoke, he released his Mental Energy, slowly spreading it outwards, trying to cover as much area as possible. He was familiar with his own destiny. Once his Mental Energy sensed a destiny thread related to him within its range, he would be able to sense it in an instant.

Just now, when he observed the nearby threads, he had come to a conclusion: the threads of the same person would all gather together, and the people related to him would be connected around them. Therefore, those in the same area were basically people in the same relationship network. As long as he found himself, he could find the others as well.

Not every choice, every action, every word could constitute a new destiny line. Only a turning point that could have a major impact on life could possibly generate a new destiny.

For Su Bei, the biggest turning point in his life was actually only one: the “Black Flash” organization assassin he encountered on the first day of school. If he hadn’t encountered this assassin, everything about him might have been different.

But this was the manga world, and things involving the “Manga Consciousness” would not be discovered. In addition, he had changed his destiny before, which meant that even in the destiny line, he had awakened his Ability from a young age, became the leader of the “Destiny” organization, and then a series of events occurred after he enrolled in school.

Following this destiny line, he really didn’t know where the turning point in his life would be.

However, sometimes even a small action could cause a major change in life, so it was very likely that there were many turning points he didn’t even know about. This time, through these destiny lines here, he should be able to get a glimpse.

“Found it!” Suddenly, Su Bei sensed a familiar area. His spirits were lifted, and he raised his leg and walked towards that direction with the others.

Seeing that he was no longer using his Mental Energy to search, Zhao Xiaoyu asked, “So what are these lines? Su Bei, did you see anything?”

“These are destiny lines,” Su Bei explained concisely. “They can show everyone’s different destinies. The number of lines probably depends on the number of turning points in one’s life.”

Hearing this answer, the others didn’t react much, but Jiang Tianming pursed his lips and showed a complicated look. Noticing his expression, Su Bei only glanced at him and immediately understood.

Compared to the others, Jiang Tianming’s life nodes were indeed many, so many that they were beyond reach. The death of his mother and the departure of his father when he was a child, his acquaintance with Wu Mingbai and Lan Subing, the various incidents after enrolling in school, and the choices he made after being framed in the third season, and even the life-and-death crises he faced each time. Any change could make his life completely different.

Although the destiny space was large, Su Bei’s Mental Energy range was not to be trifled with. After pulling his luck to the far left, he successfully found his own destiny line after an hour.

Su Bei first looked around, confirmed that the surrounding destiny lines were indeed other people’s, and then said, “Come and see if you can touch these destiny lines. If not, try touching them with this Gear to see if you can see a picture.”

Since it was their own destiny, logically, they should have a chance to touch it. As long as everyone had something they wanted to see, they wouldn’t pay attention to what he saw. Su Bei didn’t want to be questioned repeatedly later.