The curator indeed did not want to know too much about the human hole. He only hoped that someone could dismantle the human hole.
But it must be said that, throughout this conversation, Wen Xishu unintentionally provided too much information.
He could only add:
"It seems the biggest problem is that you don’t realize that you are yourself? Is this the characteristic of the human hole?"
The fact that I am not myself is indeed the most terrifying aspect of the human hole. No matter how many means Wen Xishu has, he can’t withstand the trick of "I do not exist."
"Perhaps pain can make you clear-headed. You have many tools that bring you pain, don’t you?" the curator said.
Wen Xishu shook his head:
"Those things cannot be used by the sub-personality, but the sub-personality does not dare to approach the main personality at all. I don’t know if you can understand what I mean..."
"In short, I can’t recognize who I am currently. I actually had some luck to escape from the first outermost human hole."
The curator nodded, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. At least through Wen Xishu’s words, he could hear the hint of a smile:
"At least, we have reached a consensus—"
"That is, pain can awaken your self. It’s just in that world, you can’t perceive the pain. Right?"
Wen Xishu nodded. From the tone of the curator’s smile, it seemed the curator had an idea, but obviously... not a good one.
The curator said:
"The first time you left the auction and returned through the human hole, it took less than two hours..."
"How much time did it take you to enter the human hole?"
Wen Xishu thought for a moment and said:
"Not much time, even counting searching for the human hole, it was less than twenty minutes."
The curator continued to smile:
"That means, you stayed in the human hole for almost an hour."
"So, if you go to the deepest part of the human hole, to find that most enormous human hole—it probably won’t take much more time."
"About an hour after you leave the auction, I’ll help you create pain. Will you accept?"
Wen Xishu seemed to understand the curator’s little scheme:
"Do you have a way... to make me feel pain? Even if I enter the human hole, you can still do it?"
The curator said:
"Of course, as long as you are willing, I can leave a mark on you. But I must tell you..."
"Once the mark appears, I can transfer my own pain to you by my own will. Simply put, you and I will share my pain."
"You will transfer my pain."
The curator’s heartbeat quickened, clearly, he was looking forward to establishing this kind of "pain link" with others.
Of course, Wen Xishu knew the risks of doing so:
"You can do such a thing? Then why don’t you choose to establish this connection with someone else?"
"It seems you are in pain, and you also long to get rid of this pain. Since you can do this, why not find someone, even deceive someone, to establish such a connection? Leave the mark on someone, you can totally do it, right?"
The curator shook his head:
"No, I can’t do it. Only if the other party completely agrees can this mark be established. Moreover, even if the other party completely agrees, but if they regret it later... even if the mark has been made, it will disappear."
The curator’s voice was filled with resentment again:
"No one is willing to establish such a link with me..."
"I told you, other’s pain can bring profit, but my pain does not bring any profit."
"People are obsessed with pain because pain can bring positive benefits, but what if pain does not bring positive benefits?"
"Adventurers, pursuing a world of pain, its core is no different from our normal world."
The curator’s words were quite clear-sighted.
The world of seeking pain is indeed no different from the normal world.
Because the pursuit of pain is due to the positive benefits brought by pain.
The world where pain brings benefits is even more ideal than the normal world.
In the normal world, to gain money, who isn’t embracing pain and working hard?
But often in the normal world, people suffer various pains without any return, like working from nine to six every day and getting nothing all year round. Even... life becomes more difficult.
So, in Hujiang District 20 of the Deceit Tower, although people pursue pain and look sickly, everyone owns the means of production.
But the curator is an exception. Others’ pain brings benefits, but his pain provides benefits to others...
In a sense, others’ pain is normal work, his pain is unpaid overtime.
Once pain is separated from benefits, no one is willing to endure even a little more.
Only in the real world would such a situation occur.
"No one is willing to endure pain for no reason. Of course, I long for someone to share my pain. But there is no such person. There used to be, but now... there isn’t."
"And I can’t expose my secret too much."
"But you are different, adventurer. If you enter the human hole, if you need pain to awaken you, then pain for you is beneficial, isn’t it?"
Wen Xishu had to admit, the curator’s logic was clear.
At the same time, Wen Xishu was not afraid. After all, if this was a trap, if he fell into it it wouldn’t be much worse.
After all, the process of returning to the Bunker or changing towers would erase his traces in another tower.
And this time Wen Xishu held an invitation.
"Alright, let’s do it. I agree to establish this pain link with you."