Welcome to Rewind World Game-Chapter 847 - 844: "The Wedding in the Dream

[February 9th, 18:00]

"Dong—!"

The church bells rang, rose petals fell from the dome.

The sunset’s glow cascaded through stained glass, the dress like a winding white long river. Specks of dust flickered in the cut light.

The surrounding church pillars and dome squeezed inward, like a tall bronze cage, pairs of newlyweds held each other’s hands, walking down the long red carpet. The people by the long benches applauded, blessing their union.

In the crowd, a golden-haired teenager sat quietly on the bench, hands clasped firmly on his lap. He gazed silently at everything within the church.

The silk hat and Blue Rose Scepter lay beside him, he wore a pure white long shirt, plain black trousers, his simple attire blending into the crowd without notice.

"Sir. Regardless of poverty, illness, hardship, pain, wealth, would you never abandon Ms. Changshu and forever love her?"

The priest asked the couple on stage.

"I do." The boy nodded, his face flushed red, nervously looking at the girl opposite. The girl wore a beautiful wedding gown, her makeup striking, accentuating her features captivatingly.

The priest asked the girl if she was willing.

"I do." The girl nodded, her face shyly blushed.

After both replied "I do," the priest declared them officially husband and wife. They held hands, walked off the stage, stepping on the red carpet towards the outside.

After they left, another couple entered the church, walked along the red carpet onto the high platform, and received the priest’s inquiries and blessings.

"I do."

"I do."

Noel sat on the bench, gazing at pairs of couples receiving blessings, watching them enter and leave. Similar to Noel, many other wedding spectators sat on surrounding benches.

Su Ming’an sat beside, dressed in a black and white long shirt similar to Noel’s, today they were mere spectators, not protagonists. Noel feared overshadowing the event, purposely not wearing that bright red noble robe.

"This is an ’experience marriage in World Game’ event." Noel spoke softly, "In World Game, many people’s relatives weren’t selected to join, some wanted to marry during this year, yet they couldn’t due to elders and friends not being present, so no wedding was held. But here, just spending a few points enables a complete wedding experience, enjoying blessings from many, be they acquaintances or strangers."

"I see." Su Ming’an said.

Since the Peak Alliance founding ceremony concluded, after a brief rest, Su Ming’an attended Noel’s invitation.

He hadn’t chosen a second occupation development path yet, intending to decide when alone. His initial consideration was [Reconnaissance] and [Healing], his combat power temporarily sufficient, further boosting it wouldn’t allow overwhelming instance boss fights, better to make choices in these supporting aspects.

If back in the thirty-third cycle when saving Yuanyuan, he possessed healing or antidote for paralysis skills, it wouldn’t have been so difficult.

He accompanied Noel here for half an hour already; they did nothing, just watched others marrying.

"So what you meant by ’watch a wedding,’ wasn’t about a specific person’s wedding." Su Ming’an observed the passing newlyweds: "Just a wedding suffices."

This place is a renowned collective wedding venue. Be it experiencing a wedding or truly marrying, it can be achieved here. No need for guest invitations, no need for lavish banquets, as long as the newlyweds arrive, countless observers’ blessings will be received.

This kind of collective wedding began popularizing as early as the early twentieth century. Floral chariots, floral balls, rose gardens, churches. Even adventurer players come to visit. Couples and spouses often regard this as a Holy Land.

Su Ming’an didn’t know about such a venue before. Until Noel invited him, he finally saw these.

In the Main God World, humans created various things, but unlike those entertainment-to-death matters, such scenes representing beauty indeed hold value.

It deepens lovers’ affection, strengthens couples’ bonds, allows humans in numbness to recall—they have beloved ones to save. Ensures humans always remember, they count as humans themselves, not mere some other data.

Noel raised his head, rose petals landed on his forehead.

"In twenty-six years of life, I’ve seen too many unreliable human emotions." Noel spoke: "Betrayal, hesitation, fickleness, infidelity, emotional conflict... Love in my eyes seems elusive, as the ones I’ve witnessed, few survived solidly, most ended in tragedy. But I’m a romanticist, the more it’s this way, the more I long to see steadfast diamond-like feelings, I love seeing sweet smiles on people’s faces, I also love seeing love in its initial most beautiful form. So during rest occasionally, I come to places like these, where I sit for a day."

Piano sounds crisp, rose fragrance flowed by, as a couple walked up the red carpet, observers offered blessings. Su Ming’an joined in clapping a few times: "I often forget you’re twenty-six. When you invited me back then, I almost thought you were marrying someone."

Noel chuckled lightly: "Twenty-six sure is an ideal age for marriage."

Su Ming’an teased: "So do you have any plans?"

Noel wasn’t teased, instead he laughed: "Nineteen is also a suitable age for romance, don’t you think?"

Su Ming’an’s smile faded slightly.

He looked at young men and women on nearby benches, observed their shy smiles. Most spectators were young, usually little couples experiencing the wedding atmosphere.

Though it’s said that marriage is the tomb of love, that relies on insufficient material conditions. In the World Game, everyone can live affluent lives, even love needn’t be less sufficient—thus love becomes "perfect."

A lifetime of striving for house and car, here in exchange for dozens of points to own the best, hence love here becomes sweet and smooth. Newlyweds hold hands, not lowering heads due to any real-world troubles, they walked on the red carpet, as though on the path of a blissful life.

"Nineteen is indeed suitable for romance, being adults, with relatively stable views, and romantic fantasies about love." Su Ming’an said.

Noel smiled, "Yes, so?"

Su Ming’an gazed at this beauty:

"But love is irrelevant to me."

"Dong—Dong—Dong—!"

The bells rang, outside the church, laughter and chatter emerged, a creamy aroma floated in the air, mixed with intoxicating flower scents.

Noel abruptly stood up, pulling Su Ming’an along, and walked quickly along the edge of the church.

"Come on, let’s go outside, there’s more fun outside." Noel said as he dragged him along quickly.

The emerald green grass carpet stretched endlessly towards the distance, and "The Wedding in a Dream" symphony played across the vast lawn, where many couples were posing for photos and strolling.

The last rays of the setting sun gradually disappeared in the distance, as the star-like lawn lights lit up all around. The warm yellow light descended from the heights of the church, dyeing their white wedding dresses.

Su Ming’an and Noel walked on the lawn, the sounds of people’s conversations drifted through the scent of roses.

"If mom saw this scene, she would definitely be very happy. She’s been hoping for me to get married for a long time." said a young couple, the woman holding up a diamond ring.

They stood beneath the fountain, the woman’s veil dotted with water droplets, sparkling like diamonds under the light.

"Lin Yao, I still have a lot of Points. After today, let’s have another Chinese wedding that you like." The man promised, "Before, we couldn’t afford any of this, we were even afraid we wouldn’t have a house after getting married. Now, whatever you want, we can have it."

"Hmm." The woman squeezed the diamond ring tightly, "Actually, back in school days, I, I already liked you. If I hadn’t been chosen for the World Game, and gained confidence, I would have really missed out on you."

"Me too, I actually liked you. But thinking about how well-off your family is, I figured you wouldn’t be interested in someone from a village..."

"Fool, there’s no city or village divide now, everything was reshuffled after the World Game, everyone is the same now..."

Su Ming’an and Noel passed by an older couple, the woman holding a photograph.

"Zhi Sheng, my child would never have thought I’d remarry in a game. When the year ends and I return, they’ll be shocked to see the diamond ring on my hand." The woman traced her hand over the photo glass, her fingers lightly stroking it as she sighed:

"My hands now are as delicate as a young girl’s, whereas before they’d be swollen and sore from the winter. My stomach problems, my neck issues, all of them have gone."

Her hands were smooth and beautiful, her skin like milk. The man nodded, holding her tight, "Yes, this is a good era... really wonderful."

Su Ming’an and Noel passed by a couple of youthful-looking elders, the old woman looking at a jewelry box, speaking with emotion.

"Old fellow, I never thought on our golden wedding anniversary, I’d get to wear a wedding dress... When we got married, I just wore a red-flower jacket, there were none of these ceremonies..."

"It wasn’t possible before, but now anything is possible, even if I wore a red-flower jacket to marry you again, that’d be just fine!" The old man laughed heartily, open-minded in his way of thinking.

Su Ming’an and Noel listened to these voices. Nearby, there were many stalls selling ’lockets’. It was said that buying a pink locket as a couple could make love last longer.

Goldfish scooping, crystal ball divination, wishing, selling flower balls and veils... everywhere was filled with the aura of ’love’, even the air tasted sweet like cream.

"Love makes humans blind, but it also makes them strong." Su Ming’an observed these people.

"Sometimes, the emotional side of most people can easily dominate their rational side. This is good, because under emotional stimulation, humans can sometimes do the impossible." Noel said, "But for a leader, they can’t let their emotions dictate their rationality. Even if one has both high rationality and high emotionality, their actions shouldn’t be controlled by emotions. Maybe that’s why your Peak Alliance chose only single members."

On this note, he seemed a bit annoyed, "Why are we talking about this again, let’s skip it."

Despite being in such a relaxing place, he ended up discussing troublesome matters once more.

"It’s okay, once the thought occurs, not saying it might be even more uncomfortable." Su Ming’an said, "You were right earlier, like Mizushima Kawa Sora, her obsession with her sister is too deep. Whether or not this emotion is ’love’, more of it is unhealed scars and madness."

"So you don’t believe in love?" Noel asked.

They paused their steps, not far away, someone was tossing a flower ball. People were gathering around.

"—Whoever catches the flower ball will have a blissful romance and give birth to healthy children soon!" The bride tossing the flower ball said with a laugh.

Originally, people were smiling, eager to catch the flower ball, but upon hearing the words "give birth to healthy children soon", their expressions changed, and they all avoided it.

The flower ball came flying in Su Ming’an’s direction, within reach if he extended his hand.

Yet he simply stood there watching it approach, then took a slight step back. The flower ball landed in someone else’s hand.

"It seems like no one wants to give birth to healthy children soon." Noel commented.

"—I believe in love." Su Ming’an replied to Noel’s previous question.

Noel glanced at him.

"But it has nothing to do with me." Su Ming’an said.

Noel’s gaze shifted slightly.

He saw the expression on Su Ming’an’s face, devoid of regret or resentment. It was as if he was stating a gentle, effortless fact.

[It has nothing to do with him.]

Ever since the World Game began, it was as if a blade had suddenly sliced through his life, leading it in an unpredictable direction. The age of nineteen, perfect for romance, and the yearnings for love, were all unrelated to him.

"That’s fine, love isn’t a necessity in life. More than ’romance’, I also believe in ’love’." Noel smiled, "A person’s life is about finding the meaning of their existence and achieving it."

"Su Ming’an, in the future, I’ll accompany you in your search."

"No matter how long it takes, we’ll find it together."

As the cake cart drove across the lawn, layers of cut strawberry cake were stacked high.

In the distance, the lights came on, the champagne tower glimmered in warm yellow light, like stars flowing over the grass.

Noel picked up a piece of strawberry cake, taking a bite, the white cream clinging to his lips. He tilted his head up, gazing at the starry sky that stretched across the night. He didn’t know whether it was a product of the weather construction system or a truly real sky.

But tonight, it was breathtakingly beautiful.

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