Evan chose not to talk about it, but there was nothing surprising about it, even if it was between master and apprentice, this kind of topic about cognitive systems would not be talked about too much. This is about the root of all the lineages of a mage, and not only does the discussion have the potential to expose a mage's greatest weaknesses, but the topic is not very beneficial to listeners who really need to build a cognitive system.

As Evan said, this topic has the potential to confuse listeners even more, and now Charlotte is caught in a huge vortex of confusion.

"Okay...... My bad, I shouldn't have asked this stupid topic. Charlotte thought for a moment and changed the subject, "Then let's talk about something else, Aven, I want to ask you, have you ever seen the Calamity Witch?"

After Charlotte finished speaking, she stared at Aven's eyes for a moment. Pale cyan smoke rose between the two of them, it was just cigarette smoke, not a spray insecticide, and it didn't affect their vision.

In Charlotte's eyes, Evan's eyes barely changed, and even his pupils did not appear to be visibly dilated or focused, and he replied in a calm voice, "Who is that? ”

But the calmness made Charlotte suspicious, and he asked, "Really?"

"Charlotte!" Evan said in a slightly higher voice.

"Okay! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to offend, Aven!" Charlotte pressed her hands down and apologized to him, "I just wanted to explain to you that that woman is dangerous! she's not Elenie, she's just an undead with resentment and pain. Maybe she has Alini's memories and body, but trust me, she's not her! The biggest difference is that she's a threat to you, me, Vivien Leigh, and the people we care about, while the real Alenie doesn't!"

"I know what the real Alene looks like, and I know who she is, and I don't need to be reminded of that. Evan emphasized slowly.

"That's good......" Charlotte pressed her forehead, and her voice came muffled from under the palm of her hand, "Then do you know about the recent disappearance? They suspect that the disappearance is related to Savoie Fort, you have been staying in Savoie Fort recently, what do you think?"

"Who are they?" asked Aven, "do you believe a sheriff's nonsense? I've been sitting in Fort Savoie lately and haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary. The palace ministers have no intention of rebelling, I am the Master of the Nine Rings, and I can protect the family in my father's absence. ”

"Really?" Charlotte couldn't help but ask.

Evan leaned forward, stared at Charlotte and asked, "Do you know what you're talking about?" Charlotte. Do you suspect that I am against Clayderman? Do you think I am a threat to the family? When you question me, it's as if you were asking the butcher, Gerald, Neham, Kathryn, Nancy, who were once your enemies! And now you'd rather trust them than your brother, who fought alongside you? If you say threats, I think the three people who are in the castle now are more threatening than your brothers, don't you think?"

"I'm sorry. Charlotte said word for word, "You know I didn't mean that, I'm just worried about ......"

"What are you worried about?" Evan interrupted him, "if you're really worried that I won't be able to control the situation, then maybe we can do it another way." How about letting Lu Sien come out and take control of the situation? So that you don't have to worry about the situation getting out of control, and you don't have to worry about being scared to bear the troubles and pains that you can't solve with your ability. Whether it's the witch or Nancy, don't worry about the death spiral of Vivien Leigh or the threat of the Faceless One, the sky is falling and it will be solved by Lu Sien, what do you think of this proposal?"

Charlotte covered her mouth, "...... Are you serious? Are you going to hand it over to a loser?

"No! I mean, let's face it, and leave the problem to the guy who is more in control, rather than dreaming that you can solve everything. I think that's what faces reality, and it's you who escapes. You're just scared, man!"

Evan took Charlotte's hand and emphasized in an emotional tone, "I know you, Charlotte. You don't want to lose anything, you don't want to change everything, you want everything to be as it is...... It's as wonderful as it was thirteen years ago! You hate change, you're still living in the past. I'm not saying you're bad, but you have to know that everything is changing. Look at yourself! You wanted to be a fool, but now you want to solve the most unsolvable puzzle of the multiverse. Doesn't that tell the story?"

"The principle of equivalent exchange!" said Evan, earnestly, "Let's face it! If you want to get something, you have to give up something, there is only so much human power, you can't carry everything and move on, that will only crush you. And I don't want to see you in such pain, just think about it, the last time you even asked me to set a vicious space-time curse on you, go through several cycles of death. You may think that's great, but have you ever thought about the pain of me who put a death curse on my brother?"

"Aven, I volunteered!"

"I know you volunteered, I know...... But you don't need to be so painful, leave everything to me, and I'll take care of everything. I've found the best of both worlds, you don't have to sacrifice yourself, you can continue to live happily, do your spell research quietly in Icewind Castle, and I'll take care of the rest, what's the difference?" Evan made a gesture to embrace everything, "We can solve all the problems, all! including the Faceless, including Vivien Leigh's Death Spiral, including the Witches, including Nancy, including the Gods!" We don't have to hide like rats, afraid that one day an unbeatable calamity will befall us. Why can't we agree as we did before? Think about it, I've been compromising almost every time, why, why can't you compromise once? You know I'm doing it for everyone's good, right? I'm not selfish, absolutely not!"

Charlotte's mouth was open for a long time before she could speak, and he rubbed his eyebrows, "I know you're not selfish. But, Aven, do you really know what you're talking about? You say I'll leave everything to you? You say I'm not willing to compromise with you? But ...... Is it really you who I'm compromising with? Is it Aven? Are you sure it's not Lu Sien?"

He stood up, twisted his nose, pointed at Ai Wen and said, "Ai Wen, you are right, I really want to keep all my feelings, relationships, relatives and friends, everything unchanged! Maybe I really don't want to face the reality, but in my opinion, I just don't want to face it, but it's you who are really running away! Why can't we change all this through our own efforts, why do you give up? We have been winning, but we haven't succeeded yet!"

Charlotte bent down and slammed her right hand into her left palm to look at Evan, "But now you are holding a fearless spirit of sacrifice, planning to give up yourself, and seem to be very noble and planning to hand everything over to a loser? Are you crazy?! Why do you have such thoughts? You plan to let me lose you, and then watch that loser destroy Fervien Leigh? You know what? You are now convincing me to be a murderer and let me bury my brother and sister with my own hands!"

Charlotte spread her hands, "But you say I'm escaping reality?

After Charlotte finished speaking, she and Evan looked at each other across the desk. Sitting in a chair, Evan raised his head, his pupils no longer as blue as the sky before, but like the sky of the industrial age, gray.

"How do you know that he failed in the end? If he did, there would be no two of us, and no death reset for you. ”