39. The Circle of Order: Holy Light is Not Light
That's not a good question.
It's more of a language trap, and even though it's been determined that Elune won't harm him, and that if he says something, the planet spirits will probably do their best to get the best for him, Dick still finds it difficult to answer.
It's not that his conduct has been refined to the point of not pretending to be anything else, but more because his mind kept thinking about it, and until 2 minutes later, he still didn't think of what he needed.
No, he already has the best.
Power means nothing to him now, and after Ulduar's raid is complete, the Titan Legion he can mobilize can wipe out any country in this world in an instant.
Strength is also unrealistic, and the most important thing is that after so many things, the paladin no longer feels that he will believe in those powers of unknown origin, even if it is given by Elune, Dick is not willing to accept it, the more determined the strong, the more will always believe in what he has obtained with his own hands.
After grinding for several minutes, Dick scratched his head and made an unprecedented smirk, and said,
"Or world peace?"
Elune's eyes widened at this moment, and as she approached her, she covered her mouth and chuckled, "Are you sure?"
Dick shrugged, Elune's kind attitude relieved him of the pressure, and the paladin leaned back in his chair and spread his hands,
"Seriously, if I had to make one request, that's all that's left. I'll take what I want, you know, I'm not used to receiving gifts from others, so it's not as meaningful as world peace, but frankly, it's not that I don't believe in your might, but can you really make the whole world peaceful?"
"Your next question is to ask, can I make a stone that I can't even move myself?"
Elune's glowing fingers stroked over the top of Avena's head, who was already dazed, and finally shook her head,
"It's a pity, whether it's world peace or that stone, I can't do it, you know, Dick, I'm not a god and there are no gods in this world, if a person who claims to be a god appears in front of you, what is your first reaction?"
"I'll stab me with a sword, and those who call themselves gods are fools, and I've killed more than one god. Dick pursed his lips, narrowed his eyes, clenched his fists, and then released them again, "So, please don't mention the reward, everything I do is voluntary, and to help you is to help myself." ”
"So you want me to be a guy who doesn't keep my word, you want me to turn a blind eye to really good boys?"
The Starling's playful voice sounded in the gentle wind, and after this slightly fluctuating pause, Dick's face also showed an apologetic smile, and Elune shook his head slightly,
"I'm sleeping in the center of this planet, maybe it will take a thousand years to wake up next time, if it weren't for you sealing all the rifts outside the planet, I probably wouldn't be able to wait for the next awakening, and I would have died completely in this deep sleep, Dick, you didn't just save this planet, you saved me, but this is not the end, good boy, you and I both know what kind of heavy responsibility the Pantheon puts on my shoulders, this is just a small victory, Dick we still have a long way to go. ”
"I also embarked on the path they arranged"
The paladin closed his eyes, feeling completely restored to his most perfect state, and the cheering energy and the power flowing in his veins, he suddenly felt like a dream, "Path of Titans, I used to think it was glory, but now it looks more like a shackle, I have to move forward, keep moving forward, otherwise I will lose all hope, they want me to be a Titan even if I don't want to"
The paladin opened his eyes, supported his body with his hands, and leaned forward slightly,
"They're more like a bunch of bastards, aren't they?"
"Hahahaha"
Elune looked up and let out a series of silver bell-like laughs, as if amused by Dick, and she waved her hand with a gentle movement, as if she was afraid to wake Anvina, her daughter, who had fallen asleep in her arms.
"This is the first time I've heard anyone say this about the supreme Pantheon, but you seem to have a point, but you and I will eventually be part of the Pantheon, whether you like it or not, Dick, maybe you're used to everything, but from my point of view, choosing you is probably the right thing Nogannon has done. ”
The star spirit stretched out her hand, and a bright white point of light converged in her palm, and finally a complete planet appeared, which was the slowly rotating Azeroth, Elune pulled the projection of the planet outward, and more than a dozen identical projections appeared in front of Dick's eyes,
"In all of Azeroth's timelines, he has chosen a man who will carry on his mission, who is either amazing, or strong-willed, or wise as a demon, or arbitrary, you know? Dick, I never paid attention to you when you first appeared, because among these space walkers, you were a very inconspicuous one, even mediocre to the point of vulgarity. ”
The paladin touched his nose, and then heard Elune's voice change,
"But, now, 9 years later, you are the only one who has come this far"
Along with her voice, except for the projection of the planet in the palm of her hand, the other projections were infected by various colors of light, red, green, black, purple, representing some kind of ominous, only the first projection was still rotating, and the light was even brighter.
"You alone have succeeded in curing Azeroth, since 6 years ago, the world has been running towards hope with a resolute attitude, you are not as good as them, and even now you are not the top among other walkers, but you are the only one who has done it, so I will say that Nogannon chose you is the most correct thing. ”
Elune's other hand swiped over the other projections, and the light and shadow quickly dissipated, and she glanced at Dick,
"From today onwards, because of everything you do, the world you live in, will truly become Azeroth, do you know what I mean?"
"It's going to be the Overworld?"
Dick nodded, "I had guessed this ending, but I didn't expect that Nogannon would give you the final choice. ”
"It's just a way to protect the myriad of choices that make up life, and the myriad of choices that make up destiny, and Al-Mansour and Nogannon have teamed up to make the strongest cradle for me, and I just need to choose the best one from these countless destinies, and luckily, I found it. ”
The light and shadow of the world in Elune's hands dissipated, her eyes curled like crescent moons, representing her good mood, and as Dick pondered, she ended the discussion with a meaningful sentence.
"Do you know why everyone else fails?"
"Huh?"
"Because you are the only one who does not think about interests, does not think about self, but focuses on saving all the people you can save, Kael'thas, Quel'Thalas, Sylvanas, Uther, Fordin, Mograine, Windsol, Garrosh everyone, whether you like it or not, you will do everything to save them, you have a special sense of mission to the world, and you do not treat it as a pure game, nor do you lose yourself in power. ”
"In other words, you love the world, even I don't know, where this heavy, selfless love comes from, but it doesn't matter, Lydon approves of you, Odin approves of you, the whole Ulduar regains its light because of you, and the world is great because of you. ”
"Dick, good boy, because of this selflessness, I will give you what you need most. ”
The star spirit held Anvena in one hand, and with a gentle wave of the other hand, the entire windswept grassland changed at this moment, the sun, the starlight, and all the light changed alternately at this moment, and finally the world escaped into a darkness, quiet, and lonely, as if waiting for something exciting to happen.
"Did you know that the Light and the Titan have built who you are now, your name is Order, but you have never really grasped the meaning of Order. ”
Elune's voice became ethereal and ethereal, and even her, who was holding Avena in her arms, disappeared in the slowly falling darkness,
"Order is never simply peace, nor is it simply beautiful, you can't control the angel, not because you don't have enough power, but because you haven't understood the reason for its existence, feel the foundation of its existence, Dick, feel the power that you don't really understand, the rules that exist far beyond the world, in the eternal savage stars. ”
"I said I would give you the best, my good boy, take it, accept this I can give you, the best reward. ”
Before Dick could speak, the darkness in front of him began to roll, and the paladin had to swallow back his question, and he focused his attention on the rolling darkness in front of him, which was like a heavy black cloth, covering his eyes, and at the moment when Dick's attention was fully focused, a ray of light streaked through the darkness, like the first sharp sword that pierced the thick darkness.
"Light is born in the thickest darkness"
This sentence jumped into his heart, and that light flew before his eyes, and when he looked at that light, there was no other existence in his eyes, it was that light, and the light that followed, that was the light and shadow that was completely opposite to the darkness, that was hope, that was beauty, that was truth, that was everything, and after that, the darkness beyond the light also came into Dick's eyes, the two that were originally incompatible and completely opposite, seemed so harmonious in his eyes at this moment.
Then he understood that it was the most basic element that made it all: light and darkness.
And what followed was like a fast-flowing stream of light drawn by that ray of light, and it finally formed a stable system of constant rotation in the center of darkness, and Dick fixed his eyes on it, it was a starry sky composed entirely of planets, a starry sky shrouded in light.
Most importantly, he had seen the starry sky, in the Blackstone Tower, when he faced Nefarian, he had seen the starry sky, it was the illusion that the Holy Light had shown him, and Elune's Buddha-like voice also floated in his mind, revealing a true secret.
"It is the Holy Light, the first ray of light born in the universe, it ends the dark age, it brings light to the whole universe, it is some mysterious phenomenon, I know what you want to ask, but the voice that appears in your soul is not the Holy Light, it is just your understanding of the Holy Light, and it is a certain existence, it is harmless, but if you are careful enough, you will find that every time it appears, it asks only one question. ”
"It asked me for a reason, a reason for the Light to empower me. ”
Dick muttered to himself, and the Star Spirit made up the second half of the sentence for him, " So, that's actually your torture of your own soul, when you really understand the Light at a higher level, it will naturally give you the power you deserve, the real Light doesn't have any manifestation of wisdom, its own existence is the best interpretation of the Light, and all the users of the Light in the world, including you, understand the Light, in fact, it is your own pursuit and protection of beautiful things, the purest and most beautiful wishes and hopes of all worlds, it will give you endless power. ”
"Forget about it, Dick, and look at it with your heart, the memory of this world. ”
At this moment, the paladin finally unlocked the ultimate secret of the personified Holy Light, the Holy Light, who he had been believing in and praying for, was only himself.