Chapter 241: Face the Truth
Many things are often dilemmas, and there is no perfect solution, as in the famous case of psychology - Hans stealing medicine.
There was a woman in Europe who was dying of cancer. The doctor thought that only one pharmacist in the city could cure her with a new medicine. The cost of preparing this medicine is 200 yuan, but the selling price is 2,000 yuan.
The sick woman's husband, Hans, borrowed money from everywhere, but in the end he only managed to scrape together 1,000 yuan. Hans begged the pharmacist that his wife was dying, and that he could sell him the medicine cheaper, or allow him to pay on credit. The pharmacist not only did not agree, but also said, "I developed this medicine to make money." Hans had no other choice but to use the night to pry open the door of the apothecary's warehouse and steal the medicine.
This case can be interpreted on many levels, and Hans's actions can be judged simply from a purely moral and legal point of view, but even from the highest point of reason, Hans's approach still has merits and disadvantages.
You could say that it was worth stealing for the sake of saving people's lives, and for any morally rational person, human life is the most precious, and the value of life provides the only possible source of unconditional moral obligation. You can also say that Hans tried to save his wife's life, but he did not consider the value of all people's lives, and others may be in urgent need of this medicine, and he did not do it to others.
Lin Qian is facing the same thing now, and this matter is far more serious than stealing medicine. If we proceed from the interests of the lives of the majority of the people and sacrifice some people in exchange for peace, this matter can even be comparable to a war to defend the homeland and defend the country. But if from the perspective of those who were "sacrificed", Lin Qian's actions were tantamount to dictatorial tyrants, arbitrarily deciding the life and death of others, for these people, wouldn't life be precious?
Hans stealing medicine is a fictional story that has no ending, but if it does, what will happen to Hans, who stole the medicine and saved his wife? So what about Lin Qian? How much infamy he will bear, and how will he face the families of those mercenaries, these are the price of this battle. What's more, he doesn't guarantee the success of this solution, even though it's the only way to stop Potleime.
Of the more than 1,000 mercenaries, only a small half really escaped from the snake vine flower net, and the remaining mercenaries are still struggling under the layers of green, but their death is doomed a long time ago. Lin Qian numbly looked at the sea of green that was constantly squirming under his feet, and once again recalled the exchange with Salandis last night.
"Is it possible to use the soul of a beast? β
"Weak and timid souls cannot resist the will of powerful wraiths, and I need souls with strength and courage. β
Lin Qian frowned, this is not only to sacrifice human beings, but also to sacrifice high-level magicians, do you want to drag all the magicians and mercenaries under his command to death? After a while, Lin Qian asked with a heavy face, "How much do you need?"
Salantis continued indifferently, "The quantity and quality of souls directly determine the success rate. β
"Don't beat around the bush! Tell me directly, if it's an S-rank mercenary whose magic ability is above level eight, how much will it need?" Lin Qian roared a little impatiently.
Salantis glanced at him curiously, and was silent for a quarter of an hour before she spoke under Lin Qian's forced gaze: "At least five hundred." β
Lin Qian gasped, he was very skeptical that Salantis was deliberately exaggerating.
"Let me think about it for a few more days. He really didn't want to do this, and he was also thinking about the feasibility of other methods, at least for now, the snake vine flower did not threaten the nearby city.
"His spirits are still growing, and in a few days, the number of souls needed will increase. Salantis then reminded.
It was this sentence that made Lin Qian completely discouraged, so let's be so ruthless once.
When he came back to his senses, the battle below had come to an end, the green sea had gradually calmed down, and those besieged magicians were probably only hard bones left.
"Do you need me to take you?" Salandis turned and looked at Lin Qian.
Ysera is huge and has no magical ability, so she can only be responsible for high-altitude reconnaissance in this battle, Salantis and Fradai are the main forces of the battle, and Lin Qian and Elena are probably helping to protect the law.
"Let's go!" Lin Qian put one hand around Salandis's waist from behind, and his heart was full of mixed feelings.
Both Elena and Fradai could fly on their own, and they also rushed down in pairs.
"Open a gap and go in, his position should have changed. Salandis ordered.
"Okay. With a push with one hand, a huge cloud of magical energy blasted into the city below, and a huge hole suddenly appeared in the green curtain.
The four of them flew directly in, and immediately countless vines stretched out, terrifying and disgusting like tentacles. The four of them each cast their own magic to protect their bodies, and they had no time to dwell on the endless vines, and they had to find the wraith's hideout in Potlem as soon as possible.
Under the veil, the buildings in the city were covered with a layer of snake vines, and they kept weaving through the alleys, breaking through all the houses they came across, and checking what was going on inside.
"Another green figure!What is this?" A black lightsaber exploded into a building, revealing a green-covered figure that seemed to be struggling.
"A wraith that is being devoured. Salandis didn't look at it and flew straight over.
It turned out that these vines were the mouthparts he devoured. Lin Qian felt a tingling in his scalp, and he felt that those mercenaries couldn't even live in peace after death, and they had to endure the pain of being sucked by snake vine flowers again.
"If you can't promise to cast spells while talking, keep your mouth shut. Salandis said unceremoniously.
Lin Qian immediately closed his mouth, leaving an illusion on the ground. Then, after flying over the area, the illusion suddenly recited a spell before the snake vine flower entwined, annihilating all nearby buildings and vines.
Salandis suddenly stopped, looked at the place where Lin Qian had just cast the spell, and fell into deep thought.
Lin Qian wanted to urge her, but thinking of her rational thinking, he didn't make a sound to disturb, and at this time, Elena and Fradai had already disappeared. The green vines wrapped around it, enveloping the wall of qi released by Salandis in an instant, and it tended to thicken and thicken. Lin Qian looked at the snake vine flower that was squirming close above his head, and resisted the urge to cast a spell, he knew that Salandis was in the critical period of thinking, since he had chosen to trust her, he would trust her to the end.
"I need your illusion to be devoured. Salandis finally came to her senses, oblivious to the layers of vines outside.
"Okay!" Lin Qian didn't ask why he did it directly, and threw out an illusion that disappeared into the surrounding vines.
"Follow your soul sigil and find his place. Salantis said suddenly.
Lin Qian suddenly realized that these devoured souls would eventually converge on the resentful spirits of Potlem. Although his illusion is only an energy body, it also carries a trace of soul imprint, and after being devoured by the snake vine flower, he can still sense the specific location.
"This way!" Lin Qian closed his eyes and followed the guidance of his soul to show Sarandis the way.
There was a house over there, and Salandis bumped into it without hesitation, and a large hole was made in the history of the house, and the two of them passed through the middle.
"Go here!" Lin Qian then pointed to the opposite path, but that was the message from his soul.
Salantis didn't hesitate and walked through the house again.
"This way!"
The two of them broke the road one by one, turned left and right, and entered a rather large building, Lin Qian finally opened his eyes: "This is it." β
This was the previous City Lord's Mansion, and at this time it was covered with snake vine flowers, and on the City Lord's seat, there was a green figure sitting upright, his body was wrapped around extremely thick vines, covering his whole body like a heart vein, and it was beating constantly.
Without saying a word, Salandis started directly, and as her hands merged and rotated with each other, a huge wind blade suddenly emitted, hitting those thick vines with a crisp sound and shining sparks.
"Isn't it?" Lin Qian looked at it in shock, is this a vine or steel?
The green figure seemed to sense the presence of the two of them, and the two flower bones at the eyes suddenly bloomed, staring at Lin Qian like a poisonous snake.
Lin Qian felt a huge amount of spiritual pressure coming from him in an instant, and with his spiritual power above the holy level and the soul forged by the special training method, it was a little unbearable.
"Don't stare him in the eye. Salantis had already closed her eyes by the moment.
The strength of the soul of Potlime, which fused with many resentful spirits, had already overwhelmed everyone, and even Salandis had to avoid direct confrontation on the soul.
"You seem to ...... It's not his opponent!" Lin Qian closed his eyes tightly, feeling that Salandis was constantly attacking the figure, but it was like hitting a thick steel plate, and it couldn't hurt him at all.
Salantis frowned, "The new wraith power hasn't been transported yet, we're early." β
Portalem, who completely controls this collection of resentful spirits, is almost an invincible existence below the god level at this time, and no matter how strong your spiritual power is, you will not be able to fight against the power of tens of thousands of resentful spirits that were previously fused at the same time. It's just that the green figure seems to be able to continuously mobilize the tiny vines around it to entangle with Lin Qian, and it can't cause substantial damage except for consuming some spiritual power.
"Fortunately, it's safe for us to close our eyes, and it's never too late to do it when the time comes. Lin Qian felt that the green figure didn't seem to be able to exert all his strength, and he was a little relieved.
"He's just reshaping his body with the help of vines, so he doesn't have the energy to deal with us. β
"Reshape his body, will he really be resurrected? when?" Lin Qian was shocked, this was not good news.
"Now!" As soon as Salantis finished speaking, she hurriedly led Lin Qian to dodge a heavy blow, a thick "arm" from the green figureβhe could finally move with his body.
What made Lin Qian even more creepy was that an old and soul-deep voice slowly came from the "mouth" of the green figure: "Lin ...... Move!"