"Let's go to the study, I have something to say to you alone. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

The Duke personally invited Xia Zhe to his study.

And this kind of behavior also made the members of the Taylor family at the luncheon think that the world was turned upside down, because they had never seen such tolerance, or even compromise, in the duke.

Even if the previous opponent was the emperor, the duke still didn't bow his head to him, but now that they saw it, the most powerful and domineering old man in their impression, that kind of soft attitude, in addition to being incredible, also made these people have more awe and less contempt for Xia Zhe and his party.

Of course, this does not include Kaimotton, who looks like a transparent person from beginning to end.

……

Xia Zhe followed Duke Viper to the study that few people had entered, and the layout here was almost exactly the same as his study in Longmian City, with the same luxurious and splendid decoration, the same floor-to-ceiling windows that occupied one wall, and the same blue sky that could not be seen at a glance.

In short, although the Duke has built a new palace in Longmian City, he should still have something to choose between the two cities.

Inviting Xia Zhe to stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling window almost means that the duke puts otaku on an equal footing, which is an honor that even the emperor himself has not had.

However, Xia Zhe didn't notice this, but he didn't feel the scenery outside the empty window at all.

"Old man Duke, don't you call me to make me look at the sky in a daze, although I know that everyone has their own hobbies, but this is something that only old men like......"

Xia Zhe's complaint suddenly made the duke laugh, "Hahahaha, that's right, I'm an old man, and you're still young, and you have a lot of time to waste...... To be honest, I'm really jealous of you. ”

The duke didn't make any movements, he still straightened his chest and back, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the blue sky with fascination.

And the duke's words did make Xia Zhe realize something, "You're afraid of death, aren't you?"

The Duke was silent for a moment and replied, "...... Almost everyone in this world is afraid of death, including me. Do you want to die?"

"No, you're thinking too much, I'm probably the most death-scared guy in the world. Xia Zhe told the truth.

"Haha, although you are not the first person to say this, it sounds like the first sincere truth. ”

Xia Zhe didn't want to stand and talk anymore, so he found a sofa by himself and buried himself in it, "Na, it's everyone's nature to be afraid of death, no matter who it is, I think what I hate the most is meaningless death, accidental death, war death, plague death, persecution death...... Death is worthless, isn't that scary? ”

The duke suddenly became interested in Xia Zhe's words, "Meaningless death can be feared, so can meaningful death not be feared?"

"I'm afraid, it will still make people pee their pants in a frightening way, but no matter how scared we are, we still have to face it, and even take the initiative to fight it, protect the death of our family and country, protect the death of relatives and friends, fight against the death of evil, and save the death of others, every result is actually the same. ”

"But it's for these seemingly stupid and naïve reasons that human beings die generously to distinguish themselves from those animals and plants, right?"

After listening to this, the duke felt that human death should also be divided into two types: "can die" and "can't die", "Xia Zhe, it seems that our differences should be here, you are standing in the case of everyone being equal to say these truths, I have to say that it is indeed very exciting, but people are not born equal, I think you must be able to understand this truth." ”

The duke was the first existence that was not leveled by Xia Zhe's mouth cannon, and now he wanted to convince Xia Zhe, "Just like I was born as a duke, and you were born destined to be strong enough to ignore everything, if there are no such things, then I think people are indeed equal, but I have such a status, and you have such strength, this is the reality of the world." ”

"I don't think I can sit here and talk to you if you don't have absolute strength. ”

Xia Zhe nodded in agreement.

That's right, because of the gap in ability and identity among human beings, there are still "can die" and "absolutely can't die" existence, just like the head of a country, his death will put the country in danger of extinction, the same principle applies to you, once you die, those women who are close to you, their fate will definitely not be much better. The duke's words were very straightforward, but extremely true, which Xia Zhe could not deny.

"So, I can't die, I have to live, and when the whole world is under my control, I can't die, because I have me who allows everyone to live in peace and peace, and once I die, it will be the end of this world. When the duke said this, his fiery eyes stared at Xia Zhe, because the only hope for this dying old man was in this young man.

"It's so selfish......"

"What?" the Duke didn't react for a moment.

"I say, you're too selfish, to put it bluntly, it's not for your own selfish desires, so you want someone else to die for you, even if she's just an innocent girl who has been tortured. Xia Zhe disliked the Duke's idea, even if it was true that unifying the world was a way for everyone to be happy, but before that goal was achieved, the suffering that people would suffer was equivalent to the honorarium paid in advance for the future "happiness and stability".

"Have you ever thought about how much pain your actions will bring to the world?"

"Pain is temporary, but peace is permanent. ”

"There is no eternal state and existence in the world, that will only allow the laws of nature to destroy everything that is not in harmony, do you think that without the land under your feet, the eternal empire can still exist?"

"It seems that Xia Zhe, you still lack something the same as us...... If you had a thousand, a thousand or ten thousand people in your hands, would you still think that?"

"I don't know. ”

"Then I'll give you a country and let you govern it yourself, maybe you'll understand what I'm thinking. ”

As the duke spoke, he suddenly gave out a piece of super cake, which had never happened before, and Xia Zhe didn't think that the old duke was telling a joke.

"I will give you a vassal state second only to the Empire, a powerful country with one-third of the strength of the Empire, where hundreds of thousands of citizens are waiting for a king worthy of their following...... And you can make your dreams come true there...... A heaven where blood heirs and humans live in the same sky...... As long as you have the ability. The duke's seductive voice stimulated the otaku who had never been exposed to power, "Imagine a better future, maybe when you become kings, maybe we will become partners and friends who govern the world together." ”