Chapter 82: Growth
Lu Xiaoqi looked at his hands and body, fortunately, they were all his own, he did not "borrow the corpse to return the soul", and did not take away Achilles' body.
However, his skin was now covered with a layer of radiance, as dazzling as gold in the light, and he bent his fingers as if there was a sound of gold and iron resonating!
This is indeed the "black coffin space" he is familiar with, and the coffin lid falls to the ground, which means that the first coffin has been "opened"!
He has completely inherited all the powers of Achilles, the "god" in the black coffin!
"What the hell have I been through in such a long time!" Lu Xiaoqi looked at his body blankly and muttered to himself.
Of course, he knew that none of this was a dream, everything started with a demon's illusion, and he seemed to be fighting with a demon in a student dormitory at New York University, and then he fell for the illusion, and then the illusion was broken by something, and he was taken on a journey to the death of the heroic demigod Achilles.
He still didn't know where the chains made of Thetiss and Achilles' body were sucked by that crack, and what happened next, but one thing was certain, the final destination of their mother and son was this black coffin!
Lu Xiaoqi now finally understands why when he first saw the black coffin, the chains were tightly wrapped around the black coffin, it was because the one lying in the black coffin was the son of the chain (Thetis)!
The chains are not sealing the black coffin, but protecting it!
Protect the son in the black coffin, rest in peace!
Let no one disturb his peace!
The memory and consciousness of the goddess Thetis in the chain should have long been gone, and in the River Styx, Thetis has burned out the godhead and soul!
The only thing left is the obsession to protect Achilles and the strong maternal love that can't be dissolved!
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If you want to ask Lu Xiaoqi what the biggest gain of this trip is, it must not be the complete inheritance of Achilles' power, but the words that Achilles said to him: "I hope you get more than just my strength!" ”
Yes! What he got from Achilles was something more valuable than strength!
Belief! Will! Unyielding!
Faith in the pursuit of freedom!
Indomitable will!
The unyielding unyielding that does not bow even in the face of the gods!
He will never forget that when Achilles fell, he stood up like a javelin, with a straight waist!
It's not only the waist that stands straight, but also the soul!
If you want to ask Lu Xiaoqi what moved him the most about this trip, he would definitely not say that it was the love of the Greek soldiers for the heroes, nor the unyielding back of Achilles in the face of the gods, but Thetis, Achilles' mother, who licked her son's deep affection!
Yes! That's motherly love! That was what Lu Xiaoqi longed for in his dream!
As an orphan, no one can appreciate how much he longs for the love of his father and mother!
There is always a gentle figure, from his childhood, all the way to growing up, haunting his dreams!
That was the mother in his dream, although he couldn't see his face clearly, although he couldn't hear the sound clearly, every time he dreamed of her, it was always Lu Xiaoqi's happiest time, and this child who was bullied from childhood to adulthood was the happiest time!
But this time, Thetis's love for her son moved Lu Xiaoqi, and she gradually overlapped her with the gentle figure in her dream!
He now finally understands why the chains would always protect him at every critical moment before, not because of some ridiculous "magic weapon protector", but because he inherited the power of Achilles! Although it was not fully inherited at that time, even if there was only a trace of it, the chain was felt!
If you feel it, you need to protect it! This is the obsession of mother's love, even if there is no memory!
It's like the demon whispering in his ear at the beginning of the illusion, "They're just using you as a substitute!" ”
Yes, maybe the demon is right, whether it is Uncle Nine and Aunt Li, or the chain (Thetis), they just regard him as their own son, as a "substitute".
The son of Uncle Nine and Aunt Li was abducted by human traffickers, and after years of unsuccessful searching, they poured their father's love and mother's love on Lu Xiaoqi, who looked pleasing to the eye;
The chain (Thetis) is just judging that Lu Xiaoqi is his own son based on the same aura of power as Achilles!
But so what?
Is that love fake?
No! That's true! Anything in this world can be fake, but [love] can't!
Because that's all real, the love that was exerted on Lu Xiaoqi!
Lu Xiaoqi has been lonely since he was a child, and he never knew what "love" was.
Human beings are born with seven emotions - joy, anger, sorrow, thought, sadness, fear, and shock, as well as six desires - eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind!
These don't need to be taught, they're born with them!
But [love] is different, [love] needs to be passed on by the heart!
A person has never been loved by anyone, and you ask him, "What is love?" Can he answer?
A person has never been loved by people and society, will he love others and society?
Lu Xiaoqi has been such a poor person since he was a child, and he has never been given [love] by any human being!
Lu Xiaoqi has never told people about his childhood:
In the orphanage, there are a group of hard-working children who have lost their parents for various reasons, or have been abandoned by their parents. Many of them have tragic childhoods, distorted personalities. Outside philanthropists "donate" a lot of money and goods to them every year, and most of the people outside the orphanage think that when the orphans have money, they can live a happy life. As a result, the whole society was morally comfortable for these orphans, except for the annual money, the leaders of the relevant departments walked through the venue to visit, the media reported good news but did not dare to report bad news, and the orphans were forgotten in the corner - everyone thought that the orphans were living well.
The orphanage has become a corner of society, and few people care about it except for the black-hearted real estate developers who are eager to bulldoze the orphanage and build commercial houses every day. And the reality is that in human society, a place that has been ignored by people's eyes for a long time will breed darkness!
The darkness of human beings comes from the human heart, and if the human heart lacks true love, it will lose its sense of existence, whether it is young or not.
The children in the orphanage rarely have emotional communication with the staff, because it is not realistic, usually one person has to take care of the lives of a dozen or more children, and over time, the children receive less love, because it is an exaggeration to say that the orphans are not so much being raised at this time as being "raised". Lu Xiaoqi grew up in such an indifferent environment, coupled with his kind nature, and he looked prettier than other children, he was always jealous and rejected by those children, and no one liked him. When these children are emotionally unsatisfied and their hearts are empty, they go to the other extreme, and poor Lu Xiaoqi becomes their vent. So, the poor orphans bullied the even more poor Lu Xiaoqi all day long, beat him in the yard, robbed him of his food in the cafeteria, wet his sheets in the dormitory, and threw stones at him in the toilet......
It's actually a pretty sad tragedy, isn't it?
Later, he left the orphanage and went to school alone, only to find that society was even more cruel than in the orphanage! You say "love"? Hehe, how much is a pound?
It wasn't until he came to Yanjing to go to school and met Uncle Nine and Aunt Li that he realized what "care" is! His character is only a little sunny, but the country is easy to change, and the "nature" is difficult to change, and this "nature" is a stubborn habit formed by the living environment, so his character is still indifferent!
Let's recall that when Lu Xiaoqi came to the United States, he "acted bravely" for the first time and subdued the three robbers, what was his motive? Is it because he "loves" those customers and "loves" those clerks?
No! He was in self-defense!
The second time "righteous and courageous", the second generation of the official Tom almost hit the little girl with a car, Lu Xiaoqi saved her, is it because Lu Xiaoqi "loves" her?
No! It's because of the goodness of his nature!
The third time, he violently beat up the copycat Wolverine because the copycat Wolverine destroyed his dormitory in a mess!
The fourth time, the fossils in the museum were resurrected, and he was the tourists and children, was it because of [love]? No! Or because of his kindness!
Fifth ......
Sixth ......
We need to distinguish one concept: Is the goodness of nature [love]?
No!
Kindness is more of a heart of compassion, which can be called a noble character, but it is by no means love!
[Love] is more like a kind of energy, just like a few people playing to pass the ball, only if you pass the ball named "love" to me, I can pass it to you again!
Any unilateral "love" is painful, whether it is affection, friendship or love!
Therefore, before Uncle Nine and Aunt Li, no one had ever invited Lu Xiaoqi to play the ball pass game of "love".
If Uncle Nine and Aunt Li are the "enlightenment teachers", which made Lu Xiaoqi experience the taste of "being loved", then Thetis's great maternal love for Achilles is like a morning bell in the evening, so that Lu Xiaoqi finally has the ability to "be loved"!
The so-called ability to "be loved" is to be able to feel the love of others for him, which is a new experience in his life!
Maybe you are tired of the nagging of your parents, the care of your girlfriend or lover, but these are the care that you have all found annoying, Lu Xiaoqi has never experienced it.
You should be glad that Lu Xiaoqi is kind by nature, isn't it? If he didn't have this nature, and was forced to be extreme and narrow-minded by his environment since he was a child, can you imagine his madness after he obtained superpowers? Can you imagine his cruelty after becoming a "god"?
If Lu Xiaoqi was confused before, then he finally knows now that he is not lonely in this world - look! In addition to Uncle Nine and Aunt Li, there are also the chains wrapped around his hands and protecting him forever (Thetis), and the "Fullmetal Watcher" (renamed the Steel Alliance) who swore to protect him, and so many "believers" who provide him with the power of faith!
If previously he was a "hero", only because of kindness. So now he finally has a real reason!
Because "kindness" wants to be a hero, has no principles and goals to do good, and always thinks that as long as he stands at the highest point of morality, even if he has good intentions and bad deeds, he will have a clear conscience, such a person will be scolded as "Holy".
Because of reasons like "the greater the strength, the greater the responsibility", noble is quite noble, but in fact it is nonsense! Responsibility, obligation and power are relative, and this sentence is very "American", because the greater my "responsibility", the greater my "power"! Because I need tremendous power to take on my tremendous responsibilities! The United States is a powerful country, and this is the brainwashing morality it preaches to the world -- as the world's policeman, I have a responsibility for the security of the entire Asia-Pacific region, so I have the right to deploy military force there! Didn't I tell you! Because I am "capable", I am "responsible"! Believe me!
So what is Lu Xiaoqi's reason?
It's equal love!
"Whoever loves God, God loves you!" 】
Because love is not a duty!
Love is instinctive!
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