"Teacher, you are worried about the emergence of a new 'Augusta' that you can't control, so even after the cataclysm, you take the opportunity to retire, and still order Sword to continue to carry out your ideas, and even do not hesitate to pass on the bright moon and grace to him as his hole card?

Its practical use can be summed up in one sentence, Ophelas and Sword implemented the concept of "outside must first be inside". No matter how powerful the external enemy they face in the future, they must first ensure the stability of the mainland and not let out a single moth.

This philosophy is based on absolute self-confidence, and they believe that with their own strength, with the power of the bright moon, they are enough to wipe out all those who invade.

"Do you have any doubts now?" Offiras could hear the disapproval in Sebastian's tone.

"Teacher, have you ever thought about how many casualties this will cause to the civilians of the mainland?" Sebastian asked with some emotion, "Once the multiple plane passages are opened, you and Sward will be unable to do so, even if the plane passages will be cut off one by one in the end, it will definitely cause huge losses to the continent." As a guardian of the Empire, don't you care about that at all?"

"I'm just a guardian of the Empire, and of course I'll prioritize the safety of the Empire's military and civilians. Ophelas replied softly.

"Are you trying to force Bischut and them to make a move?" Sebastian instantly understood what Ophelas meant.

"As the first person in the mainland, shouldn't you bear the corresponding responsibility?" Ofiras asked rhetorically, "You also know that the other four powerhouses are not under my control, and if you want them to make a move, you have to make this decision." Of course, I understand that even so, casualties are still inevitable, but there are never immortals in war, and I can only guarantee that the sacrifices made by those civilians, I, Ofiras, will definitely recover for them a hundredfold and a thousandfold!"

Sebastian was completely speechless, he didn't expect that the teacher he had always respected would have such an idea.

"Sebastian, only after the baptism of war will you truly understand my suffering. Ophelas explained with a helpless sigh.

"Okay. But why did you choose Sword, I think I could do better than him!" Sebastian questioned. He believed that if he had carried out this plan, he would have minimized the number of casualties.

"Could it be that you still hold a grudge that I didn't pass on the Bright Moon Elegance to you, but to him?" asked Ophelas in surprise.

"Teacher, you really underestimate my strength. I have never coveted the Bright Moon Grace, and I never thought that you would pass it on to me. Sebastian said disdainfully.

Mingyue Fenghua seemed to hear Sebastian's words, and let out a buzzing chirp, as if dissatisfied with his contempt.

"Is that really the case?" Ofiras asked as he stared into Sebastian's eyes, "Maybe you didn't have such an idea before, but after knowing that Sword relied on the Bright Moon Grace to jump two levels in a row and advance to the Demon Gold Sanctuary, weren't you even tempted at all?"

"It's just a fake magic gold sanctuary. Sebastian looked at Ophelas seriously and asked, "Teacher, even you were promoted to the Demon Gold Sanctuary due to the improvement of your state of mind after giving up the Bright Moon Grace. Sword can't compare to you in terms of talent or state of mind, how can he do something that even you can't do, and become a real magic gold sanctuary with the bright moon grace?"

Ophelas looked Sebastian up and down seriously and sighed: "You are capable, talented, and a commander-in-chief, otherwise Rey III would not have assured you to be the Marshal of the Empire." But I can't choose you as the inheritor of my ideas, so I can't pass on the beauty of the moon to you. ”

"So I didn't meet your requirements. The corners of Sebastian's mouth curled slightly, if even he couldn't meet Ophoras's requirements, how could Sward be just a martial artist, how could he actually enter Opiras's eyes?

"No, quite the opposite. Sebastian, you are the best of all my disciples, and you have your own ideas, which dooms you to not faithfully implement my ideas. While Sword can't compare to you, like you said, he can be a great executor. As far as I'm concerned, of course I will choose him, not you. Offiras patiently explained. He didn't want Sebastian to get into any trouble because of it.

"Is being too good an original sin?" Sebastian lowered his head and let out a chuckle, "The teacher's idea is really unpredictable~"

"There's an old saying from Eliat, 'Don't put all your eggs in the same basket.'" "I think the best way to train you is to let you do what you think is right, even if you fail, at least I can do it for you." ”

"This sentence is understood in reverse, can you think that if your ideas go astray, teacher, I can also clean up the mess for you?" Sebastian looked up and asked aggressively as he looked at Ophelas.

“...... It's highly unlikely, but I admit that it's one of the outcomes I'd like to see. Ophelas replied after a moment of silence.

The corners of Sebastian's mouth twitched slightly: "Teacher, you should know what I have been doing all these years, and you should also know what kind of efforts I have made without your support to achieve the current results." On the contrary, after you have the stand-in of Sword, life is quite free. ”

"After all, this world belongs to you young people, and sooner or later you will take over the banner of the older generation. I'm glad you and Sword have grown to this point. Ophelas didn't care about Sebastian's dissatisfaction, but felt a sense of relief that her family had children just grown up.

"It's a pity that Sword just fell under the attack of several magical sanctuaries not long ago. Sebastian deliberately told Ophoras the bad news in a dismissive tone.

"As expected. Ophelas didn't jump like thunder as Sebastian expected, but looked at Mingyue Fenghua who was not far away with a complicated expression and sighed.

"You don't seem surprised at all?" Ophelas's performance made Sebastian feel incredulous, and he felt more and more that his teacher was unfathomable.

It stands to reason that Sword is the successor carefully selected by Ophoras, and after the unexpected fall, it means that there will be no one to inherit Opiras's philosophy, which is definitely a huge blow to him, but this abnormal performance of not being surprised or angry makes Sebastian unconsciously feel a chill in his heart.

"Sword's fall was entirely self-inflicted, and it proved once again that I was right. Ophelas uttered a puzzling remark.