Chapter 11: The End is Hard

"So you came to me to make sure your ambitions could be secured. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info," Klinos said.

"Yes, there are many things in the world that are not worth believing in, and among them the promise is the most. Serena said.

"What do you want? the oath?" said Clinos.

"I don't believe that either, I'm here to let you know. If you dare to deceive me, dare to deceive me even once. Run away with the Stick of Truth, or whatever. My dagger will be the last thing you see, and I will do what I say. As he spoke, the air cooled.

"What are you doing?" said Ogst as the two of them kept talking in a whisper.

"Just a friendly exchange. "Serena just asked me if I would make such a garden for her if I had a lover," said Klinos. You know the girls, their minds are full of roses, candlelight, "

"The Garden of Ellanthir is truly a place of romance, even for thieves who grew up in the dirty streets. How strange it is, this must be the mystery of magic. Serena said.

"Okay. Suspicion was evident on Ogst's face: "Mr. Clinos, I have come to ask you questions about our acquisition of the Staff of Truth. ”

"I know, I tell you all can use the power of the Staff of Truth. But you're worried about what Miss Serena will do with the Stick of Truth, after all, you two have very different pursuits. "One wants wealth and power, the other wants the ideals of justice, and it's hard for me to say that these two aspirations can coexist," Klinus said. But we can always come up with a workable solution when we discuss it together, right?"

"Go on, I'm listening. Serena said.

"We can assume that all the gold of power in the world is in Serena's hands," said Klinos. In this way, there is no direct conflict with Augst's ideals, and justice can still be enforced. ”

Ogst said: "But in the end, justice will inevitably delight fame and fortune." The value of gold coins will lose their meaning more and more as people perceive them. When gold can't buy the world's things, how will Serena's desires be satisfied?"

Serena said, "The rod of truth of luxury and lust is naturally satisfied, but isn't this way of life exactly what you spurn?"

"It's acceptable to simply live like a god-king," Ogast said. But there are many people who dream of it, especially after seeing such a luxurious life. Those who hear the wind and pursue it will definitely flock to it. People like what they don't have, and people like to have things that others don't have. After all this pursuit of fame and fortune, justice will also turn to smoke. ”

Klinus said: "If we imagine that people's hearts are no different from what they are now, let's look at them from a different perspective." Will righteous people who choose to ignore the riches of life and look to wisdom and virtue still be attracted to Serena's dreams?"

"People will learn that no one wants to be an emperor until the first emperor appears," Ogst said. But when people find something appealing, they learn it right away. ”

"Think again," says Klinos, "because people know that comparison and ambition can lead to disaster." That's enough to resist the temptation of the unknown. ”

"Yes, it will work," Augst said. No one envies such a life, or even despises it. If that is the case, it will be the best outcome. ”

Serena said, "What is the meaning of all that I have, then? What I seek is the envy of all men, when no one longs for my life anymore, and even despises it." Why should I pursue it?"

"It seems that we have come to the center of this contradiction, the desire to have everything, including the admiration of all, against the ideal of perfect justice," Clinos said. Miss Serena, Mr. Augst. Is there anything else you can come up with with a compromise?"

Serena said, "I can't see it anymore. ”

"It's a dead end," Augst said. ”

"Suppose that the world created by God is perfect, even though it exists with so much suffering," Clinos said. But isn't that the best option?"

"How so?" said Ogst.

Klinus said, "People come into the world with the desire to have everything, and the desire to dominate others." But how weak is the power of individuals, they have no ability or power to rule and plunder, and stubbornly pursue them can only lead to a short, pathetic, and distorted life. Everything is guiding us to choose the ideal coexistence, which is the evolution of justice and morality. If you follow them, you can undoubtedly lead to a promising future. ”

"I don't see any future. ”

Klinus said: "It is precisely because men did not follow them, that is, against the will of the Creator, that is, suffering and suffering were born." Isn't lust an innate disease?Why should Miss Serena stubbornly pursue them? ”

Serena said, "What I'm looking for is a dream that everybody is looking for. It is also what everyone is looking for in work, life, and dreams. The hard-working peasants, the conscientious blacksmiths, and the hard-hearted workers all yearn for the happiness of their dreams. You can't deny it, and if you think it's evil, there are no righteous people in the world. ”

Serena left the conversation menacingly.

"It looks like it's just the two of us," Clinos said. ”

"That's right," August said. ”

"Mr. August," said Klinos, "do you think that everything that people seek is true, or is it that real life compels them to do it?"

"I don't think so, but a lot of people are bothered by this emotion," August said. ”

"There was a cave where some prisoners were kept," Clinos said. Their hands and feet were bound in chains, and their poor eyes could only see the wall in front of them. Behind them there was a fire, and from time to time the light of the fire cast the shadow of things. People stared at them intently, and for a long time people thought that the shadows on the wall were the truth of the world. Until there is a person who unties himself. When he saw the things dancing in front of the fire, he found that these things were completely different from the shadows on the wall, and even felt that the shadows were much more real than these real objects. At the same time he saw the exit of the cave, through which he walked to the outside of the cave. I saw the sun and the reflection of the sun in the water. And he saw the cloudy day, and the clouds that brought it. He returned to the cave and told his former cellmate what he had seen. But no one believed him, and they kept focusing on the shadows on the wall, as if those shadows were all there was to reality. ”

PS: Most of this chapter is an imitation of the style of "Imaginary Country", and it is normal if everyone is not used to it.