The choice of escaping or joining the world has actually always been a dilemma for the Awakened or the Guardians of the East.

Even in the secular world, there are clear rules in those really strict boxing gyms or martial arts halls where martial arts are taught. Strictly require their students to use force when it is not necessary, because these people know best how the punch they throw is different from those ordinary people, and what kind of terrible results it will cause, so they must not swing their fists at will.

In the same way, the Tree of the World Realm knows very well that the Awakened are far beyond those worldly people, and allowing the Awakened to set foot in the worldly world at will will only lead to the collapse of the entire society in the end. Even for a trialist, unintentional actions can cause harm to others. Of course, if the human beings in this world like to have big explosions and fights around them every day, like in a certain country's blockbuster, and are willing to live in fear at any time as a life that is inferior to the lamb, and don't know when the disaster will come, then it may allow the awakened to set foot in the real world. If this were not the case, there would be nothing wrong with the practice of the Tree of the World.

This is also the fundamental reason why the three prohibitions of the Tree of the World Realm have existed for thousands of years. Not only that, but even within the awakened, there is also this kind of self-restraint mechanism, and the various regulations of the management committee are set up to avoid accidents as much as possible.

However, the Awakened One is ultimately a member of this world, and it is inevitable that they will have all kinds of connections with this world. Many things also need to be communicated with the secular world, and some of the awakened people's misty journeys also need to be exercised in the mundane, and there is no such thing as absolute escapism. Therefore. For the Awakened. Ultimately, it is necessary to dabble in the changes of the world.

It's just just how much this change is. How to distinguish between them is indeed a difficult problem for the awakened.

Corresponding to the Awakened, the Eastern Guardians also faced such problems, and these Guardians did not care about the change of the imperial court, but only considered protecting the dragon vein. But if the dragon vein itself is cut off from the world, the final result will only be worse. This was evident in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty, when a large number of guardians were killed and the secular court was destroyed. Although he reluctantly killed the demon. But the strength of the Guardians of China plummeted.

On the contrary, the demons are more unscrupulous, they do not need to care about the impact of their existence on this world, rather, they have come to make this world fall into the abyss of destruction. So, killing, looting, these things don't have to be considered by the demon at all. They will inspire the greed at the lowest levels of humanity, and then lead these greedy humans to wreak even greater damage to this world.

In this sense, demons are more likely to enter the mundane realm than the Awakened. And change the world of this world.

In other words, a lot of the time. The Awoken need to contend not just against one demon, but even the entire world. And that's why the two legends, Jack and Farra, made a huge sacrifice just to seal a Torgue. Human greed itself is the worst enemy of all the Awakened, no matter the ages.

Relatively speaking, among the guardians of the East, the ones who can do a little better are the guardians of Fuso. As can be seen from the battle with Oda Nobunaga, the guardians of Fuso blended into the world as much as possible, and then used the world to fight against the world. If it weren't for those secular soldiers and generals who besieged the entire Honnoji Temple, if there was no dedication of those ordinary monks who died in the fire before that, with the strength of the guardians of the East at that time, Oda Nobunaga would not have been able to kill at all.

Xiao Yan thought about a lot of things just now, including this, of course. The reason why he considered this was because he reflected on his actions and suddenly realized that no matter what the world of trials is, it is impossible to be completely free from the influence and support of the world. In the Ming Dynasty, there were Wei Zhongxian and Yuan Daoren, and in the trial world outside Shanhaiguan, there were gentlemen. In the medieval world of trials, those knights who sacrificed their lives were also Xiao Yan's greatest support against demons. Even in the real world, if there was no Egyptian army to block it in the early stage, those elves in the Elven Empire might have made this world a mess.

In other words, in order to really solve the goal, it is not advisable to completely isolate the world.

It sounds self-contradictory to wrap the world in order to avoid disasters for the world, but Xiao Yan believes that this may be the behavior that the Tree of the World Realm gradually allows. To be precise, through these trials of the worldly realm, the Tree of the World Realm also wants to allow the awakened to find a way to reconcile with the world.

The only regret is that greed, an insurmountable obstacle, makes this groping extremely difficult. The greed of secular humans, in particular, often limits the efforts of the Awakened even more.

"That's the limitation of vision."

Katsura Kogoro sat next to Xiao Yan, and after Xiao Yan briefly recounted the contradictions between some guardians and the secular world, the middle-aged man in a suit kneeling on a tatami mat answered.

Seeing Xiao Yan's somewhat confused expression, Katsura Kogoro continued: "Xiao Jun's strength is like standing on the top of a mountain, so he can see more than ordinary people. If greed is compared to a burning house, Xiao Jun can see the evil consequences of greed earlier than ordinary people. However, ordinary people are not so powerful, they can only stand on the ground, so they can only see what is in front of them, and they can't see what disasters greed can bring. Until disaster strikes us, it's too late for ordinary people to do anything. ”

Xiao Yan nodded slightly, Gui Xiaogoro's statement did make sense, which made him more interested in hearing what Gui Xiaogoro would say next.

"So, that's what we're here for. Although we can't see the long-term like Xiao Jun, it's like standing halfway up the mountain. But it is precisely because of this that we can better communicate with ordinary people, tell them what is happening, if not let them start to change immediately, at least let them prevent it. ”

Katsura Kogoro glanced at Saigo Takamori, who was silent with his eyes closed, and then said, "If you compare the demon that Xiao Jun said to a fire, once the fire starts to spread, even if a powerful person like Xiao Jun wants to extinguish the fire, it will be very difficult to put out the fire, and even plunge himself into the sea of fire. Moreover, even if Xiao Jun puts in these efforts and even his life, he may not be able to extinguish the fire, and in the end, the fire will come to us and destroy us all. However, if Xiao Jun tells us about the demons, let's explain it to ordinary people, lead ordinary people to take precautions, and even go to put out fires with Xiao Jun. In that way, the difficulties faced by Xiao Jun will be much smaller, and our real losses will be much smaller. ”

After a pause, Katsura Kogoro came to a conclusion: "If there is us, Xiao Jun will be more relaxed." ”

Xiao Yan was quiet for a while, looked up at Gui Xiaogolang, and asked seriously, "May I ask your name?" ”

This question was asked very rudely, and even Saigo Takamori, who had been muttering before, suddenly opened his eyes and wanted to say something. However, Katsura Kogoro did not have an annoyed expression at this, he sat up again, then bowed to Xiao Yan, and said, "My name is, Kido Takayo, please give me a lot of advice." ”

Xiao Yan returned the salute with the same seriousness, and then said: "I know the Dao now, and the demon will soon know the Dao, so the real danger is not me, but you." ”

The three heroes of the Meiji Restoration were the founding figures who promoted Fuso's reform and revolution, which allowed Fuso to quickly get rid of a semi-feudal and semi-colonial country and ascend to the ranks of the world's great powers.

However, in history, Saigo Takamori was coerced into launching the Southwest War and died. Okubo Ritsu was assassinated, and Kido Takayoshi died of illness. All three died around 1877.

Xiao Yan vaguely has these memories, but he doesn't remember the names and specific circumstances of these people very clearly, so he can't match the memories in his mind one by one after hearing the names. To this day, after listening to the explanation of Katsura Kogoro, that is, Kido Takayo, he suddenly realized that maybe this death was not a coincidence.

Just like Kido Takayoshi said, they belong to the kind of people who can see a little further and can connect the past and the next. In other words, they belong to human beings with strategic vision in Fusang, and they are more able to avoid traps in the overall situation of the world and find a strong road to Fusang. For beings like demons, they are more receptive to these things than ordinary people, and they are more aware of the dangers of demons than ordinary people. If they were allowed to continue to control the overall situation of Fuso, it would be a very big trouble for the demon that had been lurking, even more so than the existence of the Awakened.

Because they are more easily integrated with the world than demons, and can use more worldly power, which is what demons fear.

Because of this, once the demons realize this, they will definitely do everything they can to get rid of these humans with strategic vision. Not only the current few, but all those who may have strategic vision in the future, if they do not surrender to the demon, most of them will also be plotted by the demon.

"After the Restoration, Fuso had few strategists, and even if there were, they tended to wage war. It is precisely because of this behavior of gambling on the fortunes of the country again and again, which has no strategic purpose, that Fuso can go narrower and narrower. ”

Xiao Yan's mind suddenly remembered these words, and he couldn't remember who said them, or which book they wrote. But now it seems that these words are good.

It's just that it's not that Fuso doesn't produce strategists, it's that the demon won't allow Fuso to have strategists to threaten its existence.

"Fighting the mundane with the mundane, depriving the demons of their advantages as much as possible, this is the best way for us to do it now. Other than that, there is no alternative. ”

Kido Takayo said firmly. (To be continued......)