Chapter 272: No Waste, No Extravagance
Zhao Mai and the reserve grain went out for a turn, and when they came back, they carried the carcass of a huge bear. The pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info was more than twice the size of Zhao Mai, but it seemed to have no weight on his shoulders.
The bear's carcass did not have any wounds, and the cause of its death was a twisted neck of 270 degrees. The three-eyed crow glanced at Zhao Mai and said to him, "You can only use berries to make a living, why do you want to kill this bear." ”
"When I went out hunting, the first thing I encountered was a reindeer, and he ran away when he saw me. Then I ran into this bear. Zhao Mai waved his hand, and a gust of wind blew and cleaned up the ground. "Addo, go and call Mera to help light the fire, and you go and prepare a few more pots or something. ”
"Ado, Ado!" the giant boy stood up, plucked his torch from the wall, and went to the cave passage to find the Reed twins.
"Why kill?" asked the Three-Eyed Raven.
"I'm hunting, not killing. Zhao Mai looked at the three-eyed crow and said, "You choose to become a plant and merge with the big tree behind you, that is your natural way, I am different from you." ”
"I don't mean to cause a fight, I just want to hear it. The Three-Eyed Raven said, "I spent the first half of my life fighting, the second half of my life building castles and the Great Wall, and the rest of my life was spent here accompanying the Children of the Forest." I know only one way of nature, and that is the son of the forest. Now, I want to know yours. ”
"When I'm hungry, I'll look for something to eat, when I'm cold, I'll look for something to put on, I'll laugh when I'm happy, I'll go to my friends when I'm lonely, it's as simple as that. Zhao Mai said: "I met this bear, so I transformed into a bigger and stronger bear. I asked it with the Force of Nature, if it wanted to fight or if it wanted to run away. It fights with me, but it is no match for me. ”
"It could be the breadwinner of a bear, it might have to find food for its young, what about them?"
"Nature never thinks about it that much. Zhao Mai shook his head: "What you said is indeed a possibility, this bear is very important, very valuable, it maintains more life and expectations, I can't deny the existence of this possibility, but I also can't think that this possibility has become an irrefutable standard." There is no standard for nature, only human morality. Value measurement is something produced in the development of society, which gives people the ability to compare all things, and enables people to constantly pursue better. ”
"I've pursued scores, money, and getting ahead in the past, but I've found that I can never be the best in other people's mouths. Because people's thinking is too complex, it is even more impossible to unify the value standards. I can only try to be the best I need. Like in the face of this bear, should I take off all my equipment with my bare hands, and reduce my intelligence to the level of a bear without using magic or psychic abilities, and then fight a fair battle with it to the death? Or a different ritual, I can get rid of the standard of value?"
"I know you're trying to test me to see if my character can learn your true skills. Zhao Mai smiled slightly, condensed a force field dagger as thin as a cicada's wings in his hand, and began to cut the bear's corpse. "You want to enter my mind to see if I am a good person, and to know if I will use what I have learned from you to do evil. But you find you can't get in, do you?"
"Yes, there is a protective power in your head. I can't get in, not even when you're dreaming. The Three-Eyed Raven admitted, "I can only observe you from your daily actions, but I am not sure that what you are doing reflects your true thoughts." In a way, I have to admit that I'm a little scared of you. ”
"Thank you for your honesty, but I may never be trusted by you, because I can't act by your standards, I have my own rules. Zhao Mai disposed of the bear's carcass and sorted the things into the basin that Addo had brought. At this time, everyone gathered, and although the Li De sisters and brothers were "children of the nobility", they made a living by hunting in the neck, and they were familiar with handling prey. Ado is a little afraid of blood, but he has no problem carrying things and boiling water. Everyone was listening to Zhao Mai's words, wondering what this mysterious guy thought.
"I have the ability to save your father, I know he is a good man, and I knew in advance that he would die. If I try to save him, the whole King's Landing can't stop me. Zhao Mai said to Bran: "Will you blame me for not doing it because I have the ability?"
"I ...... I do not know. But I want to ask, if you're sure you can foresee it in advance, why not do it?"
"If on the road, I have to kill a guard, he has a large family to feed, just like this bear, would you want me to kill him?" Zhao Mai said: "Will you beg me, let me kill all the people on the road, and save your father?
"No...... I don't think I'll ......" Bran shook his head again, "I don't know, you can't answer this question." ”
"Exactly. Everyone says that there are standards for morality, and some people even think that what they know is standards. Zhao Mai said: "I wanted to understand one thing halfway to the north, in fact, there is no standard for morality, especially in the direction of how to do better." He looked up at the three-eyed crow, and said, "If you want to know my character, I can only tell you that I will not make mistakes that nature does not allow." I don't waste, I don't ask for luxury, that's all. ”
"No waste, no luxury?" repeated the Three-Eyed Raven. "I accept this explanation. Tomorrow you, together with Bran, are ready to drink the Green Spring and become the Green Prophet. I don't guarantee that you will succeed, don't be extravagant, but don't waste this opportunity either. ”
With that, he closed his eyes. The roots of the tree wriggled within him, and the power of nature radiated with the roots and spread through the cave land. The Children of the Forest listened for a moment, then went about their work. Zhao Mai saw them collecting minerals, soil, branches, roots, and all kinds of small insects. They collected water from underground rivers, collected ice and snow, mixed ingredients, chanted incantations, and began to make green spring water.
Little flowers floated in the air, watching them go about their business, their big yellow amber eyes blinking and blinking. "This seems to be an enlightenment ritual!" she flew back and said, "All kinds of natural Force attributes, almost all of them have been collected and mixed together. In the Departed community, they do just that. You must have drunk that potion too, right?"
Zhao Mai nodded, that was what happened when he first saw the Realization Tree. If this is an enlightenment ceremony: "Three-eyed crow, can you let the Reed siblings and Addo try it too?"
"Ado can't, his will is not independent and complete. Jiujian had already tried, and he spontaneously possessed the power of prophecy, and another attempt would be useless. The Three-Eyed Raven said slowly, his voice revealing endless tiredness. "Mera, I don't have enough strength to make another potion. ”
"Nothing, it's enough to have a prophet in my house. Mera Reed was not sad, she said, "I just want to protect my brother and bring him home safely." ”
"Then you should learn from Mike. The three-eyed raven said, "I think he will be willing to teach you." ”
Zhao Mai nodded: "If you want to learn......
"I want to learn!" said not only Mera, but also Bran. (To be continued.) )