Chapter 22: The Fire of Jealousy and Greed

In fact, the plans proposed by the godfather before, such as "jumping on the chessboard" and "becoming a competitor of the head office", only made the strangulation feel "as if it would work".

But that's about it.

In fact, the strangulation is the most pessimistic person.

He was willing to support the godfather's plan because he couldn't trust ale in the first place.

The "Crucible" school and the "ember" school are inherently opposed to each other.

One emphasizes tempering itself with the hammer of pain and the fire of anger to transform itself into something great...... The whole external world is a tribulation, a test, all joy is false, and all pain is opportunity.

The other believed that everyone would die, that the world would be destroyed, and that everything would be reduced to embers after being burned by fire. Greatness is just a matter of how many embers are still in this ember...... While you are burning, it is the right thing to do in time.

These are two completely opposite schools of sorcery.

The inheritance of the school of spells itself includes the worldview.

As the godfather said...... According to the "Crucible" school of thought, every area in the dream world is equivalent to a kind of tempering. After enduring hardships and surviving trials with all one's might, one's personality will be reshaped.

Strangulation is always silent and reliable. This is not unrelated to the fact that he walked the path of contemplation and self-control, and went through many tribulations.

For example, "Heart Lake".

He will sail in a lonely boat in the never-ending lake. If there is the slightest distraction in his heart, the originally calm lake will become turbulent and agitated; If he feels agitated and anxious, the surface of the lake will become as terrifying as a tsunami; If he feels frightened and panicked, there will really be monsters attacking the lone boat in the lake.

The only way to get through that area is to stay calm and ignore the churning waves.

And the experience in this process has definitely had an irreversible impact on strangling himself.

Because of this, he studied with the alt wine from opposing schools, which proves that their three views must be opposite.

It was not exposed, only because the ale was cunning enough. She hides her true self to convince the strangulation.

So when the godfather proposed another plan, Strangling agreed without hesitation.

Whether it succeeds or not, being able to solve the problem at hand and not letting the ale succeed is enough to get him back.

- But in fact, the strangulation is a visceral distrust, and the godfather's plan can really be successfully realized.

Until now.

For the first time, he suddenly felt ...... Unknowingly, I reached such a high position.

He really ...... It's grown to the point where it can influence the world.

Although it was the godfathers who really changed the world. But from another point of view, the godfather was also pulled by him.

He was able to recruit the Godfather because he felt the pressure from the Veil of Ignorance and the Eternal Tribulation. And this self-esteem of self-esteem as a ruler is tempered on the "way of the furnace".

It is precisely because he never stops, absorbing all the pain from the outside to strengthen himself, that he has the opportunity to recruit the godfather to his command.

The pain that tempered him did bear fruit......

And at that time, some thoughts that he had never dared to think of before also burst out.

Is that...... Greed for power.

I am afraid that the "family" they formed can really influence those big people in Uptown.

The big men who were so high up that they terrified the strangulation since he was a child, and that he was furious for as long as he could remember...... How could he be so close to him at this moment?

Before, he didn't even dare to look up at the big guys.

Because he's really seen how powerful those people are...... He really knows how powerful money and power really are. From a very young age, that fear was deeply ingrained in the heart of Strangulation.

It wasn't even an elf director, it was just a human director. He wasn't even a director of the head office, he was just the owner of a small company......

His wanton wielding power and treating others as the way they were bought and sold and dismantled left a deep psychological shadow on the strangulation.

So he never decided to confront Uptown head-on, like the other two organizations.

This is because the strangulation has an extremely clear understanding of himself-

He can't win. Absolutely not winning.

They're just a bunch of rotten sewer dogs, and they'll never be able to beat the real "people".

…… But now, the godfather told him. He was already able to kill an elven director.

Just dodged for two days, and then you can calmly enter the dream world...... He knew that the Godfather used the "self-binding ritual" when he entered the dream world.

If it is not safe enough, entering the dream realm with self-binding is tantamount to killing oneself.

Is this understood to mean that the godfather spent only two days...... Can you defeat those "elven directors" who can't fight at all and can never be defeated by strangulation?

Then the powers of the directors of the company ...... Even the power of the directors of the head office will be lower than that of the godfather?

Suppose that Downtown can really confront Uptown......

Is he going to do his best to make the "White Lion Group" mark on the godfather clearer?

Ale and the elf boy were greedy for him. They have wanted him for a long time...... The mare also called him Daddy.

But in any case, the godfather came out of the White Lions.

He's the talent I've found!

He's mineβ€”

The "shadow" hidden in the bottom of his heart made the original blood-red flame at the bottom of the strangled pupil gradually lighter......

It turned into a gray flame, and from time to time a pale orange color danced.

It was not the fire of anger, but the flame of jealousy and greed.

It was a remnant of his previous instinctive walking in the dream realm.

It was when he had not yet inherited the way of the "Crucible" and only relied on his own nature and walked on the path that suited him best...... It was when he didn't know the rules of the dream world yet, and he was attacked by the shadow of the way of jealousy and greed, and the "inner demon" that always remained in the bottom of his heart.

Jealousy, greed, madness, fear...... That was the path he had traveled through during his confusion before embarking on the path of "anger".

He also thought that after he embarked on the path of anger, these emotions had been turned into firewood and used as fuel for anger.

But I didn't expect it......

"Is it still in my heart......

Thanks to the experience of "the way of contemplation" and "the way of temperance", the strangulation gradually reacted.

He realized that there was an impurity in his emotions that he shouldn't have.

Contemplation and temperance strive to suppress greed and jealousy.

And when he was too "restrained", a low snoring suddenly appeared from all directions.

…… Shade?

"Be careful...... Barber. ”

Strangulation immediately stopped his previous thoughts, and replied solemnly, "That is the shadow of the way of contemplation.

"Don't think about what they are and pretend you can't see them...... Keep going. ”

"The Barber" raised an eyebrow.

Don't you call me Godfather?

The corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a pleasant smile.

What are you doing? 】

Russell's voice sounded in his heart: [Why expose the essence of strangulation in such a place? 】

That's because it's in a place like this.

"The barber" replied in his mind.

"It is precisely because of the blessing of regional forces in the path of contemplation...... He was able to come to his senses as soon as possible.

"This is to fight shadows with shadows, and with demons of the heart.

"If that doesn't work for him...... Then it means that he has been contaminated too deeply. It's time for us to prepare a 'plan for strangulation'.

"You're not going to be lucky, are you?"

【…… No. As he had already told me, the fire of his anger was not pure. I was curious to conduct a behavioral analysis of him at that time, and easily saw the fear and greed in his heart.

[I just thought that this day would come a little later]

"This human affection is called luck, my God."

[I know! I don't need you to guide me]

"And this kind of feeling is annoyance, shame and anger."

The smile on the corner of the barber's mouth became more pronounced.

Although Russell looked a little annoyed, since he didn't take back the control of his body, it means that he was actually just talking about it.

It's so good to understand, the other me.

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