Chapter 174, Dialogue with the Lord of Mankind
Meeting the Lord of Humanity is a suffocating and dizzying experience.
The presence of the emperor was like a bizarre curse in Aaron's eyes, an indescribable temptation of horror - you knew he was so dangerous, so terrifying, but you looked at him so longingly, unwilling to look away for half a minute and a half, when the barbarian at the junction of Eurasia stared at him with cold eyes, Aaron could feel a slight relief in the other party's expression.
Like an elder who saw a wanderer who had traveled for an unknown number of years and finally returned home, the Lord of Mankind watched Aaron silently.
The two seemed to have a tacit understanding, and there was no inquiry or temptation, the emperor just flicked his fingers, and the dark underground kingdom turned into a sea of golden wheat waves, and the two walked between the full ears of wheat, allowing the fine and dense grain crops to convey a faint tingling feeling in their fingertips and sleeves.
Large and small shacks are located in the middle of the river basin, along the river through the place, here is the most primitive civilization of human beings, still in the slash-and-burn human beings in the black and yellow farmland, the sky is bright, in the middle of the sky, is the warm and dazzling sun.
Aaron looked at the distant village, the human beings at this time were still so primitive, they wore the simplest clothes, used the simplest tools, they used shells as currency, they lived a bartering life, hard but happy, everyone had a smile on their faces, full of hope for the future.
"It's been a long, long time since we last met, pull." The Lord of Humanity looked at the village from afar: "I once showed you the village where I lived, just like the last time, when Terra was still called Earth, and the first city of mankind was not far away. ”
"The plains of Mesopotamia, the valley of the two rivers, the banks of the Sakarya River, Your Majesty." Aaron followed the emperor with his hands behind his back, he didn't dare to get too close, because the power of the sun would burn him, but he didn't dare to go too far, which would prevent him from hearing the emperor's words.
"Whenever I recall the past 40,000 years ago, no matter how long it takes, I will be amazed by the human beings of the past, such an abundant water source, such a variety of life, gave birth to the wonderful race of human beings, I have seen endless miracles in the vast universe, and I have witnessed the fall of glorious civilizations, but in my opinion, they are not comparable to the miracle of human growth." The Emperor looked into the distance: "Not far away, Uruk of Lugar is there, where Gilgamesh once fought the Bull of Heaven, this is not the first time that humans have come into contact with the Chaos Evil God. ”
Aaron listened to the emperor's words, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile, this is from the heart of the human race, even after going through so much, this race still persists to this day, but he still corrected the emperor's words: "Your Majesty, I am not called Ra, in this life, my name is Aaron Salian, if you are talking about my previous life...... I likewise have my own name, and I can be sure that no one has ever used the word "pull" to refer to me. ”
Unlike Aaron, the emperor never smiled, he just turned around and looked at Aaron with a slightly pensive expression: "Ra, is the name of the sun god in ancient Egyptian mythology, the god king of the Egyptian god line, this is just a code name, just like the code name you once received, you used not to be called Ra until Waldo took you from your mother's hands at the age of four." ”
"You've heard that story, Ra, and you'll soon remember who you are, even though it's just a ghostly apparition."
Aaron was silent for a few seconds, a hardcore hammer fan in his previous life, and as he began to search his memories, a name immediately popped out of his mind, fresh and bright.
"La Endymion, son of a water thief, the Emperor's Forbidden Army, Tribune of the Ten Thousand Legions, Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Cyber War."
Aaron slowly spat out the name, not from memories from his past life, but from some knowledge he had read.
The Lord of Mankind looked slightly stunned, and then turned calm, he looked at Aaron, brushed his fingers over the purple dragon coat of arms on his shoulder, the voice of the Lord of Mankind was like a bell, but there was a slight sigh: "More than 10,000 years have passed, I am very happy, we meet again, pull." ”
"You're mistaken, Your Majesty, I'm not Ra." Aaron stubbornly emphasized.
"You're him." The emperor's eyes were dilated for a moment, and the Lord of Mankind looked at Aaron: "Remember, at the last moment of the network war, I asked you to leave quickly, and now you are chosen by the four gods of chaos, the connection between this, there is no need to say, you know it." ”
Aaron was stunned at first, he looked at the Lord of Mankind in confusion, at the kind face shrouded in endless wonders and light, and that face carried an incomparably firm judgment, and he knew that the Emperor's judgment was almost never wrong.
He began to think.
This barely consumed Aaron's time, and an explosive answer immediately appeared in his mind, and the child of chaos' hole shrunk to the size of a needle's eye, and after discarding all incorrect inferences, a terrible answer had emerged from beneath the water.
Thunder in the silence!
As a hero in the Netwar War, he alone fought against the emperor and the nemesis of the entire Holy Empire, the primordial demon Draconion, the primordial demon, Draconion, who disappeared into the depths of the Net!
The primordial demon, Draconion, was born in the universe for the first murder, and in the myth of Genesis, the elder brother murdered the younger brother simply out of jealousy and hatred.
Human beings have killed countless times in the evolution of history for survival, they killed animals to survive, they killed their own kind to survive, but the blood of this pair of brothers is indeed the first murder - not for survival, but because of the evil in nature.
The hatred and crime brought about by this murder passed through the curtain of reality and surreality, forming the primordial demon in the subspace - Draconion, which thrives on the negative emotions of mankind, it absorbs the evil of mankind, symbolizes the destruction of the human empire and the emperor, its existence is the greatest nemesis of the emperor, even the supreme power of the human lord cannot be matched in the face of Draconion.
Because it represents the original sin of mankind, the emperor cannot defeat the original sin of mankind.
So, Ra took on this duty, and he dragged Draconion into the depths of the net, leaving the Empire of Humanity and the Lord of Humanity to survive.
And Aaron has always had deep doubts about why the four gods of chaos chose him, even if the four gods of chaos do whatever they want, no matter how taboo they are, they always need a reason to choose themselves, right?
Now the reason is self-evident!
Because I'm pulling! Sealed in his body is Draconion, the primordial demon, the nemesis of the emperor, and the symbol of the destruction of the human empire!
So the four gods of chaos chose themselves, so the emperor called himself - La!
Throw away all the incorrect options and leave the seemingly least likely scenario the answer to the truth.
"My loyal Praetorian, I'm glad you learned the truth." The emperor bowed slightly, and his gaze at Aaron gradually softened: "Ra's soul has dissipated, but he still has a part of influencing you, which makes you persevere." ”
"I see." Aaron also calmed down, and his attitude was a little cold: "No wonder, I found that there are still some things in my brain that resemble a thought seal, which will appear at a sudden time and forcibly reverse my thinking. ”
In hindsight, Aaron found that his logic suddenly became strange, for example, when he met the regent twice, his mind would turn in a way that he didn't have before, and he would become deferential and unconditionally loyal.
He thought it was the remnants of the mediocre and cowardly "Aaron Salion" when he hadn't awakened before, but now everything made sense, just as the Praetorian Army's unconditional loyalty to the Emperor was triggered, and as Alice Searle spat out some "key words", the remaining will of Ra was triggered, so he showed similar loyalty to the princess.
What one person wants to convey, the other often knows without words. And both of them feel that it is better not to say those things that have not been said. The emperor didn't say much, and Aaron didn't need to confirm it again.
These wordless tacit understandings are condensed into two words:
Disloyal! Honest!
"You've learned humanity." Seeing that Aaron had fully understood, the Lord of Mankind continued: "Humanity is such a complex race, we always maintain a positive heart, we sing the praises of sacrifice, we sing the praises of dedication, we praise the great courage......
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"The premise is, don't give your turn and sacrifice yourself?" Aaron nodded, and he followed behind the emperor, strolling through the fields: "It's like I've heard the story of Cormier's ancestors who sacrificed their lives for the country countless times and longed for it, but when it really turned out that I wanted to give unconditionally to the kingdom, my heart was still dissatisfied. ”
The meeting with the regent in the Kaladnay manor, Aaron was also dissatisfied and even angry afterwards, he felt that he had already paid a lot for the kingdom, why was he not worthy of a fief?
But there was something in his mind that prevented him from continuing to think about it, on the contrary, he was thinking very simply.
People will substitute Aaron's self-giving and sacrificial actions, dismissing them as stupid and idiotic, just as they sing the praises of other people's sacrificial offerings as great human brilliance, which is all human nature.
"Yes, this is also human nature, and there is a pride, prejudice, selfish nature hidden deep in the DNA of human beings, which is the original sin of human beings." The Emperor nodded, and the Lord of Humanity looked at him distantly: "Now, you have seen the two sides of human nature, your cousin...... As you can see, he is an arrogant and selfish person, he likes to show himself, he is self-aggrandizing, he lacks the corresponding talents but he is hypocritical and arrogant, you know very well what kind of person he is, he is biased against others...... So you give him a good job, give him a good life, and expect him to be satisfied. ”
"He gave me a huge surprise." Aaron's eyes flashed with a hint of relief: "This is also human nature, and in the depths of human DNA, there is also the glow of bravery, sacrifice, and the pursuit of self-worth." ”
"Yes, you understand human nature, so I think, it's time." The Emperor's language was succinct and blunt: "This is a good environment, the remnants of the temple influence, deep into the earth, the gods do not feel it, I think it's time to reveal your true destiny." ”
"You once said that there is no god in this world." Aaron sneered.
"That's just an outdated rhetoric." The Emperor's tone was slightly contemptuous: "Only Magnus would have taken this as a cause for shock, and screamed for it, like a frightened African big cat, panicked, because of him, we have lost so much, my cherished Band, and my only dear friend, Malcardo." ”
At this point, the Lord of Humanity's eyes lost focus, and he looked at the sky as if he were looking at a baby who had died young, full of grief.
"So, I will appear in this world, is it your Majesty's plan?" Aaron asked in a deep voice.
“…… It's a world where there are many real gods. The Emperor said absentmindedly, "In this place, you can better learn how to become a qualified god, the Fifth God of Chaos. ”
"Poof~" Aaron couldn't help laughing when he heard this, he crossed his hands on his hips and laughed very unvividly: "Hahahahaha~ Your Majesty, this joke is so funny!" ”
"Did you know that this is called the Forgotten Realm, where you want to be a god? Hmph~"
Aaron didn't say any more, he just snorted.
"It's the right choice." The Emperor met Aaron's mocking gaze, "You are here, Draconion is sealed in your body, and the attention of the four gods will be on you." ”
"There are a lot of very powerful beings in this place, and they are not like the beings in the galaxy, they are afraid of the four gods of chaos, such as the elven god called Corellon-Rathrian, whose main body in the universe can sometimes face any of the dark gods without falling behind...... You can even defeat the Prince of Darkness. The emperor said, "This is the key to your ability to break free from the control of the four gods of chaos in this world. ”
"Is this your plan? Your Highness? Use me to divert the attention of the four gods of chaos and buy you more time? Aaron understood what the emperor meant.
"Yes." The handsome and profound, sword-sharpening face of the Lord of Humanity nodded first, then shook his head, "But not exactly. ”
"La, you are my loyal forbidden army, you should know very well that greatness, many times is just relatively, the galaxy is just a speck of dust in the universe, in comparison, a small victory is great enough for a village, and my victory in Ulanor is so small compared to the whole universe."
"But both are real, Your Majesty."
"There will always be those who defend the value of cognition, talent, or faith, rather than empirical truth. But the facts are immutable, no matter who or what knows them. ”
"Power always belongs to those who know them, and for those who are accustomed to small victories, every victory is great. And having a detached gaze is my gift, and it is what you should have. ”
"Follow me, pull." The Emperor motioned for Aaron to follow, and the two men walked together into the village of the Emperor's childhood, where birds were singing in the treetops, children gathered to play simple games, and people toiled, drying animal skins, making arrows out of bones, weaving necklaces from shells, and making pottery out of clay.
"Let me enlighten you once more, and reveal you, your true destiny."