I felt a little kind when I saw those blue eyes, really. I've been with these things for years, but now I'm not one of them. And I'm not here to visit relatives. But it didn't attack me, it just stared at me blankly.

In the face of such a rotten face of the Scourge soldier, I thought it was better not to speak, so I began to slowly retreat, and after taking two steps back, it did not react, and I was overjoyed and hurried to the council hall. I looked back at it a few times as I walked, but it just stood at the corner of the street and looked at me, and didn't catch up.

To be honest, I'm more glad than I have doubts that I can stop fighting now, and I want to avoid all unnecessary fights.

Half of the door to the council hall has fallen down, and the dust on the ground tells me that there are many "people" who have stepped here some time ago. But it's just going inside, and there's no footprint going out.

The windows of the council hall are all in good condition, I don't know if you can understand why they are intact. But I'd rather they're all broken!

The dirt on the windows doesn't allow light to get into the room well, so it's dark inside even though it's daylight outside. When I entered the council hall, I tried to make my steps as light as possible, a little lighter. It's the only thing I can do that gives me some psychological comfort.

I also knew that it might not work, after all that many footprints went in and didn't come out meant that there were a lot of people in there, and it didn't seem like these things were finding their prey by ear.

As I passed the first fork in the road, I slowly showed my body and glanced to the right, and sure enough! The rooms with the doors open let in a faint light that could be seen in the hallways, and two soldiers standing motionless appeared in the field of vision like ghosts, more on the left.

I took a breath and gritted my teeth, one step! Two steps! Three steps! Walked on tiptoe on the wooden floor that hadn't been repaired in years. Lucky! There was no movement.

But going up the stairs further down the stairs would be troublesome, and there was a slight creaking sound at the first step. Tentatively stepped on his toes to the side, trying to find a non-vocal focus point, but after trying several times, it didn't work, and suddenly a voice came from upstairs, "Don't try!" Come on! ”

This sudden sound startled me! I was startled by it, but just as I was stunned, I clearly heard the sound of armor behind me! Those motionless Scourge soldiers are alive!

Run?

Or keep going?

That's all I could think of for a moment. Also...... I'm ashamed that I don't have the ability to despise these dead people. I don't think I can kill them on my own. But since the guy upstairs asked me to go up...... Maybe it's not that bad. So I settled down, and hurried upstairs. It's just that when you go up to the second floor, there are watchers at the entrance of the stairs, and they are all blue-eyed.

When I went up to the third floor, there were more onlookers, and they just stared at me, and a voice called out to me from a room on the right side of the third floor, "Come here!" ”

The onlookers consciously flashed to the side to make way for me, the door of the room was very large, and the light from the open door made the hallway much brighter than the one on the first floor. And as I stood in the doorway and peeked in, a huge skeletal shelf in an exaggerated robe appeared in front of me.

I was in a bit of a trance all of a sudden.

"I didn't expect you to come." Its rotten throat, which had exposed its cervical spine, didn't know how it made a sound.

"Are you ......" I stared at it in surprise.

"Hmph......" it snorted dissatisfiedly, "after leaving Arthas, you have become forgetful. It said.

"Not forgetfulness!" I retorted, "It's you......" I frowned, "I really don't recognize it." ”

The sound it snorted now meant it was a little upset. "But your appearance hasn't changed much." It says.

"Well, I'm more maintenance-oriented." I say.

"It's still so annoying!" It added.

I pouted, "Okay, stop going around in circles, tell me who you are." ”

"In addition to me, there was also a Sarnos left back then, and Les is not here, who do you say I am." It opened its bare mouth full of blackened teeth, and a faint blue light came out of its throat.

"Araki?" I laughed out loud when I said the name.

"What are you laughing at?" The little skin on its face didn't make any expression, but the tone of its voice told me it didn't seem to like me very much.

"I'm laughing happily." I said, "I'm glad to see you." ”

"Yes!" "But I'm not that happy." ”

I pouted. "Why are you here?"

"I should have asked first." It says.

"I'm not here for you to interrogate." I say.

"Even if it's interrogated, you can't get out if you want to." It says. "You'd better answer the question obediently, that little friendship between us still counts, and I hope you understand."

"Is this a threat?" Looking at its face, I couldn't help but think for a moment what I would do to kill him if there was a fight.

"Whatever you want." He said. "Why did you leave Alsace?"

I frowned, "How do you know?" ”

"I didn't follow Alsace to the north, but I'm not blind." It says.

"Huh?" I don't understand.

"You...... You've lost the Lich King's energy, and while you're still a dead man, you're not like us anymore. It said, "And...... If you're still loyal to Arthas, you shouldn't be what you were just now. ”

"What should that look like?"

"Do you think I can't see it? The way you tiptoe is simply hateful and ridiculous. It said.

I just snorted and didn't say anything.

"Tell me, why did you leave it?"

I looked at the lich in front of me, wondering what it meant, what it was...... There is no free will. After a pause, I replied, "The power of Arthas has subsided. ”

Its blue eyes stared at me for a long time, and then said slowly, "It's like ...... Is Sylvanas the same? ”

"The way you speak is not much different from me and Sylvanas." I say.

It snorted disdainfully, "We're not...... A class of people. It said, "I am still loyal to my king." ”

I snorted back with disdain. "When did you start thinking you were clear?"

"I've always known that."

I shook my head, "If you had a clear mind, you would have killed me a long time ago." I said.

"I didn't say I wouldn't kill you." It says, "I hope you understand." ”

"You're verbose......" I smiled.

"I'm going to figure it out first...... What happened to you! It said.

"Alsace has ...... degraded. I said, "Its energy can't control so many undead, and I'm one of them." ”

"What are you doing this way of...... Treason. It said.

"Pull it down!" I waved my hand and walked over to a dusty chair next to me. "Treason?" I laughed, "Let's not talk about anyone." Dalaran was destroyed, and if he hadn't been destroyed, you wouldn't have said so. ”

"But Arthas didn't say he was going to kill me." Its blue eyes seemed to be full of ill intentions.

Hearing this, I stared at it like this, and after a moment of silence, I pursed my lips, "Is there any good in killing me?" ”

"I can't kill you without good?" Its tone was full of provocation.

"Humph!" I gave it a blank look, "Then why are you here?" ”

"Are you working for Sylvanas now?" It didn't answer me, but continued to ask.

"Of course not!" I say.

The voice it uttered was clearly in disbelief, "So what are you doing here?" ”

"I just came back from the South." I say.

"South? Where is the South? ”

"Stormwind Kingdom." I say.

"Ahh Stormwind Kingdom! It smiled, "Did you know that Lord Kel'thugad is now in the Stormwind Kingdom. It said.

"What did you say?" My eyes widened suddenly.

"Perhaps...... He's going to look for you. Araki laughed out loud as he spoke.

"Just kidding, but also find a reason to believe it." I scoffed.

"Don't you believe it?"

"I've been all the way!" I said, "This is not from the sea, nor is it from the sea. ”

"Hmph." Araki snorted disdainfully, "You can believe it, it's nothing. ”

"What did it come to me for?"

"I'm just saying it casually."

"What is he going to do in the South?"

"How do I know?" The way he laughed was annoying.

"What's going on with those undead?" I asked.

"Which ones?"

"Since Sylvanas' awakening, the Scourge Soldiers are said to be not...... Is it almost gone? I asked.

"yes." Araki said, "That's right. ”

"What's going on now?" I looked at his face and wanted to see something like his words.

"The plague is back, the plague is back, and soon the king ...... It's coming back too! It smiled sadly.

Alsace is coming back!

I couldn't believe it, but I had to believe it in my heart. I was absolutely convinced that Alsace would come back, but I didn't expect it to ...... So fast.

"When?"

"Soon." It says.

"I don't believe it." I said, "He's been sleeping under the ice for a long time." ”

"Believe it or not." It says: "As faithful servants of the king, we must be prepared to welcome our master back." ”

I pursed my lips, looked at it coldly, and inhaled softly. "You've made a bit of a lot of enemies lately." I say.

"It's okay." It twisted its fleshless fingers carelessly, only to see a blue flame burn in its fingertips. "These dead living people will eventually kill those who are not yet dead, and the breath of death will ...... Take away all the living. Its blue eyes stared at me, "And the ...... who betrayed the king The traitors' ...... Life! ”

"What's in it for you?" I asked it.

"What's the benefit?" It extinguished the flame.

"What do you get by killing everyone?" I asked.

"They don't have any meaning in life." It says.

"How do you know there's no point?"

"I've lived, too."

"Are you willing to die?"

"I have died, but death has brought far more than I had brought when I was alive." It spoke calmly.

"But you can't make a choice for those who are alive." I say.

"It's not my choice." It chuckled. "It's ...... The King's Choice. ”

"You're pretty good at kicking ball!" I snorted.

"It's not kicking the ball, it's ...... Loyal and patriotic. ”

"Your kingdom is gone, and the king's kingdom is torn apart." I said, "No one can make a choice for anyone, especially life." ”

"Did you think about the bugs when you walked and trampled on the ground? Did you think about those flying insects when you slapped them to death? Does God consider those ant-like beings when deciding on creation and destruction? It shook its head slightly, "Will it?" ”

"You're sophistry!" I said, "How can a man be compared to a worm?" ”

"We are all like ants before God."

"But you're not a god."

"My king is." The words it said lightly made me feel so firm.

I stared at the lich in front of me in amazement, and it said that its king was close to a god!

"Ridiculous!" I said softly.

"Ridiculous?" Araki walked up to me, he brought his face in front of me, his blue eyes staring at me and said slowly, "The gods of people's mouths...... Has anyone ever been resurrected? ”

What is religion?

I remember asking myself this question many, many years ago. At first I didn't have an answer, but then I ...... I think I've found it. But then I thought maybe I was too narrow-minded. But then I thought...... This thing...... Really, it's humans who come up with things to fool themselves and others.

Isn't it?

The origin of religion must have originated from ignorance and uncivilized, a way of calming one's heart when one fears nature, of all unknown forces and phenomena which one cannot overcome for the time being, and that people worship fire, the sun, the moon, water, the wind, and lightning, and they learn to do nothing in the face of these forces...... At one point, I can't beat you, I want to serve you, I want to submit to you, I want to sacrifice my sacrifice to let you bless me. Don't bully me, don't cause too much ...... to me and my family Harm.

And in this process, when there is a surplus of public resources, the human brain begins to be enlightened, and so power and hierarchy arise, and when it is necessary to unite as many people as possible around oneself for the sake of this thing called power, religion will play a role comparable to force, or even surpass force!

And the spokesman of religion, the spokesman of God...... It is often the most profitable category!

In words that all can understand, religion is a means of domination!

It is used by those in power to harness the majority of those who believe in it, and by rebels to come up with excuses for rebellion! Everything is reasonable.

But what does religion mean to an individual?

Ha! The meaning of religion is...... Make people's hearts ...... Settle down! Yes, to believe, to believe firmly...... The so-called "God's" will, do what "God" tells us to do, and do not do things that go against "God's" will. Use this kind of thing to restrain the inner ...... Most of the instincts that were originally the only beasts have, and since then they have ...... The man was no longer a beast, he became a ...... Person!

Yes, religion is a way of self-soothing, self-anesthesia, and making excuses for yourself! So that you can have peace of mind!

And then...... Under the constraints of religious dogma and the rules of tribal conventions, the law was formed! Yes! At that time, it was not called law, it was called ...... Propriety! Then, with the promotion of "rules" and "dogmas", people began to have their own rules of conduct, what should be done, what should not be done, what is good, what should be condemned or punished, so a thing is formed...... It's called "morality"!

With this thing, man is no longer a beast, man is ...... It became a ...... Person!

And all religions have changed from seeking the refuge of Mother Earth, exploring the laws and secrets of nature, and exploring the way of survival...... Another unique way.

I don't have to be against it, I'm not against religion, because people ...... A lot of times it doesn't always show malice, people have a ......kind of helping each other, being kind, being compassionate, being compassionate Heart! This is where religion is most positive and positive.

Although I have been alone for many years, I don't really like to get together and deal with people, but ...... I still have a trace of kindness to human beings in my heart, that is, I know that the kindness that people inadvertently show many times is the most dazzling and warmest thing in this world besides the sun!

Even if people's lives are not satisfactory, not happy, and not rich, there is still goodness in their hearts, and there is an extremely precious thing called ...... Wish!

Looking into the eyes of the guy in front of me and listening to the words in his mouth, if I had been before, I would have agreed deeply, and even I would have echoed: "Yes! That's right! ”

But now that I look at this guy who may not necessarily be full of hatred, but who has lost himself, I suddenly understand that the reason why this kind of person is lost is solely because of ...... It has never felt love and kindness in its heart, and has never even put itself in kindness and sunshine to feel warmth, so they don't understand. Or perhaps, their hearts are insulated from love, they are born with no feelings of love, they only focus on technology, methods, they are only immersed in their own world.

And the ...... in front of me It should belong to the second type! The fact that God can't resurrect people may be the way he used what he had learned, used magic, and used holy light spells to explore the reality that never existed in religion, but was written! Such as all the stories and legends, even the "resurrection" promised in the doctrinal holy texts!

But in the end, they found that looking for "light" in the light was ...... Can't find it!

In Araki's words, "the way to find the light...... Only immerse yourself in the darkness! "It says it's found!

It sounds reasonable to me.

At first I wanted to refute it, I wasn't unable to refute it, but when I thought of myself, of Sylvanas, of him...... Suddenly I was relieved again.

That's right, the magician of Dalaran doesn't seem to have resurrected a person in my memory for hundreds of years, and I don't know if the guy named Merry Winterwind is the reincarnation of a dead man. And all the spells that study the resurrection of the dead are forbidden to be studied in Dalaran, in Kenrito, and in the Council of Tiris, or from being studied on the table.

Those who secretly studied this spell, represented by Kel'thugad, were not only expelled from Dalaran, but also wanted. The magic of light can be healed, but it has never been seen, and no one has ever been resurrected because of it. But since the beginning of the orc invasion, this kind of thing has started to appear! This also has to make people have some other thoughts in their hearts!

So I understand it.

But I have to be sure of one thing, and that is the way it is now...... It conforms to its heart, to the requirements of the Lich King, but not to the wishes of all the living. Of course, the Forsaken led by Sylvanas have indeed been resurrected, but what are they?

Coalition...... I think the likelihood of the league accepting them is very low, and the word very low is still my conservative word, which is close to zero. What about the tribe? If the leader of the Forsaken is an orc or a troll! All are much better than the High Elves! But it turns out that precisely the leader of the Forsaken is...... High Elves!

High elves and orcs and trolls are definitely feuds! Even if the trolls in the tribe are from the Valley of Thorns, not Amani trolls, but a species! Not to mention the orcs.

So...... What is the matter with the dead?

At this time, His Majesty Arthas, the Lich King, seems to be dissatisfied with all the living, and his group of fellows are really the same heart and one mind as their masters! Even if Araki's desire to let everyone die was different from Arthas's original intention! But the result is the same!

I didn't refute him, there was no need. I am not an educator, nor a mentor, nor is I his parents, not to mention whether there is an obligation to educate him, but a person can change his mind...... It's hard.

When I realized the problem, I was murderous.

Yes, the thought crossed my mind, and I could choose to kill him, and after killing him, everything would be fine. Even if there's Kel'thugad and Arthas in the back, at least I'll kill it first!

But I found that I was thinking too much, and it was watching me as I watched it, and it seemed to guess what was going on in my heart.

"Do you want to kill me?" It asked me.

I hurriedly shook my head, then snorted disdainfully. "Everything you do has nothing to do with me."

"Is that what you really think?"

"Do you think I'll help the living, or Sylvanas?" I immediately threw the question at it.

"The Lich King wants you dead." It says. "But for the sake of friendship, I'll let you go today"

A blue flame came out of his skull, and a voice came from the cold flame: "Next time I meet you, you'd better choose to help me...... All right? ”