Chapter 55: Restraint
"You're in a bit of a hurry."
When the traffic vehicle stopped at the edge of the cross-border portal, the Void Celestial Master suddenly spoke.
"How?"
Link stopped opening the car door.
"There's no need to rush a lot of things, even if you desperately want to do it. Give yourself some time, take your time, and don't panic. β
The voice of the Void Celestial Master was as gentle as ever, but in Link's ears, it was more sincere than ever.
This was the first time that Link had felt such sincere emotions and such sincere treatment from the Void Celestial Master.
No calculations, no other intentions.
I just care about him, I just want to give him a good advice.
Bang.
Link closed the door, turned his head to look at the Void Celestial Master, and asked with the same seriousness, "Void Celestial Master, you give me a word of truth, do you really think that I am qualified not to be in such a hurry?" β
The Void Celestial Master was silent.
Link then said, "Lotsnow, my cheap brother, the reincarnation of the Sage of Nostrodam, the prophecy he made before his demise has now come true, and a great change unseen in thousands of years has arrived. The wizard civilization is opening up the universe where the fairy civilization is located, and the fairy civilization is opening up the universe where the wizard civilization is located. The demon civilization, the mortal enemy of the immortal civilization, will not accept it, and the god civilization, the mortal enemy of the wizard civilization, will not sit idly by. An unprecedented catastrophe is coming, wars, endless wars, wars of unlimited intensity. I've been dormant for nearly three years, and I can't continue to hibernate so much that I miss out on many development opportunities. β
After a pause, Link added, "I don't know what the Heavenly Master's Mansion is planning, I don't know what Heavenly Court's plans are, I don't know what the Supreme Council is thinking, and I don't want to know. All I know is that even if there is a 'predetermined fate' waiting for me and I can't resist it, I have to face it head-on. β
"Hmm......"
The Void Celestial Master pondered for a while and said, "You really don't need to know this, you just need to be yourself." However, it doesn't hurt to take a moderate pause. β
"Really?"
Link was noncommittal.
After waiting for a while, seeing that the Void Jing Heavenly Master had nothing else to say, Link pushed the door and got out of the car.
The time to meet with the West Coast Elemental Wizard Sage was made early through the Medici Sage.
The time is almost up, and you can't miss the appointment.
The Void Jing Heavenly Master did not delay, nor did he mean to get out of the car.
Seeing this, Link glanced back, closed the car door, and walked to the agreed place alone.
The agreed location was a seaside villa.
I don't know why, so many people like to build villas in the mountains, cliffs and seaside vacations.
In his heart, Link would also like to own one or more of these resort buildings.
Life has been busy for a long time, so relax appropriately and combine work and rest.
As for the cloud villa that I longed for before, maybe it was because I flew more and sailed in space a lot, but I didn't like it so much.
Before he walked into the villa, Link didn't really know who he was going to meet.
He never thought that it would be the Elemental Sage himself who came to see him.
"Link. Grande has seen the Sage. β
After a brief moment of consternation, Link immediately saluted as etiquette.
"Wizard Grande doesn't need to be polite, sit."
The Elemental Sage was very kind, and stretched out his hand to the seat in front of him.
"Thank you, Sage."
Linkla opened his chair and sat down.
The etiquette should be good, but there is no need to only sit and pull the buttocks.
As comfortable and decent, Link will come.
"Void Jing Heavenly Master won't come up?"
The Elemental Sage casually asked, "Can we sit down and have a cup of tea together?" β
Link replied lightly: "That's the Void Jing Heavenly Master's own business, and I can't interfere." β
"Well, too."
The Elemental Sage chuckled and agreed with Link's statement.
Then, the Elemental Sage ended his greetings and cut to the chase first: "Medici told me that Link. Wizard Grande wanted to meet and talk to someone who could take care of things under the Elemental Sage. I was curious about what Wizard Grande wanted to talk about, so I came to see Wizard Grande in person. β
"I see."
Link made a look of sudden realization, and then said, "Then I don't know if I will talk to the Sage directly, or if I will talk to the person designated by the Sage after meeting with the Sage." β
"Just talk to me."
The Elemental Sage smiled, his attitude was very kind, and he didn't have the slightest arrogance.
"Hmm......"
Link pondered for a while, organized his words, and said bluntly, "Since the Sage has spoken, then I will say it directly. I'm here for the Tower of the Great Sage of Michel attacking the advance team of the Rivothoth Academy. β
"Is this a thing?"
The smile on the Elemental Sage's face did not diminish in the slightest, and he asked rhetorically, "This matter has already happened, and there is a reason why it happened. I wonder if Wizard Grande has any questions, or if there is something he wants to ask? β
"I don't dare to ask, I just have some doubts."
Hearing this, Link first expressed his attitude, and then asked, "As far as I know, the head of our Revosus Academy and the head of the Parallel Universe Exploration Advance Mission, Forest. Wizard Diormande, after learning in advance that the Great Sage Michel secretly accepted the funding of the Heavenly Court of the Immortal Civilization, was suspected of betraying the wizard civilization and betraying the Supreme Council, and was extremely likely to launch an attack on the advance group. However......"
With that, Link paused and glanced at the Elemental Sage's face.
Although I know that wizards, especially high-level wizards, when facing mid- and low-level wizards, whether their faces are good or their eyes are good, they can control as much as possible or even completely control them.
Real thoughts, real emotions, it is impossible to leak from the eyes and facial expressions.
Unless the wizard is in the "metamorphosis" period of being promoted from a formal wizard to a sage-level wizard.
But Link still did it, and he didn't know the reason for it.
Nervous?
Possibly.
After all, in the strict sense, this is the first time that Link has had close contact with a Sage-level figure and had a more in-depth exchange on the topic.
There was no doubt that Link saw the unchanging face of the Elemental Sage.
Still kind, still smiling, still listening to Link.
Link pressed his mind and continued, "However, the response of the High Council's office in the parallel universe has completely disappointed everyone in the advance team of the Rivosus Academy. β
"Disappointed?"
The Elemental Sage interrupted Link at this time, and asked rhetorically, "What should the High Council do in the parallel universe office, or to put it simply, the High Council, to satisfy the Rivo Soth Academy?" Listen to your words and directly control the great sage of Michelle at that time? Or intercept the actions of the Great Sage Tower of Michel against the Revoxos Academy? β
Link replied decisively: "Of course, intercept first, then investigate, and if the information we report is true, then take action against the great sage Michel himself." β
"Hmm......"
The Elemental Sage groaned, and after a moment, said, "You have a point, but the High Council couldn't do that back then. β
"Why?"
Link followed the Elemental Sage's words and asked directly.
"Hehe......"
With a chuckle, the Elemental Sage retracted all the smiles on his face and said seriously, "In the eyes of the Supreme Council, if Michelle can be successfully promoted with the support of the Immortal God Civilization, even if it is a successful promotion after the transfer, its value is greater than that of the Revo Soth Academy combined. β
"But Grand Sage Michel has essentially betrayed the wizarding civilization and betrayed the Supreme Council at that time."
When he said this, Link's face was full of incomprehensible "innocence" and "innocence".
It's like a child who doesn't understand the world.
Not......
Strictly speaking, the combined years of Link's two lifetimes of memory are not a fraction of the age of the elemental sage in front of him.
In front of the Elemental Sage, Link is indeed a child.
Similarly, in the face of the life experience of the Elemental Sage, no matter how "simple" and "naΓ―ve" Link is, it can be established.
It was based on this psychology that Link decided to seize the opportunity to get it by chance and ask some things thoroughly.
In this way, on the one hand, we can give an account to the Revoso Academy, to the advance regiment, and to the four combined legions; On the other hand, it can also provide some reference and guidance for your next actions.
After listening to Link's "simple" and "naΓ―ve" words, a smile appeared on the Elemental Sage's face again, and he said pointedly: "Who can be sure that Michelle had betrayed the wizarding civilization and betrayed the Supreme Council at that time? Who told you that Michelle had betrayed the wizarding civilization and betrayed the High Council? β
These two questions didn't actually surprise Link.
However, the psychological impact on Link is still unusual.
It can only be said that Michelle's acceptance of the Immortal Civilization Heavenly Court's funding involves too much and too much, and Link's current personality and level are too low, so he can only get a glimpse of it, and he can't know the whole picture.
In many cases, poor information is the most fatal point.
Link took a deep breath and didn't let his thoughts follow the Elemental Sage's pointing, heading in the direction of doubting the Void Celestial Master and the Heavenly Master's Mansion.
It's not that Link has much trust in the Void Celestial Master and the Celestial Master's Mansion, nor does it mean that Link trusts the Void Celestial Master and the Celestial Master's Mansion more than he trusts the Elemental Sage and the Supreme Council.
But right now, Link just wants to believe in himself.
After a moment of silence, Link's voice was slightly hoarse: "So, in the eyes of the Supreme Council, the casualties of the advance group of the Rivossoth Academy, as well as the loss of the Tower of the Great Sage of Michelle, are all acceptable prices?" In order to ......"
After a pause, Link slowly closed his eyes: "For the greater good? β
"For the greater good."
The Elemental Sage responded calmly, his tone unwavering, his eyes unwavering.
"Whose greater interest?"
Link opened his eyes and asked seriously.
"Your greater interests, my greater interests, the greater interests of the High Council, the greater interests of wizarding civilization."
Pointing at Link, then at himself, and then in all directions, the Elemental Sage answered Link's question with more seriousness.
Link opened his mouth to say something, but swallowed it back.
He wanted to ask, didn't the greater good of wizarding civilization include the wizards who died senselessly in the battle of the Tower of the Great Sage of Michel against the advance group of the Rivothoth Academy?
The word "sacrifice" is the main reason for Link to swallow the words back.
What you want to get, you have to pay a price.
This truth has been implemented from beginning to end in the wizarding education of various wizarding forces in the wizarding civilization.
The same is true for Rivosoth College.
The same is true of Link's thinking.
Do unto others as you would have them do to you.
Link doesn't feel that he has the qualifications to blame anything, to blame anyone.
Today, I met with the Elemental Sage, and asked so many questions that seemed to be fighting for those wizards who were sacrificed, and for the advance team of Revo Soth Academy, which had suffered heavy losses, but it was actually out of selfishness.
"After asking these questions, is your mind smooth?"
Glancing at Link, who wanted to speak and stopped, the Elemental Sage spoke lightly, easily gaining insight into Link's wit.
"It's a little worse."
Link spoke frankly about his status.
Yes, he asked those questions just now, and all he wanted was to smooth his mind.
Don't let the sacrifice of the four combined legions, and the casualties of the advance team of the Revo Soth Academy, be entangled in my heart, turn into shadows, and affect my own ascension.
At the end of the day, Link is an extremely selfish person.
If it weren't for Jasmine's appearance, if it weren't for Jasmine's persistence, if it weren't for Jasmine's dedication, if it weren't for Jasmine's persistence again and again, the farther Link went on the wizarding path, the more emotions he might have lost.
The more indifferent the whole person will become.
Anything can be sacrificed to achieve one's own goals.
Just like Michelle, in order to prolong his life, in order to promote the sage, everything in Michel's Tower of the Great Sage, whether it is a person or a thing, is a tool that can be used and discarded in his eyes.
Suddenly, Link remembered the words of the Void Jing Heavenly Master, "Today's Michelle Tianzun, but when he took this step, he stumbled."
When I got out of the car earlier, those reminders from the Void Celestial Master also flooded into my mind.
"You're in a bit of a hurry."
"There's no need to rush a lot of things, even if you desperately want to do it. Give yourself some time, take your time, and don't panic. β
"It doesn't hurt to take it slowly."
Looking back on these words now, Link's perception is completely different from that time.
Link was enlightened.
Looking at Link who suddenly fell into an epiphany, and looking at the faint light that seemed to emanate from Link's body, the Elemental Sage smiled.
Once he had such an experience, it was not in vain that he deliberately took the time to meet Link in person. Grande, this little guy.
The Elemental Sage raised his right hand, raised his two fingers together, and lightly dabbled the faint light that even a ninth-level Great Sage might not be able to see.
Then, the Elemental Sage got up and walked outside.
As he walked around, the Elemental Sage created an environment for Link that was perfect for epiphany.
The Elemental Sage himself quickly came to the outside of the villa, knocked on the window of the car, and gestured to the Void Celestial Master sitting in the car with the faint light on his hands, and then the figure disappeared.
The Void Celestial Master saw the faint light stained by the Elemental Sage's hand clearly, and he didn't panic at all.
You have Yangguan Road, and I have a single-plank bridge.
Who will accomplish the purpose first, and speak twice,
We'll see.
(End of chapter)