After hearing what Mr. Delanai said, Ryan suddenly froze. Perhaps it was due to the influence of his parents. Since he was a child, Ryan wanted to be a man and protect his relatives and friends. In order to do this, he You must have corresponding strength. This is also the biggest motivation for Ryan to work hard to improve his strength.
However, suddenly, Teacher Delanai stood in front of him and said, now as long as you agree to my request, you will immediately get the power you dreamed of, and you can also realize your childhood dream. How can this not make Ryan tempted? But in There is always a trace of confusion in Ryan's heart.
Ryan wants to become stronger and has been working hard to achieve this goal. Studying magic is boring, but Ryan has slowly found the fun, the kind of adventure, growing together, and enjoying every day with his friends. , but once the powerful power was really placed in front of him, he no longer needed to get up early to practice hard every day, no longer needed to meditate every day, and no longer needed to take risks with his friends, but it made Ryan feel vaguely resistance,
"Since I only need to make a choice to increase my power, then if I plunge my soul into darkness, just like Catherine, I can also gain greater power. As for what to do after gaining power, that should be the same as everything else. It doesn't matter what power she has. With Catherine's strength, she can definitely become a role similar to a guardian. In the position of queen of the empire, she can benefit her people, but she can also hold back mankind and let the undead army return. A chance to come back.”
"Moreover, after such a long period of adventure, I feel that the greatest joy in life should be to enjoy the process of growing up with relatives and friends, rather than directly obtaining the results. After every baby is born, sooner or later he or she will Dead, shouldn't we just abandon him or her just because he or she is going to die anyway? Isn't that a very funny thing?"
Delanai stood quietly in front of Ryan, waiting hopefully for Ryan to give him a positive answer. In recent years, Delanai has become more and more aware of his own weakness. This is also the biggest reason why he will accept Ryan as a student. The reason is that even if Ryan is similar to him when he was young, it is just for Delanai to make up his mind.
Ryan spoke after a full twenty minutes of silence. His first words were: "I'm sorry, Teacher Delanai, I think I have to reject your kindness."
"What." Delanai couldn't believe his ears. He asked loudly: "What did you say, Ryan?"
Ryan looked at Dranai very sincerely and said to him with all his heart: "I reject your request. I cannot accept this staff."
"Why, why."
"Teacher Delanai, I have great admiration for the Archmage Meren and Jie Xi, one of the Seven Heroes. They are well-deserved heroes of mankind. And you, you have guarded mankind alone for decades just for a promise. You are also very It’s not easy, but, but I can’t do this.”
Ryan looked up at the sky. Since this is a space created purely by magic, there are endless stars above this space. Looking at the stars in the sky, Ryan's face suddenly became solemn: "Don't you Do you think there is no need for this 'guardian' role to exist at all?"
"What are you talking about? Could it be that my teacher and my 200 years of loneliness have become worthless just because of your words." There was a hint of anger on Delanai's face: "You can I won’t accept this request, but you can’t, absolutely can’t slander my teacher Jessie’s hard work.”
"I have no intention of doing this, Teacher Delanai." Ryan faced Delanai without any fear, and he spoke eloquently: "The greatest significance of this guardian's existence is to guard the people on this land and protect them. , let them live a happy and joyful life as originally envisioned by Archmage Meren."
"But, is Archmage Mellen's idea necessarily correct? Does everyone on this continent think that living such a life must be happy and joyful? No." Ryan expressed his point of view seriously:
"No one can decide the fate of others. The fate of mankind can only be in their own hands."
"Archmage Melen led us to defeat the demigod lich and drive away the undead army. He just didn't want the fate of mankind to be controlled by them. However, Melen set up the role of guardian for his pursuit. In doing so, Isn’t it tantamount to holding the fate of mankind in his own hands and those of his descendants?”
"Near my hometown of Nongwu Town, there are the towering Hengduan Mountains. Every spring, the eagles perched on the cliffs will push their children out without mercy. Is this cruel? No. "This is for the sake of the future of those little eagles. If they are sheltered under the wings of the previous generation all their lives, how can these young eagles fight in the sky and contend with the storm."
"A weed can grow into a towering tree in the gap between the stone walls, but the roses carefully cultivated in the nursery cannot withstand wind and rain at all. Teacher Delanai, you and your teacher have devoted your life's efforts, but instead We lack the opportunity to face the wind and frost. 200 years ago, it was Archmage Melen who defeated the demigod Lich. But 500 years ago, Archmage Melen was not born yet. At that time, the demigod Lich Kangs Who did we lose to, 1,000 years ago, 2,000 years ago? Could it be that in our entire human history, we have only had one enemy, the demigod lich?"
"Even if I inherit the power of this guardian, can it guarantee that humans will never be invaded by demigod lich? In the past 200 years, several generations of guardians have changed. How do you compare with the original Archmage Melen? , is the strength increasing or decreasing, and what about the demigod lich."
"I believe that over the past many years, you and Jessie have secretly helped mankind solve many crises. However, mankind lacks this kind of growing experience, and its strength has gradually become worse than it was 200 years ago. Victor has also It has been mentioned more than once that the number of senior magicians now is not as many as those who were promoted in one year at that time... "
"So, it's time for humans to wake up. Although I know nothing about national affairs, I also know what kind of difficulties humans are facing now. To the north are the orcs recuperating, and to the south are many lords with their own agendas and ambitions. The Clay tribe and Senat may have been impatient for a long time, and Moon Moon City and Free Paradise have remained neutral... This continent is no different from the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion hundreds of years ago, but the war has not really broken out now. That’s all.”