Leaving Qiu Ye and Tiko behind, Yang Yu led the others into the teleportation array and arrived at the meeting room where the Elders' Council of the Library of All Things held meetings.
Looking around, there were not many library elders present and many seats were empty.
As soon as Yang Yu and his group appeared, the attention of the elders of the Library of All Things was immediately attracted to them.
Elder Liyan, who was riding on a huge book, stroked his white beard, and his dragon pupils were faintly visible under his gray bangs.
Elder Li Yan, who has used the essence of the dragon race, can accurately judge the strength of Yang Yu and others. He feels that Yang Yu is young and promising, and is not inferior to him when he was young.
Barona crossed her legs and folded her arms in her seat, ready to see if Yang Yu could still convince the elders of the Library of All Things.
The elders of other libraries of all things arrived at the meeting room one after another. They glanced at Yang Yu but said nothing, waiting for the meeting to begin.
Seeing that all the elders who could attend had arrived, the old chairman of the council walked up to the stage, resting his hands wearily on the podium, and slowly spoke:
“Thank you for your hard work, everyone.
Sorry to call you all up so suddenly.
A rare guest visited us today and asked for our help.
Mr. Yang Yu, can you tell me why you came here from afar?"
The old chairman of the parliament waved to Yang Yu, who took two steps at a time, walked to the podium, and went straight to the point:
“Dear elders of the Library of All Things, long time no see.
I believe that you all already know about the coming of the Devil, and you also know the suffering that the Devil is bringing to the world.
In order to stop the invasion of the Demon King and weaken the power of the Demon King's army, I came here from afar.
I've heard some things."
Through the loudspeaker, Yang Yu narrated the whole story.
In order to keep the plan secret, he deliberately kept vague what he wanted the magician to do.
This behavior caused dissatisfaction among several library elders:
"In the end, you still haven't told us your plan. If you don't tell us your specific plan, we can't assess the risks."
Yang Yu explained sincerely, “I would also like to tell you all my plans, but considering the risk of the plan being exposed, please forgive me.
The demons are far more cunning than you imagine.
Only by doing a good job of confidentiality can we ensure that nothing goes wrong.
I will tell you the plan before it is officially implemented."
Yang Yu's words did not convince the dissatisfied library elders:
“That sounds nice.
But who knows what kind of dangers our colleagues will face!
We have sent magicians to support the Republic of Terun.
In order to prevent the demon king from invading further, they gave everything they had, even their own lives.
We at the Library of Everything want to continue to exist and protect the knowledge accumulated over hundreds of years.
A lot of manpower is also needed here.
If something unexpected happens again, no one will be able to protect this library."
Yang Yu took a deep breath. He could understand the thoughts of these elders.
Since the Library of Everything became commercialized, many people have settled here and regard the Library of Everything as their home.
Rather than contributing to the world, many people would rather use this power to protect their families who are close to them.
It’s not that they can’t see the situation clearly, but they are hoping for a lucky break.
They think that if they don't do it, someone else will.
Since someone else is doing it, it is not your turn. You can use your strength on the things you really want to protect.
Once a logical loop is formed, they can easily convince themselves to be content with the status quo and adopt more conservative strategies to deal with difficulties.
Yang Yu can understand the thoughts of the elders of the Library of All Things, but this does not mean that he agrees with these elders' thoughts.
After closing his eyes and taking a long sigh, Yang Yu slowly opened his eyes, and his sight instantly became sharp:
“It’s been so long. Some people haven’t changed.
Perhaps, even if I ask you for help by name, you will find ways to refuse.
If something happens in the future that proves you wrong, you will probably only regret it then.
Or, you will hide in the protective umbrella called the group and shirk your responsibilities.
Protecting the knowledge in the Library of All Things, what a universal excuse!
You don't have to rush to deny it.
It won’t be too late to deny it all after I finish saying the rest of what I want to say.
I know that each of us has something that we cherish in each other, and we are willing to pay our own efforts and costs for those things.
Some things are too far away from us, and we often ignore their importance because we can't see or hear them.
What I am about to say may be unpleasant to hear.
I also ask all elders to be mentally prepared.
If you still remain unmoved after listening to me, then I will have to find another job.
Unfortunately, our time is very valuable.”
Yang Yu's sonorous and powerful voice echoed in the conference room.
What happened two or three years ago suddenly came to the mind of every elder.
At that time, Yang Yu was young and energetic, and he left them speechless. Now Yang Yu is still young and energetic, but behind his youthful vigor, he reveals a maturity and stability that far exceeds his age.
Without waiting for the elders to respond, Yang Yu challenged all the library elders present:
"The knowledge you have collected is really too rare, and sometimes it is full of mistakes, which may mislead students."
A short and fat library elder slammed the table and said, "You said the knowledge we have collected is rare? The knowledge we have collected here is so rare that you may not be able to read it all in eight hundred lifetimes!"
Yang Yu smiled and said, "Of course I know that I may not be able to finish reading all the books here even in thousands or tens of thousands of years.
But if we want to push humanity to a higher level, this knowledge is really just a drop in the ocean.
Moreover, most of the knowledge here only stays on the surface and has not really touched the essence.
The Library of Everything is huge.
This is the amount of knowledge you have accumulated over hundreds of years. As time goes by, your knowledge will become more and more.
Whether you want to query or practice, it will become increasingly difficult.
Putting aside your ever-increasing management costs, even with the help of the fairies, you will reach the limit of your expansion due to the population constraints of the Fairy Kingdom.
I admit that the Library of Everything has helped the world a lot, allowing many people who are thirsty for knowledge to obtain useful knowledge.
But the Library of Everything is not the future.
Not everyone can afford to enjoy knowledge.
The Library of Everything was originally established to allow knowledge to flow into the hands of ordinary people at no cost.
What the Library of All Things in the past wants to cultivate is the real future.
Perhaps the founder had considered this issue when he first established this library.
At that time, he believed that if knowledge could be spread to all parts of the world in some way, those who benefited from the Library of Everything would find ways to solve the problems facing the Library of Everything. "
(End of this chapter)