Once upon a time, there were a pair of brothers.
They are lucky.
Their birth, just the moment they came to this world, received the most sincere blessings and joy from the bottom of the heart of the entire country and millions of citizens.
"The old king has a son, and a new heir to the Lan Kingdom is born."
In that land of ice and snow, although life was difficult and dangerous, under the leadership of the wise old emperor, everyone believed that the future would get better and better.
The old emperor is also over middle-aged. Due to injuries he was injured in his youth, his body is also declining rapidly. The problem of heirs has always plagued this country. Now that there are two princes next time, this country of paradise in the north may be even more stable.
From that day on, the birth day of Gemini was regarded as a new celebration day for the whole country - Gemini Day.
"Blessed by the gods, I hope they will grow up quickly, support this country, and hope that the royal family of the Lan family will produce virtuous rulers from generation to generation..."
Maybe that prayer without an address played a role, or maybe God really had a pair of eyes watching them, placing the expectations of the people on them. The twins not only grew up quickly, but also showed their innate extraordinaryness.
"God bless the Lan family, our prince is not only outstanding, but also a genius!"
The eldest prince showed a very mature mentality when he was young, and those strange "inventions" brought a lot of fun to the frozen Diefende, and his outstanding achievements in politics and literature gave him a reputation for early wisdom. spread all over the country.
Every time, when I heard him read out the government announcement in a childish voice with a milky voice, someone would always say:
"The eldest prince, will be a wise king."
The little prince, on the other hand, is a real genius of kendo and magic. He can understand any martial arts and magic at a glance, and the speed of advancement is unbelievable.
Every time, someone sees him easily leaving his peers behind and easily defeating his mentor, someone will say it.
"Little prince, will be an excellent general."
As the reputation of the two princes' genius spread, the people also looked forward to the future more and more.
And only the eldest prince knew that the two were different.
"Cavins is a genius, I'm just a transmigrator who was born with knowledge. The so-called wise is just another accumulation. If you don't work hard, you will be left behind sooner or later."
Roland knew better than anyone that he was only a mortal reality.
Especially when there is such a true moment of genius contrast in front of you.
"The so-called genius is just a higher starting point, and then a better way to learn things, and the result is a little more efficient than ordinary people, plus enough interest brought about by concentration, efficient learning methods plus time accumulation , it is easy to leave his peers behind. In the eyes of ordinary people, he is probably a genius."
But his younger brother, who was a few minutes younger than him, easily broke his inherent concept of genius.
It is not an efficient way of understanding and learning, but an instinct to learn with the body at a glance.
It’s not the accumulation of time and sweat. Just swinging the sword can throw out the sword energy. After three days of fishing and two days of net practice, it doesn’t take the third day to become a juggernaut. The innately sensitive war instinct is fighting for the first time. In the game of chess, he defeated the veteran general.
Martial arts, military affairs, and magic can all be understood at a glance. You can learn to compose music by listening to humming songs. You can deduce language dictionaries by looking at hieroglyphs. Even if you are not good at politics, you can also rely on wild instincts and excellent popularity. Has a decent standard.
"It's very simple. I don't know why you are so serious? Brother, you are so stupid. You don't understand this. Let's finish our homework and go play."
In the words of innocence, it reveals the gap between reality and cruelty...
Perhaps, there are some people who stand above the world from birth.
Perhaps, for some people, the efforts of others for more than ten years are just the result of their casual play.
Perhaps, there is already a genius, and mortals should know what is in front of them and give up obediently...
"Bah, I'm your brother, how could I be inferior to you."
But Roland, this man, never knew what giving up was.
Yes, I can't become a Juggernaut in three days, I spent three years, I can, anyway, it's scary to say it.
Yes, I can't learn everything at once, but at least I have the accumulation of knowledge from two worlds, and the mind of an adult. As long as I work hard, what can't I learn
Zaohui's older brother did not give up, but instead became stronger and... stubborn in constant frustration.
Well, I can't smile as brightly and innocently as you do, but I at least imitate a similar smile to express my kindness.
Well, I don't want you to learn everything and be proficient in everything, but at least I can put my limited energy into the most important aspects and improve myself in the most efficient way. From the results, Not bad.
Failed? Then there is.
lost? Then there is.
tired? Get some sleep, and then come again.
The elder brother of a mortal who refused to admit defeat and wanted to maintain the dignity of an elder brother in front of his genius younger brother. While his heart was full of scars, he unknowingly reached the limit of a mortal and became a so-called artificial genius.
"Come on, the result is the same, is there a substantial difference between reaching the goal easily and arriving after hard work?"
Back then, Roland didn't know that it was not only different, but also very different...
The two brothers are happy, they have too many people who love them.
The two brothers are unfortunate, there are too many shadows peeping at them from behind.
In the end, the two brothers lost everything.
But at that moment, for the first time in their different personalities and lives, they had differences. For their own misfortune, the two had fundamentally different understandings, and this difference in understanding directly led to differences in life later on.
"It's because I'm not strong enough to let all this happen. If I worked hard earlier, no, if I was ten times stronger than now, how could those bastards hurt us."
The genius younger brother fell into self-blame, regretted his waste of talent and time in the past, and regretted why he was not strong enough.
After taking revenge on the abyss, he also stepped into the abyss, because only the abyss representing evolution and chaos can satisfy his thirst for power.
"Weakness is a sin..."
The last sentence before stepping into the abyss was his last obsession after abandoning the pursuit of power in the past.
The mortal's elder brother also fell into self-blame, but his self-blame was very different.
"...I shouldn't trust the Church of the Holy Spirit. I know the essence of the Lord of Light, and I still believe those bishops. It's my stupidity."
"... I should have seen the wolf ambitions of the surrounding countries long ago. No, I should have acquired a few hardcore allies at all costs and played the game of diplomatic balance."
"... There were also problems with the grain passage back then. The Northland was too short of grain. We should get more stable grain merchants..."
"... The new gunpowder has not been installed, and the improvement of weapons and equipment should be early... "
For the same misfortune, the genius younger brother only came up with one reason, while the mortal elder brother came up with hundreds of deficiencies, and then, as in the past, recorded every mistake and anxiety in a diary, reminding himself in the future Be careful not to repeat the same mistakes, and then fill in the flaws bit by bit.
After the two, they only vaguely got news of each other, but they did not meet again.
It's just rumors, they know that the brothers are no longer the same.
Since it is only painful to meet again, it is better not to meet, it is just a vague consensus between the two.
The younger brother sees whoever destroys whoever in the abyss. When the amazing talent and the luck of cheating are combined, they grow all the way, refresh countless historical records, and step into the peak in three hundred years.
He got the power he wanted, he got everything he wanted.
And brother...
Fail once, try again.
Failed the second time, come again.
Fail for the third time, lick the wound, and come again.
When a diary of experiences and shortcomings ends up in the hundreds, thousands, or even a library.
Once just a mortal brother, has become a real monster.
It was a monster that, just by its name, could make the world tremble with fear.
He is not alone, he is a team, a team under a common banner.
He is not a mere slogan, he has his own ideas and methods, he is transforming the whole world with laws and contracts, and purifying the world with new holy light.
Pure strength is the least feared part of him, and cunning and cunning make him the most terrifying evil.
He is no longer blindly going it alone, he longs to understand and be understood, and finally, he stands with his companions.
And his younger brother, standing alone at the top of the world, looked at him.
"Oh, we meet again."
Yes, we met again. Unconsciously, the two brothers stood on the same level again. It seems that this time, neither side can avoid each other.
When the two brothers stepped into the peak of the world, looking back on the past, they found that the two trajectories from the world view to the past were so different, even diametrically opposite...
"A person's power is limited. The world is worth saving, but it shouldn't be saved by me alone. I want the world to be better. It's enough to sow seeds and find companions..."
My brother learned to understand others, learned to borrow the power of others, and learned to use ideas and rules to transform the world.
"If you are not strong enough, you will encounter misfortune. Weakness is a sin. The world of the weak is too boring, too boring, so there will be misfortunes..."
The younger brother's thoughts are the same as those of the past, but the most peak power in this world is also enough to peak the entire world.
Unfortunately... No, this should be a kind of "inevitability", their character and past are determined, and they will inevitably have a difference in cognition.
"Roland, don't you think the whole world is so boring?"
"The whole closed world is a boring arena. Today you kill me, tomorrow I will kill you, but there is no essential sharp change. It's like two insects fighting to the death, but they don't know that the adults next to them are just watching them funny. ."
"I want to open the barrier, I want to jump out of this boring box. Let this stagnant world start to evolve again. I am fundamentally solving this boring holy war."
"Close the door if you are afraid of challenges? Fight the so-called Ashe Civil War in the pursuit of strength because you are afraid of true evolution? Don't you think this is stupid?"
Roland smiled, but his smile was reluctant and tragic.
He has seen what will happen next, but there are some things that cannot be allowed.
"Boy, what you said is very reasonable. I admit that the two goddesses of creation are stupid enough to do such a stupid thing, but brother, I... just don't agree!"
"Evolution? Yes, I admit that no matter how harsh the external environment is, some beings and races will survive and complete their evolution. Maybe the Ashe plane will be stronger than it is now. Let's see what happens to those mortals. I'm afraid, even in the holy war, it is very difficult to live, and they will be eliminated by the first wave if they can't evolve at all."
"Mortals deserve to be eliminated? The weak are born the food for the evolution of the strong? I'm sorry, I refuse."
"Your brother, I am a mortal, your father is a mortal, your mother is a mortal, and your whole family is a mortal, Cavens, you ignorant little bastard, brother, today, I will give you one last lesson - don't Look down on mortals."