Realizing that the judge was testing himself, Soshiyang quietly chose a very correct and impeccable answer.
"We will examine ourselves on this day."
The judge's eyes turned again, and then he nodded and turned back to his flowerbed again.
"If you are not busy, is it convenient to listen to a story?"
“What is it?”
"Before that, I want to ask you a question."
"Um?"
"What do you think of the empire today?"
Soshiyang frowned. He didn't know if the other party was setting up a linguistic trap, so after thinking about it, he chose a cautious and unstoppable answer.
"We are the Emperor's sword, and he will not do anything except killing the enemy's head."
"Your words and actions are very inconsistent."
"Judge, I don't understand what you mean, maybe you can make it clearer."
"Okay, then I'll tell you that story directly. This actually comes from the mouth of a friend of mine. That day I witnessed a debate... There is such a first legend on the ancient earth, which tells the story of the primitive man living in a deep mountain cave."
Somehow, the other person's voice suddenly became like a storyteller, and every exciting word was full of charm.
"These people are isolated from the world and have never seen a glorious world. If they were not the faint flame burning in the middle of the cave, their lives would be shrouded in eternal darkness. They ate the moss on the rock walls and drink the cold water of an underground river. Although they can survive, they have no life... Those people sat around the fire day after day, staring at the shining ash and dancing flames, believing that its light is all the light in the world, and the shadows painted various forms and patterns on the walls, which made them happy. They have their own joy, and they spend their days and years, never thinking about everything beyond the dancing light."
Leonard Meyers paused to let his listeners imagine the scene, depicting the dancing shadows on the rock walls in his mind.
"But one day, a fierce storm swept across the mountains, but the people's residences were so deep that only a breeze could penetrate the cave. The flames danced in the wind, and the people in the cave laughed and watched the many new patterns on the rock walls. The breeze then disappeared, and they continued to observe the fire, as always... But one of them suddenly stood up and walked away from the fire, which surprised the others. They urged the man to return to them, and the lone walker shook his head, because only he longed to explore the breeze. He followed the fading wind out of the cave, climbed through the cliffs, and crossed the rift, and after thousands of difficulties, he finally saw a hazy light ahead."
"The primitive man climbed out of the cave, stood on the hillside, looking up at the fiery sun, the light dazzled him, the beauty and warmth made him kneel on the ground, he worried that his eyes had been burned to ashes, but his vision gradually recovered quickly, and he looked around cautiously. The exit of the cave was high on the hillside, and the glory of the whole world spread around him: a shining turquoise ocean, a vast green grass... This scene made him cry, because he sadly realized that he had wasted many years of glory in the darkness, and knew nothing about the glory that was close at hand, and the whole world has always been here, but his short-sighted eyes made him stand alone."
The judge paused for a moment, looked up at the stars in the transparent dome, and the audience was obsessed with his eyes, as if imagining the dazzling sun in the story.
"The man knew that he had to inform his companions of this miraculous discovery, so he returned to the cave along the way, while the others were still staring at the fire, smiling blankly at the shadows on the rock wall, the man who had witnessed the sun re-examined what had been his home, and realized that it was a prison, and he poured out all his discoveries, but the ridiculous stories of a blazing eye above the sky made them indifferent-they wished that their lives remained unchanged, they mocked the lone walker, saying that he had fallen into madness, and then continued to stare at the fire, because it was everything they knew... The lone walker could not understand why his friends were reluctant to go to the world of light, but he was determined not to let this end with their refusal, and he would show them the light, and if they did not want to seek it, he would let the light come to visit them."
Gradually, Soshiyan realized the core issue of this story.
"Then the man returned to the world of light and began to dig, and he widened the entrance of the cave, worked for a hundred years, and then another hundred years, until he leveled the peak of the mountain, and then he dug downwards, and dug a deep pit to the heart of the mountain, and finally he arrived at the cave, but his companions were still sitting around the fire, and those who were shocked by what he had shown, and they had missed such dazzling light in their past lives,
If they could muster up the courage to walk with him, they would have already experienced the brilliant joy. They left one by one from the dark caves, saw the real world, and witnessed all the wonders and beauty. They turned back to the dark and light-hearted homeland, and were frightened by their past ignorance. They could not help but praise the person who led them into the light, remembering their great achievements, because all the treasures in that world were forever allowed to explore."
Leonard Meyers fell silent, and then looked at Soshyan.
"What do you think?"
Soshyan thought for a moment, then spoke:
"What if that person didn't see the sun?"
Leonard Meyers smiled, laughing very happily.
"Ah, you can always surprise me. The person who described the story had a very tragic ending, so I realized that there was another ending in this story. The light that the man showed terrified his fellows, because they did not see any sun at all. There was only a terrifying black sun in the sky. The world was shrouded in blood. The earth was devastated and only twisted monsters were rampant. So they killed the lone walker, and then fled into a deeper cave with the fire. They lived in the eternal twilight. Perhaps they were still suffering, but at least they survived."
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"The empire may be cruel to its people, but it is one of the ways to survive..."
Leonard Meyers raised his eyebrows when he heard the last two words, but instead expressed his opinion on it, he changed the subject.
"Although this battle did not eliminate Abaddon, the results of the battle are still amazing. Terra's commendation will arrive soon, but you also know that some people don't want you to show off, so the main focus of this commendation may be the Dark Angel. I hope you don't mind it too much."
Soshiyang shook his head.
"Loyalty is our reward."
However, Soshiyan felt a little strange, and the other party's tone seemed to be able to control the decisions of the High Lord's Council.
“This is good.”
Leonard Meyers put his scissors into an oak, gold-edged box, and turned to look at Soshyan and giggled.
"You are philosophy."
In a distant place, the church bells began to ring, which was a solemn, rhythmic sound, beautiful and ancient.
"I hope that when we see you next time, Commander of the Battle of Soshiyang, you will make another new contribution to the empire."
"Of course, if you have time, you can come to Nesson 4, and I can spend all the friendship of the landlords."
"Yes, if you have a chance."
Then Soshiyang turned around and left slowly, leaving the other person in the sweet fragrance of the plants and the sound of the bells.
Not long after Soshyan left, a huge figure came out from the depths of Leonard Meyers' garden. His body was covered by a black cloak, revealing only a gorgeous and weird golden pointed helmet, wrapped in circles of silver thorn strips, and his face was covered by a golden mask combining the expressions of crying and laughing.
He walked to Leonard Meyers and watched Soshiyan disappear behind the hatch, with such a huge figure, not paying attention to it at all.
"How about it."
Leonard Meyers sighed lightly, and a look of remembrance appeared on his face.
"It's like it, it's very similar. I even thought it was him standing in front of me."
"Then are pros and cons for the plan."
"You still like to simplify things so much. People, how can you distinguish them with pros and cons so easily... Let's see! By the way, if you have time, I hope you will talk to me about that Seed. I remember correctly. There seems to be no part of this in the plan?"
The man wearing a pointed helmet was silent for a moment, and then said helplessly:
"I've answered this question three times, it's your fourth time."
"Oh? So, is it the first change made by the backup?"
"Every time you make some minor adjustments to the plan, but that person, Sed..."
The pointed helmet shook left and right.
“…it’s a bit special.”
The judge thought for a moment and nodded with emotion.