"Prophecies are only references and possibilities. It is our duty to explore possibilities and find the right path." The emperor still flipped through the scrolls and books slowly. The papyrus that recorded the oracle thousands of years ago was dry on his fingers.
There was a small grinding sound. "I have spent too much time on this work. I have heard too many stories. I will not be stupid enough to follow the path of predicting tragedy. We still have a choice."
"I believe you, but I don't know whose misfortune you knew, so you stayed in the library regardless." Victor von Doom turned his head and looked around. It was very quiet here, in front of the library
The bustling discussion in the hall was cut off by the thick metal door, and the sunlight outside the window was blocked by black fabric. The candle became the only light source for the emperor to read the text. Perhaps there was also the faint light emitted by the indicator light of the fortress-type automatic combat robot when it was on standby.
But the glimmer of light that resembled a firefly was too weak. "You also approved all the official documents." The regent looked at the piles of scrolls and books around the emperor and sighed deeply, "How long is it?"
No time for sleep? How long has it been since you’ve been back to Oxfordshire Manor?”
"Since I came to Karma Taj, I have said hello to the witches, and they have allowed me to leave temporarily." The emperor's expression was calm, "You yourself have the authority to approve official documents, Victor, you have my rights in Latvinia and
All the power of the Eternal City."
"That's almost three days." The regent pretended not to hear the emperor's reminder. Hammurabi moved a chair for him, and then unceremoniously took out the wine that was supposed to be lying in the emperor's wine cabinet from under his cloak.
Wine. He waved the curtains open and looked at the emperor's face carefully. The long period of sleeplessness did not make the emperor who studied prophecies in an ascetic way weak. This guy was still in high spirits, and there was no trace of fatigue.
His lips were still moist. The emperor was not wearing power armor, and his body was not connected to the intravenous fluid irrigation system that combined the functions of dialysis and nutritional supplementation. "You are looking at the Apollo Priestess that led to the tragedy of Orpheus.
Pythian prophecy? Why don't you read Nietzsche's "The Birth of Tragedy"?"
Although Victor von Doom's metaphor was very complicated, the emperor still understood the regent's reminder of the "Dionysian spirit", otherwise he would not have described the ancient Egyptian papyrus in his hand as the ancient Greek Apollo
The prophecy of the priestess. As Nietzsche described in "The Birth of Tragedy", the tragedy in Greek mythology comes from the sense of powerlessness of individuals being constantly fiddled with in the torrent of primitive life will and unable to resist fate. Dionysus
The spirit is that when knowing the inevitable tragedy of existence, you still have no hesitation to practice the cruel fate and pursue the tragic beauty of life.
This is contrary to the emperor's own thoughts. The emperor's "Apollo spirit" is to challenge the impossible with humble and fragile rationality and order, and with almost cold-blooded means. It is not that he is unaware of what he is doing. The emperor's rational animality
Compared with the perceptual humanity of today's human society, deviating from simple emotions is a tragedy in itself. However, the emperor also knows that this is the only way to get the human race out of the abyss of tragedy. Human beings are surprisingly incompetent in learning the lessons of history. Emotions
It can be restored, memory can be forgotten, and history can be modified, but the objective facts will not change.
Victor von Doom also realized the price they were about to pay, but they still jumped in without looking back, finding a path to a perfect ending from the endless possibilities. At the same time, Victoria
Ketor von Doom also made a small joke, equating the emperor's behavior of actively reading the prophecies with the Oedipus complex. "We are all fools, so for our stupidity, I don't mind having a drink." The emperor.
Taking the glass of wine poured by the regent, this was the first time he had taken in water in three days and two nights. This period of time was not without gain. From ancient historical records, he discovered some actions that were very inconsistent with the thinking of humans at that time.
, needless to say, this must be a bastard thing done by a time traveler.
If we want to be more accurate, it is the emperor himself. After all, not everyone has the ability to break into the Temple of Apollo and kidnap the priestess Pythia and then do nothing but ask those young and beautiful virgins to wash their clothes.
The emperor had already foreseen the scene of his conflict with the Olympian pantheon, because such a thing would be simply humiliating to Apollo, but he did not yet know whether he acted like this before or after the conflict.
He is quite self-aware, and this kind of ridiculous thing is very similar to what he can do after letting himself go. Judging from the records written by the priestess, her attitude towards the intruder is not that bad, and she even wrote it in her own notes
Calling him the Eternal One predicted several false deaths of this person.
For example, I choked on nosebleeds while sleeping at night.
"And, fuck Floyd."
"Go and take a bath. It's not like you can't take a bath during penance." Victor von Doom said with a smile, "Hurry up, we still have many things to discuss!"
There is no private bathroom in the Kama Taj apprentice area. It is a common thing for apprentices, regardless of gender, to go back to the dormitory area from the bathhouse through the martial arts training ground with their dripping hair wet. Even now, the emperor's room is still
It was arranged in the apprentice dormitory area, because he was living in the witch's apartment when he became a deacon, and there was no need to change his residence. Now Mordo arranged a new room for the emperor. When Salomon left the bathroom with a wet head shaking,
, while the wind was blowing on the marble steps of the new room, the Janissaries Hammurabi and Amun were still moving things from the old room, including his small refrigerator for storing snacks and some early gadgets.
"Aren't you waiting for me in the library?"
"Mordo is causing trouble again." Victor von Doom sat next to the emperor. "He seems to want to fight with me."
"I heard that you had a good relationship with him in the past." Salomon brushed his hair back, "Then you left Kamal Taj without a word, which was like defecting."
"That's why I won't cause trouble with Mordo. At that time, I decided that Karma Taj could not change the current situation in Latvinia, so I left here to form a guerrilla force." Victor von Doom shrugged. He
It felt like the emperor who was shaking his head was throwing water drops on his cloak, but he was not angry because he knew that the solemn and solemn look was disguised by Salomon, "My power armor neural link design draft is also
I will not use the knowledge I learned at Kama Taj against the apprentices taught by the mystic master of Kama Taj and the Supreme Mage."
"I suggest you fight with Modu. At least there are restrictions on the spells used by both parties here." The emperor said, "If you delay in taking action, Modu will think more and more, and his anger will turn into resentment. This
Because of his character, it is very easy to lead to a dead end. His Holiness has reminded me more than once to pay attention to Modu's mental state. Remember, it is best not to use non-lethal spells, such as hell flame rays, which can burn people.
Use, in your hands and mine, that spell is similar to a melta gun."
This proposal was quickly accepted, and Mordo ran over happily, saying that he wanted to let the traitor Victor von Doom know the consequences of betraying Kama Taj. By this time, the emperor had already returned to his room.
He started looking for something to eat, not caring at all about how Victor planned to deal with the relationship with Mordo. He knew that his regent was a seasoned politician who could set the scale just right, rather than being like the always enthusiastic Mordo.
So excited.
Until there was a gunshot outside the window, the emperor remained calm as he chewed the snacks put in the refrigerator by the Supreme Mage. "Want some Johnny Walker?" he said to the nervous Hammurabi, "Don't worry,