Once upon a time, there were a pair of brothers...
They are lucky.
Their birth, just the moment they came into this world, received the most sincere blessings and heartfelt joy from the entire country and millions of citizens.
"The old king has a son, and the new heir of the Lan Kingdom is born."
Although life was very difficult in that land of ice and snow, under the leadership of the wise old emperor, everyone believed that the future would be better and better.
The old emperor is also in his middle age. Due to injuries he suffered when he was young, his health is also declining rapidly. The problem of heirs has been plaguing this country. Now that two princes have appeared, this paradise country in the north may become even more...
stable.
From that day on, the birth day of Gemini was regarded as the new celebration day of the whole country, Gemini Day.
"The gods protect them, and I hope they will thrive quickly and support this country. I hope the Lan family royal family will produce virtuous kings from generation to generation..."
Maybe the prayer without an address played a role, or maybe God really had a pair of eyes looking at them and placed the nation's expectations on them. The twins not only grew up very fast, but also showed their innate extraordinary abilities.
"God bless the Lan tribe. Our princes are not only outstanding, they are also geniuses!"
The eldest prince showed an unusually mature mentality at a young age, and his strange "inventions" brought a lot of fun to the frozen Difende. His outstanding attainments in political classes and literature gave him a reputation for being precocious.
Spread throughout the country.
Every time, when I hear him read out government announcements in a serious manner with a childish voice, someone will always say:
"The eldest prince will be a wise king."
The little prince is a true genius in swordsmanship and magic. He can learn any martial arts at a glance, understand any magic at a glance, and his progress is incredibly fast.
Every time, when they see him easily leaving his peers behind and defeating his mentor easily, someone will say.
"The little prince will be an excellent general."
As the reputation of the two princes' genius spreads, the people of the country are looking forward to the future.
But only the eldest prince knew that the two of them were different.
"Cavens is the genius, I am just a time traveler who was born with knowledge. The so-called wisdom is just the accumulation of one more time. If you don't work hard, sooner or later you will be left behind."
Roland knows better than anyone else the reality that he is just a mortal.
Especially when there is such a real genius in front of me at the same time.
"The so-called genius is just a higher starting point. Then the method of learning things is a little better, and the result is a little more efficient than ordinary people. In addition, enough interest brings concentration, efficient learning methods and time accumulation.
, naturally he easily leaves behind his peers. 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 own inherent concept of genius.
It is not an efficient way of understanding or learning, but an instinct that can be learned with the body at a glance.
It is not the accumulation of time and sweat. You can throw out the sword energy with a casual swing of the sword. It takes three days to fish and two days to dry the net. It doesn’t take the third day to become a sword master. The naturally sensitive war instinct is in the first battle.
In a chess game, he defeated a veteran general who had experienced hundreds of battles.
Martial arts, military affairs, magic, all can be understood at a glance. You can learn the rhythm and composition of music by listening to people humming songs. You can deduce language dictionaries by looking at hieroglyphics. Even politics, which you may not be good at speaking, can still rely on your wild instincts and excellent popularity.
It has a pretty good standard.
"It's very simple. I wonder why you are so serious? Brother, you are so stupid. You don't even understand this. Finish your homework and let's go play."
The innocent words reveal the difference between reality and cruelty...
Perhaps. There are really some people who have stood above the rest of the world since they were born.
Perhaps, for some people, the efforts of others for more than ten years are just the results they can achieve casually.
Perhaps, there is already a genius. Mortals should know what is in front of them and give up obediently...
"Bah, I am your brother, how can I be inferior to you."
But Roland, this person, never knows what giving up means.
Yes, I can't become a sword master in three days. I can spend three years, but it's okay. Anyway, it's scary to say it out loud.
Yes, I can't learn everything at once, but at least I have the knowledge accumulation of two worlds and the mind of an adult. As long as I am willing to work hard, there is nothing I can't learn?
The precocious brother did not give up, but became stronger and... shameless in the constant setbacks.
Well, I can't smile as brightly and innocently as you do, but I can at least imitate a similar smile to express my kindness.
Well, I don’t want to learn everything and be proficient in everything like you, but at least I can devote my limited energy to the most important aspects that I am best at and improve myself in the most efficient way. Judging from the results,
Not bad either.
Failed? Come again.
Lost? Come again.
Tired? Take a nap and come back again.
The mortal brother refused to admit defeat and wanted to maintain the dignity of an elder brother in front of his genius brother. While his heart was scarred, he unknowingly reached the limit of a mortal and became a so-called artificial genius.
"Tch, the result is the same. Isn't there a substantial difference between reaching the goal easily and arriving after hard work?"
At that time, Roland didn't know that there was not only a difference, but also a huge difference...
The two brothers are happy, they have too many people who love them.
The two brothers are unfortunate, there are too many shadows peeking at them from behind.
In the end, the two brothers lost everything.
But at that moment, the two people's different personalities and lives differed for the first time. They had fundamentally different understandings of their own misfortunes, and this difference in understanding directly led to differences in their subsequent lives.
"It's because I wasn't strong enough that all this happened. If I had worked hard earlier, no, if I were ten times stronger than I am now, how could those bastards hurt us?"
The genius brother fell into self-blame, regretting his past waste of talent and time, and regretting why he was not strong enough.
After borrowing power from the abyss for revenge, he also stepped into the abyss, because only the abyss, which represents evolution and chaos, can satisfy his desire for power.
"Weakness is a sin..."
His last words before stepping into the abyss were his last obsession to abandon the pursuit of power in the past.
The mortal brother also fell into self-blame, but his self-blame was a little different.
"...I shouldn't trust the Holy Church. I already know the nature of the Lord of Holy Light, but I still believe in those bishops. It's my stupidity."
"...I should have seen the ambitions of the surrounding countries a long time ago. No, I should have gained a few hardcore allies at any cost and played a diplomatic balancing game."
"...There was also a problem with the grain passage back then. There was too much food shortage in the North. We should get a few more stable grain dealers..."
"...The new gunpowder has not been installed yet, so weapons and equipment should be improved early..."
For the same misfortune, the genius brother only came up with one reason, while the mortal brother came up with hundreds of shortcomings. Then, just like in the past, he recorded every mistake and uneasiness in his diary to remind himself in the future.
Be careful not to make the same mistakes again. Then make up for the flaws bit by bit.
After that, the two only vaguely heard from each other, but never saw each other again.
Just from the rumors, they knew that the brothers were no longer the same.
Since it would only be painful to meet again, it would be better not to meet again. This was just a vague consensus between the two of them.
The younger brother destroyed whoever he saw in the abyss. When his amazing talent and cheating luck were combined, he grew up all the way and broke countless historical records. He reached the peak in three hundred years and was called the King of Long Aotian, the son of the plane.
He gained the power he desired, and he gained everything he wanted.
And brother...
Fail once, try again.
Failed for the second time. Try again.
If you fail for the third time, lick your wounds and try again.
When the diaries recording experiences and shortcomings ended up being hundreds, thousands, or even filling a library.
My brother, who was once just a mortal, has turned into a real monster.
That is a monster whose name alone can make the world fear and tremble.
He is not a person, he is a team, a team under a common banner.
He is not just a slogan, he has his own ideas and methods. He is using laws and contracts to transform the entire world, and using new holy light to purify the world.
Pure strength is only the least fearable part of him, and his intelligence and cunning make him regarded as the most terrifying evil.
He no longer blindly works alone, he longs to understand and be understood, and in the end, he stands together with his companions.
But his younger brother stood alone at the top of the world, looking at him.
"Oh, we meet again."
Yes, they met again. Unknowingly, the two brothers were standing on the same level again. It seemed that this time, neither side could avoid the other.
When both brothers reached the pinnacle of the world, looking back on the past, they found that their world views and past trajectories were so different, even completely opposite...
"A person's power is limited. This world is worth saving, but it shouldn't be saved by me alone. If I want the world to become a better place, all I need to do is spread the 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. Being weak is a sin. The world of the weak is too boring, too boring, so misfortunes exist..."
My younger brother has the same thoughts as he did back then, but the peak power in this world is still enough to peak the entire world.
Unfortunately... no, this should be an "inevitability". Their personalities and past determine that they will inevitably have some differences in cognition.
"Roland, don't you think the whole world is so boring?"
"The entire closed world is just a boring arena. Today you kill me, tomorrow I will kill you, but there is no fundamental change. It's like two bugs fighting to the death, but they don't know that the adults next to them are just looking at them funny.
."
"I want to open the barrier, I want to jump out of this boring box. Let this stagnant world begin to evolve again. I am fundamentally solving this boring jihad."
"You close the door if you're afraid of challenges? You're afraid of true evolution, but you pursue power and fight the so-called Ashe Civil War? Don't you think this is stupid?"
Roland smiled, but it was a bit forced and tragic.
He has already seen what will happen next, but there are some things that he cannot let go.
"Boy, what you said makes sense. I admit that the two creation goddesses are stupid enough to do such stupid things, but brother, I... just don't agree!"
"Evolution? Yes, I admit that no matter how harsh the external environment is, some existences and races will survive and complete evolution. Maybe in the end the Ashe plane will be more powerful than it is now. Let us see what will happen to those mortals
?I’m afraid, even in the holy war, they can barely survive, and they can’t evolve at all. They will be eliminated in the first wave.”
"Mortals deserve to be eliminated? The weak are born to be the food for the evolution of the strong? I'm sorry, I refuse."
"Brother, I am a mortal, your father is a mortal, your mother is a mortal, your whole family is a mortal, Cavins, you little bastard who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, brother, I will teach you the last lesson today, don't look down on me.
