Chapter 810 Don’t want to eat? Then don’t eat it at all
"…your only friend."
Aleister repeated Pomponazzi's words.
She held up the red wine glass and gently slid her slender fingers on the wall of the glass.
She wanted to laugh: "So, you killed your friend's descendants and took away his queen and heirs... and his country?"
Although Aleister has not met Queen Louise or today's Valentine VIII outside the promotion ceremony, she understands the Son of the Moon...or, in other words, understands the personality of the extraordinary person on the path of love. Aleister
Ste can directly guess what they have gone through.
If there were big statistics on promotion rituals in this world, Aleister could be sure... among the rejection paths of the Full Moon Ceremony, the total BAN rate of the Path of Love must be in the top three.
The first one should be the adaptation path in the past. After all, it was notoriously difficult to adapt to.
——How can you be an adaptor if you are not afraid of death?
And once you put your own survival as the highest priority, it will naturally not be a good thing for your teammates.
Now that the Lord of Scale Feather has obtained the warrior profession, and with the support of the power of the Pillar God, he has transformed a large number of extraordinary people who originally belonged to other paths, but whose ideals were in disputed areas where different paths overlap, into adaptable ones.
In other words, the concept of adapting to the road has changed from "living on" to actively "competing for living space", and the reputation of adapting to the road should also improve to a considerable extent.
To the extent that other paths are unpopular, the current path of love should at least have the strength to compete for the best!
"That's because they're on the wrong track."
There was no wavering on Pomponazzi’s face: “It was not me who first abandoned Star Antimony and deviated from Bashir’s way, but them. No one has more authority to say this than me, because I started from this path.
The people who have watched over you since the beginning.
"Among the many countries that split off from the Herasl Empire, only the ruler of Star Antimony was born from the common people. Not only the kings and officials... except for me and the principal who gave up power after the founding of the country, even the first person we elected
The two red and black prime ministers were also from civilian backgrounds.
"Those who are capable work harder, and strength is supreme. Anyone can get a stage to show off their talents in Xing Antimony, as long as they really have such abilities. Those with talents will get a stage where they can hone their talents, and those who have developed their abilities will take over everything.
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"'Even the most ferocious and stupid beasts have the possibility of sublimation into gods'. This is the essence of star antimony alchemy, and it is Bashir's will to carry out his life. Until he ascended to the dream world, he still firmly believed in this
philosophy - and believe that this is the most correct path, the path that can make the country most prosperous..."
"...Because of the Herasl Empire."
Aleister supported his chin with his left hand and said softly: "After all, the empire was destroyed for this reason."
In the last days of the Empire, the vast majority of capable people were not given positions that could accommodate them.
It was not even an era of competition and involution, but an era in which we didn't even get involved - bloodline had already determined everything. No matter how hard we tried, it was useless. The status of a fifth-level transcendent born from a commoner was also
They are not as good as the third-level extraordinary beings born from noble families...because the former are just individuals, while the latter control relationships and power.
When the common people split into many organizations and competed and fought within the organizations, the common interests of the nobles made them monolithic. Any attempt to take away the power of the nobles will trigger a fierce counterattack by all the nobles...
It can be said that the real ruler of the empire is no longer Heracles, but the nobles of the Herasl Empire.
In this case, talent is no longer talent...but a real threat.
Because without these talents, the empire is still an empire. It is so strong that it is indestructible, unshakable, and inviolable.
But with these people, unstable voices will appear within the empire.
"——So the empire was destroyed."
Pomponazzi replied calmly, with some wisdom in his words: "What short-lived species think is limited by what they see. Bashir was born from the last generation of the empire, so he will naturally think that the source of all social contradictions is
They all come from the ruler's indifference and rejection of talents. Because of this, he pays special attention to the selection of talents and is wary of the solidification of power.
"But back then...after his death, Xing Antimony was on the verge of collapse almost immediately.
"Because every force in the country is very powerful. Bashir even took the initiative to cultivate their ambitions and desire for power. This made Valentin II unable to overwhelm them at all when he came to the throne. Every faction made plans to become king.
They were preparing for this idea and were connecting with each other for this idea. Black Hawk and Narcissus were still alive at that time, and there were even factions who chose to communicate with them in order to gain power to overwhelm other factions.
"At that time, the internal fighting in Xing Antimony was more intense than it is now. The decree may be repealed within two days after it is issued, because the person who issued the decree has been removed and replaced by a more powerful person.
"The transcendent beings above are fighting fiercely and even fighting. But the people below have no idea which law they are following and whether this regulation has expired. Everyone's life is in a state of confusion. No one
They can clearly explain what they plan to do in the future and what they cannot do now.”
"It was not until then that we understood... It turns out that in addition to being strong, a country really needs to pay attention to stability. The reason why the first generation of Star Antimony was stable was because Bashir conquered everyone. Once he left, there would be no chaos.
It’s coming as expected.”
"——This is actually because although the system proposed by Valentine I was a good idea, it was actually not perfect yet."
Aleister nodded and added: "His personal ability is too strong, so he does not want the system to constrain him. But the successors may not have such power, so they will not be able to draw enough from the system.
strength to protect yourself.”
Aiwass had learned this history before in Avalon - but as a negative example of "what would happen if a multi-pathed transcendent held a high position", to warn the Avalonians.
Although Avalon's authoritarian approach caused a lot of chaos and suppressed the development of the country, these bad things never happened. Even in the era of Prince Lloyd or the Hanged King, there was no such chaos.
"So at that time, the principal and I took action together... to suppress them again, give recognition to Valentine II, and grant him the dignity of being a king. This is why the nobles still maintain the black and red phase.
A reason for respect and awe.”
Peng Bonaqi sighed with a complicated expression: "Since then, Xing Antimony's rule has gradually stabilized."
The expression on his face looked like a sigh, a look like loss, and a look like sarcasm.
"What now?"
"Bayard" said leisurely: "Do you regret it? Do you think you made a mistake when you handed over the power to Valentine?"
"You don't know me very well, Countess Bayard."
Peng Bonazi shook his head: "I don't have the adaptability for authoritarianism... The power in the material world has no temptation for me. If I really want to get Star Antimony, there are plenty of opportunities. Apart from me, the 'Principal' is the same
——For us, ruling a country as a king is not much different from tending a herd of cattle and sheep as a shepherd.
"It's not so much fun as it is a kind of work. When you go too far beyond the ordinary, you will only feel tired when you look at those mortals... what they argue, what they fight, what they try their best to get,
What we pursue throughout our lives and what we pass on from generation to generation are nothing but illusions. In the face of the great time, everything that was once brilliant will wither like flowers.
"I have only lived for a few hundred years, so the elves who live longer must have a more dull view on this kind of thing. This may also be the reason why the Theocracy can maintain neutrality.
"——Isn't that what you are like?"
"I...have something I want to pursue."
Aleister was silent for a while, then answered softly.
At that moment, she also had some distracting thoughts in her mind:
Today, Aiwass and Aleister are able to be so determined and keep moving forward with enthusiasm, largely because the world is facing many crises.
The arrival of the Fallen Heavenly Division, the proliferation of the Ring of Endings, the conspiracy of the Fallen Heavenly Division, and the secret that will lead to the "end of the world" in the future.
Even if the sky falls, there are still tall people who can hold it up... But what if they are the tallest people?
They have no choice but to push forward. For this extremely difficult goal, even if they burn everything, they may not be able to reach it, so how can there be room for slackness and random thoughts?
But……
When the final enemy is defeated, the war that ends all wars ends.
What will Aiwas do then?
Will he return to the destroyed daily life again? Does he really have a daily life? Or should he give up his unnecessary emotions, let go of his unnecessary self, and become a Tiansi or a Pillar God?
Aleister, who is also on the path of love, the Son of the Moon, seemed to understand Pomponazzi for a moment:
If Aiwass ascended to godhood, but she was left behind and cut apart... maybe she would be much crazier than Peng Bonazi.
"So, you handed over power to Valentine II and took power away from Valentine VII... is it because you don't want to play anymore?"
"I don't want to wait anymore."
Peng Bonazi said calmly, with an unusually sincere tone, speaking from the heart: "Today's Valentine is not as good as the previous one, and the road of the knights of gold and stone has not yet come to an end; today's nobles are still the nobles of the founding of the country, and the extraordinary folk
There are so many unemployed people that they can't find a job. The truly talented people are being squeezed out again.
"The establishment of Star Antimony back then relied on civilians, but now the civilians of Star Antimony have once again encountered the same dilemma as the empire. History is still reincarnating, and the development of the world is like a ring without a head or tail. Even if I try hard
Working hard can tear it down and start over again, reset everything... But just tinkering with it, what's the point?
"Even if Star Antimony can be slowly reformed to solve these problems, after the final modification is completed, it will not be Star Antimony at all. It is not the Star Antimony that Bashir and I fought for back then, so why should I
To protect it?"
"...You don't want to unite with other children of the Moon to rebuild the Herasl Empire," Aleister suddenly understood Pomponazzi's true purpose, "You just want to destroy Star Antimony!"
"Indeed, I just want to destroy Star Antimony - but so what?
"I want to kill it while it is still alive, instead of slaughtering a corpse; I want to destroy it while it is not ugly enough for me to look directly at, at least so that people in the future can still have hope.
.Let them regret Star Antimony and reminisce about Star Antimony's past glory, instead of being like after the empire was destroyed, as if everyone can step on it and analyze why it was destroyed from above.
"Without my sponsorship, help and protection, Star Antimony would never have been born. Since the Star Antimony of the past was born because of me, then let the Star Antimony of today die because of me."
The voice of the young man with blond hair and red eyes was slow and clear: "Although the principal has senior qualifications, he has not done anything to found the country. And I am at least one-half of the founders of the Star Antimony Kingdom... I think I have this power.
End it.
"Star Antimony belongs to me and Valentine. Today, Valentine is no longer Valentine, but I am still me.
