It was the 212th year after the goddess left Eden. His departure seemed to signal the end of an era. Among the mortal races, new heroes were emerging, while the older generation of heroes were getting older.
Alice didn't know those young people who wore new faces and always spoke in a flamboyant tone, as if they could hold the world in their hands. In her mind, she still retained the memories of her past travels on the continent with her fledgling friends.
Adventure together, laugh together, and vow to change the memory of the world together.
Perhaps the departure of the goddess amplified Alice's sentimental side, making her soul endowed with sensibility unable to accept the fact that her friends were gradually leaving her. During that time, she was so depressed that she could not even play her favorite games.
He moved and wandered the streets of the Heavenly Temple all day long, fearing that when he returned to the mainland, he would hear the news of his friend's funeral coming from nowhere.
Later, Tiandis heard the news from Heaven, so he temporarily put down the work at hand and chatted with Alice for a while, and then said those words about life, time and memory.
She said: "There are only two states in this world, either infinite and eternal, or finite and temporary. Mother and we both belong to the former, while all living things in Eden belong to the latter. This is not the result of the creation.
In the beginning, what was determined by Mother’s own preferences was determined by emotion and responsibility.”
"The limited and short life will value the power of emotion more than anyone else. In just a hundred or two hundred years, they will experience many memorable things and meet many like-minded friends: happy or unhappy things,
People you like or dislike, sadness, confusion, regret, joy...all kinds of emotions, it is precisely because they are accumulated in such a limited, short, and unrepeatable time that they appear so strong and hot. But if these are combined
Emotions that extend to one thousand, two thousand, or even ten thousand years seem too sparse and weak. Mortals are not born to be immortal. They are a race that is accustomed to grasping the present. Therefore, in a limited time,
, in order to live the most valuable life and always remember it. If the life span is very long, the memory will be very short. The short memory is destined to be unable to coexist with the long life span. In the end, it will only be slowly confused, lost, and then disappear."
"As for infinite and eternal life, they are bound by responsibilities. The purpose of their birth in this world is not to enjoy a wonderful life and leave some deep memories, but to complete their mission. If necessary
If you spend your whole life completing this mission, you can also think of it as accepting a kind of eternal loneliness. What will happen to the things that make you sad now in the past ten thousand years? In the first three thousand years, you were full of sadness and firmly believed that you would not
You will forget their faces; in the middle three thousand years, you felt uneasy and anxious, and familiar faces often flashed in your dreams, but you couldn't remember their names; in the last three thousand years, you gradually calmed down and became aware of all the changes in emotions.
, in the end it’s just your own choice, and some memories were destined to end up as early as 10,000 years ago. So you learn to accept it all, face your loneliness calmly, and become friends with them to spend the next long period of time.
years."
"No emotion is eternal, and no responsibility is short-lived." She stood up from the edge of the high-rise building, looked down at the empty city below, and said: "Alice, the reason why I tell you this is not because I want you to change.
Instead of becoming a ruthless person, it teaches you how to recognize your own emotions and how to sort out your responsibilities. You are an infinite and eternal life. Do not impose your own ideas on those limited and short-lived lives. This is
It's an insult to both parties."
"If you don't believe it, you can ask those people. Life is so limited and short. Since it is destined to perish, why do you still do those meaningless things? Listen to how they answer you, Alice.
But you don’t have to share the answer with me.”
"No matter what it is, I will never change my mind."
After she finished speaking, she waved her hand and jumped directly from the roof of the 100-meter-high building. Alice quickly looked around and saw that her back was gradually walking away, heading towards the headquarters building of the Game Command Company. To comfort and
Understanding Alice is just a trivial matter in her life, and she still has more important things to do. This realistic young queen knows better than anyone else how big the gap is between her emotions and her responsibilities.
An unbridgeable gap.
That was the first time Alice heard her say such emotional words. Later, she did muster up the courage to ask an old friend about that question. As a result, the friend laughed and told her with a serious face: I
I have never regretted being born in this world, I have never regretted any emotion in my life, and I have never let down every memory that is still echoing in my mind.
Because life is so limited, short, and cannot be repeated.
…
Because of Nigelflam's inadvertent words, Alice remembered this memory from a long time ago. At that time, she was still ignorant and unable to understand it, but now she suddenly had some new understandings. For a girl who had lived for tens of thousands of years,
For the ancient dragon, is two hundred years really a short time? Is a thousand years really a long time? He just lost too much in his too long lifespan, just like Tiandis said.
Such short-lived emotions gradually become confused, lost, and then disappear completely.
She sighed softly, seeming to understand Nigelflam's intention.
"So, for the sake of the stability of mortal civilization, do you want to buy more time, Nigflame?"
If time is not enough, then go for it. This is the common thought of mortals. They always feel that everything can be achieved through the efforts of both hands. It can even be thought that this idea runs through the entire history of civilization, from opening up wastelands to building
Fight for more living space for yourself; record knowledge to fight for more wisdom for yourself; even forge swords to fight for more benefits for yourself... nothing more than that.
But will they understand that some things can never be fought for and should not be fought for.
Alice raised her head and stared at the ancient dragon in front of her, hoping to see a trace of hesitation or worry in his eyes, but those golden dragon eyes were as calm as water, without wavering: "Yes."
Nigeflam did not hide his opinion and admitted it directly: "My race, our civilization, and I need more time to adapt to the unprovoked and drastic changes in this world. Especially those of us responsible for stability
For civilized humans and gods, precisely because they bear more responsibilities, they also seek greater power."
The power here, of course, does not refer to secular power, but to the power to use magic. Nigflam's meaning has been clearly expressed. Including him, many gods of mortal races have a premonition that their lifespan will be about to end.
There is only one way to break through the lifespan limit, which is to absorb more magic power, come into contact with more laws, and get closer to the realm where the goddess is.
However, their real purpose in buying time for themselves is, as they say, to continue to maintain the stability and balance of civilization as gods, or is it because they have some kind of purer and deeper desire?
? It’s not that Alice wants to speculate on her friends with such sinister thoughts, it’s actually Nigelflam’s words and deeds that are contradictory.
The magic restriction plan was proposed at the joint meeting a thousand years ago. In the intervening thousand years, they clearly had countless opportunities to improve the situation. Based on Alice's understanding of her friends, she believed that they definitely had such power and wisdom.
, can allow their race and civilization to survive the transition period of these two thousand years. But they have done nothing. It was only now, when the life span issue was imminent, that they rashly made such an unreasonable request. Can't we think that
, is there even a threat in it?
The dragon god of the virtual world, Nigflame, has only one central idea to express in his words——
"The existence of gods is inevitable for mortals." The old dragon emphasized word by word: "At least for now, mortal civilization cannot bear the consequences of losing gods. I think you know this very well.
Yes, Alice. If you can convey it to Lord Tiandis on our behalf, I think she will definitely understand."
Do you really understand?
Alice was silent. She felt that with Tiandis's character, categorical rejection was the only possibility. She might even be angered by the attitudes of these gods and humans, which would lead to more intense conflicts. Alice didn't want to see that.
Although it is true that Nigflame and others concealed something from themselves, the friendship in the past still existed. If there was a conflict between the two parties, the person caught in the middle would ultimately be himself.
Being controlled by emotions and neglecting one's own responsibilities, probably, as Tiandis said, he is more suitable to be a mortal, living a limited and short life, rather than being an infinite and eternal life, always confused,
Always hesitating, always wandering.
Alice sighed silently in her heart, and then she took a deep breath, as if to calm down the turbulent and uneasy restlessness in her heart. She tried her best to calm her tone, but she still had a subtle tremor: "Sorry,
Nigflame, this request... I'm afraid I can't agree to it."
The dragon's pupils suddenly condensed, but Alice did not notice this detail and continued: "However, I promise that I will find other solutions to ensure the stable development of mortal civilization during this period.
It has been shaken by your...aging. This is my duty as the leader and agent of civilization, and I hope you can trust me."
She looked at Negflem with sincere eyes, and the dragon also looked at it quietly. After a while, the latter's eyes suddenly softened, and he said unhurriedly: "Since it is your guarantee
, we naturally want to believe it.”
"Great!" Alice was overjoyed, feeling that she was still trusted by her friends.
"It's just that," Nigeflam changed the topic: "We will not change the previous plan."
When Alice heard this, the joy on her face turned into astonishment: "What does this mean?"
"It means that we still hope that Lord Tiandis can consider the important role of gods in mortal civilization and temporarily relax the restrictions on magic power, so that humans and gods can extend their lifespan and continue to protect the stability of civilization. To this end, we will look for
opportunity to give her advice."
"You're going in person?" Alice blinked: "You don't need me to convey it?"
"Yes, we did not think carefully before and thought it would be more convenient for you to convey the message to Mr. Tiandis. But then I remembered that the relationship between you and Mr. Tiandis does not seem to be very harmonious. If you were to convey the message on our behalf
, I’m afraid another quarrel is inevitable. If so, we will alienate the descendants of the goddess, and also hurt the relationship between you and Master Tiandis, which is probably not a good thing. Therefore, it is better for us and other human gods to give advice in person.
Bar."
"So that's it." Knowing that Nigflam was thinking about her, Alice was a little moved, but then worried, because she knew that even if Nigflöm and other human gods personally advised him, Tiandis might not be able to do so.
She will agree, her attitude has always been very stubborn. But such words that undermine morale cannot be said directly. She thought for a while and said vaguely: "Then, I will find a reason to stay in Tianzhi these days.
Holy Church, when you go to find Tiandis, remember to tell me, and I will also intercede for you."
Although she couldn't change Tiandis' decision even if she begged for mercy, at least...she would be more tactful when she refused, right?
Alice still wanted to save the face of her friends and prevent them from being ridiculed too badly by Tiandis. Her mouth was so hateful that it could make people sick.
Nigeflam didn't care about begging or not, but noticed one particularly crucial thing that Alice mentioned: during this period, she would stay in the Temple of Heaven, not in the Continent of Eden.
If so...
The old Dragon God slowly nodded: "Then it's all your fault, Alice."
Alice was very happy. She patted her chest and said, "Leave it to me, there will be no problem." It was obvious that she was happy that she had gotten a perfect result. After that, she chatted with Nigelflam for a while.
He talked about the past, and said that if he had time, he would call all his friends from the past to gather together. The venue would be the Holy Dragon Temple, and asked Nigeflam for his opinion. The latter is natural.
, agreed.
It wasn't until sunset that she waved goodbye to Nigeflaim and turned around to leave the hall. She was still a little reluctant to leave before leaving. It seemed that meeting a friend who had been away for a long time aroused the soft emotions in her heart and made her feel sad.
She was immersed in the past again and couldn't extricate herself.
She has always been such a person, innocent, simple, but full of vitality. If not, how could she make friends with everyone? Because of her, even the dragons and feather elves, giants and dust elves, and humans who have always been hostile
With the mirror elves, vampires and werewolves... they can temporarily put aside their grudges and live in harmony.
It can be said that it is the most suitable choice for Her Majesty the Goddess to appoint her to be the guide and agent of mortal civilization.
It's a pity that besides the guides and agents of mortal civilization, there is also a guardian and arbiter of the world...
Nigeflam looked at the shadows outside the palace that were gradually lengthened by dusk, disappearing little by little in the depths of his old and calm eyes. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, feeling sad for the impermanence and recurrence of fate.
, not only made them friends, but also destined them to betray each other.
After all, the young queen has always been the most favored heir of the goddess and the most trusted messenger. Even if their ideas conflict with each other, they still naturally stand on the same front. Mortals seem to live in harmony with her, but in fact they have irreconcilable differences.