There is always a chessboard on Tiandis's tea table. Using these black and white chess pieces to simulate the grid game of war has always been an elegant hobby, but our leader is not a very good character in this regard. Basically
In addition to directly flipping the chessboard, she has used any other cheating tricks. So after the rumors spread, from the adults who were also witches to ordinary members who just came to report their work, they would all use various excuses.
To avoid playing against her, for a long period of time, she could only entertain herself by playing against herself.
The chess game in front of him is a direct manifestation of this behavior. When Bo Long entered Tiandis's office, she had not yet arrived. It was said that she was staying in Steel Eden Reggios for some important matter. Bo Long
Long has always had a questionable attitude towards adjectives such as "important" or "urgent" in the leader's mouth, but once this matter involves that ancient and mysterious city, the situation is different. Even within the Witch Association, there are only
Very few people know of its existence, and Bai Long is almost the first person to know it - as early as that chaotic era, in order to avoid the war, he led a group of companions to escape into the vast forest of Ergoland, but met
A girl with black hair and black eyes.
She is so mysterious, shrouded in a melancholy and alienated temperament, as if she is incompatible with the world, but attracts everyone's attention to explore her origins; she is also so powerful that she does not even need to
Any rough body movement, just a word, froze the villains who were pursuing them, causing the army that had massacred a thousand cities to melt into the rotten leaves and dust without even realizing it.
Become part of this big forest.
That girl was definitely the most special person Bai Long had ever seen in his life - perhaps part of the reason was that he was far less knowledgeable at the time, so he tended to regard some common things as special, but to this day he is still
He felt so. At the same time, Bai Long also knew that the other party did not save him out of good intentions, because the eyes she looked at him were full of indifference and scrutiny. Bai Long remembered those eyes for a long time because of his
He felt that he should have died at that time, but the girl did not allow him to die, so she took his soul back from the hands of death, leaving him a lingering undead in the world.
Later, the girl took the initiative to report her name. She said that the meaning of Tiandis represents reality, so she is a very realistic person. If you do not show appropriate value, you will be abandoned; she asked Bai Long
She learned some very basic common sense, so basic that it even made people suspect that she was not from this world, and she fell into deep contemplation after listening to it; in a silence that was so disturbing that it was suffocating, she suddenly said something to everyone
What I heard at the time was simply inexplicable: "This is not how this world should be, and He will not be satisfied."
But if the world shouldn’t be like this, then what should it be like? And who is He? Why does He define what the world should look like? And why is He dissatisfied with the current situation of the world? Does He think he is self-righteous?
Gods? But even those human gods who drive believers to launch divine wars only want to rule the world, but they have never thought about shaping the world into their ideal appearance, right?
Bo Long thought to himself, quite disapproving of it, but what happened next completely subverted his inherent knowledge: the girl took them to a city completely made of steel and rock, and told them that this was Eden; she took out
There were many magical items and books that could fill the entire building. The books were all full of theories that were so ridiculous that they made people want to laugh. She asked Bolong to lead people to verify these theories, and told him that if he couldn't do it, the outside world would be full of them.
Rotten leaves and rotten mud are your destination.
Human potential is endless, especially when faced with a life-and-death crisis. Bo Long and the members of the Seeking Knowledge Society he led did not want to die, otherwise they would not risk being judged by the king and being hunted by the army, and they would have to flee.
His hometown. Therefore, these general strengths are only Sequence 8, and the strongest one is only Sequence 7. The low-level extraordinary people quickly burst out with unimaginable power. In just thirty-three months, they understood
After studying the knowledge recorded in those books, I finally came to a conclusion: Under normal circumstances, these theories can never be established, with the exception of one situation, and that is in an environment without magic.
When he came to this conclusion, Bai Long himself couldn't help laughing, but it was not happiness, but self-deprecation, because this conclusion was already more absurd than the theories themselves: without magic, the world would cease to exist, so the theory
What's the point of whether they are established or not? What's more, what if these theories are established? They are all based on precise world principles and expensive mechanical power. For mortals, they are far less powerful and convenient than extraordinary power.
, it is conceivable that no one would be willing to abandon extraordinary power and choose them. That would undoubtedly be a step backwards!
But the girl didn't think so. After hearing Bai Long's conclusion, she thought about it for a long time, and finally asked suddenly: "If I want to use this theory to create a completely just and equal world, do you think it's feasible?"
Bai Long just wants to live, and he knows that those members of the Knowledge Seeking Society who regard him as their main core probably want to live even more. They can't disobey someone who can take away their lives at any time. Besides, although the other person's ideals sound ridiculous, at least they are.
Is it better than ruling the world?
So he nodded and replied very firmly: "It's completely feasible."
In this way, the Witches' Association was established - at least, its rudiment was established.
It was only much later that this young man realized that the lives sacrificed for the ideal of changing the world were actually far more than the lives sacrificed for the ambition to rule the world, and they were much more.
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How many of those people are still alive now? It seems like he is the only one. Bai Long holds a chess piece, seemingly hesitant about the endgame in front of him, but in fact he is just thinking about the faces of those people and the time he spent with them.
Some things that happened. How did the association that was initially joined just for survival eventually grow into a behemoth covering the eastern and western continents? Memories are far more credible than records on paper. If there are one or two scenes where the picture is clear, then Bailong
You can get some comfort from it, as if the dead will remember the past and be sentimental about the past.
Unfortunately, in the end he found that he couldn't remember anyone. Perhaps it was because those people didn't really want to join the Witches' Association. They all left for various reasons and never returned to the youth.
In my memory, in the end, the only person who truly accepted the concept of association and was willing to fight for it was myself.
Because he has experienced too many meaningless things, it was okay to get used to it at first, but once his destiny changes and things outside common sense begin to challenge his cognition, then even people who follow the rules will suddenly have a sudden change at a certain moment.
An impulse to go against the world. Sometimes people call this mentality idealism, and sometimes they criticize it, thinking that only young flowers living in a greenhouse can have such unrealistic ideas. They turn the world into
Seeing things too simply, I always think that everything can be solved with my own hands.
This contradictory argument seems to be an additional supplement to the complexity of human nature. Even Bailong himself felt incredible when he recalled the past: Could that young man who lived just to live and survive really have the ability to become a person?
The potential of an idealist? Did Tiandis see this at that moment and treat him differently?
Click.
The sound of the chess pieces falling was clear and bright, awakening Bai Long from his trance. When he lowered his head, he saw that an ivory white chess piece had penetrated deep into the hinterland, threatening his king. When he raised his head, he was faced with a pair of bright chess pieces.
With black eyes, there was a little playfulness in her eyes: "You disrupted my chessboard. Can this be considered as a challenge to me, Bailong?"
"No."
He subconsciously put the chess piece in his hand back to its original position and shook his head to express that he had no intention of doing so: "I just remembered something that happened a long time ago."
"Oh?" Tiandis was not disappointed with his rejection, but asked with great interest: "I didn't expect that you are also a person who likes to miss the past. Do you mind sharing with me what it is about, Bailong?"
"I never thought," Bo Long glanced at her: "You would be interested in these things."
"Maybe it's because I've heard too many things about the past today." Tiandis leaned back on the elegant high-backed chair, adjusted his sitting posture casually, and said in a relaxed tone, "I don't mind listening more.
pieces.”
"Okay." Bo Long thought for a while and said, "Actually, it's not that important. I'm just a little curious as to why you wanted to save me at that time and why you chose me."
He didn't directly say when "that time" was, but Tiandis understood it as soon as he heard it. After all, she had only saved him once. But she really didn't expect that Bailong would actually remember this incident so much.
It has been a long time, and even today I still feel it. For a while, a complicated emotion emerged in my heart.
Is there a time to say goodbye to things in the past?
She thought carefully for a long time, and finally gave the answer slowly: "Maybe it's... a feeling?"
"Feeling?" This answer surprised Bai Long.
"That's right." Tiandis recalled the past, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. In fact, she shouldn't have saved anyone, because the 120 million years of sleep was just a dream to her. A dream
After waking up, those betrayals were still unforgettable. She could not forgive the betrayals of mortals, so at that time, it seemed that the most appropriate choice was to stand by and watch them kill each other as if they were enjoying the funniest tragedy on the stage.
But she watched for a long time, and it was only when the sound of the tide in the forest gradually became silent due to the receding wind, that she became convinced that she should save the humans in front of her, because time is always repeating endlessly. If the witch does not save him today, he will not be saved in the future.
It will be saved someday. If the boundaries of time and space are blurred by this, then it is not so important to draw boundaries for something that is bound to happen.
This is a very strange feeling that would be difficult to understand without the person involved, so Tiandis did not intend to explain it in detail. The strange thing is that Bai Long seemed to understand what she meant and did not insist on asking, but just revealed
A thoughtful expression.
"It's an interesting statement." He commented: "Although it's a bit contrary to logic."
"Scientific research requires logic, but I don't need it."
Tiandis chuckled: "Okay, let's get back to the topic. I heard that your research has yielded results. This sounds really good news, but why didn't Fei come with you to report? I remember
She is the person in charge of this project, right?"
"Fei..."
The name mentioned by Tiandis made Bolong fall into silence for a while. After a while, he replied: "Maybe she still needs some time to calm down. Not everyone can accept this result. In fact, except Fei
, some researchers who participated in the project told me that their inherent cognition has been extremely disruptive, and it is very likely to affect other research projects, so they have applied for temporary leave. I am not sure when they can return.
positions, but you’ll be able to see their vacation reports soon.”
"Sounds really...interesting."
Tiandis commented like this: "I originally thought that nothing could make you researchers lose your temper like this. After all, you are people who have come into contact with otherworldly civilizations."
"Theoretically, this is true, but the premise is that you have to read this research report first, Tiandis."
Bo Long said seriously, and at the same time he picked up the paper document that had been on his left hand. The document bag sealed with good kraft paper was marked top secret. This level of confidentiality means that only a few people in the entire association can know about it.
Its content. Apart from the researchers who participated in the research project, there are only Tiandis, seven witch masters, and the main leaders of the six major organizations within the association.
Tiandis took the document bag, unsealed it, and pulled out a stack of thick paper reports. By visual inspection, it was as thick as two fingers. The black-haired girl turned to one of the pages and glanced at it casually.
Indifferent to the dense data and various obscure professional terms above, he quickly closed it and said: "As a research report, it is qualified, but if you expect me to read it word for word, obviously the requirements are still
Some are too high. So just skip this process and tell me the conclusion directly, Bolong. I believe you can summarize it in the most concise words, right?"
Bo Long had already guessed that Tiandis would say this, so he didn't have any additional emotions. He just took a deep breath, as if he had pressed all the words in his lungs and filtered them before he could say them out.
At the time, he could use the calm and rigorous attitude of a researcher: "The conclusion is that I believe that the Association should immediately suspend the Eden Project and adjust its strategy, never taking the elimination of magic as the ultimate goal, which will lead to