Unexpectedly, the source of life just sighed with regret, and then accepted Cohen's words calmly. Seeing her distressed look, Cohen was also very depressed. He couldn't say anything else, so he just stayed with her.
silence.
"Of course I know I made mistakes. If it weren't for these mistakes, things wouldn't have developed like this." After a long time, the source of life began to speak: "During this period of seclusion, I am also thinking about my actions.
, or maybe it’s because my actions in creating life were too rash... But Your Highness Cohen, where do you think I made my mistake?”
"To be very honest, I am just the emperor who manages an empire. I am far from being able to create life. Naturally, I do not have the vision and insight to evaluate whether your approach is correct, eldest sister." Cohen said this.
From the bottom of his heart: "But, I guess eldest sister, you are proud of yourself and a little lonely, so you create other lives, and then give them some of your abilities to make them happy... From this perspective
, there’s nothing wrong with that.”
"Before the creation of life, I was the first and only life in this world. Apart from me, the whole world was lifeless. You can't understand that feeling. One day in the long years, I and another life
With the connection, I want you to look for my life...you call him Marshmallow." Talking about the past, the source of life couldn't help but feel sad: "Only then did I realize that there is another life besides me. Apart from me,
There are many other forms of life..."
She held a small fruit in her hand. As she spoke, the outer layer of pulp slowly dried up, and small wrinkles appeared on the bright skin. A green bud burst out of the skin, swaying softly in the breeze.
After a moment of shaking, the two young leaves from the green shoot spread out and slowly spiraled up. In a short time, it had grown into a five- to six-inch sapling.
The source of life raised his hand, and the sapling, which had stretched out its roots, flew into a small hole next to the fence. There was a burst of cheers from the roots of a nearby tree, and seven or eight three-inch-tall blue elves were holding various
Tools flew out, and I was busy covering the saplings with soil and watering them.
"I was very cautious. From simple to complex, from tiny plants to animals of flesh and blood, I first created creatures without intelligence, and then created creatures with intelligence... But I... still failed after all!"
"This is not a failure. Sister, the lives you created are perfect. They are capable, intelligent, and even have a rebellion plan with a clear purpose... In any case, creating life is a great thing, and destruction is very small in comparison.
Simple." Cohen shook his head and said: "Before I speak out my thoughts, I want to know how those two old bastards rebelled. I asked the four gods before, but they just didn't tell me, for fear of affecting the eldest sister.
A glorious image in my heart."
"Those four children have been having a hard time these days! They are all elemental creatures. In order to protect the place of sleep from being discovered, they even gave up the elemental power gathered in their bodies and have been living weakly.
"The source of life smiled at Cohen: "Your Highness, you can't blame them."
"I really doubt it." Cohen smiled bitterly: "Sister, your emotions are no less than those of humans!"
"If you were to lurk for thousands of years, your personality would have changed a bit! Besides, most of the time I have nothing to do, and sometimes I would live in the human empire for a period of time." The source of life followed with a wry smile: "Light and darkness.
You probably wouldn’t have thought that I see everything they do, but I have no way to punish them, and I have no ability to save miserable human beings.”
"Well, I am further sure that eldest sister, you are already very strong emotionally, and you can still go off topic without knowing it." Cohen sent a flattery and decided to take the initiative to lead the topic of the conversation: "As you said, there is a certain difference between light and darkness.
Emotions and emotions, then, were they created at the same time as the Four Gods? Is there any subtle difference between them?"
"Because there are many types of life, the four gods were created before creating intelligent life. They are simple elemental creatures. Because of their simplicity, they are powerful." The source of life smiled and began to tell Cohen about the past.
Things: "They control the four elements for me, and teach other races how to control the power of the elements, so that they have the minimum ability to survive. However, light and darkness are three thousand years later than the four gods, and even later than... His Highness Cohen said
The dragon clan of knowledge.”
"No way?" Cohen was shocked: "The Dragon Clan was so badly beaten by light and darkness, how could it be possible?"
"Because during the rebellion, the powerful dragon clan had been wiped out by light and darkness. The current dragon clan made a mistake and was exiled overseas by me." The source of life seemed to understand the reason for Cohen's inquiry about history, explaining.
He also went into more detail: "After the Four Gods were created, I created four races that are not much different from humans and assigned them to the Four Gods. Their relationship is closer. The water tribe you found, Mr. Cohen, is one of them. These four races
This race is directly guided by me and the four gods."
"After the four tribes stabilized, I created the Dragon Tribe and the Elf Tribe. Everything seemed fine, but they each had their own weaknesses and it was difficult to survive. For example, the Four Tribes used their main elements very well, but it was difficult to use other elements.
Elements; elves can use a variety of elements, move quickly, and have beautiful shapes, but unfortunately it is difficult to reproduce; although the dragons have both power and the use of elements, it is because of this that the ordinary body cannot accommodate them, and once out of control, the dragons will be very aggressive to other races.
The damage caused was also great. It was for these reasons that I thought of creating humans."
"That is to say, human beings are a race that concentrates the advantages of other races and tries to avoid the shortcomings?" Cohen asked: "The kind with balanced abilities?"
"Yes, this can also be said to be a helpless compromise. There are gains and losses. There is no perfect thing. Although I can create life, I cannot change the basic laws of life." The source of life nodded:
"When everything is ready, I decided to create humans... light and darkness. They are two semi-elemental creatures born for the birth of humans."
"Sister, do you plan to let them guide humans?" Cohen picked up a fruit and played with it in his hand.
"Of course, but the attributes of human beings in all aspects are much more complex than those of the four races. One guide is obviously not enough, and there will be problems with the cooperation of one more guide. So when creating light and darkness, I used
The way twins do…”
"Twins? These two old bastards are actually twin brothers?" Cohen was quite surprised.
He had had various contacts with the two false god gangs before, and there was something vaguely strange about the other party's behavior. He was sure that there was a certain degree of collusion between the two, but Cohen could never imagine that the god king, who had always been on the same page, would
They actually have such an intimate relationship with the Demon King!
"I thought nothing would surprise His Highness Cohen!" A smile appeared on the Source of Life's face: "Does Your Highness want to know more details?"
"That goes without saying!" Cohen nodded his head vigorously, looking attentive.
"Light and darkness are physically composed of half element and half flesh, so no matter what kind of power they are, they can possess and use it. At the same time, they can switch between the two states, even within a period of time
Completely abandon one form. As a characteristic of twins, they share life together. Even if one of them is completely eliminated, his soul can still parasitize in the shadow of the other, using time as a tool to slowly recover his abilities.
"
"This way of existence is really exquisite. You can even handle it better than me." Cohen exhaled, feeling a little helpless: "What does it mean to be truly invincible? This is the true invincibility!"
"Don't be discouraged, Your Highness Cohen. As I said just now, no physical object is perfect." The source of life smiled again: "No matter how powerful a life is, it has inherent shortcomings. Light and darkness, both of them.
also the same."
"Are there really any shortcomings?" Cohen closed his eyes slightly.
"It's not that simple. Even if one day, with the help of His Highness, I take back the abilities that were taken away by them, they will still be light and dark, and still have the power to destroy the world." The source of life observed with interest.
Cohen said in deep thought: "Actually, my ability is a burden to them. They can't use it. Instead, they have to spend energy to suppress it. If I take back my ability, they can use their true ability."
A strength that makes all creatures on the continent tremble. This is probably an ending they could not have imagined... Your Highness Cohen, do you want me to tell you the real shortcomings of light and darkness for your reference?"
"Well, although I'm not too smart, I don't need you to remind me about everything, right? Even if I can't think of it today, I can always think of it tomorrow." Cohen raised his eyes, his smile full of confidence: "Sister
, please continue our history lesson."
"Since His Highness insists on thinking and fighting on his own, I am happy to be a bystander. I am looking forward to the moment when Your Highness comes up with the answer." The source of life is not pretentious, and his love for Cohen's character is palpable: "I just talked about light and harmony.
Darkness was born, and then humans... In fact, today's humans are very different from the newly created humans... Because in the following years, there were intermarriages between various races, and the fusion of blood lines made each race
There have been some changes, and overall it is developing in a favorable direction... Speaking of which, the thirty-six tribes under the jurisdiction of His Highness are humans in the strict sense."
"The thirty-six tribes said that their ancestors lived on the dividing line between gods and demons, which is the center of the continent, right?" Cohen shook his head: "Bloodline integration is related to geographical location and degree of communication. Why don't the tribes at the center do this?
What to do?"
"It's very simple, because I was originally in the center of the continent, and the thirty-six tribes are the tribes living near my home." The source of life explained: "Let's put it this way, I have always encouraged humans to get out of the dense forest and find a better place.
life, because they are also my children... But I did not expect that these children of mine would spontaneously worship me, and the thirty-six tribes were the children left to serve me, and each tribe sent a tribe. I once tried
Stop it, but it can't shake their original intention."
"This is inevitable for the development of a society. No need to be surprised. When wild humans encounter incomprehensible and invincible affairs, they will rationally push the problem to their admirers. No human society lacks this step..." Cohen said
: "From another perspective, this is also an expression of goodwill. They respect you."
"That's probably what it means!" The Source of Life nodded: "The number of human beings is increasing and they are beginning to migrate to various parts of the continent. Light and darkness shoulder the responsibility of guiding, and they also go north and south respectively. In the first few thousand years,
I am very pleased because human beings have not only successfully survived in various environments, but also developed their own culture, and each has its own differences and characteristics between the north and the south."
"I think the problem started during this period, right?" Cohen asked softly: "After humans established the concept of hierarchy."
"Yes, unknowingly, human beings have a vague concept of hierarchy. The initial criterion is strength and dedication, and then it changes... Can it be called a kind of degeneration?" At this point, the source of life
His face darkened a bit: "The first large-scale battle was initiated by humans. For land, they attacked the ice and snow elves living in the northern part of the continent..."
"It's pretty much what I expected." Cohen was not too surprised by the identification of the perpetrators of the first war.
"Guangming quickly resolved this dispute, and I also punished the leaders of the two parties at the time. I thought things would end like this, but I didn't expect that only five years later, a second fight would break out, and it would exceed the previous one.
The scale of one time." The source of life shook his head sadly: "Your Highness Cohen, can you imagine? They are all my children, but they want to attack and kill each other..."
"I can understand how you feel. The palms and backs of your hands are all flesh. How can you hit it with a wooden board?" Cohen replied with a wry smile: "What about light and darkness? Are they the ones who stop every dispute?"
"Yes. Although the final arbitration is mine, the one who rushed to stop the situation must be one of them. During those years, they were very busy, because the disputes in various places never stopped, ranging from hundreds of people to
Tens of thousands of people... After that, the objects of the dispute gradually expanded, including elves, dwarves, orcs, barbarians, etc., and even the dragons were involved... The only place that can stay away from the dispute is near the dividing line between gods and demons.
of these races.”
"Did light and darkness fall during this time?"
"During this period, they showed no signs of rebellion, and they even seemed to be guarding mankind wholeheartedly. However, the speed of human development and degradation confused them. In fact, they were not the only ones, I was also confused. So.
, under their pleading, I gave them new talents - curiosity and thinking." The voice of the source of life seemed a bit low: "They see, they are curious, they think... Thinking about it this way, it is indeed my own hands.
The seeds that prompted their rebellion were planted... Once, in order to prevent a battle between humans and dwarves, Guangming used a wide range of magic, causing a lot of casualties. Guangming, he stood on the battlefield for two full seconds.
Years and years.”
"Just because of this, they rebelled?" Cohen was stunned and thought it was ridiculous.
"To be precise, humans should have taught them everything, including planning and rebellion. Now think about it, how many conspiracies and rebellions can humans stage in thousands of years? This is enough to affect the already doubtful light and darkness...
…I also did not expect that the new talent given to them would develop another talent, doubt.” The source of life corrected Cohen: “In fact, after thousands of years, light and darkness have already doubted my approach, and they asked
Use strict laws to control each race, and thoroughly implement...the strict hierarchy."
"However, as an elemental creature, doubt itself is a kind of self-destruction."
"Sister, you didn't agree, did you?" Although the tone was questioning, Cohen already knew the answer in his heart.
"Didn't I say it a long time ago? All other lives are my children. I hope they can live happily. How can I use such harsh rules? Or even forcefully divide them into three, six or nine grades? The meaning of life is not
Are they all the same?" The source of life's answer confirmed Cohen's premonition: "I have always thought so, so I can't do it."
"And then those two bastards blew up, right?"
"It must have buried dissatisfaction!" The source of life sighed: "Because I had such a conversation with them, I also thought about avoiding friction between races, so during that time, I put some races
Put it on an overseas island, and then put other races around you to control...especially the powerful dragon race, I want them to serve as my family's guards."
"Is this the breaking point of the rebellion?" Cohen's eyes lit up.
The Source of Life nodded, then shook his head: "Dragon Clan, Dragon Clan, Your Highness Cohen, do you know how big the Dragon Clan was originally?" Then he looked at the confused Cohen and slowly reminded: "Their original size is only the current size.
one third."
"Power!" Cohen clapped his hands and the juice flew away: "Actually, sister, you don't need any guards, but the simple-minded Dragon Clan doesn't understand the whole story. They think that serving as the bodyguard of the elder sister is a supreme honor, and they only want to please you.
In addition, I suffered a loss in the previous dispute, so I took the opportunity to pursue greater power, which resulted in an increase in size!"
"This is the breaking point of the rebellion. At least, the dragon clan that threatens humans appeared because of me. I am guilty to humans - this is one of their excuses when they rebel." The source of life wiped it away with a handkerchief.
A few drops of juice on Cohen's chest, his movements were very natural: "Light and darkness came to see me respectively, saying that the strength of the dragon clan has surpassed other life forms, and may make the continent unbalanced, and asked me to take back the power of the dragon clan. However, the power that increases
The method was discovered by the Dragon Clan themselves, so how can I casually dismiss the children's efforts? Besides, the number of Dragon Clan is not large and will not pose a threat to other races."
Cohen shook his head silently and sighed secretly: The source of life is too kind and does not understand the principle of filial sons born from the golden rod. He is indeed not a qualified parent.
"After this incident, the darkness and light became silent a lot. There were several accidents where the dragon tribe had disputes with other races, and they almost had direct conflicts with the light and darkness. In order to appease them, I sent some of the dragon tribe to
We visited Dragon Island and set up a shielding circle on the island to prevent light and darkness from causing trouble."
"These are all tricks used by those two old bastards to lure the tiger away from the mountain." Cohen shook his head again and sighed: "If I'm not wrong, they will further weaken the power around you, and then they will take action after targeting your weakness, eldest sister. The Four Gods will definitely be there.
I will leave you at the critical moment."
"You are right." The source of life said: "My weakness is that when I launched the song of praise of life, the four gods were not there at the time."
"Praise to Life?" Cohen scratched his head: "Is this an entertainment activity? Or a celebration?"
"Well, I have created so many creatures. Every once in a while, I have to let them come out and let me see whether they are intelligent or not." The source of life said: "Although they can all feel my call, but
But I can’t do it on my own, so I will help them and let them fly to me from all over the continent..."
"Flying in front of you?" Cohen screamed strangely: "This is super... super luxurious magic!"
"The scale is very large, and you must be focused on it." The source of life dimmed again: "Light and darkness attacked me at this moment and took away my power... The four gods returned in a hurry, but their power
It is closely related to me and can only protect me when I leave... Your Highness Cohen probably knows what will happen next."
"These two old bastards took away the power of my eldest sister and took your place." Cohen nodded and said: "First use temples and demon temples to brainwash all races, and then use war to consume the number of humans, so that all races will
Struggling in internal strife, it cannot pose a threat to them."
"If humans who can challenge them appear, light and darkness will carry out heavenly punishment and then recreate life." The source of life added: "So far, there have been eight heavenly punishments, affecting the entire continent.
"
"In other words, life on the continent has been destroyed eight times? As long as there are humans who can challenge them, they will destroy the continent?" A cold air went up Cohen's spine, and his whole body became hairy.
The source of life nodded, with endless pain in his eyes: "Even if there is no one who can challenge them, they will destroy the continent..."
"Why?" Cohen couldn't bear it anymore: "This makes no sense!"
"Light and darkness... Although they have some feelings, they cannot speculate about the future. They can only reflect and make up for the mistakes they made in the past... For them, the so-called existence is repetition over and over again.
..." The hand of the source of life was trembling slightly: "So... when the development of human beings today exceeds the standard when they rebelled..."
"They will destroy the world and start over again?" Cohen's teeth chattered with hatred.
"These are the two weakest cowards I have ever seen in the world..." (To be continued)