Todd now finally understood why this woman tried so hard to dissuade him from taking the path of a tyrant.
Now think about it, will a person who gains power really, as she said, gradually sink into the pleasure of power, eventually forget the original intention, and be unable to extricate himself?
Todd couldn't give his own answer, but he heard something in his previous life.
There is only a thin wall between humans and beasts, and what really breaks down this wall is the desire hidden deep in the heart.
Putting aside these complicated thoughts in his mind, Todd turned his attention to what was in front of him.
Walking to the end of the room, Todd took the Gun of Silence from the wall, untied the linen wrapped around it, looked at the bright red flowing on the gun body, and felt the breath contained in his hand.
Todd was wondering, according to Scathach, the creatures that destroyed the Linglan Empire thousands of years ago, mastered the power of the Dead Silence Spear, was this also the reason why they fell and led to self-destruction?
Injecting the soul power in the body into the spear, Death Silence emits a slow and steady buzzing sound under Todd's intentional pulling.
Recalling the use of the spear during this period, Todd gradually discovered that as long as he aimed Dead Silence at any living object, the spear would automatically lock on the opponent's dark matter band and control the direction.
principle?
Todd tried to use the tyrant form's perspective and eagle eyes to analyze the spear, but the result was only a bunch of silicon molecular structures of unknown meaning.
If you want to truly understand the power contained in this spear, you may need to find a top physics expert. It may be difficult to decipher the mystery simply by relying on his academic ability.
After hanging the Gun of Silence again, Todd walked down the stairs and came to the living room on the first floor.
Deirdre stood up from the recliner, looked at him with concern and said, "You don't look good."
Evie, who was leaning against the wall, said coldly: "Did that woman say something?"
Todd shook his head slightly: "Evie, do you still remember that you once asked me a question."
"question?"
"You once asked me, Muxi City and Froststone City are like two carriages drifting apart, heading on two completely different roads. You asked me, have you ever thought about driving them together?"
Evie nodded: "Yes, I did ask. As a king, everything you do in Muxi City and everything in Froststone City are completely different. I don't understand what's the point of this?
necessary?"
Todd rubbed his cheek and said with a wry smile: "I do this out of fear."
"fear?!"
"I have spent a lot of effort to run Muxi City and Froststone City to what they are today. I don't want to destroy them with my own hands again because of myself."
Evie didn't seem to understand Todd's thoughts: "I don't understand where your worries come from at all. Are you worried that your people and believers will no longer be loyal?"
Todd raised his neck and looked at the ceiling, and took a long breath: "I'm not worried about my people, I'm worried about myself...I'm worried that I will change in the future..."
Todd continued: "Some of Meredith's words have indeed been confirmed by history...Those monarchs who were enterprising and wise in their youth mostly became cruel and selfish in the later years when the dust settled.
insensitive."
"So, regarding Muxi City and Froststone City, I am actually testing two different paths. Muxi City allows the vast majority of the people to try to manage themselves based on rationality and enlightenment; as for the believers in Froststone City
I concealed part of the truth from them, and ran this country through the centralization and restraint of divine beliefs."
Todd spread his hands towards Evie: "Which path is more conducive to the continuation of the race and the development of the country, I can't make a conclusion now, I can only continue to observe and analyze..."
Compared to Deirdre's daze, Evie shook her head irritably.
She walked to the window, pushed it open, pointed at the temple, and said, "Come and listen!"
Todd listened intently, and there was a burst of praise and prayers that echoed through the air.
"Son of the gods protect us!"
"I must go to God's Realm after I die!"
"Death is no longer a shackles!"
Evie looked at Todd and said categorically: "I don't want to think deeply about the troublesome things you mentioned! In my opinion, whether it is deception or the truth, as long as it can make the people feel happy,
That is a successful monarch! As for the future...what's the use of worrying about those things now?!"
Todd burst into laughter. He looked at the tall and heroic woman and said after a moment: "These words are really like your style..."
Todd walked to Evie, listened to the words praising the gods outside the window, and said softly: "Maybe you are right, the key lies in the present, and there is no use thinking about the future now..."
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In May 1175 of the Christian calendar, half a year after the battle between Todd and Cu Chulainn, it was also the sixth year since he came to another world.
An extremely ordinary thing happened in Froststone City - a woman was confirmed by the shaman to be one month pregnant.
But for Todd, this is a big deal - because the pregnant woman is Deirdre.
When Todd learned the news from Shaman Minnie, he doubted his ears for a moment.
"You mean, Deirdre is pregnant?"
Minnie, who was leaning on a cane, looked at Todd who looked surprised: "I have repeatedly confirmed that she is indeed one month pregnant."
Todd sat on the chair and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Minnie glanced at Evie beside her, bowed slightly to Todd, and walked out of the room.
Evie looked at the bedroom on the second floor and muttered to herself angrily: "Obviously I tried more times, why did she win the prize instead?"
The corners of Todd's mouth slowly curved into an arc, and his whole person seemed to be slowly recovering from a huge shock.
"I will be a father soon..." Todd closed his eyes and said with a smile: "I always thought that after giving up the human form and embarking on the path of a tyrant, I would never be able to have an heir..."
Evie raised her eyebrows and said helplessly: "I will let my Valkyrie sisters stay by Deirdre's side and be responsible for her safety before she gives birth to the child."
Walking to the door, Evie said to Todd, who was still immersed in great happiness: "Don't touch Deirdre during this period, you know what I mean..."
Ignoring Evie's teasing, Todd went straight to the bed in the bedroom on the second floor.
Deirdre was lying on the bed, stroking her flat belly, with a happy smile on her face.
Todd sat next to Deirdre and gently held her hand: "We will have a child soon..."
"Is it a boy or a girl?" Deirdre's beautiful and refined profile made Todd faintly see the glory of motherhood: "What about the name? There are also clothes, a crib, toys..."
Todd shook Deirdre's hand and told her to calm down: "Those things are still far away. The top priority is to take good care of your body and pay attention to rest..."
Deirdre smiled and nodded.
Todd looked at the woman beside him and said softly: "Deirdre, I should apologize to you. Since you were with me, I haven't spent much time with you..."
Deirdre turned her head and looked into Todd's eyes: "I grew up in the tribe, and because of my alien status, no one wanted to get close to me; when I became an adult, my father formed an alliance with Conchieber, and I couldn't.
Instead of being a hostage, stay in the arena and struggle for survival..."
Raising her head and looking at the room in front of her, Deirdre said with a smile: "The years I have lived in this small building have been the happiest time I have ever spent in my life."
Leaning her upper body and giving Todd a gentle kiss on the lips, Deirdre blushed and said, "A woman's happiness does not depend on how much she possesses now, but on whether the future will be good or not."
Todd sighed, gently held Deirdre in his arms, and was speechless for a long time...