The huge flowers growing on the roof of the cave unfold their petals and project bright and cold light onto the open space of the snowfield, forming a huge ring. The center of the ring is the black pine that has stood for hundreds of years, "the most beautiful pine tree in the world."
The eldest member of the "gods", Harlan Lily, led Alphonse there, sat down cross-legged next to Black Pine, and waited for the appointed time to come.
As time passed by, creatures of all shapes and sizes gradually gathered in this snowy field. Each of Edda's people was able to adapt to numerous environments from snowy mountains to lava, but not everyone liked such a cold place.
Lily heard Kaya's loud complaint - he temporarily turned into a human form and wrapped himself tightly in a long windbreaker made of feathers.
Celine also came here as a representative. After greeting her, she looked around curiously. Most of the Edda people prefer to live alone in a corner. Even the long-term residents of this secret realm, now such a gathering of people
The scene is also rare.
More representatives just looked around, then found a quiet place to sit down, or chatted quietly with someone they knew well. Some people didn't seem to take the gathering seriously, while others were a little more serious -
—The prestige of Black Pine Harlan made them vaguely aware that this time might be more than a simple reunion of old friends.
A moment later, a deep voice descended from high altitude, echoing clearly above the snowfield.
"September, I have fulfilled your request." Harun slowly shook the branches, and the place suddenly became quiet. "In this way, I can convey the news you brought here -"
The female mercenary nodded, stood up, and began to tell her purpose and reason for coming this time.
She started from her own experience fifty years ago, and quickly switched to the time as Lily Nono. She described the adventures inside the Mystery, the encounter with the Balrog, and the news she heard from Leonos.
, the appearance of "Lord of Fire" Hart, and the final outcome of that journey. After that, she told about the war taking place in Breeze Forest, the changes in the empire, theocracy, the Sachi people, and the Fritz people, including what she saw
Everything he has learned and heard about is recounted one after another.
"Someone who calls himself Ada has tried to reach out to the mortal world. Everything we see has connections hidden under the water." Finally, she said, "We don't know his true identity.
Who is He and what is His purpose? But
You should understand that if you allow him to act freely, one day, his forces will fill the El Continent, and your place here will also be implicated. At that time, I am afraid that the entire continent will no longer
There is a place for you to hide."
After a long silence, Harun gently shook a branch, "Regardless of whether what you said is true or not - what do you want us to do?"
"Leave here and use your own eyes to witness the changes that are taking place in the mortal world." She replied loudly, "At the same time, help the Elna people end this war and regain their homeland."
A low sneer came from the crowd surrounding her, breaking the originally maintained calm.
"This is your idea." Ryan shook his tail and said arrogantly, as if he had seen through her thoughts, "Let us fight for you on the battlefield, right? How many benefits have the Elna people given you?
,Um?"
"Nothing." She shook her head, "You have to understand that what we and you can get from it is not the immediate benefits."
"In that case, you would be a complete idiot." Ryan sneered, "Unfortunately, we are different from you."
His words caused a slight commotion. Lily pricked up her ears and heard that a few people in the crowd echoed Ryan's opinions, but most people chose to remain silent.
"It seems that not everyone is as stupid as you." The female mercenary simply ignored him and turned her attention to the 'parrot' who seemed to have been wanting to say something. "Kaya, what do you think?"
The young man wearing a black feather coat raised his chin, "September, how can you guarantee that what you see must be correct? If we look at history, the Ailna people are also wrong, wouldn't we?
Becoming an accomplice? You must know that all mortals are full of lust and irrationality." He chuckled, "From another perspective, as long as we join the Elna people, they will also lose justice - war is
Gods should not interfere in mortal political games, and the same applies to us."
"You...really think of yourself as a god?" Lily frowned in disbelief, "Since we live in this world, we are no longer——"
"We are not mortals either." The young man interrupted her, "You know, both the "Lord of Light" and our former fathers are all human beings who have inherited the authority of gods. Compared with them, we
Apart from the degree, what's the difference?" He shook his head slightly, his tone was calm and indifferent, "Power that is too strong will always be exploited and cause disaster, regardless of whether the source of that power is gods or us."
Lily opened her mouth, feeling that there was still something wrong with what he said, but she couldn't think of a word to refute for a while. Suddenly, she felt the hand holding her tighten, and then the voice of the spy came into her ears.
"I have been thinking about a question." Alphonse raised his other hand and rubbed his nose, "Does the existence of those heroes who are sung have a necessary meaning?"
Kaya curled her lips, "What do you want to say?"
"I have read a lot of old stories. The reason why a person is called a hero is because he is able to do things that others dare not, are unwilling, or are unwilling to do." Alphonse put his hand on his chest,
He said quietly, "Heroes may not necessarily have a good ending, they may not succeed, and they may not even have people remember their names. However, if they were not there, the world might be completely different now."
"Are you saying that we should be heroes who are useless?"
"That's not what I meant." Alphonse shook his head and said, "In the stories I read, the heroes have different origins. Some of them have extraordinary talents, and some of them have ordinary origins. However, what left these legends in the world is
It's what they did, not their blood."
Lily turned her head, just in time to meet the eyes of the agency man who was looking at her, and at the same time heard the other party's serious declaration, "I am not a hero. The mission I was given is to protect the safety of Lily Nono. Therefore, if she wants to change
In this world, I will accompany her."
"Sounds great." Celine interjected quietly, just enough for Lily to hear clearly, "September, you have found someone worth trusting."
"As for you." The agency man looked at Kaya, then looked around, with a clear voice, "As Ada's biological children, are you given certain missions for the world created by him? For those who live in this world,
Do you really have no interest in the creatures above?" He paused, "Master Fanka told me that in addition to desire and fear, responsibility and love for things are also the driving force for human progress."
"That makes sense." Kaya held her forehead, seeming a little helpless, "Unfortunately, my father's death was just an accident - and he had no intention of letting us come into contact with the mortal world from the beginning, right?"