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Chapter 25 - Chapter 25: People Live for Peace of Mind

"The fierce, protracted battle lasted for a full day and night. It was not until the sun rose and the morning light was faint on the horizon that the witch, still not fully satisfied, released her tight embrace."

"The soreness in your waist and abdomen did not last long; as an Ultimate Life Form, you quickly recovered your strength. As you lay in a tender embrace with the witch, you asked her why she didn't go to see her own sister in person."

"Morgan was silent for a moment, then simply shook her head gently."

"Alvin, your birth has never appeared in the public eye, so Britain does not yet know your identity."

"Although I don't know why Merlin hasn't detected your White Dragon blood, or what he's planning... if I were to get close, that guy would surely become alert immediately."

"Based on this consideration, Morgan decided it was best for you to contact Artoria alone."

"She had personally experienced the endurance of your body. In Britain today, those who could threaten your life could be counted on one hand, and even that Merlin fellow would have a hard time doing so."

"Then, before you go... hold me a little longer."

"You held Morgan's perpetually cool body tightly, and soon, the trembling of the bed became even more intense than before."

"Without any need for seductive words, you responded silently to the witch's insatiable demands with rough actions."

"As the long yet short time passed second by second, the deep-blue witch finally, contentedly, collapsed onto her side on the bed, her silky silver hair spread out on the damp sheets."

"After kissing her lips, you tidied up and left the castle. From then on, you didn't forget to come home often, providing nourishing rain and dew to the fertile soil that was the witch."

"Time flew by. The climate in the Age of Gods was always favorable, so Britain's winter was exceptionally short, and soon it was a bright spring day."

"In the fertilized, fertile fields, you sowed carefully crafted crop seeds inscribed with Aether-absorbing runes and constructed a magic circle to gather the ley lines of the area."

"In your view, the food problem was the foundation of a nation. With the help of magical modification, you hoped to cultivate a batch of improved crop varieties in this Age of Gods, first achieving a significant increase in yield."

"Letting the people eat their fill is the most important matter of state."

"The leisure time during the busy farming season was when you and Artoria conducted your swordsmanship training."

"Sparring with an excellent instructor like you seemed to have stimulated the combative instincts in her dragon blood. She was getting stronger at a飛快 pace, almost as if climbing a new step every day."

"With each passing day, the strength contained within her Red Dragon body grew thicker."

"However, as an Ultimate Life Form, your rate of progress would only be higher, stronger, and more exaggerated than hers."

"Through continuous combat with each other, you had almost completely seen through and mastered the sword techniques Artoria had inherited from Sir Ector."

"In these few months, she had never once gained even a slight upper hand against you."

"The number of broken wooden swords on the ground grew."

"However, despite each bout ending in a decisive, crushing defeat, it seemed not to have dampened her positive and optimistic attitude in the slightest."

"But you were not in a hurry to succeed."

"After all, as the saying goes, he who touches pitch shall be defiled. To make this innocent dragon's heart fall into depravity, you knew it required a long period of immersion."

"The days passed peacefully, one by one. Under your subtle influence, Artoria's swordsmanship gradually and unconsciously took on a sharpness it never had before."

"As time went on, your friendship also grew deeper."

"Aside from the topic of your origins, which you both tacitly avoided, you had developed a relationship where you could talk about almost anything."

"Your knowledge from two lifetimes was something that even a great magus of half-incubus blood could hardly match. Due to the limitations of this era, when it came to being a teacher, Merlin couldn't hold a candle to you."

"Therefore, for those questions that Artoria had been unable to figure out for a long time, you only needed to give her a little guidance to make her see the light."

"You could clearly feel that she was becoming more and more dependent on you..."

The warm spring breeze blew across the white snow-capped mountains of the northern tundra, and across the green meadows on the outskirts of the town, where hints of emerald were just beginning to sprout.

Britannia, favored by the Age of Gods, once again showed its vibrant vitality, a scene of all things competing to grow.

In the wheat field, the girl's confused voice drifted in the wind.

"Senior Alvin... why do the lords hoard so many knights and warhorses, but are unwilling to clean up the bandits and Demonic Beasts?"

She recalled Merlin's lesson from last night on the "Art of Rulership."

The magus had warned her to abandon her human emotions and emulate her father emperor, to become a transcendent being indifferent to everything, only then could she become a qualified king.

Is being cold and unfeeling what it means to be a king?

The golden-haired girl thought long and hard, but could not sort out the logic.

So, she habitually turned to Su Shu for guidance.

"If the people live and work in greater peace and contentment, won't the towns also become more prosperous accordingly?"

"A prosperous town doesn't mean the lord's treasury will be full. People are selfish animals. No one is happy to hand over the fruits of their hard labor as taxes."

Su Shu glanced at the golden-haired girl and asked.

"Altoris, have you ever thought—what do people live for?"

"What do people live for..." The girl frowned in thought for a moment. "Isn't it to—pursue goodness and righteousness?"

"No, unfortunately, you're wrong. Very wrong."

The silver-haired boy said softly, his voice as ethereal as the sighing wind.

"It's for 'peace of mind'..."

"...'Peace of mind'?"

The girl murmured, repeating the phrase.

"Yes, people live for 'peace of mind'."

Su Shu turned his gaze to the verdant green fields.

Five days after the start of spring, the season's charm was in full display.

The daylight hours gradually lengthened, and the blue-green clouds hung low as if about to fall.

The remaining ice cracked like jade fragments, and new buds pushed out like red beads.

Everything encountered was full of joy; it was not I alone who loved the spring.

Vibrant and full of life, all things competed to grow.

Everything in the world seemed to be thriving.

However, whether in the Age of Gods or not, human suffering had never changed.

"More food, greater wealth, stronger military power, a longer life...

"Even finding a partner, making sacrifices, and realizing one's ambitions... are all just for the sake of putting one's own mind at ease.

"A person spends their entire life chasing things that give them peace of mind.

"But peace of mind also means stagnation and contentment."

"...How can livestock be allowed to be content?

"If the cattle and horses stop walking, the millstone will no longer turn, and people will no longer be able to enjoy fine flour.

"Therefore, in the eyes of humans, cattle and horses must fulfill their roles as cattle and horses, and the descendants of cattle and horses are new cattle and horses.

"So, the lords must make the people feel fear. Only when they feel insecure can the lords use the pretext of establishing defense to conscript soldiers and collect taxes.

"The harassment of bandits and Demonic Beasts is the source of this insecurity—only by a perpetual lack of security can people be perpetually enslaved."

Su Shu smiled meaningfully.

"If you put yourself in their shoes, Altoris—if you were a lord, would you go to the trouble of vanquishing bandits and Demonic Beasts?"

His voice fell.

The wind itself seemed to fall silent.

In the silence, the girl was stunned for a long time.

"If you put it that way, Senior Alvin..."

She said, dazed.

"—aren't the lords and the robbers essentially the same?"

"Correct. Exploiting the fruits of others' labor is one of the essences of the nobility. Your understanding is very insightful, Altoris."

Su Shu said with a smile.

"Man is an animal that chooses to indulge in desire for the sake of peace of mind..."

"For peace of mind, they are willing to entrust their lives to a more powerful existence to make decisions for them, whether it's a lord, a god, or that so-called... thing called a 'king.'

"What people want is a flawless 'savior.'

"However, where in this world is there such a perfect and ideal king, detached from the world, who meets everyone's expectations?

"It's nothing more than a foolish, empty hope."

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