Mage Joan

Qiao An was holding the apple in a trance, and suddenly lost his appetite. He sympathized with the beetle's lonely situation and felt a little guilty. Maybe he shouldn't have enlightened it at the beginning, so that it gained the wisdom and knowledge that insects should not have.

As ancient philosophers said, children are carefree because of ignorance. However, the more a person understands from the day he is literate, the more worry he has.

"Are you satisfied with your current life?" Qiao Ann asked in a low voice, "If you don't like who you are now, the promise I made to you is still valid. In addition to turning you back into a stone statue, there is a discount. The option in is to turn you back into a beetle with normal intelligence. In that case, perhaps you will no longer be regarded as an incomprehensible monster by the same kind, and will no longer be rejected."

In addition to turning normal people into fools, the 5th ring "mental handicap" can also be used to counteract the effect of "enlightenment" and degrade the intelligence of enlightened creatures to the level before enlightenment.

The beetle pondered for a long time, shaking its tentacles gently.

"My kind and I are like living in a sealed room. The other beetles are muddled and completely ignorant of the world outside the house. There are only two important things in life, feeding and reproduction, and nothing else."

"Master, you are the only one who chooses me among the swarms of insects and polishes my eyes so that I can see the vast and colorful world outside the house through the walls, although I cannot tell the others around me what I see in front of me, And because of this, I feel incompatible with the entire ethnic group, lonely and depressed, but if you blindfold me so that I can no longer see the world outside, even if I can live my life carefree and peaceful like other beetles, I also have my heart. Not resigned."

Qiao An was deeply touched by it, as if he was talking to another self.

Living in the crowd, don’t you often feel at odds with the society you live in, can’t find a proper place, and always feel at a loss?

However, if someone persuades oneself to leave the human world, wander in the wilderness, and live alone in the dark area, oneself can't let go of worrying about relatives and friends.

More importantly, choosing to escape is tantamount to admitting that he is a loser who cannot be integrated into the crowd, and is a defective part that has been ruthlessly eliminated by the huge machine of "modern civilized society", which will make him unwilling.

"You can't indulge yourself away from the crowd, indulge yourself into a dehumanizing monster."

Grandpa’s last words are still in my ears. This is the motivation to encourage Qiao An to stay in the crowd. Even though he hit a wall countless times and battered his head, he did not want to violate the promise he made before his grandfather’s sick bed and did not want to give up. He gave up his personality and became a shameful deserter on the battlefield of "society".

Looking down in silence for a long time, Qiao Ann looked at the Enlightenment Beetle again.

"In fact, there is another way. I will pick a female beetle from the woods, enlighten her, and make a couple with you. If you become a partner, you will have children and reproduce in the future, and you will not feel feel lonely."

"This is a wonderful idea, but master, why do I and the female enlightenment beetle you specified must love each other, and we will surely marry partners and have children. Don't we fight and hate each other, Or even become enemies?"

"It's also possible." Qiao An admitted helplessly, "Unfortunate families have their own misfortunes."

"Even if we can really love each other and breed offspring, when our offspring grow up, and breed more offspring, do you think these children who are as smart as humans will still be willing to uphold the insect lifestyle?" asked the beetle.

"Probably not."

"When our enlightenment beetle family grows to a certain extent, what do they think of this fruit forest, how to treat ordinary beetles with the same appearance but dull mind, can they still regard them as their own kind?" The beetle continued to ask. .

"I'm afraid not." Qiao An shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Your offspring will consider themselves a civilized race, thinking that they represent a more advanced way of life and have the right to own the entire orchard. As for ordinary beetles, they are nothing more than uncivilized aborigines. If they are rationed as slaves to civilized Zergs, if they refuse to be enslaved or flee their homes, they will be mercilessly slaughtered by your wise children and grandchildren... The tragedy I described has been performed more than once in the history of the human world. I am afraid it will repeat itself countless times in the future."

"So you propose to find a mate for me to breed offspring, is this really good?" Enlightenment beetle asked softly.

"It's because I didn't think well." Qiao An sighed, dropped the pit in his hand, jumped out of the apple tree, and waved to the Enlightenment Beetle. "I have to go. If you change your mind in the future, remember to tell me. The agreement between is still valid."

"Goodbye, my master, I wish you happiness."

The Enlightenment Beetle lay on the branch and shook its tentacles towards Qiao An as if waving goodbye.

Walking along the avenue paved with white stones to the end, Qiao An stood in front of the gate of Cloud Castle and clapped his hands. The applause echoed in the empty courtyard, and the gate responded and opened itself before him.

The layout of the restaurant on the first floor is exactly the same as a year ago, and Qiao An climbed the stairs to the second floor. The two stone golems guarding by the door of the living room sensed someone coming in, and slowly turned their heads to look at him. A blue light beam came out from the back of the visor grid, and fluttered around him, realizing that it was not an intruder. I stopped paying attention to him.

Qiao An knew that these two stone golems had no self-will, so he couldn't say hello to them. He walked straight to one of the stone golems, and dignifiedly reached out and touched its thick thighs. The cold and smooth marble pillars felt very touchy. Not bad...

The stone golem stood still and did not resist his caress.

Qiao An tried to shout to the stone golem, trying to control it to move around the hall, but the other party ignored him.

Qiao An recalled that the permissions granted to him by Gushu Dad at the time included free access to and from the Cloud City without being attacked by guards and defensive measures, the use of the Yunzhong City locks under the authorization of Gushu Dad, and the use of the castle at will. His laboratory and library do not include guards controlling the castle-such as the stone golem in front of him.

Only when he completes the last wish of the Archmage Wafronir, builds the "adamantine colossus" in the construction factory, and obtains the highest authority of Cloud City, can he become the master of all the golems in the castle.

Riding the "pneumatic ladder" to the third floor of the castle, Qiao An once again came to the "fitness hall" of Yunzhong City.