Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 104 The Sun God Looks Like He's About to Break

"Good afternoon, Mr. Grisha!"

"Good afternoon, Mr. Luo Lin." The Ancient Sun God opened his eyes and smiled gently upon seeing the familiar young man. Then, as if realizing something, he said, "You seem to be in a good mood. Did something good happen to you?"

"Well..." Luo Lin blinked and looked at the Ancient Sun God seriously, "It just suddenly occurred to me that you are human too!"

Ancient Sun God: ...

Do you want to hear whether what you are saying is human language?

Even the Ancient Sun God was stunned at this moment, not knowing how to respond for a moment. However, He soon realized something and said with a smile, "Yes, of course we are also human, just as you can be a mortal."

"How else can you be the boss? You're just better at talking than your brothers." Luo Lin immediately gave the Ancient Sun God a thumbs-up and said with a hint of complaint:
"The Medici just refuse to believe that I'm a human. Although my true nature may be some unknown creature, I clearly have a human heart. Why can't they understand?"

The Ancient Sun God heard this half-truthful complaint and clearly understood something. He smiled and said, "It seems the Medici and the others have caused you quite a bit of trouble lately."

"Not really. Actually, you taught Medici very well, so I'm quite curious about something..." Luo Lin held his chin with one hand, looked at the ancient sun god, and asked curiously, "Since you are so good at teaching children, why didn't you teach Amon well?"

Rowling was not just guessing. After all, as a natural mythological creature, Medici's personality was really good. Apart from his sharp tongue, he was loyal to his boss and trustworthy to his allies. Although he looked down on mortals, he did not kill innocent people indiscriminately. Among natural mythological creatures, he was a model of morality.

Although it is possible that Medici was born with this character, Rowling feels that it is more likely that he was taught well by the ancient sun god.

"Uh..." The Ancient Sun God showed a rare expression of embarrassment. After a second of silence, he said, "Medici has always been cared for by Sasriel. After Amon was born, Sasriel was busy with other matters, so Amon was cared for by Medici most of the time. However, he was not able to control Amon, and Amon's nature was unique to thieves, so he was inevitably influenced by the Lord of Mysteries."

When Luo Lin heard this, he raised his eyebrows.

I understand. So it was Tianzun's fault that Amon was led astray.

You are worthy of being me, Tianzun, who has led the Gou San family astray with your own strength!
But Medici was actually raised by Sasriel? Hmm, thinking about it this way, could it be that he joined the Rose of Redemption and followed the True Creator because of his good relationship with Sasriel?
Of course, it is also possible that in Medici's eyes there is no difference between the two. After all, one is the ancient sun god and the other is the incarnation of the ancient sun god.

Luo Lin thought about this and looked at the Ancient Sun God, who was obviously embarrassed and a little guilty. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Are you really not trying to excuse Amon's bear?"

"...I'm sorry. It's true that I failed to teach Amon well." The Ancient Sun God's expression was filled with guilt. He sighed and said:
"Last time I went back, I strengthened Amon's education. Although I don't know if this will have an impact on the present future, I will try my best to make up for it."

Now he looked a little bit like the legendary creator of Silver City and the ancient sun god, but more like a father who tried his best to make amends before his child made a mistake.

Luo Lin blinked his eyes, looked at the ancient sun god, and automatically translated his words into "beat Amon hard a few times when I get back", and immediately felt comfortable.

After all, Luo Lin holds grudges, and he doesn't have many enemies in this world, but Amon is definitely one of them. Then, Luo Lin looked at the Ancient Sun and suddenly sighed, "You look like a human being now."

The Ancient Sun God was stunned for a moment, then he seemed to be at a loss whether to laugh or cry and said, "Don't I look like a human being?"

Although he is no longer a human being in the narrow sense, the ancient sun god has never forgotten his human identity.

"It's not that you're not human, it's just that in my mind, you're a bit like... a god?" Luo Lin waved his hand and explained, "That kind of perfect god or saint, you know!"

"No one can be perfect, not even me." The Ancient Sun God shook his head, smiled again, and said, "But I should be happy that I left such an impression on you."

"So you really want to be a saint?" Luo Lin suddenly asked again, pinching his chin with one hand, and said with interest:
"That's right. If you were truly the kind of person who had no desires, you wouldn't have cosplayed God and said, 'Let there be light,' and even created giant, fluttering angel wings! So, it seems you prefer to show off your power in public."

The smile of the ancient sun god froze. At this moment, he looked a bit like a college student who had been socially dead after reading the youth pain literature on QQ space. He was so embarrassed that it seemed as if the original spirit was crawling all over his body.

But soon, the ancient sun god no longer cared about the embarrassment, because Luo Lin, who was squatting next to him, stood up, moved next to him, and poked his shoulder with his hand.

"...What are you doing?" Although he should be the most powerful audience, the Ancient Sun God felt confused at this moment and could not understand the logic behind the actions of the person in front of him.

"Just to see if you'll break." Luo Lin replied seriously:
"After all, you looked like you were about to break apart."

So who do you think is responsible for this?

The ancient sun god wanted to say something but hesitated. He suddenly missed Sasiil a little. Although they were both him, Sasiil, who had rich experience in raising children, must know how to deal with naughty children better than him.

The ancient sun god himself really didn't have much experience in this area. After all, he spent most of his time fighting wars and had no time to take care of children.

"Are you saying bad things about me in your heart?" Luo Lin pinched his chin and suddenly spoke.

"...I'm sorry." The Ancient Sun God couldn't help but raise his hand to rub his temple, then said, "I was indeed immature back then, and I had some vanity that I shouldn't have."

"There's no need to reflect on this kind of thing. It's normal to like showing off in front of others. I like it too!"

At this moment, Luo Lin reached out and patted the Ancient Sun God on the shoulder like a reliable adult, and then as if remembering something, he said:

"Oh, I almost forgot to mention that Adam made a deal with me. The content of the deal is that I hope you can see the world for yourself, understand the whole picture of the world, and then make a choice."

(End of this chapter)