Mage Joan

"Your Majesty, since you are not a native of the Far East, you are influenced by your place of birth and your parents. It is normal for your tea drinking habits to be different from those of the locals. Of course, this does not prevent you from being the most authentic Far Easterner in the eyes of the people."

Qiao An felt that his analysis was justified and well-founded, but Roland's expression looked strange, and the next sentence almost didn't make him happy.

"Dr. Vader, if it weren't for your reminder, I almost forgot that my birthplace was in the Holy City of Ashen."

"Your Majesty, don't you have much impression of your hometown?" Qiao An asked in surprise.

"If your hometown is the holy city of Yashan, I really don’t have any childhood impressions. When I left there, I was younger than Vasilisa, and I don’t remember much, but the childhood memories I have kept in my mind to this day ...Mainly from another world."

Qiao An scratched his head, pondered for a few seconds, and finally had to give up thinking and frankly asked the Emperor for advice.

"What do you mean by ‘another world’?"

"Well... it's not time to talk in detail, Dr. Vader, maybe one day, when the time is right, I can talk to you frankly on this topic."

Roland sighed, his eyes looked a little lonely.

Qiao An could see that His Majesty the Emperor had many secrets hidden in his heart, and he himself was a man who had many secrets to keep, so he was not annoyed by Roland's hesitant attitude, but instead aroused a trace of sympathy.

Secrets are an intangible burden. The more you accumulate, the greater the psychological pressure it causes. Only by talking to others can you relieve the pressure. However, out of the need for confidentiality, the more you want to talk, the more you must restrain the urge to talk.

This endless cycle of incomprehension is the root of all unspeakable pain in the world.

"Dr. Vader, about my childhood, it’s not too late to talk when the time is right. Actually, there’s something I’ve always wanted to ask you. Since you were born in the New World colony, you have a close relationship with the Continental Army and the Continental Congress. It is also a heartfelt love for hometown and compatriots. Why did you refuse to attend the Continental Congress as a representative? Haven't signed the Declaration of Independence, and have not joined the army so far?"

"With your mana, you can provide more and more direct help to the Continental Army, and you can even change the course of the war with your own power, and write your name into the most brilliant chapter in the history of the New World War of Independence. But why are you partial? If you don't do that, would you rather give up the glory of being the'father of the nation' of a new republic and stay away from your hometown where wars are fought?

Roland looked at the young mage with a sincere expression.

"Dr. Vader, please forgive me for the abruptness. If you ask yourself a patriot, you should not escape these questions. Of course you can not answer them. However, deep in your heart, there must be an answer that can justify yourself, otherwise I am afraid It's hard to let go."

His Majesty's interrogation was very sharp, and it could be said that it hit the nail on the head, which deeply touched Qiao An's heart, and fell silent for a while.

Roland observed the changes in the expression of the young mage and smiled apologetically: "Dr. Vader, these questions I asked are really not polite, don't take it to heart, the snow has stopped, can you accompany me for a walk?"

"Your Majesty, thank you for your consideration, but before we go for a walk, I want to answer your questions first."

Qiao An raised his head, determined to use the utmost courage to confess to His Majesty the knot that had been hidden in his heart for many years and often tortured his soul.

"Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, I don't know if I am a true patriot. I did deliberately escape the war of independence that is breaking out in my hometown, because I can't find anyone who can comfortably intervene in this war. reason."

Once the block in the chest opens the gap, full of worries will pour out like a flood that bursts a bank.

"Your Majesty, in order for you to put yourself in and understand my plight, please imagine such a situation."

"When you consider participating in a dispute, do you choose sides based on the principle of'helping relatives before helping rationals', or insist on standing on the more just side, even if you have to be enemies with your compatriots or even relatives and friends? "

Qiao An looked directly at Roland, his scorching eyes full of expectation, hoping that his wise and humane Emperor could help him answer this dilemma.

"Good fellow! Dr. Vader, you have put me in the ranks!"

Roland shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Helping management or helping relatives? This is indeed a headache. I can't give an answer that will satisfy everyone. I can only make a specific analysis based on the specific situation."

"For example, if my relatives and friends stand on the opposite side of justice, then I will try my best to prevent them from committing crimes. If it is impossible to prevent them, I can only admit my incompetence and stay away from this dispute with regret and self-blame."

"On the contrary, if I have the ability to prevent my relatives and friends from committing crimes, then when they are tried for their evil deeds, I will do my best to apologize to the victims within the scope of moral, legal and other social consensus. And make compensation, so as to beg them to forgive my relatives and friends, reduce the punishment as much as possible, save their lives, and help them fight for the opportunity to repent and rehabilitate."

"Dr. Vader, I can see that the reason you raised this question is precisely because you feel that you are not capable of upholding justice, so you are forced to choose to escape, and you feel guilty and guilty for it."

"If this is the case, please don't expect relief from me, because I can't do it."

"If I'm in your predicament, I will choose not to help each other like you, stay out of the matter, and comfort myself with'if you don't see it, you're not upset'. How can you expect a guy who is not as strong as you to comfort you?"

"Give up the illusion, Dr. Vader, we are humans, not gods, our abilities have boundaries, and problems that cannot be solved are insoluble."

"Some people say,'All human suffering is essentially anger towards one's incompetence.' However, I feel that this sentence is not as negative as it seems. On the contrary, it contains the most optimistic optimism, which is about human nature. The most enthusiastic praise!"

"Really?" Qiao An asked in astonishment. "But this sentence is very negative in any way. It is obviously a helpless self-deprecation. Where is the optimism?"

Roland smiled slightly, his eyes brightened.

"Dr. Vader, think about it, isn’t it harder for humans to recognize themselves than to recognize the outside world? If we realize our incompetence and are angry about it, it means that our souls have not become insensitive. There is still a trace of unwillingness. The self-blame and anger that this unwillingness inspires may also become the driving force for us to strive for self-improvement!"

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