Volume 8: Floating Under the Sky Chapter 18: The Dragon Man's Personal Opinion
(I've been in such a bad state this week, sorry)
"It seems like you once prospered here. Why don't you think about rebuilding civilization somewhere else?"
As if the dragon man's pride was mentioned, the old dragon man showed a proud expression on his face.
"Yes, of course, the great city was once great. This is our home, our everything, our past and future, and we will always be here."
"Forever? You have also seen people from the outside world, right?"
"Yes, yes, the outsiders have given us a lot of help and teachings. Some of the outsiders who came here have enthusiastically helped us, provided us with food and drink, and made our work easier. In the past, we could only hide from those monsters, but now we can fight back. Sooner or later, we will be able to end this nightmare."
"You look quite confident..."
Looking at the old dragon man with a mysteriously confident face, Li Lin didn't know what to say next to get back to the topic.
After all, the mission Li Lin accepted was to transfer these dragon people away, not to kill them all, and certainly not to send them all into Bahamut's stomach to perform the show of eating Bahamut alive. Judging from the old, weak and sick appearance of the dragon people, to be frank, Li Lin alone could wipe out all of them.
As for the use of the weapons in their hands, it is also very questionable. Indeed, the dragon hunting spear has amazing attack power, but Bahamut's height and length are not measured in meters. According to Li Lin's visual judgment and historical data, it takes about 0.5 seconds for the light to shoot from Bahamut's head to his tail.
Well, this is the concept of Bahamut's size. It needs to be calculated in light seconds.
The diameter of his nostrils is about a hundred times the size of the current Sky City. It is precisely because of this that the parasites brought by his breath can cover the sky and the sun.
Li Lin doubted that these dragons didn't seem to realize what they were facing. It's true that water drips through stones and Yugong moves mountains, but the objective fact is that the height of mountains is not constant under the movement of continental plates. And this is just a dead object. You have to face Bahamut, who has a regeneration affix. It's hard to describe what a group of mortals with weapons can do to a living celestial body.
"Now that things have come to this, let me ask you one thing in advance. Do you know what level of enemy Bahamut you are facing?"
"Isn't Bahamut the home of those maggots?"
The old dragon had a conflicted look on his face, and seemed to be filled with anger.
"We have been fighting those maggots. They emerged from the endless abyss of Bahamut along with the air currents and want to devour our homeland. This is a fateful war. We will definitely defeat those maggots and bring Bahamut under our control."
"…Wait a minute, are you saying that Bahamut is a celestial body?"
"yes."
Looking at Li Lin who was somewhat surprised, the old dragon nodded as a matter of course.
"It has always been there, the greatest celestial body in the world. It has divine power flowing on it to test us. But those maggots have special powers. They devoured the energy on it through despicable means, dug a channel, and manipulated Bahamut to attack our city. And even now, they continue to send troops to erode our homeland."
"But we will never give up. The test of God will never let us fall here. We have lost a lot, and we will not give up. Facing those thieves who reached the sacred Bahamut through despicable means, we will never surrender. Even if they control Bahamut and attack us, we will not be defeated."
"The initial attack was indeed terrible, but it also exhausted Bahamut's essence. Facing those despicable insects, we still have a chance of victory."
“…”
I'm afraid you're not wise.
Looking at the old dragon man's thoughtful expression, Li Lin and Sally looked at each other, and both felt a shock in terms of knowledge.
You have been fighting dragon maggots in the countryside so you have no idea about the real universe and power? Bahamut is a celestial body, and those dragon maggots are thieves. They are just part of the ecological balance, just parasites blown out by breathing. Your understanding is too amazing. And you can actually justify it?
Since Bahamut is so big and sealed anyway, it doesn’t seem to matter if he’s treated as a celestial body…?
"By the way, how did you know the name Bahamut..."
"Outsiders have told us that our great star was once famous outside the world, and its power once awed all quarters. It was Bahamut."
The old dragon man looked proud when he mentioned this matter.
The proud look on his face was as if he was honored to be associated with Bahamut. Looking at this expression, Li Lin felt that the stranger was probably shocked by his wisdom without explaining it clearly.
How do you explain the atomic bomb to a country old man? Those country folk and people without scientific literacy don't know what an atomic bomb is. They only understand it literally, that is, to catch a person named "Yuanzi" and cut off his testicles, which is called Yuanzidan (there is indeed an example of this).
There's no hope, I can't explain it. This is worse than a language barrier.
"So, what do you think about this situation?"
"Opinions? I have no opinions. You are useless, so follow me."
Li Lin is not very good at talking, or he is too lazy to talk here.
It's over, completely over, there's no hope, just wait to die. Bahamut is squatting next to me, and there are not many people in the city who have awakened their magic. To put it bluntly, even a mortal like Li Lin can kill everyone from the east to the west. There's no point in persisting.
After all, a group of guys who can't even beat dragon maggots, apart from those wonderful technologies, have nothing worth caring about. Li Lin is not here for charity, he is just here to complete the mission. It's a bit too much to expect Li Lin, a mission fanatic, to be kind. If there was no mission, he wouldn't bother to talk nonsense with this old man for so long.
The players' kindness is only in the case of understanding. If they don't understand, who will know the love and hatred between the two ratmen? There is no point in understanding.
Therefore, Li Lin could only consider issues for these dragon people from the most perfect and efficient perspective.
"My advice to you is to pack up your things and move right away. You have no idea what you are facing, or even how weak your abilities are. If you continue to persist, you will only bring shame to the skills and ideas of your ancestors."
"No, we're not leaving."
Faced with Li Lin's persuasion, the old dragon man shook his head without hesitation.
"This is a world created by the blood and wisdom of our ancestors. It was once extremely prosperous, but now only a pile of ruins remain. Our hatred for the thief is hard to describe in words. Even if the sea of stars in the sky turns into an ocean and drowns the world, we will not give up killing the thief and liberating Bahamut. What's more, we can still win."
Looking at the old dragon man's expression that said "don't lie to me", Li Lin's mind was filled with a hundred thousand curse words.
