Volume 8: Floating Under the Sky Chapter 19 I am not a just reason
"You are surrendering, which is not advisable."
As if realizing that this outsider was about to give in , the old dragon man looked like an elder and earnestly educated him:
"Although we seem to be extremely passive now, with the help of you and your companions, we have defeated the attack of those maggots without any losses. This is a great victory."
"With just a few more attacks, their forces will be dwindled rapidly. I don't know where those maggots we ignored have gone, but I believe they have enough means to return to Bahamut. However, their numbers must be limited. With just a few more victories, they will surely be sparsely populated."
"And when that time comes, we will start the Skeleton City and move the battle line forward until we reach Bahamut, and then we will achieve the final victory. All of this requires your help. We are obviously close to victory, and there is no need for you to leave this world. After all, although our world has declined, we will definitely rebuild that great heyday and make this Cloud City the center of the world once again."
"The center of the world... poof..."
This time, even Sally, who was under a gag order, couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
"What's wrong?"
The old dragon man, on the other hand, looked confused.
"It is true that we are declining now, but in the era of our ancestors, this was the most prosperous holy place in the entire universe."
“…”
Oh my god.
The most prosperous holy land in the entire universe appeared.
Li Lin felt no emotion at all, and even wanted to laugh.
"Why do you have that expression? You can tell from the decorations left around you that we were the only ones who deserved to be the overlords in the distant past. If you help us, you will be the hero who saved the world. Do you really want to leave? Faced with this great revival?"
"The great revival... Puff puff..."
"??? What did I say wrong?"
“Oh, no…”
Looking at the puzzled old dragon man, Li Lin was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He really didn't know why he had such strong self-confidence.
How should I put it? At first, when I didn't know the truth, I thought these dragons were very tragic and full of integrity. But once I understood the truth, I felt that these dragons really deserved it. They completely inherited the inexplicable self-confidence and arrogance of the dragon race, and also had some strange logic and confidence.
They seemed to really believe that they were the only civilized system in the world. Even when facing outsiders, they still felt that their strength and ability were the most powerful. No wonder Li Lin attacked without saying a word before, and no wonder he started with the Dragon Hunting Spear, but then acted in a friendly manner, because this was the nature of these cold-blooded people.
They are bullies who only care about the weak and fear the strong. They are coldly logical, cunning and ruthless.
"If Bahamut is actually a giant dragon, and the attack that destroyed your world was just his breath, and you are just clearing out his parasites now, do you believe it?"
"Outlander hero, even if I stay here for a long time, we will not believe your joke. Bahamut has always been there, and he is not a giant dragon."
Faced with Li Lin's words, the dragon man shook his head firmly and looked at Li Lin as if he were a mentally retarded person.
He has lived here for a hundred years, and his ancestors have lived here for generations. Bahamut has always been a celestial body, and their world has always been the center . Even if some ignorant outsiders arrived here and took out some strange things, so what?
People in the outside world are evil-minded and always produce some vicious products. They can't appreciate the greatness of the dragon people at all, and they don't know that the sacred celestial body is a test given by God. So in the face of many persuasions from outsiders, the dragon people all refused. Because for the dragon people, the outside world is hell, a poor and remote place, and there is even no possibility of food outside. Although you will starve here, you can survive anyway. You can see the outside world from the few outsiders.
If they were not starving to death, how could there be only a few outsiders? They would definitely make a big fuss when they saw the Skeleton City in the God Realm. And they didn't come because they were all starving to death.
“…”
What else can I say?
Li Lin didn't want to say anything about this stupid yet deeply rooted worldview.
If you think about it carefully, this is not an extremely secret place. After all, people from outside have arrived here. If the people here really wanted to leave, they would have left long ago.
It was precisely because these dragon people didn't want to leave that they fell into such a state, and the outside world would not convey any information about Bahamut or magical magic. After all, it was unrealistic to expect a group of country people to guard the space battleship. If it weren't for the mission, Li Lin would not believe that the sealed thing was Bahamut.
Because the dragons are really too stupid, arrogant and ignorant. They don't look like a group of intelligent creatures at all. They can only be said to be thinking animals.
"Forget it. I'll just go and ask who's willing to leave. There's no need to talk about the number of people."
"No, no one will leave with you. Not even the people from the cult."
Looking at the already impatient Li Lin, the old dragon's face darkened and he spoke calmly.
"We abide by traditions and ancient laws. I am the only real leader in this city. All of us are following the glory, and we will not have any complaints even if our entire clan dies. As our clan leader, I can fully represent their thoughts, their ideas, and everything they have."
"Really? Power and strength, I see..."
"If you still hold onto justice, please return. We will not give up the war against the thief who stole Bahamut."
Looking at Li Lin and Sally, the old dragon had a serious expression on his face, and he didn't look like he was joking at all.
"...Ha, I'm not 'justice', never have been."
Looking at the somewhat inexplicable old dragon man, Li Lin smiled, and the magic power around him suddenly surged.
I don't know why, but a shadow suddenly appeared on this pure world. It was not magic, nor was it an ability, but a sign, a change of intention.
The patrolling dragons had a hole in their hearts. They looked at their weapons and their companions with some suspicion, and began to think and worry. They began to doubt the meaning of their own existence. A decisive, creepy doubt.
“Why should we continue to persist here?”
The young dragons looked at each other in confusion, as if some shackles were released, or as if they suddenly figured something out.
