Volume 8: Floating Under the Sky Chapter 20: The Poison of Dispute
(Speed up the plot and try to publish a new volume tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.)
That is not a harmful magic. The power of conflict is like a key, which is only responsible for opening the exploration and curiosity in people's hearts.
However, once doubts arise, it is only natural that disputes will follow. Only when doubts arise will there be desires, and when desires arise, there will be dissatisfaction, and when dissatisfaction arises, disputes will follow.
Under Li Lin's hope, the magic power of the dispute gradually spread out and infected the young dragons who were patrolling around with weapons in their hands. These dragons, who were infected with Li Lin's magic and broke some shackles and inner obstacles, subconsciously stopped and began to look at each other in confusion.
"Why do we have to be so obedient all the time..."
The dragons holding their weapons looked at each other, looked at their pale and thin faces, and then looked at the sky in the distance. For the first time, they felt an emotion called confusion in their hearts.
Perhaps they themselves did not realize that this emotion was called confusion, because there was no word for confusion in their dictionary . The entire Dragon Clan had never had any doubts or confusion since its appearance. Even those cults that worshipped the stars and Bahamut appeared at the behest of the patriarch.
They worshipped the dragon image reflected in the starry sky, and gained the power of "evil" from it, and bore the stigma of the mortal world according to the orders of the patriarch. Because the orders of the patriarch were absolute. But now all the unreasonableness, the survival instinct that all intelligent creatures should have, began to be born in the blood of every dragon man, and took deep root in their consciousness, breaking the blockade and stigma originally brought by the dragon bloodline.
For the first time they realized the existence of 'I'.
The mission that used to be considered sacred and tragic now seemed absurd and illogical. Disputing thoughts spread like a virus along with the mind, and the meme instantly contaminated the entire Sky City, causing every dragon to subconsciously pause and feel the emotions of resurrection in their bodies.
"Why should I honestly send my sister to the captain so that he can enjoy himself? Why should my sister continue to follow him even though she was crying so miserably?"
"Why can I only get the minimum rations for every meal? Why am I the only one who is not wanted by others?"
"My combat achievements are obviously better than the team leader's, but why is he the team leader and not me? Is it because my bloodline is not strong enough?"
"The power of the starry sky is so strong that it can definitely help the tribe members get out of trouble, but why is it not popularized?"
"People from the outside world can take out the dragon hunting spear and the bed crossbow, which shows that they are capable. But shouldn't we learn from them? It's normal to learn from them because they are strong, but why not do it?"
There must be something wrong.
Twenty seconds after the magic power fluctuated, the dragons who raised the question for the first time looked at each other and saw the confusion and bewilderment in each other's pupils.
I don't understand why they have persisted for so many years without even looking outside, I can't understand why they always discriminate against outsiders, and I can't understand why the dragon people regress year after year and make no effort to make progress, but still claim to be the most noble creatures in the world.
Aren't the most noble creatures supposed to eat whatever they want and drink whatever they want? Aren't they supposed to be able to do whatever they want? But now, the world around them is barren, with no paint, no food, and all the plants are on the side of the patriarchs and nobles. All they have is yellow soil and messy dust.
This is unfair, it is unfair from any angle. Why are they born with food and drink? Why do they have everything without doing anything? Why do we have to sacrifice our wives and children when we work so hard? We have done nothing, we are lazy and greedy, there are better ways, there are perfect plans, but why are they rejected because of the opinions of a few people or the opinions of the clan leader?
"What does the glory of the dragon people have to do with me? I just want to eat..."
"I want to invent tools to save my people, but why do you slander me..."
"I don't want to be used as a tool anymore. I want to go home and see my children. I want my children."
"How long do you want to humiliate me..."
With confusion comes doubt.
The patriarch was still confronting and communicating with Li Lin and Sallys internally, and had no idea what was happening in the outside world.
Those who benefited from it, those nobles who were riding on weak women, expressed great incomprehension. It seemed that such an emotion did not exist in their minds.
This is a strange feeling, a strange language. However, they, who were also tainted by the dispute, began to be unable to stop their inexplicable and strange thoughts. Although they were obviously the vested interests, some of them had differences and struggles.
"When did I become like this..."
"The untouchables should act like untouchables! We are born holy, of course we have to rule over you rubbish!"
"I don't know anything. I was just pushed up here. The clan leader asked me to do this. How could I possibly resist the clan leader?"
"Too many people have died, that should be enough, right? Didn't the outsiders say there is another world out there? Even if we have to work hard here, why not gather some expedition teams to see what's out there?"
The nobles and leaders began to issue conflicting orders, questioning each other's ideas, and the originally orderly but poor social system completely fell apart in just two minutes. No one noticed how fast and terrifying this speed was, because there was a more terrifying side in their hearts.
There has never been any freedom, everything is fake, and my efforts are meaningless under the instructions of my bloodline and the upper class. This anger and doubt turned into a flame of anger in a short time.
But the patriarch without magic power knows nothing about the outside world, and he is still dreaming of controlling the world.
"My people are united, and those maggots will be defeated by us sooner or later. So--"
"So, I'm annoyed. This mission is really annoying."
Looking at the stubborn old dragon man, Li Lin stood up and looked at the weak creature.
"After the game was updated, you all became either stubborn and stupid, or shrewd as a ghost. This makes me feel a little at a loss. This is the first time I was forced to cancel a mission, the first time I transferred a mission midway, and then I encountered such a troublesome thing... Forget it, I plan to cheat this time."
"What on earth are you talking about??"
"I'm not going to be a hardcore player and use my strength to complete the mission, old man."
Looking at the confused old dragon man, Li Lin sighed.
And like a signal, a dragon man's shrill scream suddenly came from outside, followed by curses and riots.
The dispute began.
