Chapter 446
by fanqienovelChapter 446: The Elder of the Fighting God’s Legion from the First Age
"You don’t really think that Little River can help you revive everyone after the final battle, do you?"
The Battle Master paused for a moment before speaking with a hint of pity.
He knew that holding onto hope was a good thing for a child, but as a true god, he shouldn’t indulge in such unrealistic fantasies!
Even if the war ends in victory, the harsh reality that follows could drive anyone mad.
Even if the hero who secured victory at the last moment doesn’t break, the stress could still leave them in a pitiful state.
“Battle Master, the Little River you’re talking about might not be the same as the river of time I’m dealing with now,” Su Wen said after some thought.
The Battle Master frowned, “?”
What does that mean?
Is it what he’s thinking?
“Battle Master, how does the Little River you mentioned treat you?”
“Friendly, and we get along well.”
“When you cross time and space to change history, what do you have to give up?”
“I need spiritual qualities from rare treasures, preferably those infused with the power of rules. With enough of them, I can travel back to the past timeline and alter history.”
“Oh.”
“What’s the matter?”
“From what I’ve heard, the Little River you’re referring to is just a tributary of the river of time. I can’t say for sure, but it’s probably true,” Su Wen said seriously.
He thought it might be good for the Battle Master to know the truth.
The more he understands, the more tailored his combat training can become.
“A tributary?”
The Battle Master raised an eyebrow and fell silent.
After a while, he suddenly said, “I remember Little River mentioning that it had just become a Destiny Seat before we connected.”
“Just became… a Destiny Seat?”
Su Wen’s eyes widened—an internship Destiny Seat?
After nine ages, the Destiny Seat that was close to the Battle Master back then couldn’t still be in an internship phase, could it?
Could the internship Destiny Seat that squandered its resources and was destroyed be the Battle Master’s friend?
No way!
“Yes, it said it had just become a Destiny Seat,” the Battle Master nodded, “But I think this Destiny Seat thing is a lie!”
“Back when we were just chatting nonsense, He casually mentioned it without any real evidence.”
Su Wen, standing nearby, agreed, “Yeah, I also came across an internship destiny seat, and I feel the same way—it’s probably just a made-up story about the river of time.”
“Right? You think so too, don’t you?”
“Yeah, yeah.”
“Then it seems like it’s not just my imagination.”
The Battle Master chuckled and said, “I wonder how Little River is doing now?”
“It’s been nine ages for us here.”
“Based on what Little River said back then, He should’ve become a small leader by now, right?”
“After waking up this time, I suddenly feel… I kind of miss Little River…”
As he spoke, the Battle Master fell silent.
The atmosphere around them seemed to grow a bit somber at that moment.
Su Wen looked at the Battle Master with envy. The relationship between the Battle Master and that branch of the river of time seemed so strong!
Not like him, stuck with just a Dark River.
At least the River of Fate wasn’t as bad—it briefly managed to lower the prices of the Dark River of Time.
Otherwise, he figured he’d probably have been swindled by the Silent River into borrowing a ton of money by now!
Especially when he thought about borrowing trillions in wealth, and the Ink River not daring to let him die, borrowing money… actually seemed kind of reasonable.
“Moping around isn’t really my thing.”
The Battle Master suddenly shifted the topic, saying, “Anyway, let’s get back to the main point. To bring your friends back, you’d need to pay an equivalent price to your Little River, right?”
“If you knew that the cost after your comrades die is something you’d spend your whole life searching for…”
“Would you still let them go to their deaths?”
Su Wen spoke up, “Senior, it’s not that I sent them to their deaths.”
“I know my comrades well.”
“If I didn’t give them the order to go to their deaths in such a situation, even if they survived in the end, they’d resent me for life!”
After saying this, Su Wen paused and continued, “Senior, you know, since coming to this time and space, do you know what I want to do most right now?”
The Battle Master’s eyes flickered at these words.
After a moment of hesitation, he asked, “You’re not thinking of killing the Fighting God of the Ninth Age so that my true self can return, are you?”
This was their second meeting.
So, through this point, he could piece together a lot of things.
“I’ve thought about it.”
Su Wen nodded and said, “If things get so bad that there’s no turning back, I’ll follow through with that idea to the end!”
“And I’ll be here for several years.”
“A few years should be enough for me to figure out what’s going on here.”
The Battle Master fell silent once again. He hadn’t anticipated that, after awakening in the Ninth Age with various powers, he would find himself speechless so many times in such a short span.
“Are your comrades willing?”
“For you, this might just be a journey, but for them, it’s the very world they depend on for survival.”
To personally bury one’s own world, while ending the enemy’s life force, also means cutting off your own chances of survival.
Such a decision would never pass if it were put to a vote!
Even if everyone here were hardline hawks, this plan wouldn’t be approved!
There will always be someone who objects!
Unless the person executing this plan holds absolute authority and the power to enforce it.
“That’s why I have one condition: the situation must be beyond redemption.”
Su Wen spoke up, “What sane person would want to destroy the nation and world that raised them?”
The Battle Master gently patted Su Wen’s shoulder and said softly, “But are people like you and me considered sane?”
“Child, as your elder, let me teach you something.”
“You might not need it now, but it’s worth hearing.”
“And that is, everyone has their own perspective!”
“What you see as beyond repair, is that the same as what others, the majority, see as beyond repair?”
“In other words, what you see as hopeless, what if someone else, with unwavering resolve, finds a sliver of hope in that endless despair?”
“So!”
“That’s why the combat heart is essential!”
“As the current true god!”
“As the sole leader of the Ninth Age!”
“Your words, your will—even if everyone thinks they’re wrong, even if everyone believes you’ve lost your mind—”
“You must still press forward!”
“And what complements the combat heart is your core leadership, as well as the universal leadership core that revolves around you.”
“In this regard, I might be able to offer you some assistance.”
With that, the Battle Master flipped his right hand, revealing a blood-red hexagonal crystal.
“Child, there must still be elders from the Fighting God’s legion of the First Age in the Ninth Age, right?”