Chapter 1542

To entertain Su Han, Nahida even conjured juice and food.

The two chatted as they ate.

The atmosphere was very pleasant.

Upon learning that all the evil was caused by the Demon King's corpse,

Nahida couldn't help but sigh: "Really... so that's how it all was, sigh... is there no true peace?"

"There is... right now, Liyue, Inazuma, and Mondstadt are at peace. No nation dares to easily come and cause trouble. If one wants to guard peace...

passive defense is definitely not enough.

Only military force is the cornerstone of all safety."

"But... wouldn't doing that cause suffering to the people?"

"To deal with evil people, one must use cold ice to grant them death; to deal with family... one must use sunlight-like warmth. This is my style of handling things.

If one harbors the delusion of doing nothing at all.

and expects those people to understand right from wrong,

it is absolutely impossible...

Because some people just bully you for being kind.

Blindly yielding will only make people push their luck.

Commonly known as... a habit of indulgence."

Su Han told a story.

Yielding sometimes only makes people constantly want to bully you.

They even feel justified in doing so.

But counterattacking is different.

Punishing those bad people.

Only in this way can bad people be completely eradicated.

Because there is evil in everyone's heart.

The saying 'three feet above your head there are gods'

is the logic behind this.

There is never a shortage of bad people.

Relying solely on morality and self-awakening

is simply too difficult.

Only by having a sword hanging over their heads

can all problems be solved.

Making evil people afraid to do bad things.

This is the meaning of the existence of gods.

Guiding the people forward.

Guiding the lost masses toward happiness.

At the same time, one must also obtain happiness oneself.

"Then... may I ask, if you were to come to Sumeru, what would you do? Just kill people..."

"If it were me, I would use absolute force to solve everything. Of course... the current situation doesn't allow for that. Because those scholars harbor evil intentions.

People's faith in the Dendro Archon is long gone.

Or rather, the current Dendro Archon,

in their eyes, is nothing but a puppet.

They might even secretly say: 'Look at that useless thing, we are the inheritors of wisdom...'"

Hearing Su Han's description,

Nahida slowly clenched her fists.

However, she still forced a smile on her face.

Because she was the one living through being ostracized like this.

The slander from those sages

was exactly as Su Han described.

It was even worse.

Resulting in the people of Sumeru not even seeing her as the Dendro Archon anymore.

How could this be allowed?

"Then... if one doesn't use force? What should be done..."

"In that case, it's a long-term effort. Let people see the true faces of the sages. Knowledge... that is the crystallization of all living beings. It is not a tool for the sages to exploit.

Why can't the masses learn?

Why are they high and mighty?

One must know that all beings are equal.

Did the sages create their knowledge themselves?

No... knowledge belongs to everyone in Sumeru, belongs to everything here, and is the result of the unremitting efforts of ancestors through the ages...

It is the crystallization of the efforts of countless people.

Not a power they can sit back and enjoy while being high and mighty."

"Well said..."

Nahida was incredibly excited.

She even stood up.

This was true great wisdom.

What are those sages anyway?

Hanging wisdom on their lips all day long,

looking down on this person, looking down on that person.

Just take the Akasha System in Sumeru; it was clearly the crystallization created by the previous Dendro Archon.

Yet it was monopolized by those people.

It was simply shameless.

And they even used it to suppress her, this modern Dendro Archon.

Truly shameless.

Watching the emotionally agitated girl,

Su Han chuckled inwardly, and then the two talked for a long, long time.

Until the sky outside was bright.

Only then did he leave the dream.

However, before leaving,

Nahida held his hand and said: "Can you come back tomorrow night? That... please don't be afraid of not getting rest at night; this dream space possesses the power to nourish the spirit.

After you go out,

it will be even more comfortable than sleeping.

I... I am very lonely. Apart from the Dendro Archon,

no one likes to play with me.

And I like your dream very much."

Facing the girl's invitation,

Su Han smiled and said: "I can... but I have other friends; can they come along next time?"

Building a good relationship with the Dendro Archon in advance

would be truly great.

So, he thought about bringing others over.

In this world, he sensed it.

Apart from the two of them,

no one else existed. ===== CHAPTER 1544 =====