"But he was still very energetic. During the break before get out of class, he would sit by the window, looking at the yellow trumpet trees in bloom outside and telling stories about his youth."

"He was a veteran of the Verdant Empire. He had fought in the great war between the Verdant Empire and the Land of Oz, and witnessed the fall of that powerful magical nation. Countless learned wizards were forced to the execution grounds, their wise minds chopped off by cheap blades, tumbling into the mud."

"Knowledge is a wonderful thing and gives us many advantages."

“And this advantage, over time, will make people feel a certain way.”

"I am different from others. I should be nobler than those farmers in the fields. I can't do menial labor. I want to live a decent life. I should be a superior person."

"This is a terrible idea, because you put your own cognition above everything else, and believe that as long as you hold the truth, others must respect and obey you."

"Do outstanding and powerful people necessarily have to be in high positions? Using a scimitar to force others' recognition, or earning their trust through concrete actions, are two completely different paths."

"The logic of the former is crude and simple, making it easy to understand, while the latter is chaotic and makes it difficult to find a practical path."

"So, most people eventually choose the former option, because I am stronger than you and I can kill you, so you must obey my will."

"It's indeed an easy thing to do. But the price is that as the country and the whole become larger and larger, this high-pressure system will become increasingly fragile, until the day it collapses."

“Truth is beautiful, but if it does not benefit me, it is nothing but waste paper. Power is exciting, but if it causes me pain, then I will curse it with all my might.”

"What truly conquers people, what makes them kneel down willingly and obey, is never truth or power, but tangible benefits, benefits that make you sigh with awe at how peaceful, real, and beautiful they are."

“If you want to bring everyone together, you have to show a real and beautiful world.”

"If we simply try to force it with the so-called righteousness, it will only end up being a repetition of tragedy."