Chapter 145 Never
"Should we return to Kadivan? Is there any doubt about this?"
"How can it be said to be ahead of schedule? Doesn't a normal journey require two days of unexpected time? The Vatican's assessment day will not be delayed just because one or two candidates from the training grounds didn't arrive!"
"Yes! What if we miss the test day? Not to mention whether staying here can have any effect on that black - on that plague!"
"...But at least we are all light mages. If we stay, we will definitely be able to do something!"
"Stay? Are you kidding me? Who said anything about staying?"
"Please make one thing clear to me. The time for training has come to an end. If you stay now, you will not be showing off anything, but will lose the qualification to continue. Have you forgotten? The third round of assessment will be after the second round of assessment, and the final candidate for the Son of God will be determined soon!"
"But didn't we come here to spread the glory of the Holy See? If we just leave like this, if we just leave like this - how hypocritical!"
"Yes! When we stayed behind, or even rushed to Luo Saiqiao who was attacked, didn't we already disregard life and death? Are we going to be deserters now?"
"Please be careful with your words! It's not your turn to label yourself a deserter. You take yourself too seriously."
"I am not qualified to say such things, but everything I say and do is worthy of my beliefs and my original sincere self!"
"What do you mean, does leaving mean being ungodly?"
"I didn't say that. I just hope you remember what the bishop said before you came here. We are here on behalf of the Holy See, and the Holy See will never retreat at this time when we need it most!"
“…”
The candidates present were divided into two groups, one group was determined to leave, the other group was determined to stay. Surprisingly, the number of people on both sides was almost the same. By the end of the confrontation, most people were arguing until their faces turned red.
"Enough!" Machi finally couldn't stand the messy scene in the hall anymore and slammed the knight's sword heavily on the only table in the center.
The scabbard collided with the wooden table with a dull sound, and the voices of the crowd gradually died down into silence.
"Look at you two, you are arguing so fiercely, how can you look like candidates? Someone would say you are discussing whether to stay or leave, but someone else would think you are enemies plotting to kill each other and are about to fight!"
"This is almost the same, isn't it just murder?" someone muttered in a low voice.
Machi couldn't stand it any longer, so he drew out his knight's sword and cut the wooden table in front of him with one stroke.
"If anyone wants to speak, they can stand in front of me so that everyone in this temple can hear clearly, so that the bishop and the pope in Kadifan can hear clearly, and so that the God of Light in the temple can hear clearly!"
Since leaving Kadifan, Machi has always been cheerful and friendly. Even when he was doing his work for the Church with a stern face, he rarely spoke harshly to these candidates for the Son of God.
Although Machi was only a knight captain of a low rank, he was at least a member of the Vatican. Regardless of what kind of fortune these candidates for the Son of God would have in the future, they had to be on good terms with him at least before the end of the second round of review.
At this moment, he got angry and the wooden table that was chopped off instantly raised sawdust, shocking the candidates present so much that they all lowered their heads and no one dared to be the first to stand out.
Especially the candidate who was muttering just now, he already wanted to bury his head in the ground.
The scene was extremely awkward for a moment. Father Heller wanted to be a peacemaker, but he couldn't interfere in the internal affairs of the Vatican, so he could only worry.
In desperation, he bent his elbow and poked Rant beside him.
Lu Yi was trying to lower his presence by looking straight at his nose and his nose at his heart, but was caught off guard by Heller's poke and subconsciously turned his head to look at him.
Heller still bent his upper body, allowing Lant to meet the eyes of March, who was standing beside him with an angry look on his face.
Lu Yi:?
"Rant, do you want to say something?"
Facing everyone's gaze, Lu Yi was not flustered at all, and his words could even be described as cold.
"I just think this dispute is extremely unnecessary."
"What do you mean?" Machi's expression changed slightly.
"Will there be only one option left in the end? I don't believe it. It must be like the previous support for Luo Saiqiao. Those who are willing to go can go, and those who don't want to go can stay." Lu Yi said calmly.
"Then the situation is the same now. Those who want to go back can go back, and those who want to stay can stay. If that's the case, then what are you arguing about? Are you trying to convince someone who has a completely different opinion from you?"
It goes without saying whether the fight is about whether to stay or go, or about the right to speak.
Lant's eyes fell on the candidates who had just argued most fiercely.
When those candidates were stared at by Lant's clear and bright light amber eyes, they all dared not lower their heads.
They only heard Lant say word by word: "Respect the fate of others and make your own choice."
If you want to change the fate of others, you must have absolute power.
But it is clear that none of the candidates present have such power, so such a fruitless debate seems particularly ridiculous.
After Lu Yi finished speaking, he did not forget to cue Machi, whose expression had eased, "Are you right, Captain Machi?"
Machi nodded, and walked down the ladder that Lant handed over, saying, "As Lant said, I think what the bishop wants you to learn from this experience is not only the blood and sacrifice on the border, but also humility and self-reflection."
"The team is ready to go." Machi looked around at the candidates with different expressions in the hall, "We will set off this afternoon. Whether you want to go or stay, the choice is up to you."
"That's all I have to say."
…
After the farce was over, the candidates walked out of the hall in twos and threes.
Gary walked beside Lant and sighed: "I didn't expect to be able to go back early..."
Lu Yi turned his head to look at him, raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
Gary's eyes widened instantly, and he said in disbelief: "God of Light, are you planning to stay?!"
"uh-huh."
"Are you sane? That's the Black Death! And it's not just any Black Death. It's obviously wrong. What can you do if you stay here? Do you really think you are the Son of God and love the world in advance?"
Gary spoke excitedly, and his words were all about urging Rand to leave with him.
Korant remained unmoved, and his beautiful eyes didn't even blink.
Gary said angrily, "I know you are a good person, but I didn't expect you to be such a bad good person! If you die here, who will collect your body?!"
Lu Yi was confused and asked, "Luo Saiqiao was brave enough to face the attack back then, is he afraid of death now?"
"Is this the same?"
"Why is it different?" Lu Yi asked back.
"Don't play dumb here!" Gary gritted his teeth and said, "I should have told you about the abnormality of the deceased, right?"
"If you mean the so-called curse."
"So do you understand now what you are facing?" Gary stared at Rant and even saw his own anger in his eyes.
"I can die on a bloody battlefield fighting monsters, but I cannot sink into this silent Black Death. How can you go to the Kingdom of God when your soul is soaked in the curse?
"Rant, do you know? Those dead people were not even allowed to be buried. They had to be burned day and night with extremely fierce fires, and even the last resting place of their souls had to be burned to ashes! Do you really think that so many candidates are afraid of death? They are obviously fearless sacrifices who cannot die a good death when they die, and cannot rest in peace after death!"
Gary became more and more excited as he spoke, his body trembling slightly as he stared at Rand.
Lu Yi lowered his eyes and avoided his gaze.
He couldn't tell Gary what he really thought.
He could not reveal anything to Gary, whether it was the mark that had been engraved on his soul or the conversation with Mios.
How was he going to tell Gary that the epidemic was most likely caused by him?
How could he, how could he deserve to leave?
Lu Yi even felt that this epidemic was a "big gift" prepared for him by Mios!
If he, the protagonist, leaves the stage, where will this play go?
Are more people going to have to pay for this absurd "gift" with their death?
Lu Yi pursed his lips, unable to respond to the emotional Gary.
"Yes, you have your own opinion, and everything I say is bullshit!"
His silence made Gary even angrier. Gary clenched his fists, turned around and walked away with red eyes.
Lu Yi watched his figure disappear quickly from his sight, and asked with a feeling of discomfort and confusion: [“857, is he disappointed in me?”]
After all, they have been together for such a long time that he really regards Gary as a close friend.
Although Gary has a sharp tongue, he has never lost his composure to the point of saying such vulgar and unaristocratic words.
I guess he was really angry.
[Maybe. Human emotions are too complicated. Even negative emotions are always mixed with positive emotions. I can't figure it out...] 857 hesitated.
【But I only know one thing! 】
【"What?"】
[Lu Yi has never regretted any choice he made. ]
【“Yes.”】 Lu Yi said softly, 【“I will never regret it.”】
Lu Yi only has emotional ups and downs because the power he possesses is not strong enough.
But every choice he made, in the present and in the future, he would not regret.
…
Afternoon.
The convoy for the departure has assembled, and Lu Yi is standing alone at the gate of Boyak city.
Before the team set off, several waves of candidates arrived one after another.
Lu Yi made a rough estimate and found that the candidates who were preparing to leave accounted for 70% to 80% of the total number.
During the discussion in the morning, half of the candidates insisted on staying.
Just one afternoon passed, and nearly half of the candidates changed their minds.
This situation was within Lu Yi's expectations, and even more people stayed than he expected.
It is already very valuable to have 20% of people staying.
The human race of Isaiah continent values faith and death even more. Going to the kingdom of God after death is the highest ideal of almost all believers.
The Black Death not only robbed them of their lives, but also their innate persistence and faith.
Those who choose to leave are not necessarily "deserters", but those who choose to stay are definitely brave people with extreme faith and awareness.
"Lant? Where's your horse?" asked a candidate who had a good relationship with him.
Lu Yi smiled and shook his head, "I'm not leaving."
"What? You, you're not leaving?" The man opened his mouth wide with a complicated expression, "Lant, you're not leaving..."
"Then you must take care of yourself—"
"Okay, thank you." Lu Yi nodded with a smile.
The candidate on horseback had an even more complicated expression, as if he was regretful and sad, but finally there was a hint of relief and reverence.
Lu Yi looked at Gary among the candidates.
Gary's attire revealed only a pair of narrow, upturned eyes.
He seemed to be aware of Lant's gaze and looked over sharply, but when he saw Lant standing there calmly, he suddenly tied up his horse and turned his head, completely cutting off the two people's line of sight.
Lu Yi smiled helplessly.
The departing team moved on schedule, and most of the candidates said goodbye to those candidates who chose to stay and came to see them off.
Blessings and exhortations such as "take care", "take care of yourself", and "the God of Light will bless you" are heard everywhere.
They quarreled so fiercely in the hall, but when it came to the moment of parting, many of them had tears in their eyes.
Lu Yi waved to the candidates who were looking at him.
He watched the crowd leave and the line of candidates grow farther and farther away.
"Let's go, Rant, we're going back too." The candidate beside him whispered.
Lu Yi nodded and was about to turn around and leave, but he saw a figure in the distance becoming clearer and closer.
The man who had gone away rode back on his horse, leaving only his eyes exposed with a scorching gaze.
…
Lu Yi opened his eyes and looked at him, "Aren't you leaving?"
Gary said awkwardly: "Last night the God of Light told me that Boyak needs me."
——Rant needs me too.
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