Ash wasn't at all surprised by Weisser's idea.

Weisser was the person with the most vigorous vitality he had ever seen. Only Tamashi could match her brilliance, and everyone else seemed to pale in comparison. It was not that the Sword Princess and the Witch were not good enough, but only in the absurd and dark evil land of Senluo Land could extremely gorgeous flowers like Silver Lantern and Black Crow bloom.

Their beautiful existence is totally out of place in the Senro Wasteland. At first, Ash thought that the land filled with chaos and killing was only worthy of rotten vultures taking off and landing. But it seemed that precisely because Senro was so twisted and grotesque, the slightest depravity would lead to eternal damnation, and instead forced the life inside to burst out with pure passion.

If you don't insist on it, you won't survive. If you don't burn so hard, you'll die. As the last Senluo people, Silver Lamp and Black Crow are almost the epitome of Senluo civilization.

Their vitality is so vigorous that they must seek a great and beautiful container to place their overly large ego and to project their excessive beliefs and desires. Otherwise, sooner or later they will fall into emptiness and burn themselves, just like a flame without fuel heading towards self-destruction.

In Ash's opinion, Black Crow and Silver Lantern are actually the same kind of people: Black Crow's container is "absolute justice" and Silver Lantern's container is "destruction of the world". Although their goals are opposite and they hate each other, they are both saints walking in the world.

Ordinary Senluo people need Dafa as their faith, because they are not saints. When faced with unattainable ideals, they will waver and doubt. If they do not have faith to strengthen themselves, they will disintegrate. Only Black Crow and Silver Lamp are so outrageous that they do not need any external recognition. They can persevere in striving towards a nearly impossible goal and try to reverse the direction of the times by their own strength. If the wise are "History, I know where you are going", and the great are "History, I want you to carry me", then the saints are "History, you are not allowed to go this way" - they are such people.

They do not need faith, they are faith themselves.

Compared to them, even Vichy was slightly inferior. It was not that Vichy was too small-minded, but that Vichy had failed too many times for too long. As the saying goes, the first effort will lead to the second and the third will lead to the end. Vichy was like a war drum that had not been sounded for many years. It was covered with dust, and she herself had become lifeless. She could only hold on to her aspirations and grit her teeth to persevere until now.

No matter how arrogant or cruel she was, she couldn't hide the fact that she was a loser, having fled from three thousand years ago to the present. After being a deserter for too long, she could no longer muster the courage to go to the battlefield.

After Ash lost Vichy's memory, he was still attracted to her. In addition to his initial affection, it was more because of Vichy's gradually radiant vitality. Compared with the female magicians like Sword Princess and Witch who had never encountered setbacks, Vichy was actually always in a state of anxiety. After Ash shared the wonders with her, even if it was not visible from the outside, Vichy gave people a much brighter and more dazzling feeling.

It's not love or gratitude, but more like a dusty war drum being struck by a heavy hammer, the dust is blown away, and the heart hidden inside roars.

She had wandered too long, failed too many times, and desperately needed substantial recognition and progress to reignite her life.

But whether it is Vichy or Black Crow, they are still on the road to pursuing their dreams, but Weisser is different... She has completed the mission of the Gray Fox inheritance, destroyed the Senluo Wasteland, and decided the fate of tens of millions of Senluo people.

She reached her destination.

Like a financially independent person, Weisser can choose to live as she pleases, but her overly large ego will not allow her to live in mediocrity. She has been burning her life for more than 20 years, and if there is no new container to rely on, she can only self-destruct in the emptiness.

At the crossroads of confusion, the option that can simultaneously satisfy the needs of life inheritance, reproductive instinct and love is so attractive to her.

Ash asked himself, the only person he would like to have a child with right now is Silver Lantern. Not to mention Vichy, Sword Lady and Witch are too young, their momentary impulses can easily overwhelm their rationality, and they might regret it in the future. Only Silver Lantern is a mature woman that Ash recognizes, and any decision she makes must have fully considered the consequences, and she is a partner he can trust.

"But..." Ash hesitated: "You have already..."

"Yes, it is impossible for gods to have children." Weisser said softly: "Not only because you and I are completely different lives, but also because gods do not have the ability to reproduce. And it would be bad if you could have children with gods. At that time, Sword Princess would not only have to be wary of us, but also have to keep a close eye on gods like Soul Lock, Shattered Lake, and Gospel." She laughed when she said the last part.

"But it's interesting to think about it. If we have a child, will it be a human, a magic spirit, or a god?" The god leaned on the magician's chest and listened to the human's heartbeat: "Whether it's a boy or a girl, I hope their personality is like you, not mine."

"Why?"

"Because people like me will have a very hard and tiring life." Weisser's voice was very soft, as if she was afraid that her words would become a curse: "And I'm not likable either."

"Indeed." Ash nodded seriously: "After all, I am already a demigod, not a human. My liking for you is not proof that you are likable."

"But do you care whether other people like you or not? Do you save the world just to see strangers applaud you?" Ash tickled Weisser's waist and asked in a pretended angry tone, "Doesn't my liking for you satisfy you?"

"Ash, are you a little too confident..."

"ah?"

Seeing Ash pretending to be depressed, Weisser chuckled and took the initiative to feed him pineapple juice. She said in a coaxing tone: "But I like your confidence. Even if the whole world doesn't like me, as long as you like me, I will be satisfied."

"Being with you has made me stupid. If we have a child, can we still let her suffer? Even if she has the same personality as Vichy, we will not let her suffer any injustice."

"Don't say that... I'm scared..." Ash's mouth curled up: "If my child has the same personality as Vichy, it only proves that my ability to educate is shit..."

"Don't worry." Weisser chuckled and looked at Ash and said, "After all, there's no way I can have a child with you."

"I will never be able to have children, I will never be able to be a mother, and I will always be just a spirit that depends on you."

The tent suddenly became quiet, and the eight silver crystals seemed to become dim.

"I'm not complaining, nor do I feel it's unfair. This is the price I have to pay." Weisser said, "This world is completely destroyed because of me, and millions of people died because of me. No matter how I'm punished, it's not excessive. Now I can even awaken my self-awareness and stay by your side as a god. What else can I be dissatisfied with? I deserve it."

Ash shook his head repeatedly: "I don't think you did anything wrong. If it weren't for you——"

"Without me, all living things in the world would face an even more miserable end." Weisser said, "But what right do I have to make decisions for them? Just because I am right, can I decide the fate of others?"

"After all, what's the difference between me and the stars that destroyed the Star Cage? We both followed the justice we believed in and shed the blood of others."

"Ash, you are so tolerant of me only because you pity me." She said softly, "You think I paid a heavy price."

"Maybe it's just because I'm also a double-standard jerk." Ash kissed Weiss's forehead, stroked her back, and smiled: "I will also make excuses for the people I like. Because I like you, everything about you is good."

"But I thought your thoughts were similar to Fanxing's, which is "I have the power to decide their fate, so I do this, and I don't care what they think."

Weisser refilled the pineapple juice in her cup and nodded as she fed Ash, "I really don't care what they think, but that doesn't mean I deny my sins... I just have the awareness to pay the price, and I am willing to bear all the consequences."

"You may think that the price I paid was to lose my body, become a god, or be trapped in the dark forest and have to make up for my sins for the rest of my life." Weisser raised her eyebrows and looked up at Ash: "But in fact, it's not. These bad lucks are not punishment for me at all. I don't feel any pain at all."

"The greatest punishment from fate for me is meeting you, Ash." She whispered, "All my pain and regrets come from you... You are the instrument of torture that can torture me the most."