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In the magnificent hall, Su Mingan was enjoying the legendary "royal treatment".
There were various dishes on the long table covered with a tablecloth, and dancers were dancing on the side.
Princess Tulip, the highest-ranking princess in Praia, was sitting next to him, also enjoying the dance.
He looked up and saw the beautiful dancers in the audience winking at him. The air was filled with the aroma of wine, the exquisite dishes were in full view, and the room seemed to be filled with a pink warm air.
But he still remembered Gard's daughter lying in bed coughing.
"Su Lin." The princess suddenly spoke.
Shaking the wine glass in her hand, her light-colored eyes seemed to also contain a layer of alcohol:
“I love this land.”
"Oh." Su Mingan responded coldly.
"What? Don't you think so?" She took a sip of wine and chuckled.
"picture."
"No, you don't think so." The princess said, "... because you haven't carefully observed the changes in the land of Praia after the barrier was established."
“…”
"Look, the barrier has been established, the storm has subsided, the sirens have been suppressed, people are fighting gloriously and proudly, and everything seems to be full of vitality..." said the princess:
"Praia's peace is built on the sacrifices of generations, and its prosperity comes from our sacrifices - the destruction of bodies, the decay of souls, the distortion of generations of wills...
"Everything that seems absurd to you is actually the most valuable. They are all 'sacrifices', but the human factor is too heavy, making it seem like a meaningless power struggle among royal conspirators.
“But actually, Su Lin, you have seen too few tragedies, and you don’t understand what I have done.
"The situation in Praia is not lenient. It does not allow anyone to be free and easy, nor does it accept naive ideas. Romance and the human nature of advocating freedom are not allowed here. All battles are necessary battles. Once one of them is avoided, it will only be filled with more sacrifices.
"You, who have done similar things, should understand this point without me having to explain it. Because there is no way to make everyone happy by 'not sacrificing'.
"Over the past sixty years, I have fabricated many lies and killed many innocent 'petri dishes'. I captured seriously injured soul hunters and killed unruly souls so that they would worship me, accomplish my great deeds, and continue my blessing.
"I am alive, but I do not enjoy the freedom of eternal life. I could leave this land full of disasters and go to the comfortable new empire to enjoy my long life.
"——And it is precisely because I love this place, and I respect this land as much as I love myself, that I stayed.
“I have traveled to every inch of this land where I was born and raised, and met countless residents, young and old.
"I listened to their wishes, used lies to maintain the majesty of the royal family, and used fabricated royal power struggles to lure those with ill intentions out of their holes.
“…I love this land.
"I care about its future and love everyone who lives on this land. No matter they are rich or poor, no matter their hearts are beautiful or ugly. In my eyes, they are every drop of water flowing in Praia, and they are the soul of Praia.
"Their deaths must not be meaningless. I lead them and carefully arrange the fate of each of them. I allow everyone to work hard for tomorrow.
“…I love this place.
"I am willing to imprison myself with 'eternal life' and face people who are exactly like me and may replace me at any time.
“Today, Praia has become a towering tree, and even though it is infested with borers, its trunk and branches are growing lushly, so it still has a chance to continue to live.
"But if Praia didn't have me, conspirators would rule this land, meaningless wars would never stop, and people would never be as peaceful as they are today. You wouldn't see the same face as you see today.
“…I will not give up. I believe in Praya’s future, so I am willing to enjoy the shackles called ‘eternal life’.
“And all this, Su Lin.
“You don’t even understand.”
The princess paused when she spoke here.
"So what if you died?" Su Mingan suddenly spoke.
The princess turned her head and saw a long knife emitting a faint white light pressed against the side of her face, with the tip of the knife pointing at her unprotected neck.
"If I die." The princess looked calm. "The surrounding sirens will be out of control, and no one will check Praia's barrier every day. I am irreplaceable. The gods should have told you that you will not kill me, Su Lin."
Su Mingan frowned slightly.
Even though his knife was pointed at the other party, the other party's favorability did not change or show.
From beginning to end, the princess's affection for him seemed to have not changed at all, and he couldn't even see the initial value.
"I don't care about your ideas. I came back this time just to make a deal with you," he said.
"you say."
"I probably can't go back to the Soul Hunters, so I hope you can give me the things in the exchange point." Su Mingan continued.
He had discovered before that his Soul Hunter Contribution Ranking had been frozen. Although his contribution points were still ranked first in the entire copy, the entire interface had turned gray.
"You can go back." The princess smiled. "The news of Elras's death has been blocked. No one knows what happened last night. If you want, you can even become the next Soul Hunter leader. Su Lin, you are the one that the gods favor the most, and you are the only one who can come down from Yunshang City. As long as you are obedient and don't rebel, you can get anything you want."
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