Chapter 326 People will die, but ideas will not
Is Ryan still worthy of his loyalty now?
Allen has not thought about this question. Even though he has made the decision to burn down the armory to prevent the war, he still feels that he is correcting Ryan's mistakes.
But is it enough to just correct the mistake? Allen couldn't help but think of the young orc's cry to him.
"My parents died in this city a long time ago! Ryan's white-haired dog, if you have the guts, kill me too. I will return to the embrace of the gods and wait for you invaders to go to hell!"
The sound seems to still echo in my ears.
Alan thought of the young man who wanted to retire after the war, but his family wanted to execute him on the spot.
When Allen left Ryan and came to the newly occupied land of the Dwarf Kingdom, the original people had to give up their land for the new Dwarves and became homeless. No matter how the Dwarf Kingdom controlled it, this kind of squeeze on living space was inevitable.
Alan lived here for a while, and the words he heard most were not curses against the dwarves, but curses against Ryan who started the war.
Why would they send troops to the desert for no reason? Could it be that the Ryan people could not survive without the gold in the desert? Allen could not answer this question.
When he was still living in Ryan, Allen heard that the reason was that Ryan's merchants were bullied by dwarves, which ignited the fuse and caused small-scale friction between the two sides, and then both sides suffered casualties.
Then, there were Ryan's continued incursions over the years.
At that time, Allen thought it was the right thing to do. The Ryan people were much nobler than the desert dwarves, and one life should be compensated by the lives of ten thousand dwarves.
But now he found that this was no different from the rule of the original dragon tyrant.
According to historical records, there were always uprisings during the reign of the dragon clan, and if a dragon lost a scale, the nearby villages would be massacred.
The value of a dragon scale is more important than thousands of lives in the eyes of the dragon clan.
The dragons back then acted exactly like Ryan does now, their beliefs were distorted in fanaticism.
The Lord of the Morning taught them to act justly and to always maintain hope, and never taught them to bring despair to others.
Thinking of this, Allen clenched his fists and said to Arthur Ryan: "Your Majesty, your descendants have changed the Ryan Empire into another form. They are becoming more and more like the tyrants you fought against. If Ryan really can't turn back, I will use all my strength to overthrow this corrupt empire."
By the end of his speech, Alan had already knelt on the ground, not daring to look up at the heroic spirit Arthur.
Telling Arthur Lane that he wanted to overthrow the Lane Empire was probably the craziest thing Allen had ever done in his life. This was Arthur Lane, the hero he had admired since childhood, the greatest saint. Was it blasphemy to say this?
However, the rebuke that Allen expected did not appear. Instead, Arthur Lane patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you can stick to your position, then Lane may still have a chance to be rescued. Allen, how do you plan to overthrow this empire?"
Alan looked up in surprise. He didn't expect that the Holy King who founded the Ryan Empire would approve of his position. This meant overthrowing Ryan.
Shocked, Alan fell into confusion because he didn't know how to answer Arthur Lane's question.
How to overthrow the Ryan Empire? This is the most powerful empire on the continent, and Allen is just a paladin who has just entered the legendary level.
Alan replied in shame: "I, I don't know."
Arthur Lane did not blame Allen. Instead, he comforted him, saying, "Don't feel guilty. No school in the world will teach people how to overthrow a country. When I was your age, I was still hanging around on the streets. I was still a long way from being a legend. Your starting point is already higher than mine. I believe you will not be worse than me.
"If you don't know where to start, then tell me, why did you burn the armory and granary?"
Allen could only tell Arthur Lane about Lane's impending invasion of the Unholy Anthem, as doing so himself was the only way.
Arthur Ryan shook his head and said, "Although I don't know much about the current Ryan Empire, I guess this behavior won't work very well. Why don't you choose an upright approach?"
"Honestly?" Allen frowned and said curiously, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?"
At this time, Amber Xiu said, "He asked you to go directly outside Liuyan City, loudly declare the wrongness of this war, and urge the iron-blooded general not to commit heinous war crimes."
Allen glared at Amber Xiu and said, "Can you please stop interrupting and talking nonsense?"
Just go outside the city and shout? The Iron Blood General would just order people to bombard him with magic cannons, which would be even more useless than burning down the warehouse.
What shocked Alan was that Arthur Ryan not only did not refute, but agreed and said: "This lich knows better than you. You should tell everyone your thoughts and your position without reservation as he said. Of course, I don't want you to risk your life to make a speech. Now is not the time to sacrifice. But a legendary paladin is not so easy to be killed, right? After I entered the legendary level, ordinary dragons were no longer a threat to me."
Alan was silent, not knowing how to answer this question.
Only Amber Xiu said without hesitation: "Arthur, the paladins of today are incomparable to the paladins of the past. During the Dragon War, they were just crushed by people of higher levels. A friend of mine killed the Ryan Empire and they had no way to stop him."
Alan glared at Amber Xiu fiercely, but he couldn't refute it.
That Headless Horseman is truly a disgrace to the Empire.
After receiving the sword from Amberthau in Silvermoon High Court, Allen fought with Gareth many times, but he still failed to force him to use his full strength and was suppressed by the Dullahan throughout the whole process. However, Allen did not make no progress at all. In the last battle with Gareth, he finally used his weapon.
It was a four-meter-long sword burning with purple magic flames. Gareth knocked Alan away with just one blow, and he lay on the ground for a long time without getting up.
Alan still remembered Gareth's last words: "Give you another thirty years, you should be able to have a good fight with me and live well, kid."
Arthur Ryan saw Allen's embarrassment and did not trample on the young man's self-esteem with Amber Xiu. He changed the subject and said, "It doesn't matter. Personal force is not very important. Allen, you must remember that one person's power cannot overthrow this empire. You need companions. Here I don't mean friends, but people who share the same ideals as you.
"If you don't tell everyone about your ambitions, who will share the same ideals with you? Allen, the first thing I taught you is to tell everyone about your ideals and find your companions. If everything is as you said, then I think there must be a large number of people like you in the empire. Perhaps they just lack an opportunity to push them to rebel, and you should be that opportunity.
"The power of thought is stronger than pure force. Our original plan was to unite forces from all over the world to defeat the dragon clan and completely overthrow their rule. My companions and I were only responsible for delaying the dragon tyrant and preventing him from affecting other battlefields. Although I didn't see it to the end, it seems that this strategy should have been successful."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
When An Boxiu heard this, he was surprised and said, "No wonder I felt something was wrong when I read the history books. Why would the Demonic Dragon Tyrant fight you in a one-on-one duel? Even if he lost his artifact and flew away from the continent with a flap of his wings, no one could catch up with him. It turned out that was his last battle to turn the tables."
Arthur Ryan shook his head and said, "If our plan finally comes true, the tyrant will not be able to turn the tables. Even if he kills me, the result will be the same, because there are more powerful people waiting for him. Without the support of the entire dragon clan, he has lost the artifact that reverses time, and the result is only defeat."
After telling this story, Arthur Lane said to Allen: "Allen, remember, you just want more people to understand your ideas and make them work with you, but don't think that you are the only one who can accomplish everything. You are just one of those who are fighting for the world. Maybe you are more capable, but never ignore the role of your companions, and never regard yourself as the absolute center.
"What really brings power is not you as a person, but your ideas. People will die, but beliefs will be passed on. Only by doing this can you overthrow the current Ryan. Think carefully, figure out your own ideas, and then pass them on!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I..." Alan felt as if something was blocking his chest and he couldn't speak at all. He could only nod vigorously with tears in his eyes.
As expected, he is the Holy King. Before, Allen only wanted to change the world, but he didn't know where to start. Arthur Ryan pointed out the direction for him with just a few words. What is really important is not the individual, but finding more people who have the same idea as him.
Amber Xiu also felt a little emotional. As expected of a professional rebel, this move really hit the mark.
Ryan is too powerful to be defeated from the outside. External pressure will instead make them put aside all their differences and become more united. He can only disintegrate from within.
Amber said to Allen, "Well, now that you have learned everything, go to work. I won't keep you here."
The space crack opened and Amberxiu was about to drive people away.
Allen did not leave immediately, but said to Amber Xiu very seriously: "Can you let His Majesty the Holy King go free? Please."
Amber Xiu laughed and said, "Sure. The price I offered your father was one trillion gold coins, or the magic dragon weapon. If you can take it out, I will trade with you anytime."
Alan gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist. He really couldn't help but want to duel with Amber.
Other things are easy to deal with, but Arthur Ryan's spirit is too important. How can his majesty's spirit be imprisoned by a lich?
Arthur Ryan saw the two men were on the verge of a fight and said quickly, "Alan, don't be impulsive. I don't think this lich is imprisoning me. On the contrary, he rescued me from the endless cage and let me meet my old friend. I am very grateful to him. I can understand your thoughts, but it is not necessary. What you should do now is to save your world instead of caring about me, a dead soul in the old world."
Alan was silent for a long time, and finally turned and left Amber's private space.
After Allen left, Amber could not help but say to Arthur Lane: "I didn't expect you to speak for me. I really treated you as a commodity. You should know that, right?"
Arthur Ryan said indifferently: "I know, but I don't really care about your purpose. I only know that you are helping others save the world. Master Ultraman, no matter how much you love money, all your actions can be called justice and kindness. By the way, are you interested in believing in the Holy Light?"
Amber: ...
(End of this chapter)