Chapter 685 Do not forget the original intention
The six-fanged white elephant was at a fast speed and arrived at the closest settlement to the border in less than an hour.
When the Amani trolls broke through the settlement of human survivors in northern Bagan, many Bagan people escaped. The Republic is naturally their first choice. Of course, those who can travel dozens or hundreds of kilometers after the end of the world will not be weak.
The senior officials of Yunnan Province already knew the situation in northern Bagan. In case of precautions, a reinforcement regiment was transferred to this border settlement to build fortifications. In addition, the cooperation of local troops was enough to withstand the invasion of tens of thousands of enemy troops.
The army naturally had communication devices. As soon as Xiang Ningxuan arrived at the border settlement, he immediately contacted Lin Boyun, the leader of Yunnan Province, and asked him to contact the Central Committee and the Longxiang Army on his behalf.
Then, Xiang Ningxuan went straight to Nanzhao. The six-tooth white elephant was only lent to him for three months. Now that the deadline is approaching, he needs to go to Santa Temple to return the six-tooth white elephant.
The transportation lines between prefecture-level cities in Yunnan Province have been opened, and the six-fanged white elephant can move forward at full speed. It took only half a day to arrive at the Santa Temple of Nanzhao.
The monk in the temple has received the news and is led by the abbot to greet him at the door.
Chu Jiangyue took the Tianzhu diplomatic delegation to the city to rest, while Xiang Ningxuan took the six-tooth white elephant to enter the Santa Temple.
As expected, when he stepped into the temple gate, all the monks who came to greet him disappeared. The surrounding scenes also became erratic and had entered an illusory space.
He followed him to the inner courtyard. The monk who gave the six-tooth white elephant last time closed his arms and smiled at Xiang Ningxuan: "The donor is back safely, how good is it."
After understanding the sixth sense, Xiang Ningxuan looked at the monk in front of him and found that it was completely different. His ordinary and humble body was hidden in his surging spiritual energy like an abyss and a sea, but he was bound in his body by some kind of great rune, as calm as a mortal.
The so-called eminent monk who has attained enlightenment is not like this. Xiang Ningxuan thought that he was still far from this realm.
Faced with such an existence, Xiang Ningxuan quickly returned the respectful greeting, and then said, "Thank you, Master, for borrowing the elephant. Thanks to the help of Bai Elephant along the way, I was able to escape dangers many times. By the way, I don't know what the master is called."
"Miscellaneous monk Samantabhadra."
Did Samantabhadra? I seem to have heard of it somewhere. However, Xiang Ningxuan only remembers the Buddha Guanyin, oh, and the Dragon-Surrendering Arhat Jigong and the Fighting and Conquering Buddha. Although he didn't know it, he must be very awesome. Xiang Ningxuan pretended to be thunderous and said, "Master Samantabhadra, I have long admired it."
The two of them exchanged a few words, and Samantabhadra suddenly changed his kind-hearted look and asked with a serious expression: "Are you ready?" This monk usually looks ordinary, but once he becomes serious, the momentum of a strong man will naturally surge into his body.
"Ah? What... are you ready?" Even though Xiang Ningxuan was determined, he couldn't help but feel shaken.
Samantabhadra did not explain, but stared at Xiang Ningxuan calmly and waited for the answer, as if it didn't matter whether it was a sure thing or a negative one.
Xiang Ningxuan knew very well that Samantabhadra was about preparing to face the demons in his dreams. But why did he know?
Without time to delve into it, Xiang Ningxuan quickly adjusted his emotions. A master like Samantabhadra cannot hide it and there is no need to hide it. It is better to talk openly and honestly.
Speaking of which, Xiang Ningxuan found that the space where he talked to Samantabhadra is quite similar to the dream where the demons were. It seems to be in the Three Pagoda Temple, but it is not in the real world. If you really want to say the difference, it is a good dream on one side and a nightmare on the other.
So, Xiang Ningxuan briefly introduced the dream he had experienced before, and then asked: "Do you need me to take over the demon?"
"Not bad! Then are you ready?" Samantabhadra asked again.
It's true!
He has already reached this point. Although Xiang Ningxuan seems to be able to refuse on the surface, he is afraid that he will have to take over in the end, judging by Samantabhadra's certainty.
If you are lucky and hesitant in the devil, you will be swallowed up completely by it in the end. On the contrary, if you face it bravely and do not give the demon a chance to shake your mind, you will be more likely to defeat it.
What's more, I have seen Xu Luo before, this border guard soldier who sticks to his post and does not forget his original intentions, touched Xiang Ningxuan a lot.
At the beginning of the doomsday, Xiang Ningxuan was just a simple-minded otaku. His goal was to survive and then help more people within his ability.
With the increase of strength and the expansion of power, Xiang Ningxuan's belief was also sublimated. He insisted on the principle of greater ability, greater responsibility, distribution according to work, and consistency of rights and obligations.
To put it more specifically, the stronger the person, the more difficult the task he should undertake. Under the crisis of the end of the world, the pressure on all mankind to survive has increased dramatically. Everyone should do their best to contribute to mankind, so as to ensure the continuation of the entire human world.
In Longxiang's army, if any master doesn't want to go to the front line and just wants to stay in the safe rear and fight small monsters, Xiang Ningxuan will usually send someone to do ideological work for him first and persuade him with kind words. Given his past contributions, he may tolerate it once or twice, but his evaluation will also be reduced. If he does not change his teachings, he will beat him up. If he is still stubborn, Xiang Ningxuan will use a bayonet to force him to the front line.
Of course, correspondingly, the more contributions you make, the greater the rights you enjoy. The treatment of top experts is far greater than that of ordinary soldiers. Equality for everyone is not equal for everyone. A reasonable salary system can inspire people to move forward, while a big pot of rice will make people become mediocre.
By analogy, the entire earth is not safe now. For the earth, Xiang Ningxuan is just one of the masters and must bear the corresponding responsibilities. He can turn off this task, but there will inevitably be the same dangerous task waiting for it later, and it will not be so easy to talk to.
He asked in his heart: "Xiang Ningxuan, do you still remember the principles you set at the beginning? The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Now is the time to take responsibility. Once the principle is destroyed, there will be a second or third time. No matter what the reason, I cannot retreat! Only by not forgetting my original intention can I always be."
What was facing Samantabhadra was Xiang Ningxuan's burning eyes, and the raging fighting spirit burned in his heart. Hesitation and shrinkage were all burned to ashes, replaced by confidence and courage.
However, unlike Hot-blooded comics, Xiang Ningxuan did not yell out the second-second line like "I will protect this world!", but instead shook his head and said, "I'm not ready yet."
Not only did Samantabhadra not get angry because of Xiang Ningxuan's denial, he nodded with relief. He saw that people were through their energy. At this time, Xiang Ningxuan was full of energy and his aura was calm, and he did not shrink at all.
Passion does not mean impulse. As a good young man in socialism, Xiang Ningxuan always remembers Taizu's teachings: despise the enemy strategically and attaches importance to the enemy tactically. If it is an ordinary enemy, just go up, but the demon among the demon is not a minor matter, and Xiang Ningxuan has no knowledge of it at all. Of course, such a situation cannot be considered ready.
"The art of war says: know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. I want to know my opponent first, and then see what you need to prepare." Xiang Ningxuan's words revealed a strong confidence in his calmness.
Chapter completed!