Chapter 16 The Two-day Agreement and the Three Questions of the Soul
Against the background of the black subspace, a sun with a black radiance on the outside and a white gold core at the core is quietly confronting another sphere with a pitch black exterior that absorbs all light.
The sun's light is still cold, but Jiang Wen may have been stimulated or inspired by something, and his originally sleeping consciousness briefly woke up from the darkness. Both parties are using mental fluctuations to communicate with each other in the spiritual world.
There, a majestic, sacred, golden and white shadow looked down at Jiang Wen, who was still a mortal in his previous life. Gold symbolizes noble personality, while white symbolizes the godhead that all living beings believe in.
"What are you?" Two identical voices emanated from the same body at the same time. The double resonances did not distinguish between the front and back. The solemn voice made Jiang Wen realize in an instant that this was the most fundamental and most undeniable question. He must
Answer carefully and carefully.
"Me? I am..." Jiang Wen hesitated. What is he? He is a human, is he still a human? How can he still look like a human when he looks like this now?
But if he's not a human being, what is he? The memories of his past life slip through his eyes. A lifetime of joys and sorrows, just like this, doesn't count?
He is a human being, of course he is a human being! He has the same feelings that others have! He does not lack the desires that others have! Why can't he be a human being? Jiang Wen's confused eyes gradually clear up.
"I am a human!" Jiang Wen replied firmly.
"What is a human being?" the voice asked again.
"Humans have humanity! I have humanity! Of course I am a human being!" His sluggish thinking became more and more agile. Once the idea came through, Jiang Wen no longer hesitated in his answer.
"Are you proud of this?" The voice seemed to smile, but didn't seem to.
Am I proud of this? Jiang Wen murmured, what is human nature? Is it the thinking of "I think, therefore I am"? Or is it growth? Is it emotion or desire? Neither, human nature is hope!
It is the brilliant light that blooms as brightly as possible in everyone's short life like fireworks! It is the progress of the old and the new that always holds hope! Only in this way can they be called human beings.
Is eternal life important? Is powerful power important? It’s important, but it’s not as important as hope!
If there is no lifespan limit for a population, then old life can never die, and new life can never make changes.
The behavior of the population will become more and more rigid, and there will be fewer and fewer variables for new life. Their thinking will stay in place, their desires will be extreme, and they will lose the possibility of moving forward, and eventually lose their
Hope!
And what will a race that has lost the possibility of progress do? In a long and endless time, there is an endless lifespan without a will that is as immortal as gold and stone. Those deformed lives can only live by satisfying their own desires.
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When a race simply wants to eliminate the loneliness in eternal life, it begins to use the power of the entire race to satisfy its own desires.
The infinite life span that brings the same endless desire will be like an abyss, eventually swallowing them all.
Any attempt to indulge it is the beginning of disaster. I think there is already a forerunner in this universe who is already paying the price.
Is it a shame to have a short-lived species? A short lifespan is inferior to a long-lived one? Jiang Wen never thought so. Without a matching will, lifespan can only be poison. So Jiang Wen has never been ashamed of it. On the contrary, he Be proud of it.
"Of course I'm proud of it!" Jiang Wen's voice became firmer.
"So, are you willing to defend this hope?" The voice was still calm.
"I do!" Jiang Wen replied decisively.
"The price, have you ever thought about the price?" Suddenly a heavy voice made Jiang Wen calm down. What kind of heavy experience must he have to sigh like this! Jiang Wen didn't dare to think about it, but he also understood that this issue cannot be ignored.
"The price? The price is..." Jiang Wen thought of his military career in his previous life. The arduous training as a recruit, the anti-human discipline for a long time, the loneliness far away from the bustling life in the service life, the pain that relatives and friends cannot see in a lifetime. Even once the war starts, the cold Tactics, cruel killings, vicious methods that specifically target human nature and are even anti-human.
"The price...is the loss of humanity." Jiang Wen said dryly. He suddenly understood the intention of the figure in front of him.
Without clear thinking and decisive awareness, obtaining certain powers is not luck, but a curse.
It is never a good thing for both parties to hand over this responsibility to rashly assume the power and responsibility for which one has no corresponding awareness. And such behavior will inevitably lead to some unfortunate results.
"Now that you know the price, are you still willing?" This is probably the last question of this figure.
As a human being, we are proud of our humanity, but we have to embrace beastiality in order to defend humanity. This is a cruel irony and a helpless necessity.
"I do." Jiang Wen's answer was unexpectedly quick. He had this realization in his previous life.
From the day he joined the army in his previous life, he understood that when he put on this military uniform, he was not only his mother's child, his wife's husband, and his children's father, he was also a guard who defended the interests of a country.
And what he couldn't get in his previous life, isn't this opportunity? This responsibility is placed there, and someone always has to stand up and bear it. If this is the case, why can't it be me?
This responsibility is a burden or even punishment to others, but for soldiers like Jiang Wen, it is a supreme honor. It was like that in his previous life, but in this life, he just wants to live a simpler and more self-conscious life. .
"Shan! Go ahead!" The phantom waved his hand, announcing the end of the conversation. Jiang Wen lost consciousness. This memory ended abruptly.
In the spiritual world, Jiang Wen, who is now Calvin, also came to his senses. He thought quietly about the aftertaste of this conversation. At this point in time of 39,000 years, he suddenly and mysteriously interacted with Wan Wan.
Years ago, the beliefs of those first Astartes had some resonance.
In their eyes, death is never a punishment, but a reward, a reward for the work he has done in his life, giving him the opportunity to perform his duties from beginning to end. For them, and for Calvin today, life
If this great drama could happen again, there would be no better ending than dying on the battlefield.
At this moment, he remembered the famous saying from a certain game in his previous life:
"Heaven goes to the left, warriors go to the right."
And in his ears, the famous oath from the Astartes in this world seemed to ring:
"What is your duty!" What is your duty.
"Only what the emperor points out!" To serve emperors will .
"What is emperors will.
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"It's just fight and death!" That we fight and die.