Episode 128. Presentation (12)

“… Could that be a phenomenon limited to vampires? Can all other races change?”

“A similar phenomenon can be observed with the Lang people. In the case of the Yeonparang tribe, who have the most friendship with humans, they tend to be more moderate than other Lang tribes… . It is the only one among the Rang people who escapes from the rule of thumb and shows how they live by communicating with other tribes.”

If only the Saeparang and Jinparang tribes had remained in the snowfield… . During the 1st Witchbeast War, they would have perished without being helped by other races.

“At the time when the world was just created, the doctrine of the guardian spirit could have been a guide for the lives of different races. However, a lot of time has passed since then, and in a world that is still rapidly changing… . This will inevitably collide head-on with the world someday.”

It wasn’t that Elma was unaware of this.

There’s no way that she, who was once trapped in a boring world, couldn’t be so indifferent to the world she longed for.

“The Bible that was said to have been received by the first sage has not changed, but the interpretation of the Bible has continued to change according to the times. Interpretation appropriate to the times and circumstances, that is the core of this debate.”

The reason she created a human being who can look at the world from many perspectives was because she wanted to develop and share those various ideas with the world.

It was because he believed that one day, when the heterogeneous races got lost, humans would give them a new direction in their doctrine.

‘That’s not to say… .’

Kegar looked at Dana with a face that had turned white.

No matter how much he tries to deny Ian’s theory as nonsense… .

The existence that sublimated the fear brought about by the endless unknown and incomprehensible truth into infinite curiosity stood in front of my eyes.

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Before the meteor that burns briefly in the sky burns up my body, hurry up and make a wish with both hands together.

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Just like making a constellation by connecting stars that have nothing to do with each other, and giving them names and stories.

Humans do not accept all phenomena as they are, but distort their essence by overlaying their own imaginations and experiences.

Because these characteristics unique to humans are contrary to the nature of dragons, which pursue only unchanging and objective truth.

Not just Laplace… . Caldera, who does not waver under any circumstances and keeps the rules of truth, also considered the humanization of dragons to be like a curse.

‘Even when Polymorph was developed not long ago, everyone was immersed in a given field of research, so no one felt a problem about it.

An individual who can afford to check the research achievements of other clans beyond his own major.

Because the remaining life allowed to attempt new research was not long, only Caldera was left with the task of organizing the research results.

After somewhat abruptly moving his nest to the vicinity of the first tower, he continued his research to find out how humans affect the dragon’s psyche and prepare countermeasures for it.

‘What I found out is that, in the end, only objects that have been polymorphed and melted directly into human society lose their identity as dragons. Only the danger of those who were expelled from the Tower of Truth… .’

Due to the nature of dragons, the number of individuals is fixed.

If more members of the clan could no longer contribute to the research because they were disconnected from the Tower of Truth, there would inevitably be a setback in the search.

In order to prevent the departure of the clan, Caldera began research.

However, emotionally wielding the power they had to use to fulfill their mission, they realized the seriousness of the situation as they watched their end wandering around without being welcomed by any group.

On the day he faced the individual who committed the crime of fratricide, his wariness toward humans turned into a strong conviction.

By the way… .

‘… Was it me who was distorted, not them, who were becoming more like humans?’

Ian and Dana’s announcement made him reflect on his conviction that he never wavered under any circumstances.

‘Doctrine never changes… . Its interpretation must be different in line with the ever-changing world.’

In a world where not even the goddess can clearly know the future, the teachings of the guardian deity will inevitably arrive at a time when one day arouses a sense of alienation… . It was a pretty self-evident reasoning.

Ian affirmed aloud how to make a frozen dogma keep up with a changing world.

“Human beings have the ability to reinterpret the same doctrines in a changing world.”

“… .”

“If closed believers like the vampires in Esca Castle open up their society and exchange ideas with many people. There will be no more irreparable wounds caused by false beliefs, like the tragedy that ranais suffered.”

Watching him carefully, Caldera came to the nest 30 years ago… . He recalled the request of the dragon, who was covered in the blood of his clan.

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30 years ago. A time when there was not a single dragon that could stop Laplace under the rule of forbidding war between clans.

The sight of him coming back with his head soaked in their blood and the setting sun falling slowly as if he were drowning in the sea… . For Caldera at the time, it was completely unacceptable.

Although he had accepted her request and opened the first tower every five years.

It wasn’t because I understood her way of thinking or her actions.

‘There is something I want to entrust to you.’

‘Do you think I will cooperate with you?’

‘yes. If that doesn’t go against our rules, and that’s what the God of Truth wants.’

‘that-‘

‘You still hate me to the point of wanting to kill me right now, but you prioritize the discipline of forbidding war between the same people over that feeling, right?’

‘… .’

‘The God of Truth did not allow us to directly attack our own people, and even if there were individuals who violated the treaty, he told us not to subdue them with force… . Didn’t I tell you that you shouldn’t help those who can straighten a crooked clan?’

‘under… ! Are you trying to call yourself a hero who wants to save the fallen clan like that?’

‘no. It’s not me, it’s a human being.’

‘… What kind of person are you-‘

‘I don’t know yet. but… .’

Her blurry eyes, then, briefly shone with the color of amber.

‘It will surely appear among humans. Because they are a race full of brilliant possibilities.’

She said, putting something down at the door of the first tower before he could ask the rationale for that conviction.

‘You find that person and deliver this.’

‘This… !’

‘It will be difficult to fully confront Laplace with this alone, but… . The crises that threaten the world right now can be passed.’

The longsword she slung around her waist scratched the floor and spattered sparks.

‘That way I’ll be able to fully focus on what I have to do.’

‘… .’

‘If you think you’ve found the right person, just hand it over without any explanation. Then, with minimal intervention, you can delay the plans of the fallen clan… . No, with my strength, I’ll be helping to completely stop it.’

As a rule, dragons are strictly forbidden from moving the world according to their will, but indirect intervention for the common goal of the clan is allowed.

He accepted her offer and invited the best wizards of the time to the first tower by opening the nest once every five years to find the right person she said.

The condition of conducting direct academic exchanges with the wizard he had chosen was to hand over what he had received from her.

‘Until now, I haven’t met a single human who fits my last name… .’

It’s an event that only those carefully selected by the Empire’s representative mage organization, the Imperial Academy, come to visit… . In his eyes, all he could see was a bunch of goofballs, all captivated by arrogance.

After more than 30 years, when the exceptional human she was convinced of did not appear, she regretted that she hadn’t listened to the story of an individual whose mind was not intact in the first place.

‘… I think I’ve finally found an inflection point.’

A human who dealt with Kegar, who changed Ferum, who was like a bomb that could explode at any time, and lived with her for over eight hundred years.

In Ian’s announcement, there was a shock that shook the doctrine of the different races, which was no different from the guidelines for life.

If there was no basis for this, I would have ignored it, considering it an ignorant delusion.

‘Ferrum proved it. By reinterpreting the doctrine together with humans, we can even change the nature of the different races imprinted in our souls.’

Caldera, who received the offer to sign Laplace, understood emotionally enough why they were twisted.

What a different race means to a goddess… . It felt like I made it without thinking and then edited it clumsily.

Even if the goddess wasn’t a flawless being, she wouldn’t be that stupid.

For a mere creature, a thousand years is too short to pursue the truth, and too long to wander lost.

‘However, even though Dana knew this, she did not lose her desire to explore.’

It is not that she is suffering from the unknown and continues her research to escape the anxiety of the unknown.

It was possible because I was enjoying the process of learning something I didn’t know.

A child observing insects may not need a dictionary that contains all the knowledge about insects.

Since her unquenchable curiosity is the driving force that enables her to continue her research, even if the world changes endlessly, she will be grateful that she can still research, learn, and discover new facts.

Being unable to uncover the mysteries surrounding the world, even if she dedicates her entire life, must be like a blessing that her life will not be boring and will be enjoyable.

‘Ferrum must be the ideal dragon that Elma wanted.’

Kegar just glared at Ian with his mouth shut, but he couldn’t properly refute.

Anyway, since Ian acknowledged his claim that the vampires were responsible for the tragedy that Rane suffered, he could use this to emotionally appeal to the observers to sever ties with the different races.

‘Looking at Dana, you must have realized yourself. The anger toward the goddess, which I thought was infinitely just, turned out to be wrong… .’

The fate he cursed was something that could be changed enough without disrupting the order of the world.

This meant that he was kicked out of the Tower of Truth, and all the values he pursued, even violating the dragon’s rules, were illusions.

To him, Dana stood up in unjustified refutation of all the evil he had done.

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