Chapter 91: Ode to Courage

As soon as Carl finished speaking, the time finally came to 12 o'clock midnight. In the city of Jerusalem at the foot of the mountain, there were many Christian churches.

At the same time, melodious bells rang out, the sounds rose and fell, and the choir's hymns were accompanied by the music of the organ.

They began to sing the gospel of the coming of the Holy Spirit, and the originally deserted streets immediately became lively.

Countless people who come here to travel and make pilgrimages hug and kiss each other and celebrate the arrival of Christmas.

All the beauty of human society seemed to emerge at this moment, until a sharp air raid alarm shattered this beautiful bubble.

Flames rose from the other side of the sea, carrying with them mankind's most primitive hatred and anger, and roared loudly at the world.

In an instant, the originally quiet and peaceful streets became chaotic, and air raid sirens mixed with various gunshots began to sound one after another.

Rockets in the sky, dragging their tails like meteors, streaked across the sky, or more like a warrior in desperate situation, throwing his last spear at the enemy.

They either fall to the ground, bringing death to the crowd, or explode in the sky, engraving human courage in the night sky.

Cedric stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the city below that was constantly exploding and burning, in silence.

It was not until a strong gust of wind brought his gaze back to the sky that he saw a huge iron bird.

It flapped its burning wings and flew towards the sea, but it seemed to be very attached to this beautiful land.

As it flew away, it deliberately rolled up a cloud of dandelions and parachutes opened in the sky.

Preparing to return to the hometown they had never seen.

But dandelions are so fragile. Facing the giant net made of steel and gunpowder, their only fate seems to be burning.

But every dandelion is not afraid of burning at all, and even if every burning can be exchanged for another dandelion falling to the ground.

That was enough for them.

Time passed by minute by minute, with huge explosions as the prelude and the symbol of gunfire as the accompaniment.

The roar of the frightened crowd and the cry of every burning dandelion are the most beautiful hymns of Christmas today.

Karl looked at everything happening in front of him calmly, but did not take off his glasses. He had to admit it.

Sometimes, seeing the tragedy of the world through a layer of glass can always bring a sense of escape.

Human beings are always like this; as long as they haven't seen it with their own eyes, they can always seem to find reasons to excuse their conscience.

Now he also needed such a reason, but the voice in his head made his clenched hands even tighter.

"Add 100 points, add 100 points, add 100 points!!"

The dog system mechanically reported its gains in a loop, but Carl had to admit that this gain did not make him feel very good.

The breeze blew through his hair until the first ray of sunlight shone from the other side of the sea onto the mountain peaks.

This ode to courage has finally come to an end.

[Congratulations to the host for harvesting the souls of 1000 innocent people, and the reward points are 10. The current points are 100 million.]

[The system has been upgraded to 2.0, and the scope of collecting points has been expanded to the entire magic world. At the same time, the system has added many interesting functions. 】

【Please listen to me and I will explain it to you slowly...】

“No need.” Karl interrupted calmly, “You know what I want. Just tell me what price I need to pay.”

"Forget about the lottery or anything like that. I don't like that feeling of uncertainty."

These words made the system silent for a long time, and then the mean voice sounded again.

[Considering that the host did this out of a good conscience, it does not meet the standards of a villain. ]

So please give an explanation.

Hearing this, Karl smiled indifferently, and retorted disdainfully as if he had heard a joke.

"You guessed wrong. I don't have any burden on my conscience. I just think that the two sides that can fight each other should match their strength as soon as possible."

"It is conducive to the continuation of the conflict, isn't it? And doing so will also help accelerate the world's rapid rush towards the brink of chaos."

"I know very well that morality and conscience have great power in this world, but in the face of power, all of this is useless."

Carl explained calmly, and the dog system was silent for a while, then immediately expressed.

[Your logic impressed me. It is indeed as you said, all this is for your own self-interest. ]

[So the judgment has been modified. This behavior meets the criteria of a villain, and the host will only be charged 500 points. ]

After dealing with the dog system in his mind, Carl looked at Cedric, who had been standing there for six hours.

He walked slowly behind the other person, and instead of comforting him directly, he took out his silver cigarette case.

He pulled one out and handed it over.

"This thing may kill you in the years to come, but I want to be in this world right now."

"Maybe this is the only thing that can temporarily solve your troubles."

Cedric turned his head with difficulty, looked at Karl with red eyes, took the cigarette with trembling right hand, and slowly put it in his mouth.

Carl very considerately lit it for him, then lit his own, found a flat stone on the ground, and sat down calmly.

Cedric followed suit and sat quietly opposite Carl, even though he kept coughing because of the cigarette.

Still sucking hard, the two sat face to face for quite a while, until the cigarette burned.

Cedric burned his fingers, and this usually gentle boy threw the cigarette butt under his feet and stomped it out with his feet.

He stared at Karl with red eyes and asked loudly.

"What have we done? Did we cause all this? We gave them weapons."

"It also gave them a reason to die, but why, why, why must it be like this?"

His questioning was loud, but it revealed an indescribable sadness. He stood on the mountain for six hours.

I thought about it for six hours, but I still couldn't figure out why it had to be this way.

He couldn't understand why one party had to attack the other party on such a beautiful holiday.

He couldn't understand why someone could be so reckless even though they knew there was a huge gap in strength between them.

What he couldn't understand even more was that a century ago, the people on this land could at least live together in peace.

But why is it that today, in a world that claims to be progressive, there is hatred and killing everywhere?

He had not learned the relevant knowledge and was unable to figure out the problems in his mind, but he did so based on his conscience as a human being.

He couldn't remain completely indifferent to what he saw, and he felt very painful inside.

He felt like his head was about to explode.

On the other side, Carl was unusually calm. He slowly took off his frameless glasses.

Then he raised his head and stared at Cedric's red eyes, and spoke in a flat tone.

"Do you want to know the answer to this question? I can give you the answer, but please be mentally prepared."

"Sometimes the truth is often the cruelest."