Chapter 509: World: Things as They Should Be (Part )

The observation deck suddenly fell into dead silence.

This sudden silence caught Ling Jingsi off guard for a moment, as if she was afraid of giving a bad impression to the opposite sex she liked. She explained in a panic: "I, what I mean is that you can actually live a better life! You don't have to bear all this alone, and you don't have to live a military career like this. I know that even without us, you can do a lot of things by yourself, and even do better! So I don't understand, there are obviously better options, why don't you choose it?"

As a hero possessing unfathomable powers, even with this extremely valuable status, he could have enjoyed a life of wealth and extravagance no matter which force he joined. But Wang Yao didn't have that kind of power. He didn't seek money, power, or sex. Just for the sake of these insignificant soldiers, he was willing to work hard, run around, and take risks. He even went against the heroes of all the forces, and defied the turbulent tide of this era with his own strength!
Anyone who sees this would think that this is just a case of a wealthy young man who has nothing better to do but pretend to be a beggar and pick up trash to experience life; isn't this pure nonsense?
Of course, this description might not be so appropriate, and Ling Jingsi certainly had no intention of questioning Wang Yao's intentions, but was simply driven by deep curiosity.

It seemed as if there had been silence for a long time, or as if only a moment had passed before Wang Yao's voice sounded faintly.

"A lot of people died. Along the way, I saw many, many dead people. Top lane, bottom lane, middle lane, under the defense tower, in the river, on the high ground, in the bushes."

Ling Jingsi was slightly stunned when she heard this, but the tacit understanding they had developed from getting along for a long time made her quickly react. Wang Yao probably meant that he felt sorry for the countless soldiers who died in vain.

"Come to think of it, we have been busy conquering various places in the past six months, and it seems that we haven't had a good chat for a long time."

Wang Yao was holding the guardrail, gazing deeply at the stars in the distant sky. At this moment, it seemed that he had rarely taken off his usual cold and indifferent disguise.

"I am not a kind-hearted person. You all have misjudged me. If you count the people I killed and those who died because of me, I am afraid that the word "merciful" is the most inappropriate to describe me. On the contrary, words like "inhumane" and "devil butcher" may be more appropriate. So, I hope you will stop looking at me as if I am great in the future."

At least Wang Yao always thought so, "I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me." Even though the soldiers followed him voluntarily, he couldn't deny that countless soldiers died because of his actions in the past few years. These dead people were constantly burning his conscience. He also always remembered the hundreds of thousands of unarmed Xuanyong prisoners of war that he had ordered to be massacred. It can be said that the blood debt on his hands can never be washed away no matter how much compensation he makes in the rest of his life.
"Sir, you always taught us that there is no such thing as perfect, but that doesn't stop us from doing better." Seeing Wang Yao, who was a little negative for the first time, Ling Jingsi immediately comforted him with some pity: "At least, you are not subjectively willing to kill people. In this environment, you can only end the war with war. This is not entirely your fault."

Wang Yao simply chose to remain silent. It was not because he accepted the woman's consolation, but because he knew very well that no matter how many high-sounding reasons he had, they could not cover up the strong and glaring smell of blood on his hands.

One fact that has to be admitted is that he is indeed saving many people, but at the same time he is also killing more people!

As if to divert the unnecessary topic, Wang Yao said, "It has been many years since I have had the opportunity to talk about my hometown with others. Do you know? At least as far as I know now, I am not a native of this continent! My hometown is in another very far place, and I don’t know why I came here. This is one of the reasons why I came to the desert from the three-point land, because here, there may be the answers I want to know. Of course, these are not the main points. What I want to tell you is that the land where I was born and raised is a peaceful pure land. There, at least there will be no extremely cruel oppression, and people will not have to suffer from wars."

This time Ling Jingsi obediently stopped interrupting and subconsciously focused on Wang Yao, staring at him seriously with her beautiful eyes. This was the first time in a long time that Wang Yao was willing to share his background information with her. She liked his behavior of treating her as a close friend, because it made her feel that the distance between them was no longer the kind of disappointment that was out of reach, but the warmth that was within reach.
Wang Yao did not notice these things, and just continued to talk: "You asked me why I chose this path. To put it bluntly, it is because I do not approve of such a deformed and cholera-ridden world. In my hometown, there have been tens of millions of ancestors who dared to sacrifice their lives for subversion and innovation. You can understand that I grew up in such an environment and have the courage to fight against the secular and injustice. This is the biggest difference between me and you. But in the final analysis, those who save themselves will always be saved by others. There are many reasons that have supported me to this day, and one of them is that I see that you are a group of precious people whose character is nobler than those so-called heroes, and who are willing to sacrifice their lives to change the status quo."

"At least you are not like the people in my hometown. They are now living a life of ease and comfort under the protection of their ancestors, but most of them are like zombies, constantly degrading themselves. They could have pursued a better life, but they are willing to wallow in the mud. In other words, if you were this kind of people, I would have stood by and watched from the beginning, and then we wouldn't be here today."

At this point, Wang Yao said with a little emotion: "The world should not be like this. You are not the fuel of war, nor the stepping stones of heroes, nor are you cold numbers, but living people! Since you are human, you should live with dignity. This is the most simple truth that the land that gave birth to me taught me. But here, few people are willing to agree with such a simple truth, so it has evolved into the current situation."

"If you really want to know, I can only tell you that even I don't know if what I'm doing now is really meaningful. Maybe a hundred years later, someone will judge my merits and demerits. But right now, too many people have died, and no more people should die meaninglessly like this. I just want to stick to what I think is right, just like the ancestors in my hometown. I want things to be the way they should be, just like now, without war, separation, or fighting, with peace and prosperity, and everyone living and working in peace. Well, the world in my mind should be picturesque, with smoke everywhere and fishermen singing late at night!"

As if the knot in his heart had been relieved, Wang Yao turned around and saw the woman who was fascinated by him and listening carefully. He couldn't help but smile: "How is it? Are you satisfied with these answers?"

"Yeah!" Ling Jingsi smiled and nodded vigorously. At the same time, a stunning blush crept up on her pretty face without her noticing.

In the past two years of getting along, she had never seen Wang Yao smile. Perhaps it was because of this that she felt that the man in front of her was very charming when he smiled.
No, perhaps it was not his smile that was attractive, but him as a person. The fishermen sing in the evening, and the smoke from cooking fires fills the ground. What a beautiful phrase! At least, she always felt that the man in front of her had a poetic feeling that a man from a remote place would never have. And it was also such a person who was willing to condescend and do things like "If you have no clothes, I will share my clothes with you", which made the numb and desperate people regain their passion and courage! This was already remarkable enough.

"Oh, Lord Wang Yao." As if he had mustered up his courage, Ling Jingsi remained silent for a long moment before he asked nervously, "If we really unify the desert in the future, what are your plans?" "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"Because that day will come sooner or later." Ling Jingsi said seriously: "Even if the enemy will establish an alliance in the north as you expected, I believe that the final victory will definitely belong to us. No matter how dangerous the situation is, the unification of the desert is now imperative!"

Seeing that Wang Yao remained silent, Ling Jingsi continued, "You said at the beginning that you wanted to find our families for the soldiers who were separated from their families because of the war. Although so much time has passed and only a few soldiers have been able to find their families, we all know that when peace truly comes to this desert, it is only a matter of time for us to find our families, just like the desert that has been divided for thousands of years will be unified sooner or later. So I am very curious, what are you going to do after that?"

In fact, Ling Jingsi asked this question partly out of his own selfish motives.

As the journey of conquest gradually drew to a close, she found it increasingly difficult to suppress her emotions as she saw that the desert was beginning to show signs of unification, because once the desert was completely annexed, it would all mean the end of it all. There would be no need to fight everywhere, and there would be no need for the Sand Storm Corps. All good things must come to an end, and the Corps would be disbanded at that time, and all of them would most likely go their separate ways, and most importantly, the man in front of her would have no reason to stay any longer.

Based on this premise, sometimes Ling Jingsi even thought that it was good for Mo Di to be different. Although such selfish thoughts often made her feel ashamed, she would not deny that she really thought so. She had always sincerely longed to serve him like this.
However, facing Ling Jingsi's question, Wang Yao did not even think about it and answered without hesitation: "Then the desert will be handed over to you to manage, and I will continue to go deep into the inner circle of the desert to find all the answers I need."

"That's it"

At this moment, Ling Jingsi behind him quietly lowered her eyes. Under her long eyelashes, her beautiful eyes like stars also contained an unconcealable frustration and sadness, as if something extremely important had been snatched away at once and she was powerless to do anything about it.

Even though she was prepared, the truth was still hard to accept. In fact, Ling Jingsi knew very well that Wang Yao, who was so ambitious and almost at the top of the world, would not be content to just hide in the desert. And there would be no lack of beautiful and talented female heroes around him. She was just a soldier, so how could she have the capital to keep him?

Of course, she had heard along the way that in the distant past, the Cloud Desert was once ruled by an extremely powerful country, and the emperor at that time seemed to have many confidantes.
Thinking of this, her face suddenly turned red, and like a warrior who never gives up, she continued to speak with courage.

"You, have you ever thought about staying in the desert? I, I am willing to follow you for the rest of my life, even if..."

The words suddenly stopped -

But just a second ago, panic and fear flashed across Ling Jingsi's pretty face, which still had 3 points of shyness and 7 points of seriousness!

Because the moment she raised her eyes, Wang Yao, who had just had normal emotions such as melancholy, emotion, and tenderness, now seemed to have completely changed into a different person! His face had turned completely cold.

If I have to describe it, it's horrible!
That's right, it was the kind of ferocious look of shock mixed with rage, like a dragon whose reverse scale had been touched, with a pair of emotionless vertical pupils and a straight, cold gaze, staring at the dark distance outside the watchtower with an extremely ferocious attitude!
But there... at least from the perspective of a small soldier like Ling Jingsi, there was nothing to be seen except the endless darkness.

"You, what happened to you all of a sudden?"

The gentleman's sudden change made Ling Jingsi feel helpless and confused for a moment.

After all, she is just a soldier. Even though her physical qualities in all aspects have made a qualitative leap with the help of equipment, she is still a mortal in essence and cannot be compared with a hero who has reached the level of a saint.

And it is precisely because of this essential difference that Ling Jingsi cannot be as keenly aware as Wang Yao and see the horrific scene hidden in the darkness ten miles away from Hu Yancheng at the first time!
(End of this chapter)