Mage Veigar

Chapter 481 Persuasion
The Storm Sword was placed on Old Scimitar's neck.

At this moment, as long as Veigar moved slightly, he could easily cut Old Scimitar's throat. Both Veigar and Old Scimitar knew this very well.

But the old machete did not move.

He slowly closed his eyes, waiting for the coming of death. At this moment, he did not show pain and fear like ordinary people. There was an expression of relief on his face.

This kind of expression can only be possessed by someone who is bent on committing suicide.

Therefore, Vega was convinced that the person in front of him was not playing hard to get, trying to deceive him in order to get a chance to survive, but truly regarded death as a kind of relief.

What exactly makes a person regard death as a relief?

There are thousands of reasons, and Veigar didn't bother to guess. Instead, he put down the Storm Sword that was on Old Scimitar's neck.

"General, you won't kill me?"

There was a hint of surprise on Old Machete's face. After all, he was an enemy, and being kind to the enemy was always a sign of cruelty to oneself. Anyone who dealt with death every day would surely not be unaware of this and would not make the mistake of cutting the grass without removing its roots.

"Do not misunderstand."

Veigar looked at Old Scimitar and said, "I simply don't want to be an excuse for you to evade your responsibilities, but please satisfy my curiosity a little. What kind of reality is more terrifying than death?"

“Do you know what it feels like to have a weight on your shoulders?”

Old Machete's tone was full of powerlessness: "The feeling of carrying a heavy burden is that tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people are waiting for every word you say, every thing you do, and hoping that you can lead them back to freedom."

"But... I can't do anything."

"You wouldn't understand!"

Old Scimitar showed a sarcastic expression: "You are no different from the Empire. How can a destroyer who can casually bury tens of thousands of lives for his own selfish desires understand the meaning of responsibility? Your hearts are full of ugly selfishness."

"Do you think evil people don't understand responsibility?"

Vega recalled the expectations of his parents and friends in his previous life, but his inability to live up to these expectations. It was also at that time that he realized that he was not a genius, and with his humble talents, he was destined to be unable to bear the responsibility that was enough to crush him.

"Do you think evil people don't want to do good?"

Vega became a little excited. If the world could be saved, who wouldn't want to be a hero and be praised by others? Who would be born to be a demon who enjoys killing people?

But Vega deeply understood that his humble ability was not enough to save the world... No! It was unknown whether he could even save himself, so he made a choice -

Become a selfish person who lives for himself.

He also said to Old Scimitar in a sarcastic tone: "Wake up, you can't even protect yourself, how can you protect the whole world? Admit it, you are not a genius, your humble strength is not even as good as a villain like me."

Old Scimitar lowered his head.

As Vega said, how could he, who was not even as good as Vega, be able to save the children of the tribe and let the tribe return to its past freedom? He had to admit that his humble ability was not enough to bear the mountain-like responsibility.

"what do I do……"

Old Scimitar's eyes were somewhat confused. It seemed that there was only one way left for him, that is to use death to escape his responsibility and escape the expectations of his people that were enough to crush him. Veigar had long seen through Old Scimitar's heart: "Do you think escaping will help? No! You are wrong. Escape is useless, just as dawn will come whether you expect it or not. No matter how you escape, your people are still enslaved, and your compatriots still cannot be free."

"Stop trying to save the world."

Veigar hit the nail on the head: "Look at the reality clearly. You and I are just humble mortals at best. Before saving the world, learn how to destroy it. It is always easier to destroy something than to repair it. If you can't even destroy the empire, how can you have the confidence to save the tribe?"

"If you want to save, first learn to destroy!"

"Destroy... the Empire..."

Old Scimitar seemed to have just woken up from a dream, but then fell silent again: "I can't do it... With my humble strength, it is impossible to destroy the behemoth of the Empire."

"You have the courage to shoulder such a responsibility, so why don't you have the courage to destroy the empire?"

"But I'm 63 years old. Is it too late?"

“If you don’t win, you will perish, but if you don’t fight, you won’t win.”

Vega stretched out his hand: "I don't want to save the world, but I want to save myself. You don't want to save yourself, but you want to save the world. Whether it's saving yourself or saving the world, our obstacles are fundamentally the same."

"bring it on."

Veigar's hand finally joined that of the old scimitar's dry right hand. "Come with me and destroy the empire. Before the empire is destroyed, even if all my soldiers are killed or wounded, and your people are tortured, neither you nor I deserve to have mercy on you."

"Tell me what I should do."

The old scimitar's tone was somewhat cold. At this moment, he had put down the responsibility he was carrying and put away his precious compassion. Like Vega, he had transformed into an inhuman "devil". Because the old scimitar had already understood that at this moment, he was just like Vega, not worthy of taking on this responsibility, let alone saving the world.

When Veigar heard what Old Scimitar said, he already knew his choice.

He showed a hint of grim smile and said, "What should I do? I think you are very clear about the answer. There are only three pillars in the empire: the judiciary, the army, and the government. I understand the army, and you are familiar with the judiciary system. Therefore, you will destroy the judiciary system, and I will defeat their army... By then, the toothless tiger, do you still want to support the entire empire?"

This is why Veigar convinced Old Scimitar.

Because Vega only had a vague understanding of the Judgment System and was completely confused.

As an internal member of the trial system, Old Machete's understanding of the trial system is certainly not comparable to his. With the assistance of Old Machete, an "insider", paralyzing the trial system is no longer a fantasy.

Moreover, if the judicial system finds such an enemy, its attention will inevitably be distracted, and it will not have much time to pay attention to him as a traitor, and he can temporarily relax his vigilance.

the most important is.

Old Scimitar and the Empire don't seem to get along, and the enemy of my enemy is my friend. First of all, there is no need to doubt Old Scimitar's loyalty, because if you want to destroy the Empire, there is no other way except to cooperate with him.

and.

Old Scimitar seems to have considerable prestige among the tribes in the western part of the empire. If a war is officially launched against the empire one day, Old Scimitar may become a crucial chess piece.

(End of this chapter)