Original God, but the real world

Chapter 55 54-No Way

Eula had understood very early on that in this world, ideals are not the only thing that can make a group of people risk their lives for one another; perhaps shame and hatred can do the same.

During her time in Mond, Lawrence's daily life in Mond was really difficult.

This kind of environment can only breed hatred and resentment, but not any positive emotions.

Eula was able to hold back and treat every Mondstadt person with a relatively gentle attitude, not because she had a hole in her head, but because she had a heart as broad as a saint.

She just couldn't.

Youla wanted to beat these people into the wall and hang them in the sky, but she couldn't.

In any conflict, once one party is Lawrence, whether he is right or wrong, or whether he is right or wrong has already been decided.

The more than 20 years of her life can be summed up in one sentence: Some people are born wrong just by the way they are born.

Even if we have the support of Qin and Amber and the others, what can we do?
Thousands of malicious intentions can make a person very bad, but at this time, Eula got the kindness of two or three people.

That's enough.

The difference in order made this good intention like a thin thread, forcibly raising her endangered bottom line.

The difference between a hero and a villain is that the former sees light in darkness, while the latter is clinging to darkness in light.

On the scale of hatred, logic and morality pale into insignificance.

Revenge does not require logic or morality. It is an option that only seeks momentary pleasure without having to consider anything.

Such as right now.

These people were not without regard for her identity.

Choosing to join the Knights Templar for the sake of the family actually does have some aftereffects.

She was valued by Qin and Farga.

Eula is the person most likely to escape from this quagmire.

It’s not like there weren’t people who had done this in the past, but if you want to abandon your family and get a new life, the first thing you need is not awareness, but a leader who is willing to accept you.

Just betrayal.

Lawrence could not bring anything other than shackles to the person bearing this surname, so he would naturally be abandoned.

Blood ties cannot bring benefits but only require everyone to make sacrifices. This kind of relationship is not as strong as that of cooperative friends.

Precisely because we are all one family, any omissions will cause the situation to collapse faster.

Lawrence did not collapse, not because everyone's awareness had reached a level that even if the family could not give them anything, they were still willing to be under this banner.

It’s just that no one can escape.

Betraying such a clan is not difficult for some people.

But betraying the family itself represents a kind of interest bias, putting individual interests above the clan. Once such a thing is done, no matter the reason, it will definitely attract criticism.

The people of Mond looked down on Lawrence, and even more so on someone who would betray his family for themselves.

Qin's preferential treatment of Eula was partly due to Eula's talent and partly because Eula was willing to "endure humiliation" for the sake of her family.

She was a normal person and knew that Eula couldn't expect too much from the Knights and Mond under the circumstances.

Eula's patience was obviously based on her desire to secure a suitable future for her family.

Jean didn't want to interfere in Lawrence's affairs, but she still liked Eula's attitude and choice.

Eula almost became a Ninja Turtle, until today, she couldn't bear it anymore.

The Lawrence people in the audience stood up.

They are not the main force, the Fatui are the key to the next action.

"You don't need to think too much." Eula smiled sarcastically, "We are just a fig leaf for the actions of the Fatui. Don't take yourself too seriously."

"This is the only chance we have for revenge. Fatui won't always give us a chance."

"As long as one person chooses to take action, no matter how many Lawrence people choose to stand by and watch, or if you report it to the Knights now, the fate of Lawrence is already determined."

Consider? Choose?

The choice is left to those who have sufficient background. Lawrence doesn't have so many choices.

As long as one person chooses to cooperate with the Fatui, once the action begins, all Lawrence people will be regarded as traitors in the eyes of the Knights.

If the Mond people had patiently judged whether each Lawrence person made a mistake in the chaos and gave them fair judgment, then everyone would not have reached the situation they are in today.

"Have you made a decision?" the old man next to him asked with a smile.

"Grandpa, didn't we agree that we would cooperate with the Knights to backstab the Fatui?" Eula pursed her lips and lowered her voice, "This situation doesn't seem like we should choose the Knights."

"Choosing the Fatui wasn't a good choice, was it?"

There is not much emotional inclination in this choice. After all, there is some emotional factor involved. Eula should have blown up Mondstadt.

It's mostly just a matter of weighing the pros and cons.

Until now, Eula still has no good opinion of the Fatui.

The God of Wind has revived. It is certainly possible to create trouble for Mond at this time, but it is hard to say how to exit.

If the lady were to sabotage in front of the God of Wind, she might be able to get away, but Lawrence would most likely die here.

Although Eula said she wanted dignity, what she actually wanted more was for her family to continue.

From childhood to adulthood, Lawrence may have put shackles on her, but he never owed her anything.

The shackles are the debt left by our ancestors, but the contemporary Lawrence only gives to her without asking anything in return.

That is why she wants to change Lawrence's current situation even more.

Eula enjoyed Lawrence's resources, so naturally she put the family's interests first in such matters.

"It's easy to die for the family," the old man shook his head. "Most of these people have a fire burning in their hearts. They want to die with Mond. They don't care about life or death anymore."

To be more precise, there was no way out at all.

Lawrence's resources cannot support too many people, and if this continues, everyone can see the same future.

"But I need you to stay alive for the family."

His words are meaningful.

Eula was silent for a moment, "This doesn't make sense."

"If it were just me, I could definitely join the Knights."

"Qin has already arranged a way out for me, but I just didn't accept it."

Betraying the family is not nice.

No matter how bad Lawrence was, he had never done anything wrong to Eula.

No matter how many reasons she had, it would not be good-looking for her to give up her family.

But she was unable to return in time from her mission, and when she came back, Lawrence's rebellion had already been suppressed... It was not that Eula betrayed the family, but that the family gave up on Eula.

If the order is reversed, the result will be different.

But Eula refused and stayed in Mondstadt.

The Lawrence people below filed out.

They don't need to do anything, just showing up in Mondstadt is enough.

The Fatui never expected them to be able to do anything, they just needed an identity to carry out activities.

If they really want to start a fight, Lawrence, who has been suppressed by the Knights for too long, does not have the military power to do so.

"Do you know the real plan of the friend you mentioned?" the old man asked tiredly.

"When a person dies, all debts are settled." Eula said succinctly.

"That's half right." He smiled, "When a person dies, his debts are settled."

"You made a mistake first, so you paid the price."

"People died, but the Knights felt the price was not enough, so the debt remains."

"What else can we do? It's probably useless to reason with them. They don't need to accept our reason."

"Then you can only continue to die."

The situation is better than people.

If the number of dead people is not enough to offset the debt, then it is not enough.

The plan was actually very simple, just to let the Mond people vent their dissatisfaction.

"Use my death to satisfy the Mond people..." Eula closed her eyes, "I don't want to accept it."

The old man smiled instead: "Very good, at least you know that you can only say 'don't want to'."

"It will be over soon." He took the [Leewind Secret Covenant] in his hand and read it carefully.

"Now you have two options. We pay the price and keep some people alive."

"But we will definitely not stay in Mondstadt any longer. You can take this secret agreement and try to establish yourself in Liyue."

"Or maybe we will really join the Fatui after the deal with them is over."

Debts are canceled after death.

Without any debt, the Knights naturally had no reason to continue to control Lawrence.

"We have enjoyed so many things that belong to the Mond nobles that Lawrence is now unable to break free from the shackles of this identity."

Declined aristocrats are still aristocrats.

Lawrence's privileges were completely cut off by Vanessa, but Lawrence's responsibilities still remained.

This is a noble appointed by God. If you want to escape, you must repay this favor.

Eula was indifferent.

The girl frowned, but soon regained her composure.

She didn't even have the mind to cry out that this couldn't be done and asked her to follow everyone else. Instead, she thought about the old man's arrangement quite calmly.

"How many people can leave?" She let out a sigh.

"It depends on what the lady wants to do." The old man said in a casual tone, "People in Liyue say that others are the butchers and I am the meat."

"If we want to fight against the Fatui, with Lawrence's current military strength, we can only see their attitude."

Eula couldn't hold it anymore.

After so many years in the Knights Templar, she felt that her cultivation had reached a level that ordinary people could never achieve.

Anyone who deals with the psychopaths in Mondstadt every day in this capacity will quickly mature.

But when the time came, I realized that I was still far behind.

"With so many things going on, can we only listen to other people's arrangements and not have any ideas of our own?"

The girl subconsciously clenched her fists, looking serious.

"Yes, if you want to live, you can't have any thoughts at all." The old man touched Eula's head, "When you are weak, just living is enough to exhaust a person's everything."

And it may not be enough.

We can't continue this conversation.

These words were so direct that it was hard to accept, but Eula grew up in this environment and knew that the old man's words were not an exaggeration.

The overall situation has been decided.

Some people can live, but at a small cost.

It's a bit painful, but there's nothing we can do about it.

(End of this chapter)