I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 544, page 2.1-57: The Crown: The Treasure of a Lost Dynasty
"This war has truly exposed the two sides of human nature to the fullest extent," Dao Lin said slowly, watching the tragedy unfold before him.

“I didn’t expect you to have such a sentimental side,” Bertias said, raising an eyebrow in surprise.

“I am human, not a god. I can’t remain unmoved when tragedy strikes before my eyes.” He paused, then added, “Life is truly fragile.” He suddenly thought of Lanlos, the only time he had ever misjudged someone.

He tried to reverse his fate of death, but instead hastened it, ultimately causing Lanlos to die twice in front of him.

Perhaps the Godfather Lanlos's death was initially due to laziness, but the fact that he was indirectly killed by Daolin is something that can never be erased.

“But you can’t deny that it’s also tough enough,” Bertias reminded him, just like himself, who survived countless near-death experiences.

Dao Lin crouched down and reached out to close the eyes of the corpses on the ground. His icy blue eyes gazed at them with a hint of pity.

“I don’t hate people who lead others to their deaths, but I hate people who toy with other people’s lives. Although they sound similar, they are actually very different. In any case, killing someone and letting them die in an instant is the greatest respect for life, while toying with life is torturing them and preventing them from getting rid of their pain sooner.”

Dionysus watched Daolin's actions, a complex look flashing in his narrow, golden phoenix eyes, as if he were meeting him for the first time.

He then turned and walked away on his own, probably to check if there was any danger around him.

Bertias and Daolin glanced at his retreating figure but didn't call out to him, letting him go as he pleased.

“I always thought you were a very cold person, but I was wrong about you,” Bertias said in surprise. This was the first time he had misjudged someone, but he did agree with Daolin’s point of view.

Perhaps because he was tortured as a child, he hates torturing others the most, and he usually resolves things very decisively. Moreover, wanting to kill but not killing decisively is different from not wanting to kill but only trying to force out the answer; the latter is torture.

Dao Lin was silent for a while, then said bluntly, "I don't even know what kind of person I am. I have no memory of what happened before I came here. Maybe it's because I died once."

Bertias looked up at the distant desert, feeling the scorching wind, and slowly said, "I've heard that this world is actually quite kind to outsiders, and most of them get a second life. The first time they are outsiders, and the second time they are reborn as residents of this world. I just don't know if this rumor is true or not, and the actual cases of resurrection are only a minority. Most people who die are truly dead."

“I don’t believe it’s true. If it were, then what am I? I’ve said I died once, and I have absolutely no memory of what happened before I woke up. Whoever resurrected me, I’m still an outsider and not considered one of us by this world.” Dao Lin shook his head and said.

“Unless there’s some special procedure…” Bertias said thoughtfully.

He crouched down and looked at the lizard on the rock, his blue-gray eyes carrying a hint of darkness.

“I heard camel bells, and it sounds like there’s a caravan in the distance,” Bertias said, frowning.

"Aren't you a seafood? How can you hear the sounds of land so clearly?" Dao Lin raised an eyebrow in surprise and joked.

Bertias: "..." Is this seafood joke going to never end?!
He narrowed his blue-gray eyes and said dangerously, "Your Highness, you should worry about yourself. Be careful that someone claiming to be a prince doesn't suddenly jump out and kidnap you."

Dao Lin reached out to rub his nose, but then remembered he was wearing a veil, so he awkwardly lowered his hand, thinking to himself that this was truly a vengeful male fish, even retaliating against something like this. However, since he was currently dressed as a woman, he couldn't really argue with him. Fortunately, the difference between women's and men's clothing in this era wasn't significant; he was only wearing a veil and a head covering, so his appearance was fairly similar.

"I wonder where they are. I hope they haven't gotten lost," Dao Lin murmured.

"Instead of worrying about them, we should worry about ourselves." Bertias slowly stood up and looked at the people walking slowly in the distance, saying coldly.

Daolin turned his head to follow Bertias's gaze, then slowly narrowed his icy blue eyes, his expression showing a hint of wariness.

Shui Qi, who was walking from a distance, waved to the two of them and greeted them with a light laugh, "Hey, it's been a long time..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Bertias run up to him and punch him in the stomach, then grab his arm and flip him over.

Shui Qi frowned and asked innocently, "What are you doing?" He was in a very contorted position. If it weren't for his good flexibility, he probably would have strained his back by now. Even so, it still hurt a lot when Bertias punched him in the stomach.

"I'm getting revenge on you, isn't that obvious?" The blue-gray eyes stared intently at Shui Qi, looking at her like she was an idiot, and said matter-of-factly.

Dao Lin slowly ran over, raised an eyebrow slightly when he saw Shui Qi's miserable appearance, and said, "Long time no see, Shui Qi. You don't look too good."

"I just got punched in the stomach, it hurts." Shui Qi smiled, giving off a carefree and irreverent vibe, but there was actually a strong sense of incongruity about it.

Dao Lin paused, then reached out to touch his face, or rather, his forehead. Just as he had expected, he felt something soft on his left temple, as if a piece of his skull was missing, but the skin perfectly covered it.

"As expected..." Dao Lin said in a daze, "I thought that no matter how outrageous Shui Qi was before, she couldn't have gone this far. So that's how it is."

"Hmm?" Bertias restrained Shui Qi with his hand behind her back and glanced at Dao Lin, signaling him to explain.

“Before you arrived, we went through a large-scale dungeon, also known as a death dungeon. In that dungeon, Shui Qi and I almost killed each other, but fortunately I had an item that saved my life. However, I shot Shui Qi in the left temple, which damaged her prefrontal lobe,” Dao Lin said slowly.

Bertias nodded and said, "I see."

The prefrontal cortex of the brain is responsible for thinking and calculation, and it is also closely related to a person's emotions and personality. Once the prefrontal cortex is damaged, a person's emotions will undergo tremendous changes, and sometimes even the person himself will not understand his own emotions.

This means that one's thoughts and emotions are completely out of control.

It's no wonder that Shui Qi would do such outrageous things; he probably couldn't even control his own thoughts and feelings.

(End of this chapter)