Durin's Diary

Chapter 999 A Thousand Miles Apart

Du Lin returned to the capital without alerting anyone, but news of his appearance at the Candle Dragon Pavilion spread quickly.

Not long after, Old Pang arrived in person. The old man looked even better than when Du Lin left, which was enough to prove that he had been taking the fruit that Du Lin had given him every day.

Looking at Du Lin's pale face, he sighed: "Young man, is becoming someone like Master Wu really that important to you?"

Lying on the recliner, Dulin smiled and pointed to the chair next to him: "You could say that becoming a god might be a curse for you, but for me, it's a reward. In my past life, I helped young people kill many people they didn't want to kill and silence many people they didn't want to silence. I thought I would lose this job and pass on this suffering to those who come after me, so that they would have to walk the same path of suffering as me. Now that I can bear all of this alone, that's fine too."

“But an anonymous person shouldn’t do that,” Old Pang said, looking puzzled.

Dulin picked up a piece of fruit from the table and popped it into his mouth: "Wu Fuzi and the others saved the apocalypse and reversed destruction, but my wishes are different from theirs. I just want the bad guys to understand that this land is not their playground. The innocent pray to those gods, and if no one answers them, then I will come as they wish. I will teach them how to fight, and I will tell those innocent creatures that if they want to avoid being ravaged by the bad guys, the only way is to fight back together with all living beings."

"You mean to say that doomsday and destruction are not just the domain of chaos, right?" Old Pang asked.

Dulin nodded: "Yes, destruction and apocalypse have never been the exclusive domain of chaos. On the contrary, in such a long history, the destruction and apocalypse that chaos brings to the innocent are no different from the death and suffering that bad people bring to the innocent. There is no question of which is more evil." Dulin nodded in agreement with great satisfaction. Old Pang is indeed Old Pang; he is older and has seen the world, and he immediately understood what Dulin wanted to say.

The anonymous man felt that what Dulin was doing was very dangerous, and indeed it was very dangerous, but if no one did it because it was dangerous, then who would save this land?

Besides, isn't the Nameless One dangerous too? He's on friendly terms with the evil god, so in Dulin's eyes, he's also extremely dangerous.

However, everyone has their own choices. Dulin respects the Nameless One, and the Nameless One will not stop Dulin in return.

Every anonymous person is born of a wish and lives for that wish.

Dulin simply didn't want any young person to repeat the same mistakes. Slaughter? Bloodshed? The children of the Tower shouldn't do such unjust things, but if they had done it back then, there wouldn't have been that bloody night, and the students of the Tower wouldn't have shed so much blood.

These things, which seem too cruel to young people, are as simple as breathing to Dulin. If you don't do them today, it will be too late when the enemy's child grows up and comes to seek revenge.

The same applies when facing chaos and enemies; one must confront sacrifice head-on without hesitation, or more people will die.

“If I had had your awareness back then, perhaps none of this would have happened, and Chang Tang would have had one less enemy.” Old Pang sat there and sighed softly.

Dulin had no complaints about this. He simply looked calmly at the old man before him and said, "Even without them, something else would have faced this calamity. We are all doomed. Only through fighting can we save ourselves and others."

In Dulin's view, will chaos be absent? Of course it will.

Even without them, other unfortunate people will be named by Slaanesh and become new beacons of light.

“Now, Changtang has one last problem: we must find Akar. Then I will return to the Western Continent, settle things there, and then return to the Eastern Lands to become the being I aspire to be,” Dulin said. “And your wives?”

“I will exchange the land for wealth and then come to the East. Old Pang, I really hope you can live a few more years so that you can help me take care of my children.”

"Don't you want your territory anymore?" Old Pang asked, somewhat puzzled.

“How can an orphan and a widow possibly protect such a large family business? Rather than shedding blood for it, it’s better to let them live in Changtang. There’s enough land here for the Elsh family to rise again.” Dulin was quite open-minded. The Western Continent had all sorts of monsters and demons. Rather than letting them fight to the death with others, it would be better for them to live in the Eastern Continent. With his achievements and the support of several families, Dulin believed that they would live better in the Eastern Continent than in the Western Continent.

"...Then I'll plead with His Majesty on your behalf and ask for a territory for your family. Your achievements are enough to make you a king of a different surname," Old Pang said.

"We don't need any 'king of a different surname.' You and I should both understand the cruelty of political struggles. Rather than letting my children bear responsibilities they cannot handle, it's better to wait until they have many children before making any plans. I have no doubt about this." Dulin smiled and shook his head.

“But you have made great contributions. If you are not rewarded, what will people think? Today, I will definitely help you get this land back.”

After saying that, Old Pang left.

Dulin sat there until Anta came over and sat down next to him: "Are you really going to move the whole family here?"

“It is our old house in Lublin. I will hand it over to my sister. As for the title of Duke, I believe the Circle of Truth will choose another one,” Dulin replied.

“What about Grandpa Ish?” Anta asked.

“I believe he will understand,” Dulin sighed.

I believe Ish will understand that all living beings on this earth are born with the right to embrace freedom. Some have given up, some have forgotten, but some will never forget the freedom and dignity that belong to all living beings, even when facing death.

“Then I’ll listen to you.” Anta smiled and nestled into Dulin’s arms. “I believe in your choice, even if it means we’ll be separated for a long time. You swore you would come to guide me in the end. I’ve met the wives of the Nameless Ones, and I believe I will become like them, helping you achieve your goals.”

"Even if it means every world we've ever lived in is on fire, and war sweeps through every world we've ever experienced, is that alright?" Dulin asked curiously.

“No problem, because I trust you.” Anta said, then turned to Dulin, “I’m more worried about the other sisters. I don’t know if they can accept it, and your mother…”

“My mother has her own choices, and she has people willing to wait for her. Whatever she does, I respect her choice.” At this point, Dulin sighed: “Compared to that, I’m most worried about my youngest sister.”

“Why don’t we bring her to Changtang?” Anta suggested.

(End of this chapter)