People from the Fantasy Supervision Bureau were coming, and Liao Ji naturally would not refuse. Taking advantage of the gap between them, William chatted with Liao Ji again.
"I just heard from an employee that Dr. Liao Ji had a great conversation with Professor Eins and discussed many topics about the Great Emperor. I really admire Dr. Liao Ji's academic skills for being able to have in-depth exchanges with such an authority in the academic world. .”
"It's hard to talk about it, but rather, it was Professor Eins who pointed out and corrected many of my mistakes."
"Oh, Dr. Liao Ji is being modest. Speaking of which, in fact, I have always had a question about the Emperor that I would like to ask. Taking advantage of this free time, I would like to know. What do you think of such a legendary figure as the "Ember Emperor"? of? "
After asking this question, Manager William really looked like he was listening attentively, and Liao Ji thought about it for a while, and without spending too much time, he said bluntly:
"In my opinion, the Ashes Emperor is more like a symbol of an era than a character."
"A symbol of the times?" William obviously didn't understand.
"Well, I believe that even if there is no Ashes, there will be the next Ember Emperor, the Gray Emperor, and the Dark Ember Emperor. The era of chaos will definitely end, and the world will definitely usher in salvation. The Emperor is a symbol of salvation, and everyone wants to It is possible to become the Great Emperor, but this time it happens to be a person named "Ashes" who took it, that's all."
It can be seen that Liao Ji's words completely exceeded William's expectations, which made the manager opposite him open his mouth, as if it took him a long time to recover.
Afterwards, William was a little impressed and said: "Should I say that Dr. Liao Ji's perspective is very novel, or is it very bold? I have never heard of any scholar who dares to evaluate the emperor like this. You are the first. Sure enough, Professor Eins will It’s not unreasonable to chat with you.”
"It's just" William changed his tone.
"I'm sorry, Dr. Liao Ji, but my idea is exactly the opposite of yours. You think it is the times that create people, but I feel that this is an era that is created by people."
"It's not that there will definitely be an emperor in this world, but because of the ashes, the world can be saved and we can sit here and chat."
"Speaking of which, I wonder if Dr. Liao Ji has ever heard of the Alliance of the Old Days?"
Before Liao Ji could answer, William continued as if talking to himself: "I only knew about this organization a few years ago. Legend has it that members of this organization all call themselves "the Forgotten". The reason is Their ancestors all come from those who were abandoned and abandoned by the emperor."
"For this reason, I conducted in-depth investigations and discovered many more ancient secrets from the old times, such as the human body. It is said that the great emperor would select doomed people with similar abilities, strip them of all their abilities, and finally gather them into a certain place. On people.”
"In addition, the emperor will also raise some special abilities, called "special" races, to continue to multiply in the rear areas just like raising domestic animals, expanding the number of ethnic groups, so that when a certain type of special species is needed on the battlefield ahead, , so that you can use it immediately like bullets."
"For another example, the emperor would deliberately put some of his subordinates, and even the doomed ones he trusted, into danger, just to force out their potential."
William gave many examples to Liao Ji. He used the old alliance as a clue to investigate the various cruel behaviors of the emperor, but after that, he showed a "longing" look towards Liao Ji.
"Dr. Liao Ji, don't get me wrong. When I say this, I am not criticizing the Emperor. On the contrary, I really admire Emperor Ashes. Because of these behaviors, if it were me, I really couldn't do it without changing my expression. To be so ruthless, rational, cruel, and cold-hearted. Everything is just to win and fight against evil."
"Dr. Liao Ji, I believe you are the same, because we are all human beings, and as human beings we have emotions, and to a certain extent, emotions are the biggest obstacle to our progress, aren't they?"
"If humanity and everything could not be abandoned in the cruel old world, I am afraid that the end of the world will only be destruction."
"That's why I believe that not everyone can become the Great Emperor. Throughout the five hundred years of history, only Ashes has truly given up his emotions and is willing to sacrifice his own humanity in exchange for the salvation of the world. This sin and psychological pressure , my heart trembles just thinking about it, I’m sure no one will, there will never be a second Ashes Emperor in this world.”
After saying this, William let out a long breath and leaned his back slightly towards the back of the chair. He looked up at the ceiling, as if talking to Liao Ji or mumbling to himself.
"It's a pity that I wasn't born in that era. If not, I would have joined Ashes' queue and wanted to talk to that great emperor."
Liao Ji caught a hint of excitement and excitement from William now.
The "longing" color that appeared before showed that William regarded the Emperor of Ashes as his goal, a person he wanted to be.
But the excitement and trembling now seems to say that William feels that he is moving forward on this road, chasing the back of the Great Emperor. To a certain extent, he also regards himself as the successor of the Ashes Great Emperor, no. It should be said that he is. The spiritual successor of the Great Emperor?
And what he calls the spirit of the great emperor is
sacrifice.
In order to achieve a grand goal, everything, even the human spirit, can be abandoned.
As for what William now regards as an extremely great goal that can also lead mankind to progress and prosperity, perhaps it is.
The AI in front of the office desk suddenly popped up a screen, which was a reminder that there was a visitor. Through the AI monitoring screen, you could see a mother and son waiting nervously outside William's office.
William gestured at the AI screen to give passage, and the office door immediately opened, letting in the mother and son.
Liao Ji glanced around. This should be the person from the Fantasy Supervision Bureau that William called, but the image of the other person was a bit different from what Liao Ji imagined.
As a government department, the Supervision Bureau seemed very nervous and restrained in front of William, a company executive. Even the mother was shaking faintly while holding her son's hand.
As for the little boy holding her mother's hand, perhaps because he was still young, he was much more relaxed than his mother. He just looked around the manager's office with his big eyes full of curiosity and excitement.
Formal meetings will definitely not include relatives, this should be private.
"Lord William," the mother glanced at Liao Ji, who was sitting next to the sofa, and then quickly moved her gaze to the manager at the desk.
"Mrs. Grand, you don't have to do this. Just call me William. Are you here because of your husband's affairs?"
"Yes, that's right Sir William, the day after tomorrow is David's birthday. Can you please give my husband a day off? Just one day. No, half a day is fine!"
Faced with Mrs. Grand's plea, William looked apologetic, asked her to sit down as usual, made a cup of tea, and then said in a regretful tone:
"I'm sorry, madam. Your husband has important tasks in the company now. Even I don't have the right to contact him. It is very likely that he will not be able to reunite with his family during this period. I am very sorry for this."
"Important mission. Mr. William, tell me the truth, is my husband, is he in Dream Zero?" The mother seemed to be unable to control her emotions. She covered her mouth and trembled all over, and her voice choked up.
When the little boy next to his mother saw this, he was immediately anxious and confused. He asked in a childish voice: "Mom, don't cry! Don't cry! I, it's okay. It's okay if dad doesn't come to the birthday. I... I'm okay!" "
"You don't understand David, you don't understand."
The mother hugged the little boy tightly. After a while, William saw that his mother's mood had stabilized a little, and then he comforted him: "Madam, I'm really sorry, but your husband chose this path by himself. He signed a contract with the company. After signing the contract, what I can do is to inform you as soon as I get the news."
"I understand, I understand, I understand, thank you Sir William"
The mother was confused and was about to turn around and leave with her son. At this time, William introduced Liao Ji next to his mother.
When she heard that Liao Ji was an expert in ancient studies and had extensive research on the old world, the mother immediately thought that if her husband came out in the future, he could learn some ancient knowledge from a great scholar like Liao Ji. This would be very useful for her husband’s current job. It’s all life-saving!
Therefore, her mother immediately respected Liao Ji very much. She agreed to Liao Ji's desire to know more about the Dream Supervision Bureau and made an appointment this afternoon. After she went home and settled David down, she and Liao Ji would meet him in the cafe. .
(End of chapter)
