Sorcerer Ancestor Ti Tuo sneered and said, âMy method is indeed rather barbaric, but itâs the most effective and efficient. Are you hoping to train them all together? They are from millions of different species with different personalities and interests; some even think that war is sinful.
âThere are ways to subdue and unite them; however, the efficiency is too low and itâs unnecessary. After all, we can still make the best use of them my way!â
Su Ping said, âIf you can give me ten thousand years to cultivate, you can also adjust time and give them a million years to cultivate and cooperate.â
âA million years is unnecessary if you simply want them to cooperate as a team. I can easily do that, but itâs pointless.â
Sorcerer Ancestor Ti Tuo continued, âPeople like you rule over the bottom level of society through morals, law, doctrines and religion, just to turn them all into handy blades that wonât hurt you.
âWhen commanders plan to attack, they calculate the army needed and study the terrain; lives are just simple numbers.
âIn a similar way, when kings consider whether or not to develop a region, they would also consider economical and environmental factors.
âIn any case, when a decision-maker does something, the âefficiencyâ of the lives at his disposal is his primary concern. Theyâre just âfuelâ, like you said. Whether or not they can succeed, how far they can go, and how they can make the best use of them are what rulers think about.â
He looked at Su Ping with a cold smile. âIf I want to, I can directly modify their memories, to have them see each other as blood relatives! Itâs like the changes caused by religion or morals. You people are too weak and can only resort to external factors; however, I can do that with a single thought.
âBut that would be pointless.â
He continued, âItâs no different from directly throwing them into my universe and using them as fuel. If the Ancestral Land of Chaos is destroyed, they will die. If we lose the war, they die. Anyway, they will die in the end. So, their short lives are meaningless.
âThey are like bugs in the world of chaos. Ten thousand years is a long time for them, but itâs just a nap for us.â
He paused to chuckle. âIâve studied humans before. I know all of your culture and teachings. Do you think that antsâ lives have any meaning?
âHave you ever thought that an ant has led a meaningful life?
âIf you do think that was the case, do you think the invisible germs on your hand live a special life? Would you cherish, respect and care about them?â
Su Ping fell silent after the ancestorâs barrage of questions.
Indeed. In a sense, he couldnât retort.
That was the most ironic thing about life.
Those who advocated love and equality were always the weak.
The rich would never be willing to share their money with the weak. They only wanted to earn more money.
When someone reached a certain height, they would ignore those beneath them.
Lives were indeed priceless.
However, every life had a price in other peopleâs hearts.
Just like Sorcerer Ancestor Ti Tuo. All lives were fuel in his eyes; they were just energy with the ability to move!
âAll species and creatures are the same. Youâre rightâŠâ Su Ping heaved a soft sigh.
âNaturally.â Sorcerer Ancestor Ti Tuo laughed, knowing he was right. He didnât need Su Ping to compliment him. In fact, he even thought that praising a Sorcerer Ancestor was hilarious.
âHoweverâŠâ
Su Ping gazed at him and said, âYou may despise and scorn others since you have such a high status, but thatâs just you! The meaning of life is not given by anyone else, but by oneself!
âIf you think youâre living a meaningful life, it is meaningful. Nobody else can judge you!
âSome people are worthless in the eyes of others, but they themselves think they live terrific lives and they are happy. That is enough.
âYou canât define the meaning found by others. You can only define their meaning in your perspective!â
âMaybe those lives canât change the world of chaos and they will eventually disappear. Theyâre like the billions of stars and the dust in the sky; you wouldnât care about them, but they live a great life. Thatâs good enough.â
Sorcerer Ancestor Ti Tuo dropped his smile and snorted. âNonsense! You donât understand at all!â
âI donât need to understand,â Su Ping said, âAll I know is that they should know what theyâll be facing, as they will take part in the war. I believe that many of them are here hoping to avenge their families. They truly want to contribute to this war; they are not simple fuel!
âI believe that they are racking their brains about how to get stronger and how to fight better in the war, and they will work hard until the last moment before the fight starts!
âMaybe not all species would act like this, but there are definitely some among them!
âSo, I cannot ignore their determination, and I wonât!
âMaybe weâll lose this war. Maybe weâll disappear. Maybe the Ancestral Land of Chaos will be destroyed and chaos will be restarted⊠But at least we were here. We fought while we were still alive. We felt joy and grief. We loved and we hated. Even if we can only end as ashes, we will still think that our lives are meaningful!â