Chapter 83 Never compromise
"Sister, have you ever thought about it? What would Panis think if you do this?" Lina sighed and asked hesitantly: "He won't agree with your approach."
"Why did he object?" Catherine asked back, "Because Doris? Doris is now under my control, but except for the change of loyalty to me, everything is the same as before, so, is there anything worth opposing? And after doing so, the world will become better. With his personality, he should be happy about it."
"I don't like this." Vivian suddenly looked straight into Catherine's eyes and said, "But if this is your wish, I will support it unconditionally. It has nothing to do with any reason, just because you are our elder sister. No matter when and no matter what choice you make, I will stand behind you."
"I don't like this either." Lina leaned against Catherine, buried her face on her knees, and said in a muffled voice: "But we have agreed that no matter how difficult the road ahead is, we will continue together, so I will not withdraw halfway."
"I am the one who should oppose the most." Freya looked up at the dark clouds, like a girl who was feeling for the moon. Of course, apart from her body shape, she said with her head raised: "The neutral place where my father governs the knowledge capital is located is one of your first goals. No matter from any perspective, I should not agree with you. However, in fact, I am very interested in your plan. From the perspective of a politician, your plan will sacrifice the least people in exchange for the most perfect result. I think if you are given a chance to communicate, you can convince your father to stand on your side, so the biggest obstacle no longer exists. From the overall perspective, it is correct to do so, but from my personal perspective, I don't like this method. However, we are the best friends, and when you need support, how can I object?"
"Don't you like it?" Catherine's eyes swept across the girls' faces one by one.
"Yes, we don't like this." Lina said affirmatively: "But we will all support you."
"Actually, I don't like it either. It's wrong to do this." Catherine sighed and said quietly: "But, as long as you make a little compromise, money, power, status, power, reputation, and the ideal perfect world, all of these can be easily obtained. At that time, all creatures in the Yara world will thank me for the choice I have made now. Since you choose to compromise, you can get a perfect result. So what's wrong with giving in? Only fools will persevere."
"Maybe you're right." Although the girls made a statement of support, they were still very awkward. Lina whispered: "But, you are hesitating too. You are talking to us to convince yourself."
"Yes, I'm just trying to convince myself." Catherine said with a wry smile: "I want to convince myself not to accept it, but in the end, I didn't find a reason to not accept it. Everything was perfect. It gave me no reason not to accept it, unless I was an idiot. How could I give up such a good opportunity? You said, if it were you, would you give up?"
"I'm afraid... no." The girls looked at each other for a while, thought for a long time, and shook their heads together: "Think carefully, there is no reason to give up, but what about the sea clan? What should they do? Is it a necessary sacrifice for the overall situation? Just like the innocent people who died just now?"
Catherine's eyes were still dazed, staring at the nightmare spirit in her hand, and she didn't say anything for a long time. The girls did not disturb her, and silently waited for her decision. After a long time, Catherine suddenly stood up and said loudly: "It's not necessary to think about such a simple thing for so long. I have decided."
The girls were still silent, waiting for Catherine's decision. They did not say that Catherine is no longer like her now, but more like ordinary professionals who have seen countless times, knowing how to make choices, compromise, and knowing how to bow to reality. Perhaps, only such people are considered normal intelligent creatures. However, even now, girls can still see her former shadow from Catherine's confused eyes, see her once persistence in belief, pursuit of justice, and never giving up on ideals.
"Money, power, status, power, reputation, and a beautiful new world. You only need to compromise and hold all of these in your hands. The stupidest person also knows how to choose." Catherine held the Nightmare Spirit tightly and said in a trembling voice: "But I am more stupid than the stupidest person. I chose to refuse. I should not compromise with these temptations. I am a knight, I am Catherine. If I really choose to compromise, then I will no longer be me, nor your elder sister."
"Yes, the future it portrays me is very beautiful, but this is based on the eternal enslavement of the sea tribe. Even if they don't know that they are enslaved, in fact, it is. I don't need such a beauty."
"Even if you take care of poisonous seeds, they will only produce poisonous fruits."
"A beautiful new world, but is based on slavery and control, then this beautiful world can only be false, just a deformed monster with a beautiful appearance and an inner distortion. A beautiful new world, built on killing and oppression, is just a joke, the funniest joke."
"Only the sea tribe themselves have the right to decide the fate of the sea tribe and the future of the sea tribe. Apart from themselves, even the gods have no right to control them and manipulate them, and I am no exception."
"Maybe you can live a better life by knowing how to compromise and give in to reality, but I have my own beliefs and pursuits. I would rather be a fool and idiot who cannot see the reality clearly than take a step back. This is my knight belief."
Constantly shouting loudly, Catherine raised her right hand high and clenched her fist tightly. With a crisp sound, the most powerful artifact in the world can allow the holder to obtain everything, and was pinched into half in Catherine's hand. At the moment when the spirit of nightmare was shattered, the girls seemed to hear a shrill wail. Since Dimos had fallen, the masterless divine power contained in the spirit of nightmare surged out of the broken artifact and turned into the purest and most primitive energy, quickly dissipating into the world, as if it had never existed. As the artifact was broken, the dark clouds in the sky quietly dissipated, and the faint thunder became silent. The silver-white moonlight shone on the island again, and the vigorous vitality and the power of light once again filled every corner of the island.
"Sister." Seeing the nightmare spirit that Catherine crushed hard, the girls were so surprised that the corners of their eyes were about to be cracked, and they widened their eyes: "Sister, are you crazy? Such a precious thing..."
"This evil artifact that can control a race should not exist in this world at all." Catherine opened her hand, and the small horn had cracked into four or five. After the divine power contained in it dissipated, it would have no effect even if it was pieced together. Catherine stared at the Nightmare Spirit with complicated eyes and whispered: "Everything it depicted for me is indeed beautiful, but I shouldn't bow my head for these things. Want me to compromise? I can't do it."
"Ha, my elder sister is still my elder sister." Lina and Vivian looked at each other and smiled: "But you are so cruel that you can actually make up your mind to destroy it directly. Such a kind of beautiful temptation will never be obtained again."
"Those things are really tempting, I want everything." Catherine felt relieved, and the smile on her face was particularly relaxed: "But I will take these things I want with my own hands so that I will not get them through enslavement and control of others. Humph, I am the leader of the Nellie Adventure Group, the Knight who aims at Lord Nellie, and I have my pride and persistence."
"Hahaha." Lina suddenly burst into laughter, and she slapped around Catherine's neck, rubbed her face against Catherine's cheek and said loudly: "I was scared to death just now. I thought my eldest sister had changed. It seemed that she had not changed. It was so great."
"Yes, it's so great." Vivian hung behind Catherine, tying Catherine's neck. Fortunately, she was very light in weight, so Catherine was not in danger of life: "Although you are our sisters if you change or not, we would be happier if we can."
"Oh, this is not a performance that a mature adventure team leader should have. It's too idealistic and innocent." Freya did not pounce on her, but sighed faintly, looking up at the silver moon in the sky again, but a deeper and deeper smile slowly floated on the corner of her mouth: "However, this result is not bad, maybe this is your charm."
The girls laughed happily and celebrated with joy that Catherine had a stronger belief under the tempering of temptation. But a sudden moan interrupted them. Only then did everyone remember that there were countless controlled sea tribes kneeling on the ground. The girls hurriedly looked around. The controlled sea tribes, who were originally statues, all lay on the ground, hugging their heads and making painful whine. It was not until a few dozen seconds later that the determined sea tribes got up from the ground, looked around blankly, and asked in confusion: "How could I be here? Who are you?"
"It will be a long story to explain." Catherine said meaningfully: "However, your current high priest of the sea god should be on the way. I think it will arrive in a few hours. It will be more convincing for her to explain it. What do you think?"
Chapter completed!