Capítulo 1570: Chapter 264: Human or Dog?
Hayna could only forcibly skip over this topic, saying somewhat anxiously, “If we don’t leave soon, we might be discovered!”
There are many powerful beings in Holy Spring City. Even Hayna knows this.
After all, Holy Spring City not only imitates the ring system of the Holy Nation, but from an international status perspective, it can be considered as a “Little Teaching Country” or “Desert Teaching Country.”
Here lies the essence of more than half of the Parthian Ancient Country, as well as quite a few Horus and the Primordial Beings—who found the Holy Nation too far but Holy Spring City quite nearby.
Just the land area of the Parthian Ancient Country alone surpasses the combined total of Avalon, Star Antimony, and Iris Flower… Moreover, this is the most densely populated area with Dragons in the world, along with Elves, Dwarves, Lizardfolk, Serpentfolk, Winged Ones, Giants, Goblins, Trolls… and even ancient Demon Beasts reside here.
This is also the reason why the baker spoke so disrespectfully to the Pope. He is genuinely proud of Holy Spring City and does not think his Benevolent Lords are inferior to the Elves.
—The inheritance of both sides is equally ancient, with Holy Spring City perhaps having the upper hand; the Holy Nation has “Nine Pillars Divine Teachings,” and they have the equally ancient classic “Holy Spring”; both are multiracial mixed habitation areas, and this place offers more than the relatively singular racial makeup of the Holy Nation, and even allows Elves to live stably alongside Dwarves, Humans with Giants, Serpentfolk with Winged Ones—traditional enemies.
Even the Sixth Power Level—what’s so remarkable about it? The Pope is the Sixth Power Level, and their Benevolent Lords are also the Sixth Power Level; the Pope has Fifth Power Level Cardinal Archbishops, and the ministers and officials under their Benevolent Lords are also Fifth Power Level, likely even more in number!
The Holy Nation possesses ancient technology, but don’t they also have equally ancient Taboo Magic?
Moreover, their Benevolent Lords reside alone in the fourth ring, much like the Eternal Pope living alone at the top layer of the Great Tree Nation—with absolute authority and people’s faith, yet rarely appearing before the public.
This greatly grants residents freedom—compared to the Benevolent Lords of other cities, this couldn’t be better.
As a Parthian proverb says: The best Benevolent Lord is the one far enough away.
The baker truly believes the Holy Nation is just that. This may not necessarily be narrow-mindedness, but rather a bit of defiance. They have not witnessed how the Ancient Elves ruled the world, they’ve just seen the Elves forging swords into plows, choosing a path of peace and equality, igniting the flames of ambition in their hearts—just as he usurped his teacher’s position, becoming the Right Ceremony Master of the Benevolent Lords.
The position of Master of Ceremony is the highest management role for the authority and business of “Ceremony.” Adding up two Master of Ceremony positions, they can be considered the leaders of nine officials in the Primordial. But starting from this generation of Benevolent Lords, they began simultaneously establishing two Masters of Ceremony—this is also to exhaust their power, letting them have internal struggles to maintain balance.
From this perspective, the Elves merely obtained the ancient and powerful Angel Envoy remains residing in “The Great Tree.” If they lost The Great Tree and must supply and protect the ecologically damaging Sin Thorn… hmph, perhaps the Elves today would live worse than them!
—The old thing, time to spawn Gold Coins!
It was precisely through emergency cramming, knowing the ancient and powerful Holy Spring City, that Hayna now felt so anxious.
She doesn’t want to cause trouble for Aiwass because of her, ruining the friends’ plans… just as she once brought the baker into the shelter.
“… What if discovered?”
Seeing Hayna instinctively become timid again, Lily smiled helplessly.
Indeed, our young master is the exception. From gaining strength to becoming a powerful being, the process went too smoothly. Although there was some confusion and self-abandonment in between, with the Refining Heart that split self in two, he quickly regained self.
But Hayna is only twenty-two this year—her social experience only includes that less than four-month internship period, afterward becoming the high and mighty, Kingdom-supported Arbitrator lord.
Alternatively, from another perspective, Aiwass is the real anomaly.
He’s not even twenty this year, yet already so mature!
And now Hayna displays just what a truly twenty-something youth should look like…
Lily, who is basically the same age as Sherlock, sighed and patiently advised:
“—Hayna, are you satisfied with this revenge?”
The maid’s hands crossed in front, appearing dignified and graceful. Except for the shadow beneath her feet, creeping and twisting, she even looks somewhat like a noble lady—though in terms of bloodline alone, Lily truly is a noble lady.
“… To be honest, not really satisfied.”
Hayna felt a bit dejected.
She originally thought revenge would be very satisfying, just like in the books. But now she just feels that her hatred is so empty.
Unable to argue, the easy killing seemed more like exasperated frustration—would’ve been better to assassinate him directly, avoiding being scolded by him.
Hayna’s upbringing and education, at this moment, turned out to be a hindrance. Possibly directly shouting at him would improve her current mood much more.
“Because you are seeking the legitimacy of your actions, Miss Daine.”
Lily calmly said, “Because what you truly hate is actually that cowardly and foolish self of the past. You came here to kill your past self. There’s nothing wrong with that, it’s also a form of self-refining.”
Upon hearing this, Hayna suddenly froze.
She looked up at Lily and felt as if she had returned to the university classroom.
That was clearly just a year ago, but now it seems so distant—Professor Moriarty stood in front of her like Lily, calmly pointing out her problems in managing the student council.
Everything seemed the same as before, while she remained her past self.
Yet this somehow comforted Hayna.
“You lack the awareness of a powerful being, Miss Daine.”
Lily’s voice overlapped with the memory of Professor Moriarty in Hayna’s mind:
[You lack the humility of a student, Miss Daine.]
“You became strong too quickly, losing the correct understanding of yourself.”
[Your grades have always been excellent, causing you to lose the correct understanding of others.]
Lily’s leisurely tone, merging with the shadows, made Hayna feel like she was seeing the past Professor Moriarty.
“… Yes.”
She instinctively responded softly.
Lily gently advised, “You think you will cause trouble for the young master because of the destruction you’ve caused. But in reality, it’s exactly because you’ve caused this damage that you won’t be in any trouble.
“You are a powerful being. And what a powerful being should do is not just humility, but also demonstrating one’s strength. Constant tolerance is not the right move; it causes people to lose their perception of you. A powerful being should showcase one’s strength, allowing others to adjust their understanding of oneself, otherwise, it’s not called a powerful being, but just a powerful dog. If you don’t have the awareness of becoming a dog, then don’t do things a dog would do and then expect people to treat you like a person.”
[You are indeed very smart, and beautiful. You’re popular, and people are willing to play with you. But you don’t understand what others want. You’re too close to them, and your heart is too soft. This means those close to you can easily shake your will and usurp your power. I know it doesn’t matter much in school… But with your excellence, you’ll inevitably become a big figure. If you don’t want your power stolen, you should stay away from them.]
“You… You are just a maid, how do you know so much?”
Hayna asked somewhat perplexed and disheartened.
Lily replied plainly, “Because I understood everything, then willingly became the young master’s dog.”