"Save him?" This statement perplexes people.
"Do you know where this place is?"
"Han Wujie?"
"That's the name given to this place by people outside."
"People outside?"
"Yeah, outsiders. They not only call this place 'Han Wuji', but they also say there is a treasure here that can do anything. Is it true or not?"
Fei Shi froze for a moment, lowered his head, avoiding A Xiao's gaze. Meanwhile, two big knives floated steadily in mid-air without any movement.
Axiao laughed.
"What treasure! It's just a lie!"
You all saw it too, there are only poor people here...
Axiao lowered her eyes and narrated the long-buried history in a tone that did not match her age:
"That was a long time ago, maybe two hundred years or perhaps three hundred years? I can't remember..."
"All I remember is that in the past, there was no oasis and no water source here. It was a true desert. Despite such a harsh environment, there lived a group of people who loved life. The days were tough, but we were carefree. Hardworking, kind, and content, they made us happy and fulfilled."
One day, out of nowhere, a loud thunder came from the clear sky, and a strong wind blew through the desert. When people opened their eyes again, they saw a mysterious black stone in the center of the desert, shimmering with a dark luster, very captivating.
We don't know what it is or what it means to us.
Soon, green plants grew out of the sand, and springs formed under the plants, while more black stones emerged continuously from the ground.
One day, a caravan passed through here and heard the story of the black stone. They insisted on seeing it.
At the moment they touched the black stone, their gaze could no longer be taken away from it. They offered us a lot of food, clothing, and even jewelry, in exchange for the black stone.
And we, perhaps, were already ensnared by the Black Stone's allure...
Soon, the caravan never returned. From then on, a steady stream of supplies arrived here, and more and more people visited this place. It became the liveliest spot in the desert.
At first, this inn was built just to provide a place for guests to stay, but later on, a bank, a pawnshop, a clinic... and even a tavern were also built.
Like this, the tribe became a village, and the village became a town. Day after day, we indulged in drinking, and night after night, we reveled in song and dance. We enjoyed everything that originally did not belong to us, but now it feels even more natural to us.
At that time, both Ah Ye and I were just children, and when the adults said it was good, we believed it was good.
Who would have thought about the price we would have to pay behind the desire for fame and fortune?"
"Cost?" Hishi asked.
"People who have been comfortable for too long have forgotten that when a grateful and fearful heart turns into a sense of entitlement, and when extravagant desires cannot satisfy the human appetite, all that remains is an ever-increasing emptiness. That emptiness is like a self-inflating white demon, causing increasing fear."
Soon someone told us that there was a place called the Imperial City outside our desert capital, which was even more prosperous than here. So, for the first time, we had the idea of going outside to take a look.
And once such an idea arises, we experience the pain called 'dissatisfaction' for the first time.
Everyone wants to go out and have a look, but we don't even know the direction of the imperial capital, just staring foolishly at the occasional flying bird, imagining the prosperity of the imperial capital.
Until one day, a stranger came here and told us that we could not only go anywhere but also get anything we wanted, as long as we use that mysterious black stone!
War began at that time.
What's ridiculous is that the people who originally launched the war boasted that they were seizing the Black Stone in order to bring a better future to everyone!
But the future... the future...
Ha!
If they had known that this scene would be in front of them in the future, would they regret it?
In the beginning, were they deceiving us, or were they deceiving themselves?...
"You mean, this was once a bustling town comparable to the imperial capital, and even gave birth to a brilliant civilization, and all of this was destroyed by war?" Qi San asked.
"No! It's not war..."
Axiao shouted:
"Don't you understand, the source of evil has never been war!"
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