Chapter 606 Ultimate Goal
If he were not bound by the land beneath his feet, Mantis would be willing to follow Vic on his adventures, but in the face of a greater goal, appreciation and freedom would have to take a back seat. But Vic had spared him in the past, and he had always remembered it in his heart. When Vic needed help, he would definitely go, but not now, not on this island.
"But I brought some good wine! If you don't open the door, I'll have to drink it alone. What a pity!"
Vic didn't say anything else. He sighed, then with a bang, he broke the cork of the bottle with his thumb, took a sip and made a "tsk tsk" sound. Olivia was stunned. This was the first time she had seen Vic like this. She was very curious about who the man in the room was and why he deserved Vic's treatment.
Soon Olivia saw the man. Apart from his tall stature, he looked very ordinary. He was dressed like a farmer, had tanned skin, a black towel on his head, and straw sandals on his feet. Only his eyes were unusually bright. There were a lot of people like him in the world. She didn't know why Vic favored him.
After opening the door, Mantis walked straight to Vic, then snatched the wine from his hand without hesitation and took a big gulp. After narrowing his eyes, he stuffed the wine back into Vic's hand, then strode back into the house, but did not close the door. Vic followed in with a smile on his face, and Olivia followed closely.
"You love drinking so much, it's a pity that you don't become a pirate. The wine in each sea has a different flavor, and each sea has different scenery and people.
Are you really willing to stay here and face the same sky and land? Are you willing to waste your whole life here? This world is so wonderful, are you really willing to be an unknown passerby? "
After Vic came into the room, he put the wine on the table, sat down at the table and began his persuasion. Olivia didn't know why Vic asked her to come with him, so she didn't say anything and found a chair next to Vic and sat down.
“Everyone has a different attitude towards life. Some people like excitement and novelty, while others like plainness and reality!
It is enough for a person who is just a passerby in your eyes to be a protagonist in his heart. As long as you can please yourself, your life is not in vain. There is no need to care about other people's evaluation of you.
Although I like to drink, I can drink both good and bad wine. I opened the door for you not because I want your wine, but because I want to make things clear with you. "
Mantis sat opposite Vic. After he finished speaking, he seemed a little thirsty, so he picked up the wine on the table and took a sip.
Olivia couldn't help but open her eyes wide after hearing what Mantis said. She felt that it was so philosophical. Just a few simple sentences explained the value of everyone's existence in the world. No wonder Vic favored this person. He looked ordinary but was actually a master. This might be the true return to nature, Olivia thought.
"Just say what you want to say. Don't drink my wine. Drink your own. I won't beat around the bush. Join my pirate group! Let's travel together!"
Mantis' words conquered Olivia, but Vic didn't believe it. When Mantis was speaking, his eyes were always on the wine bottle, and he reached out to take it after he finished speaking. It was not like what he said on the surface that he didn't care about good or bad.
You haven't experienced it completely, so what are you talking about letting it go? Although Vic and Mantis had only been together once, not even for a day, Vic knew Mantis, who was a little arrogant.
"Just drink it. I'm too lazy to get up and get it. There's no way I can join the pirate group. I can't leave."
Mantis stopped pretending and grabbed the bottle of wine. This action made Olivia stunned. Where is the master? How did he suddenly fall from the altar? She looked at this and that.
"Do you think you can protect this island forever? If you stay on the island like this, you will only become weaker and weaker. When you get older, anyone can step on you.
And your wanted list has always been there. If you are found by the navy one day, you will be on the run. When we came here last time, there were quite a few navy officers who knew you were here.
Teacher Zefa and I will definitely not care about you, but we can't stop other people who want to make achievements. When they feel that their strength is similar, they will definitely come to find you. Even if they are not as strong as you, they will threaten you with those villagers. Can you leave them and run away alone?"
"Let's take a step back. Even if your fighting power is always there and you can resist all threats by yourself, what will happen after you die? You will be free after death, but what about them? What about their descendants?
In such a chaotic world where the strong are respected, how long can they and their descendants survive? Are you protecting this place just for your own psychological comfort? You will not care about the flood and the upheaval after you die, right?
Isn't your protection just for others to see? Isn't it just for yourself to see? This is just deceiving yourself.
Your long-term protection will make the people here dependent, and when you are gone, they will be as fragile as eggs! If you can't solve the problem fundamentally, don't take over easily and give others hope, only to disappoint them and even make them despair! "
Every word Vic said was like a knife stabbing Mantis. His tanned face turned pale, his eyes lost focus, and sweat oozed from his forehead.
He began to doubt what he had done in the past twenty years. Was it really a waste of time? Would the final result be the same?
After listening to Vic's words, Olivia felt that all the great things Mantis did were just to please himself. However, it was really great to spend a lifetime to protect a place, but in Vic's mouth it became self-deception. The key point was that she felt that what Vic said made sense and she could not find any reason to refute it.
Of course, Mantis is not doing useless work. Vic is exaggerating. If Mantis cultivates the next generation of islanders while protecting the island, as long as there are endless strong people appearing, the island can continue.
It’s just that it’s not so easy for a strong person to appear, not to mention that the population on this island is not large, making it even more difficult for a strong person to appear. What’s more, Mantis doesn’t have such awareness now, and the entire island is supported by his own strength.
Therefore, as long as the system of this world does not change, it is only a matter of time before this island is destroyed. There are many islands that have disappeared like the Valley of the Gods, and many have been destroyed by pirates.
"Then how can we fundamentally solve the problem here? Do you have any ideas?"
Mantis asked in a trembling voice. He knew this ocean. Not to mention the civilizations destroyed by nature and the civilizations that had never competed with other creatures, there were countless civilizations destroyed by humans themselves.
It is not difficult for a pirate group to destroy an island. An island without a strong person will be at the mercy of others. Maybe you will ask why pirates want to destroy an island? Can't they just eat and drink, grab some food and leave?
Most pirates are indeed like this, but there are also some crazy ones, and there are also some who are angered for whatever reason. This was very common in the ancient times in Vic's previous life, and there were many wars and massacres.
"You can't solve the problem here by yourself, and I can't solve it by myself. This is not something that can be done by a few people, and it's not something that can be done by just one island.
The problem lies in the system. The whole world needs to be changed. Only in this way can this chaotic situation be fundamentally resolved. The world government is the biggest cancer. Only by overthrowing them can the world be reborn. Do you dare?"
Now that Vic was a pirate, he no longer hid his thoughts from his designated partner.
But these words scared Mantis and Olivia. They looked at Vic in shock. They didn't expect that he wanted to overthrow the World Government after defecting from the Navy. How big a grudge does he have!
Who gave him the courage to touch that behemoth? Victor's words were really scary. What would happen if the world government knew about it?