Before Li Ke could speak, the Prophet, who had suddenly said that he was a dead man, spoke again.
"Ah, don't worry. I didn't do anything to them. To be exact, they didn't know that you were here. You should be able to sense it. If you want, you can break this space anytime. "
His voice was strangely persuasive. Li Ke sensed the energy around him and found that it was indeed as he said. He had been sucked into a strange space. Although this space gave him a feeling similar to a spiritual realm, it didn't have the stability of a spiritual realm. If he wanted to break this space, he only needed to exert his strength and this space would be crushed by him. Moreover, this man didn't have any breath of life on him. He wasn't a living person.
"In other words, you sent those people to their deaths in order to lure me here?"
However, he didn't want to be played by others. He didn't kill this guy who brought people to a strange place the moment they met because of the two sentences he said when they met. Li Ke didn't like how the other party treated the assassins who didn't care about their own lives as sacrificial pawns.
"That's not it. In the countless futures I saw, you wouldn't kill them, so they weren't sent to their deaths."
The old man shrugged indifferently. Obviously, he wasn't worried about the safety of the assassins. And the reason he gave couldn't convince Li Ke at all.
"Ah, it seems like you don't trust me. But that's fine. As long as you can answer two of my questions, I will tell you everything you want to know. How much do you know about this world? Or how much do you know about this land called Ionia? "
Li Ke frowned. What he hated the most was this kind of charlatan who did not speak well. This was because this kind of person would selectively tell you a lot of information for their own purposes. You would have to thank them even if you worked for them. It was the spirit of 996, and sometimes it would make a lot of things extremely troublesome.
"I don't need to answer your questions. I'm only here to solve the matter of you using magic to assassinate me. If you can really see the future, then you should know that I'm not your enemy. So I hope you can be more sensible."
The prophet stroked his beard. Obviously, he was helpless against Li Ke's uncooperative attitude, so he ignored Li Ke's question and continued with his own thoughts.
"It seems like you haven't understood the crux of the problem. The problem with this land isn't that simple. In the future I saw, your rule over this land is biased. So I want to explain this matter to you in detail while I'm still able to move around in this world."
The prophet continued speaking. He could see that if he didn't explain why he sent the assassins to Li Ke, then he wouldn't be able to continue the topic.
"People will die eventually, but they can decide what they can contribute. And they are all willing to dedicate their lives to their homeland. If I don't add 'life' to their words, then I guess you won't mind. Not to mention, family and country matters require the people of this land to fight with their lives. And when they were pursuing my prophecy, they didn't cherish their lives anymore. "
"Then you can really be considered friendly."
"When necessary, use necessary means. This is a necessary sacrifice. In the future that I've seen, even though you've unified Ionia, you've abolished the village and town system and gathered the people into a single nation. Even though this method works in other places, it's not a good strategy for the people of Ionia. Even though your policies have stopped them from being ignorant, the knowledge that you've brought no longer allowed them to listen to the words of the wise men and elders. They've started to question everything that can be questioned and have completely destroyed the balance of Ionia's society. That's why I invited you here. "
The old man had a compassionate expression on his face, but the words he said were incomprehensible.
"You mean to say that in the future you saw, I've brought unity and knowledge to the people of Ionia, but the balance of Ionia has disappeared?"
Li Ke's expression was strange. He didn't expect to be lured here for such a strange reason.
"Yes. The education system you brought was too advanced and detailed. The people of Ionia were born simple and honest. They were willing to believe everything you taught them. Therefore, the old authority was broken. The wise men were dragged off the podium and the elders who preserved the secret techniques were humiliated. The reason was that they preserved Ionia's knowledge so that it wouldn't fall into the hands of those with ulterior motives. It's true that your policies have allowed countless children to become literate, but knowledge itself is a burden. Once a farmer's son learns knowledge, he'll want to abandon his land to do business. He'll want to do something that doesn't fit his position in the world. "
The elder paused for a moment. Seeing that Li Ke didn't intend to interrupt him, he continued.
"The current Ionia was too unbalanced. Everyone was dissatisfied with their position and wanted better things. However, they never thought about the word 'satisfaction'. Although in the future I saw, your policies made them no longer have to worry about not having enough to eat, their spirits are no longer balanced and they have also lost their respect for most existences. That's why I started planning after seeing this future. A few days ago, I used a special method to return to the human world after my death in order to persuade you back to the right path. "
Li Ke chuckled and asked an irrelevant question.
"It seems that it wasn't just because of other reasons. You also did something to Plum Eye. It seems like you have a good relationship with her. Otherwise, the Shadow Fist of the Balance Sect wouldn't have turned into a demon so easily, right?"
The elder looked at Li Ke in astonishment. He didn't expect Li Ke to have guessed this matter. Yes, it was because of this that he schemed against Plum Eye. However, since Li Ke revealed this matter, the elder had nothing to hide.
"Yes, I gave her most beloved disciple, Fei, wrong information, causing her to lose an arm to the Noxas people and spiritual beasts. That was how I managed to convince Mei Mu to join my cause, allowing her to work hard for a true cause."
Li Ke chuckled.
"So, this is a necessary sacrifice, right?"
The elder realized that something was wrong, but he still nodded.
"Yes, this is a necessary sacrifice."
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