vncnus Chapter 114 [Harley]
Chapter 114 [Harley]
Chapter 114 [Harley]
After Loki left with Bazel, a gentle breeze stirred the upper canopy of the trees.
Harald's scarred face, which appeared thoughtful, was now visible.
"My lord, is this really appropriate? To have Loki bring humans to this place?"
Harald shook his head:
"Don't talk about this carelessly. He seems to have figured something out, otherwise he wouldn't have made that face."
"The truth of what happened back then has been buried for too long, and I've always been curious about what the World Government is hiding."
"Why has the existence of the sun god Nika been completely forgotten after only a few hundred years?"
"Even the legends and stories about him are rarely heard. I would occasionally ask the learned among humans when I went to war."
But the answers I received were all negative.
A gentle breeze blew again, and Harald, suppressing his thoughts, touched his bald head, raised his head, and gazed at the increasingly bright clear sky.
"How beautiful this world is! [Warrior's Spring, Owl Library]"
Loki suddenly stopped outside the huge treehouse, his expression conflicted.
"Forget it, I'd better not go in here. Brother Bazel, you're a guest of the giants, Biblo won't make things difficult for you."
"Then please wait for me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bazel stepped into the library and looked at the dazzling array of books with a look of astonishment.
He originally thought there wouldn't be many books in the library.
After all, Saul had not yet brought back the books of Ohara, but the reality was beyond Bazel's expectations.
The books here are not only large, but also plentiful.
It has all sorts of books, from postpartum care for sows to 100 questions on navigation.
"Coo coo~~"
Bazel looked up and saw an enormous owl perched on the wooden frame, looking at him with the same curiosity.
"Oh my, what a rare guest!"
"It's Curator Biblo, an owl with special abilities that has been in this library for centuries."
"Hello there."
Bazel greeted him instinctively.
Lipriy, with a hot figure, wearing a crop top and short skirt, walked over carrying several books.
A suggestive tattoo extends from the left side of the forehead down to the left ankle.
"Aren't you a pirate? Do you think pirates would be interested in studying?"
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Lipri, and I occasionally come here to help Curator Biblo clean up."
"Bazaar".
After a brief self-introduction, Barzel responded with a smile:
"Who says pirates don't need to study? Fighting is an art in itself."
"If you know the vulnerable parts of the human body, you can strike the enemy more effectively. Besides, nautical knowledge is also a very profound subject."
"So you're here to learn about navigation?" Lipley asked.
"No, I've come to borrow an old book called Halley."
Barzel replied truthfully:
"Because of my interest in the past, I learned some things about Harley from Loki."
Before Lipriy could respond, the owl, which had been lazily lounging around, suddenly flew down from the shelf, grabbed a book from the shelf, placed it on the table, and then stared at Bazel.
"Is this—an invitation for me to come over?" Bazel asked curiously.
Lipriy nodded, her gaze towards Bazel somewhat strange:
"Perhaps because he's getting older, the curator rarely flies anymore. I didn't expect him to bring you a Harley."
Bazel used Moonwalk to quickly leap onto the desk and laboriously began to flip through the ancient book titled "Harley".
The giant owl didn't leave; instead, it tilted its head and kept staring at Bazel.
"Director Biblo~~"
Lipley went to the owl and whispered:
"Is he special? Why are you staring at him?"
goo~
The owl responded with a cryptic cry.
Lipriy scratched her head: "This is really a headache. If only I could understand the hooting of owls. Let's just assume that Bazel is special."
As they spoke, Lipriy sat behind Bazel and began to explain the origins of the book "Halley".
"This is a very old book, and many of the myths of Elbaf were created based on what is recorded in this book."
"But the giants' comprehension was limited; they could only interpret the sun god through what they could understand."
"The warriors of Elbaf all believe in their own understanding of the sun god, which has led to many versions of the sun god legend in Elbaf."
"That's normal."
Bazel responded to Liprit without looking up.
"Everyone is different, and even the best chef cannot satisfy everyone's appetite, just as knowledge cannot."
"Different people have different understandings, so different sun gods will naturally be born."
"The sun god who destroys the world, the sun god who ignites war, the sun god who brings glory, the sun god who liberates—"
"That's precisely why this legend is so rich and colorful."
Lipley smiled and nodded. "Yes, that's a really cool thing."
Not getting a response from Bazel, Lipley wasn't annoyed. She propped her head up with one hand and watched the man engrossed in reading, along with the Owl Curator.
But Bazel had no time to pay attention to anything else.
After seeing Harley in person, Bazel was increasingly horrified.
It's different from what's depicted in the comics.
The three stories accompanying the murals are much richer.
Although many of the words and phrases were difficult to understand, Barzel still gained a lot of useful information by combining them with what he remembered.
Take, for example, the definition of the world.
It's pointless to judge who was right and who was wrong in that war eight hundred years ago.
Joy Boy's ideal kingdom never became a reality. Whether that fantasy kingdom, which did not stand the test of time and human nature, was good or bad is something no one can definitively say.
If Joy Boy had won instead of Im back then, perhaps eight hundred years later, books would contain many records of either criticism or praise of the Republic of Equality.
If we look at the world from God's perspective, the world under Im's rule, though chaotic, has found a way to maintain order within that chaos.
Even if this order is a terrible privileged order where Celestial Dragons are supreme, it's still better than nothing.
Bazel could not be entirely certain of Joy Boy's ideals.
No one knows what a completely equal world will bring.
The world he experienced before his transmigration was unequal, let alone the pirate world he entered after his transmigration.
In the era before the time travel, only relative equality could be achieved.
Can we expect to achieve complete equality here?
Even if we take a step back and assume that complete equality is achieved in theory,
Is fist still necessary?
Are muskets and cannons still necessary?
If so, would they become the culprits that undermine complete equality?
If not.
Once a malicious person with ulterior motives secretly gains the power to break equality, should the opposing side simply sit idly by and wait for justice to arrive and judge the unfair treatment?
The same thing still applies.
Artillery can be used, but it cannot be absent.
Otherwise, Bazel would not have called his justice "heroic justice."
It is justice based on equality, or justice based on fairness.
Without power, how can a hero carry out justice?
How can you verbally kill your enemy and make them commit suicide out of shame?
Closing the Harley, Bazel let out a long sigh.
"Looks like you've had quite a bit of success?"
Ok?
Bazel froze when he realized that his body was being grasped and lifted up by a pair of hands.
He turned to look at Liprit.
"What are you doing?"
"Well, you humans are just so cute~"
Lipriy chuckled and gently poked Bazel with her finger.
"From our perspective as giants, you guys are just too cute to be true."
"I used to think it was strange that Gertz liked humans, but now it doesn't seem so strange at all~"
Bazel squinted.
Why does he have this illusion that Ah Shi is going to be NTR'd?
Could it be that this giantess has taken a liking to me?
"Please respect my gender."
Bazel slapped away the Titan's fingers as she fastened her belt. "I'm human, a human with morals. How could I let you take off your clothes for my research, you idiot!"
"Pfft, what a pity, I'm clearly very interested in biology."