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Chapter 134 Praise the dead monarch

Along the coast, waves beat on the beach, taking away waves of golden fine sand.

Chiron was leisurely moving his four hooves, walking along the coastline towards home.

He'd never really trusted Rucka, the goddess of fortune, and he'd always thought his neighbor was up to something.And the longer you stay dormant, the bigger the picture will be.

But he is not easy to get along with, he left arrangements in the territory, and he knows exactly what happened.

Now he has two disciples, Kata and Dominique, they are both outstanding, and they manifest in different aspects, so Chiron pays attention to the territory more frequently, and there is no lack of secret school exams.

Recently, something happened in the territory, and it was time to observe what they had learned.

……

is the plague.

A plague broke out in Chiron's domain.

When Chiron is not around, Kata will take care of it, including the arrangement of mortals in the territory, contact with the goddess of luck, Kaka, the settlement of foreign population, and all matters big and small.

Dominique was his deputy.

When the plague broke out, Kata responded extremely quickly, and quickly isolated the infected people.

Perhaps because of his background, he needs to have more recognition for the poor. When the family members of the infected people come to ask him to go in and take care of them, he will agree.

He promised to end the plague.

His deputy, one of Chiron's disciples, Dominique also promised the same.Dominique and Kata come from very different backgrounds, and his family has given him a good foundation, both in management and decision-making.

Therefore, his promises should be more targeted-only promises to people who have not been infected by the plague.

He knew that the plague could not be controlled, either to eliminate it, or to spread and kill more people.

He and Kata got into an argument.

"Burn them!"

In the thatched hut, the long debate finally made Dominic lose all patience, and he yelled straightforwardly.

"How many times do I have to say it before you understand! The plague cannot be controlled, it must be strangled at the source."

"When it gets out and spreads, more people will definitely die!"

"You have to wait for the teacher, can you wait? Do you know how many people will die in the middle?"

"You do not know!"

"But I know! I know how to deal with the plague, I know better than you!"

"Listen to me, burn them to death."

Kata was lying on the table, and the paper on the table recorded the big and small matters in the territory, and he needed to deal with them one by one.

He sighed in his heart more than once-the gods who improve and spread paper are really amazing!

But he only dared to sigh deep in his heart.The one who spread the paper was a goddess named Felula, and the teacher often changed his face when he heard her name.

Kata could tell that the teacher didn't like her.

He put the processed paper on the corner of the long table, and then looked at Dominic: "Are you done? Go out when you're done."

"I have my own arrangements."

Dominic's anger came and went quickly, and he calmed down quickly, with pity in his eyes: "You will regret it, you will."

"I hope you won't regret it."

……

Kata failed to grasp what Dominique meant.

night.

Dominic quietly rushed to the place where the infected people were concentrated.

He held a torch in his hand, and a knife in his hand.

In the night, he threw the torch towards the thatched hut in the distance, and blocked the only way out with a knife.

This is a silent play.

Burning firemen rushed out constantly, trying to escape from the flames.

However, what awaited them was not a way out, but Dominic with the knife.

A woman held up her child and begged him humbly: "Save him, please..."

What responded to her was not human words, but indifferent eyes and ruthless blades.

The silent repertoire ended, and Kata finally rushed over.

But it's too late.In front of him are only the burning sea of ​​flames and Dominic holding a knife.

He looked at the other party in disbelief, but he didn't see the awe of life in the other party's eyes.

It reminded him of his childhood and his parents.He went to caress the charred corpse on the ground, brushing the cheek of the child in the mother's arms with his rough fingers.

He looked at fellow disciple Dominique, his voice trembling and distorted: "You remind me of two people, they are gods, are you a god too?"

Dominic was also looking at him: "I'm just doing what I should do, I can't let you continue to make mistakes."

"Sacrifice is always necessary in order to save."

Kata squatted on the ground in pain, he suddenly cried: "This is not saving, it is killing..."

……

The dream is over, and it is time to wake up from the dream.

Kata and Dominique, the thatched hut where they were still arguing during the day, Chiron as a teacher sat opposite them.

He shook his head: "Why didn't you see it in the past? Neither of you two satisfies me."

"One is too cruel, the other is too kind."

"If all the kings in the world were like you, then the world would have been in chaos."

Dominic didn't say a word, he lowered his head, listening to Chiron's teachings as usual.

Kata's eyes were red, as if she had really cried.

He asked Chiron: "Master, do you also think that sacrifice is inevitable?"

Chiron nodded: "Sometimes it is indeed a necessary means and a method that must be adopted."

"Sacrifice is for more salvation."

Kata's mood is obviously not right, he is more agitated today than usual.

He boldly asked Chiron: "What if the sacrifice is someone you care about? If it were me, would you choose to sacrifice?"

For a moment, Chiron didn't know how to answer this question.

But sometimes, no answer is itself an answer.When the questioner does not get the only answer he wants, he will naturally feel lost or even disappointed.

Kata smiled miserably: "I understand, teacher."

"I'll try to convince myself."

"I thought, I need to be alone for a while to cool down."

With that said, he rushed out of the hut.

Chiron didn't stop Kata immediately, but looked at the ring in his hand - when it was worn on his finger, it was a sign of bad luck!

He greeted Dominic: "I'll go see him."

"You should also pay attention, you are too cold. Just like Kata said, you are not a god, so you can't lose your awe of life."

"Otherwise, one day, your coldness will reflect on yourself."

"For the affairs of the territory, you should do it for Kata first, and it's time for you to learn this aspect."

As he said that, he walked out of the thatched cottage with four hooves.

Chiron didn't notice that Dominique's mood behind him was actually not right.

When Dominic raised his head, his eyes were still in a trance, as if he hadn't escaped from the illusion.

It didn't make sense, Chiron had promised him to come out.

Against the strong dizziness of reality and illusion, Dominic's fingers pressed against his thigh and opened a simple, boxy "door".

He said silently in his heart: "Praise the monarch of death, praise... your strength..."
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ps: As long as I haven't slept, today hasn't passed, and tomorrow hasn't come yet.

(End of this chapter)