Mage Manual-Chapter 572 - 464 Weaving the Future_2

Hanna was taken aback, "The Weaving Festival... huh?"

She silently stroked her earring and suddenly asked, "Do you think the Weaving Festival is a good thing?"

"Hmm?" Ash thought for a moment, "Honestly speaking, the Weaving Festival is a ’natural force’ that can guide social trends and even influence the development of magic. It’s somewhat naive to judge it as good or bad, just like judging whether the sun is a good person or a bad person... But if I have to say, it should be a good thing."

"Predicting the future development of a country through the rankings, technological revolutions, key personnel, all of this ensures the Kingdom of Gospel will only develop better and faster, almost without any regression or stagnation. If it wasn’t for the Weaving Festival predicting the apocalypse this time, I would even doubt that I could see the future of the Kingdom of Gospel as star-studded oceans."

"But what about the Resonators?" Hanna said, "Knowing a predetermined future in advance, is that really good for them?"

"It depends on the situation. If the future happens to be what one desires, then naturally it is a good thing; but if the future is completely opposite to what one desires, it would be quite uncomfortable." Ash spread his hands, "But life can’t always be perfect, just like not every dish at a buffet is delicious."

"I don’t see it that way, whether the future meets one’s expectations or not, I think it’s not a good thing." Hanna said, "For example, if the Weaving Festival told me that you and I would be together forever, whether I have feelings for you or not, I would feel very uncomfortable."

"Let’s not mention if I don’t have feelings for you. Even if I really liked you, I would wonder: Does that mean I have to be bound to you in the future? Can’t I leave, change, or choose a different life?"

"Being negated by the future can be distressing, but being affirmed by the future can also bring pressure." Hanna looked at her hands, "In the end, why isn’t our future in our own hands?"

"Having been in the Kingdom of Gospel for so many days, I am actually very curious about your opinion of the Kingdom of Gospel." Hanna turned to face Ash, "As a person from an Exotic Realm, do you think the Kingdom of Gospel is good? Did the All-Knowing Weaver descend the Gospel out of a deep love for humanity?"

Ash fell silent and thought for quite a while before retorting, "Do you know about the social system of the Kingdom of Blood Moon?"

"I do," Hanna sighed, "The ’Bloodline Prohibition Law’, Blood Moon Judgement, the Blood Saint Clan and the Moon Shadow Clan, everyone is brought up in nurseries, with biological modification rampant. It’s essentially a barbaric jungle disguised as civilization... I apologize if I have offended."

"No, you’ve summarized it very accurately, the Kingdom of Blood Moon is just like a farm the Extreme Master of Blood Moon has meticulously cultivated." Ash said, "In my view, the essence of the Kingdom of Gospel and the Blood Moon are the same."

"Ah?" Hanna was surprised, "Although I was criticizing the All-Known Weaver, surely the All-Knowing Weaver hasn’t committed such sins..."

"Even though the social systems and cultural landscapes are worlds apart, the foundation of both kingdoms lies in the will of the Divine Lord." Ash said, "The Divine Lord established the rules, and thus all beings can only exist by following them. These rules can be the ’Bloodline Prohibition Law’ or the Gospel System."

"The Divine Lord neither loves nor dislikes humanity, even the Extreme Master of Blood Moon is the same. Although the Blood Saint Moon Shadow are the ruling class, their position isn’t derived from the Extreme Master of Blood Moon’s favoritism, but built upon the ’Bloodline Prohibition Law’. In a world where bloodline is prohibited, only the self-loving Longevity Species can fully exploit their advantage, like flies are the dominant species in a restroom—it can’t be said that the restroom is favoring them, right? In any other country, these numerically scarce Longevity Species would rapidly be persecuted by the shorter-lived species into hiding their identities."

Hanna murmured, "So, are you saying that the Divine Lord doesn’t care about humanity?"

"No." Ash shook his head, "While They neither deeply love nor despise humanity, They do care about humans. Otherwise, where would the Kingdom of Blood Moon and the Kingdom of Gospel come from? But what They care for is not one or two individuals, not a single era, but all people from the birth of Their kingdom to the present day."

"If I must say, your hope that the Divine Lord deeply loves humanity is wrong. The current attitude of the Divine Lord, being impartial and non-interfering, is the correct one."

"Why?"

"Because love is a gift," Ash glanced at her, "Are humans worthy of responding to the Divine Lord’s love? They would only drown in it. Just look at Vatican Mura, the Clan Leader of the Six Emblems loved his people without reservation, and the result is that they are all lost in drunken romance and dreams."

"Not necessarily, right?" Hanna couldn’t help but say, "In some ancient myths, there are races favored by the Divine Lord who master silver or even Gold grade Magic Factions from birth—"

"Do you still remember what you told me about ’Gospel Mages’ and ’Silent Mages’?" Ash said with a smile.

Hanna was startled and immediately grasped Ash’s meaning. ’Gospel Mages’ are those who turn to the Gospel for answers whenever they encounter a problem in their faction, while ’Silent Mages’ are traditional mages who rely on themselves to break through Magical Factions without consulting the Gospel.

In the Kingdom of Gospel, ’Gospel Mages’ are the mainstream among One-winged Mages, but among Two-winged Mages, seventy percent are ’Silent Mages’, and all Holy Sanctuary Mages are ’Silent Mages’.

"In the evaluation system of mages, the Divine Lord’s love for a race leads only to its decline." Ash said, "Because magic isn’t like money, resources, means of production—things that can automatically increase; it’s knowledge that must be pursued and comprehended throughout one’s life. If the Divine Lord were to help mages in the Magic Faction, it would instead be reducing the potential of mages and corroding the foundation of their knowledge."

This 𝓬ontent is taken from f(r)eeweb(n)ovel.𝒄𝒐𝙢