I Am Extraordinary Alone
Chapter 425 - 423: The Definition of a King

Chapter 425: Chapter 423: The Definition of a King

Night.

Wei Tianyang brewed a cup of coffee and sat in his usual chair, turning on the wall-mounted TV to watch the news.

He usually didn’t watch the news because there wasn’t much good news on it.

But tonight was different.

He wanted to know the situation in Fengrao City.

Baphomet lay on the spacious floor to the left side of the TV, carrying Yaha on its back, and ate egg tarts, bowing its head.

It wasn’t interested in worldly matters, but it was quite interested in food.

Yaha’s face was grim, a departure from her childish and naive past. Now in her thirties, her long hair touched the floor, and genetic defects had erased her gender identity, but no longer dressing in men’s clothing and no longer acting extravagantly, her appearance was enough to arouse any man’s desire.

Zhao Ling lay like a wooden mannequin abandoned in a clothing store, limbless and wrapped in bandages, lying on a soft cushion covered with a thin blanket, emotionlessly watching the TV.

The room was silent, filled only with the sound of the central air conditioning, the smacking noise of Baphomet eating tart, and the occasional slurping sound of Wei Tianyang sipping coffee.

On the screen were various images sent back by reporters from different countries. Fengrao City was an international metropolis, the center of Yin Country, hosting many embassies. In this catastrophe, many foreign diplomats had perished, and Yin Country could not stop these countries’ reporters from coming to conduct interviews.

The iconic tripod-like structure of Fengrao City was no longer there; only a charred ruin stood on the ground now, with construction machinery operating on the periphery, and military helicopters still shuttling back and forth, rescuing victims.

Meanwhile, in the next news item, Yin Country’s representative confirmed to the global media that Venerable Qin would replace Zhao Ling as the Emperor and would rename herself Qiansui. And Yin Country would be renamed Yin Dynasty.

This move inevitably led to speculation about change and triggered intense domestic and international discussions.

The domestic investigative department would also launch investigations into the research institutes and Foreign Affairs Bureau and indefinitely suspend related activities of the Foreign Affairs Bureau. Venerable Qin had secured her position – she had won.

Wei Tianyang drained his coffee and turned to look at Zhao Ling. Although she was silent, tears streamed down her eyes, wetting the pillow and cushion.

Wei Tianyang took a tissue, sat down beside her, and gently wiped her tears.

Zhao Ling had no expression; she stared blankly at the images on the TV, her mind a blank slate.

Baphomet, biting into an egg tart, turned its head back and mentally communicated to Wei Tianyang, "This woman is already dead in her mind."

"She still has a heartbeat," Wei Tianyang said.

"But her heart, her brain, her memory, all have become blank," Baphomet said.

Wei Tianyang certainly knew; he had explored Zhao Ling’s memories and inner thoughts, which were as barren as a desert.

She was still alive, but she didn’t want to live like this.

"This disparity must be painful," Baphomet said.

"She had the power to change the future. But she took the wrong path," Wei Tianyang said.

"There is no right or wrong, Longhorn," Baphomet corrected.

Wei Tianyang didn’t respond, just crumpled the tissue in his hand.

"There is no right or wrong, only whether you have the strength to continue on that path," Baphomet continued.

"Do you agree with her view then? That power is a reason to become ’King’?" Wei Tianyang said.

"No, not really in agreement, but she is right in one aspect — power is the reason," Baphomet said.

"You left out the ’becoming King’ part, then the statement becomes an incomplete sentence," Wei Tianyang said, shaking his head.

"That’s because I don’t agree with that part," Baphomet said.

"Why?" Wei Tianyang asked further.

"Your species’ ’King’ depends on too much... he needs an army for violence, a cabinet to manage the kingdom, civilians to produce and create. A king is bound by these trivial matters and must also guard against other kings coveting his territory, thus unable to pay attention to truly valuable things," Baphomet said.

"Damn it. You’re reading my mind again," Wei Tianyang said.

"It’s hard not to, given that you read so many books daily. I can understand your species through your mind," Baphomet said.

"If you understand the words, why don’t you read the books yourself?" Wei Tianyang said.

"Turning pages is too troublesome. Besides, after being processed through your mind, the contents of the books are more refined, allowing me to quickly find the parts I’m interested in," Baphomet said.

Wei Tianyang narrowed his eyes and returned to the previous topic, "Isn’t that what a king should do? Managing subjects is not easy."

"Such a king is meaningless. Your human kings consume their lives, only trying to solve petty issues, ultimately earthbound because they are not like you, possessing absolute violence and having conquered physical distance," Baphomet said.

It was right in saying so; the biggest equity among humans was that everyone would die, and everyone’s day had only 24 hours.

And humanity’s biggest enemy was physical distance.

Physical distance could create all advantages and wear down all advantages; it determined the rate of information transfer.

In the Middle Ages, kings needed to build roads and relay stations, relying on the speed of horses to combat physical distance and manage their kingdoms.

During the industrial revolution, company executives and presidents of various countries used vehicles to combat physical distance.

In the more recent eras marked by several technological revolutions, telephone, internet, airplanes... the means of combating physical distance increased and accelerated.

But physical distance remained the ultimate challenge.

Digital information might be transmitted globally in an instant, but tanks, shells, armies, and goods... these could not be transmitted by fiber optics.

Some superpower special departments had the ability to transfer and teleport; however, an antidote acted like a curse, locking their number of usages.

Only Wei Tianyang, completely conquering time and space, could appear instantly anywhere and do so repeatedly.

"A king doesn’t need to depend on anyone or anything. He only needs to care about his ultimate meaning, any others are just tools to achieve this. If useless, they are discarded. If you cannot do this, you cannot call yourself a ’King’," Baphomet said.

"That’s too heartless," Wei Tianyang remarked.

"It’s your species’ inherent flaw that leads you to think this way. Humans, due to having language, have birthed a high civilization, but civilization isn’t necessarily required to exist. Tigers, lions, deer, wolves... those species that don’t have a high civilization and can’t survive alone, manage to live on. Humans need civilization simply because individuals are weak," Baphomet said.

"I disagree... if it is merely for the sake of living, then life has no meaning," Wei Tianyang said.

"Existence is the ultimate meaning!" Baphomet reemphasized.

"I’m not arguing with you anymore, I want to go... see the Moon," Wei Tianyang shook his head and said.

Saying so, he stood up, pushed open the window, and looked out at the night sky.

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