Steampunk Era: Mad Abield
Chapter 1076 - 677: Who Knows (Part 2)

Chapter 1076: Chapter 677: Who Knows (Part 2)

Looking at Lin the Sage, for some reason, Malin thought again of the girl named Chengshan, who said she wants to inherit the position of Sage. Does this mean she will also undergo such transformation?

Just like old Hoffman’s sect. At this thought, Malin felt a pang in his heart. That child is not very old, only eleven or twelve years old, but she is already the greatest disciple left in the world by her mentor.

Malin understood that she wants to become a Sage not for so-called glory, but solely because of responsibility, even though such responsibility is too heavy for her.

Yet she does not back down, because behind her are younger sisters and brothers.

She feels it’s her responsibility and obligation... precisely because it’s her responsibility and obligation, so before knowing her mentor’s misfortune, this girl could use herself as a bargaining chip, hoping to gain more benefits for the city she is responsible for and its civilization. But after learning of her mentor’s misfortune, she never mentioned the issues between her and Malin again.

This girl... is a true Sage. She sees her mentor as her life’s guiding light. She believes that becoming a Sage or doing something for this country is the ultimate way to repay the upbringing she received.

But she is too young, so young that even Malin feels compassion.

"Lin the Sage."

Hearing Malin’s call, Lin the Sage, walking ahead on the mountain path, turned to look at Malin.

"Will Chengshan undergo surgery?"

"If the Council of Sages approves, she indeed will become a new Sage, but she is too young and a girl; no way would the Council of Sages let her become a Sage." Lin the Sage shook his head, offering an answer that left Malin somewhat puzzled.

"Why are you so sure, Lin the Sage?" Malin asked.

"Because Thainan men are not all dead yet, how could they possibly let such a young girl go onto the surgical table?" At this, Lin the Sage sighed, "The Sage Tower summoned her only to have her unlock the backup body repository of the Chao Sage; Chao Sage’s body needs purification, so it must be Chao’s apprentices that open the repository. She naive thinks she will inherit the Sage’s position... how is that possible? We Sages are not unfeeling machines who would lead such a young child down such a path to death; no Sage would agree to that. We undergo surgery and lose our selfish desires; this is the true way to adhere to heavenly principles and extinguish human desires."

"... she naively thinks she will inherit the Sage’s position." Malin folded his arms, feeling a growing respect for the Sage.

"Perhaps one day, she grows older, and a Sage has completed his path. Maybe she will have the opportunity to become a new Sage. But for now, she has no qualification, nor possibility." After finishing, Lin the Sage resumed his steps, leading Malin forward: "Because this child is not suitable at all."

"She said she was." Malin raised his eyebrows.

"Because she has nowhere else to go, when she was young, her talent did not manifest, so she was given to the nursery at the Sage Tower as a disablee. Later, we discovered a fragmented Sequence of a Star Observer on her."

"Star Observer?" Malin was a bit puzzled, but a sudden realization helped him understand — Chengshan confirmed the echo between her and him.

Star Observers are fragments of the Star Observer Sequence that become short sequences; in other words, as Star Observers, they must find these Star Observers, recover these short sequences, to climb to the highest point.

As for how to recover them, waiting for them to die is one option.

It’s also the method Malin feels most reliable. Asking Malin to kill a girl just to gain a bit more power?

That won’t do; Malin feels he hasn’t fallen so low as to have to sacrifice a child’s life for his own gain.

If doing this is no different from those Evil Gods, unless that little bit of power means Malin can save this world, otherwise there’s no way he would kill a child for such insignificant power. Malin truly can’t do it.

"Yes, although it’s only a short sequence in the end, she is not a disablee; performing surgery on her would only harm her." Lin the Sage paused briefly, then sighed, "Chao the Sage originally thought that when she grew a bit older, he would personally ensure her return to secular life, and this way, find a good family for her to marry... would be much better than wasting life in the Sage Tower."

"Unfortunately, he met with misfortune." Malin added here, only able to lament the unpredictability of fate.

Chao the Sage was a good mentor. He did not wish for such a weak child to return to the nursery, although she could not become a new Sage, he did not want to see her leave disappointed either.

So he taught her as a disciple, originally thinking he could teach her all the skills, allowing her to have a place in this world. Unfortunately, fate is unpredictable.

Malin sighed and, following Lin the Sage, recollected Chengshan’s smile... You must live well, silly girl.

......

When Roben Messiah saw Lord Malin returning with the Thainan girl named Meng Quyi, he and his superiors finally sighed with relief.

His superiors sighed with relief because Lord Malin returned safely, while he himself sighed because it looked like Lord Malin had no intention of staying overnight in the city.

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