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Chapter 556 - 97: Desires and Choices (2nd Update)_1

Chapter 556: Chapter 97: Desires and Choices (2nd Update)_1

Apart from the deities, "The Bone Healer" Seti was essentially at the very pinnacle of this world.

Countless individuals yearned to be educated by him. And when Seti took on students, he didn’t just consider their backgrounds... As a Gold-tier Transcendent, he was acutely aware of the power of "desire". He also knew how terribly monstrous a person could become if their potent desires were tainted.

Therefore... as long as one had strong and pure desires, and upright principles, even if they lacked the tuition fee, Seti would take them on as students.

This was also because of Seti’s unique profession.

In the process of teaching his disciples, he could also enhance his own power... since the Idol School gains strength from being worshipped, and Seti preferred to harvest adoration from his "students".

What Seti valued most was their exceedingly pure "wishes".

The power of wishes is one of the purest forces an Idol Wizard can harness.

He made a pact with those students who lacked the power to fulfill their own wishes—he would give them the power to fulfill their wishes for free. Then, after they accomplished their wishes, they would return and leave their stories behind.

But in the end, the number of students who actually achieved their "wishes" after graduating from Seti’s tutelage was—zero.

Not to mention outsiders.

Even Seti himself sometimes doubted whether it was because of his presence that they unconsciously lost their desires.

After all, merely learning a tad from Seti could easily fulfill their wishes.

Those with a pure heart and intense desires would already have wishes that weren’t complicated or difficult to fulfill.

But after receiving teaching from Seti, they understood the concept of "being prepared for anything"; and from other students, they learned how remarkable a figure their teacher was.

After all, other Gold-tier individuals didn’t regard "teaching" as a form of "cultivation" like Seti did. If they took on disciples, it was mostly to find an assistant... like recruiting a graduate student to help with work, naturally they would be very selective.

They realized that if they missed this opportunity, they might never get it again.

No, they definitely wouldn’t get it again.

Having acquired the power to fulfill their desires, they did not leave as was initially agreed upon. They would return after accomplishing their wishes.

Instead, they continued to stay by the Bone Healer’s side, continuing their studies.

Like students who approach the teacher with questions during class.

Seeing the students so eager to learn, Seti naturally had no objections.

He’d rather they learned a bit more, grew a bit more... "being prepared for anything".

And indeed, they truly met their teacher’s expectations. Most of Seti’s students became important figures—well-known names at the very least within their circles. Some even became Silver-tier Transcendents.

They each had their own life full of remarkable achievements.

To outsiders, they all seemed fortunate.

...But only Master Seti knew.

His students certainly had their regrets.

Because their initial wishes, they had almost never achieved.

These were not the naive "fantasies" of ordinary people’s childhood hopes like "I want to become a king" or "I want to become a dragon" which were doomed to fail. They were truly pure and strong wishes.

Seti remembered them all.

There was a child who had been a genius Swordsman.

He became an overseer at a young age but fled in the face of subterranean monsters due to his lack of experience... leaving innocent residents at their mercy, resulting in many deaths.

If he had fought the monsters at that time, although he would have died, everyone else would’ve managed to evacuate. However, as the Guardian, he was the first to flee... causing all those he was meant to protect to perish.

As a result, no one pursued his responsibility.

He came before Seti, weeping sorrowfully, wishing to become courageous and no longer shrink from fear.

So, he read many books with Seti, witnessed many significant events, accompanied Seti in his interactions with some prominent figures, and gradually became an outstanding young man with courage, insight, and responsibility.

Thanks to that relationship and his own considerable abilities, he went to the United Kingdom and became the Chief of Police there.

But in the face of politics, he shrank away even more often than before... As a powerful foreigner, the King often harbored suspicions about him, and his colleagues coveted his influential position. Many traps were laid before him, tempting him to overstep his authority to provoke the King’s ire.

In order not to let this position fall into the hands of those with ulterior motives, he had no choice but to back down in the face of justice. But as time passed, he gradually learned to turn a blind eye, to pass the buck, to master the art of not taking the blame... All of which he learned from Seti’s exceptional guidance.

He saved many lives and fought for justice many times, but he also concealed many crimes and let some criminals go free.

The young Swordsman who once wept bitterly over his own retreats eventually became a politician.

Then there was another child who wanted his childhood sweetheart, a rich young lady, to be happy, yet he had neither the status to match hers nor the capital to make her happy.

After training for some time with Seti, he eventually became a renowned power, becoming the Guardian trusted by the underground people. He went to protect the most dangerous mining areas, served as a bodyguard for bigwigs, and in his spare time, he would bring rescue supplies deep into the exploratory layers to save the Prospective Diggers who were trapped underground without supplies.

This legendary mercenary, known as "The Unfallen Shield," was once thought by many... if he could advance to Gold status, he might earn the recognition of ’The Wrist of Perseverance’.

Many Diggers he saved in their youth. This favor accumulated into a vast network of connections... and he ultimately successfully married the childhood sweetheart he loved.

——But to maintain his life and to fulfill requests from those who sought his help, he continued to run about every day even after marriage. He could scarcely return home a few times a year, and he even advanced to Gold... While those he saved wanted to thank him, others asked him for more important favors. His daily life became an endless cycle of tasks and people to save——in the end, he died on a mission, leaving no children behind, nor did he gain the recognition of the sacred bones.

Nefer Tower still remembers a boy who loved reading but could never afford books, a boy who was particularly bright. He wanted to become a sage who had read a wide array of books.

After graduating from Seti, he finally went to work at the Royal Library of the United Kingdom, the library of his dreams——the United Kingdom’s Royal Library is the best in the world. After all, it is the sum of all historical records of dozens of countries, the library with the most ancient books in the world.

With his excellent abilities, he climbed the ranks and eventually became the head librarian. And because of his transcendent knowledge, he became the teacher of the three Princes. He had indeed reached the upper echelons of the kingdom...

But he no longer had the time to read. The knowledge he had once learned by heart, because it was too profound and there was no time to review it in daily life, gradually faded away; because his future position would be high, many people wanted to flatter him, and since he was not yet great, he could not refuse these dignitaries.

Others simply had ill intentions, wanting to glean royal secrets from him. Among his friends, many were spies with hidden agendas. Distinguishing these people and outwitting them drained his energy.

The result was that he had to entertain daily, his belly growing into a swimming ring. Greasy food and alcohol wrecked his body, and the royal brats and those unspeakable secrets wore out his soul.

His mind grew increasingly heavy... the fire of wisdom in his mind dwindled by the day, and the books he had once been able to read now seemed obscure. His memory also gradually began to decline.

Forget about becoming the greatest sage. He even needed rituals to temporarily restore his body’s health and slow his forgetfulness.

——They had done nothing wrong.

They had simply studied with all their might and used all their knowledge to the fullest.

But if they had done nothing wrong, why couldn’t they fulfill their incredibly simple wishes?

"...Neve."

Thus, the old man asked Nefer Tower, the only one who raised this question: "What do you think should be the purpose of acquiring Transcendent power? What would you do with Transcendent power if you had it?"

This question required Nefer Tower a whole year to ponder.

Her final answer was:

"I believe, the path to Transcendence is the road to the right of negation, Teacher."

The young Nefer Tower earnestly replied, "Acquiring Transcendent power is not about doing what one wants to do; it’s about having the confidence to boldly refrain from doing things I don’t want to do."

"So, do you still intend to pursue the path of Transcendence?"

"——No, Teacher."

She answered thus.

Nefer Tower was born a Transcendent, but she didn’t need to become one to live happily.

As the only student who refused the path Seti had set for her, Nefer Tower’s answer was steadfast.

She was also the only student who qualified to return to the Bone-nurturing Ground after graduation.

Because she alone had achieved her original wish——to become a sage, living with the one she loved.

Although she had missed the path of Transcendence, Nefer Tower never regretted it.

Because she indeed lived happily.

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