Chapter 259 Assessment
“Huh?”
Jilan looked at the woman with some confusion.
"To be honest, I have seen a lot of self-disciplined men, but few can compare with you."
Mavi bit into the kebab in her hand while chewing the food. While speaking quietly.
"Besides practicing every day, there are basically no entertainment activities...I didn't even find out what your hobbies are."
"This is really a puzzling thing, Mr. Gillan...could it be , don’t you have any desire?”
Mavie glanced at the blond young man beside her and asked curiously.
Hearing this, Jilan fell into silence.
Don’t he like entertainment?
No, of course he does...
No one doesn't like entertainment, and Gillan is no exception.
"You may have misunderstood, Miss Maiev."
Gilan looked at the Baiwei River, and the afterglow of the setting sun swayed on the water, as if it had sprinkled a sparkling golden powder.
He said lightly:
"Self-discipline does not mean the absence of desire. On the contrary, it is precisely because the desire is too big that one will be self-disciplined...because human nature alone cannot defeat desire. What can defeat desire is only greater desire."
Say this. At that time, Gilan thought of the "Ascetic Sect". Their seven major precepts are to suppress human nature and make themselves stronger by imitating the divinity without sorrow or joy.
Kejilan begs to differ.
He believes that the real strong man does not suppress human nature, but allows human nature, accepts human nature, and uses human nature.
“People who are not self-disciplined are either ignorant of greater desires or lack strong inner motivation.”
"The essence of self-discipline is a kind of persistence towards deep desires...because self-discipline is not a means or a personal trait, but an external manifestation of the pursuit of desires."
"I just use more Big desires just defeat small desires like entertainment."
Jilan said slowly and began to look at himself.
It can be said that his self-discipline and elegance are the result of the quality of the "anchor", giving people a perfect personality.
But in fact, he didn't lie.
Because he does have a higher-level desire in his heart - the desire to become stronger.
"Oh?" Maiev looked surprised. "It's really a different view, but I agree."
She swallowed the food in her mouth and said curiously:
"Then, according to Mr. Gillan's mouth, the bigger one What is desire...can you tell me?”
“If you have not experienced the pain of disability, you will not cherish your healthy body, let alone regard health as a desire.”
Gilan did not answer Maiev's question directly, but whispered in a daze.
“If you have not experienced imprisonment, you will not have the desire for freedom.”
“If you have not been hunted, you have not experienced war, and you will not understand how rare it is to survive.”
“Only by clearly understanding what the greater desire is and what it can bring to oneself, can one achieve true self-discipline...”
“I just want to live and be well. Live freely and freely in this world."
Gilan turned his head and looked at Maiev quietly.
"This is my desire."
His tone was calm, but it made the woman with long black hair stop eating, and her heart aroused.
The two sides were silent for a while.
Maev looked back at the river and whispered:
"I think I understand."
"When I was brought back to the capital by Chairman Parra, I had just turned eighteen... There was only one thing in my mind, and that was to gain great power. , one day I will be able to personally destroy the 'Tian Ni Cult'"
Maiev murmured.
“Later, I followed the Chairman to study mysticism in depth, embarked on the ‘Road of the Fire Sword’, climbed assiduously, and performed tasks conscientiously... But I feel that compared to Mr. Gillan, I can’t talk about self-discipline.”
“This is just your subjective feeling, Miss Maiev.”
Jilan said calmly.
“Perhaps in the eyes of others, you are an extremely self-disciplined woman...but the opinion is not important, just like me, I never think that I am very self-disciplined.”
“ I'm just trying to satisfy my own desires, nothing else matters, I should give in to this desire." "Thank you." Maiev smiled. "Chatting with you gives me stronger motivation."
Her beautiful eyes were shining with luster.
"If...I mean if, we all successfully pass tonight's assessment, then we will be partners fighting side by side from now on."
"I will feel honored for this."
…
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Night.
The cool moonlight falls on the capital city cluster.
The Baiwei River and the Xixikeli River intersect in an "X" shape. The moonlight is bright and they move with the waves.
The central point where the rivers meet, the Triumph District.
Imperial Plaza.
This place has long been blocked off by dense white security tapes, and there are patrol teams everywhere, strictly guarding it.
The personnel of the balance and purification department holding submachine guns and wearing white uniforms had stern expressions and piercing eyes.
There is an unspeakable solemn atmosphere surrounding the place.
At 8:40, Maiev drove Jilan and stopped at the square.
As soon as they got off the car, they were surrounded by an entire balance team. Even after recognizing Maiev and Gilan, the team still did not relax their vigilance.
It wasn’t until the two men showed the identification of the committee leader that the team members put down their submachine guns.
Uh-huh!
They all crossed their arms and made a solemn imperial salute to the two of them.
"Team leader Maiev, team leader Jilan."
Everyone said respectfully.
Mavey waved her hand, and she and Jilan strode up the stairs to the square.
At this moment, Chairman Parra is already waiting here with seven or eight committee members. Seeing Maiev and Gilan coming hand in hand, the men and women of the committee members saluted one after another.
“You are here.”
The white-haired old gentleman held a white cane, raised his hand and glanced at his watch, and smiled:
“ Very punctual.”
"Chairman Pala."
Mavie and Gilan saluted him.
Jilan turned his head and looked at the square black cube in front of everyone. It is the "Dai Pavilion" that blocks the Monument of Manolan Golden Nightmare.
"Chairman, is tonight's 'Grave Digger' assessment related to this nightmare monument?"
Maev asked.
Parra hummed and nodded.
"To become a 'gravedigger', strength alone is not enough, you need some outstanding characteristics... Only actual combat can highlight these characteristics, so I plan to use this nightmare monument as your Assessment. "
The old gentleman smiled.
“But don’t worry, there will be several serving imperial ‘gravediggers’ coming in person later to explain to you the specific content of the assessment and some precautions.”
< br>“Yes, Chairman.”
Hearing this, Maiev looked stern and said in a deep voice.
Gilan, who was standing aside, was also looking forward to it.
Are you working as a "gravedigger"...
For a while.
Nine o'clock sharp.
Two black cars parked at the edge of the square, and with the clang of the car doors, five men and women, all wearing black turtleneck trench coats, strode forward.
"Teresa, long time no see."
With a smile on his face, Chairman Parra greeted the older lady at the head.
"Long time no see, Palla."
The lady responded with a narrowed smile.
Her hair was gray and tied up, and she looked to be in her fifties. A pair of dark green eyes concealed vicissitudes of life and perseverance, but the smile hanging on the corner of her mouth added a touch of softness and kindness to her.
Jilan noticed that there was a white rose stuck in the chest of this lady's windbreaker... No, it should be said that the five people who came had a white rose stuck in the chest.
He secretly guessed that this might be a status symbol of the "gravedigger".
"These two young people are the candidates who will take part in the assessment tonight, Miss Maiev and Mr. Gillan, right?"
The lady named Theresa looked over.
Parra nodded, and introduced to Maiev and Gillan:
"This is Ms. Teresa Corou, the leader of the second 'Gravedigger' team, a fourth-level long-lived person. "
"What she is walking on is the path leading to the Holy Grail Spiral, the 'Noon Dawn' in July, and the 4th level 'Sunflower'."
Hearing this, Jilan and Ma. Wei glanced at each other.
The long-lasting person......
They greeted Ms. Teresa one after another, and the latter nodded kindly and said softly:
"I am looking forward to your performance, and I hope you can pass the assessment smoothly and become a glorious digger." Tomb Man'."
"Yes, Ms. Teresa,"
Mavi and Gillan said.
Teresa nodded and introduced the other four "gravediggers" in service to the two of them.
"They are all members of the second group I am in..."
After introduction, Gilan and Maiev learned about the other four people.
Three men and one woman.
Two of the men have very special appearances. One of them is a thin and short dwarf, and the other is a tall and strong "giant".
The dwarf rode directly on the head of the strong man.
The short man's name is Renault, a level 3 "journalist", and the tall man's name is Mugur, a level 3 "artisan".
They are close friends and often act together.
The other man is much more normal, 1.8 meters tall and standing straight. He has medium-long light brown hair combed back, handsome features, and stubble. He looks like a elegant gentleman.
His name is Garnaud Neto, a level 3 "Hunter".
On its shoulder, there is a cute meerkat standing, looking up at the surroundings, seemingly always on alert.
"Good evening, you two. This is my partner, Robin."
Garnold chuckled and whistled.
Phew!
The meerkat named Robin immediately turned his head, staring at Maiev and Jilan with a pair of black eyes, and actually crossed his little paws at them humanely and made an imperial salute.
Mavey raised her eyebrows, looking surprised.
She also said hello:
"Hello Mr. Garnold, hello little Robin."
However, when he heard the name "Little Robin", the gray-white meerkat was a little dissatisfied, and his hands He put his paws on his hips and squeaked at Maiev.
It seemed like he was cursing.
This scene made everyone chuckle.
As for the last female "gravedigger", her name is Kaya Grando.
She is less than 1.5 meters tall, with long, light blond hair that reaches her waist and is slightly curly, tied into a double ponytail.
She doesn’t look like an elite member of the special department at all, but rather like a delicate and cute little aristocratic girl.
"Hee hee, sister Mawei, brother Jilan, you have to work hard!"
Kaya squeezed her little pink fist and cheered for the two of them.
"Thank you." Maiev responded with a smile.
After the introduction, Ms. Teresa said to the dwarf Renault:
"Reynold, please explain the assessment content to them."
(End of this chapter)