Chapter 594
Chapter 594: Above All Lives
Translator: Lonelytree
âBut Edmond is also thinking for the sake of the Alliance. If I were to choose a mage other than the Seven Saints to be the leader of the Alliance, I would choose Edmond without hesitation. He may not be a good person, but he will be a very good leader. âDo you know what a good leaderâs basic qualities are?â
Matthew blinked.
It meant that he didnât know anything. Soria smiled gently and continued,
â That is to understand the art of compromise.
âImprisoning Isabelle was a compromise between the Alliance and the gods. In that era, the foundation of the Alliance wasnât stable yet; natural disasters occurred frequently in the prime material plane, and the outer planes were even more unstable.
âAs one of the leaders, Isabelle never understood what compromise was.
âShe thought she was Yin.
âHowever, she did not have Yinâs strength.
âTherefore, she became the target of compromise.
âSheâs a very extreme person, so she canât understand what weâre doing.
âShe swallowed the Chaos Mystery Lock and transformed herself into a Divine Lich.
âBut you must not imitate her.
âBecause she has the ability to transform back at any time, but you donât. âThe two Lich Apprentices who followed her back then have long since been
reduced to ashes.â
Soria said this with a smile in his eyes and a gentle tone.
But Matthew heard a strong warning.
What she meant was-
If he cooperated with Isabelle, he would be reduced to ashes!
Matthew could only lower his head deeply, then lift it up forcefully and look at Soria.
I will make a decision that follows my heart.â
Soria smiled.
âI hope your heart is guiding you in the right direction.
âBut then again, Isabelleâs idea is somewhat correct.
âAfter getting used to compromising.
âSome people might not be able to be tough anymore.
âIf he could always sacrifice a small number of peopleâs interests in exchange for more of his own interests.
âThen who would be willing to fight to the death?
âTo put it bluntly.
âThose whose interests were sacrificed would never have the chance to make a sound on a higher stage,
âAnd their predicament.
âWhat does it have to do with us, existences above all living beings?
âWe are holy mages, legendary mages, and we hold power that they cannot look directly at.
âWe can even comfort ourselves that we didnât compromise but only made a better exchange.â
When she said these words.
A strong sense of self-mockery appeared on her face.
Matthew was a little confused.
He realized that he did not understand Soriaâs position at all.
If Isabelle was a firm radical, then he had once thought that Soria was a conservative like Edmond.
But now, it seemed likeâŠ
She seemed to agree with some of Isabelleâs ideas.
Matthew could only sigh and say,
â These things are still too far away for me. Iâm not much different from the common people you mentioned. Forgive me for not being able to feel the vision and structure of the common people. After all, Iâm just a small mage with low magic power.â
Soriaâs eyes flickered when he heard that.
â Not to the extent of a little mage. Although I canât see much of your background, a person who can catch Ronan and Isabelleâs eye is definitely not an ordinary person.
âDo you think that the spells that I solidified for you are something that ordinary people can enjoy?
Itâs just that Isabelle placed a bet on you, so I naturally had to follow up. In order not to arouse her disgust, I delibera tely took your money.â
Matthew was stunned.
These words implied that there was a strong tacit understanding between Soria and Isabelle.
They called each other best friends.
But that was fake.
However, on a deeper level, they seemed to still maintain a tacit understanding.
But was there a need to make it so complicated?
Just as Matthew was confused.
Soria said even more clearly,
âActually, she asked you to come and look for me today because she wanted to send me a friendly signal.
âShe wanted to ally with me against the nameless mageâDo you know the nameless mage?
âHim, Isabelle, Link, and I are the four known Holy Mages of the Alliance.
âStrictly speaking.
âI replaced Isabelle, who betrayed the Alliance and became a Heavenly Mage.
âShe isnât actually a member of the Alliance now.
âHowever, her prestige in the Alliance was too high, so her enemies could not completely eliminate her.
âAnd the most powerful enemy was the supporter behind Edmond, the nameless one who was also a holy mage.
âThe nameless had no name.
âHe was Yinâs descendant, but his ideology was completely different from Isabelleâs.
âThe nameless Wizard was very low-key, and his strength was unfathomable. In the Alliance, you would hardly hear any legends about him.
âHe was truly a nameless person.
âHe is also Isabelleâs greatest enemy.
âYou donât have to know too much about him. Just like you said, youâre still very weak. If you enter the higher-upsâ game early, youâll be at risk of being crushed at any time.â
Of course, thereâs no need for you to be frightened by what youâve seen today. You donât even want to eat or drink. The game between Holy Mages is dangerous, but weâre also much more tolerant than you think.
âTo put it more bluntly, Isabelleâs goal will be achieved if you come to me.
âShe asked you to help her kill Edmond. The symbolic meaning is greater than the actual meaning. She only wants your loyalty.
âThe key to this matter is to let you come to me in the name of seeking advice..â