Genshin Impact: Past Events in Dust Rock

Chapter 260 Why can birds fly?

This is a higher cliff, where you can see the entire tower.

On the edge of the cliff, there was a person sitting there, staring at the tower in the distance.

It's very worrying whether he will fall like this in the next second.

"The commotion below is about to turn the entire city of Mondstadt upside down, and you, the leader, are actually sitting here in a daze? Why don't you think about what to do next?"

Finally, I walked to the man and sat on the edge of the cliff.

"My good military advisor, shouldn't I be the one to ask you this?" The man came back to his senses and looked at Gui Zhong with a wry smile.

The fiery red hair danced in the wind under the tornado, like a lion about to wake up.

"But, you are the leader of the organization, and you still need to decide on this kind of thing." He finally said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"Stop beating around the bush, do you have any problems with your visit this time?" The red-haired knight didn't want to continue talking about the organization's next plan, so he abruptly changed the subject.

"Okay, I'll tell you the truth." Seeing that the other party saw through his purpose, he still answered without blushing or heartbeat, "I'm here this time to have a heart-to-heart talk with you."

"Heart-to-heart talk?" The red-haired knight was obviously very surprised by this answer, and then said with a smile, "What's there to talk about?"

"This family still respects its own troops and has cultivated thousands of well-equipped troops in the manor." Finally, he took out the document and placed it in front of the red-haired knight, "What do you think?"

"I..." The red-haired knight fell silent.

"That's why I came here to have a heart-to-heart talk." After all, he kept flipping through the documents, "What are you afraid of?"

"I'm not afraid!" The red-haired knight suddenly became very excited and even stood up directly.

But this cannot hide the fact that it finally hit his pain point.

"I'm sorry, I got excited." After all, he was the leader, and the red-haired knight quickly realized that he had lost his temper.

"I accidentally heard something."

"what?"

"As for your name, I heard that you don't want to reveal your original name. Are you unwilling to use it, or do you dare not..." After all, he didn't care about the red-haired knight's feelings at all, and continued to ask on his own.

Only this straightforward approach can untie the knot in his heart.

"Haha, does the military counselor even want to inquire about such privacy?" The red-haired knight was already a little annoyed.

"I'm quite a gossip, why don't you tell me?" After all, if you are really shameless, your skin will be thicker than the walls of Guiliji.

"You!" The red-haired knight obviously didn't expect to be so shameless after all, and was speechless for a moment.

"Oh, that's all. Since you want to hear it, I'll just tell you." The red-haired knight covered his face with one hand, and did not forget to taunt him at the end, "I finally understand why you became this military advisor."

"Hehe, just think you are complimenting me." Since he was shameless, he decided to follow through.

"Since you have already asked a lot about it, I won't go into details.

I was born into...that family,

Since I was a child, I have been indoctrinated in traditional ideas passed down from generation to generation by my family elders.

As a kid, I didn't understand.

So, I went to ask.

They always say: 'When you grow up, you will understand. '

But the older I grow, the more confused I feel.

What exactly is freedom, and why do we have to live in a wall of wind?

What is the outside world really like?

This thought became more and more intense in my heart.

But due to lack of opportunity, I have been silent.

If I had not met the organization, I would probably have lived my whole life like the elders in my family.

......"

In the following conversation, I finally understood everything about the red-haired knight joining the organization.

"My surname was given by my family, but I am secretly doing things against my family. I am not worthy of using my family's surname."

Finally, the red-haired knight said this.

"In the final analysis, I still haven't seen my heart clearly."

The red-haired knight smiled bitterly. Only he knew his inner struggle.

He was troubled by the choice, and he still had not solved the knot in his heart for so long.

Snapped!

A crisp slap sounded on the red-haired knight's face.

In the end, this slap left the red-haired knight confused.

Even the face that was hit was distorted and he didn't look back for a long time.

It was as if this slap sent his soul flying away.

"Let me ask you, why do birds fly?" After all, the military counselor's thinking was always very unconventional. Just like now, she asked the red-haired knight a strange question.

His tone was completely different from the moment he slapped the red-haired knight in anger.

It’s like Sichuan’s face changing.

In Guiwen's eyes, the red-haired knight had a blank look on his face.

Manpower will eventually be exhausted, and the end of the world is a special case. No one can support himself through a long life with an extremely simple starting point like the end of the world.

"...Because they want to fly into the sky." After silence, the red-haired knight gave his answer.

At the same time, his head finally straightened back.

"But it's impossible." He finally said calmly, "This is just the wishful thinking of romantics. You also have the same idea - the desire to transcend 'childhood'."

"But you can't do it just because you want it." She denied the red-haired knight's answer.

"So...what do you think?" the knight asked.

"Because they have to fly into the sky." Without hesitation, he finally answered with certainty, "When the wall of wind from the tornado envelopes Mondstadt, only free birds can break out of the shackles called 'freedom'."

"Oh, what do you want to express, survival of the fittest? Or is the ending the touchstone of everything? So, what is your reason for doing this?" The knight did not understand what he wanted to express after all.

"Well...it's boring because there is no change!" At this moment, after all, he was like a willful child, saying in a joking tone, "Someone has to take the first step."

But the Cavaliers knew this was no joke.

"So, let's get back to the question: 'Why do birds fly?'" he continued.

“Because they had seen the original bird try to touch the zenith with a heart as noble as the moon, but fell to the ground dead.

Because they had seen that later birds also made similar attempts and flew higher and higher——

So at this moment, the birds are still hovering in the sky. "

“Just like generations of predecessors, they are constantly working hard for that elusive hope.

Even if they know they can't see the scenery beyond the wind wall.

But if they don't do it, then there will be no hope for future generations to leave the wind wall.

Ever since, this belief has sustained them.

Let them continue to work hard until today. "

"That's right, in order to prevent the wind wall from continuing to imprison mankind, we now have to fly into the sky and take away the light of our predecessors.

Generations of predecessors will melt and fall here.

But to take back true freedom, you, you - must fly higher than those who came before you.

This is the logic of adulthood after transcending childhood. "

"Have you realized this now?"

Yes, it was not the strong wind that made the first bird fly, but courage.

Even though he was facing an abyss ahead, he still jumped down and finally rode the wind to conquer the sky.

Just like what is said in the prophecy book "Wind, Courage and Wings".

"When the first wind in the world begins to blow

Birds longing for high altitudes have wings

But can't fly

They asked the wind god

How can I embrace the sky?

Fengshen replied

The most important thing you haven't found yet

The wind blew through the grass

Dandelion seeds fly into the distance

They spread their wings

But the wind on the grass is too gentle

I just want them to stumble a little bit

So they came to the canyon

The strong wind shows its unparalleled power

They mustered up the courage to jump down the canyon

flapping wings in the howling wind

Until they can fly freely in the sky

So they happily said to the wind god

So that's it, what we lack is the strong wind

Fengshen replied

What matters is not the strong wind but the courage

It is it that makes you the first flying bird in the world."

But, these are all things for later.