True Nature Exposed

Harmony Mage chuckled. "Qi Shou! I've come to understand something: in this world, no one has ever been indispensable. Whoever dies, the world will not change in the slightest.

"The Imperial Family was not indispensable either. Before, they seemed so important, so irreplaceable. But now that it has happened, looking back, it turns out it was nothing much.

"Apart from those whose interests were directly harmed and who are hopping mad, most people only care about their own food, clothing, shelter, and travel. Whether the Imperial Family lives or dies has nothing to do with them.

"Do you understand what I mean?"

Qi Shou pondered for a moment, then answered honestly, "I don't understand!"

Harmony Mage said helplessly, "What I mean is, even our Mage Association is not as important and irreplaceable as we imagine. Fundamentally, we are the same as the Imperial Family. We could be wiped out at any moment, and another organization would continue our work.

"After our Mage Association is destroyed, this world will still remain the same. People will still live their lives along their original paths. There will be no real difference before or after.

"If there has to be a difference, it might be that many mages from the Mage Association will have died, including you and me. We are not as important as we imagine."

Qi Shou said blankly, "Impossible... Who could destroy the Mage Association? No one can do that. The Association is different from the Royal Family, after all!"

Harmony Mage sighed. "I once thought the same as you. I believed the Mage Association represented the world's final bottom line, an eternal organization. Looking back now, I was being far too naive.

"Before the Imperial Family was destroyed, no one would have imagined that in just a few short days,