In the empty hall, the god made his promise.
Would they become warriors who might survive one battle in ten, or live busy but peaceful ordinary lives?
Most of the heroes chose to give up on becoming heroes. Though this was somewhat beyond expectations, these deceived Awakened Ones were the most complicated and distrustful people in the group.
Having suffered betrayal and deception, often after committing the grave crime of rebellion, what they wanted might simply be a safe and peaceful life.
Perhaps they stood here only because Lu PingAn had offered quite generous compensation.
...We only want to survive.
The words remained unspoken, but Lu PingAn understood those vacant eyes filled with unease and suspicion.
People without resolve who went onto the battlefield—especially a battlefield where survival was a one-in-ten chance—usually died very quickly.
Lu PingAn did not force them. He merely mentioned the reward for "outbound missions," which was at least ten times the income of ordinary mercenaries, causing many former heroes to waver.
But in the end, fewer than one-third of them chose to continue "saving the world."
In sharp contrast, over eighty percent of the ordinary soldiers chose to head out on missions—ordinary soldiers who might have been a lord's lackeys not long ago.
Were the weak actually braver?
"After the weak have seen the strong, they naturally crave strength even more, hoping to take greater control of their own fate."
Lu PingAn's expression as he looked at those who had given up became even more complicated.
Shaking his head, he did not stop them from making their choice.
As the Lord of Life, he wished to see humanity shine brilliantly, but ordinary mortals living quiet lives were also streams flowing through the river of life. There was nothing wrong with that.
"Those who carry out