Humanity...
Why do we develop?
Hearing Tver's question, the three of them were momentarily stunned.
"To make more money?" Draco guessed.
Harry said firmly, "I think it's to make life more convenient!"
Hermione remained silent for a long time, then shook her head with a blank expression.
"I can't be sure."
Human desires are too many, too complex.
Some people pursue eternal youth.
Some people pursue perfect love.
Some people... pursue world domination.
Hermione held a high position; the desires she had heard of, and even witnessed with her own eyes, were countless.
Amidst their bewildered gazes, Tver raised a finger.
In this moment, it was as if they had returned to the past, back to when he was still teaching his students.
"It is unwillingness."
His calm voice echoed through the hall, and the four founders watched the confident Tver with gratified eyes.
"Whether good or bad, it is because people feel unwilling when they cannot accomplish something that they strive to make up for those regrets."
"When a family member is terminally ill, they support using magic to treat the disease, attempting to save the lives of their loved ones."
"When a long journey wastes a dozen hours on the road, they hope for more convenient magical means."
"It is precisely this kind of unwillingness that led humanity from slash-and-burn agriculture to skyscrapers, shaping the world as it is today."
"Yes, I admit, magic has also brought many problems and pain."
"But it is precisely because these new problems and pains exist that humanity continues to ponder the path forward, constantly searching for that one ultimate answer."
Finally, Tver stared at Hermione, Harry, and Draco with a serious gaze.
"This world has never been perfect. Faced with these endless flaws, what you must truly do is provide answers,