Ordinary people really had a hard time understanding the ideals of the Assassin's Creed!
"Nothing is true, everything is permitted!"
It sounded almost like the creed of a cult, but it genuinely reflected the way these people thought!
Alvin wasn't sure whether Stark had fully understood him, but even he, a half-literate man, had somehow grasped it!
Perhaps the abstract concept of "freedom" had lingered in Alvin's mind for so long that it had made him ponder it countless times.
Aside from resisting Fate's erosion, "freedom" had never been especially clear in Alvin's mind.
How could anyone ever be completely free?
But at that moment, Alvin suddenly felt he was beginning to understand...
The Assassins believed that "nothing is true" because they had long recognized how fragile human society was.
That was why they urged people to become guardians of their own civilization, while striving to preserve the freedom of the human mind and encourage diversity of thought.
They believed that "everything is permitted" because they understood that people themselves were responsible for their own choices.
So people had to bear the consequences of their actions, whether they brought Honor or tragedy!
They weren't fighting any one country or any particular deity. They were resisting an ideology that sought to shackle the human mind.
For some reason, Alvin suddenly felt that the Assassins' way of doing things was remarkably similar to his own.
They were all striving to protect people's "freedom," and didn't mind taking responsibility for their actions in the slightest.
It wasn't about wielding power without restraint. It was about being driven by an inner force to do what was right.
What was "freedom"?
To follow one's heart without crossing the line, to unite knowledge and action—that was "freedom"!
People's actions were influenced by the world around them,