"Tell me where you came from and what your purpose was in coming to the Sanctuary."
Perhaps feeling that the atmosphere was too relaxed, Russell instinctively employed expert-level negotiation skills, saying with overwhelming pressure, "Don't think you can fool me with a couple of lies. I've already played with that kind of trick. Don't humiliate yourself by trying it on me."
"And don't say I didn't warn you. Cooperate properly, and it'll be good for you. If you don't believe me, feel free to try. This is the Sanctuary. I have plenty of ways to make you cry and beg to tell me the truth."
"..." x2
A'e said nothing. She could not even be bothered to cough. She had already given up.
Once or twice could be excused, but every single time? That could only mean the sun beside her was black as ink and beyond saving.
Chiron stared wide-eyed, so shocked that his jaw nearly hit the ground.
On the way here, he had concluded that the Sun God ought to be a refined and easygoing deity. The reality, however, was vastly different from what he had expected.
Chiron could not be blamed for thinking that way. Without vast learning and wisdom that encompassed heaven and earth, one could not forge the Golden Cloth corresponding to the Zodiac Twelve Palaces. The imaginative idea of drawing upon the stars themselves was an even more perfect display of creativity and imagination.
Knowledge made people humble!
Chiron had traveled the world for many years and encountered countless people. He also knew something of the gods. Anyone possessing learning, wisdom, and creativity might not necessarily have possessed outstanding character or served as a model for the world, but they would certainly have exercised basic self-discipline.
At the very least, they would not