Xu Le felt as though Ai Li had successfully brainwashed him.
What was going on? This was completely different from the previous arrangement.
"Aren't you pretty close to that Zhang Nuo'an? Is he your superior? Why are you asking me to compete with him?"
Xu Le chose his words as carefully as he could. The time wasn't right yet; he couldn't let Ai Li bristle now!
Perhaps because of their earlier conversation, Ai Li no longer seemed inclined to avoid the subject when Zhang Nuo'an came up this time. She said bluntly:
"He isn't my superior. Although he's one rank above me, we belong to different systems. Zhang Nuo'an and I grew up together. We're very close, and we share the same ideals, so we've always moved forward side by side."
"The same ideals? Light?"
Xu Le had noticed that people in this world often mentioned ideals, and most people's ideals had something to do with light.
That was probably a problem this world faced.
"Light? That's part of it, I suppose. Our original ideals weren't that lofty. We just wanted Zion to be a little better. Simple, right?"
"Simple, but not so simple."
"Do you really think so?"
Xu Le nodded. He remembered a television drama from his previous life called The Age of Awakening.
There were also Night Watchers like Zhang Zhe and Bai Jing. They all had similar convictions.
"I had a similar feeling when I was studying in Lighthouse. Many people can't imagine that the things they memorized by rote in politics class, things they don't believe in themselves, really could become lifelong convictions that others struggle and sacrifice for. Anyone who can hold on to their ideals deserves respect."
Ai Li shook her head slightly.
"I'm not as great as those people you mentioned. I