When I traveled through time and became a player, I just wanted to commit suicide

“Freedom is an illusory feeling that comes from life’s yearning for that unfettered feeling, but in fact, nothing can achieve true freedom, because the world exists precisely because of mutual constraints.”

Li Shanren touched the storage cloth bag, took out a pale yellow relic stone from the border area, and raised it slightly.

"For example, if this stone is not disturbed by any external force, it will fall to the ground."

After saying that, he loosened his grip slightly, and the relic stone fell to the ground with a plop.

“It cannot escape the control of the earth. From this point of view alone, it is not free.”

Li Shanren picked up the stone and shook it in front of the two men.

"But what would happen if there was no earth to hold it up, and the earth completely disappeared? It would fall forever, unable to find a place to land again."

"If this stone has self-awareness, it wants to break away from the constraints of the earth and gain the ability to fly. This is its yearning for freedom, or it can be called the will to freedom."

"But this does not mean that the stone is willing to let the earth disappear and let itself enter the void of eternal falling. I'm afraid that kind of freedom has no meaning to it."

"It is precisely because of the constraints of the earth that it has a yearning for freedom. If there are no constraints, there is no so-called freedom. Freedom is relative, it is a feeling, it is a yearning, which is why I say that freedom and constraints are opposites and unity."

"The world exists because of constraints, and freedom is a yearning of individual life. Just like Altaïr's previous question, it is unrealistic to create a world without constraints and laws. If human civilization does not have constraints, and everyone releases their desires wantonly, then civilization and countries will not be possible, and humans will be no different from beasts in the jungle."

"Laws did not automatically appear when humans were born. It was precisely because humans in the barbaric period needed laws and constraints that they created a series of rules, ignited the fire of civilization, and then slowly evolved into national laws."

Having said that, Li Shanren looked at the two people who were gradually falling into deep thought, and did not speak any more, waiting for them to slowly digest it.

He had tried his best to explain his modern philosophical views in a simple way, but he didn't know whether these two people could understand them.

"Lord Lisern, as you said, since freedom and restraint are opposites and unity, then what is the meaning of everything we do?" After pondering, Ezio asked.

Although he asked this, his eyes were clear and he did not really give up his persistence because of Li Shanren's words.

Li Shanren smiled and said, "Although I talked about the unity of opposites before, I was talking about unity most of the time. Now I will focus on the opposites."

He lifted the stone again and clenched it tightly.

"What you are against is not restrictions, but excessive restrictions, unreasonable restrictions."

"For this same stone, the constraints of the earth are acceptable to it. It is willing to lie quietly on the ground. But if it is in my hand, and I squeeze it with unreasonable strength, or even want to crush it, its hardness will resist me. If its surface is sharp enough, it may even hurt me, forcing me to loosen my grip and even put it down."

"It's just that for most people, they are just fragile pieces of soil. If they are squeezed tightly, they will be unable to bear the weight and will eventually break into pieces. But you will become hard stones, and your resistance will be so strong that it cannot be ignored."

"For a stone, if it had self-awareness, perhaps it would prefer to stay on the ground rather than be held in a hand, either to be crushed or used as a weapon by someone else."

"So you are fighting for yourself, for the freedom that people deserve, against unreasonable constraints, excessive constraints, harmful constraints, such as the slave mark of the Order of Sloth."

“That’s the opposite of freedom and restraint.”

As he finished speaking, a look of enlightenment gradually appeared in Altaïr's eyes. He felt as if the road ahead, which had been filled with confusion, had suddenly opened up and became extremely clear. The confusion on his face was swept away.

"I see. Is this the answer I'm looking for?"

"No, this is not the answer you are looking for." Li Shanren denied calmly, "If you agree with this theory, then it is only the cornerstone of your cognition, not the principle of being an assassin."

Altaïr's eyes fixed, and he said in a deep voice, "I remember when you came in, you said you knew what kind of assassin we wanted?"

"Yes, this is the focus of the next conversation." Li Shanren smiled faintly, his eyes flashing slightly.

In his mind, he suddenly recalled the original water motto.

[Fifth, to deal with the Cult of Sloth, remember this sentence: Nothing is real, everything is permitted.]

On the spot, he quickly thought of this sentence when he learned that there would be an assassin resistance.

But unfortunately, after a deeper understanding, he felt that the Assassins' resistance would be far from the Assassins in his impression, and they didn't even have a clear creed.

Therefore, he only maintained a good cooperative relationship with the Assassin's Resistance from the beginning to the end, but would not cooperate further.

But now, the Assassin's resistance has been basically destroyed, leaving only two assassins who have inherited the Invisible Ones' legacy and are determined to rebuild the Assassin's Order.

The pronunciation of their names was extremely similar to the impression he had of the two legendary assassins.

And it just so happened that when they were parting, they chose to walk with him. And it just so happened that he met these two people discussing such a profound topic as freedom. And it just so happened that he already had the answers to what they were discussing.

This may be just a coincidence, or maybe it's just as the water proverb says: "If you encounter something in the future that you can't explain, it may be us who are taking action."

Anyway, fate happened to bring us here, and that was the time.

Li Shanren took a deep breath and his eyes were solemn.

"Altaïr, do you know why you were so confused by the Archbishop of Sloth's words?"

“It’s not just because you lack the right way of thinking and the right understanding of freedom, but also because your thoughts are easily constrained by common concepts. In other words, your thoughts are not free enough.”

"You have a firm goal, but you don't have the creed to support it. Sooner or later, both you and Ezio will lose sight of the destination you really want to reach because of the superficial goal you pursue."

Upon hearing this, Altaïr and Ezio remained silent, lowering their heads slightly, as if they were in deep thought, or like students being scolded.

"If you are willing to accept my point of view, accept the basic method I teach you to understand the world, and build a true heart of faith, then you will not be confused again in the future. Only then can you truly become a leader and rebuild the Assassin Organization."

"Otherwise, how can an organization whose leader doesn't even know its goal grow and develop? How can it unite all the forces that can be united?"

At this point, Li Shanren's voice became more solemn.

"Now, if you accept my theory, if you can clearly recognize your own goals, if someone still uses secular laws to constrain you, binds you with ordinary ideas, and confuses you with weird sophistry, remember -"

"Everything is empty."

"As long as you firmly believe that you are on the right path, then all empty and ignorant thoughts should no longer bind you, all false morals and laws should no longer bind you, your mind should be as clear as a mirror, and everything you do is just. Remember -"

"All things are permitted."

"You are assassins, apostles walking in the shadows, but you are fighting for the justice in your heart, for those who are overly bound, and for everyone to regain the freedom they deserve. This is undoubtedly a bright move, so remember -"

“You are people who walk in darkness but serve the light.”

"This is the assassin you should be, and this is the assassin you want to be."

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Ten minutes later, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and Li Shanren walked out holding the golden apple. He looked up at the starry sky and smiled with emotion.

Inside the tent, Altaïr and Ezio sat face to face. On the ground in front of them, there was a piece of paper with four short maxims written on it.

【All things are empty, all things are permitted, walk in darkness and serve the light. 】

They looked at the sentence with their eyes fixed on it for a long time, as if they were in deep thought.

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Something happened at work yesterday and I couldn’t sleep for half the night.

I have written everything here, I will divide it into parts in the next chapter.

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Thanks to Keke for the five cups of Bobo milk tea!

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