Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 337 Suicide

Xuanyuan Muze retorted, "According to you, shouldn't we have a bottom line?"

Alberto reassured them, "Of course there must be a bottom line, but we will not let the most vicious people go unpunished. We can only give darkness to darkness, and we can only give light to light. Being kind to good people and fierce to bad people is the only truly reasonable morality."

Of course, this job is unacceptable to many people, so most of the workers in Hell are soulless worker bees and undead. However, most of the other races in the Creative Workshop are special talents with psychopathic tendencies that we have recruited from various planets. Some of them are extremely cruel due to their genes or their living environment. However, they only have extremely high criminal motives. The Kingdom of All Races cannot punish these civilians on trumped-up charges, so they are all specially recruited to Hell to unleash their true nature.

"Please rest assured, the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races always makes the best use of every resource. Moreover, these criminals from hell have consistently made outstanding contributions to scientific research. Every year when the Academy of Sciences is short of experimental materials, they come here to purchase a batch of 'goods.' Whether it's human trials or drug clinical research, they have provided a wealth of valuable data."

At this moment, Xuanyuan Muze could no longer bear it and shouted loudly, "You are bloodthirsty, you lunatics!" Then Xuanyuan Muze turned around and left. He didn't want to stay in this place for even a second longer. Seeing this, Alberto had no choice but to apologize and chase after him, politely sending Xuanyuan Muze out of hell.

Xuanyuan Muze returned to Press's residence through the portal. Press was packing his things when he saw Xuanyuan Muze return and greeted him, "How was it? The scenery in Hell was nice, wasn't it?"

Xuanyuan Muze grumbled angrily, "Come on, how could you not know what hell is like? I almost vomited my bile there. How could the law enforcement agencies of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races be so cruel? They are utterly heartless."

Press chuckled and said, "The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races doesn't have prisons at all. If it's not a matter of principle, they'll just be punished and spend a few days in the hospital. The purpose of Hell is to deter officials and warn potential criminals. To have a deterrent effect, brutality is necessary. Besides, those criminals are there to atone for their sins, not to enjoy themselves. What does atonement mean? It's not enough for criminals to just apologize. They must at least suffer the same pain as the victims for it to be considered atonement."

It's alright if you don't understand His Majesty's arrangements. You have plenty of time. I believe you'll understand us someday. Don't forget our promise; I'm really looking forward to the day you go to the Temple of Faith to kowtow."

Xuanyuan Muze laughed and said, "Then you are definitely going to lose. I will never recognize the system of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races, nor will I ever collude with you."

Press sighed, "Perhaps. Oh, by the way, friend, this is for you."

Pres walked over and handed Xuan Yuan Muze a disc-sized object, then said to himself, "I may not live to see that day. This is the gift I promised you in our bet. Consider it my advance payment. This is the latest nano armor, 'Planet Destroyer-47.' It is the culmination of our nation's individual soldier technology. With it, you will be able to handle most of the dangers you can imagine on your own."

Xuanyuan Muze looked at the nano core in his hand, shook his head and asked in confusion, "What are you talking about? Old friend, don't scare me. As the planetary leader, don't you have the privilege of immortality? Why are you acting like you're about to die?"

Pres took out a vintage revolver and said to Xuan Yuan Muze, "I have failed the trust that the great Dragon God has given me, I have failed the people of this planet, I... I have lived too long, my friend, so long that I am tired of living. Only today do I understand a truth: life is not afraid of death, but what life is truly afraid of is living a lowly and meaningless life."

"Friend, the meaning of my life has been ruined by those beasts. I have no face to face His Majesty the Dragon God again. Please tell His Majesty next time you see him that Pres has failed his trust. Your subject... has done his best!" As soon as he finished speaking, Pres did not hesitate to put the revolver in his mouth and shoot himself in the head, killing himself.

This sudden turn of events ended before Xuan Yuan Muze could even prepare himself. Looking at Pres's corpse, Xuan Yuan Muze was momentarily at a loss, somewhat bewildered. He knew no one cared about Pres's passing; the officials wouldn't care, and neither would Agred or the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races. He, the dispensable planetary leader, was merely a puppet of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races' social system, and the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races had no shortage of puppets. However, Pres probably also knew his suicide was meaningless, yet he still did it. Perhaps Pres… was truly exhausted.

Xuanyuan Muze put on the nano armor that Pres had given him. Looking at the cool armor on his body, Xuanyuan Muze was not happy. After a while, Xuanyuan Muze suddenly seemed to remember something, opened the portal and ran to the Thirteenth Compulsory Education School. Xuanyuan Muze had a premonition that Agred might still be in this school.

Finally, Xuanyuan Muze spotted Agrede. She was sitting in an inconspicuous corner watching the children play in the playground. However, this time Agrede's avatar had changed into a very gentle-looking female teacher. Xuanyuan Muze still confidently sat down next to her and asked.

"Why haven't you left yet? I thought you would leave this planet after you revealed your identity."

Agreed laughed, somewhat surprised, and asked, "How did you recognize me? I thought I was quite good at disguising myself."

"You can tell from your temperament. That kind of aura that seems to have the world under your control is impossible to hide. And your eyes, that look that sees through everything yet accepts everything, as if you are looking at the world with the kind eyes of an elder, are so easy to recognize. I don't know anyone else who has that kind of aura except you. And you also told me before that your incarnation can be any race and gender, so I'm not too surprised no matter what you become."

“Then how did you know I was here?” Agreed asked again.

"When I'm feeling irritable, I like to go to familiar places to calm myself down. I can clear my mind and find peace in my own little world. Actually, I'm betting that you might have the same little habit as me. This school is the place you're most familiar with on this planet, right? But I'm not sure why you came to the playground?"