Above The Sky
Chapter 1068: 141: Mortals and Sages (1.2k-word , end of Xiawei Territory storyline, thanks to the leader Feixin Sijian!)_4

Chapter 1068: Chapter 141: Mortals and Sages (1.2k-word chapter, end of Xiawei Territory storyline, thanks to the leader Feixin Sijian!)_4

He couldn’t help those on the brink of death, he couldn’t stop people from walking towards tragic fates, he couldn’t save those who could be saved, or undo the mistakes that could be undone!

Clearly, this world has so many, even infinitely large possibilities… but Scott can only choose one path… a path that is ordinary and full of sorrow!

But…

But.

That child is different.

Recalling the white figure, Scott stopped crying.

No.

That person is different.

In Scott’s mind appeared the image of Ian. Although just a child, he was far more mature than himself. No, that shouldn’t be called a child, but a person more mature than himself.

Because he could change the fates of others, turning them in a better direction.

Ian… is the person Scott desires to become but cannot.

Since childhood, Scott felt that the world he lived in wasn’t quite right.

Too many things, theoretically could change, yet no one could take action, or have the ability to take action, and could only watch as familiar faces, loved ones, fell into the abyss.

Scott couldn’t change any of this. He was a mortal, slightly clever, slightly kindhearted mortal, but that’s all there was, able to see but unable to change.

But Ian, this evidently extraordinary person could.

He could do it.

“And I can help Ian.”

Wiping away tears, the young man widened his eyes in realization: “I can still do something!”

Indeed. Even as a mortal, as long as one follows an extraordinary Sage, one day they can borrow the Sage’s light… to illuminate the gloom.

Perhaps this is…

“Scott, are you distracted? Was I too forceful?”

A somewhat concerned voice rang out.

All memories turned into drifting clouds, into evaporating smoke and dispersed.

From a young man to a grown man, the Iron Folk swayed to his feet, entwined with blue arcs of electricity, crackling in the air.

This is at the edge of Xiawei Territory, a rarely trodden hilly area, where tall forests like walls isolate the entire world outside.

And at the center of the forest lies a small cleared expanse of land.

The experimental field for new weapons of Xiawei Territory is located here.

Filled with pits and scorch marks from a thunderous electric strike that recently occurred here, where two Sublimators who control electricity tested their skills… or rather, one was demonstrating their Sublimation Skills to the other.

Scott was the one being demonstrated to, he stood up from the ground, shaking his head to clear the electric muddle from his thoughts.

Then he saw a white, slender, yet extremely firm and strong hand, like jade forged into a hand.

“Sir… is this truly a First Energy Level output?”

Reaching out, clasping that hand, Scott smiled wryly as he used the strength to get up, saying to Ian with a slightly embarrassed look: “Directly attacking the brain’s electromagnetic signals with Thunder Sect’s Sublimation Skills… if I hadn’t recently self-studied biology and had some conceptual defenses in place, that might have been enough to fry my brain!”

“You’ve been self-studying way too much.”

The white-haired youth teased: “Are you staying up late to study again? Get some proper rest!”

“Besides, I controlled the force; that attack did not exceed the First Energy Level’s limit.”

“Hmm… I know.”

Scott was now fully awake, he glanced at Ian with some embarrassment: “After experiencing it in person, I can now understand the key to this skill… this lightning strike wasn’t very powerful, but it was very delicate, the frequency was extremely peculiar, able to disrupt the nervous signals of the body, even the strongest person, hit by this lightning, would convulse and spasm.”

“I’m sorry, Sir, my aptitude is rather dull, can’t compare to Green Tide, who understands after one explanation… I still need to trouble you with demonstrations.”

“What nonsense, teaching you also helps me sort out my own thoughts.”

The white-haired Lord waved slightly, evidently not thinking of tutoring his territory’s manager as any trouble: “Besides, Scott, don’t belittle yourself too much.”

“Green Tide’s talent is pretty average, he doesn’t think like normal people, needs to twist certain problems around, transforming them into something within his swordsman logic to understand.”

“But you, after studying for so long, your comprehension speed is actually no less than Green Tide’s, it’s just that you recently became a Sublimator, and are not yet familiar with Sublimation Skills.”

Saying this, Ian’s gaze at Scott was full of admiration: “Your spirit is tougher than I imagined – you can openly admit your weaknesses, speak your shortcomings to me without hesitation, and bravely learn what you don’t know.”

“This courage in facing the unknown, and clear self-awareness, is your real strength.”

“Just like this time, you realized that your martial strength might not be able to handle assassins from the Dragon Worship Cult or Fiery Flame Land, unable to hold the fort after I leave Xiawei Territory, so you wanted to learn Thunder Sect’s Sublimation Skills from me – even if someone else thinks of this, not everyone would act on it.”

“It’s because you said, after taking the new Magic Potion, you wanted to test the effects of your new abilities, that I dared to come and ask.”