Conversation III

"So there's that. I know that you must've been shocked, considering that you have just descended upon our world."

"However, I need to let you know that there will definitely be a time where you would experience the same, or something even worse as you pursue strength."

Arthur said with a serious expression.

"I understand. Please guide me, teacher."

Zen replied with the same serious expression on his face.

Hearing this, Arthur's expression softened.

"Well, now that we're finished with that, I'll let you ask a few more questions as the sun is already starting to set."

Zen looked outside the window and saw the sunset.

'Huh? That fast?'

'Sigh… time really does run fast whenever you are enjoying the moment huh…'

Zen thought with a sigh.

After reminiscing for a moment, he continued thinking of questions that he could ask Arthur.

Arthur waited for his questions patiently.

Soon enough, he heard Zen's voice.

"Then teacher, if the world is at war, why does it seem so peaceful here?"

Seeing how observant Zen was, Arthur was satisfied by him again.

"It's because the war hasn't started yet."

"There are also many preparations that need to be done before the start of a war."

"Don't be confused as it is also the law of the system. Besides, it will be useless for you to know some things yet, it's better for you to focus on what you can do in the present."

Zen was enlightened by Arthur's words.

He did not notice that ever since he received the game as well as the news of a possible apocalypse from his parents, he had been unknowingly rushing everything.

That deep inside, he wanted to be in control of everything.

'Teacher is right. I must first focus on what I can do for now, I'll do my best!'

When this thought came to Zen's mind, he immediately felt relieved and refreshed, as if a huge rock was lifted from his chest.

Seeing Zen's enlightened expression, Arthur was pleased.

'Hmmm… not bad.'

"Thank you, teacher."

"No problem."

"But there's still something that I am curious about."

"Let's hear it then."

Arthur said calmly as he leaned back on his chair and stretched a little bit.

Zen asked, "You mentioned something about the Vampire's racial talent, then do us humans also have racial talent?"

Arthur smiled bitterly as he replied, "No, we don't."

He continued after a while.

"Racial talents are different from individual talents. Racial talents are talents that a whole race has, meaning that every creature that is a part of that race would have the racial talent."

"Unfortunately, we humans aren't blessed to have racial talent."

"However, that doesn't mean that we do not have any advantages of our own. Us humans, whether they are a native or an otherworlder, have high adaptability with our surroundings. Meaning that we can survive in various environments as long as it is not too extreme."

"Besides that, we also have high compatibility with the bloodlines of any creature. It means that if a person is lucky, he can receive the bloodline of the elves and inherit a part or even a full bloodline from them through some circumstances."

"Nothing is absolute in this world, you can change your predicament through some means as long as you have the will, the ability and a lot of luck."

Hearing this, Zen's spirit was lifted a little bit.

But soon he realized something.

"Then does it mean that the ordinary people will not have any chance at all?"

Arthur replied in dissatisfaction, "Yes…"

It seemed that Zen's question made him remember some bad memories.

Zen hurriedly changed the topic.

"Then teacher, how about the starting attribute of a person?"

Arthur sighed when he heard Zen's question.

"Sigh… it's the same as racial talent. Besides those who have special physiques and talents, the attributes of ordinary people only have about an average of 2 to 3."

Hearing this, Zen also started to feel the unfairness of the world.

'So it meant that my attributes could only be blamed on either my real self's physical condition or the fact that I am an otherworlder.'

After complaining in his heart for a while, Zen stated his last question.

"Teacher, as for my last question…"

"Ask away."

Arthur's voice was calm. It seemed that he had already recovered from the earlier events.

"Why is the moonlight red?"

Arthur, who was caught off guard by Zen's question, chuckled softly.

"Haha! I was expecting some sort of annoying question from that mouth of yours, but I didn't expect it to be something so simple."

Zen was speechless.

'What's wrong with this person?'

However, considering that he had made Arthur remember some bad memories that caused his mood to turn sour, he let this pass.

Zen just watched Arthur who was chuckling non-stop.

'Is it really that funny? This old man's humor seems to be broken.'

Even though this was what Zen thought, he somehow had the feeling that Arthur's laugh was because of another reason.

"Oh pardon me. I just remembered some good memories."

As if sensing what Zen was thinking, Arthur suddenly stopped and coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment.

"Ehem… well let's get back to your question."

"It's just a natural phenomenon that happens once in a while, nothing serious about it. Although it affects some creatures such as the ghouls who turn crazy whenever it happens, it doesn't have any effect on us humans."

"Oh…"

Zen nodded in understanding.

'So it's like the Earth's lunar eclipse…'

He kept silent for a while, digesting the information that Arthur had told him.