Building A New World (II)

Why were human beings the wisest of all creatures? In the world Ning Que came from and the current one he was staying in, there had been various explanations. Some said it was because of the use of fire, while others said it was the use of tools. What makes human beings different from animals? The Youngest Brother and Jun Mo believed that it was because human beings had virtues. There were others who insisted that it was because of languages. Only languages could be passed on and language itself was powerful. That was the truth the Bookman eventually comprehended. It was also what Ning Que wanted to tell the Abbey Dean.

Ning Que held the unreal brush pen, soaked it in the sea of ink outside Chang'an, raised his wrist and elbow, and wrote two random, or even scratchy strokes in the air.