Chapter 107: Chapter 107
The journey to the academy took a long time and on this journey, Zixin and the two boys saw many magical landscapes like the Curtain Waterfall, the Volcano Sky Pillars, the Floating Bridge, the Cloud Sea, the Maze Path, the Mirror Pond and many many more. Zixin finally understood now why this world was called the world of magical. Some magical places could only be found here and not anywhere else in the world.
In a blink of an eye, half a month had passed and they hadn’t run into any danger or had been attacked on their way. Inside the carriage, Evan had his eyes closed, Jersse was deep in thoughts and Fahm was reading a book and the boys were asleep. On Zixin’s hand, a Rank 1 ugly looking black ant with a circular shaped head crawled around his hand.
The ant was around five centimetres and wasn’t cute at all, just ugly and creepy. When Fahm closed his book to take a break, he saw the ugly ant and wondered where it came from.
"Young friend Zixin, just what is that?" he asked.
"This is a Door head Ant."
"Yes, this ant has only purpose in life and that is to find a hole, enter the hole then close it with its head. That’s all it does, find an open hole then close it with its head, would you consider such a destiny as good or bad?" said Zixin.
"Bad obviously, if my only purpose in life is to become a door then I wouldn’t want to live. There’s nothing good about being a door." answered Fahm.
"But isn’t fulfilling your destiny a good thing? Or does one only fulfil their destiny only when its suits their criteria?"
"Just because I’m born to be a door doesn’t mean I should accept it. What if I dream of becoming a gate? What if I want to be a ceiling? Should I not at least try to be something that I’m not than to accept something that I am? All humans are born unable to wield magic but we don’t just accept that destiny but want to be something more than just an ordinary human. Sometimes, following your heart is better than fulfilling your destiny." replied Fahm.
"Mr Fahm, I think fulfilling your destiny is much better than trying to achieve the impossible. When you’re born, your destiny is to live and die. When you have parents, your destiny is to be a child..." Zixin was cut off by Fahm. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵·𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮·𝓷𝓮𝓽
"What about when you’re weak, should you accept being crushed? When you’re poor, should you live your life in poverty till you die? When you’re a Trash Mage, should you just accept that fact and live a mediocre life?! I refuse to accept that!" currently, Fahm looked nothing like a scholar but someone who’s been through a lot. Evan had at some point opened his eyes and Jersse was also listening to the conversation with great attention.
"A poor person only has to worry about food in his stomach, clothes on his body and a roof over his head. A weak man only has to worry about bullies and a Trash Mage only has to worry about mastering a simple spell. This is a relatively simple life where you only have to worry about what you need, not anything else, it’s Simplicity at its best. But once you try to change what you are, that’s when things get complicated." explained Zixin.
"If a poor person now has to think about money, then the next thought is how to make that money. He takes a loan and now has to worry about paying it back. He starts a business and it doesn’t work out, now he thinks about a business that will work, human trafficking, prostitution, stealing, killing and all other kinds of ways of making money. Now, after he has money, he has to make sure that he doesn’t lose it. If he has a business then must continue to work hard, continue killing, stealing, human trafficking, etc. In the end, which life was better for the man, the poor or the rich life?" asked Zixin.
Fahm didn’t answer immediately because it seemed there was a lot going on in his mind, making it difficult for him to choose.
"If you live a simple life, don’t try to complicate it. And if you do complicate it, make sure to complicate it to the day you die. Because a complicated life, comes with complicated situations and implications. If you refused to be the door you were always meant to be then never again think of becoming that door, continue to try and become a gate even if it kills you."
"Simplicity is simply Simplicity but Complexity...Complexity has to be taken to the extreme. Young friend Zixin, thank you for your advice." Fahm gave Zixin a bow.
"Hahaha, Mr Fahm, no need to thank me. I was also confirming the path that I chose to take and resolving myself to take it to the very end." replied Zixin while still looking at the Door head Ant. Evan and Jersse also bowed to Zixin as thanks for his enlightening words. Outside the carriage, the Centaurs were currently running in the sky when the lead centaur burst out in laughter.
"Hahaha! If things are simple then don’t make them complicated but once you do, complicate them to the end because complicated things are never easy. Well said, well said indeed, HAHAHA!!!"
The centaur leader’s body began to grow larger and bulkier and his aura began to rise and his strength increased from the Low Fifth Rank to Mid Rank and from Mid Rank, it increase again and reached High Fifth Rank and was a step away from advancing to Rank 6. If there were entities hidden in the shadows planning on attacking the carriage then currently, their minds had completely changed and those thoughts were discarded immediately.
The rest of the trip to the academy went smoothly in the following days. The carriage only came across trouble when they reached the border between the Royal Academy and the Bandit Mountains. Many carriages were blocked from continuing any further without paying a toll fee.