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"Huh? Why? So all that talk I did for over an hour was for nothing?"

Zhao Kongcheng was very puzzled. What's wrong with young people these days? Why don't they all play by the rules?

Lin Qiye has a family to take care of, so what reason do you have to refuse?

"For no particular reason, it's just that I feel like joining this Night Watch sounds like a lot of trouble, and I hate troublesome things."

Lin Linhou shrugged, indicating that he preferred to be a free and handsome guy.

Sorry. ┐(′-｀)┌

"Protecting our homes and country! Safeguarding the lives of our people—how can that be seen as a troublesome task and thus disliked!?"

Zhao Kongcheng was a little annoyed. He had initially thought the young man in front of him quite well, but what the young man said really made him angry.

"emmm..."

Lin Linhou pondered for a moment and organized his thoughts.

"To protect our homeland and safeguard the lives of our people?"

"Yes, a very lofty and great goal and ideal, or rather, a belief."

"But Uncle Zhao, you just read my information, didn't you?"

“I have no home, I’ve never had one since I was a child. I have no relatives, no friends, and I rarely socialize. I’m more used to being alone without any attachments or ties.”

"To this world, I am just a passerby. There is only one thing I want to do, which is to try to live a leisurely and happy life, and to find something to do when I am bored."

"Isn't the prerequisite for protecting one's home and country the bond between family and nation?"

Lin Linhou took a sip of water and continued.

"Let me give you an example. Imagine if an alien planet were suddenly invaded by a fog, and the countless insectoid aliens inside couldn't resist it."

"If half of the Night's Watch were to sacrifice themselves, the Zerg on that distant planet would be safe, and they would thank the Night's Watch for their sacrifice across countless galaxies... But would the Night's Watch go back and make that sacrifice?"

Lin Linhou spoke calmly, even with a hint of teasing.

Zhao Kongcheng and Lin Qiye, who was about to leave, both fell silent.

Zhao Kongcheng was pondering the answer to the question.

Lin Qiye felt that behind the young man's smile lay an unyielding loneliness and sorrow.

"Sacrifice and dedication are certainly admirable and worthy of praise..."

But this spirit doesn't come from nowhere; it's essentially the bond of emotions or the drive for self-interest that motivates people to make sacrifices, or rather, it applies to all living beings.

If the above conditions are not met...

"To set aside everything and simply take pride in sacrifice is actually a tragedy, and it goes against the essence of life."

"Just like the supreme interpretation of the law, if someone threatens your life, then you can use everything you have to fight back."

"Throughout history, great heroes have always been those who sacrificed themselves to protect their bonds, not the sacrifice itself! What we admire about heroes is their courage to face death in order to protect their loved ones, not death itself."

"Moreover, even heroes are selfish. Heroes only protect those behind them; otherwise, wouldn't they become saints?"

"On the contrary, the sign of civilization's progress and strength is to do everything possible to reduce the sacrifices that one's own people need to make."

Finally, Lin Linhou pointed to himself.

"Uncle Zhao, tell me, what reason or belief do I, all alone, have to join the Night's Watch and practice that noble ideal of protecting our homeland with you?"

Lin Linhou said all this simply to avoid any further trouble or contact from the other party.

After all, he wasn't lying; he had indeed lived this way all along, both in his past life and now.

And now they seem even more justified.

After all, he was just an orphan in his previous life, but at least he had some traces of life and some small ties, as well as parents whose whereabouts were unknown.

But what happens after time travel...?

Lin Linhou: ˉ\_(ツ)_/ˉ Hey! I'm a real orphan.

No relatives, no friends, no enemies!

Lacking morality, they disregard kidnapping.