POSTED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2023 BY JACK RUSSELL

What had enlightened Suuankou was the story he heard from Nigel when his celebration had but to depart as they met Painter Nigel on the Noah Station.

There was a painter named Nigel Elliott, who was additionally a slipshod youth.

Folks anticipated an excessive amount of from him past what he was able to. They might look dissatisfied when he didn’t reside as much as that false expectation.

However in contrast with Suuankou, the struggling and stress the painter had endured have been a lot heavier.

Painter Nigel spent eight years of his spare time constructing a stable basis whereas he labored on his artless, mundane job.

Afterward, he spent one other 12 years exploring the deepest and highest ranges of the trade. He crashed into the wall known as “the Elegant Elder” repeatedly relentlessly with out giving up.

Then, at 44, he emerged proudly together with his chest up and held his head upright, fulfilling the expectations that folks had for him 20 years in the past.

Even after Nigel had gone via half his life, his life was truly simply firstly.

This unwavering and chronic outlook on life deeply shocked Suuankou.

That was very true, when the particular person was additionally troubled by exaggerated expectations from others, much like Suuankou.

Nigel didn’t escape that expectation nor plead for his innocence. As an alternative, he labored silently to enhance himself in order that at some point, he might be worthy of the “genius” individuals branded on him 20 years in the past.

He wished to extract himself from the character of being an inferior and hypocritical younger profitable particular person.

The primary half of his life was so much like Suuankou.

Even when Suuankou tried his finest, he couldn’t meet up with the expectations of others to climb up rapidly. So then, he silently endured others’ doubts about his efforts, swallowing tears in his abdomen and desperately climbing up the ladder.

What these individuals wished was for him to not develop into “the following Lin Yiyi” however to develop into higher than Lin Yiyi.

It was simply that he had not reached that top but. So he regarded up, unable to see via the shadow forged by the large.

However all this was as a result of he was too younger, identical to Nigel.

If he might additionally unswervingly dedicate 20 years of his life, he might succeed too!

It would take even lower than that as a result of his abilities have been superior to Nigel’s!

He was not merely following Lin Yiyi’s footsteps.

As an alternative, they occurred to be on the identical path.

At this second, when he realized that his horizon was so shallow.

Jealousy, resentment, grievance, and injustice have been immediately resolved from the center.

As an alternative, a transparent and sensible gentle hatched from the underside of his coronary heart.

This brilliance abolished the laziness brought on by not being rewarded for the hassle and the inferiority complicated brought on by doubting whether or not one might meet the expectations of others.

There may be nonetheless an extended strategy to go in life.

—And I’ll by no means admit defeat, not to mention cease my progress.

—Someday, I’ll reside as much as others’ expectations.

Suuankou was not a painter, nor was he Nigel’s pupil. Furthermore, Nigel didn’t know his previous, not to mention be involved about his future.

Nevertheless, Suuankou had in truth felt a light-weight of hope alongside Nigel’s phrases. The brilliance unfold from one other coronary heart to his personal coronary heart.

“Are you all proper, Erer?” Lin Yiyi requested with concern, “How are your hallucinations? Are there every other abnormalities in your physique?”

The elder sister checked out Suuankou worriedly.

You might be working too onerous.

Suuankou simply grinned, exhibiting a cheerful and beneficiant smile. “I’m positive!”

That’s as a result of I’m a person.

I’m already a grown-up man.

It’s time for me to guard you, sister.

He smacked his lips regretfully and stated with a smile, “It’s simply that I gained’t be capable to assist a lot later. So I’ve to go away the remainder to you all.”

Lin Yiyi shook her head, “We’ll avoid wasting dungeon entry alternatives for you. After Annan arrives and purifies your erosion price, you may rechallenge the dungeon. We positively will let your stage keep caught up.

“In case your affection ranking is just not sufficient to purify your erosion price, then deduct it from me.” Lin Yiyi replied with out hesitation, “Relaxation now, don’t enter the nightmare once more.”

That was unquestionable, true, and incomparable love and concern.

Suuankou was bowled over.

After all, he knew that Lin Yiyi hooked up nice significance to Annan’s affection ranking. Even after Jiu Er exchanged her affection ranking for an prolonged navy axe, Lin Yiyi nonetheless held her affection ranking and by no means actively used it.

As a matter of reality, the gamers might respawn after dying.

Suuankou’s debuff solely affected “his stage improve effectivity”. Alternatively, Annan would clear the erosion price on to zero. To make use of it moderately, Suuankou ought to maintain on slightly extra and solely take away the erosion price after it reaches about 90%. With that, its effectivity could be comparatively excessive.

This was undoubtedly Lin Yiyi’s concern.

Talking of which, Lin Yiyi gave her “promotional code” to Suuankou as a substitute of different individuals in the long run.

That confirmed her unwavering care and concern always.

Nevertheless, Suuankou didn’t discover it beforehand.

No, it was not a lot that Suuankou didn’t discover it. It was fairer to say that he didn’t care about different individuals’s love for him within the face of the burdensome “expectation” that had nearly crushed him.

These cares have been insignificant within the face of the stress he confronted. They weren’t sufficient to resolve his stress, nor might they resolve his issues.

I’m such a heartless little biscuit.

[TN: A slang to describe someone as naive and innocent.]

Suuankou sighed softly.

He immediately felt that his thoughts had develop into so peaceable.

“Thanks, sister,” stated Suuankou softly.

Being immediately thanked by Suuankou, Lin Yiyi was additionally bowled over.

She smacked her lips and immediately felt some goosebumps.

It was the primary time she heard Suuankou significantly thank her in such a proper and fewer ingratiating tone.

“To be trustworthy, I don’t fairly get used to it.” Lin Yiyi held her arm shyly.

She smiled, “Nevertheless it doesn’t really feel unhealthy.”

Proper above them, in a metropolis greater than ten kilometers away…

Annan chuckled and turned off the backend-interface digital camera that peeped on the gamers.

They’re all good youngsters.

Annan sighed silently.

The gamers have been slightly youthful and edgy however not inherently ill-natured.

They have been all younger individuals with gentle of their hearts.

“They’ve answered my name and got here to this world, as my energy, to assist me save this world. I’ve to arrange some rewards for them.” Annan slowly closed his eyes.

His authority couldn’t have an effect on the opposite world, however he was not out of choices to present rewards.

Even [Games] might transfer individuals and assist them achieve insights. It was not inconceivable to even change an individual’s life. Then, this extra sensible “recreation” couldn’t simply be “enjoyable” for the gamers.

At this second, it appeared that the presents had displayed themselves.

—Repair their shortcomings.

—Uncover their strengths.

—Acknowledge their efforts.

—Develop the characters and skills they want.

—Launch the resentment and jealousy of the previous, heal their pains, and affirm their efforts and desires.

“I offers you [Hope]. How about that?” Annan whispered.

He opened his eyes barely.

At that second, pure and flawless gentle overflowed from his eyes.

Simply then, Dmitri pushed the door open, “Hey!”

Seeing “Ghirlandaio” carrying divinity at this second, he stopped and was shocked for a second.

“What’s up?” Ghirlandaio rotated as if nothing had occurred and requested with a smile.

Dmitri pursed his lips however didn’t reply.

Is that simply an phantasm?

When he entered the door, he appeared to see a pure and holy deity.