Chapter 2893: Mask and Crown

Qiao An first came to Udinese to settle down in order to experience the life of beholders, to try to see if he could seduce the human society forever and start a new life as a monster.
This personally participated social experiment has lasted for nearly two years, but the conclusions reached have deviated from her original intention.
In any case, she was born as a human being, and there are still many people and things that she cares about in the world, and it is impossible to truly ignore it and make a clean break.
On the contrary, the longer he gets along with the monster, the more Qiao An feels that his humanity is deeply ingrained, and new shoots are sprouting from the depths of the soul and growing continuously.
At the beginning, she considered a weak and even hypocritical humanity. In this subterranean world where monsters are rampant, weak and selfish, she has not been stifled. On the contrary, she is strong and blooms with a ray of warmth and soul, so that she will not lose her way in the dark. .
Recalling when she passed away and lived in seclusion, she had wishful thinking that if she were not born, she would rather be a beholder who feels good about herself.
Now she has the opportunity to take this step and become the beholder queen of Udinos, but she has no longer her original state of mind, preferring to maintain her ordinary human identity, rather than being the lonely and self-respecting supreme on the throne.
In addition to pure personal preference, there is also a knot about "identity" that Qiao An can't let go of.
No matter how similar the disguise is, there is no hard truth to obliterate—she is not the real Mitra.
The real "Magic Eye Arcanist" Mitra was murdered by her two years ago, posing as the other party's identity, stealing the other party's territory, property, servants, and more important background and social relationships.
As a wise man said, "Man is essentially the sum of all social relations"—the subject here is not limited to human beings in the biological sense. It is also true to replace other intelligent creatures with a high degree of social organization, which of course also includes The beholder family of Udineus.
It is precisely because Qiao An has stolen Mitra's blood lineage and social connections, that she has the opportunity to obtain the right of inheritance of the Beholder Queen. Although she did not have the ambition to covet the throne when she was an impostor, she cannot deny that she has become in fact. The beneficiaries of murder and lies are like the classic villains in legends.
The problem is, can you comfortably enjoy all the benefits obtained through murder and lies, and in order to protect your vested interests, you will continue to lie to wrap yourself up and deceive everyone around you until you even believe these lies?
Wrap your true self with lies, and wear a mask and a crown at the same time. Is this the life you want?
Qiao An asked himself.
It's a pity that she can't pass the hurdle in her heart.
This is not to say that she regretted the murder of Mitra and pretended to be the other party.
Whether measured by human moral standards or by the concept of right and wrong of the beholder, Mitra, the "Magic Eye Arcanist", is not a good thing. There are countless innocent people who died in her hands, Joe An slaughter her, even if it can't be regarded as a way for the sky, at least it can be called violence with violence.
Later, she pretended to be Mithra and settled in Udinese. In all fairness, she did much more kindness than the real Mithra.
Improve slave food, reduce labor intensity, rescue miners in disaster, eliminate hidden dangers in mines, and have participated in the battle against foreign enemies invading Udinese many times. The contribution made to the city and all the compatriots is more than what Mitra did before his death. The total amount of public affairs is much more.
Qiao An has a clear conscience for the Demon Eye's Nest City and the majority of his fellow compatriots in the city, but he has a trace of guilt for the people close to him.
Prime Minister Saoirsa treated her as a friend and helped her conceal the rebellious behavior of adopting Inanna against the will of the Supreme.
Adopted daughter Inanna's affection for her far exceeds that of her biological mother and regards her as a perfect role model.
There are also subspecies beholders and slaves in the territory. With the help of "mythical warning", Qiao An is very clear that most of the respect and trust of his subordinates are sincere.
However, only she knows that all of this is a castle in the air based on lies. Even if the lie will never be exposed, even if it can deceive relatives, friends and subordinates around her for a lifetime, facing their sincere eyes, can she be indifferent?
Some people may think it doesn't matter, but Qiao Ann asks himself that he can't do it.
Professor Moriarty has severely criticized his moral cleanliness more than once. A large part of the hardships and distress he has suffered in this life is due to the high moral bottom line. To put it bluntly, he is asking for hardship.
Qiao An knew that he had such a weakness and tried to change it, but in the end he couldn't give up this bottom line. Whether it is good or bad, this is the internal reason why she has become who she is now. Breaking through this bottom line, people become puppets of desire and no longer have independent personality.
Living in a group, the more people around you respect her and trust her, the deeper the emotional bond between each other and the stronger the guilt of deception.
Qiao An had a hunch in his heart that this kind of life based on lies could not last for long, and one day he would open the truth to Inanna and Saoirsa and frankly confess that he was not the real Mitra.
Since this idea was kept in mind, Qiao An couldn't make mistakes again and again, extending the tentacles of lies from Mitra's territory to the entire city of Udinese.
If the queen's throne were to be exchanged for a deeper sense of guilt, Joan felt that the deal would not be worthwhile.
What's more, even if she did this without conscience, she might not have passed the Ishtar level.
The inheritance of the position of supremacy is not in the hands of Ishtar himself. A sacrificial ceremony must be held in advance to pray for the favor of the "God of Beholder"-this is like the crown prince of the old age, who needs the Pope's Only by being crowned can you become a legal king.
Qiao An can deceive Ishtar with a "mythical disguise", but he can't deceive the "big mistress" with powerful divine power. If the "God of Beholder" sees that he is not the real Mitra, or even a natural beholder, Will you be furious and punish you?
This can't be said!
Even putting aside his moral conscience, Joan didn't dare to take over the crown of the Queen of the Demon's Nest City from Ishtar just for the sake of protecting his own safety.
At this point, Qiao An finally made up his mind and took out the "communication crystal" to reply to the Prime Minister, and asked her to come to his lair to discuss the succession in detail.
Immediately afterwards, Qiao An sent another magical text message to her adopted daughter Inanna, asking her to come to the reception room to accompany her to entertain the Prime Minister, and to discuss an important matter concerning the future of the mother and daughter. The latest chapter address of Master Qiao An: https://EbookFREE.me/book/102085.htmlThe reading address of Master Qiao’s article: https://EbookFREE.me/read/102085/Master Qiao An txt download address: https://EbookFREE.me/down/102085.htmlMaster Qiao An’s mobile phone reading: https://m.EbookFREE.me/read/102085/ For the convenience of reading next time, you can click "Favorites" below to record the reading record of this time (Chapter 2893 Mask and Crown), and you can see it next time you open the bookshelf! If you like "Master Qiao An", please recommend this book to your friends (QQ, blog, WeChat, etc.), thank you stand by! (EbookFREE.me)