The study in the palace of Prince Gero was large and spacious, with numerous bookshelves filled with books.

People who are not familiar with it come in and see the appearance of the study will think that Gro is a knowledgeable prince who loves to read, but in fact, these books Gro has never read. The study was not his, and although nominally owned by him, the actual owner was his teacher—a court teacher—one of the few people he trusted.

Gro walked into the study disheveled, and saw a silver-haired old man sitting in the study, reading a book with relish, because of his poor eyesight, the old man almost put the book on the tip of his nose.

The old man looked very seriously, and did not notice his arrival at all.

After a long time, the old man was a little thirsty, put down the book, took a sip of the somewhat cold cup, and saw that there was one more person in the room. Seeing that Gro had just gotten up, the old man was not surprised at all, and he didn't look strange to see it. Just shook his head slightly, and was about to pick up the book, ready to continue reading.

At this time, Gro couldn't help but make a sound, looked at the silver-haired old man and said, "Teacher." ”

"Huh?"

"You say......" Gro asked with a frown, "Say, am I a failure?"

"What's wrong?"

"Look......" said Gro, "I can't compete with the eldest brother politically." For the rest, there is nothing outstanding. I can't endure hardship, I can't stand sin, so I am not good at swordsmanship, horsemanship, lack of knowledge, small courage, and almost no prestige. To be honest, it may be a good thing for my eldest brother to become a king, but if I become a king, I will definitely not be able to do well, and I may mess up the whole kingdom.

Recently, I've been trying to meditate on witches, but even with some potions, the effect is not obvious. I feel like I'm really a wreck, and I can't do anything. If I hadn't been a prince, but the son of an ordinary farmer, I'd have died a long time ago, right? ”

After Gro finished speaking, his face was depressed, and he looked like he wanted to be persuaded.

The silver-haired old man spoke slowly and said to Gro, "No. ”

"Hmm, teacher, do you mean I'm not that bad?" Gro's eyes lit up slightly.

"No, I mean, if His Royal Highness had really become the son of an ordinary farmer, he would have died very young. And Your Royal Highness, Your Majesty, and the lives of many people, is not actually meaningless, but never meaningless. ”

"I ......"

"Your Royal Highness...... the silver-haired old man turned his head, squinted at Gro, and said softly, "Actually, you have to know, ahem, most of the people in this world are ordinary people. Whether it is the son of a farmer or a nobleman, there are very few people who possess the qualities of courage, wisdom, decisiveness, and reason, and in fact, there are not many people who are cruel, evil, ruthless, and bloodthirsty. Most people, who are essentially indistinguishable, timid and ignorant, can be called ordinary or mediocre.

Your Royal Highness, it is good that you perceive your own mediocrity, you have outdone many people. And then, all you need to do is accept this mediocrity. ”

"I ......"

"What's so bad about mediocrity? Why should we pursue anything? Once a person has a pursuit and a desire, then it represents the beginning of suffering. People, in fact, should be willing to be ordinary, so that they will get little happiness, after all, this world is not something that one or two people can change.

We...... Ahem, we're all just a bunch of bugs on the ground. We are born, we live, and we will die. Our lives don't necessarily have any meaning, just like the fat chickens raised in the kitchen of the palace, do you think there is any meaning for them to live? For themselves, it is meaningless, but it is meaningful to us, because we have to eat their meat. ”

"I ......"

"Ahem...... In fact, it doesn't have to be meaningful for people to live, Your Royal Highness Prince, the reason why you think about this is only because you are alive. Actually, with so many beasts and so many people on the earth, do they really all make sense? No, no.

As long as he can collect enough land taxes, the lord does not care if the farmers in his domain are happy and meaningful. A hundred peasants, and a hundred other peasants, are no different to the lord.

Prince, it seems to me that the whole world is chaotic and full of temptations. It is easy for an ordinary person to get lost in it, attracted by something, or love, or wealth, or power, and then mistakenly think that it is the so-called meaning of life, and then work hard to pursue and struggle.

In the end, you may catch up, and then find out that everything is nothing more than that. In the end, he may not catch up, and then he will die. In fact...... It's all just a deception of life. Life is inherently meaningless. The difference between it and death is nothing more than being alive. Your Royal Highness, you are a prince, and it is naturally your luck that you don't have to think about food and heating like ordinary farmers, but other than that, there is nothing else.

You can be a good prince or a bad prince, but you're just a prince and you can't change much. Even your eldest brother, the new king, is just a king, and he can't do anything to make a difference in the world.

We are all worms of the earth, we live, or we live hard, or we live easily. Accepting that our lives are meaningless, and then calmly embracing death, is all we can do. Do you know why I've been studying here, because only reading can I forget all this and get a moment of peace. ”

"I ......" After listening to this long teaching, Gro felt that the whole person was not good, and the already depressed and decadent mood fell directly to the valley, feeling that the whole world was gray, and it was really meaningless.

In front of him, the teacher seemed to be right, everything was meaningless.

What he pursues, what he wants, has no value, no benefit other than pain and annoyance for him.

But deep down, Gro vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Is it really meaningless?

What is the purpose of all the people living in this world? Isn't there anyone who really wants to do something truly meaningful?

It's a pity that he can't answer this question, maybe someone can?

Gro lay limply on the wooden chair in the study room, and couldn't help but think of the person he had seen in the forest of Viscount Lanster's domain on the border—the young wizard.

If the other party is meaningful, what is it? Does the other party know the meaning of life and the world?

(End of Volume 1)