Section II
The land of the Underworld was barren. Other than the border of the second prison, no flowers could grow. However, in the depths of the Sand Valley, there were many basins.
"You know what, Mu? Originally, Lord Nether King allowed me to plant flowers here. But I refused. Do you know why?"
Mu sized him up seriously for a while, and his eyes that could see through people's hearts flashed with a trace of light."Because flowers are natural."
"You're right, as expected of Mu who can see through people's hearts. That's right, flowers are natural and imperfect. I can't face imperfect things all day!”
"So you like potted plants. This was because potted plants were processed. You are confident that you can turn an originally unattractive flower into the most perfect potted plant.”
"That's right. Mu, I have confidence in you now.”Daedalus smiled.
Mu gently basked in the sun and walked over to the potted plants, carefully examining them. Persian iris, spiral moss, yellow thyme, hazel, western cypress, gourd flower, and all kinds of flowers were ingeniously transplanted by him. There was elegance in wealth, and there was beauty in beauty. All kinds of flowers that were originally unrelated, even ugly plants, now emitted their own beauty. In the right place, they bloomed brilliantly.
Seeing Mu remain silent for a long time, not only was there no joy on his face, but he was also worried. His tone was also a little anxious."Mu, what's wrong? You can make such a perfect flower, right? You're a descendant of Mu Continent!"
Mu shook his head. Dydarus 'eyes were filled with disappointment as he sighed dejectedly.
"Magnificent flowers should not be matched with elegant flowers, and gorgeous flowers should not exist with quiet flowers. However, what you did was to sacrifice the characteristics of the flowers and make all the flowers beautiful. I can't do that. But…"
Mu suddenly picked up a piece of dead wood and inserted it into a potted plant. Instantly, all the flowers lost their color, as if they had just encountered a storm, leaving only withered flowers and willows.
Daydarus was stunned, his face filled with disbelief.
"Creating perfection is difficult, but destroying perfection is simple.”Mu said lightly.
"Mu, why do you have such thoughts? We are craftsmen, creators. The only purpose of our lives is to create, not to destroy!”Dydarus shouted, his eyes red as if he was spitting fire.
"Let me ask you, Daydarus, what would you do if that happened?”Mu pointed at the damaged bonsai and said.
"Destroy it!" said Daedalus without hesitation."It's no longer perfect.”
"Can't you fix it?"
Daedalus looked at the potted plant seriously for a long time before shaking his head dejectedly."No, it's already injured. No matter how it was repaired, it was no longer perfect.”
Mu Wenran smiled and reached out to pull up the dead branches, carefully trimming the damaged bonsai.
Daydarus looked on seriously, his face full of shock.
Strange, how could he put Jing Tofu Pudding and Yellow Lily together? Also, he used ivy and seedless strawberries... This, this is impossible!
Mu's movements were elegant and skillful, like folding a quilt that was messed up by a noble ghost at home. However, Daedalus was sweating all over and his breathing was rapid, as if he had just experienced a life and death battle.
"Mu, what are you doing! Could it be that you can make this bonsai perfect again?”
Mu shook his head.”
"Then what are you still doing?"
"Even if it's not perfect, I'll make it work. Isn't this the reason why we craftsmen exist?”
"No, imperfect things have no value! Isn't the reason why we craftsmen create perfect things? If a craftsman created something imperfect, would that thing still have any value?”
"Is that so?" Mu smiled faintly and suddenly stopped.
Daedalus looked at the potted plant in front of him in shock. The potted plant in front of him was not perfect. The flowers were gathered on both sides, leaving an empty space in the middle, forming an ugly big hole. But…through this hole, one could see the light of the Silver Star Sand on the ground. Under the contrast of the silver light, the various flowers seemed to come alive. They were full of vitality and emitted a more beautiful brilliance than before. Upon closer inspection, the matching of the flowers and the colors of the flowers really had many conflicts and flaws. However, these conflicts and flaws only increased the beauty and vitality of these flowers, making it impossible for people to be disgusted by these conflicts and flaws.
"Nothing is perfect in the world. If you only pursue perfection, you won't be able to do anything. After I destroyed this potted plant, although it was flawed, it was still alive, but you gave it up. Was this supposed to be the case? As a craftsman, regardless of whether we can be perfect or not, all we can do is to do our best. That's enough.”
Daedalus looked at Muna's gentle smile, his heart in turmoil. After a long time, he sighed and lowered his head."I accept your teachings."
"Where is that undergarment?"
"Come with me." Daedalus respectfully led Mu to the southwest.
The Sand Valley was very vast. The sand with Silver Star Sand was only a small area on the northeast edge. After walking for a short distance, a wave of heat hit his face. The further they went, the hotter the ground became. After walking for a while, smoke suddenly appeared under his feet. It was as if he had stepped into a raging fire. Yes, it was indeed hot. Although it was still sand under his feet, it was no longer the star sand with silver radiance, but the scorching sand with fiery rain.
There were groups of ghosts on the sand. They were naked and crying miserably. Some were lying on the ground, some were sitting on the ground, but most of them were walking back and forth. It stuck out its tongue and screamed loudly. Above the sand, a large rain of fire was slowly falling. Those ghosts seemed to be being burned in an oven. Those pitiful pairs of hands were waving endlessly, sometimes hitting here and sometimes hitting there, desperately trying to swat away the newly falling fire sparks from their bodies…
Surrounding the sand was a miserable jungle, like a tragic gully that surrounded the sand. Mu and Daedalus were walking in the jungle.
"Mu, do you know? This was once the place where Capanius, one of the Seven Heroes of Thebes, suffered. He was arrogant and angry. After he was killed by Zeus 'divine lightning, he suffered here forever.”
"Oh? If I remember correctly, the Star of Heaven's End in the Underworld Fighter is also called Capanius.”
"That's right. Even such an arrogant person willingly became a member of the Underworld Warriors after witnessing the power of that lord.”Daedalus smiled.
Mu smiled and said," That Kapparius isn't the real Kapparius.”
Daedalus was speechless.
They silently walked out of the forest. A river appeared in front of him. It was as red as blood…No, the river water was blood! A river of blood!
"This is the River of Blood of the Underworld. Legend has it that the blood and tears of the sinners of the Underworld converge here. Let's go to its birthplace." After saying that, Daedalus led Mu upstream along the Blood River. There was a black cave at the end of the upstream. The entrance of the cave was ferocious and terrifying, like the mouth of a wild beast. Blood was flowing out of the cave.
"Let's go." The two of them walked into the cave. The stone walls of the cave were red and occasionally flashed with black light. The cave was so deep that one could not see the bottom, and only wisps of cold wind blew in.
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