Chapter 229

"Obligation..." Samuel shook his head and laughed faintly. "Whether you want to help or not is up to you. I can’t force you to do what you don’t want to do. Even if you have the ability, it’s your right to decide what to do with your ability."

He looked into the distance and then said, "Say, how many people do you think will devote their entire ability for the nation and worked for them? For example, many researchers only cares for money and choose to work in private institute because the welfare is better for them and they could earn a lot of money.

Those who are purer in their research might be wiling to devote to the nation and gave their research result to the nation but can still earn some remuneration that’s definitely not comparable to private institute. But how many people are so pure like that?"

Many people are selfish.

They cared for their own benefit more than the entire world.

Because why should they care about other people who didn’t have any relationship with them in the slightest bit?

Whether they live or die had nothing to do with them.

Samuel looked at Riya and smiled faintly. "Did you watch too much savior movies? Those people are indeed capable, but the question is are you in the position to care about the entire world? You’re just one person, hiding from the world and have some capabilities. What makes you think that the entire world will revolve around you and that they need you so much?"

If Samuel had to be honest, this was something that he questioned himself before.

Because he came back with this memory, power, and artifact.

But if he was asked to use his ability for the sake of the entire world... he would be unwilling.

Because he didn’t think that it was his position.

He’s just Samuel Aldrin Jones, the eldest son of the Jones Family, the son of his parents, the older brother of his two siblings, the businessman who lead the Jones business. Those were his identities and it was also these identities that constrained his actions.

"I can do something but I won’t," Samuel said slowly. "Because I’m not the ’savior’ of the entire world. I’m just a human being who wants to protect the few people close to me and live my life comfortably."

Riya blinked her eyes and looked at Samuel in front of her.

She understood.

He was telling her not to think that the entire world’s problem is on her shoulder. Because no matter what, their abilities were limited. They might have experienced a chance that was rare and no other people might experience in their entire life.

But in the end... they were just a human being.

They have their own life.

They have their own position.

They have their own duty and responsibility.

But the entire world’s problem... has never been their full responsibility. They had their own share and what they had to do was to work their best within their share.

"I shared some methods to allow the world to be better and you... don’t have to do the same." Samuel shook his head. "You can be a villain for all you want for no one can force you to give up what belongs to you."

Or it should have been that way.

And Samuel knew very well that the moment one faced those annoying politicians, they would be forced to hand over what they knew to them. He had seen them and they tried to guilt trip him, use various methods to coerce him to listen to them and even as far as using his own family.

But Samuel was firm.

He can help a bit, but he’s still his own person and would not be willing to hand over everything to them.

As for what others did, Samuel didn’t care.

It was their own.

It was up to them what they wanted to do with it.

"Also..." Samuel looked at Riya and shrugged. "You’re already angry at me because I tried to force you to show your abilities. If I were to probe deeper, wouldn’t you become even angrier at me?"

Riya: "..."

What reason is the last one?

Seeing Riya’s speechless look, Samuel smiled faintly. "Don’t think too much. If you want to help, then I’ll welcome you. But I don’t want you to think that you have to help. It just depends on what you want to do."

He didn’t have anything against those people who wanted to do something for the entire world or those who would give up everything for the nation. If anything, he respected these people.

But he couldn’t do the same.

So if they asked him to do that...

He had to refuse.

Because first and foremost, he’s just an ordinary man who cared for his family and the people around him compared to the entire nation and other people whom he had never met before.

"Who would want to give up everything...?" Riya murmured under her breath.

One of the main reason why she chose to hide her strength was because she was unwilling to face people who might covet her abilities. Because Riya knew very well that her greatest ability was in her runes and not herself.

As long as they could get these runes... they might use many things that she had to force her.

So Riya chose to stay low key.

Even if the world had changed, Riya was still unwilling to show too much.

But she also knew that for her to get better treatment, she had to show some capabilities. So she chose to show a bit of what she knew in front of Samuel and his family because she had accidentally revealed some of them when she helped her friends before.

It was just that she didn’t expect it would make Samuel try to test her.

So Riya was angry.

And she didn’t expect that he would not try to ask for help even if he knew that her possibility of solving this case was higher than him trying to seek out those people from the Magic Association.

Runemaster in the Last Days Chapter 228: Contamination (2)