Chapter 277: Telling Others, Often Revealing One's Own Thoughts
Chapter 277: Telling Others, Often Revealing One's Own Thoughts
As he watched William standing before him, hands behind his back, with his black and white eyes flashing determinedly, and solemnly expressing his intention to overthrow the royal family, Prime Minister Randy's mind was suddenly flooded with a stampede of a thousand grass-mud horses.
Did I hear that correctly? The Duke of Lionheart is about to marry the Princess, but his younger brother is planning to overthrow the royal family and become king himself?!
After a few moments of silent shock, Prime Minister Randy's face stiffened, and he looked up in disbelief at Lyon, who was standing awkwardly beside him with his hand covering his face. "Your brother... what did he just say he's planning to do?"
"I'm planning to overthrow the royal family, become king, and then conquer the world from west to east."
Repeating his dream once more, William took out his folded homework notebook from his pocket, opened it, and handed it to the bewildered Prime Minister Randy. Then, with a serious expression, he began to promote his grand plan of unifying the world.
"Father-in-law, after we overthrow the royal family and unify the kingdom, we can ally with the coal-producing nobles in the Black Forest Kingdom, cut off their coal supply to the North Border Kingdom... Ambush them... Use the compensation to buy seafood from the Seao Kingdom, ally with the Thousand Sails Kingdom... Capture the mines in the Thunderstorm Kingdom... Exchange technology with the Corlock Kingdom... Subdue the Morana Kingdom... Bind them to our cause... Join forces to annihilate the Orleson Kingdom... Annex the Grain Region..."
"..."
Am I still asleep?
Looking at the notebook with its curled edges, on which was written the 'Pan-Continent Unification Plan' in William's immature handwriting, countless question marks and exclamation points rushed into Prime Minister Randy's mind, creating a whirlwind of confusion.
If you call this stupid... this plan doesn't seem like something a child could come up with. The knowledge involved is common sense, but to think of utilizing these elements is already quite remarkable.
But if you call it smart... considering he proposed such an outrageous plan and invited me, the Prime Minister, to join him in overthrowing the royal family, it's completely disconnected from the word 'smart'!
How can this child be both smart and stupid at the same time?
"Well... kids often have wild imaginations and say things that aren't realistic. You shouldn't take it seriously."
Noticing that Prime Minister Randy was in obvious discomfort, with the muscles on his chubby, round face twitching uncontrollably, Lyon quickly pulled his brother back as he was about to say something more. "And William... um... he's usually very playful and likes to joke around, hehe."
"Oh, I see... hehe."
The two adults exchanged insincere smiles and sat in silence for a while. Then, with stiff movements, Prime Minister Randy checked his watch and hurriedly said, "Oh, it's already this late. Sorry, I have an appointment with the Capital City Chamber of Commerce soon."
"Oh, please go ahead."
Hearing this, Lyon breathed a sigh of relief and quickly moved aside to make room for the Prime Minister to leave. The Prime Minister, along with his wife and daughter, hurried away as if fleeing a plague, not even bothering to say goodbye.
"William, look what you've done!"
Seeing that the Prime Minister's family had left, Anna, who had been holding back her anger, immediately grabbed her brother's ear and gritted her teeth. "You... you're driving me crazy! Today, I insist..."
"Forget it, we'll talk about it when we get home."
Noticing the unusual blush on his sister's pale face and her rapid breathing, Lyon immediately pulled her back, concerned for her health. "Don't worry, these are just a child's words. No one will take them seriously."
"Yes, that's right!"
Melanie, standing beside him, quickly chimed in, "We're just kids, so... innocent words are harmless! Anna, you can't hit us just because we said something silly. If you're going to hit someone, make sure it's the right person, not me too!"
"Your actions aren't exactly innocent either!"
Unable to resist, he reached out and pinched Melanie's egg-blue face. Leon, while soothing the infuriated Anna, maintained a stern expression as he said, "Now, last time you two caused trouble, it was because of a bad teacher. But now, with a qualified teacher, why aren't you studying properly? Why are you cheating on exams by copying others' papers?"
"Well... I couldn't help it..."
Seeing that her usually protective brother was uncharacteristically scolding her, Melanie's eyes darted around nervously, instinctively thinking of playing a trick to get out of this situation.
But noticing Leon's serious demeanor, stern yet without blame, she hesitated slightly before ultimately giving up her mischievous ways and confessing honestly, "I started school later than others, and I have so much more to learn. Subjects like religion, history, and geography are really difficult for me. I'm afraid of disappointing you, Anna... I... I'm sorry..."
Strange, she didn't try to be mischievous this time?
Leon, who was prepared to sharply expose her lies and educate her about the importance of studying, despite her playful and mischievous nature, was momentarily taken aback.
However, even though she had confessed, there were still things he needed to say.
"Realizing your mistake isn't important; what matters is not repeating the same mistake again."
After ruffling her hair, Leon spoke, "You can be lazy, and you can enjoy being mischievous, but you can't be clueless about everything. There will be times when you need to step up, and if you fail to do so, you'll regret it for a lifetime.
"The last time Anna was hospitalized, I almost lost her. That feeling of being engulfed by despair is something I hope you never have to experience it in your life."
"And you, William."
At this point, Leon turned to look at his younger brother, who was scratching his ear. He spoke gently, "Big brother isn't laughing at your dreams. Everyone has something inside them that others might consider unrealistic. There's nothing funny about it, especially since you're working hard to make your dream come true. You deserve praise for that.
But remember, until you have the ability to make your dreams a reality, don't go around telling everyone about them. Don't let others know until you're ready to take action. Build up your strength, and when the time is right, push things onto the right track before anyone can react. That's how you truly make things happen.
So, if you want to achieve your dreams, not just have people listen to them, don't share them with unrelated people. Just work silently towards them. Don't you think so?"
"I understand."
After listening intently to Leon's long speech, William nodded in realization, then asked curiously, "What's your dream? Have you achieved it?"
"My dream?"
Leon paused briefly, then smiled as he replied, "I have two dreams. One is to provide a better life for all of you, which I've somewhat achieved.
As for my other dream... it's a bit too early to talk about it. If I truly want to make it happen, I'll need to keep building my strength until I'm stronger than everyone else!"
(End of Chapter)
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