Chapter 822: A Promising Future
During this time, Akumari came to understand through books and conversations with scholars that the rise of a nation is not something achieved overnight.
He also realized that wealth alone cannot transform a people. The key lies in a spirit of resilience, a love for life—an inner drive.
Material prosperity does not elevate the spirit. On the contrary, spiritual emptiness often leads to a bottomless abyss of desire, where people lose themselves.
Only when the spirit is rich can true transformation occur. Only then can people begin to understand and appreciate the world, and develop aspirations.
But this understanding led to a deeper question: after years of effort by him and others, if the people of Nagaryll truly awakened, but the Federals refused to leave, then what was the point of that awakening?
This was the final doubt in his heart. If the Federals never leave, then this so-called awakening is nothing more than a pointless game.
Everything remains in the hands of the Federals—now, and in the future. So why struggle?
This is also the greatest challenge Nagaryll faces in its awakening. In the past, it was the same.
No matter how hard they tried, they were always ruled, endlessly exploited, living without dignity—regardless of their efforts or resilience.