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Chapter 425: The Balancer
🕑 Added 2025-10-30 12:10:11 +0000 UTC"Little guy? Going to die before a thousand years?" This was the last sound Yoda heard before he passed out, and this sound almost made Master Yoda cough up blood.
What did that mean? Was it strange to be dying after almost a thousand years? And what did "little guy" mean? Was this guy older than him?
Yoda didn't know, for he had already fallen unconscious, his body truly failing him. If he hadn't recklessly unleashed a Force burst, he probably could have lived another decade or so without issue, but now he wasn't sure if he would pass away in the next second.
Thor looked at the unconscious goblin on the ground, somewhat speechless. Honestly, Thor was a bit confused; he had clearly held back and hadn't gone all out, nor had he intended to kill. Why did this goblin look like he was dying? Clearly, this wasn't Thor's doing.
"What bad luck, should've just let Noah open a Mirror Dimension." Thor rubbed his head, then sighed helplessly and picked up the goblin. Noah likely came to this cursed planet specifically to find him, so for him to just die like this felt absurd to Thor, though Noah wouldn't fault him for it.
"I say, what's going on?" When Thor carried Master Yoda to the newly landed Mantis, Noah, as soon as he stepped off the ship, looked at Thor with a speechless expression.
"Oh my! Master Yoda! He's still alive!" Cal and Cere also noticed Yoda in Thor's arms, and they immediately exclaimed in surprise. Yoda's status in the Jedi Order was very high, even Anakin looked at the old man with some surprise. Unlike Cal and Cere, Anakin had no kind feelings for this old man, because it was this old man who had almost disqualified Anakin from becoming a Jedi Knight back then.
"This guy attacked us," Thor placed Yoda into Cal's hands.
"Also, I didn't even use much strength, and he ended up like this. His power doesn't seem weak, but his life seems to be at its end."
"A goblin?" Loki also poked his head over to look. "Never thought a goblin could reach this level, truly incredible."
"You know he's a goblin too?" Noah almost rolled his eyes. "If you know that, then you should also know a goblin's normal lifespan. The fact that he's made it this far says it all."
"So what do we do now?"
"What else can we do? Wait for him to wake up, talk to him, then see the situation and we can pretty much go back." Indeed, it was time to go back. Noah had already sensed that the spatial channel to this parallel universe seemed to have recovered. Given this, Noah had no intention of staying in this parallel universe, and his objectives were almost complete anyway.
"My research on the Force, with the help of myself and Loki, is mostly understood. I've also gathered a lot of interesting data on technological levels. As for my new apprentice, I'll just give her an inherited memory when the time comes; that's not difficult for me now." Noah thought to himself, realizing he didn't seem to have much left to do, and this world had pretty much been destroyed by him already. Darth Vader was directly spoiled into betrayal, and this world gained a so-called Balancer sect apprentice, Merrin. Cal and Cere seemed unlikely to remain obscure anymore.
If there were no surprises, there probably wouldn't be anything for Luke Skywalker to do. Though it was a bit regrettable not to see Anakin say, "I am your father."
But, it's better to leave when it's time to leave; there's no need to linger.
"Decided to go back?" Thor tilted his head, seemingly
pleased. "That's a really good idea."
"Good idea?" Loki rolled his eyes. Clearly, he didn't think it was good news. "How long have we been here? What about the promised trip? We've been just messing around with them all day, haven't we?"
"Then should I leave you here? Hmm, provided your powers are sealed, otherwise, who knows what big trouble you'll cause here."
"...I'll go back with you."
Sealing his powers to wait for death here? Loki could only roll his eyes to express his exasperation and said no more. Meanwhile, Noah took advantage of this time to organize and create some things. These were gifts for Merrin; after all, she was his apprentice, even if the teaching time wasn't long. Noah's crafted memory inheritance basically encompassed some of his magical thoughts and techniques, making it very suitable for Merrin to use.
At the same time, Noah also included his views on the elemental attributes of magic within it. It could be said that this inheritance, while not high-level, was very suitable for this world and also very much in line with a mage's thinking.
Merrin silently accepted the crystal Noah gave her, thanked him, and then left. At this point, Yoda somewhat
uncertainly asked, "Is she... a Nightsister?"
"Yes," Noah nodded. "A natural user of the Dark Side, but very kind-hearted. She's a natural balancer, so I took her as an apprentice. Unfortunately, I'm probably leaving soon, so it's better to leave something for her."
"Is that so," Yoda murmured. After a long pause, he finally asked, "Your Excellency, is Force... balance the ultimate path?"
You ask me this question, how do I explain it to you? Do you need me to find George Lucas for you next time and ask him?
Noah was a bit speechless; he really couldn't answer this question well. But after thinking for a long time, Noah decided it was better to answer in a magical way. "You really shouldn't ask me this question, because we have always believed that power is complete, not fragmented and separated."
Noah shrugged, "Whether this power is extremely dark or extremely light, their essence is just a usable form of energy."
"The essence of power is usable energy?" Noah's viewpoint was very impactful. Even though Yoda had seen similar information, his heart couldn't help but waver at this moment.
"Exactly. If your will is dominated and controlled by power, do you think that power is righteous?" Noah retorted, "Whether it's your Light Side trying to control your emotions and temper, or the Dark Side completely unleashing such emotions, you are essentially being dominated by power. To master these powers, you shouldn't be dominated by them; you should be the one
dominating power."
After listening to Noah's words, Yoda's eyes became a bit dazed. After a long while, Yoda finally sighed. He neither agreed with Noah's words nor opposed them. All that remained in his heart was some confusion. He even felt as if he had truly become a slave to power, because even he couldn't completely control his emotions.
"Your Excellency, why did you save this devil?" Yoda, unable to fully grasp this question for now, could only look at Anakin.
"Devil?" Noah stroked his chin and suddenly smiled.
"Although this guy did indeed do some things that only a devil would do, in reality, without my intervention, he would have been the only one to achieve Force balance, even if the method was terrible and he killed himself in the process." Saying this, Noah once again imported the 'Star Wars' data into Yoda's mind. Yoda's eyes immediately became a bit dazed, and Noah at this moment once again pulled out the brick full of rich vitality.
"It's a shame I won't see the future developments, but I always feel it will be very interesting."
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