In fact, Leman's concept was not the mainstream view among the Sky Spirit People.
If he had suggested before the Civilization Trial that the Sky Spirit People should survive by pleading with other civilizations, that would have definitely caused a huge uproar; if things were serious enough, even his status as a Sage might not have been secure.
Because the majority of the Sky Spirit nobles would chose to stand proudly in the face of death rather than bending the knee.
However, having experienced the previous Civilization Trial, Leman had come to a clear understanding.
If those concepts, that culture, were maintained, the entirety of the Sky Spirit Civilization had but one path left—death!
Even if they managed to survive this Trial by luck, the next, and the one after that... would inevitably lead to destruction!
The Civilization Trial was about struggling to live by any means necessary, at all costs!
The weak had no leeway to catch their breath, let alone the right to be proud.
