Forty Millenniums of Cultivation

Faced with Di Feiwen's interrogation, Li Yao remained silent for half a day, still grinning: “Similar problems, in fact, in the past, Su Chang Hair and many other immortals who were captured by us have been thrown out. I found out if you immortals have undergone roughly the same brainwashing process, favorite to use this extreme dilemma to tempt people?

“Of course, I've thought about these issues, and I've even been caught up in difficult connections, and I think the theory of the fairy fixer makes sense, but think carefully, when this dilemma occurs, how can you choose wrong, will fall into the logic of your scepticism, what else can you say?

“So I don't think the point is to choose in this dilemma, but to find a way to keep it from happening.

“For example, you just said that when the crisis comes, the mob is inevitable, and it's bound to go crazy -- why? It is not because you who practise fairies usually despise ordinary people, cruelly squeeze ordinary people, neither believe in the power of ordinary people, nor promote real ‘education', to awaken the consciousness of ‘defenders of human civilization', but instead instil the 'weak and strong, winner as king’ system all day long.

“How can you expect a crisis to be temporary when you plant the seeds of cruelty and selfishness in the hearts of ordinary people and treat them as‘ beasts' and they obey and even sacrifice themselves?

“Moreover, you self-proclaimed ‘elites' are selfish and arrogant beings. I believe that when the crisis comes, very few of you, like ‘Blood Demon Gun' Zhou Tyrone, will sacrifice yourselves. Most fairy fixers will still fight for their lives, even say, 'My strength is stronger, my life is more valuable, so I'm better qualified to live'?

“The upper and lower beams are not straight and the lower beams are crooked. How can you not become a ‘mob' when the ordinary people below follow your example?

“But there is no possibility that, in an ideal society, all human beings, from an early age, will receive a comprehensive civic education, deeply aware that the power of consciousness is strong or weak, that all are the owners and defenders of human civilization, that they have an irrevocable responsibility and that the values of 'guardianship’ and 'sacrifice’ are the supreme values deeply imprinted in their subconscious consciousness.

“At the same time, the awareness of the crisis is maintained at all times, and even if the crisis has not yet arrived, a great deal of ‘contingency planning' training is carried out in a combination of 'too illusory' and 'field exercises'.

“When a real crisis strikes, under the leadership of the cultivators, countless people will rise up and sacrifice themselves to stop the enemy, and the rest will be heavily trained and able to maintain the most basic order, orderly evacuation and retreat to maximize the number of people who will eventually withdraw.

“Such an ideal society is what the Federation and I want to pursue! ”

Di Feiwen stared directly at Li Yao: "According to the adults, how high is the average moral standard of this ideal society? Isn't everyone going to become a saint? ”

“Advances in civilization, of course, mean rising moral standards, not the exact opposite! ”

Li Yao seriously said, "Of course, this is just our ideals or dreams. It's harder than destroying a world to reach a world where everyone is a saint. However, we still have technology, and I believe that technological progress can make up for some moral backwardness, so let's avoid this dilemma as much as possible.

“For example, the second dilemma you throw away is the question of saving the power train specialist or saving the little girl.

“At first glance, this is indeed a very cruel choice, and it does not seem right to save either.

“But think about it, you deliberately set a lot of premise to make this option so cruel, such as a problem with the ship's power compartment, the space and resources on the ship can only save one more person, time is running out, there's no time to prepare a second ship, and so on.

“What if these problems don't exist?

“What if, as technology progresses, we can refine larger spaces and more resource-efficient starships and take them all away?

“What if our power compartment is more stable and has advanced self-testing and repair tools?

“What if there's some kind of" intelligent inheritance "technique that allows the power train experts to transmit his intelligent system to little girls?

“If the 'human virtualization' technique prevails, when the powertrain expert is really unable to physically evacuate, he pulls his soul out, drills into a ring on the little girl's finger, and walks with him in the form of a 'grandfather', okay?

“In short, one of the essential differences between humans and beasts is tools and technology, and I am a refiner, and I believe in technology, which is certainly not omnipotent, but advances in technology do solve many problems, let us avoid countless cold and painful choices, and make the whole world more civilized and better.

“That's my answer. ”

Li Yao's eyes were clear, but he remained steadfast.

Diffrey's eyes revealed a hint of pity, a dumb smile, and shook his head: "Morality? Is that the adult answer? It's... too much of a wish.

“After coming to the star sea for so long, I gradually understood the way you people live and the philosophy of perseverance. Sometimes I truly feel that you who fix things, like ignorant, naive and rotten children, lie in temporary warmth and safety nests, not knowing the darkness and human heart of the outside world, but think that your little ‘perseverance’ and ‘strength’ can solve all problems.

“When a fairy like us kindly tells you about the cruelty of the outside world and the laws of survival in a cruel world, you always cover your ears, ‘I don't listen to you, I don't listen’, thinking that as long as you stupidly insist, the dark world will fade away and the cruel laws will be reversed.

“Face it, there are limits to morality and technology, but there are no limits to the ruthlessness and cruelty of the dark universe. There will always be problems that you cannot solve, and you will always have to make the most painful and cruel choices!

“Naïve rotten children always grow up to be a steel and cold hearts and learn how to survive in a man-eater universe!

“You are still in the nest, by the relatively stable and safe sea of stars, naturally you can exaggerate something useless, but believe me, when you go to the center of the star sea and experience some cruel choices that morality and technology can never solve, maybe you will become the next Black Star Emperor Wu Yingqi, and the Federation of Stars and Glows will become the next Real Human Empire.

“It would only be more ruthless, cruel and superior if we spoke of the Union of Stars and Glory at that time and of the Empire of the Real Humanity today! Otherwise, it would not be worthy of replacing the Real Human Empire and continuing to fight in space slaughterhouses! ”

Watching Di Fei Wen perform with a distorted face and a strong voice, Li Yao suddenly “pooped” and laughed.

His eyes dissipated and he was actually a little distracted.

Diffrey was slightly annoyed, very rarely. "Why are you laughing? ”

“Nothing. Nothing. I suddenly thought a long time ago of a joke that wasn't very funny. ”

Li Yao shrugged his shoulder, “Ignore me, you go on. ”

“A joke...”

Diffrey frowned, "What does that have to do with what we're talking about? ”

“Uh, maybe it doesn't matter, just suddenly, I can't help but think, I'm really sorry. ”

Li Yao simply squatted on the ground and crooked his neck. "This joke is about the solution when encountering the Lion Tiger demon beast.

“By the way, the vast majority of lion tiger monsters prefer to attack from behind, biting the aorta behind a man's neck, killing them with one blow!

“So if an ordinary man happens to encounter a lion tiger demon in the wild, don't panic and turn around and run away; of course, you can't ask for forgiveness with your legs on your knees on your knees; let alone hold the thought of bowing before it and turning yourself into its claw teeth and slaves, and you can escape - all of which are useless and will surely die.

“The right thing to do should be to oppose the front of the lion tiger demon beast, stare wide, open your teeth and dance claws, roar loudly, if there are sticks and branches around you, pick them up, wave hard at the lion tiger demon beast, and even poke them hard.

“While poking, yell with the greatest strength of your life, say something brave, say, 'Fuck you, you stinking tiger, eat me if you have the guts’, and so on, play it freely anyway. ”

Diffievin somehow blinked for half a day and his eyebrows grew tighter and tighter: “Wait, the adult was talking about an ‘ordinary man' with the power of an unbound chicken, encountering a lion tiger demon in the ‘wild', right? ”

Li Yao nodded: “Yeah! ”

Diffrey Wen was confused: “And then what, is it possible to escape with a tiger's mouth, with branches and... a bitch scolding the streets? ”

“Not really. ”

Li Yao said, "But at least, it's a more dignified way to die! ”

Diffrey: “…”

Li Yao: “Well, isn't it a little cold? I've said it's not a very funny joke. ”

DIFFEVEN: “My lord, calm down. My men are taking a good look at the laughter. ”

Li Yao: “Actually, there's nothing to laugh about. I just suddenly thought, if this dark universe, and all its powerful beings, whether Pangu civilization or extraterrestrial celestial demons or other strange star aliens, is one, no, it's a bunch of lion tiger demons, and our human civilization is unfortunately the bad luck of meeting it in the wild.

“So what you fairy practitioners think more about is how to survive in front of them - by whatever means, abandoning everything, distorting everything, even abandoning the most essential things of humanity, changing from the inside to the outside world, living in the form of 'ghosts’ and ‘claw teeth'.

“And what we practitioners think about more is how - to die with dignity. ”