The Kingdom of Shadows, the ruins of the temple.

　　 Todd, lying on the ground, lazily basking in the sun, half-squinted his eyes, looking very comfortable.

"The major cities in the Kingdom of Ulster are now stabilized, and the shaman and the group commanders are dealing with the hidden chaos... I'm talking, have you heard?" Evie closed his hands. The paper came to Todd's ear and said loudly.

　　Like an old dog, Todd moved his dragon's ears and snorted from his nose to signal that he knew.

Annoyed Evie beat Todd's head and said angrily: "Rebuild the city, destroy the remnants, deliver food...Everyone in Froststone City is very busy, only you, the son of the gods, will arrive in one day. Panicking at night."

　　 Todd opened a long eye and glanced at Evie: "I'm in a period of recuperation and can't do anything but lie down. By the way, except Ulster, how is Connaught now?"

"It's miserable... Kuchurin's army is like a hurricane, sweeping Connaught and all of its vassals. Hundreds of thousands of people were slaughtered and hundreds of cities burned. The soldiers of the regiment are patrolling Connaught. Kingdom, I hope to find some survivors from the corpses."

Evie flirted with her silver hair and said to Todd: "However, the opinions of the shaman assembly still hope to focus on the Kingdom of Ulster. After all, the Kingdom of Ulster is less damaged. , The infrastructure is relatively complete, the distance to Froststone City is relatively close, and the reconstruction work is relatively simple."

"This is the right thing to do." Todd said slowly: "This war initiated by Cuchurin involved nearly a million people across the entire northern continent. The loss of population and the destruction of civilization have made this land a huge challenge. It will take at least ten years to return to the original level."

　　 "Maybe more than ten years."

　　 Meredith's voice sounded not far away, causing Todd and Evie to turn their heads and look.

The woman wearing black crow feathers has a beautiful face, but her voice is like the cold wind in the early spring: "The damage that Cuqiulin caused to this land in the north is not only physical, but more spiritual. He Those who have just adapted to civilization are brought back to the barbaric age of bloodthirsty and murder."

　　 Meredith sat on a boulder next to Todd, combed his feathers, smiled and said, "It's easy to heal, but it's extremely difficult to soothe the soul."

　　 glanced at the crow girl, Evie sank her face to collect the report, stood up, and said, "I'm going back to Froststone City. I'll come again in two days."

　　 Watching the Valkyrie riding a griffin flying high in the sky, Meredith said to Todd, "It seems that I am still annoyed by her."

Todd raised his head and looked at Meredith and said jokingly: "Evie has already told me...Facing her and the soldiers of the Froststone Warband, in order to bring me back from the battlefield to the kingdom of shadows, At that time, there was no plan to discuss at all, and violence was directly used."

　　 Meredith didn't care about Todd's "accusation": "You were dying at that time. Do you really think that I will take the time to persuade those irrational Valkyrie and warriors?"

　　 Todd shook the dragon's head amusedly: "You are indeed right to say that."

　　 The two were silent for a while.

　　 Meredith looked at Todd and asked in a low voice: "You have seen the tyranny of Cú Chulainn. Have you now realized the terrible power?"

　　 Todd turned his head to Meredith: "You still want to persuade me to give up the power of a tyrant? Concentrate on being a human being?"

　　 "Although you are no longer a human being, I still want to remind you of the harm caused by power."

　　 The shadow of Meredith was reflected in the golden dragon pupils. Todd slowly shook his head and said: "The power itself is not at fault, it is the person who uses it that is at fault."

　　 Meredith immediately asked: "Don't you think that any monarch who gains power and power, no matter how wise he is, will eventually turn into a tyrant and destroy everything?"

　　 Todd stared at the woman and asked, "What do you want to say...?"

"Throughout history, most of the monarchs and leaders who have power and power have chosen to stay away from human nature, but use animalistic thinking to manage their country. For example, they used killing to suppress all voices of opposition, and slavery to contain people. The cry of freedom." In Meredith’s sky-blue eyes like lake water, ripples slowly rippled out: "Todd, don’t you worry that you will become a second Cú Chulainn? ?"

"I understand what you mean. You are worried that the monarch will use wild beasts to lead the herd to manage his country, thus forgetting the preciousness of humanity and freedom." Todd paused for a moment, and then said to Meredith: "However, if a country is caught in chaos and turmoil, will all its faults be limited to the power and power of the monarch?"

　　 Todd's words made Meredith frowned.

Todd continued: "Let me give a simple example. The gun of silence owned by Cú Chulainn was the direct cause of the tragedy of the Six Circles Massacre. I will make an assumption, if, in addition to Cú Chulainn, Everyone in the Northern Territory has such a weapon. In this way, the monarch no longer has the advantage, and although the power is balanced, will the whole land really enjoy peace and tranquility?"

　　 Meredith shook his head and said: "If everyone has dead silence, the whole world will be plunged into endless chaos, and there will be no order at all..."

"That's right. Those ancient people who had the guns of death turned into the dust of history because of self-fighting and internal wars. Not only them, but also the Chaos Age, the Age of Gods, and the Age of Gods that Skaha once said In the era of the era, the era of the two realms, etc., in the end, internal struggles led to self-destruction. Therefore, the root of the problem is not the monarch, but the greed of mankind and the progress of science..."

　　 Meredith interrupted Todd's words: "I understand what you said about human greed, but what does the self-destruction of species have to do with scientific progress?"

Todd looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance and slowly said: "In the primitive age of Rumao drinking blood, wars only occurred between tribes, and weapons were only simple spears and bows. This kind of intensity confrontation may cause certain casualties, but It’s still far, far away from destroying the world and ending the era."

"In the ancient Tyro era, people mastered navigation, army formation, horseback riding, bow and crossbow, sling stone and other technologies. Wars were further expanded, and incidents of genocide and kingdom enslavement occurred from time to time. A protracted battle may lead to the entire world. The population of China has dropped by half, but there is still a long way to go before the destruction of the world."

"In the future, in the age of gunpowder, the invention and improvement of muskets and artillery have once again increased the intensity of war. A battle that lasts only a few days, due to the introduction of heavy firepower, may cause hundreds of thousands of deaths. Human civilization It may go back into the darkness, but it will not be destroyed."

"But if science and technology continue to develop, I know that a weapon called "nuclear bomb" will be available. It only takes 80 to 100 nuclear bombs to detonate on the surface of the planet. The whole process does not exceed 37 minutes, and the world can be completely destroyed. Civilization The footsteps of this will end here."

"Even if human civilization can survive the threat of the nuclear age, as science continues to advance, celestial quantum weapons, stringed universe weapons, neural network touch weapons, including the guns of death you see, will all be the incentives for species extinction. one."

　　 lowered his head, Todd found that Meredith's expression could already be described as shocked.

Realizing that he said too much Todd, he quickly brought the topic back: "With the progress of civilization and the development of technology, weapons such as weapons will only become more powerful, and they will only be manufactured faster and faster. It will only get simpler. Therefore, in future wars, any tactical misjudgment or terrorist attack may trigger the extinction of the entire species."

　　 Meredith rubbed his temples: "According to your statement, the end of genocide is inevitable? After all, we cannot stop the progress of science, nor can we change the evils of human nature."

　　 Todd hesitated for a while, and said softly, "Actually, there are ways, but it may not be mature."

"any solution?"

　　 "Find a way of existence suitable for the development and continuation of human civilization."

　　 Meredith repeated Todd's words, shook his head and said, "I can't understand this sentence."

　　 Todd pondered for a moment, and said cautiously: "Compared with the progress of interference science, I think it is more feasible to find ways to improve the shortcomings of human nature."

　　 "To avoid the war of extinction by improving the abuses of human nature, I currently think of two ways: one is the indoctrination of reason, and the other is the restraint of faith."

"The so-called indoctrination of reason is to use the element of rational thinking to use enlightenment education to convey to all individuals within the race, so that they can be concerned about the possible consequences of their behavior when dealing with struggles. Humans in primitive times are facing When conflicts of the same kind, people think more about using violence to get everything, even if this kind of violence might ruin their own lives, they don’t hesitate; and human beings who have experienced education and enlightenment will play games when they conflict with their kind. To deal with disputes, try to avoid hurting both sides."

Todd gave an example: "For example, there are two kingdoms like this ~lightnovelpub.net~, but they both have the weapon of death. If a person with weak senses, what they want to do is to destroy their opponents. As a result, when you throw death silence, the other party will throw death silence at you. In the end, the two kingdoms are finished together. However, more sane people will use death silence as a threat and finally obtain it in the game. balance."

　　 Meredith asked: "What happens if the king of one kingdom is rational and the king of another kingdom is impulsive?"

"Then the last two kingdoms will still go to extinction. Therefore, the people who make decisions in the kingdom should not be the king, but the citizens. Through collective elections, one or a group of sensible national leaders can be determined. Avoid decision-making mistakes at the national level. The king himself is more of a symbol, a symbol."

　　 If Meredith has realized something: "Oh, so I heard that you, as a king, left Muxi City and let the cabinet members and the honorary knights go to manage the kingdom together."

　　 Todd nodded in agreement with this statement.

　　 "Then there is another way to avoid the war of extinction? It is the "constraint of faith" you just mentioned."

　　 Todd closed his eyes and sighed softly: "This is what I am doing in Froststone City. I hope to build a utopia of unity of faith."

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