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"Utopia, I have heard this word, it seems to be..." Meredith tried hard to recall.

Todd nodded: "It was an idea put forward by a philosopher in the Gutello period. He hoped to build a country where everyone is happy and peaceful, where property is public, everyone is equal, and everything is distributed on demand. People can be in the country. Get everything you want according to your own needs, so you won’t cause wars because of greed."

Meredith smiled and shook his head: "I know two people, one is Morabi and the other is Azhetuka. They tried to establish a utopian country on Kiku Island, but they ended up without a problem..."

Todd asked somewhat unexpectedly: "Morabi? Azhetuka? Have you ever seen others trying to build a utopia?"

"They are students of my father and members of the Reichstag. But in the final analysis, they are just two daydreamers who only dream of dreams."

"Morabi and Azhetuka were obsessed with the beautiful world described by Utopia. After saying goodbye to my father, they spent all the family wealth and bought a small island on the edge of the empire-Kiku Island. And brought two hundred pairs of men and women to the island, hoping to live the utopian life described in the book."

"and after?"

Meredith fiddled with the black crow feathers on her body. There were no blemishes on her snow-white skin. It appeared from time to time against the black feathers, and it looked particularly bright and dazzling. She only heard her say: "Morabi and Azhe Tuka first bought four hundred people’s rations for a year, and then they bought agricultural supplies, livestock, chickens, ducks, musical utensils and some tools. Finally, the two of them rented a big boat and transported everyone to the base. island."

"According to the two of them, the food purchased can be eaten by 400 people in the first year. Through farming and breeding, the self-sufficiency of utopian villagers can be achieved in the second and third years. In the future, food will be self-sufficient. Gradually, after the villagers have finished farming, they can do what they want, such as music, poetry, sculpture or writing..."

Hearing this, Todd shook the dragon's head vigorously, and directly denied: "This is simply nonsense! This kind of utopia will only end in tragedy!"

Meredith glanced at Todd approvingly, and continued: "After 400 men and women went to the island for 90 days, the order of the entire utopian society completely collapsed... You may be able to guess the fuse of the deterioration, yes. food."

"Because of the prohibition of private ownership, all property is owned jointly, and people take supplies as needed. After getting on the island, some villagers took a large amount of food and opened a day and night banquet and carnival on the island. A large amount of food was quickly taken away. Some unfinished dishes were even poured into the sea after consumption. As a result, it was only three months before the food inventory on the island was about to bottom out."

"Faced with the shortage of food, Morabi and Azhetuka panicked. They began to lock the surplus food in warehouses and distribute them according to their heads. They also formed a security team and asked everyone to plant crops and hunt in the sea. Fish. As a result, the starving utopian villagers rioted."

"The villagers used heavy stones and sharp wooden sticks to make weapons. They first killed members of the security team, then rushed into the granary and snatched the remaining food. But the food was not enough for everyone. After that In the past few months, the entire island has become a human hell. Men have become dehumanized beasts, and women have become targets of violence. People are fighting each other, and only the idea of ​​living is in their eyes."

Meredith sighed: "One year after the establishment of the Utopia on Kiriba Island, someone came to the island and wanted to visit the villagers there. As a result, the horror before them made everyone's legs weak. After that, the governor of the empire, Moses Ste, also learned of this. He ordered the source of the news to be silent, and sealed the island of Kigu, declaring it a forbidden area, and no one was allowed to enter it."

After saying these words, Meredith looked at Todd and said quietly: "Now, you should know what utopia means, right?"

Todd raised the dragon's head and said to Meredith: "The two people who wanted to establish a utopia made two huge mistakes."

"Wrong?" Meredith was slightly surprised, and then asked: "What's wrong?"

"First, they ignore the hierarchy of human needs."

Meredith asked curiously: "What is the hierarchy of needs?"

"The level of human needs is a staged form. The lowest level is survival needs, such as breathing, food, water, sleep, etc.; the next level is safety requirements, such as personal safety, health safety, family security, etc. And so on; the emotional needs, personality needs, and self-worth needs are the top ones. Only when the low-level needs are met, humans will put their sights on the higher-level needs."

"Therefore, even the most basic food in Kiku Island you mentioned cannot meet the needs of the members. Naturally, it is impossible for the villagers to do other things."

Meredith pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Even if they have endless food, some of the utopian members are unwilling to work, and only greedy for pleasure, which destroys the atmosphere of the entire society. How should we deal with this?"

Todd nodded and said, "This involves the second mistake they made-the lack of faith."

"Compared with the lack of food, the problem of lack of faith is more serious." Todd looked at Meredith and said: "All citizens in Utopia should have the same faith, and they are willing to work together for this faith. What exactly is this belief? In fact, the answer is not important. Whether it is the blessing of the gods or the blessings of the next life, the key is that the citizens of utopia should be convinced that what they do will affect their value in society , It affects whether you are rewarded or punished after death, and it affects whether you can step into the realm of God."

Meredith supported her chin with her hand, and said while thinking, "I know some of the things you have done in Froststone City. You make the people of Froststone City believe that you are the descendants of the gods and that you have the ability Bring their souls into the realm of the gods. Moreover, you also told them that in the world after death, there is something called the "scales of destiny." Any deceased person will weigh his life's good and evil deeds before the scales. If If he does more good deeds, he will rise into the realm of God; if he does more evil deeds, he will be dragged into **** by evil spirits..."

Meredith raised her head, and there was a shining light in Todd's eyes: "I always thought that you did these things to better consolidate your rule, but now it seems that you have been Are you working hard for the establishment of a utopian nation?"

Todd closed his eyes and nodded slightly.

"Todd..." Meredith stood up and said movedly: "My master Skaha, she said nothing wrong. You are indeed different from everyone else..."

Todd lowered the dragon's head and leaned closer to Meredith: "As for the Utopian plan of Froststone City, I have been working hard and have been trying, but I can't guarantee the success of this plan. That's why I let Twilight and Froststone go. Going on two diametrically opposed roads is to take a look at which road can avoid the end of species extinction and bring about a glorious future for civilization."

Meredith smiled and lifted the crow mask covering the upper half of her face, revealing her true face, clear and bright lake-blue pupils, cherry-like thin wing lips, and elegant and charming facial curves. Todd was taken aback.

Different from the beauty of women seen in ordinary days, Meredith's beauty gives people a sense of unreality like falling into a dream. She has a special temperament. This temperament is described as noble to describe some insufficiency, and when used to describe it as cold and glamorous, it is also a little kitsch. I really want to describe, this woman feels like a beautiful fairy plant that is hard to find in the world, growing in a quiet valley surrounded by mist. You can see it, but you can't touch it.

"During these millennia~lightnovelpub.net~ I have seen countless people who want to change the world, perhaps for selfish desire, or for longevity, or just for fun. But like you, for the continuation of civilization It's really rare for a wise man to move forward..."

Meredith stood on tiptoe, smiled and gently kissed Todd's dragon jaw: "I am very curious about the future you describe, and very happy. If you want, I will help you to finish the pre-dawn This dark road."

Meredith's sudden kiss made Todd a little surprised.

But soon, he suddenly found some unusual information between the lines of the other party's words.

"Imperial Council", "Imperial Archon", "In the Thousand Years"...

Todd stared at Meredith's face, with the mentality of giving it a try, softly asked, "Which country did the empire you mentioned just now refer to?"

Meredith smiled softly, with a clear and elegant rhyme, and her voice was as cold as frost and snow: "Which empire can it be? Of course it is the Tyrolean empire a thousand years ago."

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