Chapter seven hundred and seventy-three differences
Ten years ago, although the entire Ashe was not without the shadow of war, it was fundamentally different from now.
It seems that since I stepped onto the earth, there has never been a day without war in the entire world. This is not the crow's mouth and broom star that I always joke about, but this damn world has entered the holy war period again, and there is no peace anymore.
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When the whole world is in the flames of war, it is ridiculous to seek personal peace and stability.
There are "saints" and "saints" who call for peace, and there are also many careerists who take the opportunity to engage in political action. When the entire nation, country and even race are fighting for survival, the future of the individual naturally becomes uncontrollable.
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You can sing peace hymns and raise flowers to the intruders. This is personal freedom, but when you come face to face, you don’t know whether it is a friendly smile or... a shining bayonet.
History tells us that no matter how high-sounding those who disguise themselves before the invasion are, and how friendly and friendly their tactics are to other races, other people, and rival people, once they truly grasp the situation, differential treatment and various forms of seizure will follow.
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"Nonsense, if you don't pay too much, it will be in vain. You really think that the invaders have traveled thousands of miles to do charity. War is also a costly investment, and it must be paid back."
In Ashe, this fact is more bloody and obvious. It is a race war to compete for living space and world hegemony, which is more cruel and direct.
Racial equality? When the winner’s race can gain enough living space, when the winner’s kings and strong men can become gods and even obtain immortality, when the losers’ tribesmen and gods will be swept into the garbage dump of history, the so-called
Of course, equality has become an unrealistic rhetoric.
If the winner of this holy war is the last victor human beings, they will probably be able to maintain a certain degree of stability. At least they will follow historical agreements and precedents towards their "allies" elves, orcs, and dwarves, not much more.
Good, but not too bad.
They are all forced to linger in the corner of the world, isn't that bad? In fact, the first thing the victors of the previous jihads did when they won the jihad was to carry out ethnic cleansing and massacre against the original dominant race and the hostile parties, so
In comparison, my life was just a little worse, so I can’t really say how bad it was.
In the past, I would stand on the side of humans, or the side of the order camp. In addition to my natural racial stance, I also did not want to see the chain of hatred play out again.
The ancient humans of the Republic of Tali hated the trolls, and the trolls also hated them and the undead. The elves hated all other races. Trolls and humans had blood feuds with them. Orcs, dwarves, and humans were mortal enemies. All of this
The root of everything is this damn jihad mechanism.
Every victory actually represents the defeat of other races. The resentment and curse will accumulate and may disappear as time goes by. But most of the time, it turns into more and more profound racial hatred.
"Everyone is dead, including the clan leader. It's all mankind's fault."
"Our homeland is the Golden Plains, which was once the origin of our race. Cunning humans betrayed our covenant and stole them!"
"It's all humans' fault that we've been driven to this remote ghost place."
"My grandma froze to death. It's all mankind's fault."
"I'm so hungry. It's all humans' fault."
Generation after generation, the failed and glorious people will remember the past, and the descendants of the losers will fill all their misfortunes into the pool of simmering hatred.
Just imagining what this hatred will turn into in the end is terrifying. I'm afraid this is also the reason why the winner of the war will eventually carry out a massacre.
An endless fight to the death.
And even if you win, there will be a next time. This victory will accumulate more hatred and revenge. Will you be able to win next time? It’s hard to say, but even if you win, next time, next time?
The history of Ashe is a mirror. There is no eternal dominant race, and no race can win every holy war. This is a chain of misfortune and hatred.
Just kill all other races?
Don't be stupid, even if you kill all other races, there will still be differences in skin color and nationality; even if you eliminate people of other skin colors and ethnic groups, there will still be differences in regional accents, even if you eliminate all differences and differences, and produce exactly the same artificial human beings,
As long as there are differences of interest, as long as there is something worth fighting for, or even just an extra sip of water every day, they can use the last number of the serial number to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and fight to the death.
This is the inevitable result of human nature, or the instinct of natural creatures to pursue their own development.
What the two goddesses did was just to build on this foundation and push it further.
The same is true for humans and animals. Everyone wants to live and there are not many resources. So, if you find a reason to divide the enemy from ourselves and kill some of them, you will naturally get more.
I hate this kind of world, it makes me feel like I am just a naked primitive wild animal living in the jungle.
"No matter what you do, can't you change the world? Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it..."
Perhaps it was this logical contradiction and despair that drove me into madness back then.
Finally, I found the power of law in the underground world, and this was the answer I found for myself.
"Human instinct is unreliable. Since morality cannot be restrained, let's let the law do it. We draw down a rule. If everyone can abide by it, maybe this eternal struggle can be eliminated."
In fact, my behavior is no different from that of the original Legalists in China. It was the troubled times of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States that made the Legalists begin to seek the way to save the world, which is "not to revise the ancients, but to break the law."
The laws of each era are different because the laws required by each era are different.
"It is because morality and self-restraint no longer work that we need self-restraint ropes."
The law is not very sacred. It is just some man-made ropes and chains that restrain people's nature of "loving benefits and hating harms" and "taking advantages and avoiding harms". With the temptation of "candy", the clever people can make
Those who obey the law get a little preferential treatment.
This is a possibility, an ethereal possibility, but it has a difficulty that is almost impossible to overcome.
In this world where gods exist, in order for everyone to be bound by this chain, there must be a fair judge who transcends gods.
If those gods can give the green light at will, then this restraint will not only become meaningless, but also become a means of tyranny.
Fortunately, Ayer was moved by this possibility. The success of Sleepless Man's ascension to the gods made this "possibility" possible. In the end, after many, many experiences and many, many sacrifices, Hades and
The world of the Judge after death succeeded.
One day, souls will no longer enter the kingdom of God, but return to the underworld. They will no longer be judged by their dedication and sacrifice for the gods, but by their personal conduct, good and evil. Then, the gear of hatred will be stuck.
One day, everyone will fear the judgment after death and truly face the consequences of their words and deeds, and perhaps war will be eliminated.
Of course, this is just a possibility, but it is already my limit.
Now that Hades has taken shape, the jihad fanatics on the order side and the chaos side are an eyesore. As long as they continue to instigate war, the jihad will still be unable to stop, and all sacrifices will be meaningless.
Even in my eyes, which are eager for change, those gods from the ancient times are an eyesore...
Therefore, we have been looking for opportunities to eradicate the existence of the old era as much as possible and turn this holy war into the last one.
But at this time, someone offered another option.
"Open the barrier of this plane and completely eradicate the necessity of holy war. Isn't everything over?"
During this time, Cavins' words and actions have been lingering in my mind.
Can it be ended? Is Cavins's approach correct? Compared with the "possibility" that I don't know when it will be realized, perhaps this choice will work faster and require less sacrifice.
"Even if there are terrible plane invaders outside, at least in the face of powerful enemies and the pressure of survival, all races will stop the civil war. Perhaps, with this opportunity, when the two goddesses no longer cause trouble, they can
A quite effective communication and alliance mechanism was formed. After World War II, it was the Allies that overthrew the Axis Powers, which led to the birth of the United Nations."
Perhaps, to put it nicely, people like me are called cautious, but to put it harshly, it is called thinking too much, making it difficult to sleep, and prone to baldness... Ahem, Roland is very strong, and Roland is not bald at all.
But after repeated identification, analysis, and comparison, I gave up this idea.
The reason? It sounds ridiculous. What made me make up my mind in the end was the memory of my previous life.
"There are no gods or holy wars on that earth. Isn't it just like punching out the intestines every few decades? Can the problem really be solved by opening the seal of this world? I don't think so, although my method is slow to produce results
, but it can play a real role. At least in that world when the concept of legality became popular and the United Nations provided a certain degree of force deterrence, the situation improved slightly."
"If the blockade is opened, it will only change the environment of this chain of hatred, enter a bigger stage, and introduce more competing races. What is the meaning of it all? There will always be only one winner, and there will be more losers.
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After repeated identifications, I decided to reject Cavins' proposal, and my intimate understanding of him strengthened my determination to fight to the end.
"Cavans, from the beginning to the end, I was just trying to have fun. The stage was too small and I was panicking. I wanted to find a bigger stage to have fun together. 'What should I do if I mess up? It doesn't matter. Just have fun in the process.' That's it."
How can people leave the future of the world to him..." (To be continued.)
