After climbing to the highest peak of the holy mountain, these visitors from Muxi City found that the original colorful dragon had disappeared, and there was only a lone human standing there waiting for them quietly.
After walking through the thick fog, Emerson clearly saw the familiar face in front of him. While his anxious mood calmed down, he also felt a little excited in his heart.
"His Majesty……"
Todd looked at these people with a smile, nodded and said, "It seems that only a few of you made it to the end."
Terrence sighed: "Along the way, the many worlds in heaven have endless attraction for other people."
Elijah's face was full of pious yearning, and he couldn't wait to ask: "Is this the center of heaven, the center of all things?"
Todd waved, and the rocks on the top of the mountain began to deform and rise, gradually turning into stone chairs.
He sat on a chair and said to everyone: "If you have faith in your heart, then anywhere will be the center of the universe."
Aisha, with red eyes, slowly walked up to Todd and said softly: "My father?"
Todd looked at the female pirate with strange eyes and shook his head: "Soul judgment has its rules. When the accumulation of evil deeds exceeds the impact of good deeds, hell will be the only destination for the judge... Even if this
People's evil deeds have legitimate and perfect reasons, and this is no excuse for him to enter heaven."
Ayesha stood in front of Todd, closed her eyes and said tremblingly: "My father, will he suffer in hell forever?"
"When he truly sees clearly the sins caused by killing and violence and repent for it, his soul will have the opportunity to atone for his sins. However, as of now, he will stay in hell for a long time.
middle."
Ayesha breathed a sigh of relief: "I understand. There is one last question. I am here, can I see my mother?"
Todd was stunned for a moment, then shook his head after thinking: "Ayesha, I'm afraid you won't be able to see her now..."
Disappointment appeared on Aisha's face. She said no more and slowly retreated to the rear.
In the crowd, Edgar and Little Jerry, brothers who had been with Todd since the monastery, seemed to have something to say, but they didn't know how to bring it up. In desperation, the two seemed to
Scratching his head and head anxiously.
Todd noticed them, smiled and said, "What do you want to ask?"
Edgar and Jerry looked at each other, and the former asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty... I mean the Holy King, you should actually be the one in the Bible...?"
Todd did not answer his question directly, but said lightly: "The name is just a symbol, and the identity is just the so-called definition. These are not important."
Edgar's face showed an expression of sudden realization, and then he winked at Todd, looking like he understood everything.
Beside these two people, Karin Forman stood alone, looking at Todd secretly, as if she had a thousand words in her mouth, but she still didn't know how to say them.
Looking at the girl whom he first met and who opened his heart to him, Todd took a step closer to her, only to find that the former was like a frightened little beast, constantly retreating. Helplessly, he could only utter a cry of disbelief.
A sigh of relief.
Emerson looked at Todd and said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty...how should I call you...?"
"I said that name and identity are just symbols and are not important."
Emerson looked back at the followers, calmed down, took two steps towards Todd, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I have a question. In the computer of each soul meeting,
What is the connection between the displayed world called Earth and the paradise in front of us?"
Todd was a little surprised that Emerson asked such a question, but he still nodded and answered the question.
"The earth I come from is a completely unfamiliar and independent space to you. As a member of that world, I can create, manage and expand an endless space with my own power.
Come and take in the souls of all living things in this world."
Emerson chewed Todd's words carefully and said thoughtfully: "So, you are from the earth and have the power to create a heaven for the soul in this world... Do you know? What you are doing now
Everything is exactly the responsibility of the gods in the Bible!”
Todd waved his hand and interrupted Emerson with a smile: "This was not my original intention. Do you still remember the original conversation between you and me?"
Recalling the conversation about The Prince when they first met, Emerson nodded.
Todd said: "If you only rely on the monarch's reputation and skills to rule his kingdom, once the monarch dies, if the successor cannot ensure that he has the corresponding abilities and qualities, it is very likely that the entire kingdom will be plunged into endless turmoil.
.”
Emerson agreed: "It is true that a wise monarch can bring peace to the kingdom for decades, but this is not a long-term solution after all."
Todd continued: "Next, we discussed the path to democracy. Dispersing power into the hands of the people, allowing everyone to make plans for the kingdom and plan for the future. But now it seems that this path is not a good one.
choose."
Emerson sighed softly: "I am also responsible for the turmoil in Muxi City. If I can convince the people, those ambitious people will not have the chance to cause trouble."
"No, that turmoil has nothing to do with you. The people who are really responsible are all the people in Muxi Kingdom."
Todd shook his head helplessly: "On the road to democracy, you and I both made a common mistake."
"mistake?"
"We have greatly overestimated human nature."
Emerson frowned, expressing confusion.
Todd explained: "The prerequisite for putting power evenly in the hands of every citizen and allowing them to exercise their powers such as elections and decision-making is that all citizens must be completely rational people."
"A rational person?"
"What I call rational people refers to those citizens who are not only selfish, but also must be completely rational. When faced with a decision, they will consider the consequences of their actions on their own and implement actions in a manner that seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages.
"
Emerson blinked in confusion.
"However, rational people are the most ideal assumption. In actual situations, there is no way for every human individual to make an absolutely rational decision."
Todd twirled his fingers and explained to Emerson: "First, a rational person must have very complete knowledge of the decision-making object. For example, in this Twilight City cabinet election, the citizens who voted should have a thorough understanding of the economy, military,
People's livelihood, diplomacy and other fields all have a certain amount of knowledge and understanding, but in fact, many people just follow the trend and don't understand these details at all. Therefore, this gave Rutledge an opportunity to take advantage of.
Substituting concepts and misinterpreting the original meaning have incited many people."
"Second, rational people must have clear organization and clear preferences in logical thinking. This is also easy to understand. Citizens participating in voting should have independent thinking personalities and strong calculation capabilities. They have a clear understanding of each situation.
A candidate's situation can be systematically analyzed to determine the best candidate. But the actual situation is that the vast majority of Muxi citizens follow what others say during the election, often because of a few words of others.
, even a small gift changed his original intention, and he ended up voting by mistake."
Emerson heard this and nodded with a wry smile: "Holy King, if what you said can be realized, then there is nothing wrong with the kingdom being managed by these rational people. But how can we make the citizens rational?
What about people? Through education? Propaganda?”
Todd shook his head slightly and said: "No matter how society progresses and the quality of citizens improves, rational people cannot achieve normalization."
"Because humans are creatures with strong emotions and complex preferences, they are very susceptible to external influences when making decisions; during analysis, misjudgments and decision-making may also occur due to personal experience and professional fields.
Mistakes... Therefore, allowing rational people to realize democracy is itself a difficult path to achieve."
Emerson looked very disappointed: "According to your point of view, neither monarchical dictatorship nor citizen co-governance can work. So how should the future of Twilight City be realized?"
Todd raised his hand, pointed to the beautiful scenery in front of him, smiled at Emerson and said, "The answer is in heaven."