Chapter Eighty-Five: "Humanity"

(I actually reversed the definition of the kingdom of necessity and the kingdom of freedom...... No wonder I felt weird yesterday, but fortunately, the name was reversed and it had been changed. ）

In this new world, everything is forcibly reinvented, embedded according to its own rules.

The sun that was originally hanging high in the sky has become a large fireball with a diameter of 1.39 million kilometers, the moon that was originally accompanied by the sun has become a companion star with a diameter of 3,400 kilometers around the earth, the great snake has become the earth, the snake girl Mona has disappeared, the gods and demons have become ethereal legends, everything has been disrupted and reorganized, this is the new world.

However, the erect eyes that opened above the heart looked straight above the vault, the only thing that had not changed, the last vestige of the old world......

Crystal Days.

The former cosmic prime mover, the heaven of the heavenly realm above the sevenfold heavenly realm, the abode of the gods, is the only thing that maintains its original appearance.

This universe of more than ten trillion light-years is too vast and complete for even gods to need, and naturally there is no need for any cosmic prime force, but this abode has become the only thing that can be preserved under the influence of the power of the great serpent, drifting between time and space.

In that crystal sky, the gods have fallen asleep, and the serpent is sleeping, and there are no chess players, but the black and white chessboard is still silently recording everything.

It has long been filled with countless chess pieces, knights, chariots, bishops, soldiers...... Every passionate epic is a change of chess pieces, every time it grinds is the rise and fall of a country, and between black and white, the long scroll of the entire human history is formed.

At this moment, the black chess pieces have gradually gained the upper hand, but the old world has disappeared, the omniscient and all-powerful have not been to this new world, there is no gambling contract, the victory or defeat of the chessboard is meaningless, this remaining crystal heaven is just a waste of information when the system is running, useless phantoms.

However, on the chessboard that should have been abandoned, there was an inexplicable thing surging and brewing at this moment......

The erect pupils became colder and colder.

......

"You just mentioned freedom and God, so what is freedom and what is God in your eyes?"

There seemed to be a soft female voice whispering in his mind, which made Engels involuntarily ask Marx.

Before he knew it, he had stood up, his mind drowsy, but the words in his mouth were incomparably clear, as if some kind of will had taken over his body and was speaking through his mouth.

"Freedom, God, that's an interesting question. ”

Hearing this, Marx looked at his good friend in front of him with some surprise, he didn't notice the strangeness of his friend, but said with a smile.

In Europe at this moment, all the issues arising from human rights are being hotly discussed, and the ancient ideas of theocracy, monarchy, human rights, law, freedom, morality, cannot explain the current world, and all kinds of complex concepts are being reinterpreted in this great era.

And tasting the beer in his mouth, he muttered for a moment, and slowly said his thoughts.

"In my opinion...... Freedom is a state of self-mastery. ”

The German in his thirties did not realize that behind Engels there was an ancient phantage quietly listening.

The ancient apparition gave birth to the first human progenitor, and she had no regrets during her lifetime, but a confusion haunted her. She was created by God to enjoy eternal life and eternal happiness, but she gave up everything God had given her.

Inspired by the demon in his lifetime, he argued with the demon and struggled to find his own confusion, but he still could not get an answer until he died, and he could only linger in the blood of his descendants with unresolved regrets, waiting for an answer at some point.

And now, the obsession that has puzzled the ancient phantom for many years seems to be about to be answered......

"As I said, in the kingdom of necessity, primitive animals are unrestrained, seemingly free but have no control over their own destiny, and rise and fall according to the laws of nature. This freedom is false, because it has never been truly free, and how can it be said that the body, though it is not restrained, is always in bondage?"

Marx shook his head.

"Engels, you mentioned God, so let's take a story from the Bible as an example. Human beings stay in the Garden of Eden, living happily in ignorance, but what is this? Mankind lives happily only because of God's will? This happiness is nothing but the happiness of being dominated by God, and the happiness of being dominated by God cannot be said to be not happiness, but slaves can also feel happy. ”

It is only after the abandonment of the Garden of Eden, until then that man can be said to be free, because man has finally begun to truly take control of his own destiny, to control his own destiny with his own will, and not by God's charity and mercy. ”

"Engels, it seems to me that freedom is not only physical freedom, but also spiritual freedom. Freedom is not what you are able to do, but what you are not forced to do. ”

The words were calm, but the ancient phantom listened intently.

"As for God...... You know, I'm an atheist. ”

After a pause, Marx shook his head.

Obviously, Marx didn't think much about God, or he felt that there was nothing to discuss.

"But what if there really is a god in this world?"

However, Engels asked rhetorically with some stubbornness.

Marx wanted to refute Engels's words, saying that there is no god in this world, but looking at the eyes of 'Engels', which seemed to be full of strange magic, made him swallow the words that had come to his mouth, and involuntarily subconsciously accepted Engels's remarks and turned to think.

What if God really existed?

But the confusion didn't last long, and the bearded German shook his head.

"Even if God exists, I am still an atheist. ”

"Why?"

Engels continued to ask.

Marx did not answer directly, but unhurriedly took out his pipe, sat on the wooden stool, lit it, took a deep breath and exhaled, the round smoke ring slowly dispersed in the air, and then Marx looked in front of him, only across a table of friends said.

"Why? Engels, what do you think 'God' is?"

Marx looked at Engels and couldn't help laughing.

"Engels, from ancient times to the present, human beings have always worshipped such a thing as 'God', but in ancient times, 'God' was real. ”

"Ancient humans worshipped wild boars in the mountains, crocodiles in swamps, lions on the plains, rhinos, tigers, cheetahs, bison, and even antelopes. ”

"These primitive and savage creatures are the oldest worship, the oldest primitive gods. ”

"But in the end, these ancient 'gods' were abandoned by human beings, could it be that they changed? No, it was human beings who became more intelligent and rational, and human beings began to realize that these 'gods' were just ordinary animals, and 'gods' became animals. Humans who abandoned these 'primordial gods' turned to worship the sky, the earth, the sea, and the mountains, and this worship has even remained in many places today. ”

"Engels, worship and belief come from one's own weakness, from the fear formed by one's own weakness, from the desire for great power. Ancient humans worshipped beasts, ancient humans worshipped mountains, rivers, sun, moon and stars, and now humans worship the ethereal 'all-knowing and all-powerful God'......"

As he spoke, Marx shook his head, knocked the ash from his pipe, and continued.

"For example, if one day you suddenly discover that the earth is actually entrenched by a giant snake...... So what do we think of this serpent, which was once worshipped by countless human beings as 'Gaia' and 'God of the Earth'?"

For some reason, an absurd thought suddenly crossed Marx's mind, but he naturally told it as an example.

He raised his head and said as he looked at his thoughtful friend in front of him.

The answer is...... It was a monster, a beast of great beauty that had never been seen before, nothing more. No matter how powerful the beast is, humans will no longer worship it like ancient humans, because they already possess reason and wisdom. Even if God does appear one day, it will only be a very powerful life in the eyes of humans. ”

"So, if you ask what would happen if 'God' really existed, then my answer would still be, I'm an atheist, because ......"

As he spoke, Marx tapped his heart with his fingers, which was not large, but it was enough to attract the attention of Engels.

He smiled at the corners of his mouth and whispered.

"In my mind, 'God' is dead. ”

The calm voice was loud and loud......

Before she knew it, the ancient apparition had vanished, for the confusion in her mind had been resolved.

......

"Engels, I said, I once thought that if the absolute spirit is a logical force of the universe, then what is the absolute spirit of mankind?"

"If we look at humanity as a whole, then we can easily find that humanity has stumbled all the way from the age of obscurantism, but in the end, humanity has been trying to transform the world. Humanity is always growing, and we are always trying to control our own destiny......"

The erect pupil didn't care about the sound in its ears, even though it could hear the conversation of all the humans on the planet, because it was staring at what was on the chessboard.

The black and white chess pieces were fighting, and while fighting, the chess pieces of these gods and demons were slowly entangled like clouds and mist over the chessboard unconsciously, and the countless heroes and history condensed into an inexplicable force......

It was a behemoth like never before, prostrate on the earth, dividing the line between civilization and barbarism with farmland, with the dotted towns as its body, its brains as its kings and wise men, its fangs as its high-spirited armies, its hands and feet as its hands and feet as its toiling workers in the factories, and its blood as its relentless caravans......

Its consciousness has not yet been unified, in the midst of its chaotic thoughts, there are still more than hundreds of kingdoms fighting fiercely, the struggle between the continent and the sea is still ongoing, but the eyes that have been obscured for countless years have been opened, looking around the world in which it lives, it is no longer ignorant.

Like a man rather than a man, like a beast rather than a beast, greedily absorbing the power of the earth, trying to make himself grow.

And as if sensing the gaze of the erect pupils, the behemoth, which was still confused and disordered, and had not even formed a complete form, seemed to glance at it unconsciously. Different from his own immaturity, there is no fear and jealousy in that gaze, only the calmness and depth of the wise.

Although many of the beings that make up it are not aware of the existence of the erected pupil, there are still very few beings who are aware of the existence of the "sculpture".

"Do you think you'll always be in charge......

The brief contact between the eyes is better than a thousand words for ordinary people.

The snake-like erected pupils stared at the "monster" brewing on the chessboard, only indifference. After a long time, there was only a strange laugh in the house, mocking the young beast that dared to roar and threaten the beast without its full teeth.