God came down on this land, and from then on the world came to light.

- Ode to Creation

The Ranman Continent was not created by the Creator God.

When God came, it was just a desolate land of dirt, water, and moss, and no sapient life ever appeared on the land. Feeling lonely, God used the power of creation to create countless lives, and then transformed himself into laws to stabilize the new world—and this was only 10,000 years ago, when the books of mankind were still preserved in the Imperial Library.

Although human beings are not directly created by gods, they are still one of the main bodies of continental civilization, and after two pan-continental wars, they completely occupied the plains in the western part of the continent, established Yadu, and Kulot, the country of the northern orcs, and divided the continent between the three countries of the Eastern Elves, Centaurs, Dryads and other multi-ethnic united races. Now no one thinks that human beings are inferior beings.

"The joint reign of Sfiodor and Cage began a thousand years ago. Prior to this, although the clansmen of the two families had also been active in the history of Apus as prophets and heroes, none of Cage or Sfiodor had ever thought of leading humanity and ruling the country. ”

Del Cora placed the glass on the table in a relaxed tone, but it gave a sense of solemnity—a glimpse of the weight of history that was glimpsed through his words.

"The time of the Second Pan-Continental War was also a time when the contradictions within the human race were seriously intensified and the north and south were divided. The southern city-states did not want to give up their independent autonomy and become an administrative body under the capital, so they rebelled to form the Free Southern Alliance, entered a state of war with the North, and even opened the Sovis Pass, allowing the 500,000 orc legions to enter the territory of Yadu - this turned out to be a stupid idea, the orc legions first attacked the Southern Alliance, forcibly occupied Sovis, and tried to transfer the battle line to the territory of Yadu - in the eyes of most people at the time, Yadu was actually crumbling. ”

"Cage and Sfiodor of that generation were helping the Race Federation defend themselves against the invasion of the Orc Legion. In order to make Yadu a scorched earth, the two heroes infiltrated the national capital, gained the support of their own supporters and many townspeople, middle and lower class nobles, quickly dissolved the senate council controlled by the old aristocracy, reorganized the imperial parliament, forced peace talks in the south in various ways, and added an emperor with supreme power to the parliament - in the war years, the inefficient and bloated parliament could not be trusted. History has proven this countless times. ”

"The rebuilt Empire of Aidus and the Ethnic Federation joined forces to defeat the invasion of Kulot, and after the signing of the peace pact between the three parties, the political system of Apdu was preserved. The Imperial Diet is composed of representatives of the city-states, the Prime Minister is the absolutely sane Sfiodor, and the supreme power is in the hands of Cage, who can exercise power directly beyond the Parliament in times of crisis—hiss—"

"What's wrong?"

"No-uh, I mean, nothing. ”

Delcora cleared her throat and, under Satya's dangerous gaze, took the half-served glass in her hand and shoved her bottomed quilt over - deliberately ignoring Satya's hand as she twisted her back.

“...... I don't know much about politics, but I also know that power always needs to be restrained if you want to preserve the system for a long time. I don't seem to have heard you say that the Council can check His Majesty the Emperor?" Piber asked with a frown.

"Of course, in fact, the Parliament really has no power to restrain His Majesty the Emperor," Del Cola replied quite naturally, "and you know you are confused—but, first of all, answer me, why do you think power needs to be restrained?"

"Because of desire?" Pi Bo pondered for a while, and then spoke with some uncertainty, "Whether it is orcs, elves, humans, or dragons who have left the continent, all intelligent beings always have desires, and the desire for power is the most terrible of them all, and the most calm wise people will also go crazy because of the struggle for supreme power - an irrational supreme ruler is a disaster for the whole country, unless ......"

"Unless the supreme ruler doesn't have the slightest lust for power, does he?" Delcora whispered, turning his glass.

"No...... I'm afraid this is impossible, even if Cage is really a god-made life and absolutely rational, but for a long time in that position of supreme power, they won't have the slightest idea that they shouldn't have? No, if that's the case, then there is no desire for power, there is no idea of treating the country as private property, the supreme power is just a burden, how can there be the motivation to work hard to push the country forward, how can Cage control the Yadu Empire for a thousand years......"

Pib seemed to be caught in his own world, muttering to himself, his face full of confusion and thought.

"This boss seems to be very knowledgeable, did he really grow up in this town?" said Satya slightly tilting her head and whispering to Arthas.

"He seems to have a good understanding of political science...... His view of the lust for power and those in power is somewhat like that of the Elven Ring Council. This theory is relatively unpopular in Yadu, but it is widely popular in the Ethnic Federation...... Perhaps, he had studied in the Commonwealth?" replied Assas in a low voice.

“...... No, sorry, lads, I still don't understand. Piber shook his head in annoyance, "The most plausible explanation I can think of is that it is not the Parliament that checks His Majesty the supreme power, but Sfiodor, who is the Prime Minister of the Parliament and is also a perfect human being...... But I also couldn't find a reason to prove him. Sfiodor could not legally limit the ...... of His Majesty the Emperor, who had the supreme power"

"I think I can understand that for the scholars of the Ring House School, the human political system is the most difficult for them to accept. It was not Del Cola who spoke, but Assas, who was in attendance, who in fact was equally knowledgeable in political science: "Because, in this world, among all intelligent life and all civilized groups, there are only two such special beings born - as you think, Cage and Sfiodor, there is really no desire for power." ”

"The lust for power, or all other desires, is rooted in the imperfections and uncertainties inherent in intelligent life. God created life, but did not make it perfect, but gave us infinite room for development with a seemingly imperfect body. Desire is the by-product of the desire of intelligent life to make up for its defects - hunger brings appetite, finite life brings lust or desire to reproduce, and the desire to be above all else and to attain ultimate perfection brings about the desire for cultivation and power - in short, all desires are rooted in the imperfection of intelligent life itself. ”

So, on the other hand, if a life is close to infinite perfection in God's design, then its desires should be close to nothingness, or even disappear altogether. Of course, this kind of life would not exist in a normally developed civilization group, but in order for humanity to gain a foothold on the continent more quickly, Nofen sent two new individuals to the Terran settlement at that time. Those were the two near-perfect bodies that Nophon had created before he created humans, one was a natural warrior and upheld justice, and the other was a master of the elements and absolute sanity. They led the first humans to settle down, build cities, and develop today's civilization. These two are the first generation of Cage and Sfiodor. ”

In other words, 10,000 years ago, Cage and Sfiodor were already prophets and guides of the Terrans, and the de facto leaders of the Terrans. But it wasn't until a thousand years ago that Cage and Sfiodor decided to step back and lead humanity — maybe you understand that?" Delcora said.

“...... It is unbelievable that two races with such high status would choose to fade out of the political center of Apdo for 9,000 years......" Piber muttered to himself, "what are they for? If they really have no desire for power, why did they sit in that highest position after 9,000 years? Is it because the noble blood has finally been diluted in the passage of time?"

"Hmm...... It's a faux pas, but it's also an interesting one. Satya's gaze swept over the two boys, and she couldn't help laughing, "But it's impossible, Noven's power will not be weakened by reproduction, Sfiodor a thousand years ago was still as wise and knowledgeable as their ancestors ten thousand years ago, and Cage was also full of glory and justice." It's not them who have changed, it's the world. ”

"I like that...... Well, it's the world that's changed. Del Cola snapped his fingers, "The Terran civilization, or the entire civilization of the Lanman Continent, entered a period of stagnation 1,500 years ago, and this period of stagnation lasted for 500 years, and the intensification of contradictions in all aspects brought about serious confrontations, and finally broke out the Second Pan-Continental War - although the war only lasted for four years, it also caused the continent to lose nearly ten percent of its population. To put it mildly, the war completely exposed the problems of the internal systems of the various ethnic groups, and the power structure of Yadu also changed. ”

"At a time when all the wise people saw the corruption and inefficiency of the aristocratic parliamentary system, and that commanding a war required a wise enough leader, it was Cage and Sfiodor of that generation who stepped forward, and they were already prestigious enough to rule the country. Later, after the end of the war, this system has been preserved until now. ”

At the end of a history lesson, Del Cora emptied the cup in his hand—Satya's.

"Sfiodor the Absolutely Rational and the Absolutely Righteous Cage, these are things that are deeply in the bloodline of the two families," Assas summed up in a flat tone, "such a character makes them more suitable to be the 'rulers' than the vast majority of human beings, and they stand in this position, not to satisfy the small desire for power of a certain person, but to a higher one—for example, the progress of human civilization, and even the entire Lanman civilization—and so on." ”

The tavern fell silent for a moment.

Long.

"Actually, I shouldn't have believed this...... I'd rather understand all of this as the product of some kind of struggle or compromise than to believe in some kind of God-given bloodline. ”

Piab Dan shook his head in annoyance, and Del Cola expressed understanding.

"I know, sir, that the scholars of the Ring Council School will never be able to accept the human system...... But it has existed for a thousand years and will continue to exist. ”

"Thank you for your generosity, young nobleman, for clearing up the doubts of an old fellow. Pib Dan let out a sigh, "Would you like to have something more?" Knowledge should be priceless. ”

"Then another glass of cider – no, two. Satya?"

"I'm glad you remember me, Del Kora. Satya smiled softly and quietly withdrew her hand from Del Cora's waist, "You are a veteran nobleman when it comes to greed and shamelessness. ”

"Thank you for the compliment. ”