Ever since Leard became acquainted with Jim, there had been a certain apprehension in Jim's mind, and the threat of war had always haunted him.

Lird didn't know what Jim had been through since he was a child, but Lird, who had also been through the war, couldn't quite understand Jim's worries and feelings, and Lird himself admitted that the war didn't hurt him much.

Jim sighed, kicked two pebbles and said, "Haha, before you know it, you're talking about such a heavy topic again, I think you don't want to hear it anymore." ”

Lird smiled lightly: "It's not a question of whether I want to hear it or not, but war has long been a mainstream topic around the world, and this topic has never been interrupted since more than two years ago, and I don't know how long this topic will continue." ”

Jim smiled bitterly, "yes, I really don't know how long it will take to remind you of such a day." You know what? When I was a kid, I used to yearn for the heroes of old times to gallop through the battlefields, but now that fantasy is so funny that I can only resist and loathe it. Now my biggest dream is to be able to live in peace, welcome the birth of my child, and spend my life with Trista. ”

Lird sighed and said, "It's a pity, now this kind of thinking of yours can be said to be a luxury, you want to be ordinary and peaceful... It's really hard. ”

Jim said, "yes!"

"When I was in the United States, I had a brief conversation with Mr. Wyatt about war, and Mr. Wyatt said that war is, in a way, a struggle of natural selection, like a lion and an antelope, where the strong antelope will survive and the weak antelope will be destroyed. ”

Jim thought for a moment and said, "It's a cruel statement, and it's even a little unreasonable. ”

Lird nodded, "It does sound very uncomfortable, but from another point of view, what he said is not completely unreasonable, in fact, Mr. Wyatt has added later." The fight is not entirely one-way, if the antelope wants not to be devoured by the lion, it has to take the initiative to become a lion, and the antelope that becomes a lion only needs to prey on its former companions. ”

Hearing this, Jim sneered: "Does the antelope become a lion?" Then Jim said: "Then have you ever thought about such a question, when there are more and more lions in a grassland, then no matter how strong the antelope is, it will be destined to be preyed, and one day there will be no antelope in this grassland, and then the whole grassland will become a world of lions." ”

"And in this case, what will the lion do if it loses its source of food? Over time, hunger will deprive the lion of its last 'humanity' and bottom line, the weak lion will become an 'antelope', the frenzied predation will turn into a bloody civil war, and how many of the mighty lions will be left after this slaughter? What will happen to the lions that have gradually lost their antelopes and weak lions in the future? They can only continue to eat away at themselves until there is only a scarred lion left on the grassland, and all the victories it has won? There is only one end waiting for him, and that is to starve to death. ”

Lird was silent, and Jim's words seemed to call another door for him, when he saw something clearly.

"Will humanity also be destroyed by this?"

Jim said, "A man can live in peace and die in peace." This is the fate of fate. However, the demise of mankind must be due to war. ”

Lird frowned and said, "Yes, but even so, there are still many people who can't see through the essence of this matter. ”

Jim said, "It's not that I can't see through it, but I don't want to." To put it mildly, in human history and civilization, there have been countless wars and various causes, but the most common reason is because of the desires of some people, and this so-called certain people are a small group of people who hold power. ”

"War can be cruel, but it also brings a lot of benefits, although the war slaughters, tens of millions of deaths, but those who have power, their home watchdogs may be good starts, they do not need to worry about their food and clothing, the whole country and region will do everything in their power to put the best supplies for them to use. ”

"If the war is won, they will receive an inexhaustible source of glory and wealth. It may sound absurd that even if the war is lost, they will not be punished in any way, but it is true. Imagine that now that Germany has lost the war, will all those who participated in the war be executed on the part of the German government? Absolutely not! I think that only a few representative figures will die, and everything after that will be lost. ”

Lird said: "Once you will become famous, only the people will cry in the end." ”

Jim said: "No way, this is human civilization, but also the composition of human beings, you must know that the pyramid design is only the most standard and solid architectural design, but if it is reversed, it is completely infeasible, how can it stand for thousands of years? ”

Lird said, "But why would man allow such a class to exist?"

"We have criticized the evils of power and class, but we must also admit the good side of it, and it seems that the good of this state of affairs completely outweighs the disadvantages, otherwise humanity would probably be fighting the lion and tiger with all his hair," said Jim. ”

"The most fundamental reason for the emergence of power and class is that the law of the jungle permeates biological instincts and cannot be expelled and purified. Moreover, human beings are social animals, which dooms a person to never be able to achieve the so-called solitude, and he must be controlled by group consciousness and power. ”

A word popped into Lird's mind, and he whispered, "Rabble." ”

Jim didn't hear Liard's words clearly, but continued: "This state of life is the key to human evolution, and at the same time it is destined for the formation of human social forms. ”

Lird suddenly smiled and said: "You have really seen these things quite thoroughly, and I am afraid that the sociology teachers in our school will not have such feelings and opinions as you." ”

Liard's remarks are not a complete agreement with Jim, but also a subconscious temptation of Jim.

The eloquent Jim really didn't notice this, and his excitement was a little carried away.

"These are not my feelings and opinions, it is more a... A lesson!"

When Lird heard this, he took the opportunity to say, "Lesson?"

Jim nodded, opening his mouth to say something, but only to open his mouth, and the rest of the words seemed to be stuck in his throat. At this time, he almost suddenly realized that he was a little difficult to ride a tiger.

But Lird would not let go of this great opportunity, and hurriedly followed: "Is it because of war that your nation, as a nation with the longest culture, has it fallen to such a state?"

Jim hesitated for a moment and said, "Sort of." ”

After a moment of silence, Jim said, "Too much time has passed since the glory of our nation, and such a long time can really make people forget a lot of things. Coupled with the fact that we live a nomadic life in a fixed place all year round, our culture is constantly changing, and to this day we are not sure whether we are pure Atlanteans, and we are not sure how thin the blood in our veins is. ”

Lird smiled, "Although I haven't met the Atlanteans of 10,000 years ago, the first time I saw you, I did feel something different. ”

Jim laughed, "Don't make fun of me." ”

"Can you satisfy one of my curiosity," said Lird, "You say." ”

Lird said: "I have read some things about your Atlantean nation in some books, which may be cruel, but there are really different opinions about the cause of the destruction of your country, whether it is a prehistoric flood, some about a huge fire, and some about a catastrophe that is not visible, but..."

Jim said, "You want to know the real reason?" Lird nodded.

Jim shrugged his shoulders and shook his head, "I'm sorry, but you may be disappointed to hear it, but the answer I'm telling you is that I don't know either." Lird raised an eyebrow, puzzled.

Jim continued: "As I said earlier, it is the long years of history that have made us forget so many things, even the destruction of what should have been the most profound thing. But the truth of that incident has indeed been buried in the dust of history. ”

Looking at Liard's still unbelieving look, Jim said: "Of course, I'm not sure if these things are completely lost, I can only tell you that many people here don't know the specific reason." ”

"And what about the sacrifice?" Lird's question hit the nail on the head.

Jim thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps, but it's not our concern, so even if the priest doesn't want to tell the truth, we don't care. ”

Lird sighed: "Time will indeed dilute everything. ”

Jim said, "Sort of, the power of time is the most powerful in the world. Maybe you don't realize it, but once in the Atlantean people, the sacrifice had an unparalleled status, and it could be said that it was stronger than the later emperors, kings, pharaohs, etc., but now the sacrifice is more like one of our ordinary people, as long as the clan wants, she can go to see her at any time. ”

Lird said: "When there are fewer and fewer believers, God will naturally step down from the altar. ”

Jim shook his head and said, "The reason why God is a god is not because of how many devout believers it has, but because of its essential difference from people, in other words, because of divine power, it is possible to distinguish between gods and people." I said that man cannot be left alone, but God can. ”

As he said this, Jim's eyes filled with enthusiasm that he had never seen before.

Lird has a completely different view of this.

"The reason why God is God is that he has followers and has a concept that is recognized by the world, otherwise he cannot be a god if he has no extraordinary power, you must know that demons also have power. ”

Jim frowned after hearing Lird's statement, and then said: "But as far as I know, even demons have their followers, you must know that some people revere light, and some people like darkness, and on the one hand, demons are also a form of gods. ”

Lird was somewhat dumbfounded by Jim's statement, but he still did not agree with Jim's statement conceptually.

Jim was naturally able to understand Lird's thoughts, and he also understood that the reason why Lird was at odds with himself was because he didn't believe in the existence of a god in this world, and the two had different views on God.

Seeing that Lird was silent, Jim immediately said, "Forget it, let's not dwell on this issue, and don't let this Senate-style debate spoil the interest for a good afternoon walk." ”

Lird chuckled and nodded, and then both of them relaxed and wandered around casually, and after walking out for a long time, Lird suddenly remembered another thing.

When I came here yesterday, my father was being healed, and now that time had come, Lird suddenly wanted to go and see it.

Lird had always had his own opinion on the treatment of his father's injuries, and until now he did not know how his father's injuries were suffered, let alone the current clinical situation and treatment.

Although Lird did not know how to heal, he was also curious and skeptical about it, so he immediately expressed his thoughts to Jim, he wanted to see how his father was treated, and at the same time learn more about his father's injuries.

No, this time Jim shook his head and refused: "I'm afraid I can't promise you this matter." As I said, Mr. Pym's injuries are very special, and the methods of healing are also special, and I can tell you that it was our sacrifice that healed Mr. Pym's injuries, and the methods she used were kept secret. ”

Secret!

Secret!

It's a secret again!

In the past few days, Lird has been impatient with this secret after secret, and immediately said eagerly: "Could it be that I don't even have the right to know about my father's injury?

"Uh," Jim paused, and then said to Lird, "and let me ask, did Mr. Pym tell you about his injuries?"

"This—" This time Lird couldn't answer.

Jim smiled faintly and said, "Since Mr. Pym didn't take the initiative to mention it, it seems that there must be some reason for it, I hope you can still understand." ”

Lird sighed, his tone rather helpless.

But then he realized something again, and said to Jim, "In that case, then I want to ask you for something." ”

"You say. ”

Lird said, "I want to be with your gods... That is, the sacrifice is met, can you help me communicate?"

What Lird didn't expect was that Jim didn't shirk his request, but smiled indifferently and said, "It's no problem at all, our priest also wanted to see you." ”