The occasional flashes of thought are always confusing, just as the questions that every young child thinks of when he looks up at the stars, where he came from, where he goes, who lives and dies, heaven and earth.

The confusion in Lin Xi's heart, she thought that it was just that people who were close to fishermen would always be infected with some fishy smell, so she would be so tormented when she occasionally thought about society and people.

In fact, this is not the case, his confusion stems from a more fundamental question after thinking about it: she has seen the clues of the selection of species and the inheritance of survival, but where does the species come from?

Once at the ends of the earth, she told herself not to think about any philosophical questions, but she didn't expect that the three thousand avenues would lead to the same end, even if she was just thinking about flowers, birds, fish, insects and even these cabbages that don't bite people, and eventually she would have to go back to the ultimate problem of "where did you come from".

It's too difficult for Lan Qi to answer, but it can answer questions about slaves.

"The difference in race does not lead to the conclusion that some people must be slaves."

"First of all, you have to show that for the common good of all, it is best to be a slave for a certain part of the population. Then it is necessary to prove the differences between those races that make them fit to be slaves. In the end, we can come to such a conclusion that seems to fit well, but is actually based on double assumptions. ”

"What you have written is not contrary to what we are seeking. We don't need to prove that races are the same, we just need to prove that slavery is not the best option for the common good of all. By equality, we do not mean that the words printed by printing are the same, nor are they based on this. ”

Lin Xi sighed sadly and helplessly, shook his head and said, "If I don't think about the questions you are thinking about, these things have nothing to do with me. But I fear that one day people will think that they know the way between heaven and earth—just as they understand that there are my hands in the garden, and that they can control those hands, and that people are the same as cabbage. ”

"In the legend of the ancestors, it was Pangu who opened the world, and from that moment on, the way of heaven has existed. I don't know much about other subjects, but in terms of naturalism, we know the inheritance that is passed on to the next generation, and we are exploring the survival of species. ”

"There are only two points left, the origin of all things and the root of all changes. If we understand these two points thoroughly, what is the difference between us and the groundbreaking Pangu from the point of view of naturalism alone? ”

"There are always pros and cons to everything, but the current hearts of the people, let me see the future is the cabbage in the vegetable garden and a pair of hands hanging on the cabbage's head."

"Just like the 'march of dignity' you discussed, the emergence of machines is a good thing, but are people ready for the era of these machines and the great division of labor?"

"When I think about it, I am terrified. We've gone so fast over the years. We have seen the uneven mountains and rivers on the moon, the dripping world under the microscope, the microparticle atoms and molecules that make up everything in the world, the gravitational attraction between all things, the pressure of the atmosphere, the sky has been soaring, and we have combined fertilizers...... Step by step, tear open the veil of mystery that shrouded the way of heaven and earth. And all this is only ten years, but people are still the same people as before. Are we, the creatures known as humans, really ready to penetrate the way of heaven and earth and hold it in our hands to transform the whole world? ”

Hearing this, Lan Qi said with a rare and fatalistic tone: "Perhaps, this is fate, a fate that cannot be avoided." If you can't hide from it, why not let it happen sooner? Thinking too much, you can only stagnate. As our old story says, there is a generational business, and what we have to do is the people who smelted the emerald stone into copper by the grass river, the people who planted wheat millet by the grass river, or the people who grinded gunpowder back then. It has brought a new life, but also brought more cruel strife, which is the yin and yang side that cannot be avoided. ”

Lin Xi pondered for a long time, did not choose to nod or shake his head, only said that he wanted to be quiet, and made his back silent on the stone by the sea in the distance.

This is a knot in the heart, a knot that others can't untie.

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In the end, Lin Xi still didn't choose to seal the basic note and send it back, but chose to carry it with him after it was loaded.

Jian Chen didn't say anything, he knew that the persuasion at this time was meaningless, it was an independent girl with her own ideas, not a person who would give up everything he doubted for emotions like love.

After Lin Xi wrapped those notes, on a moonlit night, he quietly swore to the moonlight with a slightly superstitious or irresponsible mentality.

"Pangu, who has always sheltered our ancestors and created the world...... I know that you have set the way of heaven and earth at the beginning of the creation of the world, and you will no longer control everything in the universe and the universe. But I still want to hand over to you the evils that may come with all this, because legend has it that the ancestors will protect everyone in the tribe unconditionally. If...... If I had not drowned in the sea, had not died of various diseases, and had returned to my homeland alive, I would have published all these notes and speculations, and I would never have touched any discipline related to people or society again in my life. ”

I bowed twice to the bright moon, and when I bowed to the third time, I suddenly remembered something, and I spat twice on the ground and said, "Bah, bah...... I still want to know where it came from, but I don't want to know where it went. ”

After thinking for a moment, he changed his words again: "Where does this come from to refer to a person who has been detached from social attributes, the concept of naturalism, and the body that has been stripped of the concept of the soul. ”

After making sure that there was nothing wrong with these words, he bowed one last time, only to find that the moon had pulled a cloud to hide his snicker.

A month and a half later, three carefully inspected sailboats, loaded with grain and fresh water, a batch of cattle and sheep, and three boxes of dung beetles, left the harbor with the joy of the residents of Wangbei City, and the sound of firecrackers could not drown out the shouts of the various accents on the shore.

The long voyage passed by the fort built by the Dutch in Jakarta, stopped at a desert island full of mountains crawling with red crabs, saw whales chasing in the Indian Ocean, and looked at the stars in the southern hemisphere that are different from the north...... Turn west.

It was summer in February in the Southern Hemisphere, and the long and uninteresting voyage lasted for a long time, knowing that one day the sailors who were on the lookout saw land.

A vast expanse of land, facing the fleet of ships is a freshwater river, and there is not a single human population at the mouth of the river, and even so clear the sky does not see a single trace of smoke and dust that carries up with the wind.

There is a natural shelter at the mouth of the river, the water is so clear that you can see the stones underneath, the cold water flows through a sandy beach, and the whirring of sails startled a field of black birds that seem to have never seen a man.

There was a burst of cheers from the people on board, and several sailors who had raised their guns lowered their guns, shouted loudly, and shook their shirts and hats at the sky.

Those birds that fly are symbols of lofty ambitions, love and loyalty, and mysterious and graceful birds.

The difference is that these flying swans, which symbolize good luck, are black. It is as black as a bird nesting under the eaves, and as black as the most expensive black pearl on the seashore.

The people on the boat were excited and amazed, not only by the luck brought by these swans, or by the vitality they felt after they were tired of seeing the boundless sea, but also by a mysterious shock.

Even if they have known for a long time or have been scientifically educated, the tilt of the earth on the ecliptic plane has caused the reversal of winter and summer in the north and south; Even though they had already seen many strange species that they had never seen in their hometown, when all of them came together and showed themselves to everyone, those scarce and mechanical explanations of language were still no match for the magic of the world.

It's like a fantasy: the northern and southern hemispheres are reversed in winter and summer, so the colors of the swans in the northern and southern hemispheres are also different.

When this seemingly logical coincidence appeared, even those who believed that it was just a coincidence froze on the bow of the ship, admiring the wonder of all things after the opening of the world.

Lin Xi, who had been a little depressed during the voyage these days, finally started joking with Jian Chen.

"If the colors of the species here are reversed from those of the northern hemisphere, according to the inductive method, can it be said that the colors of the species in the northern and southern hemispheres must be reversed? Or is there a logical connection between the inversion of colors and the northern and southern hemispheres? ”

"If there are enough samples, so to speak. Well, just to find an example that can be explained, but if I only need to find a few that are not, then this is not valid. ”

So if it is, then it is obviously unreasonable, and it must be admitted that this is science? And then guess a general reason from this result that can be explained? ”

"yes. The world is there, and we're just trying to explain the world in terms of one thing. Behold, how amazing is this world, that even if one spends one's life on one thing, he may not be able to master one subject, so why bother with his own troubles? ”

Lin Xi understood what Jian Chen was talking about, walked to Jian Chen's side, took Jian Chen's hand, raised his head and looked at the pair of elegant and gorgeous black swans flying in the sky, knowing that these lovely birds would only have one mate for the rest of their lives.

"Will these black swans find a white swan as a companion?"

asked faintly, as if answering the question of self-seeking troubles that Jian Chen said, maybe he didn't like to think about society and people in his heart, but some people liked it. He is a white swan, holding a black swan, and in the distance stands an elegant and long-growing female swan, and her feathers are black.

Jian Chen gently took Lin Xi's hand and whispered: "You catch a few, cut the wing feathers short, and see if there are any white swans born and isolated after returning to your hometown?" ”