It is said that death stress is the most terrible stress in the world.

But in the lower area, compared to the ubiquitous surging death pressure, being surrounded by endless numbs in circles made Gu Lei feel more depressed and irritable, or disgusted and angry.

Although out of guilt and atonement for his dead classmates, especially for Feige and Anne, he now does not dare to think too much about his own interests, and puts the interests of the first branch in the highest position, which is higher than his own life and death.

But in the past two days, he has seen so many shocking people or things with his own eyes, and he can't help but think:

Is that really good?

Is it really okay to let everyone in the first branch be happy?

Should other people live like that, as humans are inferior to dogs?

At that moment, Gu Lei finally remembered what the teacher had told him, the second half of "human beings are born selfish" and that he had deliberately forgotten:

"But people can't live by being selfish alone!"

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"But, classmate Gu Lei, you must pay attention!"

“……”

"Even if any living thing is selfish by nature and constantly competes with each other for survival, no living thing can survive by being selfish alone."

“……”

"At the very least, it's not the single-celled creatures that have the strongest attack, nor the single-celled creatures that have the strongest defense, or the single-celled creatures that move the fastest, but the ......."

"And what?"

"It's those who know how to cooperate, those who are both selfish and not so selfish, multicellular creatures!"

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Although selfishness in order to survive is a genetic innate disposition, it is also for survival, in addition to selfishness, it is also a natural disposition that is written into the genes, which is cooperation.

Even, this writing time was before single-celled organisms evolved into multicellular organisms.

Single-celled organisms engulf and melt each other, some as containers, some as organelles, some for defense, some for attack, and some for decomposing substances to provide nutrients and power...... and each other, each single-celled microorganism unites as one, divides labor and cooperates, and jointly evolves into a complex single-cell with greatly improved defense, attack power, and speed and many functions, which is an important sign that the word "cooperation" is officially written into the "Code of Life" in the gene.

Therefore, Gu Lei has to face it squarely after all, and he should not ignore it, that is, people are selfish by nature and cannot be absolutely selfish, and absolute selfishness is often not a favorable survival plan for most people.

Therefore, he finally wanted to do something for the toiling masses, after all, he and the members of the First Regiment were also apes, and it was impossible for him to be truly regarded as one by the dragonmen.

Therefore, he also came up with some plans impulsively and enthusiastically, and even couldn't help but fantasize about influencing the local parliament through the Iman or the Germanic marquises, and also wanted to fight for more rights and interests for the people at the bottom, even if it was a little better for their living conditions.

However, soon, Gu Lei's heart was cooled by the cold reality of this lower area.

Obviously, most of the people living in the lower districts have been completely crushed by the tremendous mental pressure, and have become apathetic and numb, willing to guard their own one-third of an acre of land and not willing to give anything more for anyone else.

And to fight for the rights and interests of tens of millions of people at the bottom who are so insensitive, it is simply a fool's dream.

There is competition not only between collectives, but also within collectives.

For example, between the upper and lower levels, the lower level wants more rights and interests, and the upper level gets less rights and interests.

Therefore, any act of speaking and doing things for the bottom in this country or not at all belongs to the ape-man is tantamount to a sheep taking food from a tiger and a group of rabbits and lions, and will summon a cruel joint attack on lions and tigers.

He or others who have the heart to ask for the lives of the people, and even the people they want to help, many, many people may encounter accidents.

Kill the chicken to respect the monkey, and the monkey will kill the chicken!

However, if the sheep want to take food and the rabbits want to win the lion, the most reliable way is not for the sheep or the rabbits to unite as one, and they are all determined to give up the small self to the heart of the whole self, and no one can take a step back.

The world was revealed at the beginning of life with the following truths:

If the weak want to defeat the strong, the most useful way is for the weak to fight together with the consciousness of "or need to give up the consciousness of survival"!

However, this is contrary to the nature of genes and the instinct of life, and in the "Encyclopedia of Life" of genes, cooperation is always ranked after survival.

And even in the most necessary situations, there are usually only a few species, or a few individuals within the same species, who can overcome their own instincts, surpass themselves, and sacrifice their lives to survive.

Thinking of this, combined with what he saw and heard, Gu Lei became more and more enlightened:

Yes, it has always been like this, and no matter how strong an individual is, he cannot defeat a united collective.

So, multicellular organisms prevail over single-celled organisms.

Therefore, Homo sapiens, who can work together and cooperate, defeated other things in heaven and earth, including tigers, lions, and dinosaurs.

Therefore, the barbarian Sa people, who live in worse conditions in the eastern part of the continent of Gulrell, but are more desperate and united, will naturally be able to defeat the more cunning and selfish Homo sapiens of other civilizations who have fallen in the comfortable environment of the west, no matter how proud they have created a brilliant culture.

Therefore, the West Sea Empire, a more just, equal, intelligent and united private ownership country on the continent of Aler, can also defeat the more selfish, corrupt and divided feudal states on the continent of Leer, and melt down the historic steel thrones and golden statues.

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And so on, and there are countless similar things in history.

Obviously, in the long run, life is selfish and self-existent, but if you don't know how to unite, you can't overcome your own instincts, and you're doomed to not survive for a long time.

In the never-ending evolutionary process of "natural selection and survival of the fittest", in addition to wisdom, another important factor affecting the success or failure of evolution, unity, has been neglected.

"No—"

Gu Lei suddenly stopped with a chill:

"No, it's just ignored by the majority of the people at the bottom!"

Thinking of the conscious, separatist control policies of the upper strata towards the lower strata, Gu Lei felt more and more cold in his heart, and couldn't help muttering to himself:

Could it be that this is another test that nature has given us? Could it be that this time, the life that does not understand unity is destined to be eliminated again! ”

At this time, Gu Lei once again used his spiritual power to look around at the surrounding figures who were indifferent and numb, with gray faces and wrinkled faces, and he didn't just feel that they were like living corpses.

This time, he only felt that they were corpses that were almost nailed to the coffin board!

Gu Lei couldn't help but tremble all over, his heart was like being struck by lightning, and he stood in place for a long time unable to move.

For a long time, until he felt that Haguras wanted to break free for some reason, Gu Lei shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, took a deep breath and forcibly pulled Hagulas up, and continued to rush aimlessly with the greedy wolf.

As Gu Lei walked, he comforted himself:

"It's not like that, it's really the last moment of life and death when the butcher's knife is about to fall, in the face of a desperate situation where there is no way out, no matter how numb and selfish people are, they have to unite and resist! Just like the slave revolt or peasant revolt in ancient times, there is always some space for everyone to survive. ”

But when I think of today's advanced artificial intelligence, I think of "If you face an army of intelligent war beasts composed of greedy wolves, what is the use of ordinary humans holding together?" He couldn't convince himself completely.

Slowly, Gu Lei realized:

"Now, it seems, only by uniting earlier than in any previous era, and not waiting until the corruption of society is hopelessly festering to know unity, can there be any hope of saving everything!"

Mikhail's words and deeds made him suspicious of how many people in the upper echelons of Congress still had a bottom line of conscience.

Thinking about it, Gu Lei simply handed the rope in his hand to the greedy wolf, ordered the greedy wolf to look at the restless Hagulas, and tried to think about it himself:

So, how do you unite all the apes?

This is a very difficult thing to look at. The lower the bottom, the harder it is for them to restrain their instincts, and in the face of increasingly scarce materials and difficult living conditions, they will only fight and hurt each other more and more, and the harder it will be to trust each other.

But it didn't take long for Gu Lei to figure out the answer:

Obviously, they need a hero, a true hero, a brave, powerful, and most importantly trustworthy hero, to serve as a strong bond between the countless lowly people.

Gu Lei thought with some longing:

If there really is such a hero, as long as he makes a simple promise, not to mention the 40 or 50 million apes in Zambaruk, probably most of Camilla's apes will rise up to fight against the increasingly selfish and unscrupulous rule of the dragonmen! If he really exists, if everything is better, then we can ......

As for whether he wanted to become such a hero himself, Gu Lei just thought about it and immediately rejected that possibility.

He shook his head self-deprecatingly:

What do you think? I can't even fulfill the promise I made to a few thousand people, how can I have the cheekiness to make any promise to tens of millions of people!

His expression always became more and more indifferent:

There's no way, I'll also guard my own one-third of an acre of land first!

Suddenly, Gu Lei stopped for the first time, and there was finally a hint of warmth on his face.

In the distance, familiar and friendly words were coming.

"I think the Valkyrie Knights are more powerful!"

"Why?"

"Obviously, their uniforms are brighter than those of the Knights of the Lionheart!"

"Hehe, are you kidding? Their uniforms are made of pure gold, of course, brighter than the sun alloy, but they are resistant to the sun alloy! ”

"That, that doesn't mean anything, equipment is only part of the strength."

"Cut, the worst of the Lionheart Knights also has the strength of the sixth order of the Strong Bone Realm, what about the Valkyrie Knights? The best is the seventh order of the Strong Bone Realm! ”

"That's because ......"

"Alright, the Valkyrie Knights are far worse than the Lionheart! The Lionheart Knights are the hope of our people! They have done so many good things for our people in the bottom zone, and they will soon develop their influence into our lower zone. Then we will all be blessed to live with our backs straight. And the Knights of the Valkyries? Hmph, if you don't do anything for a day, you will brag, and you will be extremely shameless and deceive children! ”

"What's the matter, didn't Head Gu just kill an apostle yesterday! This is what he is doing for the people! ”

"Hmph, apostles? That's a group of sissies brought by two wisies, all of whom are useless vases, and they want to kill the apostles! I think the one who died was the scapegoat they had found out of nowhere. ”

"Eh, why are you ......?"

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Gu Lei's face suddenly turned cold, and the greedy wolf followed his reputation because he retrieved the keyword of "Lionheart Knights".

Undoubtedly, in the program setting of the greedy wolf, the "Lionheart Knights" are the enemies of the "Valkyrie Knights", and they are strong enemies!

But seeing that the person who spoke disrespectfully was just an ordinary middle-aged man, and his face was flushed, as if he had drunk a lot of wine, Gu Lei didn't want to reason with him or something.

How can you win a quarrel with an alcoholic? It's easy to be embarrassed when you fight!

Gu Lei shook his head helplessly and left silently, feeling a rare moment of relaxation.

At the same time, his vigilance against the Knights of the Lionheart has also been further enhanced.

I heard that the Knights of the Lionheart have established a large base in the lower area centered on the Armored Forces Engineering Academy, and with the high-level support of the president's faction, especially the full support of the front area of the local militia regiment, it has expanded rapidly.

In less than a month, his power is so large that it is comparable to many of the original top forces in the bottom area, and may become a potential threat that cannot be ignored in his plan.

"By the way, I should go there too!"

So far, there is only one company left on his list, and it is located in a place that Mikhail in the Flame Transformation Realm is deeply troubled by - the bottom zone. And no matter what changes there are in the future, it is the king to quickly expand your own power.

Therefore, even if the bottom area is full of dangers, even if there is a Lionheart Knights eyeing him, even if he himself is only a seventh-order strong bone realm, and it seems that he is only a small step better than the ordinary members of the Lionheart Knights, he has to go down and break through.

Soon, he came to a special elevator and used the computer next to the elevator to call a special shuttle service to take Haguras back to the dormitory.

He whispered to himself in a complicated tone:

"Hell, I'm back again!"