Hathaway went and returned, and to be honest, Richie was a bit of a surprise.

She looked at the control tower in the distance, and said with a gloomy face, "Richie, are you those people from the Night Society?"

The control tower is on the edge of the huge rift that runs from Silver City to the Underground City, and even if it can't blow up the base, as long as it shakes the foundation under the base, the entire tower will carry the surrounding earth and rocks and slide into the Underground City that I don't know how deep.

"When the thugs at the Night Club said they were going to blow up the control tower, I thought they were overpowered, but I didn't expect it...... They actually had a chance. ”

Hathaway turned her head to look at Richie and said hatefully, "You gave them a chance, and now you're still protecting them to make trouble together!

Richie didn't expect to alarm Hathaway so quickly, and he was a little weak-hearted, and asked cautiously, "Will the consequences be serious?"

"Very, very serious!"

Hathaway said angrily: "If the control tower is still good, we can adjust the legalization of the secondary plane, to ensure that after the Storm Islands return to the main plane, the secondary mask can still have the ability to protect, can resist the tide, and the spatial passage between the development plane will not be affected." ”

Li Qi frowned: "That's it?"

"What do you mean by that?

Hathaway looked at him incredulously: "If the control tower is gone, the secondary mask loses its protective ability, the Storm Islands return to the main plane, and the tide backs up, except for the place where there is a magic tower, it can be protected by a protective enchantment, and the rest of the place will be all finished!

Li Qi's expression did not change in the slightest, and he continued to ask, "Will there be dead people?"

Hathaway glared at him angrily, but still patiently explained: "When Menesus lifted the Storm Islands out of the main plane, everyone should have fled to a place with a protective barrier to shelter, and those who remained outside at this time were killing themselves......"

She twisted Li Qi's arm fiercely: "But it's not the point of dying or not dying! Even wealth is secondary! Originally, this was a devastating revolution, down to the civilians of Shadow City, up to the magician families who were willing to embrace change, all worked together to overthrow the backward order." Let the thugs destroy the control tower, and the revolution will turn into a disorderly riot!"

Li Qi was so pained by this twist that he gasped, and said in his heart It's good that you didn't use the power of the legend, otherwise I would have to lose two taels of meat this time.

Hathaway, despite her anger, still communicated with him in this intimate gesture, and he patiently explained: "For the people of Shadow City, this control tower has a different meaning. ”

"A thousand years ago this tower was erected, and they were locked up in the ground. At one point they had killed half of the people who had destroyed the tower, and there was a saint...... Count it as your aunt, who also sacrificed for it. ”

"By taking the opportunity of this revolution to destroy this control tower, they are also expressing their determination not to be enslaved like before. ”

Li Qi said sincerely: "Since you also said that there will be no unnecessary casualties, and the loss will only be some wealth, let them pour out their anger that has endured thousands of years of suffering." ”

Hathaway frowned and said, "Just for this? Didn't you think that Shadow City has made a lot of efforts in this revolution, and when the Supreme Council is rebuilt, it will definitely discuss the future of Shadow City." I'm not sure the details of the resolution yet, but the people of Shadow City will definitely be free. ”

"Now they're making such a fuss that they've destroyed the control tower and brought heavy damage to the Storm Islands. What will the magicians think of the people of Shadow City, and won't they be guarded again?

"Wait", Li Qi's face was also solemn: "Listen to what you mean, the barrier of Shadow City, will you still recover?"

"That's a shelter!"

Hathaway twitched the corners of her mouth, trying to resist the urge to scold Richie: "The tens of thousands of years of history of the Storm Islands are deeply engraved in the hearts of magicians. There must be a shelter at all times, not to mention the Shadow City, the Undercity will be rebuilt. Of course, Misley's kind of thing can't happen again, after all, it was the plan of the Night Lady and a few magicians. ”

Li Qi shook his head slightly: "In other words, even if the people of Shadow City shed blood and sweat for the magicians in this revolution, what will they get in the end depends on the mood of the magicians, waiting for their alms?"

Hathaway was stunned for a moment, and Richie continued, "As for the Vault, it was caused by the history after the magician withdrew from the main plane. In my opinion, the Storm Islands are back on the main plane, and the fate of the mages should be integrated with the main plane and all mortals. There is no need for that membrane to exist anymore, is it meaningful to maintain a shelter of the size of Shadow City?"

Hathaway's face gradually softened, not listening to Richie's words, but realizing something, and realizing that there was something wrong with her previous attitude.

She sighed and said faintly, "Li Qi, you are really on their side, right?"

"You know my position from the beginning", Li Qi said frankly: "My faith is against slavery in all its forms and substances, my cause is to free all the slaves of Finn, and I think that these rebels, who are thugs in your mouth, are the real revolutionaries, and their actions are righteous." ”

Hathaway looked at him with those bright silver eyes: "In other words, you want to be the enemy of the magician, of me?"

"No, I am an enemy of slavery......"

Li Qi said solemnly: "I am an enemy of the church that tries to enslave mortals through the church, an enemy of the conspirators who try to enslave magicians through the dark magic net, and an enemy of all those who enslave others and even gods with the help of power, blood, in short, by all means. ”

"I also know that the abolition of slavery and the emancipation of all slaves is still too far from achieving this goal. I will look at the bigger picture and work in solidarity with all the forces that are moving the world in this direction. ”

"But cooperation doesn't mean that there isn't a trace of disagreement, and some things that I've seen and experienced with my own eyes, such as the resistance of the civilians of Shadow City, I can't turn a blind eye just because I think about the overall situation. ”

He looked back at Hathaway: "After all, I can't just look at the big picture." ”

Hathaway pursed her lips and thought for a while, and said coldly: "Your goddess has shown strength, thanks to Him, we in the Storm Islands can be freed from the clutches of Menesus, and I can continue to be free." You have the right to demand something from the Storm Islands, from me. ”

"If that's what you want, we can tear it down when we've done the necessary things in the control tower, and I'll do it myself, okay?"

She pointed in the direction of the control tower and said, "Now, you can order them to stop." ”

The cold words and the gesture of rejecting people thousands of miles away, although it had been expected, Li Qi's heart was still heavy.

Unfortunately, this is not the end of the story.

"Hathaway, the freedom that comes from alms can be taken back at any time, and freedom can only be taken by oneself, and this is what I mean by emancipating slaves......"

"It's not my hope to destroy the Control Tower, it's the hope of the people of Shadow City, who also want to be free," Richie said. The freedom they want is nothing compared to the freedom you magicians want, but it's also about controlling your own destiny. ”

Richie ...... I have some doubts that your goddess is the same as the current Ismat", Hathaway raised her chin slightly, it was an expert or even an authority in a certain field, but someone was in front of the door with an axe: "Regarding freedom, whether it is the path of magic or the divine will of the Night Lady, can you have a deeper understanding than me?"

"Don't speak ill of my goddess to my face, she holds grudges more than many gods," said Richie with a smile, "Then let's see what our differences are about freedom." ”

"It's not a disagreement, it's the difference between ignorance and wisdom," Hathaway said disdainfully, "Let's start with the basics and see how much of a fallacy your understanding of freedom is." ”

Want to beat me philosophically?

Li Qi shook his head secretly, when we met for the first time at Tangus's ball, the sentence you said, "Truth and morality will be measured by us, fate and order will be created by us, we are free, free, and self-sufficient", has already penetrated your bottom.

Your path to freedom will only focus on the ultimate freedom of the individual. You will ignore and criticize the collective, and you will only seek personal detachment. Your concern and compassion for mortals is only in the hope that they will break free from the shackles of the old world and create a sea level with a higher starting point for you and the superhumans you represent, without moral burdens.

He nodded, "Please advise ......"

"Let's start with some premises," Hathaway said, "First of all, the idea that all men are equal has always been an empty slogan. Some people are born with magical talents, some people are born with blood blessings, and mortals are never the same. ”

Li Qi said calmly: "This is a fact, I don't deny it." ”

I'm a smuggled goods brought in by the smuggler Little Red Riding Cycle, and you're the Night Lady and the Night's Watchman, so the two of us are enough to illustrate that.

Hathaway continued: "Well, with this premise, let's confirm that freedom means that mortals are in charge of their own destiny. Since the reality is that everyone is not equal, then mortals voluntarily hand over their fate to the strong and obtain the protection of the strong, which is also a manifestation of freedom. ”

She smiled proudly: "Being a slave is the freedom of mortals, slavery and slavery do not conflict with freedom, on the contrary, this is freedom." ”

"Take Sahina, for example, she is in my family, and she does not come from a good background. However, they can still be fed and clothed, and have a dry and tidy residence, which is many times better than the civilians of Shadow City. But she wasn't satisfied, she wanted a better life, so she volunteered to become a battle mage. ”

"Battle mages are slaves indeed, but Sahina has gained a better life for her relatives and her faster growth. The world she has come into contact with is far wider than that of civilians, and she is a respectable presence in front of civilians and even demon warriors. Although she became a slave and lost the freedom to choose again, it was her free choice. ”

"Richie, do you understand? You want to emancipate the slaves, to eliminate slavery, you are restricting this freedom. Of course, the act of forcing or enticing others to become slaves must be opposed, but isn't the freedom to entrust one's fate to the strong the most basic right of mortals?"

Li Qi sighed deeply, this is not a disagreement that can be cleared up by a debate.

"It is true that all human beings are born different, and equality has never been a slogan, but I don't think that is false. Isn't the free choice you just mentioned a basic right that everyone should have?"

"As for completely handing over your fate to the strong, why does such a thing exist?"

"The nobles, the church, and the magicians stood on the banks of the river and said to the commoners who were immersed in the river, Be my slave, or it will be your fate to be immersed in the water. Is it a free choice for civilians to accept the ability to go ashore?"

Hathaway sneered, "Why are civilians only in the river? Because they only have that kind of strength, and the strong can be on the river bank because they are strong enough." Isn't the difference between mortals because of the difference in strength?"

Li Qi asked: "So, the weak are destined to accept only the enslavement and exploitation of the strong?"

"Richie, you're about to become a holy warrior," Hathaway sighed, "This is an eternal law, you won't be naïve enough to fight against such a law, will you?"

"That's why Finn has been stagnant for tens of thousands of years", Li Qi shook his head: "A world in which mortals enslave and exploit each other, or a world in which mortals help each other grow, which of the two worlds is more progressive and powerful?"

Hathaway said with a sharp tooth: "In the dream, the one is obviously more advanced and stronger, of course only in the dream." ”

It's a dream, it's true, but it's a world where the mind is powered.

Litch did not dwell on the subject, and turned to Hathaway: "Shouldn't free choice be to be free from external influences and completely obey your own heart? At that moment, didn't you realize that entrusting your destiny to someone stronger is not really freedom?"

"I will not, and will never be attached to others," Hathaway said, "which shows that mortals are different, and that the vast majority of people will, even enjoy, one or the other." If they can't rely on the strong, they will be very uncomfortable and will not be able to find the direction of life. ”

She pointed to the control tower, "Do you believe it, if everyone in Shadow City knew what the Night Society was doing, the vast majority of people would not only not support them, but would spit on them or even stop them, they were waiting for the High Council's handout." ”

Of course, I believe that human nature is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but what is good and what is harmful, because there are too many differences in vision, experience and even belief.

Most people only account for small self-interest, and only the brave will abandon self-interest and not be afraid of sacrifice for the sake of the greater public good.

"So, they're just people, not people. ”

"Man has the freedom to be stupid, he has the freedom to be a slave, but the people don't," Richie said. ”