Chapter Ninety-Six: Gluttony
"Hello dear children!"
Principal Meng stood on the podium and waved to everyone, his tone was gentle, first he said some opening remarks, and then cut to the chase.
"Today, I want to talk to you about the word 'civilization'.
Civilization is an important symbol of social progress.
Millions of years ago, our ancestors of the human race saw the stars in the sky and thought that the stars looked like that, and they saw them as small.
Nowadays, we all know that the stars are not what we look up and see, they are big, some bigger than the planet we live on.
We can even fly to some of the closer stars with a starship and play with mud on them.
This is the progress of civilization!
But at the same time, we must understand that our starships have limited sailing capabilities, and the near stars can be reached, but what about the far ones?
Far beyond the Xinhe Galaxy?
Can't do it!
We can't do it!
So far, we haven't seen anything outside of the Xinhe Galaxy!
This means that our civilization still needs to progress!
A big leap forward is needed!
And all this requires the joint efforts of all human beings in our Xinhe Federation, and the joint efforts of all of us generation after generation! β
Speaking of this, he paused and sighed, "Some people may say, why should we improve? Isn't it good to be honest and keep to yourself?
Millions of years ago, our ancestors also thought the same, so in their eyes, there were only twinkling stars, but they didn't know that the twinkling stars were likely to be another fertile soil that could allow them to survive and develop!
Nowadays, we all know that we live in an infinite universe, and our Xinhe Galaxy is just an insignificant part of it.
If we do not seek external exploration and development, then what is the difference between us and our ancestors who did not know the size of the stars millions of years ago?
Only by going out can we know what the outside world is like!
Some people will say that it is enough to let the people of the Middle and Inner Regions participate in such major events, and there is no need for people in our poor areas to participate at all, right?
If we all think so, then our Chaotic Star Domain will always be a poor area, and we will never be able to sit on an equal footing with the Inner and Middle Regions! Because our vision has severely limited our development!
Both the people in the middle and the inner region are thinking about how to develop externally, but we are thinking about how to rest on our laurels, how can we make progress?
Only by thinking about problems from the height of human civilization can we discover our problems, know what we lack and what we really need! β
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but chuckle, "Some people may say that such a great event as the development of civilization should be left to a tall person to take care of, what does it matter to me?"
Indeed, it may really be none of your business.
But I want to say that in the near future, maybe tomorrow, maybe a year from now, maybe ten years from now, maybe longer, we may suffer the disaster of civilization destruction, do you still think that the development of civilization has nothing to do with you? β
He shook his head slightly and continued, "Don't think I'm alarmist or unfounded!
In fact, many high-ranking figures in the Middle and Inner Regions are even more worrying than an old man like me!
Just think about the following, how did Miki Okami come to our Xinhe galaxy millions of years ago?
With just one spaceship!
A super spaceship that even our current level of technology can't reach!
Fortunately, Miki Okami is also a human being, and he liberated our human ancestors.
But what if one day in the future, our Xinhe galaxy once again ushered in a cosmic prodigal son?
This second cosmic prodigal son, will he be as merciful as Miki Okami?
Or could he be a human being in a similar form to ours?
What if he was an alien with a lot of aggressive thoughts?
Of course, the probability of such an event is very low, after all, it has been millions of years, and we have not yet encountered the second prodigal son of the universe.
However, what I want to say next is that I hope you will keep it in mind and work hard to achieve it! β
"Old Headmaster!" A middle-aged man in military uniform standing on the edge of the podium suddenly changed his face and suddenly shouted.
He seemed to know what Old Principal Meng was going to say and wanted to dissuade Old Principal Meng.
"It's okay!"
Principal Meng pressed his hand and motioned to the middle-aged man in military uniform not to speak, and then said, "I like the idiom 'brainstorming' very much, if we encounter any big problems, we tall people will slowly find a way to solve them, which is not only inefficient, but also not conducive to enlightening the wisdom of the people."
This group of children has become adults and has the ability to think independently, and they should contribute their wisdom to our society!
Okay, I'm not going to sell it, I'm going to get straight to it.
The biggest problem, or challenge, that the whole of humanity in the Xinhe Federation is currently encountering is not the prodigal son of the universe who may come at some point.
Ratherβ
'Gluttony'!! β
"Gluttonous ??!!"
The freshmen were in an uproar.
Everyone is no stranger to gluttony, who hasn't seen the gluttonous virus in the preliminary round of the previous challenge?
"Yes, it's a glutton!" Old Principal Meng said in a solemn tone, "In the PUBG mode of the preliminary round, you must have all seen the gluttonous virus.
Do you have an instinctive fear of the gluttonous virus? β
"yes, why?" The freshmen were puzzled.
Xiao Mu shook his head slightly, he didn't have that sense of fear at all!
"Gluttony, we have never seen it, but the gluttonous virus makes us instinctively afraid!" Old Principal Meng said leisurely, "And the gluttonous virus is just a virtual virus simulated by the spirit realm system.
In reality, we have not seen it either.
Gluttony Virus seems to only exist in virtual games, while Gluttony doesn't seem to exist at all.
However, according to some of the information we have obtained, the Gluttonous Virus is real, and Gluttony is real!
You've seen the gluttonous virus, so what is the gluttony? β
Speaking of this, Old Principal Meng's expression became even more solemn, "This matter has to be talked about millions of years ago." Millions of years ago, the great god Miki crossed countless galaxies and came to our Xinhe galaxy.
We all know that Miki Okami left his homeland because his galaxy was destroyed.
And he, carrying the hope of the continuation of the galactic civilization, had to escape from the galaxy and escaped to our Xinhe galaxy after many difficulties.
But as for what happened to the galaxy, Miki did not say it to our ancestors.
What kind of catastrophe is a catastrophe that can destroy a civilization that is more advanced than ours?
Today, we have a rough answer.
I'm sure you've guessed the answer I'm trying to say.
That's right, the answer is - gluttony! β
"Wow!!"
The crowd was in an uproar again.