Chu Ge blinked his eyes for a long time, and he couldn't find a loophole in the words of the national teacher, so he could only frown and say, "So, you are indeed sincere and loyal to human beings?" ”

"Absolutely."

The national teacher sighed and said, "I'm already old, measured by the age of human beings, I have entered the twilight years, not to mention the cruel torture I endured in the Celestial Laboratory in the early years, leaving an incurable illness in my body and soul, and I don't know how many days I can live."

"As an old man who inevitably went to exhaustion, I gradually learned to know myself and recognize reality, and learned to reconcile with the imperfect world, yes, for a young demon, elf or xenomorphic intelligent life, the idea of 'overthrowing human rule' may be very tempting, but at my age, it is impossible to be enthusiastic, dizzy, and do something stupid that is destined to be impossible to succeed and meaningless.

"To live in the form of a vassal race of human civilization, a good helper, a little friend, and even a pet, is the best ending for us who have awakened the wisdom of the xenomorph life, I don't want anything now, I just want to lead the rat race that I have single-handedly ignited before I die, so that they can be docile and submit to the feet of human beings, and I also hope that the people of insight in the human race can abandon prejudice and accept them.

"Mr. Chu, I just heard Miss Feng say that you are a 'dove' among the human race, and you are more inclined to the reconciliation of the worlds and races than to kill them all, since you don't have too much prejudice against the strange people who have crossed over from the immortal cultivation world, and even become a lot of immortal cultivators, oh, the spokesperson of the cultivators, it seems that there is no reason to be suspicious of me and the rat clan repeatedly, and to be too vigilant."

"I don't have any prejudice or wariness against the rats."

Chu Ge whispered in his heart, I am only biased and vigilant about you, a treacherous and cunning dog demon, although you are well disguised, I always feel that you are the kind of guy who is loyal and plays the game of rats and humans.

Of course, this can't be said directly, Chu Ge thought for a while and said, "I'm just curious, what kind of path do you want to lead the so-called rat civilization towards, and what role can they play in the human world?" ”

"There's so much to do."

The national teacher said, "Let's just say that you are looking for the nest of mutant insects underground, as well as the remains of the Celestial Laboratory, and even Dr. Virus himself, the help of the rat clan is indispensable."

"Hundreds of meters of underground water all year round, full of poisonous gases, groundwater cross-flowing, narrow rock crevices and extremely unstable geological structures of the world, not suitable for human survival and warfare, even if you have the most advanced heavy engineering equipment, the resources burned every step forward are astronomical - this is still not in contact with the main force of the other party, in case you come into contact with the real insect tide, snake demon or doctor virus, at that time, it will not be resources that will be burned, but life and blood.

"Using the rat clan, you can greatly save your resources, avoid the soldiers' young lives in vain, the rat clan can act as your precursor and cannon fodder, help you in the hardest and most brutal battle, before the last rat drains the last drop of blood, you don't have to worry about the safety of the underground defense line at all, and from the point of view of the rat clan's strong reproductive ability, it is also difficult to want them to drain the last drop of blood."

The national teacher rubbed his paws, looking loyal and flattering for mankind.

For some reason, this appearance aroused Chu Ge's disgust.

Although Chu Ge had also said similar things to President Yu and Lieutenant Colonel Wu, Chu Ge always felt that he and the national teacher did not mean the same thing.

Perhaps, it was Chu Ge who remembered the appearance of countless ignorant rat clans, who rushed to the insect tide under the bewitchment of the national teacher.

He always felt that there was something common to humans and rats, that had been damaged and insulted.

"Can you convince the rats to serve humanity and sacrifice at all costs to defend the human world?" Chu Ge asked.

"Of course, the rat clan worships humans as gods, and it is the greatest honor of the rat clan to die for the gods." The national teacher replied.

"But we're not gods."

Chu Ge said coldly, "Nor is he the creator of the Rat Clan. ”

"So what?"

The national teacher slyly asked, "The rat clan thinks you are, and in this way, they can be loyal to you and live a happy and meaningful life, why is it necessary to tell them the truth?" ”

"But it's not—"

Chu Ge remembered the scene where the rat clan named "Golden Tail" once had a conflict with him, holding a grenade and jumping towards the bloody mouth of the golden monster python, "Isn't this a deception and enslavement?" ”

The national teacher looked at Chu Ge with very strange eyes.

In that look, there were three points of incomprehension and seven points of pity, just like looking at an innocent child, and I didn't understand why this innocent child would contact it on behalf of the authorities.

"Deception and enslavement? Congratulations, you've spoken to the essence of 'civilization'. ”

The national teacher said slowly and unhurriedly, "The so-called civilization is originally deception and enslavement, both of which are indispensable.

"In the past few days, I have read a lot of your works on the origin of human civilization, and there is often a term called 'imaginary community'.

"The tigers of the East Mountains will never regard the tigers of the West Mountains as the same kind, and the lions of the Southern Plains cannot share the same hatred as the lions of the Northern Plains, but human beings who live in different regions and are obviously not related by blood can use the incredible ability of 'imagination' to regard themselves as the same tribe, the same nation, the same country, and even willing to throw their heads and spill their blood, self-sacrifice, and sacrifice everything for this imaginary, invisible and intangible 'imaginary community' - this is the original human being, The reason why we were able to unite and defeat the jackals, tigers and leopards that are more powerful than you.

"However, when I think about it, isn't the so-called 'imaginary community' just deception, and the process of primitive human beings imagining tribes, nations, and countries is not 'a lie repeated 10,000 times becomes the truth'?

"Yes, I did deceive the rats into worshipping a god that didn't exist, but in the dark, damp, rugged, and dangerous environment of the underworld, what other way could unite the scattered rats into an 'imaginary community' to defend against a threat far greater and more brutal than theirs?

"If there is no such deception, the rat civilization will not be born, and the tusk kingdom will not be established, and the rat people will either die together in cannibalism, or they will be reduced to the belly of all kinds of underground predators, even if they can escape, they will be alienated into a cruel and tyrannical beast that drinks blood, and where can they follow the path of wisdom and stride?

"In fact, what I told the rats is no different from the beliefs of the early human history, not only 'white lies', but simply 'necessities for survival'."

Chu Ge had never thought about the problem from such an angle, and was speechless by the national teacher.

"As for 'slavery,' it's more normal, slavery is civilization, and civilization is slavery."

"If human civilization is regarded as a model for all civilizations, then the higher the degree of civilization, the higher the ability to change the external environment, and the higher the efficiency of internal servitude."

"Those muddy beasts, no matter how ferocious the jackals, tigers and leopards, can never think of enslaving their own kind, nor of enslaving alien races weaker than them.

"You can see the liger brutally killing cattle and sheep, and you can see them killing each other in order to compete for the mother animal, but you can never see a lion raising cattle and sheep and whipping them fiercely, and you can't see a lion who eats all day long and has nothing to do, but has the power to kill and kill all day.

"The world of beasts is generally equal, the law of the jungle, natural selection, everything speaks with strength, and there is never the concept of 'slavery'.

"Only humans, a unique primate, have mastered the ability to enslave aliens at the moment of awakening the fire of wisdom, and it is by herding cattle and sheep, raising pigs and dogs, that you can prosper and become the master of this planet.

"But, slowly, with the development of civilization, the enslavement of foreign races alone is far from satisfying your needs, even in the early days of your civilization, when it should be 'at the beginning of man, the nature is good', and the enslavement of the same race has appeared as a matter of course."

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