Chapter 38: For the Future

V turned the laptop's screen so that the camera was facing his face sitting on the arm of the couch. He pondered his argument for a moment before he said, "Regarding the destruction of the Heavenly Palace, the most feasible plan we have come up with is to blow up its power furnace... But we don't have the resources at our disposal today to do just that. Even, one thing is certain, because my message can be seen by the imperial official, so among the people I am contacting now, there must be people from the empire, and even the emperor must have known that I am going to blow up the heavenly palace, and he has taken precautions, in this case, we must have two plans, light and dark, the bright one is used to clean up the inner ghosts, and the dark one... ”

"Oh..."Speaking of which, the prime minister already understood what V was thinking, but he still asked what he didn't understand first, "Is the power furnace something like an engine?" If you blow up that thing, the entire Heavenly Palace will be finished? ”

"Yes." V and Qi Ye nodded at the same time.

"Then you said you wanted our help... Do you want to use us smart and obedient animals to transport explosives? On what grounds? Pet? Circus going to show? Or do you want to open a zoo in Tiangong? By the way, there is such a big plague going on outside now, transporting animals to the heavenly palace... Can the group of officials who are so afraid of death really be let go? I know a civet cat that seems to have been quarantined during the second outbreak of SARS and was not released until it was about to die of old age. ”

Seeing that V was about to speak, but the prime minister didn't give him a chance to speak, he continued to ask: "Also, as the prime minister of our kingdom, the Monkey King is even more of a king... In the forest, as long as there is an animal that joins us, even if it is just a mouse, we are responsible for the lives of these subjects. And to what you mean, it seems that you want them to be used as meat bullets? If that's the case, there's no way I'm going to promise you. V, I think the premise of our dialogue is equality, and although we are animals, at least for now, we think that we are no different from you humans. ”

The Monkey King looked at the prime minister's appearance, and the second monk was confused, and asked Qi Ye with a dull expression, "What is he talking about?" It feels like it's awesome... We've only been gone for a few days, is he that good? ”

And the demeanor shown by V suddenly became a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, although he was wearing a mask, he still showed it, "Before you refuse, at least listen to the conditions I proposed." In exchange, you can use the resources and energy we have..."

Originally, V didn't have much expectations for this animal kingdom, he just wanted to pull Xue Qiong's party into the gang from the beginning, and it was not bad to say that he was "out of politeness".

"Oh, hey, since you're talking about things, you have to be harmonious..."Xue Qiong came to the front of the screen with a cigarette in his mouth, "After killing a certain guy two days ago, I have a good idea, V You must have the technology to transform people in your hands, right?" What do you think about transforming monkeys, wolves, tigers, etc.? ”

But Xue Qiong had to take into account the opinions of these two monkeys. Because they are the protagonists of this world, and V, in contrast, doesn't even have a hint when they meet... For reincarnation, it goes without saying which one should be paid more attention to.

On the other side of the world, the prime minister saw Xue Qiong suddenly appear on the screen, frowned and asked, "You mean to increase our combat effectiveness?" But does that make any sense? Unless we want to go to war, but we all know... And who are you? Are you from V's side? But you don't call him the right one. ”

"Ahh I am the one who sprinkled medicine on Huaguo Mountain. Xue Qiong said this sentence in the same tone as what to eat tonight.

Looking at the prime minister's shocked expression, Xue Qiong continued: "As for why we are here today, it doesn't matter, it's just an accident." And our purpose cannot be said, but at least I have no ill will towards you. Finally, don't think that I'm going to think of myself as your 'creator' or something... I'm not interested in that kind of self-deception trick, you guys are a potential ally that we're fighting for, that's all. ”

On the screen, the prime minister's expression changed several times, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After a few seconds, he said, "But I want to ask, are we really that important in this matter?" You must know that what even a smart animal can do, it can also be done by a human. Even if we bring something up, I'm sure we don't have to..."

This question is actually what everyone present wants to ask. But of course, the real reason can't be said, and Xue Qiong smiled slightly and asked a seemingly irrelevant question: "Prime Minister, although you now have the ability to think, and you don't want to be at the mercy of fate anymore, have you ever thought about it... Where will your kingdom go? ”

"Hmm...," the prime minister thought for a moment before he said, "Before you appeared, Qi Ye had already used her position in the empire to get that medicine back into production, and in the future, all the animals in our kingdom will also use these drugs in larger quantities... At that time, although most animals have different voices from humans and cannot learn to speak, they will also have intelligence that is not inferior to that of humans. ”

"And then?" Xue Qiong asked.

"There are no concrete ideas yet." At this time, the prime minister was very honest, "The Monkey King and Qi Ye, they haven't decided what to do about the two of them taking revenge on the human race. And that's what I did to let them out... I can't think about any other future until this is settled. ”

Qi Ye bit his lip and turned his head, and when he heard that he seemed to have finally discussed himself, the Monkey King's expression became serious, and he said to the prime minister: "I already know what kind of person I want to kill." It's the kind I see in casinos today... I don't speak much, I don't know how to describe it, but I know that those are the humans I should kill. ”

Xiao Yun interjected at this time: "That's right~ At least one-fifth of the people killed today live in the Heavenly Palace, and they are the highest status and the most hateful part~"

"Well, although this is not more than I expected," said the prime minister, "Originally, the restaurant where you were locked up was also very high-end, and even those with low status could not enter. So what is your decision, Wang? ”

It seems that everything is going to turn around like this, and under the words of the Monkey King, it is about to be decided. But when the Monkey King wanted to tell about his plan to participate in the destruction of the Heavenly Palace, Xue Qiong suddenly interrupted him.

"Wait."

Both the Monkey King and the Prime Minister felt a little strange, but Xue Qiong looked directly into the Monkey King's eyes and said, "I hope that when you make this decision, you will consider other reasons besides your 'past'... This is my personal advice. ”

V nodded and didn't speak, the Monkey King looked at Xue Qiong stupidly and didn't know what he wanted to do, while Qi Ye and the prime minister listened to Xue Qiong's words thoughtfully.

"Future." Xue Qiong said, "Prime Minister, what do you think will happen to your kingdom, no matter whether the bombing of the Heavenly Palace succeeds or fails?" ”

"These people here are not prejudiced against you, but what about the majority of humans?" Xue Qiong's expression also became serious, "They wouldn't think so. And your existence, needless to say, will soon be discovered... And even if the Heavenly Palace is destroyed and the world is changed, most human minds will not change much. ”

"What do you want to say?" The Prime Minister's brow furrowed again.

"Aside from the problems of humanity, is there one more thing you have ever thought about? That is, all the animals in Huaguo Mountain, after they have all gained human intelligence, what will they think? For them, it all fell from the sky, and the kingdom also appeared suddenly, and they just numbly joined in as a matter of course... Finally, without the intention of attacking, I would say that almost all social animals, including us humans, are instinctively addicted to the word 'power'. ”

"Worrying about it... I really didn't take it into account. The prime minister's body sitting in front of the camera leaned forward unconsciously, and the Monkey King nodded as if he didn't understand.

"And what if you were part of all of this?" Xue Qiong laughed again, and then asked one last question.

Xue Qiong didn't continue, but the prime minister seemed to have understood what Xue Qiong meant. It also re-lit a cigarette and took a deep breath before saying, "Compared to the freedom and thought that fall from the sky, they will only cherish it if they are allowed to fight, to sacrifice, to fight for everything." And when we work together and unanimously externally, the internal power struggle will also subside... On the human side, most people will only recognize our place in the future if we are part of this change. At the same time, we need to gain enough strength during this period to at least be able to protect ourselves, so that we can truly be respected and respected by the majority of human beings, and at least they will look at us squarely, rather than remain treated as 'little animals'..."

"yes, that's what I'm trying to say." Xue Qiong said approvingly, "Not for the past, but for a bright future." ”

"But..."The Monkey King was not stupid, he asked the Prime Minister the same question again: "Are we really necessary for what you are going to do?" Can we really help? ”

And when he heard this question again, V, who had been thinking about something just now, raised his head and replied, "It's not whether you can help... I apologize for my previous rudeness and short-sightedness. Your participation in itself will send a message to the whole world. ”

"Even monkeys can fight for freedom, but what about humans?"