The boiler was back in operation, and the steel plates were removed from the flattened ship, molded again, and turned into parts for drones.

The sound of iron pickaxes sounded again in the mine, and the atmosphere was still a little dreary, but the dark clouds that hung over the hearts of the workers had dissipated.

They could no longer hear the frightening whiplash, and although they still didn't eat much at each meal, they began to reap a steady reward for their efforts, rather than watching the overseer's mood arbitrarily withhold. No one will collapse from overwork and sickness, and the body that has been squeezed of all the value of labor will be turned into food, and even the bones will be fed to the dogs.

The new job is challenging, as they need to learn complex processes and produce more intricate components.

This makes them make mistakes from time to time, and at this time they will reflexively kneel down and beg for mercy, which makes the canopy in charge of commanding them a little helpless and a little embarrassed.

Most of the work was still carried out by him, and the workers could only share the lowest level of repetitive work, which was inefficient.

However, the current conditions are quite good, there is a lot of ready-made steel, and there are abundant ore reserves underground. The melting pot in the steel mill, I don't know where they got it, has a full range of energy recovery and waste disposal functions. If you still use the ancient method of steelmaking, you won't be able to stay in this snake mountain in less than two years.

The presence of groundwater in the cave is not surprising, given that there is a large source of surface water not far away. Miraculously, there was a well-functioning water purifier in the steel mill, which, according to the fanatics, had been bought from the caravan at a large price. I didn't think they would have such a thorough plan, and it shows how strong their strange beliefs are, and how they really intend to devote their lives to this cause.

In between work, Tianpeng wandered to the suspended bridge on the periphery of Shepan Mountain, and saw Wukong sitting on the edge of the bridge again, looking at the bottom of the mountain in a daze.

"Still bothering about them?"

Goku turned his face and saw that it was him, nodded, and looked into the distance again.

"We saved them from their oppressors, but we still can't give them real freedom." He said, "Although Xuanzang let them choose to stay, but in this world, where can they go? ”

"At least we can guarantee their survival, as a human being. And to survive is to have a chance to pursue others. Although these workers are still under our control, this is fundamentally different from the previous situation. ”

"Of course I understand that, and I don't want to be in a state where there are no constraints. I just felt a dilemma. I had been fighting for the entire first half of my life, and I never thought about what I would be like after I overthrew the rule of the gods and Buddhas. Maybe it's not as simple as I thought, just let everything go back to before they controlled it. Wukong remembered what Xuanzang said that day, and said with emotion, "Victory is only the beginning, and reconstruction on the ruins is the most difficult thing." ”

"I tried." Recalling those years in Gao Town, Tian Peng said, "I used a slightly gentler way to slowly change the whole environment and influence people's mindsets. I rescued them from the chaos of violence, allowed them to live in peace, and the prosperity of civilization gradually appeared, albeit only on a small scale.

"But when I catch the criminals for them, they still reveal the evil in their hearts. It is astonishing that they are using more and more methods to inflict pain without taking lives. I thought it was just an outpouring of hatred for sin, and although it was excessive, it could still be called hatred. When Mr. Xuanzang disrupted my chivalrous deeds, I saw clearly that justice had never taken root in the hearts of these people.

"It is true that the weak cannot resist overwhelming violence and need to rely on stronger forces to deliver justice. But merely helping them eradicate the wicked will not bring them back to goodness. Sin hurts them as well as changes their hearts. That's why we can't simply kill those people, and we can't let the workers seek revenge on them. Necessary evil is for a better future, not this senseless struggle of will. ”

Wukong retorted, "But who guarantees that the morality we helped these people build is correct? ”

"Morality has always been fickle." There was the footsteps of a prosthetic limb behind them, and they saw Xuanzang also coming over, "The moral standards of different periods and different positions are different, and they even often contradict each other. The morality and justice that each person claims represent only the values of the group to which he belongs, and there has never been a universal standard.

"What we are doing now is only in our interests, at best, we represent the interests of the larger community. There may be confusion at times, but I don't think any of you think that our enemies are more worthy of leading this world to survive. ”

Tian Peng scratched his head and grinned: "Just from the perspective of scientific and technological development, I don't object. ”

"The early gods and Buddhas were still very simple scientific research organizations, before they did not call themselves gods and Buddhas. If everything had been developed according to scientific concepts, the world would not have been made so ugly. Xuanzang said, shaking his head in disgust, "It's a pity that some people have introduced shameless political means and distorted the goal of the continuation of civilization. History is always strikingly similar. ”

"Okay speakers, have you finished your reasoning?" The white dragon leaned on the edge of the cave entrance, with a look of disgust, and stood behind him holding a large box of pure glass.

"She's looking for you." She hooked her finger at the canopy.

"Miss Liuli, this is ......" Tianpeng looked into the box brought by Jing Liuli and said in surprise, "You found electronic waste?" Great, I'm worried that I don't have a place to get the raw materials for the chips! ”

The two walked towards the steel factory, and Bailong looked at Xuanzang and said, "I'm looking for you." If the Iron Monkey is fine, you can come over. ”

"Okay, dog abuser."

Xuanzang looked at the two people who were nicknamed each other, and muttered suspiciously: "When did you get so acquainted?" ”

The three of them came to the cage where the mad dog had been locked before, and the dying keel was dragged to the chair in the middle, drooping its head, and the rudder behind it was still reluctant to unload.

"Don't play dead, old madman." The white dragon kicked his little toe, and the pain made him wake up immediately.

He muttered out with his deflated mouth, "You scoundrels! The blood-red waves will swallow you up! ”

"That's why I don't want to wake him up." The white dragon pursed his lips.

Xuanzang asked: "Regarding the situation of his belief, has the investigation been clear?" ”

In short, an old-fashioned doomsday prophecy. He claimed that the world was filled with original sin, and that the gods would one day rain down a sea of blood and wash the entire earth. And as a prophet, he received an oracle to lead his followers to forge an ark and drift on the sea of blood for seven hundred and forty-nine days until the flood receded and became the first God-given people in the new world. ”

After the white dragon finished speaking, he couldn't help but smile and added: "Oh yes, he said that the earth is so arid because the gods are storing floods. Poof, so creative hahaha! Eventually, he burst out laughing.

Xuanzang pondered this familiar prophecy and felt very strange. In a period when the image of the immortal Buddha is so distinct, how can anyone believe in the ancient gods of the old world, and other beliefs should be completely cut off.

"Who told you this?" He asked keel.

"Of course it's the gods, the all-knowing and all-powerful gods themselves!" Keel proudly replied.

Buddha sound in the ear? Do you want to play with the experiment yourself?

"Did a voice ring in your head tell you?"

The dragon bone shook his head contemptuously, "I was personally received by the gods!" ”

"Oh?" Xuanzang became interested, "What is the name of your god and what does it look like?" ”

"Presumptuous! Is this something you can ask at will? ”

And this kind of rule......

Xuanzang changed the question: "When the gods received you, was it in his temple, or did they come to this world?" ”

The keel thought for a moment and asked back vigilantly, "Why did you tell you?" ”

"If it's a temple, I think you might have been deceived."

"How dare you question the authenticity of the gods?" "He came to earth when I was dying, saved my life, and gave me the task of forging the ark himself!" ”