Chapter 44: The Strong and the Weak
Although Metatron's words were only her personal opinion, there was no doubt that many people would have such thoughts, not only those strong people who joined in, but also those who were getting stronger and stronger, especially those who were students in their original identity, Xiao Chen had more or less heard them talk about such complaints.
At the beginning, the school as a whole crossed, and everyone needed to work together in an organized way to survive, and almost everyone didn't think much about it, and they all recognized the committee with the school teachers as the team. But as the supernatural abilities of this world are gradually discovered, these young people find that their force is far superior to that of the middle-aged people who control them. As the ability increases, the restless mentality naturally increases, and at the same time, the irrepressible ambition increases.
One of the events that impressed Xiao Chen the most was the magic manipulation incident half a year ago. The cause and effect of this is simple. It is a young man in the business group who has the strength of a middle-level mage, and because he is busy with cultivation, he has not been able to be promoted because he is slack in his work. Although he has no interest in the work itself, his mentality has changed when he sees that his friends and partners in the same period have taken various leadership positions, and even some new local residents have climbed on his head. Those partners who used to sit on an equal footing, who were high-level, could manage the commerce of a city, and those who were average could also be in charge of a trading company branch, but he himself made two serious mistakes in his work, and he was still doing the logistics of the caravan as a year ago, and his daily work was to command a few subordinates, inventory and carry goods.
Once, after being scolded by his classmate and boss who should have been half a pound and eight taels in his eyes, he used domination to control his classmates whose magic realm was inferior to him in a fit of anger, and let his classmates learn to bark and crawl around in Hewan New Town.
This incident caused a sensation in the city at the time. The person concerned was severely criticized by many people, and of course he was punished by imprisonment, fines, and public apologies, but what is worrying is that there is an undercurrent in public opinion that applauds what this person has done. At that time, there was even a small trend, and many young people began to joke or play tricks on their bosses who had no magical abilities with all kinds of small spells. There are even a lot of slips:
"Fighting blood and magic, it's better for the leader to say a word. ”
"Whoever can sit up depends on the wrinkles. Young and capable, looking for you to take the blame. ”
This caused the Committee to be on high alert, and it took a wave of severe crackdowns to punish such acts before it was suppressed. And this incident was the fuse that accelerated the committee's promotion of the construction of the mage prison. But Xiao Chen knows very well that if these people don't say it or move their hands, it doesn't mean that they don't want to.
If Metatron's words are spread, it is estimated that many people will secretly applaud in their hearts.
"What do you want me to do with this when you tell me?" Xiao Chen asked.
Mei said: "You answer me first, whether my words make sense." ”
Xiao Chen had to admit that she had a certain point.
"Since it makes sense, then you go ahead and push for it, there is no better opportunity than now. Don't think that the world in which we live is backward and less knowledgeable than your hometown, and I have seen many times more intrigues than you don't know. This kind of thing, like magic, practice makes perfect. Mei said seriously, "You are already a great magician, what do you think your responsibility is? Rush to the front again and again, and solve all kinds of problems? You should start thinking about how to lead these people and how to make changes." Don't you put much emphasis on listening to the opinions of the people and safeguarding everyone's interests? The voice of the strong is also the voice of the voice, and we should not blindly make the strong feel cold in order to protect the weak. ”
Mei saw that Xiao Chen thought for a long time, and didn't make a statement, and said angrily, "What are you thinking?"
Xiao Chen raised his eyes and said, "Ah, I'm just trying to deduce this role." With so much to say, I have to think about what would happen if I waded into this muddy water, right? Power change is not a simple, peaceful thing, and if you are not careful, you will overturn. ”
"Hurry up, the war with the Empire is ongoing, and your ruling apparatus is under attack, and it takes more than ever a strong man to step up. At this time, you need courage more than wisdom. Problems will always be solved, but only if someone is there to solve them.
Think about what you were doing the other day? You were obediently put in a mage prison by those guys. Originally, according to my plan, if you don't come out tomorrow, I will rush in wearing the God of War armament. I can't see how stupid you are to keep yourself in that prison. ”
Xiao Chen looked at Mei's indignant look, but felt a little warm, he defended: "I just want to respect the rules, if the rules are trampled on by the strong at will, then in the end, what binds everyone is no longer the rules, but the will of the strong." ”
"You do things according to the rules, but do you realize that the rules are not suitable to restrain the strong in the first place, or that they can't restrain the really strong at all?"
Xiao Chen thought about it and said carefully: "We have a saying there that although you can't reach it, your heart yearns for it. Any rule can only limit part of our behavior, and there will always be people who will be above it, and there will be people who will take advantage of it from below.
However, if you really look at history, you will find that each era is always more rule-oriented than the era of the previous generation. It is only when the strong begin to learn to follow the rules that their lives and dignity as weak people can be guaranteed. Think about it, although we are all strong in front of ordinary people, but a god of nature oppresses us and breathless. It would be terrible if in our territory we treated ordinary people like the gods of nature treated us, and ordinary people had to fear every day that we would be bullied, plundered, and even erased at will. I think the appropriate way is for the strong and the weak to exchange within the system of rules, and the strong and the weak have their own division of labor, and each pays for the fruits of others, so that the world will become better and better. ”
"Che, are you going to be a philosopher?" May looked a little sarcastic, but there was no disdain in her expression. Maybe there was still something in Xiao Chen's words that touched her.
Xiao Chen said: "I'm just willing to be a strong man who takes the lead in abiding by the rules." ”
"Contradictory guys. Mei looked at the charred corpses, remembered all the things Xiao Chen had done before, and muttered, "Your observance is limited to certain times, right?"
Xiao Chen shrugged helplessly: "The rice should be eaten one bite at a time, start at the right time." ”