“…… Yesterday, ACA Minister of Defense and Finance Director, Vincent Balque came to Milan for a visit, ACA Milan citizens spontaneously took to the streets to protest against the League's use of weapons of mass destruction against ordinary people, Minister Balk and the Mayor of Milan made speeches successively, that night, tens of thousands of Milanese citizens spontaneously gathered in Milan's Duomo Square, tens of thousands of candles were lit, each of which symbolized several lives lost in the inhumane attack of the League, tens of thousands of people stood silently in the square, In mourning for the innocent people who died, at the end, the citizens who participated in the mourning sang the ACA national anthem, hugged each other and wept, and encouraged each other......"

-- Evolution Daily

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"I've always believed that if we had a choice, we had to do everything we could to save and protect everyone."

Suddenly, after a few seconds of silence, Jesse suddenly spoke.

"Isn't it naïve?"

Yes, Han Fei wanted to say this, but he didn't speak, but changed the subject.

"Sometimes, there are people who don't deserve to protect, or rather, killing some people to protect others."

"I understand, so I said, maximum, therefore I will also kill, and I will not repent for this." Jesse nodded, walked to the balcony, stretched out her hand, and gently grasped the metal guardrail, "But, in any case, protection should be our motivation, not the capital to be used to exonerate ourselves when the results come out." ”

"Do you mean, Milgren Shiyàn?" Han Fei took a breath, as if he had decided something, he walked to Jeunse's side, kept a distance of half a meter from Jeunse, stretched out his hand and grabbed the railing in front of him, "As long as there is a reason, or a reason that can make them psychologically passable, humans can kill their own compatriots without any scruples, just like those soldiers who 'obey orders' in Nazi concentration camps, or what you see in South Africa." ”

"Maybe, maybe not." Jeunse shook her head slightly, "Milgren is the subordination of power to power, and conscience is much smaller than power. ”

"Don't sue me, what you want to protect is 'conscience'" Han Fei sighed, "From a human point of view, conscience is meaningless. Because the definition of conscience can be rewritten, whether it is a winner or a survivor, there will always be people who will change this definition, and people are really keen on it. ”

"It doesn't matter because it's just the result, not the motivation." Jessy's voice was very soft, but Han Fei couldn't hear the slightest hint of wavering.

"I can...... Got further clarification? Han Fei frowned.

"Why did you choose to be on the opposite side of the ACA?"

Suddenly, Jie opened her mouth without warning, which made Han Fei stunned for a moment.

"Why stand on the opposite side of the ACA? This is a problem for us, but for the citizens of Milan, it is not, because they have to obey the ACA, but slowly, they find that as long as they obey, they can live, and perhaps this is the best outcome, and the ACA does provide the necessary protection, to maintain social stability, to ensure law and order, to stabilize prices - although, not to mention oppression, although there are such things as live and small-scale massacres, people will always consciously ignore it. Continue to live like an ostrich - as long as most people are alive.

On the other hand, we have to admit that the crime rate in the ACA-ruled areas is relatively low, the social labor efficiency in the high-pressure situation is higher, and in the field of scientific research, the ACA surpasses the alliance in many cutting-edge technologies, because they can carry out living practices at any cost, or ignore the ethics of a qiē...... Maybe in their opinion, they are the ones who protect human civilization, right? ”

"But the nature of the ACA is unstable." Han Fei shook his head, "The risk of dictatorship is very great, it is ridiculous to pin the stability of a society on the will of one person, without the alliance, I am afraid that the ACA will be divided immediately, and the world will continue to be turbulent." ”

"That's not the point, Han Fei," Jiesi sighed, "It's not a war, or it's not any war in human history, maybe there will be a series of traditional human wars such as resource allocation, political and geopolitical reconstruction, and racial survival...... But fundamentally, this is an evolutionary war. ”

"......" Han Fei seemed to understand what Jeunsy wanted to say, he didn't speak, just continued to wait for Jesse to continue.

"I think I'm brainwashed by the Knights, but I think it's right, under the impact of the technological explosion, humanity is standing at the crossroads of its own destiny, dictatorship is certainly risky, but countless times history has proved that at the critical moment of human peril, inefficient democracies must make certain compromises, and individual interests must be sacrificed to allow humanity to tide over the difficulties...... So looking at it this way, isn't ACA the most correct, the most just, and the most suitable choice for the direction of human development? ”

"This ......"

Han Fei was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Jess to say such a thing - it was simply the declaration of the craziest ACA fanatic!

"You might say that, as individuals, each of us is not willing to be sacrificed, or that we are born with human rights, freedoms, and equality, but I have my own opinion."

"Listen up." Of course, Han Fei would not think that Jiesi was an ACA fanatical crowd, although he knew that this qiē was all about wanting to promote and suppress, Han Fei still unconsciously clenched the metal rod in front of him, he was a natural scientist, although he had a knowledge of sociology and history, but obviously, Jiesi was more accomplished than him.

"What we want to save is not a certain person, a certain group of people, the reason why we save is not because of who is more pitiful, who is more helpless, and even, my salvation method may not be out of humanitarianism."

Jeunsy closed her eyes, and Han Fei felt a little difficult in her tone, but the girl continued.

"You're right, there are people who may not be worth saving, like the people of Milan protected by the Free Army; You're right, too, it is possible that killing some people will save more, such as attacking Milan may reduce the Allied casualty rate at the front...... It may be true that a broken family is a broken family, and it has nothing to do with whether they are ACA or allies...... But none of that matters.

The important thing is that when we protect, we are protecting a 'possibility'. ”

"Possibility......" Han Fei repeated in a low voice, he seemed to be chewing on these three words.

"You should know the problem of 'true sociality'."

Jiesi gently spit out a sentence, but Han Fei was stunned on the spot!

The so-called eusociality is a social structure in insects, in human terms, that is, there are no human rights, even basic reproductive rights are denied, new individuals are all born in unison, responsibilities are also limited by genes, there is no free choice of occupation, there is no mobility between classes - typical examples are ants, soldier ants, worker ants, queen ants, each performing its own duties, and only in extreme cases will there be a change of function.

The young man in glasses seemed to understand what Jesse wanted to say in an instant, but he didn't know whether he was too surprised or polite, he didn't say anything, just stared at the girl's side face, and let her continue to state.

"Only 2 percent of insects are truly social, but the total mass of these insects accounts for 70 percent of all insects. Sounds beautiful, right? ”

"No......" Han Fei sorted out his thoughts, although he understood what Jiesi meant, but he couldn't express it in a very orderly manner, so he continued to choose to listen, and only expressed his opinion in the most basic way.

"Why not, we are now holding the golden apple called black technology, if we really ignore ethics and morality, soon we will unravel the mystery of genes, and at that time, our scientists will have bigger brains, and warriors will have indestructible bodies; A full-time mother can complete pregnancy to delivery in one month; And the medical staff may be three-headed and six-armed, and they can also automatically secrete hemostatic glia......"

"But in this case......" Han Fei smiled lightly and bitterly, in fact, he was the scientist with a bigger brain in Jiesi's mouth, as a rare brain domain mutation TF, his thinking and analysis ability when facing mathematical problems was obviously stronger than that of normal people.

"Yes, but in that case, Lonnie Barrett would be just an ordinary photographer, James Watt would be an apprentice to watchmaking, and Alan Turing might be forced to become a crappy writer...... Do you think Leonardo da Vinci should be an inventor, an artist or a scientist? ”

"That's what it is...... What you mean by 'possibility' ......" Han Fei nodded slightly, but he didn't know if this action was just a habitual action, or if he still recognized Jiesi's point of view.

"Yes, maybe the calculation is much more cruel than yours, but I would not hesitate to choose to direct the train to the track where there is only one child in the matter of the barrier - perhaps in the past, my choice would have been reversed, but I am the chief knight of the Privy Cavalry, whose duty is to steer humanity in a direction that seems more reliable at such a critical juncture, and to avoid the ACA eventually assimilating humanity into a true social group."

"Because...... The kids are more over there...... Are there more 'possibilities'? Han Fei sighed.

"Younger, more numerous, this is the idea of the cavalry, but this is not the motive, but the result, we save the children not because they are more helpless, but because they are more likely to have the 'possibility' to move the future of humanity; in the same way, even if we know that the majority of people are ignorant, irritable, rule-breaking and emotional, we will not hesitate to save more people - not 'more people may be saved in the future' but' The people who can be saved right now and now', we will not pin our hopes on the future, but will only follow our own path firmly. ”

"It's an interesting theory, maybe I don't have much contact with the Knights, but this is the first time I've heard of this theory." Han Fei smiled bitterly and shook his head, he found that he couldn't seem to refute the girl in front of him—or, emotionally, he didn't want to refute.

It was the first time that Han Fei had found himself such an emotional person, and he thought that he had always been very rational.

"It's a pity that the Knights aren't very receptive to this theory." Jesse smiled slightly, but there was no loss on her face, "But you see, such a theory does not come from the mouth of a scribe or a councilor, but from the mouth of a warrior with developed limbs and a simple mind, isn't this the charm of human society?" ”

"Yes," Han Fei suddenly laughed, "But, what did you just say...... Relatively, it seems, looks more reliable in the direction...... These three adjectives of uncertainty...... It's a bit embarrassing. ”

"The point of science is that it can be questioned, challenged, and changed by exact facts, so the ACA doesn't use those three words." Jess smiled as well, and she could clearly feel that the tone of the conversation was easing.

"Maybe we're wrong, maybe ACA is right, maybe humanity needs to be more social...... But none of this matters, I can't get ahead of the times I'm in," Jess shrugged and looked at Han Fei lightly, "But that's not a reason for us to stop, is it?" ”

"It's really not," Han Fei also showed a relaxed smile, "Otherwise, we who are engaged in scientific research would have hanged ourselves from the crooked neck tree in front of the Academy of Sciences." ”

"So, a friend said to me, 'I just want to protect, why can't I take pleasure in protecting the world when someone can take pleasure in destroying the world?'"

Suddenly, a voice came from behind the two, and the two turned their heads, only to see Ling Yu leaning against the door with his hands on his chest, while Linya and Logan were sitting on the bed, looking like they were watching a play.

"At this point, I don't think you need to pretend to be rational." The person who spoke was Ling Yu, "If you want to protect, you can protect, when did protection become a crime?" ”

"That's it, don't pay attention to those secondary 2 teenagers," Linya held out her hand and gave a thumbs up to Jesse, "this is the little angel I know." ”

"Poof, boss, when did you come back?" Jesse turned around and leaned against the railing that covered the balcony to ask.

"From the time you started talking about the ACA." Logan raised his hand and straightened his hair, "It's good that I came back early, otherwise I would have missed such a wonderful speech." ”

"Mr. Craig, you're making fun of me again." Jeunse shook her head helplessly.

Raising her head, before she knew it, the girl found that it was almost dusk, and the sunlight shone into the sea city through the glass cover, painting the white house with a warm golden yellow.

"Let's go, let's eat, these two have been gnawing on compressed dry food for days, just waiting to slaughter me today."

Ling Yu stood up, stretched, turned around and walked towards the door, and patted Logan on the shoulder as he passed.

"You'll appreciate the power of a hungry and hateful TF." Luo Gen glanced at Ling Yu and said viciously.

"Let's go, we've already chosen a place, just waiting for you."

Linya jumped forward and grabbed Jesse's arm and dragged her out of the balcony.

Han Fei, who was at the end, looked at the back of the long-haired girl in front of him, stunned for a moment, and then gently hooked the corners of his mouth and followed everyone's footsteps.