Seeing Alandra sitting in place like a dog, blinking her eyes and wagging her thick tail, Vivien finally couldn't help but laugh out loud, laughing and mocking, "Hahahaha! Don't you think it's cute now?"

"Damn! Don't mention it! I have an urge to strangle it right now. As he spoke, Lu Li knocked the young dragon's head a little harder.

However, the sturdy dragon scales acted as a good cushion, so Elandra didn't feel the pain, and only screamed twice in protest.

According to the vocabulary it has mastered, it is not enough to support normal communication for the time being, at most a few short sentences occasionally pop up, and the rest are all voiced with various frequencies to express their feelings.

Lu Li ignored this naughty "little guy", but took off his sunglasses, sat on the sofa, and asked without looking back: "I haven't had any accidents in the past few days since I was away, right?

Fina and Leia are none other than the rescued clone girls.

Since both of them are clones of the ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, Lu Li simply named them after the twin goddesses in a certain game.

"It's all right, Fina and Léa are in the gym, you know, they don't rest until they're exhausted every day. Oh, by the way, I used your online payment account to buy something, you shouldn't mind, right?" Vivien winked playfully

"Oh, you've learned to shop online, can you tell me what you've bought?" Lu Li looked up and down at the petite Lori in front of him in surprise.

You must know that from the initial ignorance, to proficient in at least six languages on earth, and able to use the Internet and most household appliances, it only took her less than two months, even if it is measured by the standard of one in a million geniuses, it can be described as terrifying.

Vivien smiled and pointed to the cardboard boxes stacked in the corner: "It's all there, if you're interested, you can see for yourself." ”

Lu Li raised his arm and flipped through it briefly, and found that it was filled with relatively advanced English works, including "The Theory of the Monarch", "Principles of Economics", "The Art of War", "The Rise and Fall of Great Powers", "Political Sociology", "The Wealth of Nations", "Capital", "On War", "The Principle of Population" and so on.

In short, they are some quite professional, esoteric and influential masterpieces, of which politics, economics, military, and social categories account for more than half.

He casually picked up "The Monarch" and flipped through it, and teased in a half-joking tone: "Are you sure you can understand what is being told here?"

Of course, the acquisition and loss of rights will always be an unsolvable mystery. I never understood why some kings could get so much support to enforce the system and laws they wanted, while others would face opposition to whatever they did, even if they had the same laws and systems. But after reading "The Monarch", I suddenly figured it out, that is, as a king, you must not have the slightest weakness, and sometimes even if there is a river of blood, you can't take even a step back. ”

When she said this, Vivi exuded a majesty that was difficult to describe in words, almost like a veritable queen.

Obviously, such a temperament appears in a dark elf Lori who is not yet an adult, which is obviously not normal.

However, considering the agreement reached between the two before, Lu Li resisted the urge to open his mouth tentatively, put the book back in the cardboard box, and said with emotion: "That's right, the world we live in is so cruel, so cruel that no matter what you do, you must pay the corresponding sacrifices. Especially when ruling a country and coordinating complex conflicts of interest, many times what needs to be decided is not who to save, but who to sacrifice. But what's even more ironic is that it's always the weakest part that is sacrificed. ”

"Oh, you seem to know a lot about that?" said Vivien, her chin crossed and she made a gesture of listening.

Lu Li's eyes showed a deep light, and he explained expressionlessly: "Of course I understand, because when I was a child, I had seen those sacrificed groups with my own eyes, and I had also witnessed the drastic changes of an entire era.

Twenty years ago, in the autumn of my year, a far-reaching event occurred in the city where I lived, the reform of state-owned enterprises, and a large number of workers were forced to lay off their jobs.

I don't want to go into too many details, you just need to know that thousands of people lost their jobs and sources of income in an instant.

My neighbor, a family of four consisting of a young couple, a lovely daughter, and a kind grandmother, was in a desperate crisis.

The young couple had what little savings they had and wanted to start a small business to make ends meet, but the people of their time were severely lacking in business acumen, so it didn't take long for them to lose all their principal.

In desperation, they did not steal, rob, or do anything illegal, but used the last bit of money left to buy some delicious food and a package of deadly poison.

After a long-lost meal, a family of four died on the spot, and there was no chance to rescue them.

I will never forget the little girl who was only five years old when she was carried out, still clutching a hard-boiled egg in her hand.

In fact, at that time, there were many families who were in dire straits because of the loss of their jobs, and there were not a few who chose to commit suicide in desperation.

There is no doubt that they became victims, outcasts of the times.

Through this incident, I learned two truths.

First, never trust the government's promises, because the upper classes of the country will adjust their policies at any time for their own development or to maintain the stability of the ruling structure.

Adjusting the policy means that the interests of some people will be harmed.

Unless you can guarantee that you will never be in the minority, there is a possibility of being sacrificed.

This has nothing to do with good or bad, it is just an objective law, maybe it is influenced by the economy, maybe it is influenced by politics, and it will never happen for no reason anyway.

Second, no matter how painful or desperate things are, you should never give up on your life.

Because only by living can we have a future, and by living can we change our destiny......"

Vivien stared into Lu Li's eyes, and it took a full minute before she smiled more ugly than crying: "Well, I've finally confirmed now why someone as cautious as you would be so wary of a little girl. If I'm not mistaken, you should be on good terms with that dead girl, right?"

"Hehe, you guessed it, the egg she was holding in her hand before she died was for me, but unfortunately, she didn't make it to me alive. Okay, that's all for my story, maybe next time it's your turn to share the story. ”

With that, Lu Li gently rubbed the hair of the dark elf Lori, turned around and disappeared at the end of the stairs leading to the second floor.