Chapter 24: What is a human being?

Ignoring the headmaster's muttering, Gu Ingot said stiffly, "How long can you suppress the Ember Ox?"

Principal Wang estimated that he had gained a lot, and replied briskly: "The shortest is a few months, and the longest is only 2 years!"

Gu Ingot pondered for a moment, and looked up: the walls of the fortress were black and gray, the ground was pitted, some of the charred vegetation looked dying, and the students in the distance were exhausted cleaning up the battlefield. Finally, when I saw that even the principal's practice uniform had some scorch marks on the trouser legs, I couldn't help but tremble in my heart.

Gu Dong knew that although President Wang usually seemed to behave off the line and his words had no authority, he was actually the soul of this university. He can joke, he can mingle with the students, he can do anything that doesn't look like a principal. But he can't look tired, he can't lose faith, he can't be embarrassed, because he is the soul of the Night's Watch University!

So no matter what the occasion or situation, you will always only see a nonsensical, cheerful, and energetic old man. The last time I saw the principal so tired after the meeting, it was the first time that Gu ingots were so tired! At that time, Gu Ingot was quickly asked out of the principal's office, and there may be another reason, the principal didn't want him to see that he would be tired, and he would be disheveled. And today, the headmaster admitted that he couldn't completely suppress that powerful spirit now, and even fought back when he used his creation ability to fight, and he still hasn't erased the slightest bit of embarrassment!

Gu Ingot only felt sorrow from it, and muttered, "Do we have to bear such a heavy burden?" This is the most powerful ancestor ever discovered, and it took almost all of the Sage power of the Night's Watch to disperse its energy body, forcing it to fall into a deep sleep again, even if we leave here and let you recuperate first, the Night's Watch family and other organizations can't ignore it, right?"

Principal Wang looked at Professor Gu Ingot fixedly, and with a wave of his hand, the scorch marks on his trouser legs gradually faded, and then he turned his head to look into the distance. Then a slow, deep voice sounded in Gu Ting's ears: "What do you think is the biggest difference between humans and animals, or ancestors?"

Gu Ingot was a little stunned, and after a while he hesitated, "Is it wisdom, or is it science?"

Principal Wang waved his hand and said, "Compared with ordinary animals, these two may be the difference, but they are not the biggest difference. Moreover, some ancestors possessed wisdom no less than that of human beings, and given time, they could understand science. There is only one thing that distinguishes the most, and that is an ideal that is detached from animal instincts. This ideal has nothing to do with survival, reproduction, or even evolution, and has nothing to do with all the instincts given by genes. It can be the liberation of all mankind, or a trip to space, or even the protection of a person's life. What these genes don't let us do is the reason why we are human, not animals! This ideal is the pride of being human!" He paused, giving Gu Ingot time to think.

Then before Gu Ingot wanted to ask anything, he continued: "The Night's Watch Organization, no matter how many feuds we have, how many internal strife, and what power changes we have, I believe that our ideals are still the same. That is: for the rise of the population, for the path of all people to become immortals and gods, that is, science, to escort! Long night, we will defend together! Defend our race, at the cost of your life!!" These words resounded, and under the strong mental turmoil of the headmaster, the last 16 words echoed throughout the Night's Watch fortress like a morning and twilight bell!

In less than half a second, a strong spiritual resonance surged from all directions like a tide, accompanied by a response from the entire fortress: "Long night! We will defend together! Defend our tribe! Spare your life!!"

Principal Hart Bihevel-y-Wang was so deliberately vigorous that the tired look on his face was gone, and his eyes were as bright as morning stars in the darkest night before dawn! He pulled down the scribe's hairpin, and the white hair like silver threads spread out, and then drifted backwards as if in a strong wind, and then rapidly turned black from the roots of the hair at a speed visible to the naked eye! The wrinkles on the old man's face were rapidly reduced, like a piece of straw paper turning into a piece of printing paper. In less than a second, I saw that his face was slightly red, his eyebrows were like lying silkworms, his lips were attached to black whiskers, and his silver dragon hair turned black in a blink of an eye, turning into a three-inch short beard like a dragon. The whole person also stood upright, and with a white ethereal practice uniform, he looked like a man among the gods! An old man in the twilight suddenly became a heroic and vigorous man in his prime!

The man's star-like eyes looked at the devastated volcanic basin, and he let out a long roar from his mouth, and suddenly exhaled like a dragon, piercing into the sky; the sound was like a bell, and the echo was indecisive! The clouds and mist that had shrouded the volcano for many years suddenly cleared up, and there was nowhere to be found.

Then he looked at the sky and chanted: "Angry in the sky! Words are extinguished! With the hearing and hearing of all the saints! Today, with my creation mind, the spirit of this place is calmed! I hope that all the saints will rest and fight in the same room and go to the clan together! Mo Dao has no way to go, and Yang Ming holds wine and waits for the deceased!" Spit out words like the joy of chimes, echoing in the air. After speaking, he waved his sleeves and shouted with full of energy: "Town!" With this sound, a gust of wind came out of thin air in the air, blowing so that people's eyelids were about to open. The devastation swept away all around, and at the same time, the entire volcanic basin seemed to be faintly shaken! As if there was an invisible huge pile driver at work, the entire basin was compacted, and the vertical elevation dropped by several meters. A sporadic roar of horror and anger came from the depths of the basin, which lasted less than half a second before it came to an abrupt end as if it had been grabbed by the throat. Then the whole basin returned to calm

Only the embers above the fortress were left behind, proving that the previous battle was not in vain. and the old headmaster, who sat cross-legged in the morning sun, looking very tired and sleepy, the man in his prime, just now, seemed to be just a flash in the pan

At this time, I don't know if it was a coincidence, the outer wall of a power station shrouded in darkness on the seaside of T City, which is separated from the Marshall Islands by a few time zones, also sounded similar to President Wang's words, but the voice became a pleasant and firm female voice.

Maybe it's a bit abrupt, let's set the time back a bit, about 5 minutes like it's done, roll your eyes back, and keep looking.

It takes some time for people to get used to their gaze from a light environment to a dark environment. It takes about 20 minutes for ordinary people to fully adapt, and Hao Song is this time. Su Rui's physical fitness is good, and it still takes about 15 minutes to adapt to the dark, and even if she has night vision devices, her vision will be limited to a large extent.

The spirit may not understand this scientific principle, but instinct still caused it to launch a surprise attack the moment the flare failed! With the flash of blue light, Hao Song and Su Rui, who were lying on the ground, were unresponsive and did not resist at all. It's just that this air shock didn't have much effect. A pre-inserted steel bar directed the current directly into the earth, and Hao Song and Su Rui only felt a slight numbness.

Seeing that his strategy was effective, Hao Song smiled and said, "Stupid bird, it's best to waste energy like this, don't need us to do it."

Su Rui was not happy, her study of the biology elective at Night's Watch University had taught her that most Ancestors would quickly find the problem and solve it, and would not be tied to death by a set of countermeasures, after all, they were the best in their own species. Only some of the spirits of very powerful populations may have low intelligence, but this Thundersparrow clearly does not belong to this category.

But according to the speed of the thunderbird just now, Su Rui thought that she would need at least 1 second of prediction time to block its direct impact. And in the current sight situation, she was only able to pass the slightly numb feeling after the Thunderbird launched an attack, and suddenly found that she had launched an attack!

This consciousness made her heart sink, and she said in despair: "No, at most 3 times, the Thunderbird will find that its attack has no effect, and then it will use the method of contact discharge to attack directly, and in this case of sight, I can't predict it at all, and in hindsight, the most I can do is to fight with it and exchange life for life!"

This reply made Hao Song's heart feel a huge chill, and at this time, the blue light flashed and there was a slight numbness. Hao Song knew that it was the second time it was invalid, but he couldn't get a trace of comfort and reassurance. He looked at Sean, who was still doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation with all his strength and had no time to care about him, staring blankly in the direction of Su Rui and muttering, "Is it the right choice for us to run away immediately in order to survive?"

At this time, Su Rui seemed to remember something, and also stared at Hao Song, and said: "When I was officially enrolled, the principal said something to me, I couldn't understand it at the time, I just wrote it down carefully, and now I seem to understand."

Then he said: "The biggest difference between humans and animals is the ideal of having an instinct that has nothing to do with genes. This ideal has nothing to do with genetic instinct because it does not help people survive, reproduce, and evolve. Whether it is the capitalist sages of the Renaissance, or the socialist fighters who aspired to liberate all mankind, or even the fascists who want to conquer the world, these are all people who have convictions and ideals! Ideals are also the second important type of idealism. ”

At this time, the blue light flashed again, but the distance was much closer to the two of them, Hao Song could even feel his hair stand on end, next time, this spirit would definitely be unable to help but launch a contact attack!

At this time, Su Rui actually stood up and walked in front of the three people, only revealing her back, and continued: "I was determined to condense the idea of idealism with the belief of guarding, but I don't know much what guardianship is. Most of the students and professors of the college were not friendly to me, and I could not find a reason to protect them, and those who were friendly to me did not seem to need my protection. After a pause, she turned back and smiled, and then said, "And today, standing in front of you, I understand a little. My guardianship should not be so narrow, and the Night's Watch should not abandon it because of the injustice of the community. Vigil, vigil, may not only be guarded by friends, relatives, and clansmen, but also by one's own ideals! Regardless of all genetic instincts, I hope that my race will be prosperous forever! I long for my people to live forever! I am willing to guard the dream of the rise of the race! This is the ideal of my Su Rui, a night watchman! Tonight, I will fight to the death!"

After finishing his words, there was a muffled sound of "dang!", and I saw that Su Rui's eyes were gorgeous and extraordinary, and she seemed to have another world that was unique from this world. And the military thorn in her hand was held obliquely in front of her forehead, and a blue sparrow flapped its wings and hovered about 2 meters in front of it, its slender little claws one after the other, and the bird's cunning little eyes showed shock, confusion and murderous intent at this time!

At this time, Su Rui's slightly happy and confident voice sounded: "From now on, everything is in the way of my eyes, it is meaningless!"

"Sometimes I always feel like I'm on the wrong set, and the world is too hot for me"

- Grexiu S. Hao