1358 Freedom and Stupidity
"But where does the fruit come from? where does life come from? from the roots, from the trunks, from the branches! Then you never know what will happen until one day the trees are completely corroded and will eventually fall down. And at that time, your cries and screams, your struggles and cries, are all like those miserable monkeys who have lost their trees, and nothing they can do, and they will even end up like a meal for leopards, jackals, wild bears, and pythons at the bottom of the trees!!"
"Open your eyes and seeβyour daily life, the beautiful clothes you wear, but where do these clothes come from? who weaves them? what is their condition? Do you know what? Where do the raw materials of these clothes come from, how many processes they go through, who is doing the work, what is their condition, do you know? The most common bread you eat is 20 copper coins per pound, and in the flour producing it is less than 2 copper coins per pound. The rich people there ate a maximum of 5 copper coins of bread. Why is there such a big difference in unit prices? What is going on, do you know? If one day, the world changes and tall trees collapse, how do you avoid the fate of those monkeys?"
There are already viewers laughing below: "You are really worried, our Jitaijia has the most powerful fleet, and our military strength is 10 times stronger than the Mahapas Empire in the Southern Continent." Who dares to strike a stone with an egg? Our islands and castles have been given invincible chains by powerful mages, who can hurt us? Those evil marauders of the earth, those centaurs, goblins, and gnolls are all cut off by the vast sea, and our trees are always strong, so don't take it lightly!"
The green-robed priest replied, "O short-sighted man." You always think of the treetops as trunks and roots! The islands are strong, and the shipping routes are really strong? Why does the underwater enemy attack you every year? Even if the shipping routes are strong, the raw materials and products are sturdy? Have you been to the thirty-six caves and the seventy-two islands? Have you seen their condition? And the more distant lands, where your raw materials and semi-finished products are produced, do you know the current situation there? Can your navy rule them all?"
"Look around you, there are all the superficial joys of cats and dogs, unwarranted thriller novels, pretentious detective dramas, and lonely heroes who don't exist at all. There are also awkward sadistic love and love songs and dances that promote freedom and omnipotence. Who has told you what the real world is like? Who has told you the real cruel society behind the love song and dance drama, the real situation full of strong women, killing wives, honor murders, burning widows at the stake to take their family property? Who has told you that under the faΓ§ade of freedom is the desperate reality of a case that has dragged on for ten years?!"
"Don't be confused anymore. Stop indulging in the superficial pleasures of cats, dogs, and sadistic lovers, and you should travel. We should understand the wider world and see the relationship between all things. Only by truly understanding the whole society can ~~" The wealthy citizens below began to heckle again: "We don't have time, Lord Pastor." You have someone to offer, and you can take your spare money to get around. We don't have anyone to feed us. Besides, we don't know how to see in. β
The pastor said, "If you don't have time, you can buy some travel, travelogues, and exploration books." Those books provide an idea of the wider and more real world. If you don't know how to gain insight, you can buy a copy of our church's "Five Elements and Community Management", from which you can get started~~" The following audience members have already laughed: "Are you here to sell it, did you write it yourself? Do you want us to ask you for an autograph?"
Amid everyone's chuckles, the green-robed priest was arguing, "I'm just recommending." This book is cheap and practical. You can also go and buy Ogma Church's ~~~" I saw two third-order mages flying in mid-air, wearing a silver crown of guards, they landed as quickly and gracefully as birds under the power of the mystery, and raised the burning staff with magic like fire to disperse the crowd: "Alright, alright." No more illegal assemblies. Let's disperse, disperse. β
When the people walked away, the green-robed priest was still saying, "Wait! This is the land of freedom! Everyone has the freedom to assemble! We have ~~" but was stopped in front of him by two mages: "Don't embarrass us. We don't want to offend you either. Let's go. If you want to gather, you have to go to the police station to go through the formalities. After waiting for the batch, you will naturally be allowed to gather. β
The green-robed priest said, "I've been." They refused to approve it. I'm just talking, not even a peaceful demonstration. Why don't you approve me? You ignore the principle of freedom, and I have no choice but to do it myself. So the two mages who were blessed by the magic of the Mystery Lock smiled unceremoniously: "Of course, your speech violates the 'principle of freedom', of course, it can't be criticized." For example, what did you just say, 'free and all-powerful love song and dance drama', what 'full of strong women, killing wives, honor murders, burning widows at the stake to take their family property'. You want to criticize our allies who share our liberal values. You're denigrating the whole idea of freedom. Of course, I won't let you say it. β
The priest in simple robes was slightly angry: "I am telling the truth, is there no freedom for me to tell the truth?!Is it just that these people are allowed to live in lies, short-sightedness, and stupidity? Is this freedom?" The two mages avoided the point: "Everyone has the freedom to be stupid." It's a pity to be stupid, but that's our precious value. β
The priest was really a little angry: "This is not freedom! This is fraud! This is the collective fraud of your media!" But the two mages replied like scoundrels, "This is the freedom of the media." It's a bit of a pity, but that's freedom, the great supreme freedom. β
The priest said indignantly, "This is the freedom of money, this is the freedom of the rich, the oligarchs, and the freedom of the stupid!" The two mages on the other side did not want to make a big deal out of it: "If you don't leave, we will deal with this matter with an illegal assembly." Don't embarrass everyone. You can go to a secluded place and say that there is still your freedom in those places. β
After a moment of silence, the priest took out a carved scepter from his waist and used a natural spell to turn it into a puff of green light and soar, and finally turned into a large sea eagle wyvern. What looked like a real beast rushed into the park, causing everyone around it to scream. But if you look closely, you will find that the body of this thing is pale green like the quality of leaves, but the wings can fan the whirring wind, the claws can trample on the ground, the strength is as strong as an elephant and the body is as hard as a stone, which is more terrifying than a real sea eagle flying dragon!
And the priest did not explain anything, and as soon as he raised his hand, he let this fierce creature be like an obedient dog, and carried him through the sky with his head bowed. The two mages were a little surprised: "Yo, it's the priest of the goddess Mekelly in the Western Continent, and it seems that he has a lot of ability." Fortunately, I didn't mess with him just now. Otherwise, this sea eagle flying dragon will buy it from us. This is their newest Bogan image, right? I heard they can cast spells. β
The sea eagle flying dragon is a kind of fierce beast that looks like a large sea eagle but relies on the skin scales of the flying dragon and the flesh wings of the flying dragon, they soar above the sea, hunting large tuna, seals, dolphins, sharks, sailfish and other marine animals, which can be described as one of the overlords between the sea and the sky! It is said that the recently rising Mae Kelly Church can gather the power of the four elements of water, fire, and wind to make the 'Sea Eagle Wyvern Bogan Statue', and can also trigger the thunder and lightning spell composed of the power of the air element in it. It is rumored that this is like a 'spell scepter + a flying clay golem', and some are even better than the stone golem, which is extremely difficult to fight. It would be good if he flew away on his own.
When this huge thing roared over the park, everyone else was startled, and Dong Hezi, who looked up, was also a little surprised: The Mae Kaili Church has been affected here so quickly, is it too fast? But it immediately occurred to me that this world has telecommunication techniques, divine psychic arts, etc., and the speed of information transmission is very fast, a bit similar to the level of the mid-19th century. It's just that the development of the productive forces is backward, especially the energy and effects obtained from the magic net and the gods cannot benefit the people at the bottom on a large scale, but instead requires the people at the bottom to supply materials, raw materials, money, and support the relevant personnel: the limited food energy produced by the farmers at the bottom is extracted from the middle and upper classes, and the middle and upper classes can use the food energy to create spells, various materials, and effects, but they still feel that they are not enough for their own use, how can they feed back to the lower classes? And they cannot assist in the production of food and energy. It is also unable to assist in the transportation of cloth and bulk goods, and other businesses that are needed by the public. Instead, they should use these spells, substances, and effects to suppress the resistance of the masses. This is just a new version of the old squire's wealthy family system and aristocratic system.
Therefore, it is necessary to obtain large-scale energy, so that this energy can be used for food and energy production, cloth and garment production, bulk cargo transportation and other public needs, just as human beings can establish an industrial system at the same time, let chemical products become fertilizers and pesticides to serve food production, let clothing and drugs serve the life of the agricultural population, and let electricity go to mining, smelting, iron smelting, making metal parts, and building agricultural machinery to assist in production. Food energy supplies the middle and upper classes, and the middle and upper classes obtain electricity, coal, oil and other energy sources, and use these energy to make things that are conducive to agricultural production, such as fertilizers, pesticides, machinery, and even plastic film and improved seeds, which in turn promote agricultural production. This is the fundamental way to enhance the vitality of society as a whole. But the problem is that there is no clue about this yet.
Just as he was thinking about it, a black and thin vendor came next to him: "The young lady on the other side said that this is for you to eat." "It turned out that it was Xendale who gave them fish that the dogs did not eat, so as not to waste it. When Dong Hezi took the grilled fish, he found that the black and thin grilled fish vendor was a little weird, so he took a second look. After the man left, Ponuuk next to him asked, "What's the situation?"
Dong Hezi replied, "It's nothing, this man is a bit like a priest, but not like it. Weird. β
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