Verse 261: A Dialogue between Two Lonely Souls (3)

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Rand walked slowly into the castle.

The castle was located outside of the Free City, but was not used for military purposes, but was built for Duke Solomon to come and rest at regular intervals.

And the castle was built decades ago, and one can't help but believe that a long-standing rumor is not groundless, that is, the female lord of Liberty City has a close relationship with the duke.

Of course, Rand was not in the mood to explore this gossip, he just wanted to meet Duke Solomon.

"Please wait. A servant who appeared to have orc blood led Rand into the castle's parlour, and asked him to wait a moment before he went to deliver a message to him.

"You can go in. After a while, the orc servant came out again.

Rand took a deep breath and stepped on the fur carpet from the hands of the orc tribe.

There was only Duke Solomon in the room, the same Mr. Aglaven whom Rand had ever met.

"You want to see me?" said Solomon, smiling, "I haven't seen many outsiders since I came from Beesda, but your grandfather had a close relationship with me, and you were with me in Beesda, and I think I should apologize to you for who I was then." Agravin is my other identity, and when I'm bored, I use it to write something, and then secretly use it to publish it. ”

"There was some surprise, when I found out that you were the same person. Rand said frankly, "But I can understand your sensitive identity and need to hide this." I accept your apology, but I came this time because I have some doubts and some I want to tell you. ”

"Speak. Solomon gestured with his hand.

Rand took a deep breath and said, "I don't deny that our era is a great era than before. With the floating city above our heads and the invisible Skynet all around us, this qiē has brought us endless convenience, and our civilization, whether advanced or powerful, surpasses that of the High Elves of the past. We relied on these, and even defeated Purgatory and the Celestial Realm in the recent Plane Wars. ”

"Yet, in the same world, we have more people who have nothing, who live in filthy compounds, who endure poverty and disease, and who have to endure exploitation while fighting death. This civilized society, which is greater than before, is built on the basis of exploitation, and he has completely changed the old relationship, so that the relationship between everyone is maintained by naked interests, and the qiē, including human dignity, has become something that can be exchanged. Money draws an invisible chasm and divides all people into opposing poles, the bourgeoisie and the proletarians. And you, we can't deny that you are the enlightener of this great and contradictory era, so I want to ask you, why do you want to, you want to bring such an era, change into such a world, this is what you want to see?"

Solomon listened quietly to Rand's angry questioning, "This is what you want to ask me today?" Then I can only tell you that so far, I am quite satisfied with the changes in this world. Although there are still such and such bad, there are class antagonisms as you mentioned, but compared with the old era, we cannot deny his advanced nature and the changes he has brought about. ”

"But he's going to be eliminated eventually. Rand said a little excitedly, "This qiē prosperity is built on endless exploitation, but sooner or later the people will wake up, and they will defend their rights, even at the cost of armed struggle and bloodshed." There will be some people and some people who will awaken the exploited masses, and they will unite to abolish private property and this system of exploitation by man. ”

"Do you mean Cumminnethan, hehe, don't be surprised, your grandfather approached me, and he hoped that I would convince you to stay away from the monsters, away from the thought mentor Cumminnathan behind you, but I refused his request. Solomon smiled, "But it may not be as easy as you think, the current class contradictions are more intense, but have you ever thought that with your struggle and bloodshed, there will indeed be some changes, in exchange for the bourgeoisie compromises?" They may limit the process of exploitation, disguise the way of exploitation, and then give up some benefits into welfare to divide the proletarians. When these are realized, the contradictions will be eased. The changes brought about by your struggle will change some of the favourable conditions for the overthrow of the existing system, such as me, if it were me, I would put forward the slogan of the right to life, and demand that the bourgeoisie you mentioned, those who exploit others, change the current system of work, give the workers a fixed rest day per week, and even set a working day of eight hours a day, if they exceed it, and pay them separately. ”

Rand was stunned for a moment, and Solomon continued to laugh and laugh at this, even if you know that if you implement it, it will achieve the purpose I just said, ease the contradictions, and change some of the conditions that you think can be brewed to bury the capital system, but you can refuse?"

Rand had to admit that he couldn't refuse.

If he becomes a lawyer in six months' time, I am afraid that he will try to realize the hypothesis that Solomon said, because it is very beneficial to the workers, it can greatly change their living environment, and reduce the process of exploitation.

"Duke Solomon, in fact, I still want to ask you, as wise as you, since you also know the cruelty and unreasonableness of this system, you can bring this great era, and you are also one of the initiators of this system, do you have any better way to change this qiē?"

"Rand, he will improve and evolve himself, and this qiē depends on the outcome of the game. Cumminnathan's thinking, while diametrically opposed to his, in turn led him to make some compromises and changes. I'm a little interested in the thought teacher behind you, so if you come here, why don't you send me a message to him, and say I want to meet him. Solomon said.

Rand looked at Solomon a little bewildered, he didn't expect that Solomon not only knew about Cumminnathan's save, but also offered to meet him.

However, he was unable to comment on Solomon's assertions and prophecies for a while, wondering whether the future would really be as Solomon had said, and that the people's struggles and changes would bring benefits, but at the same time weaken the favorable conditions for the eventual overthrow of the system.

Perhaps it would be the right choice for Mr. Cumminnathan to confront Duke Solomon, Rand thought.

"I don't have the right to see Mr. Cumminnathan all the time, but I do have a way to contact him. Rand made a decision, "I can promise you to contact him for you immediately, anyway, it's very convenient, I just need to leave a message on the Skynet salon forum designated by him, but I can't guarantee whether he will agree to contact you head-on." ”

"Of course, you just need to help me communicate, if he doesn't want to see me, it's none of your business. Solomon said.

Rand nodded, mentally connected to Skynet, which was almost omnipresent in Asturias at this time.

Now there are thirty-four floating cities on the mainland, Skynet has covered the entire sea and land, and with the influence of eternal battlefield, there are also twenty-eight floating cities suspended in the Beesda plane.

Rand connected to Skynet, and then entered the salon forum that he had agreed with Cumminnathan to leave messages, and then left messages in the agreed way.

Then he waited, but there was no movement.

After another moment and there was still no movement, Rand had to withdraw from Skynet in disappointment, shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, there is no news, it seems that I refused." In any case, Lord Duke, I believe that this system of exploitation of man will not always last, just as the age of capital replaces the age of feudalism. ”

With that, Rand said goodbye to Solomon and left.

After Rand walked away for a while, Solomon suddenly looked at the ceiling, "You're already here, Mr. Cumminnathan." ”

"Hello, Duke Solomon. Cumminnathan's voice suddenly rang out in the room.

"Welcome, Mr. Cumminnathan, I have been looking forward to meeting you, but there have been more important things before, and an opportunity to meet you has been missing. Solomon smiled and said, "You are willing to come out to see me, I think you have some curiosity about me, some questions you want to ask me, and I happen to have some questions for you, why don't we put aside our worries and answer each other's questions honestly and seriously, what do you think?"

"Yes. So, Duke Solomon, I have recorded the life and soul fluctuations of hundreds of thousands of people on the arcane skynet, and I have found that your soul fluctuations are somewhat fundamentally different from them, before me, all souls no matter how different they were, but they also had the same, and this similarity came from the laws of the plane where they were born under the same plane, and this part of the characteristics that should have been found in your soul, I found that there was no match for the known plane. So I came to the bold conclusion that if you are not a creature from the Kaos plane alone, you are not even from any of the planes that we know, then, what are you?"

Solomon nodded in surprise, "I didn't think you could see something different about me, yes, for you I am a lonely soul, because I am not from any of the known planes, but I don't know how I came to be." However, I think you are as lonely as I am, because you are also unique in this world, and you are also a life and soul form that has never been seen before, if you let Rand know that you are a special life and soul form born in Skynet, I wonder if those thoughts of yours can still affect him?"

The two lonely souls clashed as soon as they came into contact, but neither seemed to take advantage of each other, revealing to each other what they had in their hands. (To be continued.) )

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