There was a dead silence in the conference room, and Yuan Yi was in this dead silence, lightly talking about subversive topics.

"The world we live in is not lonely, beyond the edge of the world, of course there are more worlds, and the demons who invaded back then live in a place called the Demon Realm. And after that great war, we should be very clear about a simple fact: our civilization and our world are still weak. The demon race that once almost wiped out human civilization is only one of the countless demons in the demon world, and our victory is only to force its main force back and then seal the rift. Strictly speaking, this can only be regarded as a survivor, and it can hardly be called a victory in the war...... Rao is so, it has also paid our efforts for dozens of generations, and we have experienced countless crises of life and death on the front line. It can be said that it is a coincidence that human beings are today. ”

When Yuan Yi said this, he unsurprisingly saw that the atmosphere in the conference room had become oppressive.

Whenever I talk about the size of the world in front of small people, no matter how optimistic people are, they will also have a sense of depression and melancholy.

The Demon Dao civilization has produced many heroes for two thousand years, but the best of them have only been dominant for a few decades, and a hundred years later it will only be a life in the history books. The individual power under its control is only at the level of destroying cities and destroying states, and even smashing and sinking a small island in the Sea of Hope is not enough.

Such a power is not worth mentioning compared to the vastness of the world. And anyone, once he thinks of the ultimate dream he has been striving for all his life, it is just a drop in the ocean in the context of the big world, and the heart of depression and melancholy will naturally arise spontaneously.

And this is also the effect that Yuanyi deliberately pursues.

Compared with the life and death of human civilization, what is the importance of topics such as the umbrella and base camp of the Elder Life Tree? Therefore, Yuan Yi only used a historical story to draw everyone's attention.

In this way, it is convenient for him to tell the rest of the story.

Yuan Yi said: "Two thousand years after the Great War of Man and Demon, human civilization has not encountered the crisis of foreign visitors, and the Demon Dao civilization has been able to develop in a peaceful environment for two thousand years, some people say that this is the destiny of human beings, but I think everyone here, there should be no one who believes in the destiny of heaven, right?"

As Yuan Yi's gaze swept away, the scholars behind the conference table seemed to have received an invisible encouragement, and nodded in response: "Yes, fate is in the hands of people, why do you need the destiny of heaven?"

Yuan Yi said with a smile: "Since everyone has the consciousness of conquering the heavens, then we should know that there is no miracle given to human beings by God, and everything needs to be fought for by ourselves...... In the same way, the peaceful environment of the past 2,000 years has not been a godsend. In fact, if you think about it from another angle, you can easily find a suspicious point, why didn't the demon race make a comeback after being repelled by humans once? Although we closed the passage between the two realms at that time, with the civilization level of the demon race and the strength they mastered, it would be wishful thinking to say that they could not break the seal of human beings for two thousand years, right?"

The question raised by Yuan Yi made the atmosphere in the venue even more depressing.

Similar questions have been pondered for 2,000 years.

If you haven't experienced that catastrophic war, this kind of doomsday thinking is of course unfounded, but in the case of a precedent, not considering the coming of the end is completely stupid and sweet.

However, this kind of thinking has no practical meaning, if the demons are really as strong as people pessimistically expect, then when they break the seal again and come to the world, it will be the day of the end of human civilization.

Although in the past two thousand years, the human demonic civilization has made great progress, and the number of demonic Daoists today is hundreds or thousands of times that of the past, and the top powerhouses can beat the so-called top powerhouses in the past by ten hundred and hundred. But there is no reason to think that only human beings have advanced for these two thousand years.

On the contrary, the more human beings advance on the path of demons, the more they find that there is no end to this path. It is very likely that the puzzle that humans have to do their best to solve is a problem that the demons can deal with as instinctively as eating and drinking...... However, there is no better choice for humans than the Demon Dao.

Martial arts, thaumaturgy, elementals, and all powers have all been proven to be seriously flawed in human history, but only the Demon Dao, which belongs to the alien race, has shown unprecedented vitality...... Therefore, it can also be said that at the moment when the war between man and demon broke out, human beings were like mayflies shaking a tree, and they went to a dead end.

It's just that 2,000 years of peace can make most people not think too deeply about the future, life is short, and it is better to cherish the present than to worry about the sky.

Yuan Yi was in the conference room, and suddenly cut open this layer of ostrich-like psychological defense, revealing a bloody reality.

"However, you need not be worried, as I said, no miracle in the world has fallen from heaven, and the peace of human civilization for 2,000 years is based on a very solid and powerful foundation. Of course, this foundation is the immortal tree. ”

Speaking of which, Yuan Yi finally turned the topic to formal, which also shocked many people.

"As for the immortal tree, everyone here should know more or less. The conspiracy organization that has stirred up chaos countless times in the Eastern and Western Continents, the hundred-legged insect that dies but does not stiffen, and the enemy of mankind who has been openly expelled by the Great Qin Empire...... There are so many legends about it, some true, some of them the imagination of the ignorant, and here I can give you a simple conclusion: the truth of those legends and stories does not matter at all. ”

Yuan Yi said this, facing everyone's confused eyes, he showed an extremely reassuring smile: "Compared to its existence value, those gossips are meaningless at all, just like about me, some people say that I like to eat fish, some people say I like to eat meat, but compared with my own value, what is the preference for fish and meat? The same is true for the Immortal Tree, whether the organization that acts around immortality has planned a conspiracy, subverted the regime, or committed atrocities against humanity for more than two thousand years...... Compared to the meaning of the Immortal Tree's existence, none of these things mattered. The Immortal Tree, a strange thing in the Demon Realm, grows in the Void Realm, was discovered by human luck in the decisive stage of the Great War of Humans and Demons, and has been cultivated and used so far, its miraculous effect is as vast as the sea, and it has not been fully analyzed so far, but at least there is one thing: the existence of the Immortal Tree can cover our world. When its foliage spreads, the gaze from outside the territory will not fall on us. Human civilization has also obtained two thousand years of peace. ”

Yuan Yi's conclusion can be described as appalling, because it completely subverts many people's view of history, and there is no evidence to prove his conclusion! In addition, there are many contradictions in this conclusion and reality. For example, if the Immortal Tree is so important, why has it not been known for the past two thousand years, and why is the organization surrounding the operation of this demonic strange object so mysterious?

But Yuan Yi didn't answer these questions in detail, he just continued: "The existence of the Immortal Tree is necessary, and the Eastern Continent is its discoverer and maintainer. But at the same time, the immortal tree is not omnipotent, let alone natural justice. It is reasonable for someone to be wary of it or even disgusted with it, or to be angry with the Immortal Tree itself because of the evil deeds of the members of the organization, and the rejection of the Immortal Tree by the Western Continent should also be understood. Otherwise, it's going to be people's turn not to understand us. ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Yi smiled again, facing a group of even more confused Demon Dao scholars, and explained: "To take an extreme example, now that the Eastern Continent controls the control of the Immortal Tree, and the importance of the Immortal Tree is related to the life and death of the world, can we threaten the Great Qin Empire to surrender to the Saint Yuan with this thing?"

As soon as the words fell, someone below was surprised: "Yes, why don't we let them surrender?"

Yuan Yi didn't make fun of this person at all, but instead restrained his smile and replied seriously: "Because the other party can break the net, as long as they find a way to expel the immortal tree and open the door to the foreign land, then the demon race will return, and the sea of hope will not be able to stop the rolling demon tide in the Western Continent, right?"

The person who asked the question was immediately surprised: "Isn't this the same fate?"

"Even if you die together, then are you willing to die with the Great Qin Empire? At least I don't want to, and most of the Shengyuan people won't want to. Therefore, even if we are the base camp and umbrella of the immortal tree, it does not mean that we can rely on this to be superior to others, let alone do whatever we want. But how can you win the trust of people with this kind of thing just by talking about it? Do you think they will believe that the people of the Western Continent will not oppress them with the convenience of the Immortal Tree? I'm afraid we don't believe it ourselves, after all, a scholar just now subconsciously thought that we could use the Immortal Tree to force the Great Qin Empire to surrender. ”

Hearing this, the admonisher was already red-faced, and he was ashamed of himself.

Yuan Yi smiled and comforted: "Mr. Chen doesn't have to blame himself, Your Excellency is obsessed with academics, and it is natural for you to have naïve ideas in the way of politics." Everyone is good at it and what it's not good at, I celebrated my father's birthday a few years ago, and I wanted to cook a dish by myself, but just one appetizer made my mother laugh and cry...... Yes, I'm pretty clumsy when I cook. ”

Yuan Yi used his own joke to successfully offset Mr. Chen's embarrassment, and then continued: "Everyone here is insensitive to politics, so sometimes there are naïve thoughts, but as long as they are corrected and understand the reason, they will no longer have delusions. But there are only a few people in the world who are as sane and sober as you, and there will always be short-sighted people who do not care about the overall situation for the sake of temporary pleasure. Once they know the significance of the Immortal Tree, there is no guarantee that they will not make a big fuss about it. Even our Shengyuan royal family did not have the confidence to make every generation of emperors wise and clear-headed. If a certain generation of people has a hot brain and sends a letter of surrender to the Great Qin Empire, the peace of human civilization will come to an end. So, what do you think should be done?"

Everyone looked at each other, where could they say a solution, and Yuan Yi dared to take the royal family as an example, how could they dare to talk about the shortcomings of the royal family in front of Yuan Yi? Although they were not accustomed to politics, they were not completely brainless who had not been exposed to politics.

Yuan Yi didn't insist on it, and asked himself: "It's very simple, put the immortal tree in the pavilion, and then hide it, reduce contacts and knowers, and naturally there will be fewer people with delusions." Secondly, the specific operation and maintenance of the immortal tree is entrusted to others to reduce the direct control of the royal family. This can also add an additional net of protection. Of course, there are also risks associated with handing over the operation and maintenance to others, so the control of the Immortal Tree is divided into multiple parts, and it is impossible for any one party to control the Immortal Tree alone. In this way, unless everyone is hot at the same time, there will be no unusual situation. ”

After a pause, Yuan Yi continued: "We said that while enjoying rights, we must bear obligations, and we must also have corresponding awareness. Then, when it is impossible for us to be sufficiently conscious, let alone fully shoulder our corresponding obligations, it is natural to let go of some rights. This is the answer that people left for posterity 2,000 years ago, and to this day, I still think it is a perfect answer and I don't want to change it. Over the years, our Eastern Continent has firmly occupied the dominant position of the Immortal Tree, but it has never been silent, laissez-faire, and even suppressed the organization of the Immortal Tree when necessary, and this is the reason. As a result, although various problems arose, such as the expansion of the Western Continent was extremely unsmooth, it finally won two thousand years of peace for mankind. ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Yi saw that everyone in the conference room had begun to show blank eyes, so he made a concise explanation: "This is politics. ”

As a result, the scholars attending the meeting were relieved: it turned out to be a political issue, no wonder it sounded so complicated and awkward, and difficult to understand.

Since it's politics, it has nothing to do with itself, let His Royal Highness the Prince, the Speaker and other big names think about it, we just need to focus on the life in front of us for a few decades.

Yuan Yi said: "Thank you for your understanding, but please don't be impatient, the meeting is not over yet." Since President Zhu's letter was sent in the name of academic exchanges, we will respond to it in the form of academic exchanges, and how to reply to the letter still requires everyone's collective efforts. ”

Someone didn't understand it and asked, "How does Your Highness want us to respond academically......?" After all, no one has ever seen an immortal tree, is it ......?"

Speaking of this, the people in the conference room suddenly became excited, His Royal Highness said this, could it be that he wanted to give them a chance to touch the Immortal Tree?!

What a godsend!

However, Yuan Yi said: "It is precisely because you have never seen the Immortal Tree that you need to work together, use your imagination, and jointly draft a reply letter that can make Dean Zhu shut up as well." ”

People were stunned for a moment before they realized that their dreams were shattered, so they sighed.

But Ren Yi, who has always been "living in isolation", suddenly realized at this time.

Of course, His Royal Highness will not let them touch the Immortal Tree easily, on the contrary, it is precisely because they have not touched the Immortal Tree that they are more suitable to write this reply.

His Royal Highness the Prince has made up his mind to pretend to be stupid and stunned to deal with Dean Zhu's questioning.

But since this open letter was sent to the Eastern Continent through open channels, and even because of Ren Yi's carelessness, dozens of scholars from all over the empire came into contact with the letter, so the content is naturally extremely difficult to keep secret, but I am afraid that it will spread in various academic circles after the meeting...... In this case, how to respond to the other party's inquiry is very skillful.

His Royal Highness wants them to work together, but in fact, what they really need is not their strategy and strength, but their name. As we all know, Ren Yi summoned all some nerds who are not politically savvy and dedicated to learning, although these people are often ridiculed and ridiculed, but on the other hand, people are particularly confident in the academic discipline of these nerds, and if they jointly draft a reply, the credibility will be higher than that of the royal family!

If even these people blatantly pretend to be stupid, and just respond to this letter on a case-by-case basis if they don't know what the umbrella and base camp of the immortal tree is, then other people will naturally not think much about it without knowing it, just as this is an academic exchange made by Zhu Junshen with a little fuss.

Similar exchanges are carried out by the Shengyuan Council many times a year, and the topics are all-encompassing, and the questions raised by Zhu Junshen will soon be drowned out.

At this point, Ren Yi finally felt that the cold sweat began to subside, since he and others have use value, then he should not be held accountable, even if this level is over, he can continue to enjoy the many benefits of the academic deputy leader, and the pension is as stable as an old dog, and the beauty in the blurred domain will not leave him......

And looking at the still confused eyes of his colleagues, Ren Yi even had a sense of superiority in his heart.

That's why I'm the deputy leader, and you're just a team member! Not necessarily because my academic attainments are higher than yours, but because I know more about politics than you!

And in the excitement, Ren Yi even had a bold idea.

"Your Highness, I have a question for you. Ren Yi was full of interest, trying to rely on his political acumen to fight for a little more benefits, "Immortal tree, can it really give people immortality?"

His Royal Highness the Prince did not allow them to touch the Immortal Tree, but he wanted to borrow their names to make a conclusion on the matter of the Immortal Tree, so as a chess piece in the hands of His Highness, it is reasonable to be a little bold to ask for a reward, right?

Even if you can't witness the majesty of the Immortal Tree, you can at least get some secrets from the mouth of His Royal Highness the Prince, right? For scholars, being able to get unknown secrets is ten thousand times more refreshing than meeting a beauty in the Misty Domain!

After all, beauty may be the bait for the fairy to jump, but knowledge will not disappoint you.

Hearing this, Yuan Yi glanced at Ren Yi playfully, and then replied: "Of course not, the Immortal Tree has blessed human civilization for two thousand years, and for two thousand years, can there be immortals?" Of course, by analyzing this demonic artifact, there are indeed some discoveries that make people prolong their lives...... What, are you going to write in the letter?"

Ren Yi was like being empowered by cold water in an instant, and his excitement vanished.

Although His Royal Highness the Prince's tone was soft, it sounded like a tsunami to Ren Yi, which made people shudder...... I really have my brain in the water, so I ask this kind of question of death! Everyone has given the steps, why do I still want to jump up and die?!

Sure enough, after all, he can only serve as the deputy team leader, and he understands politics, but he only knows a little about it......

Ren Yi cried and replied, "I thought too much, please forgive Your Highness." ”

"Haha, it's natural nature for scholars to ask questions, what is the crime?" Yuan Yi laughed at Ren Yi's presumptuousness.

——

An hour later, Yuan Yi left the conference room with a smug smile.

Many of the scholars in the conference room seemed to be squeezed dry, exhausted, withered, and wheezing in the conference room.

His Royal Highness is worthy of being a contemporary saint, and his realm is far higher than they imagined, even if it is an open letter that is perfunctory to the ears and eyes of others, it also requires perfection.

The four words of collective wisdom and hard work are really not lies, everyone who participated in the meeting has done everything they have learned in their lives in order to leave a text on the open letter that makes His Royal Highness the prince nod slightly.

It is really difficult to hide the truth without appearing ignorant to fall into the name of the Shengyuan Council.

In fact, thanks to the on-site guidance of His Royal Highness the Prince, these people were able to brainstorm and complete the open letter together in just one hour. Whether it is the overall writing framework of the letter or the factional disputes that occur on some specific theories, they are all the result of the full guidance of His Royal Highness the Prince. In retrospect, people can't help but wonder if His Royal Highness the Prince had already had a case and was purely borrowing the name of these people......

But in any case, after the letter was written, the matter was temporarily over, and then, as long as they got home, they had to rest well, bathe and change their clothes, and calm down...... After that, you can talk about what you have seen and heard in your own small circles!

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On the other side, after Yuan Yi left the conference room, he went straight to the clouds.

Zhou Yu has been waiting for him for a long time.

"Good work. ”

Yuan Yi said with a smile: "What is the hard work? On the contrary, if there is no trouble from the people in the west, the plan we have worked so hard to make will be completely useless." I had been thinking about this letter for a long time, but I finally wrote it and it was happy. ”

Zhou Yu nodded: "That's fine." ”

Yuan Yi looked at his teacher and saw that his face was calm, as if he was really not interested in this matter, and couldn't help but be disappointed: "Teacher, were you ever said when you were young, especially not looking at the atmosphere?"

Zhou Yu couldn't help laughing: "No one has ever asked me to see the atmosphere." ”

“...... The genius's speech is really unconvincing. ”

Zhou Yu turned around and said a little helplessly: "Okay, they didn't doubt your words?"

Yuan Yi was a little excited: "Of course not! This set of rhetoric is a record that I have carefully woven for a long time, half-truths and half-truths, with their knowledge, they will only think that everything is reasonable, even if they want to question it, they can't do it." ”

Zhou Yu said: "It is indeed a good idea to interpret the immortal tree as the umbrella of human civilization. ”

Yuan Yi smiled: "This is the weakness of human nature, if you don't have an umbrella on your head, you will be in fear all day." Therefore, even if there is no real evidence, they will naturally be inclined to believe it, not to mention that the rhetoric is still said by me myself, and it is difficult for them to believe it or not...... Moreover, objectively speaking, the Immortal Tree is indeed protecting our Demon Dao Civilization, the cornerstone of civilization lies in order, without the order set by the Immortal Tree, even if the human race does not go through external enemies, it will die in civil strife. ”

Zhou Yu sighed: "Having said that, Zhu Junshen's letter still adds many variables to us. What you said in the conference room will soon spread in the upper echelons, and that's not what we intended. ”

Yuan Yi gradually restrained his smile when he heard this: "Yes, it's better not to spread after all." Zhu Junshen's letter is really disgusting...... This really doesn't look like his style. ”

Zhou Yu also said: "It's really not his style, knowing that there will be no substantial change, but also to disrupt the situation, it is purely harmful to others and not beneficial to himself, so the words are his words, but the letter is the handwriting of others." ”

Yuan Yi said: "Yes, he has got the apocalypse, why do you have to get along with the Immortal Tree? In this way, it is the original poem? With that madman's temperament, I am afraid that he hates the Immortal Tree to the core." ”

Zhou Yu shook his head: "It won't be her, although that person is arrogant, he is also extremely conceited, thinking that Zhu Junshen can bypass the Immortal Tree to get the Apocalypse, there is no reason why she can't do it......"

Yuan Yi asked, "Can she do it?"

Zhou Yu was silent for a while and said, "It's really possible. We use the Immortal Tree to influence the Great Qin Apocalypse, which has not been able to eliminate unexpected apocalypse for more than a thousand years, Zhu Junshen is an excellent example, and the original poem does have such a talent and talent. And once they get the apocalypse and lose the constraints of the Immortal Tree, the future is even more limitless. ”

Yuan Yi smiled: "Fortunately, the orthodoxy of the Apocalypse is on our side after all...... However, since it is not the original poem, who else would it be?

Zhou Yu said: "No, Lu Bieli and the original poem seem to have a similar temperament, but there is a big difference inside, if he knows that he can't do anything, he won't blink his head and bleed...... What's more, we have never sealed the path of the apocalypse to the Lu family, it is he who is unwilling to take this path. So he had no reason to write this letter. ”

Yuan Yi was a little strange: "Then who else can it be?" The Western Continent is qualified to touch the Apocalypse, and there are not many people left who can't follow the righteous path of immortality, right?"

Zhou Yu pondered for a while and said, "Maybe it's Zheng Liming." ”

"Who's that?"

“...... That person, you don't have to know. ”

"Huh?"

Zhou Yu said earnestly: "Some things are contagious. ”

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Zheng Liming, who was handpicked by the first person in the world as the source of humanoid self-propelled infection that he did not need to know, was in the VIP box on the top floor of the Song Building at this time, and held a celebration banquet with his temporary protégé Bai Xiao.

There were only two people in the banquet hall, and there was only one dish on the banquet table.

As a banquet to celebrate Bai Xiaoxi's second legendary demon seed, such a scene seems shabby and even mean.

However, the organizer of the celebration banquet was full of ambition and even proudly pointed to the table full of fried chicken and said: "Look, this is the delicacy of the world that I have studied for many years, Song Lou fried chicken, the first delicacy in the world!"

Bai Xiao looked at the steaming and piled up of fried chicken nuggets on the table with some suspicion, and was a little dissatisfied with the evaluation of the number one in the world.

The way of gastronomy lies in embracing all rivers. Different regions and cultures will inevitably breed food that meets the tastes of different people. After he came to Hongshan City from the Snow Mountain Tribe, the first thing he encountered was the problem of inconsistent eating habits, the food culture carefully crafted by the southerners was a coward's diet in the eyes of the Snow Mountain people, and he couldn't swallow it at all. On the contrary, the mountains and seas of Gao Laozhuang, who are despised by many people, let Bai Xiao feast. This obviously shows that there is no such thing as the best in the world, so ......

"Hehe, if you think that the way of food lies in the inclusiveness of all rivers, and the number one in the world is just a gimmick, then you are very wrong. Zheng Liming let out a greasy laugh, and then reached out and handed over a plate of fried chicken, "Try it first." ”

Bai Xiao was silent for a while, but still accepted Zheng Liming's kindness.

When the crispy fried chicken was in the mouth, Bai Xiao only felt a burst of ......

Consciousness is interrupted.

When he came back to his senses, the plate in front of him was empty.

Zheng Liming's laughter was even more greasy.

"Haha, how do you feel now?"

Bai Xiao looked at his oil-stained fingers a little blankly, and after a while, he brought his fingers to his mouth and sucked them gently.

Consciousness is interrupted again.

When he regained consciousness, the empty plate in front of him had become two, and his fingers were stained with new oil.

So Bai Xiao sighed: "Am I really in your shape now?"

Zheng Liming snorted: "I really want to become your shape now! Do you know what kind of precious talent the second demon seed has given you! Being able to maximize the enjoyment of food is the magic power I have always dreamed of! I have studied the way of fried chicken, and after years of accumulation, I have cooperated with Song Lou to create the world's first food, but no matter how good the food is, the person who tastes it must be qualified to taste! A 500-point delicacy, if you meet a taster with only 100 points on the upper limit, it will only be a score of 100 points. And I have been studying food for many years, and I have come to the conclusion that human beings have limits...... For example, for so many years, I have never been able to eat fried chicken like you!"