The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 2578: Xiao Xiao Down (Sixty-two)

After Schiller's explanation, Shivana finally understood that, first of all, there are very few people with magical talent in this world, and secondly, it is fortunate that he has no magical talent. If he had really entered the mainstream magic world, he would definitely not have survived the last disaster.

"You should thank that old man for not passing on his power to you." Schiller raised his hand and said, "If he had chosen you as his successor so early on, and had brainwashed you with his foolish thinking for so many years, making you believe that you had unrivaled power and a corresponding responsibility, then I'm afraid you would have died long ago."

The expressions on Xivana's face were wonderful. Suddenly he showed a faint smile and said, "But he still has an heir now."

He was lucky to have perfectly avoided the vampire invasion. Not everyone can be a hero in such a melee.

Schiller crossed his fingers under his chin and said, "Power aside, do you agree with his philosophy?"

“I actually don’t know what his philosophy is.”

"You at least know one thing. He believes that people who cannot resist the temptation of power are bad people." Schiller thought for a moment and said, "This is essentially a theory of bloodline."

Shivana also became interested and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Do you think there are people in this world who are not tempted by power? Let's put it this way, is being attracted by letter cards in kindergarten considered being tempted by power?"

Shivana frowned slightly.

"You see, children in kindergarten cannot read, so alphabet cards are very powerful for them, because if they can read, they can recognize a lot of information through words, and the world will look different in their eyes."

"They can also use words to express their ideas. They have mastered a new skill and have reached a new level. Doesn't this count as mastering a new and powerful power?"

"What's even more interesting is that young children are not really interested in the words on the letter cards, but in the shape, color, and even the movements of the teacher playing with them. Don't you think this is very similar to the process of being tempted?"

"When you wanted to reach out and touch the Eye of the Seven Deadly Sins, did you really understand how powerful the Seven Deadly Sins were? Did you really anticipate what new level you would reach and what new skills you would master after gaining this power?"

"Of course not, I didn't know anything at the time."

"So what is it that tempts you?"

"They keep talking in my ears, and I feel a little annoyed." Sivana curled her lips and said what she really thought, "They always ask me to touch it, and I just want them to shut up, so let's give it a try."

"That's right. This process is not called temptation, but curiosity. The difference between the two is that the former knows clearly what you will get after obtaining something, while the latter is completely in an unknown situation. It is the most instinctive curiosity and desire to explore that drives you to get in touch with something."

"To go deeper, curiosity and the desire to explore belong to the ego, which is the instinct of the subconscious mind. Climbing to survive and acquiring the skills and vision necessary for survival in the real world belongs to the ego. Greed that is tempted by interests and disregards morality is the product of superego disorder."

"And what I mean by the theory of bloodline is that it confuses them." Schiller tapped the table with his fingertips and said, "They don't distinguish whether the inferiors are motivated by the curiosity of the ego, the survival of the ego, or whether they are really out of superego disorder and lack of moral control, which leads to the desire to contact new power."

"Or they deliberately fail to distinguish these and uniformly denounce them as being immoral. The essence is that they do not regard those below them, especially those below them, as individuals with complex mental structures like themselves, but only as tools."

"So they can't put themselves in your shoes and explore why you have reached a new level and gained new powers, because in their eyes, they are human and you are not, so how can you be like them?"

"If they had gained new powers, they would start to analyze whether it was out of curiosity or they had to do it in order to survive, or it was morally required of them."

Xivana sneered and said, "The old man said that he wanted to find a successor in order to prevent the loss of his powerful power. He wanted someone else to carry this power to save the world."

"Why does he have moral demands now?" Schiller said. "Why has he never considered whether it was moral for him to use such a brutal method to get you there?"

"Why does his superego respond when he talks about the world, but not when he talks about you?"

"Whose world is he trying to save? Is it your world? I'm afraid not." Schiller shook his head and said, "In his opinion, you don't exist in this world because you are not a human being."

Shivana's expression became increasingly gloomy.

"This is the terrifying part of the theory of bloodline. If a person who holds the power of speech believes that all those who are lower than them have no soul, do not feel pain, do not feel joy, and should not have desires, then in their eyes, all of your attempts to climb to a new level and gain new power are sheer treason."

"Then things will eventually develop to the point where teachers and flashcard manufacturers will no longer be allowed to use any means to attract the attention of young children, because if they are born weak, they should stay in their place, and anyone who takes any approach to expose them to new levels and new powers is despicable."

"Only if they are born as great men, like themselves, can they have a rich and full spiritual world, and can they flexibly use the reasons of ego drive, self-control, superego requirements, etc. to obtain all the power they can get, climb to the top, and create greater glory."

"And when they really stand in a higher position, more people will be classified as tools for them to stop obeying the law, and they will continue to criticize these people from the commanding heights of justice, and willfully suppress and persecute them."

Schiller's tone lowered, and he continued: "The reason why this can be done is that not everyone can clearly realize that they are confusing concepts. It is because ordinary people do not understand their own and others' spirits well enough. They themselves cannot explain why, so how can they expose them?"

Shivana fell into thought. In fact, he started thinking after Schiller finished talking about the concepts of id, ego and superego.

According to what the old man said, he cannot control himself because of his low morals. According to the theory of psychoanalysis, this is a superego disorder.

But Shivana clearly remembered that when he touched the Eye of the Seven Deadly Sins, he did not consider whether it was right or not. Or he did not know whether it was right or not, because he did not understand the Eye of the Seven Deadly Sins, and naturally did not know whether its position in a certain rule was good or bad.

This does not mean that the ignorant are innocent, but that no one has ever established the concept of morality in his mind and defined conscience. Good and bad are naturally relative, not absolute.

He also didn't know what benefits this ball of light could bring him, whether it would make him rich overnight or give him power. The voices in his head had never mentioned this, so this was not an action he took out of necessity for survival.

Then there is only one possibility left, that he is simply curious.

But this is not surprising. At that time, the ball of light was closer to him than the old man, and looked better than the old man. Even if we take a step back, all humans are phototactic, and children are especially serious. It would be strange not to touch a shining ball of light floating in front of them, right?

And just because he was curious this time, the old man defined him as immoral. Isn't this what Schiller called confusing concepts?
And just as Schiller said: Even Shivana himself had doubted himself before, because it was obvious that this old man was much more powerful than himself, and he spoke so confidently, how could he not wonder if what he said was true?

Coupled with the tragedy that this accident brought to his family, Shivana had reflected on countless nights and wondered if it was because he was born a bad person that he had to suffer all this.

Xivana felt himself sweating profusely because he suddenly realized that once a person who believed in bloodline had the right to speak, he could not only define but also educate.

If a respected person says you are bad, most people may think you are bad. What's more terrible is that you yourself will also think you are bad.

This will completely wipe out the instinctive desire to explore, and even the desire for survival needs brought about by the self, making people no longer dare to bravely step into a new level to master new power.

If you stay in the same place for a long time, your personality will degenerate, making you more mentally unstable and making survival more difficult.

Under the rule of the theory of bloodline, these people will only feel that they deserve it because they are born humble and that is why they deserve it.

You may even worship people who make such judgments as gods, because they are right. You can't do anything, you are bad, and that's why you are getting retribution.

The most terrifying thing in this world is that the fate you accept is not your own fate, but is exactly the fate set for you by your enemy.

There are too many people who ignore the harm caused by confusing wrong concepts and do not regard clear analysis of their own spirit as a necessary skill for survival, so they are too easily manipulated by others. Shivana believes that he is one of them.

So he humbly asked Schiller for advice, "Professor Schiller, do you think that if I had clearly analyzed my motives at that time and saw his essence like you do now, would my fate have changed?"

After a brief thought, Schiller replied: "From your current situation, I think you are a relatively determined person. If you think something is right, or at least beneficial to you, you will stick to it to the end."

"And you are a bit of a perfectionist. You are not the type to focus on the big picture and ignore the small details. You demand perfection in even the smallest details of a plan, or you can gain spiritual motivation from perfecting these details."

"For example, coming to Gotham University to be the president was actually just a disguise for you to find powerful strength, but since you did it, you wanted to do your best, so you spent even longer time completing your work as the president than looking for strength, and you felt very happy about it."

"So if you can analyze these at the time, you should be more determined, instead of doubting whether your analysis is wrong."

"But at the same time, you are a cautious person. In an unclear environment, you tend to make conservative decisions. So you won't argue with the old man whether you are born evil or not, because you will worry that he will hurt you."

"The only thing that will change is that when you return to the real world, you will not take the old man's words 'You are never worthy' seriously, because there is also a conceited factor in your personality. You will never take the judgment of people who are stupider than you seriously."

"Since you were not mentally stimulated, you shouldn't have had much of a reaction, and your father wouldn't have gotten into an accident."

"But if you could analyze all this so clearly at that time, then even if your father and your brother still developed into what they did later, it would not have any impact on you."

"Because you will understand that they are essentially no different from that old man. The reasons why they don't allow you to do certain things and think you are unworthy are exactly the same as that old man."

"Essentially, they have the power to speak, so they won't allow you to climb up and provoke them."

Schiller looked into Shivana's eyes and said, "The anger and extreme actions these people take against you all come from the most primitive instinct of human beings - fear."

"…You mean they're afraid of me?"

"Of course, don't you think it's abnormal for an immortal who has lived for so long and experienced so many vicissitudes of life to shout such extreme words like 'You are never worthy' to you in such a fierce tone?"