Alien Knights

The kingdom of shadows, the ruins of the temple.

Lying on the ground, Todd was lazily basking in the sun, half-closed his eyes, looking extremely comfortable.

The major cities in the Kingdom of Ulster have now stabilized, and the shaman and the battle group commanders are dealing with those hidden chaos... I'm talking, did you hear me? Evie folded her hands The paper, brought it to Todd's ear, and said loudly.

Like an old dog, Todd moved his dragon ears and snorted from his nose, indicating that he knew.

Annoyed, Evie thumped Todd's head, and said angrily: Rebuild the city, destroy the remnants of the enemy, deliver food... everyone in Froststone City is busy, only you, the son of the gods, will arrive every day. Panic at night.

Todd opened one long eye and glanced at Evie: I'm recuperating now, and I can't do anything but lie down. By the way, apart from Ulster, how is Connaught now?

It's miserable... Cu Chulainn's army is like a hurricane, sweeping Connaught and its vassal states, hundreds of thousands of people were slaughtered, hundreds of cities were burned, and the soldiers of the battle group are patrolling the entire Connaught Kingdom, hope to find some survivors from the pile of corpses.

Evie brushed her silver hair by her ears, and said to Todd, However, the opinions of the shaman gathering still hope to focus on the Kingdom of Ulster. After all, the Kingdom of Ulster has suffered less damage. , the infrastructure is relatively complete, it is relatively close to Froststone City, and the reconstruction work is relatively simple.

It's the right thing to do. Todd said slowly: The war initiated by Cu Chulainn this time has involved nearly a million people in the entire northern continent. The loss of population and the destruction of civilization have made this land more difficult. It will take at least ten years to return to the original level.

I'm afraid it's more than ten years.

Meredith's voice sounded not far away, causing Todd and Evie to turn their heads.

The woman in black crow feathers has a pretty face, but her voice is like the cold wind in early spring: The damage Cu Chulainn has caused to this land in the north is not only physical, but also spiritual. Bring those people who have just adapted to civilization back to the barbaric age of bloodthirsty killings.

Meredith sat on a big rock beside Todd, combed the feathers, and said with a smile, It's easy to heal the wound, but it's extremely difficult to soothe the soul.

Glancing at Crow Girl, Evie put away the battle report with a downcast face, stood up, and said, I'm going back to Froststone City, I'll come back in two days.

Watching the Valkyrie fly high into the sky on a griffin, Meredith said to Todd: It seems that I am still hated by her.

Todd raised his dragon head, looked at Meredith and said jokingly: Evie already told me... Facing her and the soldiers of Froststone, in order to bring me back from the battlefield to the Kingdom of Shadows, At that time, there was no plan to discuss it at all, and violence was used directly.

Meredith didn't care about Todd's accusation at all: At that time, you were dying, did you really think that I would spend time convincing those Valkyries and warriors who lost their minds?

Todd shook the dragon's head amusedly: You are indeed right in saying that.

The two were silent for a while.

Meredith looked at Todd and asked in a low voice: You have seen Cu Chulainn's tyranny, are you now aware of the horror of power?

Todd turned his head to Meredith: You still want to persuade me to give up the power of the tyrant? Concentrate on being a human being?

Although you are no longer a human being, I still want to remind you of the dangers of power.

The shadow of Meredith was reflected in the golden dragon pupil, Todd slowly shook his head and said: The power itself is not at fault, the one who uses it is at fault.

Meredith immediately asked: Don't you think that any monarch who gains strength and power, no matter how wise he is, will eventually turn into a tyrant and destroy everything?

Todd stared at the woman and asked, What are you trying to say...?

Throughout history, most of the monarchs and leaders who have power and power have chosen to stay away from humanity, but to manage their countries with animalistic thinking. For example, killing to suppress all opposing voices, and enslaving to contain people The cry of freedom. Meredith's sky-blue eyes, like lake water, slowly rippled: Todd, don't you worry that you will become the second Cu Chulainn? ?”

I understand what you mean. You are worried that the monarch will use the way of wild beasts to rule the herds to manage his country, thus forgetting the preciousness of humanity and freedom. Todd paused for a moment, and then said to Meredith: But if a country falls into chaos and turmoil, is all fault limited to the strength and power of the sovereign?

Meredith frowned at Todd's words.

Todd continued: Let me give a simple example. The dead gun owned by Cu Chulainn was the direct cause of the tragedy of the Six Circle Massacre. I will make a hypothesis, if, in addition to Cu Chulainn, Everyone in the North has a weapon like this. In this way, the monarch no longer has the advantage, and although the power has been balanced, will the entire land really enjoy peace and tranquility?

Meredith shook her head and said: If everyone has dead silence, the whole world will fall into endless chaos, and there will be no order at all...

That's right. Those ancient people who had guns of death were turned into the dust of history precisely because of fighting among themselves and internal wars. Not only them, but also the era of chaos, age of gods, and The Age of Era, the Age of Two Realms, etc., all ended up being self-destructive due to internal strife. Therefore, the root of the problem does not lie in the monarch, but in human greed and scientific progress...

Meredith interrupted Todd: I can understand what you said about human greed, but what does the self-destruction of species have to do with scientific progress?

Todd looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, and said slowly: In the primitive era of blood-drinking, wars only happened between tribes, and the weapons were only simple spears, bows and arrows. This kind of intense confrontation may cause certain casualties, but It is still far, far away from destroying the world and ending the era.

In the ancient Tyro period, people mastered technologies such as navigation, military formations, horseback riding, crossbows, and stone throwing. Wars were further expanded, and incidents of genocide and kingdom enslavement occurred from time to time. A protracted battle may lead to the destruction of the entire world. The population of the world has fallen by half, but the world is still far from being destroyed.

Later on, in the age of gunpowder, the invention and improvement of muskets and cannons increased the intensity of warfare again. A battle of only a few days may cause hundreds of thousands of deaths due to the introduction of heavy firepower. Human civilization May retreat into darkness, but not yet perish.

But if technology continues to develop, I know that there will be a weapon called 'nuclear bomb'. It only takes 80 to 100 nuclear bombs to detonate on the surface of the planet. The whole process does not take more than 37 minutes. The world can be completely destroyed. Civilization The footsteps will end here.

Even if human civilization can survive the threat of the nuclear age, as science continues to advance, celestial quantum weapons, string universe weapons, neural network contact weapons, including the dead gun you have seen, etc., will all be the cause of species extinction one.

Lowering his head, Todd found that Meredith's expression could already be described as shocked.

Realizing that he was talking too much about Todd, he quickly brought the topic back: With the advancement of civilization and the development of technology, things like weapons will only become more powerful, and their manufacturing will only become faster and faster. It will only become easier. Therefore, in future wars, any tactical misjudgment or terrorist attack may trigger the extinction of the entire species.

Meredith rubbed her temples: According to what you say, the end of genocide is inevitable? After all, we can't stop the progress of science, and we can't change the disadvantages of human nature.

Todd hesitated for a while, then said softly: Actually, there are ways, but they may not be mature.

any solution?

Find a way of existence suitable for the development and continuation of human civilization.

Meredith repeated Todd's words, shook her head and said, I can't understand this sentence.

Todd thought for a moment, and said cautiously: Compared to interfering with the progress of science, I think it is more feasible to find ways to improve the shortcomings of human nature.

To avoid extermination wars by improving the disadvantages of human nature, I think of two ways at present: one is the indoctrination of reason, and the other is the restraint of faith.

The so-called indoctrination of reason is to convey the element of rational thinking to all individuals in the race through enlightenment education, so that they can be aware of the possible consequences of their actions when dealing with battles. Human beings in the primitive period, in the face of When the same kind conflicts, they think more about using violence to obtain everything, even if this kind of violence may ruin their own lives; and humans who have experienced education and enlightenment, when conflicts with the same kind, they will use the game To deal with disputes with a more advanced thinking, and try to avoid losing both sides.”

Todd gave an example: For example, there are two kingdoms that are feuding with each other, but they both have the weapon of death. If a person with a weak mind wants to destroy the opponent, the result will be that in your When throwing death silence, the opponent will also throw death silence at you, and finally the two kingdoms will end together. But people with stronger rationality will use death silence as a threatening method, and finally gain a balance in the game.

Meredith asks, What if the king of one kingdom is rational and the king of another is impulsive?

Then the last two kingdoms will still perish. Therefore, the decision-making person in the kingdom should not be the king, but the citizens. Through collective elections, one or a group of rational national leaders will be determined. Avoid decision-making mistakes at the national level. The king himself is more of a symbol, a symbol.

Meredith realized something: Oh, so I heard that you, as a king, left Muxi City and let the cabinet members and honorary knights go to manage the kingdom together.

Todd nodded in agreement with this statement.

Then there is another way to avoid the extermination war? It is what you just said about the 'restraint of faith'.

Todd closed his eyes and sighed softly: This is what I'm doing in Froststone City. I hope to build a utopia with unified beliefs.