Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

“Isn’t this greatness of the work to be done the best encouragement to anyone who feels there is a fight?”

——Kropotkin

The orator was still waiting for Pyrrhus' answer.

Finally, I saw him speaking after deep thought:

"If the Greeks hate war, they can end it at any time."

“Does the Greek opinion matter?”

"Not just the Greeks," said Pyrrhus:

"We all understand that the people who participated in these wars, followed the kings to attack each other, burned, killed and looted were not only from Macedonia. There were also Boeotians, Aetolians, Atticans, Euboeans and Asians, Achaeans, Actians, Lacedaemonians, Thessalians, Epirus, Cretans, Rhodians, Ionians, Aeolians People, even Illyrians, Gauls, Phoenicians, Persians, Egyptians, Nubians...

“The cowards provide kings with military supplies, and the brave wield their swords for them.

"The vulgar people are in the palace and flattering the horses, and the wise people are in the tents making plans.

"The kings were obsessed with the dreams left behind by Alexander, while those who followed them were driven by real interests.

"The so-called successor is never one person, but countless people who have lost themselves in greed gathered under one banner.

"Every suffering they endure has their own retribution.

"What better way to end this than to end it with their own hands?"

"I agree with what you said earlier, but the conclusion is too idealistic. In order for the people to end all this on their own, they must at least be able to unify their opinions?" the orator retorted:

"But unfortunately people can never agree on things.

“The wise men and the learned men argued endlessly and attacked each other in all kinds of despicable ways.

"This is why people have to endure a tyrant or tyrant, and this is why Greek city-states were conquered by Macedonia.

"This is the inevitability of history!"

"They will eventually unify their opinions. Because 'historical necessity' will make them understand that everything the successors need to kill each other comes from the production of the people, and such behavior will exactly destroy production." Pillow Shi unconsciously raised his voice:

"Just watch! The money left by Alexander will soon be used up. When the carrion is eaten up, the vultures and hyenas will disperse. At that time, the so-called 'successors' will be beaten back to their original form.

“Once the time comes, they will all find that they are not the controller of their destiny, and they will all understand that workers are the real masters of the world.

"The only thing they should do is to suppress them to save their heads. They will hide in the palace and live in fear all day long instead of dreaming of conquering the world.

“And in the vast world outside palaces and temples, human progress has never stopped and will never stop in the future!

"If anyone can really determine history, it must be the workers who actually participate in production..."

"Absolutely ridiculous!" the orator couldn't help but interrupt Pyrrhus. He had completely abandoned the etiquette of debate.

He did not buy into this ideal argument at all and sneered: "What workers are, they are just farmers and slaves! People of insight like you and me cannot say that we control our destiny. How can these people determine history?!

"And they are just a group of low-class people who spend their lives repeating simple mechanical work!

"I sympathize with them, but they will always just passively accept their fate like the walking zombies!"

"That's right, farmers and slaves! It's these people who are deciding history!" Pyrrhus said excitedly:

“They won’t be farmers and slaves forever!

“If only they began to think, there would be no more farmers and kings, slaves and masters in the world!

“They will be their own kings, their own masters, and they can do the work of people like you and me!

"Human beings will eventually be able to understand each other, and this will inevitably come from the progress of workers!"

"That kind of future does not exist, and it is impossible for human beings to understand each other!" The speaker seemed very disappointed, and just kept shaking his head:

"It has been like this for thousands of years... It was like this before the successors came! Persia invaded Greece, Athens bullied its allies, and Sparta suppressed Athens... Is this history still short?

"Long before the golden age, the gods were constantly fighting against each other; long before Pandora opened the magic box, there was no peace in the world...

"Maybe humans will progress, but they will never change. They will just kill each other with more sophisticated weapons.

"Humanity will either perish in the struggle, or suffer forever in this chaos..."

The horribly accurate predictions made by the orator startled Pyrrhus, and then he could not help but feel angry.

He clenched his fists and retorted sonorously:

"There are no gods! Everything in this world was created by humans. Before the first human opened his eyes, this world was nothingness!

"Your clothes are woven by weavers; your body is supported by the food grown by farmers; your language is taught by your parents; your knowledge is accumulated by countless ancestors!

“The mountains and rivers on earth are named by humans;

“The sun, moon and stars in the sky are recognized by humans!

"The world in front of you and everything meaningful are created by humans!

"You actually say that humans can't decide anything?"

"..."

“Humanity will not stand still forever;

“One day they will understand that with all the power that human beings possess, they can obtain all the happiness in the world with their own hands!

“They can understand each other and stop fighting with each other;

“They can rule themselves, no longer needing masters and kings;

“They can truly unite as free people, and all the evil in the world will no longer be able to touch them.

"People in this world deserve a better future!"

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The orator finally fell silent.

Pyrrhus didn't know why he was so excited.But everything he said came from his heart.

Maybe he wouldn't believe this in the past, but now he is willing to believe it, he really believes it!

Perhaps the original destiny of mankind was to perish in chaos.

But he is a time traveler, and he has seen impossible miracles.

Could it be that a time-traveler would not be promised anything?

Can't a time traveler create miracles in this world?

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When they came back to their senses, they realized that their friends were surrounding them and watching them.

The friends were surprised. They had never seen Pyrrhus quarreling with anyone so excitedly.

As for what Pyrrhus said, they couldn't fully understand it, but they were still shocked...

Pyrrhus suddenly remembered something and ran through the crowd towards the cabin.

He wanted to prove to this stranger, even if it was only an uncertain proof, even if it could only prove a hope.

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Zenas stared at the young man in front of him in stunned silence.

What human beings create everything?

What is the understanding between people?

What governs itself?

What union of free men?

He has read many books and studied the theories of many masters, and he has many things to say to refute.

But he didn't know why he couldn't tell...

While he was in a daze, he saw him running into the cabin, and then saw him running out happily holding a bunch of white things.

what is that?

It was paper, but it was not papyrus.

He listened to the young man telling him his plan...

Easy to obtain raw materials, simple processing methods, "print and brush", and much more...

Let everyone, farmers, weavers, oarsmen, and slaves learn to write, learn the knowledge of the sages, learn to think for themselves, and learn to create new moral principles...

In this way, can mankind escape from this sea of ​​suffering?

Is this possible?

What kind of fantasy is this?

The young man told him a dream.

This dream was so beautiful that it was not something that should exist in this miserable and troubled world;

But coming from the mouth of such a young person, it seems so true.

He is clearly a king, but he claims that the people do not need a king.

He is obviously the master, but he says that the slave does not need a master.

Maybe such a person can end the troubled times?

"King Pyrrhus, you are almost becoming an orator."

Zenas wiped his bearded face, stroked his robe, smiled and bowed to Pyrrhus:

"To formally introduce myself, my name is Zenas, from Thessaly. Your mother has entrusted me to assist you!"