Take Taobao with you to another world

"...Dear Mei Li, maybe when this letter was delivered to you, I was looking at the sky in the sea breeze of Orbis, and you had embarked on a new journey, but in my heart, the distance between you and me Getting closer. You saw the work I was involved in, experienced the scenery I had seen, I wanted to share it all with you, and you were lured into this new world as I expected. I I want to know how you feel in this land, and whether the people in this land can respond to your expectations. After all, compared to me who is so dull and easy to follow the crowd, you who are wise will definitely be able to gain insight into more and more during this journey. Profound things... Although I still feel uneasy in my heart, even if the city and its residents on the other side of the continent have a completely different appearance due to the extremely special existence of the "magician", but you who love nature will How do you view the various actions of the "magician" who interfere with the existing order of the world?

"Before the sorcerer came into the world, our family was self-locked. When we were isolated from the world, human beings changed from generation to generation, but when they walked in the world again, in my eyes, their character and order were no different from a hundred years ago and a hundred years later. In my limited contacts and conversations with the magician, the magician also agreed frankly and never shy away from the inferiority of human nature, so I was always puzzled at first—since the human nature in the world is interlinked, why can those lowly mortals be able to do so because of him? Why does the ruler accomplish all kinds of miracles, and the many laws against human nature enacted by the sorcerer never reduce his authority, but instead make his followers more united and respect him more?

"Facing a close friend like you, I can't hide my feelings, and I can't deny that I have a far higher affection for the magician than other human beings. I have never seen an existence similar to him in any intelligent life I have ever seen. I Seeing him is like meeting a clear spring oasis in the desert, even though I am not thirsty. It is difficult for me to look at this human being with very weak physical strength. But I have also walked into the crowd and tried my best to Listening to the supreme admiration and sincerely following the voices outside, many people not only regard him as the lighthouse of the soul, the patron saint of life, but also respect him from the heart as the bright monarch of the world. The cognition of the trinity conforms to their certain expectations , is far easier for them to accept than the new laws that the magicians want to establish...

"...Dear Mei Li, as you can see, I joined their outward expansion sequence, but what prompted me to do so was not that I had become a disciple of the magician, in fact, the more I learned about him, The more I understand what an amazing, great and dreamy career he is doing, the more respect and kindness I have for him, the more I worry, because his ideals are truly extraordinary. Many powerful people surround him, but the sorcerer has always avoided relying on these extraordinary powers. He always chooses and only chooses to trust those ordinary people he shelters, and entrusts them with difficult and magnificent tasks. Sincerely As far as I am concerned, I never underestimate the followers of magicians. These people sincerely accept me, an outsider, into their group. No matter in study or work, they teach me everything. They are excellent, reliable, Pleasant friends, whose moral character is not inferior to any ethnic group in this world. It's just that my worries come from the unknown future, because... people's hearts are unpredictable.

"Longer than average human life has taught us to record many lessons, and it also makes us always face many things with a sense of tragedy. The precious qualities that people show in times of hardship always deteriorate after success and fame, and once people lose Humility and respect, arrogance will make them gradually unrecognizable. I love the human companions I have been with in the past three years. I really don’t want to imagine that one day we will also drift away. However, as a mortal, I can use such power , have created so many wonders, why are they not proud of themselves? The church uses pardons, the nobles use their natural blood, and the gifted people use God-given abilities to create various reasons in the world to explain why a group of people can override other lives , Trampling the lives and dignity of others like dust, the knowledge brought by the sorcerer from the other side is so special and advanced, it can completely transform a person in a short period of time, even our forest clan has begun to be influenced by him, and it is the first attempt to change our long-term peace Life... When the followers of the magician look down on the ignorant beings, how do they restrain themselves and keep the original intention that the magician entrusted to them?

"With his profound wisdom, strong personal charm and strict admonitions, the magician binds his followers on a bright road. The future guided by this rough and wide road is better than the fantasy of heaven imagined by human teachings. Different Compared with those illusory images that are foiled by fear, the picture of the other side drawn by the magician for people is almost real - because the magician is using various artifacts from the other side to lead people beyond the initial embarrassment and ignorance, so as to make people feel better. People carved his will on the land of the Western Continent at an astonishing speed. Meili, before you came to this land, I never directly expressed my respect for the magician to you, nor did I describe his path to you in detail , because in the eyes of anyone who has never experienced it, the existence of a magician is almost absurd, let alone his heart?

"Merry, you are smart and have already discovered the clues of my inner turmoil from past letters. You are gentle and have found and denied my hidden myths hidden behind the words with a firm attitude that you have never had before. I am very happy for you I still know me so well, although my poor expression may have misunderstood you a little-I traveled far again and took the initiative to undertake a job with a very blurred line of justice, not to prove that the magician chose a path of truth.

"In fact, I have a very strong desire to prove with irrefutable facts that his ideals can never be achieved by the methodology he taught people."

The elf with long light brown hair sat on the bed and put down another page of letter paper.The large envelope was gaping open on the little table under the window, and the letter she held in her hand was as thick as a diary.

The clear glass reflected her beautiful face, and Messedas looked out of the porthole.

The water waves are green, the riverside is a summer scenery, under the white clouds on a sunny day, the vegetation is luxuriant, and there are birds circling from time to time, but this is not a pleasant and refreshing scene. When the birds rise and fall, patches of star-spotted elytra rise up reflecting the sun Even though the wide river and the thick bulkheads cut off the wind, it was as if one could hear the frightening insects flapping their wings one after another.

The disaster has spread to this place.

There is still a day's journey away from Maxi City, and the scene outside the window will only become more serious on the next journey.After inflicting floods and droughts on this unfortunate land, the ruthless nature seems to think that this attack is not enough, and adds the ghost of hunger to the many catastrophes.Even though the elves are often indifferent to human affairs, facing such a severe disaster that would cost an unknown number of lives, it is hard not to feel compassion when recalling the painful experiences in their long lives.The faith of Messedas is different from the teachings of human beings. It does not attribute the source of all kinds of suffering to the lack of piety in the human heart. Nature operates in the world according to its established laws. As small as other species on the time scale, it was never worth being additionally targeted.

Just turn your attention back to the interior of human society. In such an unstoppable catastrophe, the emergence of magicians and their followers, invading and interfering in other regions, has another meaning of fate.

The existing way of human existence is as fragile as a sandcastle under the mighty power of nature. Those who are the most powerful among human beings, those who are proud of their talents, blood and wealth, have almost the same means of coping with the famine as they did a hundred years ago, even Unwilling to suspend disputes at such a moment, the remaining weak human beings like ants can only wait for death and rebirth after destruction.

Humans in Industrial City are trying to fight against the disaster.

Messedas lowered her head and continued to read the long letter from her friend.

"...Although I have already felt the abilities of these companions in the industrial city, it is still unexpected that the work of Fusong Port is going so smoothly. Orbis is not a weak country-at least from the perspective of the past, but It is no more difficult for us 'foreigners' to shake its rule than a tree is shaken by the wind, even if we do not specifically target it. The situation has developed to such an irreparable point that we, the pioneers, only have half the credit and the other half. It's because our friends and adversaries make choices that suit us best every time.

"So I have a more and deeper understanding of the philosophy taught to us by the magician in my work. People cannot violate their own nature. Human survival needs food, security, wealth and a stable order, whether we are elves or humans , we all must form an organization to protect ourselves and ensure the survival and development of our group. The creatures in the forest have a fate chain composed of feeding relationships, and there is such a chain of fate in a society composed of intelligent life. About the same relationship, within the same ethnic group, loose and inefficient organizations are bound to be suppressed and eliminated by tighter and more efficient organizations. This kind of law cannot be transferred and changed by people's will, and has nothing to do with history and legal system, nor with people. Morality. Therefore, the tribes of the Orc Empire must be annihilated by the industrial city. Similarly, in Orbis, the king and nobles are becoming obstacles to the development of this country, and they are destined to lose the foundation of their own existence because of foreigners.

"Human beings are not born to be ruled, but need to be united and support each other. Since the magician said that monarchy is not granted by heaven, the old order is a relatively optimal solution for human beings to compromise under limited productivity. It is neither the only one nor the only one. Never unstable. It can be changed and may be replaced. The rulers of Orbis felt the crisis of dominance only by instinct, and struggled to escape. However, the students of the magician, my young and fearless partners, Neither had they learned the art of compromise, nor had the rulers of Orbis behaved like good rulers, a worthy opponent, and above all, the Warlock, since the Warlock so cherished his students--

"...still sluggishly dismissing it, while these impatient young men can't wait to unfurl their blueprints in this country, replicating what they have been involved in building.

"I can't say where their careers will end, nor whether they will take root in this seaside place, or if they have achieved brilliant results, they will give it to the real people. But there is no doubt that they will be in the This country, this region has left extremely deep traces, and is changing this stagnant history.

"The magician's students do all this willingly and enthusiastically. They get their rewards in the process of work. The fanaticism of ideals and the ruthlessness of reason coexist in their actions. They are both pure like preachers and ruthless. Like invaders, the Orbis ruling class regards them as vicious destroyers... In short, according to the moral standards prevailing in the world, they cannot be regarded as messengers of justice anyway. As the biggest beneficiaries under the struggle, The civilians in Fusong Port still can’t believe that foreigners can fully represent their own interests. The more important the affairs, the more orthodox morality is needed. In this regard, the students of the magician seem to be in an embarrassing situation status, although we have just won a decisive battle.

"I think the sorcerer foresaw this, so he never gave them his name. His students came to preach, to save, to change, but also to destroy, but this is not a war, at least Not the usual kind of war.

"Before this battle with the Mage Union, the students of the wizards built in Orbis and fought against the local rulers in order to protect their interests in Orbis. After that, they had enough conditions, They are about to ask the people of Orbis for a formal legal order. Although they can only hold a public assembly within the capital to establish a temporary new district regime, it does not take much time. As long as the reconstruction of the capital is completed, the entire Orbis City will be included in their pockets. After all, the Mage Alliance has been completely defeated, how can the ancient fortresses of those lords resist under artillery fire?

"They just need a little time to reorganize the fire-torn capital, and during this period to perfect and make people familiar with the new ruling order. This is not a process that can be accomplished overnight, but the Industrial City will also give them the greatest support. Compared When faced with the calm and contemptuousness of the Mage Alliance, they are much more cautious and serious in dealing with this matter. My work is more complicated than before the war. The external department of the city has formed a rigorous and elite team exclusive to Orbis at some point. They come from all walks of life. As long as the pioneers of Orbis need them, they will act. Responding to the Blazers via the radio.

"Obviously, the sorcerer has decided to keep the beginning and the end."

Messedas put down this page of letter paper, but did not continue to read, but picked up the one she had read before.

After a long time, she started the letter from her friend again.

"...Dear Meili, I'm finally able to sit down again and continue this chaotic long letter. The commotion after the war has been completely quelled, and the rebuilding of the capital is proceeding very smoothly. Farming time was not delayed, and the agricultural machinery from the industrial city also shined here. The people accepted the new ruler with a sigh of relief, and accepted the new urban planning meekly. The pioneers of the industrial city have already established their The school of administration in which hundreds of cadets are admitted, meanwhile a small but very capable army is being trained in new ways of warfare. I can see them at a glance from my window With sweat-soaked backs, I heard their loud slogans. There are even two hundred women in this army of more than 3000 people. On my desktop, a stack of straw paper records the detailed information of the lords of Orbis—as if Everything is changing violently in the peaceful daily life. I also have a little bit of merit in the capital today, but as one of the participants, even if I can understand and agree with the decisions of the pioneers most of the time, seeing all the things in front of me When I look back, I can't help but feel awe. If I hadn't experienced it myself, I can't imagine that people can swallow up a country so quickly and completely, and in which they shed so little blood.

"I can always do my work properly, but I still can't solve the confusion in my heart, but I don't want to confide this trouble to my companions around me and make myself a burden to them. After thinking about it, I went to see a person .

"The king of Orbis is dying. We didn't directly attack the palace. The archmages of the Mage Alliance and most of the nobles survived safely. The king was knocked down by his heart disease. Everyone knew his crux, so he There is no cure. The queen and prince have fled, and Duke Sherider is the new deputy of the nobles. I saw this nobleman with a good conscience, he was still very emaciated, but he was better than when the whole palace surrendered to us, His eyes no longer had death in his eyes, and although the haze of the soul drenched his life, he still received me kindly. I asked him: 'If you were the king, would Orbis be spared this trouble?'

"He looked hurt and said, 'You are a cruel man.'

"I apologized to him, and after a moment, he said, 'No.' He looked at me, 'I know myself, and if I were far more talented than I am now, on the throne, maybe we could lose a little more respectably, But the result is also not up to us. Orbis is facing unprecedented and unimaginable enemies. They are a huge collection of fans. Our failure is not because we did not work hard enough.'

"'But they never deliberately concealed any secrets, they never took the initiative to provoke, and they have repeatedly warned of your hostility. If there is a chance for peace talks...'

"'So we are misguided, like a cruel game, we think the table is ours, and the opponent has to quit one day.' He said to me softly, 'We nobles are like gamblers, always think that the last put can win.'

"'But a great mistake has been made, and whatever assumptions may be made will serve no purpose other than to indulge one's remorse,' said he. Can people help you too?'

"'Please don't belittle yourself too much. Your defeat is a crime other than war. The choice of fate is always cruel.' I said, 'I came to visit you because I want to learn from another perspective. I want to know that you and the nobles A true view of a stranger.'

"'My lord, I think our attitude is enough,' said he. 'We once despised them, then feared them, now think everything is wrong, we live in a world of nightmares. Those of us who survive It takes a long time for people to regain their normal sense and face these outsiders. I don't think this will help you. But, ma'am, you are among them, facing each other day and night. With your intelligence, why do you still need to pass Outsiders come to scrutinize your companions?"

"'Because I am afraid of being assimilated by them,' I answered him.

"The aristocrat would not have known the courage it took for me to say that, he was just surprised, and then he looked understanding and understood, 'That was really scary,' he said.

"Then we sidestepped the subject and talked like a pair of friends just getting to know each other, and I saw his spirits improve at a speed that was visible to the naked eye - that sentence injected him with remarkable vitality. In his position In fact, sobriety is undoubtedly painful, and I think he found some kind of sympathy with me, so that he can rest mentally. For the Duke of Sherid, compared with the king who was completely desperate and those who still refused The nobleman who accepts his fate, who foresees doomed defeat before the war begins, and who, instead of trying in vain to fight, saves the city and its inhabitants as best he can—it is he who spreads the news and opens the gates. If not For us foreigners, he may be considered a qualified defender of order. However, compared with the huge waves being created by the followers of magicians, his meager efforts based on traditional morality seem to be the recovery of the embers of the times. It is indeed impossible to change this doomed ending.

"This man who was sober and lonely opened his heart to me and told me about his mental troubles. During this period of house arrest, he was actually still involuntarily replaying the various situations after the arrival of foreigners. When reflecting on the various stupid mistakes made by the nobles of Orbis, there is one very important point that he has never been able to get over, nor can he understand, that is why these outsiders have to take the initiative to save those ignorant people who did not call out to them, always ignoring The goodwill of the nobles is obsessed with destroying their long-standing, wealthy, civilized and noble class. They have never had a deep hatred with foreigners, why do they have to be so persistent?

"He was blocked in front of this layer of fog and sincerely wanted to get an answer. Before I organized my words and confessed to him the shallow knowledge I had gained in life and work, I thought of a pioneer named Yang, He bonded and became friends with a mercenary leader, describing their relationship this way: 'Hatred is the solid foundation of our friendship.'

"I don't intend to peep into other people's heartache, but they have already faced their past calmly: Yang witnessed his parents' heads being made into wine vessels, Captain Karl was sold into a mercenary group by his relatives because of the family's downfall, and took over after he became independent. The first commission I received was to recover the last whoring money for his dying sister... Human beings live in this world, and there are always different kinds of sufferings, and the students of magicians are naturally the same. The identity has been stripped of more things.

"Although because of the teachings of the sorcerers, they don't feel sorry for themselves or torture themselves with hatred. But the injuries that have happened will not disappear, and the scars on the body and mind are always reminders of today's hard-won. The sorcerers have never tried to soothe the past. To heal these scars, he asked people to treat them in another way, and he transferred people's hatred to the source of pain. People don't need to be trampled on by people. People can satisfy their body and spirit needs only through labor, and after they are more fulfilled, the old order will be stripped of its natural coat, revealing its rotten and ugly inside. And because it is destined to, And it is voluntarily or involuntarily hindering people from getting rid of its shackles to pursue the liberation of body and mind, and it will inevitably become the enemy of magicians and their followers.

"For the new order represented by Industrial City, this enemy is not a specific noble, mage, or church. These noble people work together to form the superstructure of human society. They think they occupy the entire world. At the same time, they themselves become puppets of this ruling order. They will do their best to eliminate all the aliens that shake this order. At the same time, they are surprised why the "foreigners" and "foreigners" never die with them. Eliminate one or some of them But the sins of the past are put to an end, and new evils will still sprout in the same position.

"A philosopher said that one can end this cycle of reincarnation in one and only one way.

"The magician's students are facing such an enemy, so that's why they can devote themselves to their work so enthusiastically and without expecting anything in return. Orbis, which is being disintegrated and eroded, is the result of their work, the spokesperson of the old order Either they have been wiped out, or they have been powerless to prevent them from really taking this country. And they were never a group of lone fighters. They are forcing them to make choices against their will, but the more this is the case, the more people in Orbis yearn for and yearn for the power of these foreigners, and the more actively they try to join the new order.

"Although their motives are often impure and their methods are often unexpected, our work is not always smooth-it is harder to build than to destroy. It only takes a short war to destroy the old order, but it takes a long time to build a new order. Time, and countless trivial and meticulous work, the results are difficult to show immediately. However, a few setbacks will not change the direction of our work. In some places, I got rewards that exceeded expectations, and the one that moved me the most, and I wanted to record it on paper, was a group of poor women that I had protected in name...

"...the supply ship is in port again, and I don't think I can write any more. Dear Merry, perhaps you're not expecting this unintelligible letter, thick as a book, and I just can't turn back See what a shameful thing I have written, and though I have tried to put these confused thoughts into order, I have finally decided to let you see this real note. Looking back on my correspondence with you in the past, I have changed even more. I was surprised by myself—how arrogant I was at that time. Even though I was warned by the queen, I also reminded myself self-righteously to join human life without prejudice and accept another system of knowledge with a humble attitude, but If the old cognition hadn't been broken layer by layer, I would not have realized how hypocritical I am. My so-called humility is just finally willing to look down at the crowd on the ground, but when I look up at the magician, his figure is Among the crowd, and always there.

"Dear Merry, can you understand my experience?"

The boat swayed with the waves, and the whistle sounded. The brown-haired elf stuffed the neatly folded letter back into the envelope, carefully put it in the box, then got up, and walked out of the cabin with the suitcase.