Chapter 263: Forgiveness is not a virtue, anger is
Looking at Yue Heng, who had a gentle face and was not as cold as he had been when he vowed that he might destroy human civilization, the Ye Luoli warriors gradually let down their guard.
After the five people looked at each other, Wang Mo, who had the greatest potential for talking, stood up and directly quoted the various arguments that Wen Xi had used in the debate with the Ice Princess and began to talk incessantly.
While he was talking, Shu Yan and others who were assisting him took out a computer and started playing PPT, which showed that they were somewhat prepared.
When talking about human beings' compensation to nature, Chen Sisi even cited her own example and said that she had begged her father to plant hundreds of trees in the desert.
But they didn't notice that Yue Heng's originally interested expression had become a little stiff under their long speech.
Well done, too well done! This taste is just right!
Taking advantage of the fact that he wasn't there at the beginning of the debate, he used the same rhetoric to prevaricate, right? Whether it was the example of the snow mountain or the fact that sins should not be shared equally, Yue Heng felt that it sounded very familiar.
Just when Yue Heng was about to give up pretending, Wang Mo suddenly added sincerely, "I know that humans have caused great harm to nature, but please give humans another chance."
“Humanity will never make the same mistake again.”
After she finished speaking, both she and the Ye Luoli warriors behind her bowed and saluted Yue Heng, their etiquette postures were extremely solemn.
Looking at everyone's lowered heads, Yue Heng exhaled without leaving a trace, then pretended to be silent for half a minute as if thinking, then raised his hand and used his magical power to lift up the upper bodies of Wang Mo and others.
Feeling the tiny but irresistible immortal power coming from their bodies, Wang Mo and the others became somewhat excited. Since Yue Heng was willing to help them up, did it mean that the Empire recognized humanity's compensation?
But when they looked up, they saw Yue Heng's still gentle yet majestic face. He was so kind, but the words he said were so heartless.
"I'm sorry, but your reasons don't convince me."
"Why!"
Wang Mo's voice suddenly became sharp. She couldn't believe why Yue Heng, who had been listening attentively during the debate before, now lightly denied their reasons.
Yue Heng frowned and tapped the armrest with his knuckles. After Wang Mo calmed down, he spoke again: "I believe that humans will not completely destroy nature, because humans and nature are symbiotic, but I don't believe that humans are willing to stop easily."
"If I let you off lightly this time, you will feel lucky, but what about decades or hundreds of years later? The only lesson mankind has learned from history is that mankind cannot learn any lessons from history."
"No, humans won't--" Chen Sisi wanted to explain herself eagerly, but was stopped by Yue Heng's silencing gesture.
After putting his hand down, he raised the black-covered book in his other hand, his eyes full of emotion, "Humans are really an excellent race, smart, brave, and able to reflect."
"Excellent individuals will pass on their knowledge and ideas to the next generation, and the next generation will innovate on this basis, and continue to evolve from generation to generation. In this respect, fairies are not as good as you."
"The book in my hand was written by a great philosopher in the human world. It's called Capital. I saw a very interesting passage in it."
Ignoring the strange expressions of the Ye Luoli warriors, Yue Heng turned over the corner that had been folded previously and began to read with great interest.
“Capital fears no profit or too little profit, just as nature fears a vacuum. Once there is appropriate profit, capital becomes bolder.”
"With a 50% profit, it can take risks; with a 100% profit, it dares to trample on all human laws; with a 300% profit, it dares to commit any crime, even at the risk of being hanged."
“If unrest and strife bring profits, it will encourage unrest and strife, including smuggling and the slave trade.”
Yue Heng's speech was not fast. His clear voice echoed in the empty hall with a long tone, exuding a strange and mysterious charm. However, when he mentioned chaos and disputes, he brought out a subtle solemnity.
After he finished reading, he put down the book in his hand and looked at the Ye Luoli warriors who were standing there in a daze. They were still gentle yet seemed so inviolable.
“Before I came here, I studied human society, so I understand that it is impossible to get capital to give up the easy way of obtaining resources by destroying nature, even if they know they will face the wrath of the empire.”
"Human trafficking, smuggling of hallucinogens, they can be so cruel even to their own kind, let alone fairies of other races?"
"And can you represent all of humanity?" Yue Heng stretched out his finger and pointed at the faces of Wang Mo and the others one by one, "Can you? Can you? Or can you?"
The Ye Luoli warriors who were pointed at by Yue Heng lowered their heads at the first moment. They did not dare to look directly into the sharp eagle-like gaze of the king of the empire.
Yes, they cannot guarantee that humans will stop destroying things, so how can they represent all of humanity?
"What I need is long-term, powerful and visible change, not a few light personal promises. If the promises were effective, Pang Zun might not be the Great Fairy anymore."
Yue Heng sighed and put the book in his hand on the low table next to him. "If you can't think of other reasons to persuade me, then please go back. I'm sorry I won't see you off."
The palm facing the door showed his attitude.
"I, I..." Wang Mo and others seemed to want to argue something, but they couldn't think of a suitable reason for a while. In the end, they could only give up and question Yue Heng.
"You are the king of a country. The most important thing for a king is tolerance. So can't you be tolerant towards humans?"
"Well, moral kidnapping."
At this point, Yue Heng finally understood the behavioral logic of these Ye Luoli warriors.
Whether it is the empty excuses before or the reckless questioning now, in essence, they are trying to use human values to morally kidnap him.
It’s just a pity that Yue Heng doesn’t have such high moral values.
But he didn't get angry, instead he asked Wang Mo who first raised this question, "So do you always choose to forgive people or things that hurt you?"
"Yes, everyone makes mistakes. What's wrong with giving him a chance?" Wang Mo nodded as a matter of course.
"Even those who have caused you serious harm, or even those who have refused to repent and continue to bully you?"
"That's right."
But upon hearing this, Yue Heng couldn't help but prop up his chin with his hand and laughed, "Hahahahahahaha, I have to say, human, you are really interesting."
"But, I wonder if you have heard this saying? Tolerance and forgiveness without a bottom line, without a doubt -
It’s hypocritical!”
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