"I really didn't expect that when I went there, I was alone, but when I came back, I was with my family. I did a good job, and I really deserved to be brought out." When Lu Xi returned to the Colorful Rose Island, Orusero's first words were like this. He stretched out a thumb and made a "goodjob" gesture.

While saying this, Orusero looked at the people who came down from the Nicaron. In addition to Lu Xi and Alantis, there were more than a dozen children he didn't know. Most of them were only three or four years old, and the older ones were no more than ten years old, and the leader was only three boys and girls who had entered the teenage stage at most. One of them was an eleven or twelve-year-old boy. He raised his head and looked at him with unconcealed admiration and curiosity; the other girl over fifteen worked hard to comfort several children who were not able to take care of themselves; of course, the most conspicuous one was naturally the jade-haired girl. Although she had no expression on her face and did not speak, she kept standing behind Lu Xi's side, as if she was a loyal shadow.

The great magician looked at the jade girl, then looked at the helpless Lu Xi, and couldn't help but smile in a slight smile.

"You are really uncreative." Lu Xi shrugged, "When Elishare and Master Russell came to see me off, he said the same thing."

Orusello said without comment, and then said to the old monstrous butler behind him, "Old Gam, I'll ask you to arrange these children."

"Yes, sir." The old housekeeper nodded, clapped his hands, and shouted at the children, "Okay, kids, let's all follow me first."

Mary looked up at Lu Xi, who said, "Saturday, Uncle Gam looks a bit fierce, but in fact he is a very gentle and kind old man. You go with him to have a good meal and take a rest. Let's take your time to settle down."

Mary nodded and followed the children. Jock didn't want to leave, but was also silently pulled away by Primra.

"Then, the matter is over, and I should take it back." Alantis said respectfully.

"Why, don't you plan to keep it for a few more days? My newly brewed ice wine will be out of the cellar soon. I want you to try it."

"Then I would like to thank you for your enthusiasm and hospitality first. However, this time I still have a public order, which is really not suitable for disturbing me."

"Is there any business? There is really nothing I can do. In short, I still have to thank your master and apprentice for taking care of me, an unworthy follower."

"Master, please be polite, then, I will say goodbye." Alantis saluted Orusero, and then nodded to Lu Xi.

"See you in June, Elichar."

"See Elichar." Alantis nodded, turned around and strode back to the ship.

As the sight of Oluthello's disciples, the floating ship Nicaron left the simple port of Seven Colorful Rose Island, accelerated into the depths of the sea of ​​clouds, and soon disappeared.

Orusero turned around and said to Lu Xi: "How about it? How about accompanying me, the old man?"

Time has entered winter, and the groves on the island have been decorated with white snow. The sun shines through the snow and ice edges of the tree canopy, as if the path in the forest has turned into a dreamlike fairyland on earth.

Lu Xi walked on the path, feeling the "rustling" sound of the soles of her boots stomping on the snow, and she couldn't help but tighten her coat.

"What do you think of the capital?" asked Orusero, who was walking in front.

"A great and magnificent city, unfortunately, hides sin, greed, poverty and nothingness under the shadows. Such prosperity is just the prosperity in the window."

"It's a good metaphor. Haha, if this continues, I'm afraid I won't even be able to keep the window in a few years."

"Well, once the window is gone, the so-called paradise is just a castle in the air." Lu Xiyi pointed out.

"It sounds like you're still a little complaining?"

"It is naturally not a dare to complain. No matter what choice you make, it is your freedom. But looking at Master Russell who is fighting alone, it is a bit worth it for him."

"As you said yourself, this is Russell's choice."

"...But teacher, don't you want to make this world and this country better?"

"How do you know that if I helped Russell, the world will become better? You have only seen him a few times, so why do you believe that he can bring a better life and a fairer society to the people and the country?"

"Well, I dare not say that Master Russell must be a good person, nor dare to say that if he is in power, he will definitely be better than the current federal politicians. But at least, if the bill he proposed can pass, the hidden contradictions in the federal government can be alleviated, and the people should be able to take a breath."

"His bill, do you mean the "Declaration on the Liberation of Slaves?"

After getting Lu Xi's affirmation, Orusero stopped and sighed indifferently: "Have Russell ever told you: In the current federal society, there are so-called three major cancers?"

"It's slavery, private army system and tax rights local system?"

"So, what is the ultimate reason?"

"It should refer to the so-called aristocrats."

"Haha, you understand everything. Boy, then tell me: Russell, do you have the strength to compete with the nobles in the front line now?"

"This..." Lu Xi hesitated for a moment, "I heard from Alan that some families have even longer history than the federal government, and their forces are mixed, so it should be very difficult."

"It's more than just the difficulty?" Orusero curled his lips, "Even with the help of that old stubborn Palon and a large group of so-called Qingliu nerds, in terms of strength, Russell could not even compare to a single finger of someone else's finger."

"But Master Russell did not think about dismantling the privileges of the nobles now? He just wanted to give the Federation and the people a little breathing opportunity."

"At the negotiating table, all the things that can be negotiated can be made. Since you can't shake the other party's foundation, why should you let the other party give up their vested interests? Let's take a step back, even if the aristocrats give up slavery, how can they ensure that they don't use other methods to "compensate"? For example, increase the activities of land enclosure and factory occupation; and, for example, reduce the income of labor and tenants under their rule; or, in other words, increase more taxes. Which one is not more terrible than slavery?"

Lu Xi looked at Orusero, his heart was ups and downs. He was always eloquent, but he was speechless at this moment.

"You are too young like politics, boy." Orusello patted Lu Xi's shoulder and smiled, but his smile seemed a little bitter.

"Besides, what can we do if the aristocrats are eliminated? Who can guarantee that new aristocrats will not appear? The current federation is essentially just a dictatorship of one person to an oligarchy of a group of people. How can we talk about democracy?"

"democracy……"

"Little Lucy, tell me: What are the conditions for democracy?"

"Middle class? Free speech?" Lu Xi recalled the middle school textbook, but before Orusero could speak, he shook his head first, "These are expressions rather than conditions. I think it should be people's wisdom? To put it bluntly, that is, whether educational resources can give most people the opportunity to gain knowledge and abilities. In this way, the gap between lions and sheep will be fundamentally narrowed, so that every sheep has the possibility of becoming a lion!"

Orusello looked at Lu Xi with approval and asked, "So, where do educational resources come from?"

"To put it bluntly, educational resources are a kind of social resources. As for more social resources..." Lu Xi was slightly stunned and still couldn't stop saying, "Teacher, are you talking about productivity?"

"Haha, the child is teachable!" Orusero touched his not-so-long beard with relief. "I have always believed in a view that productivity determines production relations, and production relations determines social systems. To put it bluntly, democracy is a kind of social system. Unfortunately, the current federal or the current world has not yet achieved the productivity conditions for democracy!"

Lu Xi widened his eyes and looked at his teacher, unable to speak for a long time.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and suddenly asked, "Teacher, can't you wear it too? In fact, in another world, do you have another name called Marx?"

"What does it mean to wear? Who is Marx? You kid, can't you be confused by the cold, right? It's not cold today."

Lu Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but feel awe of his boss.

With the current social conditions and foundation, my teacher is already a wise philosopher at the same level as Marx and others in terms of social forward-lookingness.

Lu Xi thought for a while and asked, "Teacher, why didn't you compile your theory into a book? In this way, more people will definitely accept your thoughts and unite the power of these people. Society will definitely move forward in a more ideal direction..."

"Who will accept my idea besides you? Boy, I am so old, but I don't want to be called a madman at this time."

There is a saying that if you are a great man half a step ahead of society, you are a madman. Lu Xi was so excited by Orusero's theory that he was originally a time traveler from another society. As for others...

How many steps did Orusero's thoughts lead to this society from the Middle Ages to the early Renaissance?

It seems that this "Karl Marx" from Gabriela is much more pragmatic than the one on Earth.

"I always think: It is better to do more than say more. After all, my theory is just a personal imagination and judgment, and can only be tested with time. This is why I am unwilling to interfere in politics and focus on experiments."

"What does this have to do with your experiment?"

"Don't you understand yet? If my experiment is successful, it will truly promote the development of productivity on a large scale. This is what really promotes social change and gives the people the gospel!"

At that moment, Orusero's face seemed to be covered with the glory of a pilgrimage. His fanatical and persistent expression made Lu Xi feel strange, but he also seemed extremely sacred.

"Teacher, can you tell me now, what exactly are you studying?"

Orusello looked at Lu Xi, was silent for a while, and finally nodded.

"Do you know what crystal is?"

In this world, in addition to material elements, there are also so-called energy elements. In theory, energy elements are formless and invisible. Magicians communicate with them through meditation and chanting mantras to manifest their power. This is the so-called magic; in fact, if the energy elements scattered in every corner of the world are precipitated for a long time, they will also appear in matter. This is the so-called crystal.

Crystals are divided by attributes and colors, and correspond to the four elements of earth, water, wind and fire, as well as three difficult-to-use elements: time, space and spirit. They are divided into seven types in total. Therefore, people in the world call them "Seven Stars Crystals".

The seven-star crystal contains high purity energy and extremely unstable structures. Occasionally, some people try to make them into magic weapons or as inlays for weapons, but few people succeed. Until now, people have looked at these crystals buried around the world, but they don’t know how to use them.

"The Seven Star Crystal is a treasure given to mankind by God, and now I am trying to find the key to this treasure house. What effect will be like for the arrangement of crystals of different attributes? I must find out its rules; at the same time, how to make the unstable crystals produce energy smoothly is also a difficult issue. However, I firmly believe that once these two problems are solved, the Federation and the entire world will inevitably usher in a greater future."

Lu Xi was silent for a moment and suddenly asked a question: "Teacher, if the Seven Star Crystal can be used smoothly, how much power can it produce?"

"Hmm? Let's give an example. The energy contained in a fist-sized fire obsidian is approximately equivalent to a thousand fireball magic."

"In other words, if you master the crystal stone technology, you only need a fire obsidian to turn an ordinary person into a skilled mage? Teacher, have you never thought that before crystal stones benefit society, they will not be used by ambitious people and become the most terrifying weapon?"

When nuclear energy emerges, politicians probably wouldn't imagine the welfare it brings to mankind, but pay more attention to its by-product - nuclear weapons.

Orusello looked at the clear winter sky in silence for a long time, his lips curled up and his smile calmly: "You can't do not use fire because of fire, right? My research may not be a gospel immediately, but will become a weapon for killing countless people, but no matter how devastating the power it is, it will definitely benefit the world. The key is to see who is mastering the power? Little Lucy, humans are not as hopeless as you imagine. One day, they will grow to a height that even the gods cannot imagine."

Lu Xi laughed silently, he scratched his scalp, and finally spread his hands: "Anyway, I am your assistant. Wherever you go, I have to follow you."

"Maybe, my end is not the other side of the truth, but the infinite abyss." Orusero said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. Who can be sure of the truth from the beginning? It was lost many times on the road of life, and then suddenly appeared."

"Yes, we can be shocked together."

The two old and young looked at each other and laughed loudly at the same time. They both felt that this was the most pleasant laugh in their lives.

"Little Lucy, I'll ask you again. Are you willing to be my disciple of Orouchello, and the only heir to my thoughts and Taoism?"

"I do, teacher." Lu Xi lowered his head and answered decisively.

(Tip: Complete the B-level mission ‘The Way of Truth’, reward 4,500 experience, and obtain the talent ‘Inheritance of the Abnormal Law’)

This task that had been stuck in the taskbar for nearly a year was finally completed, but for some reason, Lu Xi at that time did not have the ecstasy as he imagined. He could only feel an indescribable sense of mission, which made the little otaku who had always wanted to eat and wait for a girl to die and could hardly breathe.
Chapter completed!