In a slightly noisy bar, Chen Mozheng and Grindelwald were sitting in a booth of the bar, drinking wine together and watching the singer perform on the stage.
"Do you know? In the British wizarding world, they still maintain the living standards and models of the last century, and their bars are just like country pubs." Chen Mo looked at Grindelwald, who was still a bit aggrieved, and smiled.
Opened the topic: "Magic is a kind of talent, but it seems that since you decided to hide yourself, the development of the times has nothing to do with you. Many people's thinking and lifestyle are still stuck hundreds of years ago."
Hearing Chen Mo's comments about the magical world, Grindelwald did not comment and just held up his wine glass in silence.
But his eyes couldn't help but flicker. It was obvious that Grindelwald understood the issues mentioned by Chen Mo.
Doesn’t the magic world want to make progress? It can be said that, but not necessarily.
After all, the research on magic itself has never stopped. Many magics used to improve life have also been developed. The wizarding society as a whole is still developing and moving forward.
But compared with the rapid development of Muggles, wizards seem to be stuck in the last century, or even the last century.
Low living standards, single social model, unbalanced social structure, etc... Various problems make wizards look like a group of fools who are addicted to their own world, complacent and proud of themselves.
Even if Grindelwald is a dark wizard who respects wizards first and looks down on Muggles, he must admit this.
Grindelwald is a proud man. He looks down on Muggles and thinks they are inferior to wizards, but this does not mean that he does not understand Muggles.
Unlike the noseless embarrassment who had complete contempt decades later, Grindelwald actually had a very deep understanding of Muggles, because as a prophet he once predicted that Muggles would start a war that would almost destroy the world.
And this war will also have a huge impact on the wizarding world, and even destroy the wizarding world.
It is precisely because of this that when Grindelwald was young, he and Dumbledore hoped to bring about changes in this lifeless magical world and change the current bad situation in the magical world.
"For the greater good." This is Grindelwald's motto, and it is also his ambition.
To this end, he trained a team of wizards, who were his followers and his believers. They caused many terrorist incidents in Europe in order to overturn the law of secrecy and restore wizards and the magical world.
Now in front of Muggles, a new order in which wizards rule the world is established.
"I admit that Muggles do have some abilities in some aspects, but compared with wizards, they are still very inferior." Grindelwald put down his wine glass. Perhaps because he felt that silence would not help solve the problem, he still spoke to Chen
Mo elaborated on his point of view: "Wizards have indeed remained stagnant for too long, to the point that even inferior Muggles can surpass or even surpass wizards in some aspects, but this does not mean that Muggles are better than wizards.
As long as there is a change in the magical world, relying on the power of magic, wizards will soon be able to reverse the situation and make magic great again!
Muggles may be able to create some gadgets, but they're always leading themselves to destruction, right? They need leaders, someone to teach them what to do, and wizards are their leaders."
After listening to Grindelwald's remarks, Chen Mo did not immediately comment. Instead, he picked up the wine glass and smiled while tasting the wine in the glass.
From his smile, Grindelwald could see the sarcasm.
"Do you believe in blood or talent?" Chen Mo looked at Grindelwald and asked a question that seemed to have nothing to do with the topic they were discussing.
"Blood brings talent." Grindelwald said the theory he believed in without hesitation.
Chen Mo nodded slightly, put down his wine glass and snapped his fingers.
Everything around them changed instantly, the bar just now turned into a gray fog, and they were sitting in the center of the fog.
"Bloodline does bring talent. As a kind of creature, human beings have intelligent brains, whether they are good at sports, whether they are better at artistic creation or logical thinking. All of this depends on bloodline inheritance." Chen Mo said as he said
, the surrounding fog also evolved into different pictures, including pictures of humans thinking, running, painting, etc.
Grindelwald looked at all this and couldn't help but frown slightly. Obviously, what Chen Mo said was not the same thing as what he thought.
What he wants to express is that the blood of wizards brings their magical talents, and this is the reason why wizards are superior to Muggles, and it also proves that wizards are better than Muggles.
But what Chen Mo told him was something else.
Chen Mo saw Grindelwald's emotions, but he continued to explain: "This kind of inheritance comes from genes, something that humans have proposed but still lack recognition, and it is not just humans, but all animals in nature.
And plants, and even bacteria and viruses that you can’t see, all rely on it to transmit genetic information and achieve species reproduction.”
Along with Chen Mo's explanation, the genetic forms of different species were naturally revealed in the thick fog.
Grindelwald was not an idiot, nor could he not understand what Chen Mo was talking about. He understood what Chen Mo was talking about almost instantly.
But he didn't believe it and asked doubtfully: "You mean the continuation of all life depends on this...gene? How is this possible?"
"There is nothing impossible. Genes are the genetic material of life. They are responsible for transmitting all information to the next generation of the species, so that the son will be like his father, not a red-haired gorilla." Chen Mo certainly did not expect to be convinced in this way.
Grindelwald, but he still explained in detail.
Of course, Chen Mo had no intention of giving Grindelwald a biology lesson. He simply explained what genes are and what role they play in the continuation of life.
After explaining all this, Chen Mo turned the topic to what Grindelwald knew: "Although wizards are different from Muggles, you are essentially human beings, and there is no difference in physiological structure, so from a biological perspective
From a human perspective, wizards are a special branch of humanity. You possess special talents in magic and inherit them through your bloodline. I don’t think you would object to this, right?"
Grindelwald listened to Chen Mo's explanation and sorted out the knowledge he told in his mind. After careful analysis and thinking, he did not find any flaws or loopholes in this theory, and this was also in line with his knowledge, so he clicked
He nodded in affirmation.
"Since you admit this, the next explanation will be much easier." Chen Mo laughed and picked up the wine glass again: "Since wizards and Muggles are both human beings, then you must still follow the laws of nature.
Yes, that is, marriage between close relatives will produce imbecile children. I don’t think I need to explain this to you, right?"
"I'm not a fool. Even a wizard knows that intermarriage is not allowed within three generations." Grindelwald looked at Chen Mo speechlessly, very dissatisfied with his expression of treating himself as a medieval barbarian.
But the situation was stronger than the person. Even Grindelwald could not show any aggression in front of Chen Mo, or show his unruliness.
"Very good. Now that you understand this, you should understand how stupid it is to advocate pure blood theory in the magical world." Chen Mo's next words made Grindelwald's face suddenly change, and his eyes became sharp.
Obviously what Chen Mo said touched him very much.
The magical world has been advocating the theory of pure blood, believing that wizards should intermarry with wizards. Marrying with Muggles will only pollute the blood of wizards, make the blood no longer pure, and the power of wizards will become weaker.
Therefore, wizards usually only marry wizards, and most wizard families have very close biological relationships.
But Chen Mo's words undoubtedly pointed out the biggest drawback of this pure-blood theory, that is, if it is always a marriage within the wizard circle, then after several generations of reproduction, all
The wizards will all be related to each other by blood, and in the end, it will become a consanguineous marriage instead of a consanguineous marriage.
As for the consequences of incest marriage, even Grindelwald can understand it.
But Chen Mo seemed to think that he didn't understand, and snapped his fingers at the thick fog.
This time the thick fog did not condense into any image, but spread directly to reveal a grassland, and on the grassland lived a group of goats.
"In order to express what I mean intuitively, let's do an experiment." Chen Mo gestured to Grindelwald to look at the goats, and then in his surprised eyes, time seemed to be pressed forward: "There is only this
A group of goats, a total of forty rams and ewes, half male and half female, they are like the current magical world, all reproduction is only carried out within the scope of these forty sheep."
Grindelwald picked up the glass and drank to cover up his shock.
What shocked him was of course not that Chen Mo could demonstrate all this in front of him, but that he had already guessed the final outcome of these goats.
Because no matter how they are multiplied, these sheep are only derived from the first forty goats. When the blood crosses to a certain extent, the population size may be greatly increased, but in the end they will all become incest, which is an inevitable outcome.
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Sure enough, with the continuous reproduction of the sheep flock, although the population has expanded to a very large number, the genetic relationship between each goat has become closer.
This is indeed consistent with the current situation in the magic world. Because of the existence of the Secrecy Law, most wizards can only marry other wizards. At first glance, it seems that the blood between wizards has become purer, and children with purer blood can be born.
Wizards, but this also makes wizards become like these goats.
When these goats reached a limit of reproduction, they soon perished, which undoubtedly deeply hurt Grindelwald's heart.
"What if..." Grindelwald tried to ask, but his words did not come out because he seemed to not know how to formulate the words at this moment.
"You want to ask whether marriage between wizards from different countries can solve this problem. The answer is yes." Chen Mo nodded, but still explained to Grindelwald: "Marriage between wizards from different countries does exist.
It helps avoid the problem of small groups multiplying and losing intra-species genetic diversity, but this only treats the symptoms and not the root cause, because the number of you wizards is too small."
"So what do you want to talk to me about? Is it just the stupidity of the blood theory?" Grindelwald was finally able to listen to what Chen Mo wanted to talk to him.
"It's good that you want to bring about changes in the magical world. You are very capable and courageous. Although the actions you take have certain violent elements, they are still within the acceptable and understandable range. At least they are better than someone who has not
The idiot with the nose simply relies on killing to spread the news.
In terms of fear and pleasure, actions with thoughts and ideas are always much better." Chen Mo snapped his fingers again and sent them back to the bar. Then he told Grindelwald the main topic: "But the wizard
Are you really better than Muggles? Not necessarily."
"You..." It was obviously impossible for Grindelwald to change his opinion immediately, but after thinking about it, he did not directly refute Chen Mo, but asked him: "Since you said that Muggles are not that inferior, what arguments do you have?"
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"Does this need an argument? Look at the city we are in now. Can wizards build such a prosperous city?" Chen Mo looked at Grindelwald and showed a slight smile: "I remember that Britain is now
The only wizarding settlement is still a village? Your living standards should still be the same as a hundred years ago, right? What's the name of that village? It's the one next to Hogwarts."
"Hogsmeade, the only pure wizarding settlement in the UK, is also the only village where wizards do not need to hide themselves." Grindelwald certainly remembered this place, and it was there that he met his lifelong confidant and love.
Chen Mo's example also made it impossible for Grindelwald to refute. After all, if New York City, the most prosperous city in mankind, is compared with a British countryside, there is no comparison between the two.
Although Grindelwald can be stubborn and say things like "This does not prove that Muggles are better than wizards" and "Wizards are superior beings who have mastered magic", Grindelwald also understands that this is just self-deception.
In fact, when he calms down and thinks about it, he will understand that it is precisely because he is afraid of the threat posed by Muggles that he wants to overthrow the existing system of the wizarding world and let wizards reappear in front of Muggles to fight against Muggles.
possible threats.
"Okay, I admit everything you said. Muggles do have merits. What next? You want to persuade me to give up my plan?" Grindelwald did not understand what Chen Mo's purpose was, but he felt that this
It is obviously impossible for people to just discuss with him who is better and who is worse between Muggles and wizards.
Chen Mo laughed again, filled Grindelwald's glass of wine, and then filled his own glass before saying: "I want to cooperate with you to make wizards reappear in front of Muggles."
"Why?" Grindelwald didn't understand why he did this.
"Because this world is too boring." After becoming a god, something deep in Chen Mo's heart seemed to be released.
