Greenlight made a "silence" gesture, and his hands added the "secret-keeping" feature to this laboratory - this extraordinary ability of only the 4th level in the sequence obviously cannot be hidden from Greenlight's real enemy.
But the target he was guarding against was not George III. He had no reason to pay attention to this. He just didn't want to be exposed in the spiritual world.
"It's better to say it's helpless." Greenlight responded with a wry smile.
"So have you really made your decision?"
"What?"
Audrey's green eyes stared at Greenlight, asking him a little confused.
"I'm referring to your title, the Mariano family's wealth, honor, and...loyalty. Do you really want to ignore them and join the enemy country of Loen with nothing?"
Greenlight was speechless, shook his head and said with a smile:
"In my opinion, these things are meaningless."
"Because your pursuit in life is to be a high-ranking extraordinary person?" Audrey still retained the longing for the mysterious world of several friends in her mind, but at that time Greenlight was not the one who yearned for the mysterious world the most.
Greenlight nodded, then shook his head:
"This is true for a small part of the reason, but a more substantial reason is:
"I know exactly what a better political system is and how to make ordinary people happier...and this happens to overlap with my personal pursuit to a certain extent, and I have no reason to refuse. In contrast, Audrey,
The things you said are so insignificant compared to my personal pursuits or to more correct things, true morality."
Audrey nodded in understanding:
"When you say 'the more correct thing', do you mean liberating the colonial areas of the Southern Continent?...I have read some of your core statements."
"At the same time, it will reduce the exploitation of ordinary people by asset owners to a certain extent."
Greenlight nodded with a smile and added that he originally wanted to say "complete elimination", but felt that this was too idealistic and could not be achieved yet, so he only described the stage goal.
"It's unimaginable."
Audrey's exquisite facial features were filled with obvious doubts. She acted very calmly and was not ashamed of her ignorance. She humbly asked for advice:
"This is what I can't understand... To be honest, after reading the corresponding information about the suffering of the indigenous people in the colonized areas, I actually agree with your resistance. However, the word 'class oppression'...
According to your description, it seems that dad and yourself are the targets that should be attacked?"
Greenlight nodded without making any rebuttal. Audrey continued to ask: "The same goes for those factory owners and all the nobles?" Greenlight still just nodded. "But what's wrong with them? Their assets, factories,
Fiefdoms often come from gifts from the father, rather than from the 'exploitation' of ordinary people as you say."
Greenlight smiled. Audrey's understanding of the circulation of wealth reminded him of a very interesting conversation, so he asked: "Then where did their father's real estate come from?"
"Of course they are earlier ancestors." Audrey did not hesitate. Greenlight continued to ask without comment: "How about going back further?" Audrey frowned, and after a while, she replied hesitantly: "Most of them are
When Loen founded the country, it was obtained from the Augustus family through military exploits."
"Very good!" Greenlight nodded approvingly: "Then you should know that the land in Augustus's hands was actually taken from him by destroying the Trunsoest Empire... the same is what we are doing now.
The same thing, but the difference is that after we grab it, we will nationalize it instead of giving it to individuals. Individuals will only have the 'right to use' but not the 'ownership'."
"I don't think provoking war and grabbing land is a 'more just and correct' thing...and you seem to have strayed from the word 'exploitation'." Audrey became increasingly confused.
Greenlight smiled and pressed his hand, signaling Audrey to calm down, and then further elaborated:
"The two are closely related. If only some individuals own real estate, factories, and assets, then they are what I call those who have mastered the 'means of production,' while the others are 'proletarians.'"
Audrey nodded, which did not exceed her understanding of those discussions. Greenlight continued:
"So, from now on, those who have mastered the 'means of production' can hire 'proletarians' to work for them through employment? Just like Lu En now.
"Furthermore, the 'means of production' are in their hands, and the proletarians are subject to this. It is difficult to survive without surrendering to them, so the 'proletarians' have the final say on how to distribute the items produced by their labor - that is to say,
The bourgeoisie obviously does not use labor, but it can still control the products of labor...and human greed has no bottom line, which will lead to the owners of assets always trying to make the proletarians barely survive at the lowest cost.
They hire them at a price, and even if there are two or more proletarians who are struggling to survive and are about to starve to death, they can further lower the price... Now, do you still think this is fair and reasonable?"
Audrey was dumbfounded when she heard this, but she had no way to refute, so she could only defend herself quietly:
"The owners of most assets are not as evil as you say, right?"
"It is true that capital is inherently evil, but capitalists are not necessarily evil. Capitalists are human beings, and people are all different. But this is related to the social environment and personal morality. It is beyond control and there is no way to expect... There are always some that are not so good.
They are good capitalists, and once social turmoil occurs, it is conceivable that most capitalists' moral standards will decline in order to ensure that they prioritize survival... And the 'public ownership' we pursue can solve this problem to a certain extent.
Regulation with the state as the main body is conducive to ensuring the survival of the people at the bottom."
After a pause, Greenlight glanced at Audrey, who was still innocent, and hesitated to speak.
"What do you want to say?"
Audrey, the newly promoted "Hypnotist" of Sequence 6, could easily read his inner thoughts, so she asked.
"Haha, it's nothing. I just want to tell you, Audrey, just from the words, you probably don't really understand the suffering of the people at the bottom, and you think that many capitalists are too kind... I think you should be able to simply use that
Do you have the 'Dream Walker' feature? Why not try to go to the East District to see it?"
Don't blame me for being cruel, this is the most real world.
This is a process that Audrey, as an "audience", must go through. Innocence is a valuable thing, and it is valuable because it will definitely fade away, but kindness is not.
Audrey nodded thoughtfully.
"I think I need to confirm what you said... In fact, I came to you this time in the name of 'justice' because I wanted to join you and contribute to the 'anti-colonial oppression'."
"ha?"
Greenlight was stunned for a moment, but Audrey explained seriously:
"I didn't understand before. I really thought that conquering the natives of the Southern Continent was an honor. I didn't regard them as living people like me... until I read your discussion and saw other information to confirm it.
, I realized that the essence of 'colonization' is actually 'plundering', and then I understood the suffering they suffered, and I was shocked to realize that although the races are different, they are just like us, they are all living flesh and blood humans."
I see……
Greenlight nodded secretly. Audrey was originally very kind. As long as she understood it, it would be inevitable to sympathize with the suffering of the indigenous people in the colonial area. Unfortunately... he shook his head:
"I'm sorry, I don't agree."
"Why? Do you think I'm useless?" Her words were thorny and provocative.
Greenlight was unmoved:
"First, war is never a joke. I can't take you on this road, so I'm sorry for Uncle Hall's photo of me. Second, I still say the same thing, Audrey, you never saw
Experiencing the dark side of this world is still far from truly understanding it." In other words, although Audrey is indeed very smart, her thinking and ideas are still very immature.
Audrey stared at Greenlight closely and pouted her lips impolitely, like a child who was angry with her parents.
"But I really think this is the most meaningful thing I know and want to do."
Greenlight nodded in approval, but remained unmoved. They remained in a stalemate for several minutes. Seeing that Greenright was determined not to help her, Audrey had no choice but to put aside the idea for the time being and talk about other things.
Come.
Greenlight breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect that the suggestion he had just given had given Audrey a way to grow quickly, although the process was destined to not be pleasant.
The right path is out there, and taking it is probably a destiny that Audrey can't refuse.
Due to her kindness in her heart, this "just" lady has compassion and sympathy for ordinary people that Greenlight cannot match.