There was a strange sound and a bloody scene.
It suddenly surged into Wang Ruoxiang's mind, and at the same time, it also churned in the consciousness of the other 49999 chosen ones around the world, setting off ferocious waves.
The One was suffering from this impact. At the command central, Elder Tong and the rest were in the same predicament.
They saw how the Locust Sickness wiped out civilizations. There were humanoid civilizations and strange alien civilizations. These civilizations tried their best but they were powerless against the Locust Sickness. They were reduced to ruins, to nothingness …
He also saw how the Yith race traveled through time to bury the Locust Sickness gene and then hide in a faraway future.
The 50,000 Chosen were handpicked by the Yith. Therefore, even though this shock was enough to send a weak person into a state of delirium or even permanent madness, these people were able to withstand it. Some were angry, some were silent.
There were also some scientists who were extremely excited. The phantoms of knowledge that flashed by were the goals that they had been pursuing for their entire lives.
The invitation from the Yith was already flashing in their minds.
This was not an easy invitation to accept.
Family, lovers, friends … they were not on the invitation list.
Leave behind everything in this dimension and go to the future, to the Yith.
"Doctor Wang, we admire you very much." Teacher Fan said calmly, "You have the highest intelligence among humans. Your ability to learn, observe and logical thinking is very good. This time, you were the first to deduce the pathology of the Locust Sickness. The Yith welcomes you."
Wang Ruoxiang was already in the corridor outside the quarantine room but she could still hear Teacher Fan's words clearly.
Leave this place to be destroyed and hide in the future?
"Is that the Yith's choice in this situation?" Wang Ruoxiang mumbled.
"Yes, we follow rationality."
"You mean, abandoning your home is a form of rationality?"
"Regarding home, nation, relationship, country, you humans have given it much thought. Benedict Anderson's' imaginary community 'is a good concept. Imaginary communities, communities of interest, when necessary, to establish them, to participate in them, to maintain them, that is reason; when not necessary, when these communities cannot bring benefit, then to abandon them, that is indeed reason. "
"Are you saying that … abandoning one's parents and children, the people closest to them, is rational?"
"It depends on the situation. We know that this is very difficult for humans to accept, but this is not a multiple-choice question. It is not because your escape caused their disappearance, but because you have a chance to survive and continue to reproduce. Therefore, it is rational to seize this opportunity and live on. "
"Isn't it selfish to do this?"
"The nature of genes is selfish. You guys have also done research on this."
"Then if necessary, can you abandon the Yith?"
"Of course, we will act according to the situation. The body can change, and the form of consciousness can also change. Because the name is not important, the form is not important, the feelings are not important, and the imaginary community of 'home' is not important … How is not important, only the result is important. "
"What kind of result do you want? What are you pursuing? "
"As I said before, the Yith is climbing to the peak of intelligence. We use reason and science to climb."
"So … you don't believe in any kind of emotion?"
"Broadly speaking, reason is also a kind of emotion. Our love for reason and science, our dedication to wisdom, is a kind of emotion. In a narrow sense, emotions are mostly the result of physiological secretion and the influence of personal life. They are impulsive, transient, fragile, blind, ignorant, and obsessed. Emotions can affect reason, but reason can conquer emotions. "
"Reason can conquer emotion, is that your motto?"
"If that makes it easier for you to understand, you can understand it this way. We are observers, chroniclers, thinkers, we pursue the essence. "
"I wonder if you've heard of this biological viewpoint of human civilization …"
Wang Ruoxiang was still mumbling, but she was actually having a conversation in her mind.
"Living beings need to maintain diversity, and the same species needs to maintain diversity in their genes. For a race, even disease genes are not good or bad. Some disease genes can have special effects under certain circumstances to help the race survive. Therefore, diversity is important, be it in body or mind … "
She raised her eyebrows and looked at Teacher Fan through the glass window.
"I feel like you lack diversity.
You should have the most diversity because you are made up of different civilizations but you use the same body every time and your consciousness is superstitious of reason. This will only result in you having one way of thinking. You will not be able to climb to the peak of intelligence like that.
From how I see it, there are some things that cannot be seen through reason. "
"Doctor Wang, you're talking about emotion." Teacher Fan added, "We wish to discuss this with you but we only have 10 minutes left. Please make a decision as soon as possible. Please make a rational decision. Do not let your emotions bind your brain. "
At that moment, all the Chosen felt connected to the Yith.
The conversation between Wang Ruoxiang and the Yith flashed across their minds.
Home … Community of imagination … Family … Survival … Emotions bind the brain …
The sea was raging. The ship of human civilization was about to be destroyed.
At the desert wasteland frontline, Lou Xiaoning glared at her left eye and said angrily, "What rationality and emotion? Tell that to Xue Ba and the rest! If they weren't so stupid, they might still be alive. I don't know about others but I, Lou Xiaoning, will give you my answer now. I will not leave, I will not be a coward. "
"This is my home." Deng Ximei said. She finally had a home. "I will not leave either, I cannot bear to leave."
"Since ancient times, who hasn't died? Leaving behind a loyal heart that will shine in history." Cai Zixuan sighed. He was also chosen. "I'm not leaving." How could he? His family's laughter, his mother's cooking, his girlfriend Jiang Banxia and everyone else …
Hearing this, Teacher Fan frowned slightly. "You're all digging your own graves."
"I do not wish to become a creature like the Yith." Wang Ruoxiang made her decision. "I believe that is a different kind of death, a life soaked in formalin."
There was also Uncle Dan, Ma Feng, Malachite, Peacock, Tong Ye, Yao Sinian and the rest.
Some people would leave, but not them. They could only fight to the death.
"We humans are different from the Yith."
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