Shinjuku concentration camp.
There was no sign of human habitation here. After the previous Shinjuku massacre, this place was completely cleaned up. Neither the Britanians nor the people of District 11 were willing to go near this place, as if it was some kind of cursed place. The whole of Shinjuku was in ruins. It looked like a graveyard of the undead.
"… Mr. Fangzheng, I have something to ask you."
Looking at the ruins in front of her, Sophie closed her eyes.
"… Can humans achieve peace through mutual understanding?"
"Mutual understanding?"
"Well, I once heard someone say that she has always been committed to mutual understanding between humans. She believes that as long as we understand each other …"
"… it will lead to absolute slaughter."
"Huh?"
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, Sophie opened her eyes in surprise and looked at Fangzheng.
"The reason why humans can maintain peace is because they can't understand each other. Once they understand each other, then the only thing left is war. "
"Why … Why do you say that?"
"Because everyone's experience is different."
Fangzheng sighed and looked at the ruins in front of him.
"What you think is meaningful may be worthless in my eyes. What I think is necessary may be destroyed in your eyes. If we don't understand each other, we'll still act with the hope that he'll understand us one day, but once we understand each other and confirm that there's no point of communication between us, all that's left … is war and slaughter. "
Having said that, Fangzheng snorted lightly.
"In fact, the person who said this just proves that it's just a fantasy."
"… Why? Why do you think so? "
"Let's say there's a fruit tree here."
Fangzheng stretched out his hand and pointed forward.
"There are two families under the fruit tree. One family has three people, and the other family has four people. Each of them needs a fruit every month to survive. The fruit tree can provide ten fruits every month, and they need a total of seven fruits every month to meet their daily needs. "
"… …?"
Although she didn't know what Fangzheng was trying to say, You Fei still looked at him curiously before quietly listening to him continue.
"Then, as time passed, two children from a family of four and one child from a family of three got married. Thus, the family of four became six, and the family of three became four. In this way, they will need ten fruits every month, and the fruits on the fruit tree will be just enough. "
With that said, Fangzheng extended his finger again.
"Then, both families had children. The family of six had four children, and the family of three had two children. Thus, they became fifteen people, and they needed fifteen fruits every month to survive. However, there were only ten fruits on the fruit tree every month, so there would always be people who would starve. Even if they split the fruits, it would barely be enough to sustain their lives. Then, as time passed, the elders of the families of ten and five passed away. However, the children of the two families got married again. At this time, the fruits were no longer enough. Unless someone starved to death, the only way left for them was to rob each other … "
Having said that, Fangzheng turned his head and looked at You Fei.
"Miss You Fei, this is war. Both families understand very well. If they don't eat enough fruits, they, their wives, and their children will starve to death. In order to protect their lives, they must rob each other … Now, you tell me, they do understand each other, but is there any meaning to it? Will peace … come because of this? In fact, wasn't Brittania's invasion of Japan also because of resources? Could it be that after you understand each other, Brittania won't invade Japan? "
"… …."
Faced with Fangzheng's question, You Fei was speechless for a while.
"Wolves fight for territory to obtain prey and maintain their survival. Sheep fight each other for fertile pastures. The same is true for wars between humans. This is the truth of nature. They all know very well why they are fighting, why they are fighting, and the consequences of failure. And this …. "
At this point, Fangzheng sneered contemptuously.
"This is something a pampered lady living in a greenhouse will never understand. That's why she's obsessed with the problem of mutual understanding all day long … Mutual understanding can't solve wars. On the contrary, it's precisely because of mutual understanding that humans go to war — because there's no other solution."
"… …."
This time, You Fei no longer spoke. She just stared silently at the ruins in front of her.
"It's almost time. I should catch my plane."
Fangzheng glanced at the time and nodded at You Fei.
"Then, Miss You Fei, let's get out of here."
"Ah, please wait, Mr. Fangzheng!"
Hearing that Fangzheng wanted to leave, You Fei hurriedly stopped him. Then, she seemed to think of something, and her cheeks blushed.
"Umm …. Why don't I send you to the airport?"
"Of course, it would be my pleasure."
After that, the two of them left Shinjuku and took a taxi to the airport. You Fei did not speak along the way. Fangzheng was also resting with his eyes closed. It was not until they arrived at the airport and got out of the taxi that You Fei seemed to have made up her mind. She looked at Fangzheng curiously and asked.
"Then …. Mr. Fangzheng, in your opinion, is there a way to make peace?"
"There's already a way."
Hearing You Fei's question, Fangzheng smiled faintly.
"There's an old saying in my country that goes, 'When the granary is full, you will know etiquette; when the food and clothing are sufficient, you will know honor and disgrace'. It means that people will only know etiquette and integrity after they have eaten their fill and satisfied their needs. The root cause of all wars in the world is nothing more than the contradiction between the increasing material and cultural needs of mankind, poor resources and backward social production …. Well then, I'll take my leave now."
After saying this, Fangzheng turned around and walked into the security channel. At that moment, You Fei suddenly shouted.
"Mr. Fangzheng!"
"Is there anything else, Miss You Fei?"
Hearing You Fei's shout, Fangzheng turned around and saw You Fei lowering her head and bowing respectfully to him.
"Thank you for your guidance. I think I've understood a lot. I'll work hard according to my own ideas!"
"Then, I wish you good luck."
Fangzheng waved at You Fei and walked into the security channel. You Fei stood there until Fangzheng's figure disappeared. She then turned around and left.
The plane roared into the night sky.
"Backward social productivity huh... But the needs of humans are limitless...."
Sitting in the empty first-class cabin and looking at the fine wine in his glass, Fangzheng smiled and stretched out his hand.
"End of the Book!"
Along with Fangzheng's call, the Omniscient Angel appeared in Fangzheng's hand again. Then, Fangzheng flipped open the book and began to write in detail.
What he wanted to write was very simple. It was a character card.
If Fangzheng went to the Chinese Federation just like that, he would have to start all over again. But now, Fangzheng obviously did not have that much time to waste. Fortunately, he still had "End of the Book" in his hand.
"End of the Book" could turn everything written into reality. Right now, Fangzheng was using this to set up his identity in the Chinese Federation and turn it into reality.
Of course, "End of the Book" also had its limits. If Fangzheng wanted to set up "himself as the supreme ruler of the Chinese Federation, and all the women in the Chinese Federation are his lovers", the amount of power he would have to consume would be extraordinary. This was because it involved changing the cause and effect of the entire world. In this case, it was basically like giving the protagonist full equipment at the beginning of an RPG game. It was impossible without a cheat.
Of course, if it was a single-player game, it wouldn't matter if he had unlimited money. But the problem was that Earth Online was an online game. If he used a cheat, the result would either be a ban or a server crash.
Therefore, Fangzheng could only set up his identity by playing around the edges.
The most important thing was to make it reasonable.
It was like setting up a character's background in a game. If you were playing a fantasy game, setting up a character card of a Black Star Trooper would be meaningless. You could write in the character introduction "The protagonist was once an elite warrior of a certain division in the universe …" and then watch the protagonist in the game holding a sword and releasing holy light …. But of course, it would be very awkward no matter how you looked at it.
Similarly, you could not set up a character's background like "The protagonist is a very famous person. Everyone knows who he is". That way, when you talk to an NPC, they will say "Ah, there's another unknown adventurer …" and that would be enough to overturn all the rationality in the character card.
Under such circumstances, even if you hypnotized yourself, you would still be out of character every time you met an NPC. In the end, you would have no choice but to delete your character and start all over again.
Therefore, what Fangzheng needed to do was to add his own character card on the basis of matching the background and facts. He was confident that this identity would be enough to help him settle all the problems he encountered in the Chinese Federation.
The plane slowly landed. Fangzheng closed the book and strode out of the airport. Outside, Fangzheng soon saw several men in black suits standing in front of a luxury car. When they saw Fangzheng, the man in the lead took a look at the photo in his hand, then quickly walked over and bowed respectfully to Fangzheng.
"Welcome back, Your Highness."
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