Chapter 117 The boss has no character
Even if the person who can make Basel feel like he is facing a formidable enemy is not one of the "Top Ten Legends", he should be almost there.
Ryan knew very well that he was just a small fry, and the only person who could deserve such a big shot to come to him was the eldest princess, or the "relic of Baron Morin".
However, with Bazel sitting next to him, he was not too panicked.
Well… there’s no point in panicking anyway.
If Basel couldn't protect himself, he would just have to wait to be beaten.
…
But obviously, Ryan guessed wrong.
Not only did the other party have no ill intentions, but he also did not come for the "Baron Morin's relics."
The four of them didn't talk about business, but actually sat down at a table and played poker.
They were not playing the poker game of this world, but the "Four-Player Landlord" of the Rennes Protestant Church.
There were a few retired cadres playing cards leisurely in the teahouse, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
"Two for two!"
"I can't bear it!"
"King bomb!"
“…”
Except for Ryan, the other three looked calm and composed, and no one mentioned anything other than playing cards.
This silence seemed like a kind of balance, and whoever lost his temper first and spoke would be at a disadvantage.
Ryan knew that in the current situation, only a small fry like him would be best suited to bring up the issue.
After all, this was happening to him.
"airplane!"
"Pass……"
Thinking that he was familiar with the bearded man when he went to the library, he asked tentatively, "Mr. Administrator, why are you here at the Plague Base?"
The bearded administrator smiled and said, "I made a bet with this guy, but the winner hasn't been decided yet, so I followed him to see for myself."
Hearing this, the cloaked man looked at the bearded man and said unhappily, "I say, you have been with me all along. But you didn't realize that... even if I don't intervene now, the outcome has already been decided. Didn't you lose the bet?"
Ryan acted like a "little transparent" person, listening quietly but pondering in his heart.
Basel had to see the administrator's expression. The cloaked man addressed him respectfully as "you", and he was sure that the bearded man's status in the underworld was probably a bit high.
…
"Lose? No, no, no..."
The bearded man continued, "You know, even now, I have the ability to reverse the situation at any time. I am following you now just to see what your trump card is."
"Really?"
The cloaked man remained silent, with a half-smile on his face. He seemed to disagree with this statement, but he did not argue.
When dealing with such a smart person, you have to guess what they say.
Bazel, who was standing by, felt his head hurt from hearing this and shouted in annoyance, "Hey, hey, hey... I say, you two guys, just play cards properly. If you want to speak human language, just speak clearly, okay?"
The bearded man smiled lightly, thinking that the poker players should also have a sense of participation, and turned to ask, "Then Mr. Bazel, what do you think the most ideal society should be like?"
This question suddenly became very high-end.
Basel, a rough guy, didn't understand what was going on. He said with a bored look on his face, "What does social order mean? It's none of my business."
"hehe……"
The bearded man smiled helplessly, saying meaningfully: "I told you, this topic is not suitable for discussing with a werewolf like you whose brain is all muscle, right? But you insisted on listening."
"Three Ks with a 4!"
At this time, the cloaked man played his cards, sneered sinisterly, and interrupted, "If we want an ideal social order, we must let the lower-class civilians live like 'human beings'. Therefore, this filthy aristocracy must be completely eliminated!"
When he said this, a sudden murderous rage burst out from his eyes, as if he had become a different person. He no longer had any of and instead looked as terrifying as a devil.
After saying that, this guy looked at Ryan with a gaze that was like a needle piercing his chest, as if seeking his approval: "You also think I'm right, Mr. Ryan?"
"fry……"
Ryan was about to say this, but the word "bullet" got stuck in his throat.
Does this guy have split personality?
I can’t afford to offend you. I can’t afford to offend you. This look is too freaking scary…
These guys have no manners when playing cards. They are afraid of being bombed, and they even threaten people with their lives?
"Pass……"
He shrank his neck again and clenched the "four 10s" in his hand, wanting to make a fuss, for fear of angering this guy.
"Fuck it. Three Aces and a 7!"
On the other hand, the bearded man refused to give face, took the card, and shook his head: "You are too extreme. That will make social order more chaotic."
"I can't bear it."
The cloaked man shrugged. Facing the bearded man, the hostility in his eyes suddenly disappeared. He smiled gently and said, "Without destruction, how can there be rebirth?"
Ryan: “…”
He felt that playing cards with these big guys at the same table was not a good gaming experience at all!
This squinting smile is obviously quite easy-going, but why does it give me goose bumps on my back?
Hearing this, he suddenly understood something.
Their gambling game seems to be about social order and people's class issues?
Um……
This topic is a bit high-end.
…
At this time, Ryan did not expect that the white beard would take the initiative to ask him for his opinion. "Brother Ryan, what do you think? What do you think the most ideal society is like?"
Ryan opened his mouth and said: "Prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, rule of law..."
If you ask him anything else, he might not be able to answer.
But if you ask what the ideal society is like, he knows it very well.
At the end of the 21st century, most regions on Earth have entered the advanced stage of socialism. Could there be a better social order than that?
…
It was just a casual question, but Ryan's answer stunned the three people at the table.
Basel was completely confused, as if he was listening to a foreign language: Who am I? Where am I? I seemed to have heard some strange terms just now?
But the bearded man and the cloaked man understood something and their expressions changed slightly.
"Justice and the rule of law..."
The bearded man was pondering something, and suddenly felt that these words were completely consistent with some of his ideas when he built the "Glorious City".
Moreover, there are some more complete factors.
I can understand things like prosperity, power and freedom.
But what do democracy, harmony... mean?
This really aroused the interest of this great polymath who was known to know everything.
The bearded man had heard from Chief Justice Mitabi Jarnach that this Ryan was a judicial talent carefully trained by Her Royal Highness the Princess.
As expected, as soon as he opened his mouth, one could hear a strong sense of professionalism!
The bearded man then realized why he saw Ryan flipping through a large number of books in the library every day.
At first, I saw that he read a lot of books, so I thought that he wouldn't learn much from his cursory reading. But after asking this question, it seemed quite interesting.
He thought about it and asked again: "Friend Ryan, the descriptions you just gave are very interesting. Can you be more detailed? What does the word 'democracy' mean?"
When Ryan heard it, he recited it by heart and said, "Democracy... It refers to the right of residents to express their opinions freely and to participate in national and social affairs. But this concept cannot be discussed in isolation. There must be a specific social environment, otherwise it is just empty talk..."
"hehe……"
The cloaked man seemed to have some kind of obsession. He sneered and interrupted, "Now even the lives of civilians are the private property of the nobles. What right to freedom can we talk about? I told you, if we want to achieve an equal society, we must first completely eliminate this damn aristocracy and the backward aristocratic centralized system!"
Whitebeard ignored him and continued to ask, "Friend Ryan, how do you think the world today can achieve the ideal social order you mentioned?"
"This has to start with the development of human society..."
"Social form?"
“This is a long process of social development…”
Ryan doesn't just speak his mind.
Although he doesn't understand politics, he doesn't need to understand it at all.
The changes in society are all recorded in history books; they really happened!
Moreover, the process of social development is both accidental and inevitable.
Primitive society, slave society, feudal society, capitalist society and communist society...
There are five social forms that develop from lower society to higher society, and each of them has its own process of emergence, development and extinction.
He doesn't need to understand, just say it.
"Generally speaking, in the primitive civilization stage, um... it's probably equivalent to the Coleman tribe today, or the barbarians in the 'Forest of Ashes'. In fact, they are a kind of tribal primitive civilization, and when they develop to a certain level, they will have the concept of 'country'..."
"And then, the slave owners will..."
The Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the Steam Age…
Everything is recorded in history books.
Even if there were gods in this world, certain social rules would not change.
…
Ryan's actions were as fierce as a tiger, and he talked incessantly, leaving those around him speechless.
There is no need to fantasize on your own. Everything that happened has happened in history and is completely verifiable.
It sounded like a mystery to Basel, but the bearded man and the cloaked man were stunned and immersed in it.
These two are both the smartest people in the world. They seem to have seen a vast river of history from Ryan's theory, a glorious scroll of the development and changes of human civilization...
With just a few simple descriptions, they can quickly deduce a complete world in their minds.
Let them see the vicissitudes of life and the changes in the world...
Isn't this... the ideal world they've been arguing about?
One is known as the most knowledgeable "Great Polymath" in the world, and the other is a popular top think tank in the Omar court.
At this moment, they felt shocked from the bottom of their hearts.
It was as if I looked up and saw the vast starry sky, which was endless...
…
For a long time, it seemed as if time had stopped.
No one spoke anymore.
Bazel looked at the two guys who looked like wooden men, his face twitching, but he didn't bother them. He knew that these guys were probably in a state of "enlightenment".
After Ryan finished pretending to be awesome, he shrank his neck and didn't dare to say anything else.
Although I didn't speak,
But the bearded man and the cloaked man had to admit that what Ryan said was enough to go down in history and bring about tremendous changes in the world!
After arguing for a long time, neither of them could convince the other of the "ultimate question", but unexpectedly, here, they got the "ultimate answer" that far exceeded their expectations.
Ryan not only pointed out the future development direction of the current "semi-slave feudal society", but also stated what the ultimate harmonious social order would be like.
finally,
After a long time,
The bearded man sighed and said, "I am not as good as you."
The cloaked man also glanced at Ryan with a complicated expression, probably having the same idea.
There are not many people in this world who can be recognized by these two great men who are "almost as smart as demons".
At this moment, the gleam of Mr. Lei in their eyes was so bright that it blinded their titanium eyes.
…
But enough theory, it’s time to talk about practical operations.
At this time, the bearded man asked again: "Then... Young friend Ryan, how do you think we can achieve that kind of social order? The current system of Oma and Sid still belongs to what you call a 'semi-slave and semi-feudal society'. How do you think we can quickly achieve the most ideal social order?"
This was a very polite statement, and it was obviously a sincere request.
"Ahem... this is a process that takes time..."
Ryan's expression was a little stiff.
He knows nothing about politics!
The theory can be copied from past history, but how to govern a country... who the hell knows how to actually implement this thing?
But thinking that he had already raised his status to the extreme, he could only bite the bullet and continue: "Originally, the reforms of Spurgeln XV were somewhat interesting, but unfortunately the old aristocracy was deeply rooted, and it was destined to be a failed reform. Moreover, even if the reform was successful, it was bound to leave many problems behind..."
As he spoke, he made up some historical fragments that he still vaguely remembered, such as the "Glorious Revolution", "Meiji Restoration", "Hundred Days' Reform"...
He mixed together all the things that had happened and combined them with the current situation in Omar, and made up a lot of nonsense.
…
Listening, the bearded man and the cloaked man nodded frequently.
But the cloaked man seemed to be particularly pleased with the bloodshed that occurred during the reform, and his eyes often lit up when he heard it. "Indeed! It is impossible to completely resolve social conflicts unless those filthy nobles are completely destroyed. Now they are the 'cancer' that hinders the development of human civilization!"
“…”
After communicating for so long, Ryan had a general idea of the cloaked man's personality.
From his professional doctor's point of view: the patient has split personality disorder, confirmed!
It sounds like this guy has a bit of "anti-aristocratic social personality" syndrome, and he keeps talking about the idea of exterminating the aristocracy.
I guess he was injured.
Ryan didn't dare to say that he was wrong, so he could only say: "As of now, only the idea of Princess Ymir is the most reasonable. The failure of this reform can be considered as both pros and cons. Without the constraints of those old nobles, she can completely follow her own ideas, rebuild a brand new territory, and build an ideal, fair and just social order. But this also takes time..."
He is now under the protection of Boss Ymir, so naturally he has to speak well of him at all times.
So, the hint is already very clear: Ymir is the hope of human society, so don't have any intention of harming her.
They are all smart people and should be able to understand.
