Chapter 630: The Ability to Help
"I know what you're thinking, Cassandra. I'm glad to have you as my subordinate, but you don't understand the current situation of the world and the sacrifices that are required for the changing times."
Li Ke looked at Cassandra seriously. There were people who could have sympathy for other countries in this era, but it was rare to find a carnivore like Cassandra.
In other words, it is very rare.
Among these people, those who are able to sympathize with and help other countries with their personal virtues are rare.
People like Cassandra, who can consider the interests of other countries and people of other countries and constantly seek welfare for their own country, are extremely rare.
As for Ionia...
That's not called consideration for other countries.
That's called tanking.
"So why did you do that?"
Cassandra felt her palms sweating. She couldn't believe it at first, but Li Ke never concealed his thoughts and was even too lazy to cover them up. He even knew that the first country to suffer the artillery attack might be Ionia, where he was born, but he didn't seem to care.
"Because there are too many people who eat meat, Cassandra. If the world does not shed enough blood, how can we make those people forget how good their original lives were? In the era that I forcefully bring together, no matter how good the living conditions I give them, as long as they still need to work and labor, they will be instigated by those whom they used to respect and obey. They can continue to follow them because they can give them more."
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"And, Cassandra, if I, as a god, grant them peace, a prosperous life, and stability, do you think they will cherish it? Will they use their actions to maintain this prosperity, stability, and peace?"
"Won't they say 'Anyway there is Master Li Ke?'"
"Will they still work hard to cultivate farmland, work hard, and study hard?"
"Will they not seek help from me, the 'god', when they encounter danger and setbacks, but try to find a solution on their own?"
Cassandra wanted to say that there couldn't be so many fools, but there was no doubt that she couldn't say that.
Because the reality is there are so many idiots.
If Li Ke appeared as a god, people would treat Li Ke as a god and ask Li Ke, the god, to grant them everything like other gods.
"Human greed is endless, especially for those who are already high and mighty. Do you think that if these people don't die, no matter how hard I try, they will give up their past privileges and everything and submit to me? Or do you think I will continue to let those people bully others in my country?"
Cassandra pursed her lips, and then Katherine spoke.
"Then we can have a fair trial! Let those who deserve to die die!"
Catherine couldn't stand it a little bit. Li Ke's values were too different from hers!
"Then who will carry out the execution? Catherine, do you think I have enough trustworthy officials under my command? Or can you accept a machine, or me, reading the minds of the entire world? After all, how can I judge everyone fairly without reading everyone's mind? What if there are hidden prisoners?"
Catherine opened her mouth as well, but like her mother, she didn't know what to say.
She couldn't accept it and didn't know how to answer it.
She used to think that as long as she opposed these behaviors, those in power would be forced to change. But when she faced this problem herself, she finally understood why those people looked confused or evaded the question.
Because sometimes, there really is no answer.
Sometimes some politicians' seemingly stupid behaviors have their reasons behind them, of course -
There are also real idiots.
She thought about it and found that she simply could not accept machines judging humans. She also could not imagine how robots could judge humans. As for letting Li Ke read the minds of the entire world?
That's even more impossible. This is something that absolutely cannot be done.
"Okay, you can take your time..."
She stammered out her thoughts, but her mother covered her face helplessly, worried about her daughter's IQ.
Li Ke found it even more interesting. Catherine's thoughts of resisting the war were not as strong as her thoughts of resisting him reading the world's minds...
She is truly the correct lady who was pushed out by fists.
Li Ke muttered in his heart, and then continued to speak.
"So, Catherine, where should I start? What if people from other places object? What if the civilians also object? What if the officials I send out are not trusted for historical reasons and are considered to be making things difficult for the locals? What if the officials bend the law for personal gain? What if the officials are incompetent and wrongly accuse good people? What if the officials find a criminal but have no evidence?"
Catherine felt her mind becoming confused.
Like the previous questions, she had never thought about these questions. She opened her mouth, then immediately realized that she didn't know what to say, so she pursed her lips in embarrassment, just like her mother.
"You see, these are all problems, and there are also initial problems."
"How can we make those people trust us? The people of Noxus and Demacia have deep trust in their own countries. Even in death, they still believe in the creeds of Demacia and Noxus, because these creeds are really good for them. How can they trust us, trust a lord who forces them to trust and worship, and forces them to change their beliefs?"
Catherine felt that there was definitely something wrong here, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
But when she looked at Li Ke's helpless face, she suddenly realized something.
This thought flashed through her chaotic brain like a bolt of lightning, and she spoke it out subconsciously.
"You, do you have the power to achieve your desired idea without harming anyone?"
Li Ke was stunned. He thought about many things that Catherine and Cassandra, the mother and daughter, would say, but he didn't expect Catherine to ask this question.
He thought about it and nodded.
"I can. If I want, I can even grant all intelligent life in this world youth out of thin air, and grant them the ability to exist forever as long as they are not killed."
Catherine suddenly became excited. She spoke without thinking, and didn't even realize that what Li Ke had just said was to give everyone on the planet immortality.
Li Ke can really do this, but it is costly and time-consuming. She thought that only Li Ke can solve all the problems in the world peacefully.
"Then you can do this!"
Because she answered the question without thinking, Li Ke looked at Cassandra, who was covering her forehead in pain.
It was obvious that he felt speechless about his daughter .
So he leaned back on the sofa with interest, observing Catherine, supporting his cheek with his hand, and then asked with a smile.
"So, Catherine, can you tell me, in this case, humans--"
Li Ke narrowed his eyes.
"—Is there any difference between this and the pigs I raise?"
