Chapter 386 Core Contradiction
"Boom, boom!!!!"
Under the cloudy sky, thunder roared loudly.
The howling wind mixed with the heavy rain blew and hit the windows, making a "crackling" sound.
Hearing the noise, the blond girl lying on the bed trembled suddenly, sat up and looked around, then let out a long breath.
This blond aristocratic girl is none other than Amy, the daughter of Seth's high official Laton.
However, at this moment, she no longer had her usual arrogant and domineering look, but her face was pale, haggard, and frightened.
Saham's body was placed in a park in the Level 1 Civic District, and his head was inserted on a wooden stake. The murderer also left a letter specifically explaining the reason for Saham's murder. It's because he transformed into a knight with a sword and massacred level 2 citizens, and he deserved to die!
Most of the senior officials did not take this matter seriously. After all, many high-ranking aristocratic officials in Seth had similar behaviors, but they were so stupid as Saham that he went to the second-level citizen area to die. , they were just the first to see it. Therefore, in the opinion of Senior Officer Seth, Saham was just like everyone else. Because he wanted to have fun, he often walked by the river and fell in and drowned.
But Amy knew that this game of knights with swords was actually her own idea, and Saham, as her fiancé, just wanted to help!
Because of this, when the news of Saham's murder came out, Amy had been frightened. Although others did not know, she knew that she was the culprit. You know, Saham is still her fiancé, that's why she would please herself so much. Fortunately, his father didn't know that Saham died just to play with him. Otherwise, their family's life would not be easy.
But even so, she was still scared. Although she lived in the safest place in the Level 1 Civic District, her father assured her that there would be no problems here under the protection of the security team. But Amy, who had a guilty conscience, still locked herself in the room alone. Her father only thought that Amy was shocked by the news that her fiancé had been killed, so he didn't think much about it.
And Amy didn't dare to explain this matter to her father. After all, if her father knew that Saham died because of her, he would be in big trouble!
So she stayed at home, afraid to go out, but even so, Amy's life was not easy. After all, Saham was her fiancé, and he died because of her "game". Although killing people is nothing new to Amy, she has watched her fiancé kill those level 2 citizens several times. But to Amy, those level 2 citizens are not people. But Saham is different. He is his fiancé and an acquaintance. Even if the relationship between the two parties is not that deep, it still feels different to witness someone he knows being killed and a stranger being killed.
In fact, Amy has always had nightmares in the past few days. She dreamed that Saham, who had his head twisted off, came to the door and asked her why she didn't come to save him. He also pointed at her and shouted, "It's all your fault. You want to Compensate me!”
Amy was so scared that she couldn't sleep well for several days.
She didn't know why, but she always felt... vaguely uneasy, as if something bad was going to happen around her.
At the same time, in the camp of the resistance organization, Duanmuhuai was giving a lecture to Uluze - or in other words, the leader of the resistance organization wanted to ask Duanmuhuai whether there was anything good about the current situation in the Seth Kingdom. solution.
In addition to Uruze, Kanami Kanami and Mo Xiangzhi Jinxiang also joined in the fun. After all, they also wanted to hear what Duanmu Huai had to say. In addition to them, Xun and the old doctor also wanted to hear Duanmu Huai's side of the story for different purposes.
However, the first words Duanmu Huai said surprised everyone.
"Strictly speaking, there are valid reasons for Level 1 citizens to look down on Level 2 citizens."
"Huh?"
I have to say, this surprised everyone.
Is there any legitimate reason for Level 1 citizens to discriminate against Level 2 citizens?
"Do you still remember what the man named Saham said before?"
Duanmuhuai looked at Danganami and Moxiangzhi Jinxiang, who nodded.
"Of course I remember, that man said that in front of level 1 citizens, level 2 citizens are no different from beasts. He is just here to destroy monsters, and it is not an evil deed at all..."
After saying this, Tokanami also showed a disgusted expression, and Majosushi Tsuka also nodded.
However, Duanmu Huai's next answer shocked them again.
"Actually, what he said is right."
"My lord???"
Wuluze felt that his ears were no longer working. How could he help them? Or are you harming them?
"Let me review the laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Seth for you... I'll leave it to this old gentleman to explain."
As he spoke, Duanmuhuai looked at the old man in a white coat standing next to Uluze.
"Please tell me again the difference between level 1 citizens and level 2 citizens of Seth Kingdom."
"Okay."
Although the old doctor didn't know what Duanmuhuai wanted to say, he still nodded and spoke.
"Level 1 citizens have privileges, and they also have the obligation to pay taxes, recruit soldiers, and supply magic power. Level 2 citizens have no privileges, but they also have no obligations. They can only live under the protection of level 1 citizens."
"That's the problem."
Duanmuhuai nodded, while the others still looked confused.
"Question?"
"That's right, haven't you seen it yet? Although level 1 citizens have privileges, they have to pay taxes, recruit soldiers and supply magic power. Although level 2 citizens have no privileges, they do not have the above obligations - to put it simply, 1 A considerable part of the tax paid by the first-level citizens is to support the second-level citizens, and the second-level citizens basically do nothing and are raised by the first-level citizens... To be honest, I can't understand the operation of Seth Kingdom... …”
"Ah...!"
After hearing this, everyone seemed to react.
"So what you mean is..."
"Yes, to put it simply, level 1 citizens need to work and work hard, but level 2 citizens don't sound good. Even if their lives are poor, they can live without working, and they will not be assigned to work... ...To be honest, if the living conditions of Level 2 citizens were not so bad, I would have doubted who is the boss.”
Duanmuhuai spread his hands as he spoke.
To be honest, when he first heard about it, Duanmu Huai thought he had something wrong with his ears and heard it wrong. Generally speaking, this kind of class differentiation is not absent, but generally the lower classes are used as coolies or slaves. Even in ancient times, wouldn't slaves be used to build pyramids at worst?
However, these level 2 citizens of the Seth Kingdom do not need to work and can also receive rations of food. Although it is not much, they will not starve to death. Moreover, there is no forced labor that they have to do, and they are even given a special place to live.
In other words, apart from being discriminated against, tortured and killed by level 1 citizens, level 2 citizens basically have no problems as long as they lie down at home and don't move.
On the other hand, level 1 citizens may have privileges, but they must work hard, perform military service, and pay taxes. In other words, when they work as 007 or 996, part of their remuneration must be taxed to support level 2 citizens!
Take the city where the stabbing incident of a knight with a sword occurred. According to the old doctor, there were 100,000 level 1 citizens in that city and 1.1 million level 2 citizens.
In other words, 100,000 people support 1 million people.
Who can bear this?
To be honest, Duanmuhuai didn't understand what the original builder of the Seth Kingdom was thinking. You said that if you let these poor people be slaves and do hard labor, they would understand. After all, they would be productive, right?
As a result, they had no obligations, but no right to work, and rations were issued to them.
Good guy, why don't we just do nothing with these level 2 citizens and just have children?
Do you think these level 1 citizens can tolerate it?
People work hard to study, study hard, graduate, work hard to make money, and as a result, some of them have to "respect" level 2 citizens... Unless level 1 citizens are holy mothers, it's not right to look down on these parasites Should it?
Why don't other countries have this problem?
The reason is also very simple. Even if people in other countries don't know magic, they can still support themselves. For example, for those people Duanmu Huai met, it didn't matter if they didn't know magic. They could open a hotel, a prop shop, or work as a maid in a restaurant. It wouldn't be a big problem to support themselves, right? Or become an adventurer?
So other countries don’t have this kind of mess. Everyone supports themselves and no one owes anyone anything.
But in Seth—these Level 2 citizens really owe Level 1 citizens.
If level 1 citizens are not working hard and serving as soldiers, there is no telling whether they will survive.
This is like those high-welfare countries in modern society. People work hard and pay taxes, but when they look back, they see the homeless man on the street living a more comfortable life than themselves. How can this be tolerated?
So Duanmu Huai couldn't figure out what kind of mentally retarded circuit the Seth Kingdom was that did this operation in the first place.
This is a ratio of 1:10.
Although the Seth Kingdom has high productivity due to its developed magic, it is not so easy.
This is equivalent to one level 1 citizen working hard to support 10 level 2 citizens.
Who do you think is willing?
After Duanmuhuai explained this truth, everyone fell silent.
They didn't expect that Duanmu Huai's words... actually made sense!
"So, what Saham said is not without its truth. In the eyes of many level 1 citizens, level 2 citizens are almost like the pets they raise, and they may not necessarily keep them willingly..."
"………………"
Now everyone was speechless. Before, they only thought that level 2 citizens were pitiful and level 1 citizens were overbearing, but now they are put in the perspective of level 1 citizens... I work by myself and I have to support ten people I have never met. stranger?
Sorry for disturbing you, please take my leave.
None of the donkeys in the production team are exploited like this.
This kind of situation also happens in modern times. For example, in some countries, young people even go to nursing homes to kill the elderly and call it "the harm of old age" because they truly believe that these elderly people are useless and wasteful. Is it money earned through hard work, and more importantly, these people are not their parents, and they do not support their families? Why use these taxes to support outsiders?
If you don't pay taxes to do this, then maybe our lives will be better!
Of course, in addition to this, there are also people who kill homeless people for fun, or push them off the railroad tracks. Generally speaking, they have similar reasons. They feel that these people are either wasting their tax dollars and might as well be dead.
This kind of thing happens in modern societies governed by the rule of law, so it's even less surprising in a place like Seth.
Of course, this is also related to Seth's system. Level 2 citizens have no rights, but they also have no obligations. As a result, they have no job and no need to work, so what is the use of their lives... Only God knows.
Is it just to teach a few more magicians to have children?
Are level 2 citizens pitiful? It's pitiful, they don't eat well, they wear shabby clothes, they don't live well, and they are divided by class.
But...what is the use of their lives?
They cannot fight as soldiers, nor can they work, and they cannot even do hard labor.
So what is the meaning of their lives?
In ancient times, even tyrants knew that they could not kill their people indiscriminately. It was not about how wise they were, but that even the stupid tyrant knew that someone had to farm the land and someone needed to pay for the food. If he killed everyone, could he just farm the land every day? Can't?
But Seth is obviously not like this. This distorted and deformed system is also another reason why level 1 citizens do not regard level 2 citizens as human beings, because... from the perspective of the country, level 2 citizens really can do more than just give birth to children. , It’s useless!
They don't work or farm, so if they kill, they just kill. So what if hundreds of thousands of them die? It doesn’t affect Seth at all!
This is also the reason why those senior Seth officials came up with such a proposal that seemed absurd to outsiders, because in their opinion it was not absurd at all. Even if these level 2 citizens were dead, the country would not be able to function. Will be affected even a little bit. In this case, what is the difference whether these level 2 citizens are alive or dead?
It would be a little purer after death!
"In my opinion, this is the root of the class conflict in the Kingdom of Seth, and it is not as simple as the apparent conflict between magicians and non-magicians."
Duanmuhuai clapped his hands and made a conclusion.
"From the perspective of level 1 citizens, they work hard to pay taxes but have to support idle people. Of course they are unhappy. For level 2 citizens, they have no other goals in life except to live, so they can only vent their resentment of being abused to level 1 The latter is of course unwilling to accept the ridiculous accusations of Level 2 citizens, so there is almost no room for reconciliation between the two parties.”
What is the difference between a person who thinks that I have worked hard to support you and you still want to rebel against me and a white-eyed wolf?
It is unacceptable for a person who feels that his life has no goals, no motivation, and is being bullied all day long.
"So... In this case, whose fault is it?"
Hearing this, Uluze was stunned. Her initial ideals were still very pure. She believed that it was unfair for Level 2 citizens to be bullied, and that it was wrong for magicians to bully ordinary people, so she wanted to resist all of this. But she didn't expect that there was such a problem behind it.
"It's a structural problem."
Duanmuhuai gave the final answer directly.
"In other countries, where would such nonsense exist? Whether it is Free City or Lisas, even if they are not magicians, people can still find their own jobs and ways of living. This is not only their way of living, but also forms a way of life for them. Because these people have penetrated into every corner of the country, the operation of the country must also rely on them. If this is the case, then where? I'm afraid that these people are not magicians and do not have strong force. The country must also find ways to appease and give them some benefits to prevent the country itself from losing control. If you don't believe it, ask Kanami and Shitsuka, if Lisas and the Free Cities Alliance suddenly say that they want to Killing all non-magicians, if nothing else, can their country continue to function?”
Hearing this, both of them shook their heads. This must be impossible! Even if it doesn't trigger a civil uprising, if all non-magicians are killed, the country will definitely come to a standstill.
"But why is this system the only one in Seth?"
Wuluze still didn't understand, while Duanmuhuai shrugged.
"I don't know about this. As long as we understand the crux of the matter, then it may be that... Seth, as a magic kingdom, wants to ensure that magicians are naturally superior to others, so they use this stupid strategy. You see, I As I said before, once civilians without magic penetrate into every corner of the country's operation, in order to ensure that it can operate stably, the country must provide But Seth does not need to do this, and the advantage of this is obvious, that is, they do not have to worry about the thoughts of level 2 citizens, and level 2 citizens have no influence on the country. When the number of Level 2 citizens is small, the problem is not big, but once the number becomes large, problems will naturally arise..."
After all, even if you raise pigs, you can still kill them for meat. Level 2 citizens like you are worse than pigs...
Think about how angry farmers would be if they raised pigs on a farm but couldn't put them out for slaughter.
"Bang!!"
However, before Duanmu Huai finished speaking, there was a sudden loud noise, and everyone looked around in confusion. Behind them, they saw a black-haired girl with a red face. She stood up tremblingly and even turned over her chair!
"Xun? What's wrong with you?"
Seeing his assistant in the resistance organization so excited, Uluze was also quite surprised. When hearing Uluze's inquiry, Xun seemed to react, but she saluted to Uluze.
"I'm sorry, I thought of something very important, please forgive me for being rude!"
After saying this, Xun turned around and left in a hurry.
What happened to her?
Watching Xun leave, everyone looked confused and didn't know what was going on.
At this moment, Xun's face turned red and his heartbeat accelerated.
As a member of the undercover resistance organization sent by the king, Xun certainly knew that the king had been troubled by the problem between level 1 citizens and level 2 citizens, but he could not think of any good solution. But today, after hearing Duanmu Huai's explanation, she suddenly became enlightened, enlightened, and her eyes lit up.
I see! It turns out that the problem with Seth Kingdom lies here! ! !
She must report this to the king immediately! ! !
(End of chapter)