Chapter 81 Arrogance
For a master of alchemy and engineering, designing and building a robot is not that difficult.
In fact, Purficott only used his engineering knowledge to complete the structural design of the port loading and unloading robot, and incidentally also completed the planning of the port.
“To turn this island into a material distribution point, we need to build a berth in the fjord that can berth at least three large ships of 100 meters in length, and equip the pier with material loading and unloading robots. The efficiency of manual loading and unloading is really low." In the study room of the manor, Perficott introduced his plan to others: "In addition, we also need to build a number of large warehouses for storage and stacking. Of course, open-air warehouses are also acceptable for materials.
In addition, considering the transportation of materials, we may also need a small railway, which can reduce the difficulty of transporting materials.
So to sum up, there is a lot of work to be done on this island. Considering the area occupied by these facilities, I decided to demolish the plantation and knock down the fruit trees to expand the dock and warehouse. ”
No one else raised any objections to Purficott’s plan. On the one hand, they did not have the knowledge and experience in this area, and on the other hand, they did not have the confidence to refute Purficott. .
Because of what happened before, Purficott is now equated with cruelty in the minds of these people, which will still affect them to some extent when facing her. < br>
To put it in layman's terms, these people were shocked by Purficott's horrific deeds and had to pass a will test.
Of course, knights like the old housekeeper or Samantha. , but he didn’t show any fear of her in front of Purficott
So after Purficott finished talking about his plan, the old housekeeper said: "Miss, although you may think it doesn't matter, I have to remind you that this plantation is the most important thing for the indigenous people on the island. If the plantations and fruit trees are demolished, which is their source of livelihood, it will have a huge impact on their lives.”
“We can hire them as construction workers. Building the dock requires labor, but they don’t. You'll be hungry." Faced with the old butler's reminder, Purficott acted a bit domineering, but still gave a solution.
Both she and the old housekeeper understood that the impact on these aboriginal people only occurred in the past three years.
The doomsday will come in three years. If these local indigenous people do not have shelter, they will simply freeze to death, and they may not even survive three years later.
As for the fruit trees here? No plant can still bloom and bear fruit in the extremely cold environment of minus 40 degrees Celsius. It is lucky to not be frozen to death.
So from Purficott's point of view, it was only three years, and it would pass by just being patient.
But for others who don’t know the truth about the end of the world, Purficott’s behavior seems a bit too domineering.
"Your Majesty, Baroness, can you allow these indigenous people to return to their original way of life?" Dr. Jones said. These days of investigation have given him a certain understanding of the indigenous people on this island. , so out of a scholar's thinking mode, he put forward his own opinion: "These aboriginal people have lived on this island for a long time, and they have their own culture and way of life.
Planted before The slavery of the garden owner ruined their peaceful life. Now that you have mercifully rescued them and allowed them to regain their freedom, why don't you be more generous and allow them to return to their old life?" In Dr. Jones's words, It seems that these aboriginal people have always had their own culture and way of life, which is a very valuable research object.
Therefore, as a scholar, he certainly hopes to preserve these research samples that are precious to him, rather than just bringing back a shriveled written record of a lost civilization.
However, after taking a deep look at him, Perficott said: "Arrogance."
This word made everyone a little confused. What did Perficott do? None of the reviews are surprising, only this one is puzzling.
“These aborigines have been enslaved for more than twenty years, and their way of life has been changed long ago. Do you think that if I hang the plantation owner who enslaved them, they can go back to the past? A life free from strife?" Purficott pointedly pointed out a fact that Dr. Jones was unwilling to face, and criticized with a hint of contempt: "Their lives have long been affected by the outside world, and their lifestyles have also changed. , losing the planters only made them no longer oppressed, but did not allow them to return to the isolated living environment of the past.
They could have lived a new, prosperous and modern life, and you. But you want them to continue to maintain their primitive life? The bottom line is that you want to maintain the so-called unique indigenous culture here. What is this but arrogance?”
Having said this, Purficott tapped her fingers on the plan she had drawn on the table, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "You, me, even the plantation owner who was hanged by me, We are all influencing and interfering with their lives with our own will.
And this is just because we are so-called 'civilized people' and we are stronger than them, so we can impose our will on them. On them!
Admit it, this is just arrogance, because we arrogantly feel that we can decide their fate. Whether you are doing it with good intentions or with bad intentions, you have put yourself in a position to override them. "
Perfect's words were so sharp that Dr. Jones turned pale, looking like he wanted to be angry but didn't know how to get angry.
After his lips moved, he said: "How about letting them choose for themselves? Since you said that we all arrogantly put ourselves in a position where we can make choices for them, then why not respect it? What about their own wishes? ”
"Respect their own wishes?" Purficott heard what Dr. Jones said and looked at the others. Seeing that they did not express any objection, he thought for a while and said, "Okay, then I will respect your opinion and let They make their own choice.”
Hearing what Purficott said, Dr. Jones smiled slightly and felt that Purficott was not so unreasonable.
However, Purficott suddenly added at this time: "But I need to remind you that the decision to build a logistics terminal here cannot be changed. Even if they choose to return to their original life and demolish the planting There will be no change in the construction of ports and warehouses in the park.”
(End of this chapter)