Chapter 82 The so-called choice
Perfect summoned the aboriginal people on the island. Because they had hanged the plantation owner before, although these aboriginal people were not grateful to her, they still had a share. I am grateful, and at the same time I am willing to believe what Purficott said.
So when Purficott called them together and said that they would demolish the plantation on the island to build something else and hire them as workers, these aborigines did not feel that Purficott was to displace the plantation owners and thus continue to enslave them.
Although from a factual point of view, being a worker in this era may not be much better than being a slave, Purficott does intend to force them to work for him.
But for these aboriginal people, Perficott was much better than the plantation owner, so they were willing to believe in Perficott.
When it comes to deciding which choice to make, these aboriginal people have been confused for a period of time.
The reason is very simple, that is, most of them have actually forgotten their past lifestyle and have long been accustomed to life as plantation slaves.
It’s not surprising if you think about it carefully. After all, this island has been enslaved for more than twenty years. Most of the old people and young adults were almost wiped out by the plantation owners in these years. How can we expect an indigenous tribe that doesn’t even have writing to remember its own culture and history?
That is to say, there are also some murals and ancient primitive poetry sung on the island. Dr. Jones is also well-informed and has a better understanding of the living habits of the aboriginal people in this area, so that he can speculate on their past lifestyle.
It is unrealistic to expect these aborigines who have been working as large livestock for the past twenty years to return to their primitive lives by their own abilities.
It was precisely because of this realization that Purficott arranged a future for these aborigines as workers, and was confident that he was willing to make a bet with Dr. Jones and give these aborigines a chance to choose for themselves.
Because she knew clearly that they actually had no second choice. They had already lost their past lives and could not go back.
And even if these aboriginal people really want to return to their past life, Purficott, who will not give up building a material distribution point on the island, cannot give them the necessary conditions to return to their original life, let alone They may be allowed to interfere with their own plans.
At this time, Purficott has actually clearly realized that she is actually a rather cruel person, because she clearly knows that these aboriginal people do not choose according to the direction she gave, waiting for them It's just a dead end.
And she didn't really want to save them, she was just following the trend.
What she wants to save is the world, the concept of humanity as a whole, not a specific person.
For this goal, individual existence is an acceptable sacrifice for Purficott.
This is actually a very dangerous idea, because Purficott doesn't really care about anyone. With the big goal of saving mankind, it's really hard to say what she will do.
After all, if sacrificing one million people can save everyone else in the world, Purficott may not hesitate. Thinking that one million people also have lives, she will only do this calculatedly. Can it really save more people?
When the ice and snow really come, if the aboriginal people on this island do not choose to work as workers at the material distribution point, but choose to return to their primitive life, the only things waiting for them will be freezing and starving to death. Two options.
The most advanced and powerful Victoria Empire in this era is unable to fight against the apocalypse and natural disasters. How do you expect a group of indigenous people who still live a primitive life to survive? The good thing about this is simply a cold joke. These natives are not so lucid, and their choices did not deviate from Perficott's calculations. Although they were entangled, they finally chose the one given by Perficott. Life.
This was obviously a blow to Dr. Jones. He was so frustrated that he even wanted to quit the exploration team and return to Longton to continue teaching.
But before that, he still found Perficott and wanted to have a good talk with her.
"Perhaps, as you said, I thought they should return to their primitive life out of arrogance and ignored their own ideas." Dr. Jones was quite emotional and told Purficott Expressing his own feelings and depression: "But I really didn't expect that they would choose to be workers. Why wouldn't they want to return to their old life?"
Perhaps due to the naivety of a scholar, Dr. Jones still has a somewhat nerdy air and is a bit unable to turn around.
Faced with Dr. Jones's depression, Purficott just smiled and said: "Because you ignore the fact that their living environment has changed a long time ago."
"Maybe? I do Ignore this. But I want to know, what will you do if they choose to return to their past life? Will you keep your promise and give them their freedom?" Dr. Jones looked at Purficott with a burning look. Know if she will fulfill her promise.
Faced with this question, Purficott was very honest. She replied to Dr. Jones: "I don't know what to do. Their choice will not affect my plan. It is nothing more than getting more luck from other places." It's just some workers coming over. The empire's plan will not change because of a group of indigenous people, and there will be no changes in the construction of the material distribution point.
Even if there are any changes, it will be because of other reasons. , not because of a group of primitive indigenous people.”
Dr. Jones expressed understanding of Purficott's answer, and he also understood that Purficott was not a person who would easily change his decision due to the influence of external factors.
However, he still asked more: "If they choose to return to their primitive life, and you build docks and warehouses on the island, what will happen to them in the future?"
This is What Dr. Jones wants to know is that the life of the indigenous people on the island is actually of great academic research value, and he is not willing to let it all die out.
However, when faced with his question, Purficott frowned and thought for a long time before saying: "They will die, there is no other possibility unless they obey me."
This answer obviously exceeded Dr. Jones's expectations. He instinctively thought of the corpses in New Shaker City, so he exclaimed: "You want to kill them? This is massacre! What is the difference between you and a slave owner?" ?”
Faced with Dr. Jones' questioning, Purficott was not angry, but replied indifferently: "I'm not going to do this yet. What I promised will still be fulfilled. A mere group of indigenous people are not worthy of me using such methods." ."
"Then why did they die?" Dr. Jones was puzzled.
Perfect did not answer directly, but just asked: "Doctor, can you keep a secret?"
(End of this chapter)