Chapter 204 Genius or tyrant?
Claudia quickly brought up a fragrant drink and placed it in front of Kallen.
Purfict's sudden gesture of kindness seemed to make Karen a little scared, but in the face of Purfict's enthusiasm, she still picked up the cup, smelled it carefully, and took a sip. Taking a sip.
Just looking at the range of her movements, it's hard to tell whether she drank or not.
Perfict did not delve into this, and just chatted casually with Kallen: "Miss Kallen, where did you come from? Come to this kind of gathering alone, no one will accompany you. Together? How can a delicate flower like you not have a guardian to protect you? ”
The expression on Samantha's face behind Purfict was a little tense. Today's performance of Purfict was really very different from her usual. This made her who was already familiar with Purfict deeply feel strange. .
But she didn't say anything, nor did she show any abnormality. She just tightened her grip on her sword, and then she was very energetic.
Although she didn’t understand what was going on, she could feel that the aristocratic lady in front of her who called herself Kallen was not simple, otherwise Purficott would not have behaved so strangely. attitude.
Faced with Purficott's inquiry, although Kallen still acted timidly, she still answered her question: "I came from Pignysburg. My brother and I were together. Got up to visit my grandmother who lives in Xinshak City.
My grandmother received the invitation, but she was too old and didn’t want to come, so my brother and I came together.
However, my brother met familiar friends and was talking about things with them. I was not interested in his affairs, so I wanted to come over and see the exhibition alone. Suddenly, I felt a little out of breath, so I had to come to you for help. ”
Speaking of this, Kallen couldn’t help but change her tone and expressed her gratitude to Purficott.
Perficott did not show any expression of gratitude to Kallen. No matter what special emotions or expressions she had, she just looked at Kallen with a meaningful look, and then smiled slightly and said: "A beautiful flower like you will always make people want to take care of it. Any No one will stand idly by. ”
Karen didn’t know what Purficott was thinking. She just felt that if the Purficott in front of her was a male, then what she said was undoubtedly teasing.
< br>But she is a woman, and a woman more beautiful than Kallen herself, so these words can only be classified as weird words at best, because women teasing women is not so avant-garde in this era. concept.
But even so, Kallen still felt a little fuzzy, especially when Purficott looked at her, she always felt like something was crawling on her body.
But Kallen did not get up and leave. Instead, she held back her discomfort and asked Purficott: "Earl Brandlis, I have heard people mention you before, but they didn't treat you well." Most of the comments are polarized. One view is that you are talented and a genius that is rare to see in the empire for a hundred years. The other view is that you are a wanton and cruel person, criticizing you for creating a terrible incident in New Shake City.
What do you think of these two evaluations? Do you think you are a genius or a tyrant? Do you feel guilty or regretful about the people you executed in Xinshak City? ”
This is the first time someone has asked Purficott such a question, and it is also a novel experience for her. So when Purficott heard this question, she was stunned for a moment, but then she laughed, and then asked in a very profound tone: "Why can't it be both? I There is no conflict between whether I am a genius and whether I am cruel, right? There is no law that stipulates that a genius must be kind and a cruel person must be stupid, right?”
Purficott's rhetorical question left Kallen speechless. She had never thought that Purficott would admit so readily that he was a cruel person.
But before she could ask again, Purficott changed the topic and said: "But I don't think I am a genius, although I am indeed smarter than most people. My inventions and creations Even if I give the mediocre people in the empire a hundred years, they can't create it, but I still don't think I'm a genius.
I just don't have my soul bound by worldly distractions like them. , I can’t see the longer-term future.
As for cruelty? I never think of myself as a kind person. I just have more firm beliefs than others and can carry them out to the end. .
My heart and my actions are as clear as a mirror. Even if I leave a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood behind me, as long as I have not strayed from my goal, why should I regret it?
Regret and guilt are just excuses for those who are not strong-willed. If a person cannot even persist in what he has done and face it frankly, how can he achieve great things? ”
Perfict’s words shocked Kallen. She never thought that Purfict’s answer would be like this.
She wanted to refute, but after thinking about it, But she couldn't say anything to defend or refute her. She could only hold up the cup in front of her to hide her embarrassment.
But in the end she asked Purficott: "But kill." You killed so many people yourself, do you really have no idea? What if there are innocent people among them? ”
The last tragedy that occurred in Xinshak City had many casualties. The aftermath of this incident is still continuing today, and Kallen cannot help but be deeply affected by it.
"What does innocence mean? When a war breaks out between two countries, do you think the people are innocent?" Purficott looked at Karen and suddenly felt that she was very naive and childish: "When a country launches a war, it gains Benefits and benefits can be enjoyed by every citizen of the entire country. The extra wealth may not be distributed to everyone, but when the country is prosperous and strong, every ordinary person is indirectly enjoying what they have. The benefits brought by them.
And every tax they contribute and every work they complete are also contributing to the war? Where are they innocent? Didn't go to the battlefield with weapons?
No, each of them is closely related to the war. Men are the prepared soldiers and will be recruited to the battlefield when the country needs it. Women are the labor force in wartime. , can produce military supplies and provide logistical support for the war.
The elderly and children are also part of a country's war potential, but they do not contribute as much as adults. So innocent? What is innocent? When an avalanche falls, no snowflake is innocent.”
(End of this chapter)