Chapter 31 Success Is Rational, Failure Is Rational

“Why do you think previous civilizations failed?”

Wutong poured a glass of local wine and handed it to Bella, indicating that she could sit down and have barbecue and chat with him for a while.

Although Bella is only more than two months old, she is an adult both physically and mentally.

Even if she is underage, with her physique, drinking several tons of wine will not have bad effects on her body.

At most, he urinates profusely.

"Thanks."

Bella didn't refuse. After she took it, she habitually smoothed the hem of her skirt from behind with the back of her hand, and sat sideways on a bamboo chair nearby.

The breeze blew, and the sea of ​​purple flowers rippled. The refreshing coolness mixed with the fragrance of lavender came to her face, gently lifting her hair.

The aroma of the wine is complex and fragrant. The fruity aroma, wine aroma and mellow aroma are balanced and perfectly blended. This aroma is very different from the pre-civilized wine that Bella remembered.

Maybe it's different.

Perhaps the different feelings and tastes are just an illusion brought about by the differences between the two civilizations.

During those years when she was a "caged bird", Bella could be called a real alcoholic. At that time, she was often drunk and dreaming.

My thoughts turned around and I thought about the answer.

"There are many reasons that led to the defeat of the former civilization by the Honkai." Bella said slowly, "There is no experience in fighting the Honkai, the strength of the Herrschers themselves, and...infighting among humans."

Wutong agreed: "Well, you are right, but there are still two most fundamental reasons that have not been mentioned, namely the atmosphere of despair and the rational will."

"Rational will? Does it mean collapse of will?" Bella was a little confused.

Bella can still understand the first point Wutong said. Since the emergence of Honkai, although pre-civilized humans have always shouted the slogan of defeating Honkai and worked hard and struggled for it, But in fact, many people have foreseen the complete defeat of mankind.

For example: Mebius, Wutong, Mei, Aponia, Eden... They know the final fate of mankind very well.

The more people know about Honkai, the more desperate they become.

And this can easily lead to an atmosphere of depression and despair that envelopes the entire Fire Chaser, this top anti-collapse organization that was given hope by pre-civilized humans.

It is not terrible to be in despair, but if there is no hope in the heart, the world in our eyes will definitely fall into despair.

But at that time, the only hope for mankind was a group of hopeless humans.

Therefore, the reason why Padofelis, who has "no fighting ability", can bear the name of Yingjie is not only because she is a fusion warrior, but also because this ill-fated girl can give people happiness in despair. .

Even though the disaster swallowed up life and civilization, and the slim happiness turned into dust, she still struggled to maintain the happiness in front of her.

Because Padofyllis is a person who can easily feel and enjoy happiness.

"The will of rationality not only refers to the will of collapse, but also the will of mankind." Wutong said slowly, "Don't you find that pre-civilized humans are exceptionally rational? Whether it is Mei, Mebius, etc. Scientific researchers in different fields, as well as combatants such as Kevin and Hua, they are all extremely rational. Of course, Huaneng is better than them."

Wutong placed a pair of marinated chicken wings on the wire fence and continued: "As the herrschers of the pre-civilization came one after another, the emotional side of human beings was peeled off layer by layer until it became A rational monster.

"Think about Kevin. When he was still young and immature, he would still have a slight hesitation when choosing between killing one person and killing a whole city. And it was this hesitation that led to the death of that person and that city. of people are dead.

"It also led to his 'growth'.

“It’s normal to be hesitant because that’s human nature.

"Look at Kevin now. If this 'choice question' appears in front of him again, then he will kill that person very decisively.

"This is not to say that he has no humanity now, but that his humanity is almost only rational, and the rest is pitiful.

"And Kevin is the epitome of pre-civilized humanity."

Bella picked up a bunch of roasted vegetables and said hesitantly: "But I think Kevin is right. If he is not rational enough and hesitates, a whole city will still die."

Wutong smiled and said: "I didn't say Kevin was wrong. What I meant was that people can't just be rational, and they can't ask themselves to make only correct 'choices'. Otherwise, humans will never be able to defeat Honkai.

"Think about Dr. Mei, did she make any wrong decisions?

"Yes, but they are rare and harmless. So, why did pre-civilized humans fail despite not taking the wrong path?"

Bella, who was eating skewers, thought seriously for a while, and then said with an ugly face: "Because if people don't 'make mistakes', Honkai will not 'make mistakes'?"

Wutong said with a smile: "Haha, yes, it's a pity that when we understood this truth, it was already too late.

“When a multiple-choice question only has the correct options left, then it is no longer a multiple-choice question.

“The future path of mankind has been set, and accidents and miracles will lose their meaning.

“Human destiny is easier to be manipulated and controlled by gods.

“If people are ruthless, Honkai is even more ruthless.

"So, it's better for people not to be overly rational. If there is only one thing left in human nature,

Rationally, that would be too simple and boring.

“Human nature is the essence of human beings, rationality is the basis of human beings, and sensibility is the wonderfulness of human beings.

“When a person tries to abandon all sensibility, he loses not only his emotions and the qualification to be loved, but also a certain meaning of being a human being.

“Fortunately, no one can be absolutely rational, whether in pre-civilization or modern civilization.

"This also proves that humans are not a hopeless species."

"..."

Bella suddenly figured out why the three major organizations, Heavenly Court, Destiny and World Serpent, would spend countless resources on all mankind, no matter how poor they were and how "eager" they were to collapse.

Human beings' happy life is based on material things. If you can't even eat enough, how can you talk about feeling good and loving others?

Unexpectedly, it turns out that "love" is really a kind of power, a power that can influence Honkai and even defeat Honkai.

"What do you think the meaning of life is?" Wutong asked suddenly.

"..."

Bella also wanted to know the answer to this question, but some questions may not have answers.

Bella took a sip of red wine, thought for a while, and said: "The word meaning was invented by humans, and its meaning was also given by humans. The moment humans realize the existence of "meaning", then there will be meaning in life. meaning. Of course, before this, there was an objective meaning to human life, but at that time, people faced with the problem of survival did not have time to think about this issue. "

"It's as if you didn't say it at all. It doesn't even sound good."

"..."

Bella was silent for a moment and asked, "Why do you want to live?"

"For fun."

"happy?"

"Well, everything I am doing now is to live happily and live better day by day. I want to defeat Honkai just because Honkai makes me unhappy."

"I expected you to speak of some... higher, more obscure ideal."

"Isn't what I said noble enough?"

"……enough."

Bella knew that often the simpler this ideal sounds, the harder it is to achieve it.

"Why are you alive?" Wutong asked with a smile.

"……I have no idea."

"Haha, how could you not know? You can't possibly not know that a person must have a goal in life, otherwise you wouldn't owe so much money just to improve yourself."

"... Maybe it's also for... happiness?"

"Be specific."

"Hmm...invincible, immortal, with many wives and concubines, and too much money to spend...um...wait a minute."

Wutong nodded: "Okay, I dare to think more."

"Don't you dare to think so?" Bella was a little surprised.

"Don't dare, Ying's knife is quite sharp." Wutong took a bite of the skewers and said, "The day you have a lover, you won't want to have a group of wives and concubines."

"Why?"

"Because you will miss the single life. That's the way people are. They always like to pursue something that they can't currently get."