Hidden Yao Era

"Let's go, across the street is the library, which supports the heaven and earth of the dungeon and the wisdom of mankind. Sonia said, looking at the library across from her.

"You fanatical religious believers don't reject knowledge?" Castor had always thought that the Pluto Wanderers were a bunch of ignorant barbarians who only identified with religion, so he was surprised by what Sonia had just said.

"Hahaha, we do reject knowledge, but our sect does not exclude. Sonia said with a smile.

"Are you still divided into sects?" Castor suddenly became curious about the sect of the Pluto rover.

Sonia nodded and said, "It's like the same family will have different ideas, even under the same religion, there will be different thoughts and concepts. "

"The one who killed my friend must have been an extreme person. Castor whispered.

"Kill your friend?uh...... Is it someone close to me?" Sonya's tail trembled.

"Isn't it, my friend served on a warship, and your Space Force sect may not be the same as you?" Castor said.

"It's not the same. Sonia nodded vigorously.

"Well, that's good. Castor was momentarily puzzled when he said this, he had sworn to kill all the flovers, but how could he suddenly subconsciously want to distinguish Sonia from the other Pluto flovers. He had a puzzled look on his face, but lowered his head in embarrassment when his eyes met with Sonya.

Sonia burst out laughing. She didn't speak, just walked with a relaxed smile and walked with a brisk man-like step towards the library.

Entering the library, a series of magnificent databases and huge stone pillars crashed into Castor's field of vision. Castor was amazed to have such a magnificent library on such a cold, dirty planet. He then proceeded to the database, which has dozens of interactive screens, comfortable seats, and even a bed to rest on.

Casto asked, "Anyone else sleeps here?" "Yes, there are people who spend the night reading philosophical and theological works, obsessed, intoxicated, and obsessed with time, and sometimes they want to sleep in the library just looking at them. "

"And such people?" said Castor, who in his eyes it was easy to acquire knowledge, so easy that it was no fun. Philosophy and theology were vain and boring to him, and he thought that the rational thinking taught in school was enough to live.

Yes Devout believers and deep thinkers will continue to indulge in a sea of books. I sometimes do, but I use a brain-computer interface to read books, which is relatively fast, and the essence of thousands of years of human civilization appears in my mind, and that state of mind is more beautiful than any magnificent picture. Sonia said.

Casto asked, "Aren't you going crazy like this? Except for the soldiers, who use brain-computer chip interfaces, no one else will use them." Soldiers also do not turn on the chip after fighting. "

"I have my own beliefs so that I don't go crazy. We also have a small number of people here who don't have a nervous disorder implanted with a microchip, and they are all our elite. Sonia said with some pride.

"Haha, it seems that you are also an elite. Casto laughed, unconsciously letting go of what little hostility he had left towards Sonia.

"Hehe, thank you for saying that. Sonia said with a sly smile.

"After almost a week of fighting, and I've been preaching for the past few days, I'm a little tired, so I'll sleep in this bed next to me first. You read the book first, I hope you can have a harvest. After saying this, Sonia went to the bed next to her and found a small blanket next to her, lay down and covered it with the blanket, and she soon fell asleep, making a slight breathing sound.

Casto looked at Sonia as she fell asleep, her fair and warm face looked quiet and delicate, and her long eyelashes were delicate and lovely. Under the blanket, Sonia's graceful curves fluttered with her breathing, and Casto felt her heart rise and fall with her body's slight floating.

Casto drove himself to look back at the screen. Casto wasn't used to reading paper books, so he habitually turned on the interactive screen, and the old system made Casto almost want to complain. Castor endured a sluggish and awkward old library system to consult information.

He found several historical works on the period before and after the fall of the empire, which were reflections on how the empire collapsed. There are also historical works by geospheric scholars in the database, and Castor deliberately avoided the Pluto rover's research on empires. He selected five books to start reading.

He deliberately confirmed the NFT certification mark of these works, and after confirming the time and version, he began to read. Castor has been trained by the electronic assistive cognitive system for more than ten years, so he can read very quickly. But the books are often hundreds of thousands of words, and many of them are old, and some of the names and language usages make it difficult for Casto to understand.

Casto couldn't read any more, and he thought of the truth about the "Gallipoli Massacre" that Sonia had said, so he picked up another book called "The Pluto War Chronicle". The book was written by Earth writer Chen Yiru, who gave a detailed account of the entire battle on Pluto. The book makes an objective and sober record of the massacre of Pluto's inhabitants by the firefighters.

This objectivity was difficult for Castor to accept, and it was a little difficult for him to imagine that he was serving in such an inhuman army. Feelings of shame and shame spread in his heart. In order to prove that these massacres did not exist, he repeatedly consulted other sources, but could not find any evidence to prove it.

Casto's heart was tangled in confusion. He then turned his attention to the memoir written by the former prime minister of the empire after the fall of the empire, "The Fall of the Stars", a large book of 200,000 words, which chronicles the last 30 years of the dying struggle of the Divine Empire until its complete collapse.

In the book, the prime minister lamented the cruelty and irrationality of the emperor, who in his eyes was almost insane. And his madness was contagious, it spread to generals, soldiers, and even some civilian officials. Together, they developed a series of incomprehensible crazy policies and strategies of slaughter. Eventually, the revolt and anger of the entire empire increased, leading to the collapse of the empire.

It took Casto 6 hours to read the books, and after reading them, Casto was full of doubts. He could not understand why the Emperor was so crazy, brutal, and hardly any humanity to speak of. Nor could he understand why no one in the empire except the Prime Minister had stopped the Emperor, while everyone was carrying out a horrific policy of slaughter without any suspicion. He also did feel the terrifying policies of the Divine Star Empire, and developed a feeling of disgust for the Empire. The dream of restoring the empire and rebuilding the universe seems a bit ridiculous to Castor now, which also makes Castor have a lot of doubts about his future.

While Casto was thinking, Sonia woke up, she walked over and patted Casto and said, "Did you get anything out of it?".

"I just finished reading the books "Pluto Wars Documentary" and "Starfall". Casto said.

"Oh, these two books, the book "Starfall" is not very objective. Sonia said regretfully.

"Is this man an eyewitness of the history of the empire, the most important minister at the emperor's side, the actual maker and controller of most of the decrees?" asked Casto.

Sonia affirms: "Of course, no one will fully admit all their faults in their work. I think he wrote this book to shirk responsibility and to win sympathy. He spends the whole book disguising the fact that he was the actual architect of these cruel policies, and placing much of the blame on the emperor, the generals, and other bureaucrats. He portrayed himself as a good guy who had to obey the tyrant. "

"And what are the facts?" asked Casto.

"We may never know the truth. History books can only help us get closer to the truth, but not to give us complete access to the truth. Sonia said regretfully.

"Then it seems that I have read this book of falsehoods in vain. Castor was a little frustrated.

Sonia shook her head and said: "No, part of this book is still true, the prime minister is such a smart person who will not tell pure lies, but 7 points of truth and 3 points of lies." "

Casto suddenly understood something, and he smiled: "Hahahahaha, you are very right, such a lie can make people believe, so how can you tell which ones are lies and which ones are true?".

"Read more, discern, think more. Collage the true appearance of history in comparison and logical thinking. Sonia said.

"Then it seems that we can still get the whole picture of history. Casto said.

Sonia shook her head again and said, "No, we can't get the full picture of history, it's like the limit in the function, that point exists, but we can only approach it infinitely, and we can never reach it." The same is true of the whole picture of history, when historical events occur, information is constantly decaying, and the further it goes, the more it decays. The less we can collage the full picture. "

"Then it seems that we have to see more of what the parties have to say. Casto said.

Sonia rejects Casto: "I don't think necessarily, history needs a while to see the big picture." "

"Why do you say that?" said Casto, who was a little strange at himself, for the girl had repeatedly denied herself, and he was now completely unable to lose his temper.

Sonia sighed, "Because, many years later, people will be able to look at history calmly and objectively, and at the same time notice those things that are really hugely influential." It's like looking at a person, and if you get too close, you will be attracted by too many details about him, and you will not be able to evaluate the whole picture of him. A little farther away from him, you can feel his figure and temperament more intuitively. Farther away, you can see the relationship between him and the scenery and people around him. "

"Your parable...... It's amazing. Casto said that he never expected anyone to speak like that, and in the absolutely rational crowd around him, people tend to speak practically and directly, and they don't often speak in such fantastic metaphors.

"Hee-hee, thank you for your appreciation. And what are you going to read next?" asked Sonya.

"Read The Apocalypse of the Fall of Empires by Peter Johnson, the author of the Earth Sphere. I looked at the table of contents of this book, it is very systematic, and I think it should provide some specific clues to the fall of the empire. But...... I'm a little sleepy," Casto snorted.

"Well, then you go to sleep. I came to read the book. Sonia said.

"Hmm. Casto then went to lie down on the bed where Sonia had just slept on, and when he touched the pillow, Casto smelled a faint fragrance, which seemed to be that of Sonia. The smell slowly flowed into his thoughts, causing his consciousness to gradually become blurred. In a trance, he saw Sonia connected to the brain-computer interface, and the screen seemed to display the catalog of Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment".