Extraordinary Pedigree.

Chapter 809: On the Operation of the Extraordinary Utopia and Sequentialism II
Xia Xiu's answer made the atmosphere in the entire courtyard become subtle.

This subtlety is not only reflected in the level of words, but is more like invisible ripples that create circles of ripples in the air.

The students had different reactions to the somewhat intimidating ambitions conveyed by the principal.

At this time, the curly-haired young man, Araz Trincas, was sitting quietly at the dining table, his eyes unconsciously focused on the two people named by the principal.

The two men were Joseph, who came from an elite background, and the calm Tukhachevsky.

As a secretary, he felt an unprecedented burning sensation spreading from his chest. It was the activation signal of the automatic secretary. It seemed that there was some powerful force forcing him to start recording this moment.

Today's record is not as simple as usual.

As the automatic scribe was activated, Scribe Araz found that what appeared before his eyes was an oil painting.

The painting is unique in style, full of linear perspective, giving people a visual impact of depth.

The table, walls, windows and other elements in the painting gradually shrink as the viewing distance changes, and everything is guiding the line of sight to focus on one corner of the picture.

All the lines, all the objects, even the subtle shadows, point to a common vanishing point.

——That’s where the headmaster Hugh Abraham is.

In the center of the painting, Xia Xiu sits quietly beside the large wooden table, his expression serene and solemn, like a pensive king.

His eyes were gentle and deep, as if he could see through the hearts of every student.

His hand reached gently toward the uncut piece of bread on the table.

On the table, white bread and a crimson wine bottle are quietly placed. The smooth table reflects the slight sheen of the wine bottle. The white bread is as white as snow, while the crimson color of the wine bottle reminds people of sacrifice and death.

The three hundred students around sat quietly around the table.

Everyone has a different expression, some are confused, some are shocked, some are uneasy...

The automatic secretary's images continued to unfold, and Araz felt his heartbeat quicken.

[Recorded: Dinner in the Garden——]

He realized that he was recording the changes of an era and the embryonic form of a great trend of thought.

At this moment, at the dinner in the courtyard, Xia Xiu's answer made Joseph of the Adisi look complicated.

At that moment, he did not rush to respond, but lowered his head and fell into silence.

His brows were furrowed, and his eyes revealed a deep thought, as if he was trying to sort out the questions that kept churning in his mind.

He was shocked by the principal's outspoken attitude, but also vaguely felt a pressure that could not be ignored.

This pressure did not come from Xia Xiu's own intimidation, but from his deep confusion and uncertainty about the "heaven" that Xia Xiu represented.

In that silence, Joseph the Adisi's thoughts unfolded rapidly.

He had lived in the extremely competitive and ruthless environment of the Eddiesi Federation since he was a child. That society was centered on finance and was in a state of deformity and alienation.

Joseph had a question in his mind - that is, if "utopianism" is truly realized, how can we solve the deep-seated problems brought about by financialization and monetization?

He could feel that this was not just an individual or national problem, but the root cause of a systemic collapse at the world level.

He finally raised his head, looked at Xia Xiu firmly, and asked in a deep voice:
“Principal…, the Edisi Federation has become a semi-normal and semi-abnormal society.

The crux of all this can be attributed to [Financial Street].

It can also be said that the ideology of Edici is completely based on extraordinary capitalist liberalism dominated by financial currency. I want to ask you, when the Kingdom of Heaven really wants to implement utopianism, how do you intend to deal with this deep-rooted problem? "

Xia Xiu did not answer immediately.

He pondered for a moment, weighing the weight of every word in his answer.

“The [Financial Street] of the Edici Federation is indeed a complex and deep-rooted problem.

It reduces everything to its anomalous ability in the form of money, and it encompasses almost everything.

But to discuss how to deal with it, we must first return to an essential question:

——How do we view the existence of "currency"?

Xia Xiu's tone was relaxed and clear, as if he was stating an obvious fact, but the profundity of this fact made the air around them heavy.

Everyone was deeply attracted by his discussion, especially Joseph, whose eyes were fixed on Xia Xiu.

“The reason why [Financial Street] is listed as [in crisis sequence] by the Kingdom of Heaven is precisely because it has alienation problems that are difficult to eradicate.

It turns the fruits of human labor into commodities, and all social relations are traded through the market.

This phenomenon makes money not only objectify labor, but also objectify people themselves.

In its pursuit of profit maximization, abnormal capital ignores the true value of production to society.”

The headmaster of the courtyard said to his student, Joseph from Edisi:

“[Financial Street] transforms the fruits of human labor into commodities, making all social relations tradeable through the market—all workers become appendages of [Financial Street].

The original function of money is to serve as a medium of exchange and a tool for economic activities.

After alienation, money is no longer just a tool, but becomes the purpose of economic activities.

The pursuit of money itself (profit) replaces the satisfaction of human needs.

The pursuit of profit maximization rather than producing products that are truly valuable to society becomes everything.

Originally, money was supposed to be created by humans to facilitate the 'means of exchange' of goods.

After alienation, money gradually becomes the dominant force in social relations, and interpersonal relationships are objectified into monetary relations.

Workers create value through their labor, but these values ​​are expressed in the form of money and are owned by the [Financial Street].

The genealogical resources obtained by the financial genealogy are only the part that maintains the reproduction of its labor force, while the surplus value is seized by the [Financial Street] in the form of money.

The fruits of everyone’s labor (goods and profits) in [Financial Street] are controlled by financial tycoons, while producers themselves can only obtain the monetary price of their labor (wages).

The process of capital accumulation has led to a continuous widening of the gap between the rich and the poor and has formed a monopolistic distribution of wealth.

On the other hand, currency has changed from a manifestation of value to value itself, and people have begun to worship money rather than focusing on the actual value of goods or labor.

Under conditions of extraordinary capitalist liberalism, money becomes the core medium of social relations.

People's emotions, trust and obligations are quantified into monetary relationships.

For example, marriage may be influenced by wealth, and educational resources may be allocated based on ability to pay.

In the process of alienation, money becomes the only standard for measuring everything.

At the same time, another aspect of alienation is that the operation of financial markets is far away from all entities. They increase in value through financial derivatives, virtual currencies, etc., and are disconnected from actual labor. Money is no longer "linked" to specific commodities or labor. It becomes a number and then continues to expand through speculative activities in the free market.

This physical separation of digital alienation is a real separation.

In the past, the collapse of the [regional financial street] led to the swallowing up of the 24 countries of Oaxaca, reducing them to only 16 countries. This was a real swallowing crisis caused by financial alienation.

——This is very dangerous for human society. Heaven will never allow [Financial Street] to alienate everything into numerical values, causing all human entities to disappear. Currency must be linked to entities. "

Joseph couldn't help asking:

"So the Kingdom of Heaven must completely eliminate currency, or even the concept of it?"

Xia Xiu asked back:
"Let's first think about what role money plays in our daily lives. For example, when you walk into a store and buy a bottle of water, is money just a means of exchange?"

Joseph thought for a moment, and as if he understood something, he replied to the principal:

“Yes, money is like a tool of exchange, helping me to exchange it for goods.”

Xia Xiu continued:
"Yes, money is used for exchange, but imagine if there was no money, could we trade by exchanging items directly? For example, you go to the store and instead of using money, you exchange your fruit for water."

Joseph replied:
"Well, that's... barter. But here comes the problem. What if I don't have enough fruit?"

Xia Xiu replied:

“That’s a very good question. Suppose we lived in a society without currency, and everyone had to exchange what they could offer. Then exchanges between people would become very complicated and inconvenient.”

Joseph replied, "That's definitely not realistic. Without currency, everyone would have to spend a lot of effort to find the right exchange partner, and it would be impossible to efficiently meet everyone's needs." Xia Xiu took over the topic at the right time:
“So this brings up another problem that the Kingdom of Heaven has to face.

Would it be possible to end up in this same predicament if we eliminated money altogether?

Just like some slightly radical social attempts in the past, such as some regions trying to achieve wealth sharing by completely eliminating currency.

But everyone found that without currency, the allocation of resources became extremely chaotic, and everyone fell into an even more difficult situation.

Or achieve some social or economic goal through extreme monetary reform and asset allocation

——We force the new currency to be implemented, but the old currency can be exchanged for the new currency, but the exchange rate is 100:1, and each person can only exchange 15, and the excess will be invalid. In addition, all commodity trading markets will be closed to prevent currency from being exchanged for assets. What do you think will happen next?"

Joseph was startled and immediately replied:

“It is too radical. Exchange restrictions and market closures will inevitably lead to a sharp drop in the amount of money in circulation and a rapid decline in economic activity - the essence of money is circulation.

If this extreme value method is implemented, companies will not be able to pay wages or purchase raw materials, and the supply chain will inevitably be completely paralyzed.

Citizens may lack trust in the new currency, causing the economy to fall back into a primitive state of barter.

If the credit of the new currency is not restored, it could cause long-term economic chaos.

Moreover, this method is a method of missing the forest for the trees - money is just a tool from beginning to end.

Overly aggressive distribution policies can lead to a reconcentration of resources and wealth—in the hands of powerful institutions or a few.”

Xia Xiu was very satisfied with Joseph's reply:

“So, back to the original question, does the Kingdom of Heaven really need to eliminate the [Financial Street] itself, which represents currency?

Or is it that money itself is not bad, but how we use it is the problem?

Like the dilemmas you mentioned — for better or for worse, sometimes currency becomes a tool that divides us further, right?”

Joseph sighed:

“Yes, currency has become a problem in some cases.”

Xia Xiu looked at his student Joseph and gave the answer to the question he had originally asked him:
"Joseph, my student, remember, the point is never to eliminate money and markets, but to eliminate - the alienation of money!"

“The disappearance of money does not mean that the problem is solved. Instead, it may bring new problems, such as how to balance individual freedom and collective interests.

Therefore, perhaps we can conclude that at this stage, completely eliminating money is not a fundamental solution to the problem. We need to first eliminate the alienation of money and let money return to its essence as a "tool".

We no longer allow it to be a source of social inequality, but rather a tool at the service of our common human needs.”

“The communist goal of utopianism should be to eliminate monetary alienation, not simply to abolish money itself.

The existence of money is an inevitable product of the stage of human economic development, and [Financial Street] is also a fundamental conceptual substance rooted in intelligent creatures. However, its alienated function in the production relations of the extraordinary capital free market has transformed it from a tool to serve mankind into a force that dominates mankind.

In the process of utopianism, I hope that the alienating function of money will be weakened, and its production core and distribution mechanism will be changed through genealogical methods so that it will no longer be a tool of exploitation and oppression.

Money may eventually disappear, but this depends on a huge increase in extraordinary productivity and a comprehensive transformation of human social structure.

I don’t want to destroy [Financial Street], I just want [Financial Street] to return to its essence of serving humanity.”

"..."

silence.

After a long silence, Joseph looked at his principal and asked the last question of the day:
"Is this your idea, or is it the idea of ​​Heaven itself?"

Xia Xiu looked at his students and smiled:

"What's the difference?"

Joseph stood up and bowed respectfully to the principal.

"You are heaven!"

Whatever factions there are in the Kingdom of Heaven, for the courtyard student Joseph Gardner Swift, going forward;
——Their principal, Hugh Abraham, the fourth sword bearer of the Kingdom of Heaven, is the true embodiment of the will of Heaven!
The dinner in the courtyard reached an unprecedented climax.

The atmosphere gradually became tense and full of tension as the principal and Joseph had a fierce question-and-answer exchange. The students' minds seemed to be activated and they quickly woke up from their previous silence.

Everyone was silently absorbing this collision of ideas. The entire restaurant was filled with whispers and the air became solemn and full.

The same was true for the clerk. He had never felt so excited before. He began to take over the automatic clerk actively and began to record every word, every expression, and every reaction with his own thoughts.

Joseph's firm and questioning tone and Xia Xiu's calm and profound answers became the focus of his records.

At this moment, everything seemed to last forever.

Suddenly, a new fluctuation emerged in the air.

The curly-haired young man suddenly raised his head, shifted his gaze from Joseph to Tukhachevsky who stood up.

The burly young man from the Oletin Empire was standing in front of the long table with a serious expression. The simple black uniform on him made him look particularly calm.

His short hair had a hard luster under the light, and his strong physique and rigorous posture made him stand out on the court.

Tukhachevsky did not rush to speak, but bowed deeply and saluted the principal respectfully.

He was not only respecting Xia Xiu in front of him, but also expressing his respect and expectations for the entire concept of heaven.

He stood up, his voice low and steady, with the tough temperament from the Oletin Empire:

"headmaster……"

He paused and scanned the crowd.

“In a world with gods, in a world with the supernatural, is the supernatural utopia of heaven possible?”

There was an almost uncontrollable question in Tukhachevsky's voice, and a deep anxiety in his eyes.

He continued:
"Although the Kingdom of Heaven is divided into superhuman classes and angels with absolute virtues, it should be guided by the standards of 'supermen' to lead the social order, but...

A power that can burn mountains and boil seas, an omnipotent existence.

The other is human beings who face the practical needs of daily necessities, their food, clothing, emotions and humanity.

Of the two, the holders of great power, the owners of extraordinary means of production, are the real leaders.

If there really is a transcendental utopia, can it really make everyone equal and truly realize everyone's freedom and happiness? "

Tukhachevsky's voice gradually rose, and his gaze focused on Xia Xiu, becoming sharper.

What he asked was not only a questioning of the concept of heaven, but also a challenge to the entire supernatural order.

In his eyes, the existence of heaven is not omnipotent. Whether they will lose their attention to ordinary people due to excessive power and domination, or whether they will be unable to understand the needs and sufferings of those "ordinary" creatures because they are beyond the mundane, has become a deeper question.

Angels are superhuman beings who restrain themselves with virtue.

But not all angels have absolute virtue, and he remains skeptical about the virtue of angels!
Xia Xiu was still sitting at the large wooden table. As usual, he did not answer immediately, but lowered his head slightly, as if thinking about the question raised by Tukhachevsky.

After a few seconds of silence, Xia Xiu stood up and replied seriously and earnestly:

“Before answering this question, there is a big premise.”

"Tukhachevsky, tell me, what is the difference between you and me?"

"what?"

Tukhachevsky was a little stunned. He didn't know how to respond to the principal's questions.

What is the difference between the principal and yourself?

I am from Oletin, and the principal is an angel from heaven; I am just a person who has just come into contact with the extraordinary, while the principal stands at the top of the extraordinary and is climbing to the top; the principal has done many incredible things, and I...

He was thinking about the question, but their principal responded to the question. He saw the principal open his arms and said to the students:
"Everyone, you all need to remember!"

"Your principal is the same as you. You and I have the same blood flowing in our veins, the blood of humanity. I walk among you, I am one of you, one of humanity."

"Tukhachevsky, are you questioning whether I love humanity?"

"My students, my virtue comes from humanity, so I should and can only love humanity - I love myself more than anything else, so I love humanity more than anything else."