Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 680 Barbarian (Happy New Year)

After Han Feifei got out of the car, Malu did not leave immediately. Instead, he opened the driver's window and said to Shen Yue, who was pretending to buy almond tea, "Get in the car."

Shen Yue obediently opened the car door, raised her hands as soon as she got in the car, and confessed, "I didn't see anything just now, please don't kill me to silence me."

Malu glanced at her and asked, "How is your recent anti-fraud teaching going?"

"Very good, very smooth." Shen Yue nodded and said, "There are obviously fewer people being fooled these days. The only drawback is that people are spending less time playing with their phones. I heard that many people have quit the Internet and are planning to replace their phones with those old Nokias."

"........."

"Okay, you did a good job." Malu encouraged absentmindedly.

Seeing that Ma Lu didn't seem to intend to pursue the matter of outsourcing the PPT, Shen Yue became a little bolder and asked tentatively, "Have you and Han Feifei... confirmed your relationship?"

"No," Ma Lu said, "She is a little troubled." He paused and touched his chin and said, "Do you think I am a scumbag?"

"No, you and I, we just yearn for a one-sided free and open relationship. I don't think this is scumbag. We didn't play with someone's feelings and then ruthlessly abandon her. We just love everyone equally. This is a kind of universal love, which is fundamentally different from scumbags."

"Makes sense."

Shen Yue said, "I've been reading recently... Why, don't look at me like that. I'm the president of the Ancient Poetry Society after all, so of course I have to read.

"Anyway, the book says that civilization comes at the expense of individual instincts and desires. I think this statement makes sense."

"For example, I like white silk stockings, but I cannot loudly declare in public that I like white silk stockings. However, this does not mean that I don't like white silk stockings. I just suppress my desire, which is equivalent to paying taxes in order to integrate into civilized society.

"A more general example is that newborns are not disciplined by civilization when they are just born. Their actions are basically all driven by instinct. When they are hungry, they will cry for food. When they are in pain, they will cry loudly. When they see a toy, they want to grab it, regardless of time and place.

"Of course you wouldn't like a child who cries and makes a fuss on the train. Then they start to grow up and receive all kinds of education from their parents and teachers. Some people begin to realize that resources are not unlimited, so they start to restrain their needs and become well-behaved.

"They constantly accept prohibitions, or commandments, and their superego internalizes them into laws, morals, and customs to restrain themselves. Eventually, they are successfully accepted by civilized society and become part of maintaining the stability of civilization.

“But the problem is that this need is only suppressed, not really eliminated, and long-term suppression and dissatisfaction are likely to lead to the emergence of some new potential psychological problems.

"For example, a girl who lacks fatherly love in her childhood is likely to be attracted to older men when she grows up."

“The more civilized a person is, the more likely his ego is to be suppressed. The representatives of this are monks, especially ascetics.

"Their infinite emphasis on morality and discipline has forced them to resort to self-abuse to vent or transform their long-suppressed needs."

"And the opposite of them is us. Compared with the general public, we pay more attention to instinct and are the outliers in civilized society. The public is hostile to us because we stand outside the cage. In a sense, this is really unfair.

“But we didn’t force them to stand in the cage, it was their own choice.

"And let's admit it, we have a fatal attraction to many of them. To them, we represent the wildness and freedom they yearn for."

"You mean we're not wrong?" asked Malu.

"Of course," Shen Yue affirmed, "I'm not saying that civilization is bad. This is the difference between us humans and beasts. It is precisely because most people abide by order, laws, customs and morals that our society and civilization can exist.

"But obeying your instinct or being disciplined by civilization is ultimately just a choice. There is no right or wrong. Do you like Han Feifei?"

"I like it." "What about Anqi?"

"Not bad." Malu thought for a moment and said.

"Where is Senior Sister Yu Yitong?"

"No, that won't work. I hate her, absolutely." Malu said without thinking.

"He Xiaoqian?"

Malu hesitated, "Well... I haven't really thought about it, but I'm pretty happy to be with her."

"Then what reason do you have to give up on them?"

"You're right, I have the ability and the responsibility to bring happiness to all of them." Malu's eyes became firm again.

"Yes, this is the president I know, who dares to love and hate, and is responsible!" Shen Yue praised, "Keep it up, you are my enlightenment mentor!"

"Nonsense, don't blame me for all the bad things you have done." Malu glanced at Shen Yue, paused and said again.

"But I am planning a long trip to get everyone together and see how everyone gets along."

"Where are you going?"

"I haven't decided yet. Anyway, I should just travel around and visit different civilizations. I can also do some business by the way. But the prerequisite is that I have to repair my ship first."

"You also bought a boat?" Shen Yue took a breath, "Are you planning to travel around the world?"

"It's not really a purchase, it was given to me by someone else, and it's missing a few important parts, so it's not easy to fix it."

"It's terrible. Is this the world of the rich?"

"By the way, what's the name of that book you're reading?"

“Civilization and Its Discontents, by Freud.”

"No wonder, I'll ask him directly when I get back."

…………

I was lucky this week. Millipede tested the effects of Aquaman's small stool and Bruce Lee's flip-flops. In addition, the wooden man who liked to sigh was also repaired.

It no longer repeats meaningless lifting work and can execute simple commands such as getting a Coke from the refrigerator and taking out the trash, but it still sighs while working.

Millipede guessed that this might be its core mechanism, which was built-in when it was manufactured and could not be repaired. Fortunately, it did not affect its work. Although it sighed, it was still very diligent at its work.

The other audio system was sold to a buyer by Lao Hei shortly after it was repaired.

Malu actually wanted to keep it for himself, because this sound system can also be used on the spaceship, but he had no money now, so he finally sold it for 51 star coins. He made a profit of 42 star coins just from this transaction.

(End of this chapter)