Every time I come home, my wife is making garbage

Chapter 255 Human Culture and Art

The elf grandma was greatly impressed by Zhang Jingyi's wisdom.

She had to admit that humanity had lived in vain for the past thousand years, and the world as a whole had made almost no progress.

But it’s hard to say about the next millennium!

With the advanced agricultural technology that humans have adopted, a rapid increase in grain production is a foregone conclusion, and the population will naturally follow suit.

"It seems that in a few hundred years, it is possible that the human population will reach billions." The old elf lady said to Zhang Jingyi: "Your prediction is likely to come true."

"That's a prophecy, not a guess." Zhang Jingyi said confidently, "So it's not 'may come true', it's 'definitely come true'."

Elf grandma: "..."

Zhang Jingyi: "So, if you, the elves, continue to live a secluded life, you may only be able to avoid the world for two or three hundred years. After that, it will be unavoidable."

Elf grandma: "..."

Zhang Jingyi: "And after two or three hundred years, you will find that the originally wise elves have missed the development of the outside world because they hid in the woods, and have been surpassed by humans in terms of knowledge reserves. Humans have become more civilized, but the elves have become as backward as savages... Can you accept this situation?"

This sentence is really a bit scary.

The elegant elves cannot accept themselves becoming savages!

The eight dragon eagle archer girls all looked gloomy...

However, Zhang Jingyi's words did not scare the elf old lady.

A calm smile suddenly appeared on the old grandmother's face: "You are exaggerating this point."

Zhang Jingyi: “Oh?”

Elf Granny: "Knowledge cannot determine whether one is barbaric or not. What determines this is culture. We elves will never fall behind in culture! We will never become barbarians."

Zhang Jingyi looked at the old lady's expression carefully and found that her elegant, calm and wise face now showed a look of unwillingness to admit defeat. He thought to himself: Huh? Interesting! I just showed this old lady so many new technologies. Although she was a little impressed, she didn't show such an expression now. How unwilling is she to admit defeat in terms of culture?
Thinking of this, Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but secretly glance at Antonio next to him.

Antonio immediately leaned close to his ear and whispered in his ear: "Although the elves are very good at everything, what they are most proud of is not their survival skills, but their culture and art."

Zhang Jingyi: “???”

Antonio: "Literature, poetry, music, art... these are what the elves are best at. You see, the clothes of the elves are very beautiful, and that's because their mastery of art is far superior to that of us humans."

Zhang Jingyi said, "Oh, that's it!" No wonder the elves' armor in the game is so beautiful, the elf bows are so elegant, and the elf daggers are so exquisite... I used to see "elf bards" in Western fantasy novels and TV shows. It turns out that this is what the elves are most confident about.

No wonder, no wonder my wife couldn’t lure the elf over last time she took out the compound bow!

It seems that the pain point of the elves has not been hit!

And now let’s solve this pain point by ourselves.

Zhang Jingyi showed a strange smile on his face: "Respected Elf Chief, do you really think that the elves will not lag behind in culture and art?"

The old elf lady said calmly, "No! Humans are too utilitarian. They are always pursuing their own interests. How can they possibly create excellent culture and art? In this regard, we elves will never lose."

Zhang Jingyi: "Then I have to analyze with you the birth and development of culture and art."

Elf Granny: "Tell me about it."

Zhang Jingyi: "The development of culture and art is inseparable from the progress of productivity. The reason why you elves are currently in a leading position in culture and art is because you have the highest wisdom and the strongest productivity... You don't need to work hard all day, you only need to spend a small part of your time to support yourself, so you have plenty of spare time to develop your own culture and art." The old elf lady thought carefully, isn't it? The development of culture and art is really based on strong productivity.

Artists are often born under the premise of having enough food and clothing.

Zhang Jingyi: "You see, our human productivity is now catching up and even surpassing yours. Many people can live the same life as you elves, only needing to work for a short time every day, or even not needing to work, to survive. Under such circumstances, the outbreak of culture and art is just a matter of a blink of an eye."

Elf Grandma: “!!!”

Zhang Jingyi: "How about this! Let me first let you listen to the cultural and artistic works created by the people of Gilpis Town..."

The old elf lady couldn't help but exclaimed, "Your little town of Gilneas has already produced an excellent work of art?"

"Of course, the people in this town have no worries about food and clothing, so they have a lot of time to think about writing poetry." Zhang Jingyi pointed to a Dark Church believer who was digging in the distance and said, "Do you see that farmer who is planting beets? He wrote a poem yesterday."

After saying that, Zhang Jingyi put on an elegant face and pretended to be thinking back...

In fact, his mind was spinning rapidly!

Now is the time for me to use the outdated trick of "traveling through time and copying poems" to "shock" the ancients, but... my head is full of Chinese poems, will it work if I copy them out? It's over, it's over, I'm a little panicked!
If I recite a passage from "The Moon Shines on My Bed" to the elf old lady, will she be convinced?
That definitely won’t work. To conquer the elves, we need to use English poetry.

The light bulb on Zhang Jingyi's forehead lit up with a click, and he began to read aloud:

The most distant way in the world
The longest distance in the world

is not that I'm loving you
No, I can't say I miss you

It is in our love
But love each other
we are keeping between the distance
But can't be together

……

The elf old lady's face changed after hearing only four sentences.

The eight dragon eagle archer ladies looked dumbfounded when they heard what was said.

This poem is so beautiful!

The kind of timid feeling in the poem, the kind of anxiety about gain and loss...

Everyone who has experienced love will be shocked by it.

The old elf lady couldn't help but exclaimed: "Which farmer wrote this poem?"

Zhang Jingyi: "Yes, he created it just yesterday."

Elf Grandma: “!!!”

Without giving her time to think, Zhang Jingyi pointed at a silly werewolf named Jim in the distance and said, "Did you see that young werewolf in armor guarding the city gate? The following poem was written by him."

O my luve is like a red, red rose
Ah, my love is like a red rose
That's newly sprung in June
Open in June

O my luve is like the melodie
Ah, my love is like a piece of music

That's sweetly played in tune
The music is beautiful and melodious.

……

(End of this chapter)