Mystery: A Spark

Arthur grinned, bent down, and placed his hands on Bernadette's pea vine bench, giving her a "chair slam".

His deep voice held a certain special emotion as he said:

"The best way to achieve true world peace is to make both the visible and invisible parts of the world one country."

"Let everyone speak the same language, use the same script, and believe in the same culture."

"Only in this way can the world have a real hope of peace."

"This is my ambition."

Chapter 153 If you're going to talk, why are you getting so close?

In the history of the country where Arthur lived in his previous life.

Two or three thousand years ago, there was a chaotic period that lasted for several hundred years.

It is known as the "Warring States Period".

In this era of great strife, nations wage war against each other for their own interests, leading to the decay of order and the collapse of social norms, while the common people suffer immensely.

In order to solve the various social problems that arose in this chaotic world, the various schools of thought in ancient China explored for a long time and finally came up with a theory that could truly eliminate the chaos of war:

"Great unification".

Why do wars and conflicts occur?

The first reason is that there are barriers between people, making it impossible to communicate smoothly.

You can't understand what I'm saying, you can't read what I'm writing, you think I'm insulting you when I greet you, and you think I'm humiliating you when I bow to you.

How can conflicts not arise under such circumstances?

When conflicts arise, smaller ones can escalate into brawls and armed conflicts, while larger ones can naturally lead to war.

The second reason is that there are multiple parallel regimes in the world that are not subordinate to each other.

The saying goes, "If there are two emperors in the world, the world cannot be governed. If there are two rulers in one country, that country cannot be governed. If there are two fathers in one family, that family cannot be governed. If the orders are not high enough, they will not be obeyed; if they are not authoritative enough, they will not be listened to. The people of Yao and Shun were not born to be well-governed, while the people of Jie and Zhou were not born to be chaotic. Therefore, the key to order and chaos lies with the ruler."

Simply put, the key to war and peace lies with those at the top of the world.

When those at the top have a falling out and want to start a war, those below can only obey orders and participate in a war that has nothing to do with them.

As Bernadette just said.

"During the war, politicians provided ammunition, the rich provided food, and the poor provided children. After the war, politicians profited, the rich grew more food, and the poor were left with only their children's graves."

The essence of most wars is that those in power, for their own selfish interests, drive and force ordinary people to participate in violent activities.

For example, the beautiful country in Arthur's previous life dared to claim that a bag of laundry detergent was a biological and chemical weapon.

Using this as a pretext, the world-renowned Iraq War was launched.

Therefore, if we want the world to truly be at peace, we must leave only one strong regime in the world.

Then, we must ensure that everyone can communicate harmoniously and share roughly the same moral values, so that world peace will not just be empty words.

In the mysterious world, the situation is slightly more complicated.

Because this place possesses extraordinary power, a strong church presence, and various secret organizations.

Therefore, to achieve "unification" here, one needs not only strong political and military power, but also personal military strength to keep the situation under control.

Of all twenty-two extraordinary pathways, the "Red Priest" pathway is undoubtedly tailor-made for doing these things.

Coincidentally, the path Arthur chose was the Red Priest's path.

Bernadette looked at the blond youth so close to her, feeling his burning breath and listening to his domineering and crazy words, and was momentarily lost in thought.

However, she was, after all, a mysterious queen who had lived for over a hundred years and was well-informed.

So she quickly came to her senses.

Bernadette extended her index finger, touched Arthur's forehead, and slowly pushed his face away, saying in an enigmatic tone:

"Why are you getting so close when you can just talk?"

After being gently pushed away, Arthur didn't blush. He coughed lightly and said:

"Don't you think it's more authoritative to speak like this? You saw that you were intimidated by my imposing manner and didn't refute what I said."

Bernadette stood up and said calmly:

"I don't think there was any imposing presence. I was just thinking about something and got distracted for a moment."

"I will not reveal a single word of our conversation tonight; just pretend this conversation never happened."

"Also, stop teaching Arthas those strange and unusual things. If you keep doing this, the little guy will go astray."

Arthur was somewhat stunned and said:

“I didn’t teach it anything strange or weird; I only taught it proper knowledge.”

Upon hearing this, Bernadette glanced at Arthur speechlessly, waved her hand to dispel the "Eternally Isolated Ideal World" barrier, and then her figure vanished and disappeared.

After Bernadette left, Arthur stood there for a while, thinking, and then began to clear away the dishes as if nothing had happened.

Tonight's hot pot meal was very enjoyable; not only was there delicious food to eat, but there was also a mysterious queen to feast my eyes on.

It has to be said that this is far superior to the last dinner with Klein.

As Arthur was tidying up, he saw a small white head appear in the air not far away. The dog was looking around furtively, as if it was scouting for enemy positions.

"What are you looking at so suspiciously? Where have you been gallivanting off to again?" Arthur teleported over and pulled the puppy out of the spirit world.

"Oh, I just went out for a walk. After all, it's a bit inappropriate for me to stay here while you and Sister Bernadette are having dinner," the puppy said with a grin.

“What’s inappropriate about it? We were talking about serious business, nothing else.” Arthur tapped Arthas’s little dog head in annoyance.

The puppy sniffed, and said with some suspicion:

"It seems so. You guys were really just eating."

Arthur's face darkened, and he picked up the puppy and walked into the kitchen, saying:

"I think you're getting more and more outrageous. I wasn't satisfied with the hot pot we just had, so I'm going to make you into a dog meat hot pot tonight."

Upon hearing this, Arthas immediately began to wriggle in Arthur's hand and cried out:

"No! Help! I've done good for you, I've even shed blood for you! I need to see the Queen! I need to see the Queen!"

……

Wednesday morning.

When Arthas woke up, he smelled a peculiar fragrance.

It followed the aroma to the kitchen and saw Arthur frowning as he worked on something.

"Arthur, what delicious food are you making?" the puppy asked curiously.

“I’m making braised duck necks,” Arthur replied.

The puppy went up to take a look and found strange things placed in front of Arthur.

"Duck neck...is that how it is?" the puppy asked, puzzled.

"You don't understand. In an unspeakable place, the culinary masters there can make duck necks look like rat heads."

Arthur sighed softly:

"Unfortunately, no matter what I do, I can't make it look like that. It seems my cooking skills are still not good enough."

Chapter 154 Little K Makes a Decision

The kitchen was filled with the aroma of braised meat.

The puppy glanced at Arthur, thought for a moment, and said:

"Actually, I think that no matter how skilled the chef is, it's impossible to make a duck neck look like a rat's head."

"The difference in form between these two things is so great that I think it would probably require extraordinary abilities to transform one into the other."

Arthur hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:

"Yes, it takes extraordinary ability to point to something and insist that it is something else, and to get everyone else to agree with that statement."

"How can one thing be transformed into another without the involvement of extraordinary abilities?"

The puppy echoed:

"Right, without using extraordinary abilities, a duck neck can't possibly turn into a rat's head. A duck neck is a duck neck, and a rat's head is a rat's head. Why do you have to conflate them?"

"If you just leave the duck neck as it is, it will definitely taste pretty good too."

Arthur relaxed, his furrowed brows unfurrowed, and he smiled:

"Little guy, you're so smart. You've really solved a big problem for me. I couldn't figure it out no matter how hard I tried, but you understood it right away."

"Hehe, how about that? Aren't I amazing?" the puppy said smugly, its little tail wagging happily behind it.

"It's really awesome."

Arthur first offered a compliment, then sighed softly:

"Sigh, I feel like my brain isn't working properly anymore. I'm not even as good as my little dog."

"Arthur, don't say that."

The puppy's expression turned serious, and it said:

"Actually, this principle is very easy to understand; you just haven't figured it out because you're in the thick of it."

"See, I only said a few words, and you understood."

Arthur resumed his work, saying:

"But what if some people just can't explain it no matter what you say? Why is that?"

Arthas thought for a moment, then said seriously:

"That means those people are either idiots, or to put it simply, stupid."

"Or maybe they're pretending not to understand, trying to achieve some ulterior motive, which is bad."