Collapse Iron: What does it mean to broaden the fate of four people in one sentence?

“Under alienated labor, labor is torture.”

"When the pressure to survive disappears, labor becomes a form of self-affirmation for people."

"It's not that people must work to obtain resources for survival, but rather that people want to confirm their existence through labor!"

He paused, then nodded slightly, his posture becoming more solemn than before.

"Mr. Lin Si, your understanding of human nature has reached its peak!"

Nguyen Mai was about to pick up her teacup and take a sip when she heard Luo Si Gu Mu's supplement, and she paused slightly.

She put down her teacup, her gaze falling into the void, as if trying to connect a thread she had vaguely sensed but had never been able to form.

"The elevation of the collective's spiritual consciousness?"

As if realizing something, Heita pinched her chin and continued speaking in the same vein as Ruan Mei.

"If this is how things develop, then the spiritual will of each individual will be elevated to a mode of existence called 'I think, therefore I am'."

Stephen's phantom trembled slightly, as if struck by some thought.

His voice carried a hint of 'I really didn't expect to hear this here'.

“This…this is…”

"Dissolve nothingness...?"

Lin Si was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

If we follow the arguments of Heta and Nguyen Mai, then this social form where "everyone can choose how to live" would indeed largely dissolve nihilism.

One of the root causes of nothingness is that individuals cannot perceive the meaning of their own existence.

When everyone can autonomously define their own way of being, nothingness has no place to stand.

He was silent for a moment, then chuckled softly.

The way to save the world was actually right there in there.

"Material liberation is the removal of external obstacles to meaning, not the direct gifting of meaning."

"It liberates intelligent life from the 'suffering of living,' but completely returns the ultimate question of 'how to live' to humanity itself."

He looked at the four geniuses, his voice even more resolute than before.

"Since nothingness exists, it has its own meaning in existence."

"All we can do is accommodate."

He paused, as if trying to find a more precise conclusion to his statement.

"Nothingness itself does not provide meaning, but it makes room."

"To enable intelligent life to create its own meaning."

The office remained quiet for a long time.

That quiet wasn't silence; it was more like everyone was processing something that needed to be taken seriously.

Then, Screw Gum stood up and bowed slightly in Lin Si's direction. His posture was solemn, like someone performing some kind of ritual.

His voice was more steady than before, carrying a weight that said, "This is not just politeness."

"Mr. Lin Si".

"In the name of the Lord of the Spiral Star, on behalf of all silicon-based life, I express my respect to you!"

"Your understanding of order and justice will benefit all intelligent life in the universe,"

"There is no need to worry about the end caused by nothingness."

Lin Si stared blankly at the actions of the screw-like creature for a moment.

Then he glanced at Black Tower, Nguyen May, and Stephen, as if to confirm whether he should respond.

Black Tower noticed his gaze, waved his hand casually.

"Why are you looking at us?"

"The three of us cannot represent all living beings."

"If anyone should express gratitude, it should be the company that expresses gratitude to you."

Lin Si's lips twitched.

That's not what I meant....

Screw Gum straightened up and sat back down in his chair, his posture still composed. His voice carried a hint of what could be called "smile."

“Every conversation with you brings a deep joy to my mechanical heart.”

"Mr. Lin Si, you haven't finished speaking yet, have you?"

Lin Si coughed lightly and nodded.

"Of course, Mr. Screw Gum."

Chapter 434 Even Star Gods can be included.

"The first step is the liberation of survival."

Lin Si extended a finger, her voice regaining its composed rhythm.

"Eliminate hunger and absolute poverty, and solve the problem of survival."

"The second step is the liberation of labor."

He extended his second finger.

"Eliminate the alienated young birds and gain a lot of free time."

"The third step is the liberation of the individual spirit."

He held up his third finger.

"Confronting nothingness, autonomously constructing meaning, and accepting human limitations."

He paused for a moment, then held up his fourth finger.

"Then this fourth step is the liberation of the community."

"A union of equal and voluntary individuals, a genuine communion among free people."

"On the basis of the free and all-round development of individuals, we will rebuild a truly equal community."

He lowered his hand and looked at the four geniuses, as if to confirm whether the statement was clear.

Then he thought for a moment and added another sentence.

"Of course, it doesn't necessarily need to be completed step by step; it's more about interweaving and progressing."

"Take the current global issues, for example. Material conditions are not yet in place, but the spiritual challenges have already arrived."

Snail Gum nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

“Then, Mr. Lin Si.”

How can we achieve true equality?

"The individual concepts of intelligent life cannot be willingly unified."

Nguyen Mai nodded, as if in agreement.

"Indeed, this is the fate of harmony."

“Individual ideas cannot be willingly unified, so Hipper can only force the assimilation of all concepts.”

Black Tower chimed in.

"That's right, Hippe's messengers are all divine beings born from collective spirit."

"To date, there has never been a case where a single individual has become a Harmonious Commander."

Lin Si was slightly taken aback.

Can a single individual not become a harmonic messenger?

He pointed to himself, his tone carrying a subtle "So what am I?"

"Ms. Black Tower, what's wrong with me?"

Black Tower thought for a moment,

“We previously thought that you might have rejected Hipper and then accomplished something akin to self-coronation, which allowed you to temporarily break free from Hipper’s assimilation.”

She paused for a moment,

"But later we realized that your current situation should be a form of messenger that we have never seen before."

"But neither self-crowned nor the unprecedented form of the messenger is enough to prove that you will not be assimilated by Hippe later."

Lin Si: "........."

He was silent for a moment, as if processing the weight of this information. Then he glanced at ScrewGumm, as if to confirm whether he would add anything.

As if reading his thoughts, Snail Gum chuckled softly and then spoke.

“You don’t need to worry, Mr. Lin Si.”

"In your case, whether it's the protected Amber King, the hunting Lan, or the joyful Aha,"

"None of them would stand idly by and watch their envoys be assimilated by Hippe."

He pointed to the golden wheelchair where Lin Si was sitting.

"Moreover, you also possess the best virtual number isolation device in the world."

"Even IX's fate cannot completely break through the protection this wheelchair provides for you, and neither can Hipper."

"........"

Lin Si remained silent for a moment.

So when she first met Hippe, she reached out her hand and almost took it herself, but was interrupted by Aha and King Amber.

Does that mean Hipper wanted to assimilate him at the time?

Hippe, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, I never expected you to be so cunning!

He silently added a sentence in his mind.

As expected, Zhang Wuji's mother was right: the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive people!

Although the star gods cannot be defined by gender, the conclusion still holds true!

He coughed lightly, shaking those distracting thoughts from his mind, deciding to stop thinking about it for now.

"Let's get back to the topic we were discussing."

He sat up straight again, his gaze returning to the four geniuses.

"True equality is not about forcing everyone to love each other."

"Instead, there was no class oppression, and no entanglement with calculations of self-interest."

"Connections between people arise from voluntary empathy, collaboration, and mutual appreciation."

He paused for a moment,

"I once read a book that said something like this."

“Not only should one love one’s own parents and children, but one should ensure that the elderly have a place to end their days, the strong have a place to use their talents, the young have a place to grow, and the widowed, orphaned, lonely, disabled, and sick should all be cared for. Men should have their roles, and women should have a place to belong.”

This form is called "Universal Harmony".

"And in order to achieve this kind of universal harmony, there is one direction that must be present."

He looked at the four geniuses and smiled.

That is to seek common ground while reserving differences.

"Seeking common ground while reserving differences?"

The four members of the Black Tower almost simultaneously repeated the phrase.

Black Tower's eyebrows twitched slightly, as if he was pondering the precision of that statement.