book of old days

Chapter 248 Ulysses' Classroom

"Morning, Professor Sean." As soon as he entered the gate of Jianbao University, he saw the old guard named Ben, looking at him kindly with a sunny face.

Xiao En was a little surprised. This old man is notoriously bad-tempered. Not to mention him as a professor, even the principal doesn't give him a good face. What happened today?
He greeted casually perfunctorily, turned around and walked into the school, when the two of them passed by with shoulders crossed, a faint smell of stale soil flooded into his nostrils.

Sean's heart trembled, he turned his head and looked at Ben's smiling face, but a terrible thought arose in his heart—this guy must be symbiotic too.

He was a little confused for a while. He didn't know how long Ulysses' plan had been going on, and he didn't know how many people in this city he had symbiotically lived with worms. I can't see it, but if I really want to say that they have something in common, they are full of complexion, always full of happiness, and have a particularly good temper.

But that would cover too much ground, maybe it's just that he's in a good mood today.

Sean thought, walking across the grass on the campus and into the teaching building with complicated emotions.

Passing through the porch where the statue was erected, a figure suddenly stopped in front of him. It was a woman, to be exact, a woman who looked a little aggressive.

She was wearing a windbreaker, a men's triangular hat, black suede high leather boots, her brown hair was tied into a ponytail, and her angular face was full of anger, looking at him angrily.

"Damn, where have you been these days, I can't find you anywhere! We agreed to contact every Friday!"

Seeing the blank face of the woman in front of him, Xiao En, he vaguely felt that she looked familiar, but after thinking about it carefully, he had no impression at all.

"John Smith, you are talking! Have you found the clue I want?"

John Smith?Today, it's the mess left by that guy again.

Sean was a little speechless, this matter is really getting more and more complicated.

He rubbed the space between his brows with some headaches, he really didn't want to continue playing riddles.

He simply cut to the chase and asked directly: "Sorry, I drank a little too much last night, and my mind is not clear—Who are you?"

The woman became even more annoyed when she heard that, "Are you kidding me? If so, I can tell you very clearly that I'm not in the mood right now."

Seeing that Sean still had a serious expression on his face, he could only grit his teeth and say, "Julia Horns, an internal affairs officer of the Society of Rationality, we agreed to investigate Ulysses together a week ago."

"Oh, I remembered." Sean 'suddenly realized', but he thought in his heart, didn't this John Smith become a double agent?

"What is the evidence you said?"

"Of course, what are Ulysses and his secret society doing? We have agreed before that you, as an insider, should figure out their plans and conspiracies. In exchange, I can guarantee that you will not be implicated by him, and you will get Promotions and awards from the Academy."

Sean nodded, "So the Institute knows that Ulysses is up to something, so why don't you just catch him?"

"I have already answered this question for you. Ulysses is an official member of the Society of Rationality and has many supporters. Unless there is conclusive evidence, how can I arrest him, unless it can be proved that he is indeed doing harm to the Society? things."

Speaking of this, Yulia's eyes were already very strange, "So did you investigate anything?"

Sean was speechless. He didn't know that John Smith had taken on so many tasks.

"Um, I'm investigating, and the results should come soon."

Yulia laughed angrily at the perfunctory words: "I knew you would say that, I've confirmed it, Ulysses is at the academy today, you go to him now, and you must get this matter out of the way." figure out.

Recently, Jianbao's limelight is very strange. I must find out what he is doing. If it is later, I am afraid that something big will happen.

I still have things to deal with. After the matter is settled, go to the Pig's Head Bar to find Mr. D. "

After speaking, he left in a hurry.

Sean looked at the leaving back, a little dazed, but he could understand why Yulia was so nervous. In fact, he was more nervous than Yulia who already knew part of the truth.

That's okay, let's find out what the old man is doing quickly, it's not a problem to hang around like this.

He thought about walking towards the lounge.

I found a teaching assistant and asked casually, "Is Professor Ulysses here today?"

"Professor Ulysses is in class and may not be back for a while."

Sean nodded, asked where the classroom was, and walked over.

He was preparing for a surprise attack.

Before he reached the door, he heard the sound of lectures coming from the wall. Sean's hearing became extremely sharp after his rebirth, and he could hear the content of the class clearly without getting close.

Ulysses is telling the story of Artorius and the Twelve Knights.

"We have all heard of the great legend and legendary adventure of Artorius, as well as the Twelve Knights, and even among the students here, there may be descendants of the Twelve Knights.

However, as I said before, the real history is always covered up under the vain and gorgeous appearance, and the truth of the story often disappoints people.

Human kings, bureaucrats, priests, and even all those in power will always try their best to seek benefits for themselves. This is not a moral corruption or a distortion of human nature, but an inevitable result of the selfish nature of creatures. .

No matter under any social structure, under any government structure, the outcome is the same, the only difference is a change of name and a different political slogan..."

Ulysses's views were as sharp and pessimistic as ever, and soon some students asked questions.

"Professor, if this is the case, is there no way to solve this problem? Can't we build a truly fair and just society?"

"There is still a way. I don't know if you have observed creatures like ants. In the social structure of ants, no matter whether it is the queen ant at the top, or the worker ants and soldier ants at the bottom, everyone does their duty and will not acquire Resources beyond your own needs.

Before disaster strikes, every individual in the ant colony will work hard for the collective benefit. No one is lazy, and no one uses power for personal gain. This is a truly fair and just society. "

A student's voice sounded, "But among ants, there is also a privileged class like the queen!"

"That's right, but the existence of the Queen Ant is not a high-ranking ruler, but a great breeder. She will not give orders to the ant colony, nor will she exploit them. The meaning of her existence is to reproduce, which is her responsibility. It's also its job, if the queen dies, the ants don't feel sad, and they don't hold a grand funeral for the queen, do you know what they will do?"

"Eat the queen ant, just like any other."

"If a queen no longer lays eggs, then the worker ants will kill it without hesitation, instead of letting them run amok like we humans do to those incompetent rulers."

Another student asked: "Why can ants do it but humans can't? Aren't we more advanced creatures?"

"I'm not a biologist, but from my personal point of view, high-level and low-level are just concepts endowed by human beings, and the same is true for smart and stupid. A smart official can use the convenience of his position to earn hundreds of millions of dollars for himself." family wealth, and an official who insists on self-discipline can only barely live, and will even be ridiculed as stupid by his colleagues.

It can be seen that for a group, individual intelligence is sometimes not a good thing. "

A student asked a little unconvinced: "But if there are no smart scientists, how can our technology develop?"

Ulysses smiled, "Many people always confuse cleverness with knowledge, and cunning with wisdom. Scientists will never be smarter than ordinary people in terms of profiting for themselves, and may even be more 'stupid' , Of course, the premise is that he is really a pure scientist.

Therefore, there will be a strange phenomenon of bad money driving out good money. Take our principal as an example. Do you know how he became the principal?Do you know what kind of research results he has had?

No, nothing, he was able to become the headmaster only because he was the son of the Earl of Lane, and he once sent an expensive gift of 1 gold pounds to the Minister of Education.

These words shocked the students, so that there was a brief silence. Of course, this kind of inside story is not an absolute secret. There is also a specific amount, which still shocked many people's jaws.

Xiao En thought that this old man really dared to speak out, but this also showed from the side that this old guy was probably about to start, and he no longer had so many scruples.

He vaguely figured out some of the other party's thoughts from Ulysses' words, but further confirmation was needed.

"So if we want to build a perfect society, everyone must give up part of their freedom and even part of their self. Only when all individuals have the same beliefs can a truly fair and just society be established."

A female student asked: "But how to do it?"

Another student interjected, "Maybe in the future someone will invent some kind of machine that can fix people's thoughts."

Ha ha ha ha!There was a burst of laughter.

Ulysses didn't laugh, "It's not impossible, at least it's a solution."

The encouraged students couldn't help but continued to ask: "How long will it take?"

"Who knows, it may be hundreds of years, but it is also possible. We also have the opportunity to see this scene. The question is, if there is such a machine, are you willing to let this machine solidify your vision and unify your cognition? Abandon your personal Selfish, working together for the prosperity of the entire group?”

The question caused another silence, which was fortunately broken by the ringing of the bell.

"Okay students, that's all for today."

When Sean walked into the classroom, Ulysses was the only one left in the classroom. He was gathering up his handouts, and when he saw Sean walking in, he smiled.

"Good morning, Professor Sean, do you have any thoughts on my class? After all, you have been listening to it for half an hour, and you must have learned something."

(End of this chapter)