Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 204 Genius or tyrant?

Claudia quickly brought out a fragrant drink and placed it in front of Karen.

Purficott's sudden gesture of kindness seemed to frighten Kallen, but in the face of Purficott's enthusiasm, she still picked up the cup, smelled it cautiously, and took a sip.

Just looking at her range of movements, it's hard to tell whether she drank or not.

Purficott did not delve into this, and just chatted with Kallen casually: "Miss Kallen, where did you come from? Are you coming to such a gathering alone and no one is with you? Are you like this? How can such a delicate flower not have a guardian to protect you?"

The expression on Samantha's face behind Purfict was a little tense. Today's performance of Purfict was really very different from her usual. This made her who was already familiar with Purfict deeply feel strange. .

However, she didn't say anything, nor did she show any abnormality. She just tightened her grip on her sword and braced herself.

Although she didn't understand what was going on, she could feel that the noble lady in front of her who called herself Kallen was not simple, otherwise Purficott would not have shown such a strange attitude.

Faced with Purficott's inquiry, although Kallen still acted timidly, she still answered her question: "I came from Pignisberg. My brother and I came to visit the people who live in Xinxia. Grandmother from Kremlin.

My grandmother received the invitation, but she was too old and didn’t want to come, so my brother and I came together.

But even so, Kallen still felt a little fuzzy, especially when Purficott looked at her, she always felt like something was crawling on her body.

But she is a woman, and a woman even more beautiful than Kallen herself, so these words can only be classified as weird words at best, because women teasing women does not have such an avant-garde concept in this era. .

Kallen didn't know what Purficott was thinking. She just felt that if the Purficott in front of her was a man, then what she said was undoubtedly teasing.

In response to Kallen's thanks, Purficott didn't show any special emotions or expressions. She just looked at Kallen with a meaningful look, and then smiled slightly and said: "A beautiful girl like you." Flowers always make people want to take care of them, and no one will sit idly by.”

Speaking of this, Kallen couldn't help but change her tone and expressed her gratitude to Purficott.

However, my brother met familiar friends and was talking about things with them. I was not interested in his affairs, so I wanted to come over and see the exhibition alone. Suddenly, I felt a little out of breath, so I had to come to you for help. "

However, Karen did not get up and leave. Instead, she held back her discomfort and asked Purficott: "Earl Brandlis, I have heard people mention you before, but their evaluations of you are mostly polarized. One view believes that you are talented and a genius that is rare in the empire for a hundred years, while the other view believes that you are a wanton and cruel person, criticizing you for causing a terrible tragedy in New Shake City.

What do you think of these two evaluations? Do you think you are a genius or a tyrant? Do you ever feel guilty or regretful about the people you executed in New Shakh? "

This was the first time someone had asked Purficott such a question, and it was also a novel experience for her. So when Purficott heard this question, she was stunned for a moment, but then she laughed, and then asked in a very profound tone: "Why can't it be both? I There is no conflict between whether I am a genius and whether I am cruel, right? There is no law that stipulates that a genius must be kind and kind, and a cruel person must be stupid, right?”

Purficott's rhetorical question left Kallen speechless. She had never thought that Purficott would admit so readily that he was a cruel person.

But before she could ask again, Purficott changed the topic and said: "But I don't think I am a genius. Although I am indeed smarter than most people, my inventions and creations are even more valuable to the mediocre people in the empire." They wouldn't be able to create it in a hundred years, but I still don't think I'm a genius.

I'm just not like them, whose soul is bound by worldly distractions, and I can't see the longer-term future.

As for brutality? I never think of myself as a kind person, I just have more firm beliefs than others and can carry them out to the end.

My heart and my actions are as clear as a mirror. Even if I leave a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood behind me, as long as I have not deviated from my goal, why should I regret it?

Regret and guilt are just excuses for those who are not strong-willed. If a person cannot even persist in what he has done and face it frankly, how can he achieve great things? "

Kallen was shocked by Purficott's words. She never thought that Purficott's answer would be like this.

She wanted to refute, but after much thought she could not come up with any words of defense or rebuttal. She could only hold up the cup in front of her to hide her embarrassment.

But in the end she asked Purficott: "But you killed so many people with your own hands. Do you really have no idea? What if there are innocent people among them?"

The last tragedy that occurred in Xinshak City had many casualties. The aftermath of this incident is still continuing today, and Kallen cannot help but be deeply affected by it.

"What does innocence mean? When a war breaks out between two countries, do you think the people are innocent?" Purficott looked at Karen and suddenly felt that she was very naive and childish: "When a country launches a war, it gains Benefits and benefits can be enjoyed by every citizen of the entire country. The extra wealth may not be distributed to everyone, but when the country is prosperous and strong, every ordinary person is indirectly enjoying what they have. benefits.

And isn’t every tax they contribute and every piece of work they complete also contributing to the war? Are they innocent? Where is the innocence? Just because they didn't go into battle with weapons?

No, each of them is closely related to the war. Men are the reserve soldiers who will be recruited to the battlefield when the country needs it. Women are the labor force in wartime and can produce military supplies and provide logistical support for the war.

The elderly and children are also part of a country's war potential, but they do not contribute as much as adults.

So innocent? What counts as innocence? When an avalanche falls, no snowflake is innocent. "

(End of this chapter)