"Emperor. Emperor." Unexpectedly, Zhu Xianxun knocked on the door of Yuxi Palace at five o'clock in the afternoon. "The window in my room is gone. Do you think it's not a big problem?"
"nothing."
"Oh, that's good." Zhu Xianfen turned around and was about to go back, but he hesitated in his steps.
"You came here not only to ask about your window, right?"
"Ah, yes, yes. I actually want to ask, do you still have that furoshiki from Shangluo? It's amazing, that thing can hold anything."
"Yes." Daozu replied, "But no."
"Eh? Why?"
"That baggage skin is just an ordinary Taixu Cave. It's not surprising. But all caves need support. Innate things can be the support of the cave. For example, a cave opened in a cave is a cave, because the cave has an entrance. If there is no cave, By relying on it, Taixu can appear anywhere, which means it doesn’t exist.”
"Oh, indeed." Zhu Xianfen understood, "If there is no basis, the baggage will roll up on its own, just like the difference engine dividing 1 by 0 in an endless loop. Then the basis of the flag of Shangluo is That pole?”
"That spear is a real magic weapon, so it can fix one side of Taixu Cave. All caves must be like this."
"Then I have to find a magic weapon. Well. It's a pity, I really want it. So, Emperor, see you tomorrow morning."
Zhu Xianfen turned around and walked a few steps.
"You haven't finished speaking yet."
".As expected, I can't hide it from you, Emperor Ancestor."
"How could you hide it from me when you grew up in front of me like a little kid? What do you want to ask?"
Zhu Xianfen turned back and looked in the direction of the alchemy furnace:
"I want to ask, what exactly are barbarians? After Rome leaves, we will have to deal with the barbarians in the world alone. But what exactly are barbarians? We and Rome have very different attitudes towards barbarians. Is this the reason for Rome's defeat? If barbarians gain technology and become technological barbarians, are they still really barbarians?”
"What's the difference in your opinion?"
"It's totally different. Rome levied tithes on its vassals, and as long as they paid the tithes, Rome didn't care what they were doing; and we don't care how much tribute the tributary countries pay, we don't care at all. We require the tributary countries to implement good governance and Good governance, don't cause trouble to the court. As long as you cause trouble to the court, no matter how much tribute you pay, you will be held accountable, and you will even be expelled from the country."
"The means are different, but the purpose is the same. We all want to curb the evil of technological barbarians."
"Evil? What evil?"
Daozu replied: "I like to read scriptures, and I also read the scriptures of the Romans, just like I read the scriptures of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, or the scriptures of Mingjiao. I have read a collection of "On Good and Evil" written by the Romans, and it is very insightful: He said that the evil of technological barbarians is the 'uncontrolled evil of young souls'."
"The uncontrolled evil of young souls." Zhu Xianxen repeated, "Please ask the emperor to explain it in detail."
"It means that it is not the evil of Yan Song, a cunning old soul, but the evil of Yan Shifan: he likes monasteries, beautiful maids, fresh clothes, good food, good horses, lanterns, fireworks, pear orchards, and propaganda. , good antiques, good flowers and birds, and some people's evil is far above him. It is not until the last years of his life and his serious illness that he can't face the disease, then he realizes that all the hard work for half his life has become a dream. Because the gathering of three flowers at the top is an illusion, and the clouds are flying under the feet. Not true."
"." Zhu Xianfen was stunned for a moment, "Emperor, who are you talking about?"
"A wicked person, the greatest evil person in the world; a sinner, the greatest sinner in the world."
"How could someone make Dao Ancestor hold such a grudge? Do I know this person?"
"You don't know this person, and you don't have to ask or look for him. So, do you know what he is? What is a technological barbarian?"
"We know it." Zhu Xianfen nodded, "The technological barbarian is Lu Bu. He is insatiable, ignorant of restraint, forgetful of justice, and capricious. Even if he has the best martial arts, no one can think highly of him. Lu Bu feels that he is being Tie it too tightly. Cao Cao said, "How can you tie a tiger not tight?" Because Lu Bu is a beast. Technological barbarians are those who cannot overcome their animal nature and do not know what "property" is. They are uncontrolled because they I don’t know how to stop at the border of etiquette.”
"good."
Along the familiar road, Shangluo walked to the square in front of the Alexandria Library. Everything here is the same as before, but it's also very different.
The sky dome of the bell structure does not extend infinitely. In the library some distance away from the big lighthouse, you can vaguely see the bell structure standing in the distant sky. Under the sky of Zhong Gou, a new order is quietly being established.
New Order is based on pixels. Invisible guardrails made of pixels, in yellow and black colors, circle the square in front of the Grand Library and block unauthorized visitors.
Although there are legionnaires deployed in the city on the street outside the door, and there are chariots leaving white track marks on the ancient stone bricks, the academy of the Muses Palace is still operating as usual. The ice cream stand was also open as usual there, and there were still students queuing up.
"I can only send him here." The guard who brought him here bowed to him. The exclamation mark during the meeting turned into a conspicuous question mark when leading the way, and the question mark disappeared after arriving at the destination.
This guardrail seems to be the boundary between "involuntary consciousness" and the boundary between wartime conditions and normal order.
He tried to reach out and touch the guardrail - the edge of the guardrail disintegrated into fragmented pixels, allowing him to pass without any obstacles.
"It seems that they really won't stop me."
He looked up at the Library of Alexandria. The library on a marble plinth was a bastion of civilization, and the Romans seemed to be doing their best to ensure order. But visible to the naked eye, in addition to students and visiting scholars, there are indeed many more guards in the square. There was even a guard standing in line for ice cream - they were also students at Alexandria before becoming part of the Legion.
He touched his pocket. In fact, this time he also brought the drachma that he didn't spend as a souvenir last time, so he could line up when it comes out later.
"Speaking of which," Shangluo suddenly thought, "How do you get into the Library of Alexandria? Is the platform below hollow?"
【no. ] Apollonia replied, [The Library of Alexandria is the original location. Although it has been changed inside, the usage is still the same as before. You can just go in directly from the stairs. 】
Standing between the two Muses statues and at the door of the library, Shangluo looked inside:
"Ah. Even if you say just go in directly, I don't know how to find someone."
Because he found that the library seemed to be much larger than it looked. The starting point of the bookshelf can be seen from the door, but there seems to be no end in sight.
The bookshelf closest to the door is an X-shaped partition, which contains parchment volumes. Each parchment has a handwritten label identifying the book's title and content. The papyri are stored in cool cabinets and encapsulated in slate glass and placed on shelves. The area for paper books is further, further away. Further down, you can even see an area where punched cassettes and records are stored.
(End of chapter)
