Cthulhu Gonfalon Chapter 256:

War can eliminate the weak and allow the strong to get more resources to promote progress. This is the view of the **** of war.

Sui Xiong is no stranger to this view. Before he crossed, there were many similar views on the Internet. According to a netizen who knows a lot, this is called "Social Darwinism."

At first glance, this theory seems to make sense. It seems reasonable to compare natural elimination and biological evolution, but... when Sui Xiong was still in school, he learned how to refute it.

This is thanks to his professor Cheng, who likes to talk about the world. Although the subject taught by this teacher is "art history" instead of "ancient history", "biological history", "revolutionary history" and so on, but because of him They like to talk about things in class, but Sui Xiong and the others have learned a lot of other things outside of art history.

There is precisely this theory and refutation of it.

Moreover, Professor Cheng is a very casual person. His test papers always test whatever is important, the syllabus? Is that what you can eat? In a final exam, he really took this test.

Sui Xiong really remembers this paragraph after dragging the exam.

He recalled carefully for a while, then broke the silence: "Winner, I have a small question."

The **** of war looked back at him and asked: "What's the problem?"

"You said that nature eliminates the weak through war in order to screen out stronger and better individuals and populations. Is there any reliable basis for this?"

The **** of war froze for a moment and replied: "Isn't this kind of thing taken for granted? In a pack of wolves, the strongest wolf can get the most food, grow to the strongest, and eventually become the wolf king. The entire wolf pack Only it has the power to mate with she-wolves and reproduce offspring...As long as people who have lived in the wilderness almost all know these things."

Sui Xiong smiled: "Then I want to ask a question, from ancient times to modern times, has the species ‘wolf’ become stronger and stronger?"

Winner was stunned. He closed his eyes and remembered it for a long time, then showed a dazed expression.

"Weird... Compared with modern wolves, ancient wolves... It seems that ancient wolves are stronger..."

Many of the gods present have lived for tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of years or even longer, and they recalled one after another under Sui Xiong's reminder.

The results of the memories are naturally similar. Everyone has come alive from the same era, and no one comes from a different world or a different world line. Then, of course, what you see and hear along the way will not be much. The difference.

Seeing the gods are all surprised, Sui Xiong smiled slightly, and continued: "As far as I know, from ancient times to the present, the overall trend of the main plane creatures is that the individual force of the creatures is declining, and the ethnic group is increasing. , The opportunities for outstanding individuals in the ethnic group are increasing. Isn’t that true?"

The gods nodded.

"Take human beings as an example. Humans in ancient times are actually quite strong. They can even fight with low-level warcraft with bare hands without the help of any tools. This kind of force can almost be regarded as excellent adventurers in modern times, even It may be close to the intermediate level, but in ancient times, when the **** of knights had just been enshrined, and humans were almost crushed and beaten by orcs, basically all adults had this kind of force, right? "

Several elders among the gods, as well as some interested in history, nodded one after another.

"In ancient times, the proportion of beasts appearing among beasts was much higher than it is now. At that time, you could find a pack of wolves in the wild. Most of the wolf kings were beasts, and there were even a few in the pack. Head monster, right?"

The older gods continued to nod their heads.

"So the question arises. If, according to the God of War, we eliminate the weak through war and let the powerful individuals and races survive, then the ancient creatures should be weaker than they are now. Why is the result the other way round? ?"

Gods, look at me, I look at you, most of them don’t know how to answer.

At this moment, the God of Water Elemental spoke: "I have heard a saying that from ancient times to the present, the concentration of magic power on the main plane has decreased, so the strength of creatures has also decreased."

Sui Xiong smiled and said: "You are the longest among the gods. These things are history for others and nothing more than a past for you. Then do you agree with this statement?" /

"Until just now, I still approve of it." The **** of water elemental said with a wry smile, "but now, I am not sure."

"Why?"

"Because I recalled carefully, although the main plane's magic power concentration has indeed been lowered several times, it has also been increased several times. In general, the current main plane's magic power concentration is The era of strong people everywhere is actually not much lower-this can be seen from the top strength of creatures. The top powerhouses of this era are no weaker than those of that era. The powerful legendary beasts of this era, even if they return In that era, it was also a strong one who could separate one side."

He is an old predecessor among the gods, a well-deserved veteran. In his capacity, speaking of this, it is natural that there will be no mistakes.

So the gods are even more at a loss-if it is said that the decline in the concentration of magic power has led to the general weakening of creatures, it would be excusable, but the actual situation is that the concentration of contemporary magic power is actually no better. So much lower, why are creatures so weak?

Sui Xiong smiled, watching the gods think blankly, and after a while, he spoke again.

"I have a speculation on this, you may wish to discuss and see if it is reasonable."

The eyes of the gods focused on him again.

"We all know that, with the exception of a few legendary creatures, most species need to reproduce the next generation and continue the population by passing on from generation to generation. There is a question here-what method can be used to ensure Can your next generation continue better?"

"Is myself strong enough?" A deity tentatively asked, "As long as it is strong enough to protect the next generation, then of course it will be fine~ IndoMTL.com~ This is a good way, but how can we ensure that we are always strong? Will you never be frustrated?" Sui Xiong continued to ask.

The **** shook his head, unable to tell.

No one can answer this question.

If there is such a good way, then everyone is afraid that they have become great divine powers, how can they not even have great divine power until now?

"I think that in the face of changes in the world, in the face of impermanent fate, and in the face of ubiquitous crises, strength alone is not enough to ensure the continuation of the population. In contrast, the simplest and most reliable The solution is to have more children." Sui Xiong said.

More than one **** laughed.

He certainly makes sense. Having more children is naturally conducive to the continuation of the population.

"So the problem comes. It is easy to have children, but raising children is not easy." Sui Xiong said, "Children need enough food to grow up. If the race is too strong, how can we ensure that there is enough? Food to feed a large group of edible children?"

There was much less laughter, and many gods were lost in thought.

"I know many dragons. They can eat a cow in one meal. If they eat it every day, it will be a terrifying appetite-so they often sleep to reduce consumption. And if a dragon At the age of ten, it reproduces offspring, and it reproduces once a year, five or six to ten each time, so how much do you think they can eat?"

The laughter disappeared completely, and the gods were all thinking.

"So for the prosperity of the race, the easiest way is to grow more, and at the same time weaken appropriately." Sui Xiong smiled and concluded, "Birth more, consume less, and resist disease is the continuation and prosperity of the race. Foundation."

This last sentence is exactly the subject of the exam that year.