Chapter 292 Human Marathon
“What happened next?” Liu Lingshan laughed helplessly. “He passed away. Everyone remembered him, but no one was him anymore. Then the country developed rapidly, technology changed, and everything changed with each passing day… I was carried forward by the times.”
“Linde, you don’t understand that feeling because you’ve only lived for a few short decades.
When you live long enough like me, you will understand your own insignificance and ordinariness, and you will know that the person who drives society forward will never be the one who looks the best, but someone extraordinary that you can never imagine.
Throughout history, there have been the inventions of the steam engine, the car, the telephone... the nuclear bomb, aircraft carriers, airplanes... as well as the evolution of institutions, the popularization of education, the collapse of feudalism, and the elimination of superstition.
I have been constantly learning since three hundred years ago, and have always kept my knowledge level at the forefront of society.
But after so many years, I have never researched anything decent. Occasionally there are some insignificant breakthroughs, but they can't cause social change at all.
In terms of comprehensive quality, I am definitely one of the best people in the world. Even the learning-oriented people with special abilities may not be able to beat me. But having the highest comprehensive quality does not mean that she is most likely to achieve great success.
The leap forward of human civilization depends not on us, but on some chosen person who is as fleeting as a shooting star.
The efforts of all mankind have made civilization advance step by step, but the efforts of some individuals can make the entire human civilization leap hundreds of meters directly... Do you understand what I mean?"
"I think that's biased, right? It's the accumulation of all mankind that enabled those people to make great achievements . You can't attribute the progress of civilization to just one or two people. Newton said that he was just standing on the shoulders of giants."
"Haha, that's your limitation, Linde."
Liu Lingshan looked back at him, and her eyes suddenly startled Lin De. It was an indescribable deep and cold look, as if she had seen through everything.
"Linde, in the feudal society, I never thought about building a country where everyone is equal. My wish at that time was to marry a good family, follow the three obediences and four virtues, and support my husband and raise children. I once tried my best to bind my feet, but because of my physical condition, my bones could never be deformed. I was sad for more than ten years because of this.
At that time, I never thought about gender equality, nor did I know that a person's body belongs to oneself.
Later, the Qing Dynasty fell and everything started all over again. I thought I was one step ahead of others and made a lot of money by taking advantage of opportunities. In the end, I became so rich that I forgot that I was once a starving person.
While I was spending money like water, some people were drawing a blueprint for the future.
In their eyes, the future is one in which everyone is equal and no one oppresses others. I sincerely look forward to such a society, but I have never thought about creating it, nor do I know how to create it.
Later, I made enough money and spent decades learning cutting-edge knowledge in various fields. I tried hard to make the world a better place with my own hands, but I found that there were many people who did not live as long as I did, nor were they as knowledgeable as I was, but they could think of a key point that no one else had thought of.
I have unique views on the law, but facts always prove that my views are biased. However, a young man sees through the nature of society at a glance, formulates a series of practical laws, and changes the entire social atmosphere.
I am very knowledgeable about scientific research, but it is impossible for me to create something out of nothing. I can’t think of it, or even if I can think of it, I don’t have a clue how to create it. But some people can do it easily. Their imagination is like the weird phenomena now, which makes people feel incredible.
I have personally experienced tragic times and have a deep understanding of what has happened in history. Later, I also learned how to write articles, but I don’t know how to write works like "Diary of a Madman" and "Before the Collapse".
I have proved a conclusion with myself: Just because you have learned all the knowledge in physics doesn't mean you can come up with the theory of relativity; just because you have experienced a lot doesn't mean you can write a masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages.
Human history is a long segmented marathon. If you practice hard and persevere, you can run faster and faster, but you should never think of surpassing an individual. When you are trying hard to surpass a genius who has not yet appeared, you don’t know that he is already waiting for you at the finish line.
In fact, he is not waiting for you at the finish line, but he is waiting for all of humanity at the finish line. When everyone comes to him, he will open up unprecedented scenery and new signposts for humanity.
Linde... I have a talent, and my talent is to find those individuals."
After Liu Lingshan finished speaking, Lin De followed her one step behind her, brows furrowed, not saying a word.
To be honest, he did not agree with Liu Lingshan's point of view. He believed that human civilization was advanced by the concerted efforts of all mankind, rather than by the extraordinary performance of individual geniuses.
“Roar, roar, roar—!”
The ground beneath my feet shook, and a loud roar came from the front. A shadow in the depths of the black fog grew thicker and thicker, approaching this side quickly.
The ruins in front collapsed, the earth trembled, and a four-legged beast more than ten meters tall appeared in front of Liu Lingshan and Lin De.
The giant beast's blood-red eyes emitted a ferocious light in the black fog, and its foul-smelling saliva flowed from its white sharp teeth.
“Roar, roar, roar—!! ”
It opened its mouth and let out a deafening roar at Lin De and Liu Lingshan, causing the gravel on the ground to tremble.
Liu Lingshan looked up at the giant beast and reached out to grasp the knife at his waist.
She did not move to draw her sword, but the air in front of her suddenly vibrated, and the dust on the ground was raised to the left and right with Liu Lingshan as the center. The sharp sword energy swept across the center of the street, and a straight crack appeared on the ground in front of her, and the tall four-legged beast was split in two from the center.
The giant beast's body split in the middle, and dark blood poured out like a rainstorm. Lin De, who was beside Liu Lingshan, opened the umbrella he used as a weapon, walked to Liu Lingshan, and greeted the dripping blood rain.
The smelly blood splashed against the umbrella, making a frequent clattering sound. Liu Lingshan looked coldly at the monster standing motionless in front of him.
A few seconds later, the huge corpse fell towards the streets on both sides, crushing the already fragile ruins. The two set off again and passed through the middle of the monster's corpse.
The two walked along in silence for a long time.
After a long silence, Lind couldn't help but ask again: "So, those are the three people you are interested in now?"
"No, there is only one." Liu Lingshan replied.
"Su Ming? What can he change?"
"Who knows?"
"Didn't you say you knew?" Linde felt a headache after hearing that.
"I only know that he can change, but I don't know what he can change."
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