"… The roar from the bell tower was heard by the whole elementary school. Algodo's first confession failed. Poor Madeline was just a freckled ten-year-old girl, and she was shocked by his unrestrained behavior. She didn't look at him straight in the eyes for the next few months, but Algodo himself was even more unlucky. He angered Mr. Grom. From then on, Mr. Grom always targeted him. But you all know that this guy is very generous. He never took these things to heart. Before graduation, he used the same method to woo Anne and Sofia, but of course he still failed shamefully." Bermudo has been telling the story of Algodo vividly. Although Carmela and Felicia both said that he was a quiet person, he seemed to be very talkative when talking about his brother. Of course, Xiao Chen also had another guess, maybe it was too long since no one accompanied him to recall these past events.
"Honey, how come I never knew this?" Felicia said.
"This is what the amorous Algodo least wants Catherine to know. He has threatened me many times and told me not to tell you. According to him, you women are like a network in your brains. Telling one is equivalent to telling everyone. But now... no one should care, right?" Bermudo drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp.
"Oh, dear..." Felicia gently stroked Bermudo's face with the back of her hand, and the latter held her hand and caressed it.
Xiao Chen listened to the story told by Bermudo, and the image of Algordo became clear in his mind. However, perhaps because his knowledge of him came from the stories told by his closest relatives, it sounded like Algordo was not a person who was full of malice towards humans. On the contrary, influenced by his father, he had a strong awareness of protecting the environment and maintaining ecological balance, but he also cared about his friends and was even willing to help strangers. He was not like a tyrant or a conspirator, but more like a little boy who loved life.
"What do you think of extreme acts of nature conservation? Some people oppose factories and scientific experiments for the purpose of protecting nature. They even resort to violence," Luo Ling asked casually.
"Algordo and I have similar views. We oppose the uncontrolled and destructive use of nature by humans. If we can coexist with nature responsibly, then there will be no problem." Bermudo changed the subject and said, "But you also know that most of the time this is a luxury. When people are stupid, they always make irreparable mistakes. Just like the nuclear leaks in Chernobyl and Fukushima, the Japanese and Norwegian whaling ships that will never stop, and those toxic and harmful chemicals, when have these things ever stopped? Sometimes I wonder if human civilization stays within a certain limit and does not cross those thresholds, maybe the whole world will be a lot better."
"Does Algodo have the same idea?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Well, our views on these things are similar, but sometimes he may be more radical than me. Maybe this is the difference caused by personality." Bermudo said.
Luo Ling was not surprised to hear him say that. This should be the source of the things that happened in the other world. Maybe now is an opportunity. Luo Ling doesn't know if she will have the opportunity to confront the god of nature, Algodo, but now she can practice with his brother, Bermudo. She took a sip of wine, sorted out her thoughts and said, "However, have you ever thought that it is the development of science and technology that has strengthened our ability to protect the natural environment? Take your country as an example. The current environmental conditions are definitely much better than the early days of industrialization. The same is true in my country. The pollution problem is slowly improving with development. Maybe if we give humans some time, everything will get better."
Bermudo laughed, as if he had heard such words many times. He patted Felicia's hand and said, "See? Here is an ally of yours, and your ideas are almost exactly the same. Maybe you women prefer to look at humans from a good side, but I am not so confident. In my opinion, humans have been testing the brink of destruction. So far, what we have done can be redeemed at a price afterwards, but as the power we control becomes stronger and stronger, maybe one day the consequences we have caused will no longer be remedied. The things explored by science are all unknown, and you never know what kind of Pandora's box those scientists will open in their next experiment."
"You don't seem to have enough confidence in human rationality." Luo Ling said.
"Yes. I admit it, because humans are often completely captured by emotions and desires. When curiosity overwhelms reason, anything can happen," said Bermudo.
Xiao Chen asked: "I have a hypothesis. If you suddenly have the opportunity to come to a world and become the master of a group of humans, or a god, what would you do?"
Bermudo raised his eyebrows: "Why do you ask?"
Xiao Chen said: "Just think of it as a thinking game. How would you lead the development of these humans?"
"Is this the bar game you Chinese like? It feels so strange, but also quite interesting. Let me think about it." Bermudo closed his eyes slightly, pinched his eyebrows and thought, "I will let humans live freely, but I will let them advocate a natural and simple lifestyle, and not put too much energy on the development of technology. Their lives may not be as easy as people now, but their population may be able to last longer than the current earthlings.
However, curiosity is human nature. In order to curb this, I am afraid I will have to set up some kind of sect to spread my own theory. Since the locals are still in a very ignorant state, this kind of mystical trick may be more effective for them. "
Felicia said, "But they will definitely stay in a miserable life like the Middle Ages. They work hard all day and still can't get enough to eat. They can't get treatment when they are sick. Most people will never leave their villages and can't learn knowledge. They are all illiterate. And once they encounter a disaster, they have little ability to resist and save themselves."
Bermudo said: "But this is how the ancestors of mankind got through, isn't it? They haven't encountered any crisis in their tribe for so many years. I think this is a stable and natural state."