Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 200 The Real Person
Zhen Yan saw that he was powerless to refute and continued to press on:

"Marx said that man is the sum of all social relations, and man is not an abstract concept inherent in a single person. And these 'source beasts' that you think of are indeed closely related to humans. Could you please explain?"

"Not to mention that Aristotle believed that humans are 'social animals' who need social life to perfect themselves, and he divided humans into 'rational' and 'emotional'. How do you explain this?"

"If we consider their social attributes, they are able to participate in social activities, take on responsibilities and gain respect or recognition from others. From this perspective, they fully possess the characteristics of a human being."

"..."

Zhen Yan's words one after another made the chief judge feel breathless and he even regretted taking on this task.

"So I don't know what you are afraid of. Are you afraid that the moral standards of the 'source beast' you mentioned are higher than yours?"

"Dang Dang Dang!"

The judge banged the gavel: "Please refrain from personal attacks. Now please ask the prosecution to respond to the defense."

Obviously, this has put them in a very passive position, and the judge does not want Zhen Yan to continue speaking.

However, the judge who was supported still refuted:
"You said they didn't deceive humans, but they made us immersed in illusions and unable to return to reality. This is deception and betrayal. Do you dare to deny it?"

"This is an unavoidable fact. Your so-called defense is completely obscured by subjective emotions. It is a pile of whining garbage without any objectivity."

Defense attorney Zhen Yan stood up and loudly refuted:
"I protested, and the judge attacked me personally."

"Protest is invalid. Please continue, sir."

The judge's facial expression was a little out of control, and he gave the defense attorney a sarcastic grin.

However, his fearless and disgusting face was also seen by those who watched the live broadcast.

At the scene, many people showed contempt and disgust towards the judge, and some even shouted that they wanted to beat him up.

He remained unmoved and still insisted on his justice:
“So, if we don’t recognize the validity of objective definitions, the world will become chaotic, and anyone can change fixed facts based on their subjective feelings.”

Zhen Yan tugged at his tie and stopped talking to the judge. Instead, he turned sideways and opened his arms. On one side was the judge, and on the other side were the jury:
"We are not trying a few humanoid monsters here. If it were that simple, they could have been executed directly based on the source beasts, and we, the family members, could have been sentenced for 'illegally harboring the source beasts'."

"But, obviously, we don't. The reason why we are making it public is to test a concept - that is, whether we are willing to accept existences that are different from us and give them the respect and rights they deserve!"

"Moreover, the future goal of mankind will be the stars and the sea, and it is impossible to stick to the blue planet. So how do we face those extraterrestrial intelligent creatures?"

"Obviously, we don't know what stance we should take. I only know that this era has changed many perceptions, and we shouldn't stick to the old ways."

"Just think about it, if we are weak, should we be neither humble nor overbearing? Or should we be servile? If we are strong, should we protect the weak? Or should we be the prey of the strong?"

"I once heard my friend, a Source Warrior, talk about the Dao. He said that the will of a strong person is not above the nine heavens, but lies in constantly fighting against stronger inherent cognition to gain a new self."

“Even if they are the strongest among ten thousand people, if they stop, all they will face is silent demise.”

“The answer that can be given lies in this public event.”

When people heard this, they couldn't help but whisper.

The chief judge looked at the passionate defense attorney in disbelief. He was also shaken by his words and began to doubt the mission he was doing, which did not seem to be directed towards justice.

Even Yuanze had to admire the cleverness of this defense lawyer, who elevated mankind's conception of "humanoid monsters" to a level above the journey of the future vast universe.

He also borrowed the words of a Yuanwu warrior, which meant that someone must have taught him behind the scenes, teaching him to conquer the audience with his abundant emotions and brilliant ideas.

The judge's gavel also stopped in mid-air. He was also affected by the defense lawyer's passionate defense, and for a moment he almost forgot his mission. He took a deep breath. He came with a mission and could not be easily influenced by the defense lawyer. But the closer the gavel got to the base, the slower it moved.

He felt like he couldn't do it at all.

"when!"

The gavel hit the base uncontrollably, and everyone stopped talking and noticed the presence of the judge.

The arrow was on the string and had to be shot, so he could only announce a halftime break and temporarily adjourn the court so that everyone could have a lunch break.

Yuanze stood up, twisted his neck, making a crackling sound, then went out, ordered a meal, and brought it back to the tavern to eat.

"You noticed it, didn't you? The hammer in his hand couldn't fall down at all. It was controlled by the source warrior."

The boss simply went out and bought some, trying to get closer to Yuanze, and even ordered exactly the same food.

"At this point, no matter the outcome, the defense has already won, and those guys behind the scenes have already lost miserably, and it seems like they don't even want to save face anymore." Yuan Ze was very calm and directly announced the result this time.

"Who do you think those people are? Why are they doing such a thankless job and staging a public trial?"

"I don't know you well. Remember, we are only partners. Don't try to trick me. If you can tell me some useful information, I will consider it."

The boss didn't say anything. This meal was not to his liking in the first place, and now it was even more disgusting just by looking at it, so he threw it away and asked the bartender to fry him a steak.

"I'll tell you, we're not the same kind of people."

Yuanze ate up all the food he bought, but the boss's steak was still not cooked.

"What news do you want? I'll see if I can tell you."

"How much information can you tell me about your 'world'? Not to mention the information that everyone knows, how much do you know about the nuclear accident that almost happened at B03?"

"This……"

"Do you think the news I brought to you is not worth it? Then I think there is nothing to say, so you don't have to do business with me anymore."

The boss looked very ugly, and he could feel his whole face swelling with blood.

The guy in front of him is very troublesome, and this tavern is his only stronghold. He has no way to retreat and can only tell him everything.

Because of City Lord Zhang’s special abilities, the “World” organization has been doing a poor job of infiltrating B03.

He wanted to discuss cooperation with Zhang Zhisheng, but he refused on the grounds that the underground order was unnecessary.

Later, City Lord Zhang captured all the members of the underground world active in B03 and executed a scout-level strongman, who was the original dungeon lord of B03.

The two sides then fell out, and the top leaders of the "World" organization traded all the information they had searched for about B03's Tokamak device to some mysterious people.

"You guys really did a great job, fighting against Shadow while selling information to them."

The boss was quite honest and the information he provided was basically the same as the information on the computer.

However, what he didn't expect was that this "Shadow" was so crazy that he was willing to blow up a city in order to transform society; he also contacted the "Ghost Epidemic" and asked them to contact Paul.

There is also confusion among these three organizations.

(End of this chapter)