Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第249/327页)

iedbythebarbariantribes.YouDavidarealuckydogbecauseyouhappeurntothepartofthebookwhenthegoldpacehadalreadybeenbuiltbuthadbeenoccupiedbyanyone,soyouhadbeeoeandgoatwill.Ifyouturhepartwhereitwasoccupiedbythebarbariantribes,youwouldhavebeencapturedandbeheadedbythebarbarianoccupiersandyourbloodyheadwouldhavebeenhungontheeavesofthepacegate.SoIsayyouhavereallybeenlucky.Youhavebeeogotwicetothegoldpace,sitonthesolidgoldthroneandenjoythelifeofamonarch,experiengwhatitistoberoyandalmighty…Iused‘abigthickbook’asanexampletomakeiteasierforyoutouand.Actually,amoreappropriatewaytoexpinitwouldbetosaythattimehasnobeginningandnoend.”Mr.Kaffeequaffedhiswineaosinkihought.Afterawhilehemurmured,

    “Iseemtorememberhavihatmagicsphereoftime…Yes…IamsureIonceledalegionofabout200,000soldiersoftheaRomanEmpireandidsiegetdomofDreamswhichlookedlikeanimpregle.Later…ter…yourushedoutofthecastleleadingabouttenthousandwarriorstofightwithmyRomanlegionhebodiesofyourwarriorsweremadeofdtheywereweldingonsmadeofstoheyrushedfearlesslyintothemidstoftheRomansoldiers,whoevaporatedintodarkclouds.Thesedarkcloudsgatheredoverheadandtorrentsofrainpoureddown,fallingonyourwarriors,whobegabatothesoilfromwhichtheyweremade.Intheend,dustturodustandsoilturosoil,eachrevertingbacktoitsinalstate.So,thatbattleehbotharmiespletelywipedout.Nosidewonandnosidewasdefeated…SeeBook1Chapter2TheDream-maker”

    “Atthetime”saidDimitri,“IwaostoptheinvasionoftheRomansoldiers,soItransformedmyselftoahuskysavagedeity,witharhinoceroshornatthetopofmyhead,onehugeeyeonmyfadanothereyeatthebayhead.Ijustwaoscarethemwithmyimage,neverrealizingthattherewasjustsuchapersonedinacaveatthebaykingdom.Later,IgavehimthenameofCyclops…”Hethenadded“Justnowyouspokeofwar,andthattouchesmedeeply.Sihebeginningoftimewhenmanfirstappearedonthisearth,innumerablewarsbigandsmallhavebeenfought.Everywariablybeesadgruesomeseofdeathandbloodshed,withcorpsespilinguponbattlefieldswherebloodhaddyedthegroundred,fullydispyingtheremnantsofdferociousanimalinstinctsstilliveinhumannature,namelykillingandpugnacity.herhavethehumanracelearntanylessonsfromtheirexperienpreviouswars.Iftheycouldbecool-headedandanalyzethingssoberlyandcalmlybeforethewarbegan,theywouldbeabletodecidewhichwarisiableandwhichcouldbeavoided.Inwarsbetweennations,wheionalsnty,i,honororsanctityareinvolved,thesituationbeesespeciallyexplosiveandcouldbesetoffwithatouch,getoutofhandandbeeanirreciblemess.Thescopeofwarfarehasalsoescated,involvingfromhundredsofthousandsofpeopletomillionsandtensofmillionsofpeopleandhasetothepoihoseinvolvedwerewillingtorisktotannihitionifnecessary.Suchirrationalmadnesswillonedayleadtothedestruoftheworld.Onthisearthwehumanbeingshavenonaturalenemyandnooutsideaggressionhasthreatenedus.Itisweourselvesushedthehumahebordersofselfdestru…Why?Ireallydonotuand…Ifwetakealong-sightedviewandlookbaourhistory,atthewarsthathadbeergerandrgerinscope,wewouldfindthatmostofthemwereunnecessaryandcouldhavebeenavoided.Butpeopledecidedtosettleproblemswithvioleusingbruteforce,themostsimple,diredba