During this period of time, Akemili had learned something through reading books and communicating with some scholars. The rise of a nation could not be completed in a short period of time.
He also understood that money could not transform a nation. The key was an attitude of self-improvement and love for life, a kind of spirit.
Material wealth would not change people's spiritual world. Instead, it would slide into the endless abyss of desire because of spiritual poverty, sinking into it and unable to leave.
Only when people were spiritually rich would they change from the inside out. Only then would people begin to understand and appreciate the world, and give people something to pursue.
But this also extended to a new problem. He, or even more Nagaleans, had worked hard for many years to realize this dream. The Nagaleans had really awakened, but if the Federation did not leave, what was the point of their awakening?
This was also the last question in his mind. If the Federation did not leave, the awakening would be more like a boring game.
Everything was firmly in the hands of the Federation. It was like this now, and it would be like this in the future. So why bother with it?
In fact, this was also the biggest problem that the Nagaleans had to face in the process of awakening. They had been like this before.
Whether they worked hard or not, in the end, they would continue to be ruled by the ruling class. They would be plundered by them without any bottom line. They lived without a shred of dignity, regardless of whether they worked hard or not.
It would be the same in the future. Some people even thought that it was a good choice to be ruled by the Federation. At least the Federation was much better than the ruling class of Nagaleans.
Anyway, they would be enslaved and ruled by people. Why not choose a better one?
There was no resistance, no awakening!
Because these would not change their lives. Nothing could change.
He looked at Lynch expectantly. He felt that Lynch would answer this question. He did not know why he felt this way, but he just knew.
Lynch was silent for a moment. He looked at Akemili and asked a question. "Akemili, do you think that people are ugly because they are poor?"
The ugliness here did not refer to the ugliness of one's appearance. It referred to a person's image in all aspects. It could be said that it referred to the ugliness of the soul.
Akemili shook his head. "A person's ugliness has nothing to do with their beauty or wealth. It's only related to their self-awareness."
Lynch nodded in agreement. With a confident smile on his face, he asked, "Then what does the awakening of society and the awakening of a nation have to do with who will rule and whether the ruler will leave?"
"To put it in a more religious way, the ascension of a person is only related to that person and has nothing to do with anything else."
"I know what you're looking for. You want Najaril to become independent, equal, wealthy, and powerful. These things should not be your 'goals'. If you take them as your goals, I suggest you give up your current ideas and be an honest worker."
"Because when you set your eyes on these specific things, you already have the idea of competing with the Federation. We all know that the ultimate manifestation of competition is war."
"If you think that Nagalil can get these things through war, I think you are actually choosing suicide."
"So I want to persuade you to cherish your life and not make meaningless sacrifices."
"But if you don't take it as a goal, but as an accessory in the awakening process of a nation, without opposition, without competition, it becomes possible."
"When Najaril and the Najaril people can prove that you have developed it into a civilized society, whether it's within the Federation or the international community, they will give you the respect you deserve."
"This is the path that you should take the most!"
Lynch looked at Akemili, who was deep in thought, and went further. "If you can't save yourself from the spiritual level, from the individual to the society to the nation, please forgive my rudeness. What you want will never be realized!"
Trying to use war to force the Federation to give in?
Sorry, if this could make the Federation take a step back before the naval battle between the Federation and Gefra, it was impossible after the naval battle.
A wolf could be a vegetarian for its entire life, not because it liked to be a vegetarian, but because it was afraid of fighting, because it had seen its own kind die in battle, so it would rather be a vegetarian than have conflicts with its own kind or other species.
But when the wolf easily killed the Alpha Wolf who was prepared to use it to establish its prestige, after tasting the delicious taste of fresh blood, it could never go back to the past.
Now, the Federation was like this. Through a naval battle, the Federation established its position in the international community, and the entire Federation society benefited from it.
Now, you want to give in?
No, the Federation wanted to spit out the anger that they had swallowed during the escapist period. They would roar with the ambition to kill everything, and they would rush forward and tear everything that stood in the way of the Federation.
Lynch was not deceiving Akumali, or misleading him to go down the wrong path. He just gave Akumali the only choice he could make at this time.
Either he waved his fists and fought with the steel cannons until he was dead, or he would complete his awakening and self-redemption from the inside out, from the individual to the society, and as a "civilized human", he would force the Federation to take a step back.
This was not deceiving or misleading, this was the real solution.
Akumali was still in deep thought. Lynch's words were not difficult to understand, and they were very common, but it was because of this that he felt … very strange.
It was like a strong person with a weapon in his hand rushing into your house, eating your food, sleeping with your wife, and hitting your children.
If you wanted to get angry, he would tell you, "Don't do it, I'm afraid I'll accidentally kill you."
He even took the initiative to give some suggestions, such as, "You should train until you're at least as strong as me, then we can discuss this problem."
It was too funny, but it was also very realistic.
After a while, Akumali seemed to have figured it out. He nodded slightly, "Mr. Lynch, when I talk to people about these things, can you tell them your role in it?"
This was a kind of respect for Lynch. Lynch occupied a very important position in Akumali's theory and provided a lot of important content. He felt that he should tell people who inspired his ideas.
Lynch shook his head, "The truth is heavy, and people may not be able to bear the weight of the truth. It will crush their spirit."
"Wait for the future. Maybe we will have a chance to see the day when I succeed in my redemption. When that day comes, if you're not dead, and I'm not dead, then tell them!"
Akumali was deeply impressed by Lynch. He bowed to express his respect!
Then Lynch watched these people leave. These seeds would soon grow into towering trees.
What they brought back was just enough to meet the needs of all levels of society.
For the ordinary people — to give them a bright future, to realize their self-worth through work, and to immigrate to the Federation to live a happy life.
For those who were confused — violence could not solve any problem, but would only make the problem more difficult. Only peaceful self-redemption was the way out for Nagalil.
For the upper class of society — as long as Nagalil did not take the initiative to use force, the Federation would not use force to achieve their demands.
These people were like seeds, seeds full of light. They would inevitably bloom in the dark night of Nagalil and illuminate the night!
It was just that … sometimes, some things often developed beyond people's expectations.
Everyone thought that there would not be any more problems in Nagalil. After all, the new king and the joint members of the new Federation of Nagalil were all on the side of the Federation. This country, from top to bottom, had become the "best friends" of the people of the Federation. How could there be any unpleasant things?
But unfortunately, unpleasant things did happen.
The real eldest prince finally got rid of the Federation's pursuit — not because he had any outstanding ability, but because he chose to jump into the sea when he had no other choice. Unexpectedly, he did not drown and survived.
This choice of survival was indeed beyond the ability of the Federation's agents.
When they returned to the capital, the eldest prince had gathered some people around him.
Society was like this. Some people easily began to accept the new life, but some people were full of hatred for the new life.
It was not that the new life was not good, but their mentality was not right.
For those who were used to the strict hierarchy of society, suddenly everyone became equal under the high pressure of the Federation. They felt like they had lost their most precious thing.
In any change of dynasty, the nobles of the old era, the kings, were always full of resentment.
The same was true for the eldest prince and those around him. They had lost their detached status in the past, which made it difficult for them to accept.
The thinking of the people of Nagalil was not the same as normal thinking. They could lie on the floor outside every day and live a poor life, but they were unwilling to stand up and change their lives.
Instead, they fiercely attacked women's autonomy and independence, because the rise of women's social status and independence would affect their status.
Just like the people around the eldest prince at this time, they were victims who had lost some of their rights. They were full of complaints about the current society.
The eldest prince looked at the palace in the dark night, his eyes shining with an indescribable luster. No one thought that a substitute would become the real one.
He, the real eldest prince, had become a "substitute" and was beaten up by the Federation.
Compared to others, he had lost more!