Crossover in the Anime World

Deification is the way the landowners and gentry of the island country distinguish us from them. By deifying themselves, they distinguish themselves from the mud-legged people.

So if you are not a god, you are too embarrassed to go out and say hello. Kurosaki Ichigo is just a child of a noble. Fortunately, his profession is the god of death. He can barely stand with Uzumaki Naruto and Luffy, but Kurosaki Ichigo is definitely the best. The one who pulls his crotch is neither the reincarnation of the gods, nor has he inherited the will of the gods.

Belmode said that those who are not gods are not free at all. As a US imperialist, she believes that even if she loses everything, she can only be considered a human being if she gains freedom. The way they distinguish is freedom. Freedom is the foundation of human beings. Without freedom, we are not human beings.

Starting from ancient Rome, people have freedom, they are men, they have families, they have the right to vote, they are citizens. Citizens can be elected as governors and decide national policies.

Without freedom, one is a slave; with freedom, one is a human being. Freedom is the first step for a person, so Belmod believes that "losing everything in exchange for freedom" is a symbol of progress and the first step towards becoming a person. As for what freedom is, it must be defined by Westerners. If you want to be recognized as a human being by the West, you must accept their ideology and buy expensive freedom certificates.

Not buying? Then it cannot be considered a human being. Since they are no longer human beings, they can be killed or chopped into pieces as they please.

So you either spend money to buy people's certification, or you are expelled and the people who kill you take your land. In short, what's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine.

Of course, the West also has the theory of superior blood, which is similar to deification. When the West versus the non-West, freedom is for sale, but if everyone is human, how can the West stand out from the West? Then it depends on the bloodline.

Externally, they are humans and non-humans. Internally, it’s all about blood.

Belmode couldn't stand the deification of the island country. After all, Westerners like them didn't deify themselves too much. It was too much to have 8 million ghosts and gods in this small island country. She also began to sympathize with the islanders. She felt that they were suppressed by ghosts and gods and had no freedom. They should purchase freedom certificates and let American imperial soldiers rescue them.

After much thought, she did not have any thoughts of rebellion. Instead, she felt that in the face of difficulties, only the soldiers of the American Empire were the gospel, which could bring freedom and upgrade the people of the island country to become human beings.

Duran said that Belmode was indeed a foreigner, and his thinking was still very American. He did not think of rebellion, but thought of promoting freedom. After all, if the starting point is an oppressed slave, then the most important thing is to upgrade from a slave to a human being, and the first thing is to be free. For them, having freedom is a very good start.

"One is forcibly elevating oneself, and the other is forcibly belittling others. It's the same thing." Dulan said, why don't they understand the essence of rebellion?

Du Lan thought that in the Central Plains, both civilizations and barbarians are human beings. Those who enter China will become Chinese, and those who enter barbarism will become barbarians. What matters is behavior. Behavior determines whether China is a barbarian or a barbarian. This has been continuously strengthened since the Zhou Dynasty.

Because after the Zhou Dynasty replaced the Yin and Shang Dynasties, their status was actually quite embarrassing. There were still many survivors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and different tribes were also eyeing them. At that time, Zhou united with other tribes to attack Yin and Shang. As a result, King Zhou of Shang died, but the power of Yin and Shang was still very strong. How to become bigger and stronger between enemies and allies is a problem that Zhou people need to face.

How to turn everyone into Zhou people? This is what the Zhou rulers had to answer. King Wen of Zhou wrote the Book of Changes, and Duke Zhou made Zhou Rites.

Yi means change, which emphasizes the changes between China and the barbarians. The Zhou rites are the standard of change. If you abide by the Zhou rites, you will be a Chinese; if you don't, you will be a barbarian.

Zhou rites stipulate behaviors such as clothing, sacrifices, weddings and funerals, etc. If the enemy obeys, the enemy will be the Zhou people. If allies comply, they are also Zhou people. If the barbarians abide by it, they will also be Zhou people.

This is a bit like religion, but religion requires belief in God and then observing the precepts. The Zhou rites do not require belief in any gods, only the observance of etiquette.

From here on in the Central Plains, behavior became the main way to distinguish us from them. The ideas of the "Book of Changes" have basically not changed, but the behavioral standards of Zhou Li have been changing.

Confucius proposed to restrain oneself and restore rituals, which shows that in his era, Zhou rituals were no longer effective. However, although Confucius emphasized the standards of behavior, he did not propose a new standard to replace the Zhou rites. He only called on everyone to restore the Zhou rites, which would definitely not work.

In the time of Mencius, the standard of the ancient kings was put forward, which meant that the Zhou rites were no longer good. We should learn from the ancient sages and use the behavior of the sages as the new standard.

Xunzi proposed to reformulate etiquette and use the gentleman to propose new etiquette. It's a pity that it is so difficult to find a gentleman that everyone in the world can believe in.

Legalism proposed that the law should be the standard. It is not reliable for a gentleman to remake the etiquette system. It is better to rely on the laws of the country.

The Mohists put forward a set of utopian standards such as non-love and attack, etc. The ideal is very good, but the practice is difficult.

Taoists say that since the standards set by humans are not enough, then Taoism should follow nature, reduce human traces as much as possible, use nature as the standard, and learn from nature.

After the dynasties changed, the ideas of the I Ching remained unchanged, but the standards of China were always changing. Everyone is working hard to make their power accommodate more people, so the standards of behavior are constantly being updated. During the three thousand years from King Fa to the final promotion of productivity, the Central Plains has always believed that enemies, allies, and barbarians are all human beings, but only if their behavior conforms to the standards of the Central Plains, they are their own people.

Now the standard of conduct for our people is to promote productivity and benefit the people. As for whether those who promote productivity are willing to cooperate with Zhongyuan, that is another question.

The small Ridu Island is the epitome of the island country. In this space with limited land and limited resources, how can they complete the allocation of resources and how can they ensure their status as allocators? How to distinguish yourself from others?

Chinese, citizens, freemen. The Chinese chose to cooperate with ghosts and gods, deify themselves, and suppress citizens and free people. They will not let all of them die, but at least some of them can be sacrificed.

Although Belmode sympathized, she felt that she could not rebel and should gain freedom at all costs. As for what freedom is, she thinks it is the soldiers of American imperialism.

Dulan said that this is not as good as religion. Religion at least has a set of rules and standards, which is to believe in a god. It’s not unreasonable to have so many religions in the West. After all, what happens after we gain freedom? It does not mean that history ends when we gain freedom. After we gain freedom, we have to continue to live. It seems that the free people have no choice but to seek refuge in religion. Neither the theory of blood excellence nor deification can accommodate them. Religion has a set of standards that can allow the free people to develop.

"Let's go to the memorial ceremony." It was already dusk and the memorial ceremony would begin soon. Xiaolan and a few girls put on their yukata and happily went to attend the memorial ceremony and watch the fireworks.

In fact, there is nothing special about the memorial ceremony on the island. It is not as lively as the commercial activities at Mihua Street or the campus festival at Didan High School. After all, there are such an island with more than a thousand people, and there are more than just that many people in Didan High School. Adding in the social participants, the number of people is several times that of Ridu Island.

But since it’s a trip, it’s good to feel the atmosphere of an isolated island.

"The lonely island and murder go together better." Duran said that the lonely island is the perfect "Blizzard Villa model", and the sky and the earth are not working.