Chapter 2693: Class Theory, The Apostle Appears

"It is true that where there is oppression, there is resistance; I do not deny this. But what I want to say is—your understanding of oppression is biased. In many cases, oppression based on bloodline or race is merely a superficial phenomenon, not the essence."

Xia Duo pointed out a fact without hesitation, "And this essence, I think an High Elf like you, Lord Palisi, cannot accept."

In Xia Duo's view, Palisi's so-called racial discrimination and oppression were merely excuses he used to justify his plan to join the Demon Descendants and bring about destruction. These excuses could be racial discrimination or bloodline discrimination now, and if the occasion changed, they might become something else entirely.

But regarding Xia Duo's argument, Palisi found it hard to understand, "Is there any essential difference in oppression? Oppression is oppression; this is a fact, not some superficial phenomenon!"

"I am not saying that oppression is not a fact, but that beneath this superficial fact, there are deeper causes."

"What deeper causes? Is the racial discrimination within the Elves not because of different races, and is the persecution of Demon Descendants not because of bloodline discrimination?" Palisi asked back, his emotions stirred.

"What other deeper causes could there be? Naturally, it comes from the oppression of the lower classes by the upper classes; it has nothing to do with the Elves' species. The reason Gold Elves look down on Wood Elves or Moon Elves is largely because they occupy the ruling position!"

Following this, Xia Duo used Falangyier as an example to powerfully refute Palisi's claims about race and bloodline, "If it were truly as you say, that as long as external factors like bloodline and race are excluded, it would be a perfect world, then how do you explain Falangyier? Or are you saying that in your eyes, Falangyier is already a perfect world?"

This was something Palisi, and even the Demon Descendants, could not refute. He said he wanted to transform all races into Demon Descendants so that it would be a world of great harmony, yet in reality, there are countries where bloodlines and races are all the same!

Netheril is entirely human, not to mention that, but Falangyier is Elven, and it is the lowest existence in Palisi's oppression theory—the Gold Elves.

And Falangyier is clearly not a perfect world; there must be many oppressions within it. Even Gold Elves can become objects of oppression, so even if everyone were transformed into Demon Descendants, how could oppression be completely eliminated?

"Lord Xia, you know too much about the Darkness Society and have a serious misunderstanding of us. First of all, transforming into Demon Descendants is not our ultimate goal; it is merely a means to achieve our goal."

Yes, transmigrators, even if they are not from Earth, could be from other worlds or other Time Lines!

"Do you remember the sentence I said earlier, 'Palisi, you may be unable to accept the essence of oppression'? The essence of oppression lies in the oppression of the lower class by the upper class; it is the oppression of one stratum by another, not just oppression between individuals."

"I am Palisi, but Palisi is not me."

But Saville's experience told him that outside the Main Plane, there are habitable large Material Planes that have also developed prosperous civilizations.

Saville cannot go to the past, but wise beings from other Planes can certainly come to the Main Plane. Palisi's words just now were truly somewhat advanced for an Elf lord.

"The Ritual Spell I just stopped was not a spell to transform into Demon Descendants, but one involving Time Line manipulation. If you had succeeded, it would have been a disaster for all living beings on the Main Plane! What do you have to say for yourself now!"

Thinking of this, Xia Duo decided to probe, and he sent a message to the other party: "You are not Palisi? Who exactly are you?"

Could it really be an invasion from a different Time Line?

"As for that spell just now, this is not the first time it has happened on the Main Plane. If it could destroy this world, then this world would have been destroyed more than once already!"

So when Xia Duo used Falangyier to make his point, Palisi became noticeably silent, neither refuting nor responding immediately, but Xia Duo still had more to say:

"Only a fair and just order can possibly eliminate oppression and bring about true equality. Believe it or not, even because of you, it is impossible to truly destroy this world!"

"Actually, when I first learned of the existence of the Great Xia Code, I even thought that you, Lord Xia, were an Apostle! I asked the Wise one and found out you weren't, but that makes it even more commendable!"

"That is the most important foundation for equality. As for the oppression of the lower class by the upper class you mentioned, I do not deny that, but as I said before, the world is developing. How can you think that the future cannot solve this problem?"

In a world of Magic, everything is possible. Aren't the Easterners transmigrators from the Eastern World? It is just that the Eastern World is relatively close to the Main Plane, or perhaps it is simply a part of the Main Plane.

Hearing such remarks, Xia Duo was deeply surprised. If he ignored the other party's identity, he would have even thought the other party was a transmigrator from Earth!

Palisi, or rather the Demon Descendants, indeed want to resist oppression, but they do not resist for the sake of all the oppressed; they only do so because they are dissatisfied with their current state.

"In this situation, only by covering all living beings with one strong external feature—which is the Demon Bloodline—can any other racial or bloodline differences be ignored compared to this mythical bloodline."

Judging by the fact that the other party identified with the identity of Palisi, the second possibility seems more likely!

Of course, this does not mean that Palisi is from another Material Plane; it could also be another Time Line, which is the possibility Xia Duo worries about most.

This meaningful answer made Xia Duo immediately understand that Palisi's consciousness had either been occupied by an Apostle of the Darkness Society from the very beginning, or the Apostle consciousness had awakened midway for some reason.

"And this is only based on the premise that you truly want to transform all races into Demon Descendants. As for the actual situation, I think you should know better than I do."

This looks a bit like a split personality, but what kind of split personality could allow different individuals to possess shared memories of the same world?

……

Just when Xia Duo thought Palisi had broken down because his thoughts were exposed and was preparing to find an opportunity to catch the main body off guard, Palisi's reaction truly exceeded his expectations—

"In my view, your ideas as Demon Descendants are truly too naive, or perhaps from the very beginning, you knew that the so-called resistance to oppression was merely an excuse to oppose the current mainstream world."

"It is a process of achieving true equality. As long as there are obvious external racial and bloodline characteristics in this world, discrimination and oppression based on excluding differences will never be eradicated."

"Transforming all races and all living beings into Demon Descendants is purely a self-deceptive form of resistance. Even if only Demon Descendants were left in this world, would the upper class suddenly become kind-hearted and stop oppressing the lower classes?"