Chapter 262: Simulation: The True Descent
After realizing this, Su Jie developed an even deeper recognition for Minglun from the bottom of his heart.
In such a teaching method, there simply would not be any scum.
Even for members of the Feng Family like Feng Yuxuan, Feng Qianzang, and Feng Hengyi, and Jiang Wudao from the Jiang Family, they too had to maintain their decorum in public and could not act recklessly.
For example, if the Jiang Corporation wanted to trap his sister, they would have to use legitimate business tactics.
And once his sister had repaid the debts, they could only verbally try to retain her but could not forcibly take action or coerce her into staying.
Of course, this wasn't to say that their morals were truly noble, but there was a Minglun Martial School in public view.
Minglun, although merely a martial school, also had various other responsibilities.
Such as: upholding justice.
For capital groups living in Minglun City, they had both love and hate for Minglun Martial School.
Minglun was too serious.
However, it was also because of this that the companies and corporations within Minglun City were all clean, without any scandals, and any that grew in scale would become one of the top thousand in the world.
Might makes right.
Both are indispensable.
If there was only might, one would be no different from a beast, like Huang; if there was only right, one would be indulging in fantasy, just like Xiao Liuzi.
Zhang Muzhi was the role model to learn from.
At this moment, Zhao Xinglong said, "Next, I will let you truly integrate into this realm of illusion, replacing the original NPCs, to experience it firsthand. Then, after the course ends, everyone will submit a report, which will serve as a classroom assignment."
Indeed, even in Minglun, homework was still required.
However, there were no assignments after class; they were generally completed during class.
Because time flowed differently in the realm of illusion, like a dream yet illusory, as long as students were not negligent, they could finish before the course ended.
Therefore, no one objected.
A student asked, "Zhao, after we replace NPCs, should we participate in the actions of Zhang Muzhi?"
Zhao Xinglong said, "History must be respected. As long as your actions are not turning back the wheels of history, I will give a passing grade."
Assignments would be graded.
However, Zhao Xinglong wouldn't only look at the content of the paper; he would also grade each person based on their performance in the upcoming illusionary world.
For instance, if a student simply milled about in the crowd as a spectator and didn't participate at all, or just followed along with the crowd, then Zhao Xinglong would at most give a passing grade.
If a student caused trouble due to fooling around, which made things more serious, then they shouldn't blame him for giving them a zero.
"What about our identities?" Zhang Manman asked. Always read from the source: M|V|LE4MPYR.
"Random," Zhao Xinglong said with a playful smile. "After all, as the elites of the future, you must be able to adapt to any situation. But rest assured, you are only replacing the NPCs' identities; everything else about you will remain the same."
The last sentence put everyone at ease.
If upon entering their bodies became that of the NPCs, it would probably be difficult to cause any trouble, and they would only just scrape by with a passing mark.
But if they were only replacing the identity of the NPCs, then there would be much more room to maneuver.
Given their vitality, as long as they were not shot in the eyes, ears, nostrils, or mouth, or hit in any vital areas of reincarnation, they could essentially ignore it.
Thus, they could be bolder in their actions.
Amidst the flashing lights, the figures of Su Jie and others disappeared from their original spot, taking the place of certain NPCs within that area.
Su Jie replaced a bare-chested, skinny young man named Sun Mingren, who happened to be the son of Sun Shouyi, seventeen years old, unmarried, with only his mother in the family besides him.
However, Sun Shouyi's wife had also been replaced.
The substitute was Chen Tian Yuzi.
"Class rep!"
Upon seeing Su Jie, Chen Tian Yuzi was momentarily surprised, then according to the identity acquired after the replacement, his expression turned strange, even curving his lips slightly, "Now, I am your mother!"
"Do you have such a young, golden-haired mother?" Su Jie said exasperatedly.
"Haha, anyway, we've replaced the original NPCs' identities, and that's how they recognize us," Chen Tian Yuzi said nonchalantly.
But there were problems too.
The NPCs in the realm of illusion were very intelligent, and although they might not notice that Sun Shouyi's wife had changed appearance, they would definitely develop curious feelings towards Chen Tian Yuzi.
Apart from Chen Tian Yuzi, many of the female students who arrived would inevitably be treated in a similar manner.
"No joking, Class Rep, what shall we do next?" Chen Tian Yuzi asked, "Should we stay put and wait for Zhang Muzhi's story to end, or should we stir up trouble?"
She had already seen that the main characters of this history lesson were not the county magistrate's wife (deceased), nor Ma Bangde, but rather Zhang Muzhi and Huang.
They were bound to fight until a clear outcome was reached, to struggle for life or death.
Su Jie said indifferently, "Staying put would only mean going with the flow. As Minglun students, we naturally cannot be like the commoners with awakened minds. So, we can take a different approach."
"Oh? What is it?" Chen Tian Yuzi blinked.
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"Suppress the bandits."
Su Jie's eyes glittered with a sharp light.
It was certain that Huang was colluding with the bandits, embezzling the property he was supposed to protect.
Therefore, near the major traffic roads of Goose City, there must be a gang of real bandits in contact with Huang.
Since ancient times, feudal officials would secretly support bandits to rob passersby for profit, and then divide the stolen goods among themselves.
In this process, it was essential for the officials to maintain a clear boundary between themselves and the bandits.
At the very least, their own people must not have any association with the bandits to prevent others from making connections.
Even if there were suspicions, there must never be any substantive evidence.
Chen Tian Yuzi came to this realization and laughed, "Very good, this means cutting off Huang's wings... but Zhang Muzhi should be intending to deal with Huang in the name of suppressing bandits. If we truly eliminate the bandits, what reason will he have?"
Su Jie said, "As you said, suppressing bandits is just a pretense. Whether the bandits really exist is irrelevant; moreover, the real target Zhang Muzhi intends to eliminate is Huang."
Chen Tian Yuzi slapped his forehead, "Class monitor is indeed insightful."
Su Jie was curious, "When did you learn to flatter so well?"
Chen Tian Yuzi patted his chest as if it was the most natural thing in the world, "My role now is your mother, so naturally, I shouldn't skimp on praise."
Su Jie was speechless, "Chinese mothers never actively praise their children. They use comparative education, and even when others are praising their child, they tend to belittle their own to show their superiority as a parent."
"Really? That can't be right?" Chen Tian Yuzi was a bit incredulous. Although he had grown up here, his parents had never belittled him.
"That is how most parents behave, even now it's not much different," Su Jie calmly explained, "Let's go, we need to contact the other students."
"Yes."
Although Chen Tian Yuzi was the "mother," he was completely obedient to Su Jie, his "son," stealthily departing the house to move secretly along the streets amidst the night market.
However, the streets were not only occupied by Su Jie and Chen Tian Yuzi – other students were also quietly coming out.
This saved Su Jie the trouble of having to look for them one by one.
"Class monitor!"
A student named Li Feng hurried over to Su Jie, lowering his voice, "Class monitor, what are your plans?"
Su Jie replied, "I plan to gather the students and head out of the city tomorrow to eliminate the bandits."
"As expected of the class monitor, you have foresight." Li Feng gave a thumbs up, "Huang cannot be touched; if we kill him directly, it will only make history repeat itself. Therefore, we can only let Zhang Muzhi make a move; we can only assist from the side."
Zhang Muzhi's goal was not to topple someone like Huang but to overthrow the rule of Huang and the ruling class.
Although they understood this, exactly how to go about it required careful planning and couldn't be decided on a whim, hastily executing Huang and the like.
The crux of the problem was how to awaken the will of the people.
Although they had learned the context of this era through previous observations, how to act had yet to be determined.
Thus, Su Jie's current proposal to go out of the city to suppress the bandits provided a path.
At the very least, beyond Goose City, there were either real bandits or the dregs that Huang was harboring as his guard dogs, aiding him in embezzling resources.
"Next, it's up to you to call the others," Su Jie instructed.
"No problem."
Li Feng left, and Su Jie and Chen Tian Yuzi split up, going from house to house and managed to round up thirty-six people before dawn.
The class had more than these number of people, suggesting some had taken the place of people outside the city.
"So, among the bandits we aim to eliminate, there are our people too?" Zhang Manman had also found Su Jie and asked.
Her transmigrated identity was the wife of a Goose City citizen – her supposed husband had tried to take advantage of her but ended up punched unconscious, and after a stern scolding, he didn't dare to look her way again.
"It's possible," Su Jie said indifferently, "However, there's one place we haven't been to, and that's Huang's fortress. Perhaps someone has transmigrated there too."
"Could it be that someone has taken Huang's place?" Chen Tian Yuzi made a bold guess. If that was the case, then they would just need to act out the scene.
"No."
Su Jie shook his head, "They are key figures. If we consider the struggle between Zhang Muzhi and Huang as a film about class conflict, they are the protagonists, villains, and supporting characters. Zhao's intention is very clear; it is unlikely for any of us to take their place, so our roles are limited to being extras."
"Because if we replaced the main roles, we could never truly align our thoughts with theirs; thus, we can only incarnate as extras."
Therefore, Su Jie was certain.
It was impossible for anyone to incarnate as Huang, because he represented the class that needed to be overthrown.
If someone incarnated as Huang, wouldn't that be a betrayal of the ruling class and interests Huang himself stood for?
Zhao Xinglong wouldn't make it that easy for the students.
"Then we can only have incarnated either in the bandits' lair or in the villages and towns near Goose City," Zhang Manman understood. Although they had only interacted with Zhang Muzhi and others, the size of this fantasy realm was no different than that of the real Earth.
Fantasy is boundless.
Therefore, for authenticity, historical fantasy realms like this were created to be the same size as the actual Earth.
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