The Idiotic Trolley Problem
Shi Yuehan collapsed to the ground, utterly dejected.
Shi Jiu's words kept echoing in my mind.
What a failed Principal!
Shi Yuehan's greatest pride is Tianhuang Martial Arts University.
His years as Principal.
The school was managed very well and was thriving.
To become the number one Martial Arts University in Xia Country!
Even.
To prevent the Principal from wielding too much power.
It fosters unwarranted ambitions.
Shi Yuehan implemented sweeping reforms.
The power that originally belonged to the Principal was distributed among many of the school's senior management.
This allows for checks and balances among high-level officials.
To achieve a perfect balance.
Avoid a single company dominating the market.
Following the path of Earth Origin Martial Arts University and Human Mystery Martial Arts University.
Nowadays.
The fact that Tianhuang Martial Arts University was able to surpass Earth Origin University and Human Mystery University to become the number one Martial Arts University in Xia Country is largely due to this initiative.
Even.
To save this school.
He abandoned his wife, daughter, Father-in-law -Mother-in-Law...
And now.
His daughter.
But she told him herself.
He was a failed Principal!
Tianhuang Martial Arts University, under his leadership.
It will eventually become the backyard of the Lingyue Pavilion!
In that instant.
Shi Yuehan seemed to have aged considerably.
Jiang Fu stood behind Shi Jiu.
He looked down at Shi Yuehan.
"I don't believe you didn't notice these things."
"However, you're too superstitious about the Rules..."
"I believe that as long as you set an example and follow the Rules, everyone else will follow your lead and behave just like you."
"Unfortunately, everyone has selfish desires."
Not everyone is as 'selfless' as you.
Shi Yuehan lowered her head.
There was a long silence.
He slowly raised his head.
He looked directly at Jiang Fu.
His voice was hoarse.
"If one day, the Guhan Pass is on the verge of collapse, the Tianhuang Martial Arts University is teetering on the brink of ruin, humanity's territory is in imminent danger, and the entire Xia Country is about to become a wasteland..."
At the same time, Shi Jiu was also in danger.
"And you can only choose one side."
Which one do you choose?
Shi Jiu was slightly taken aback.
He silently repeated it to himself.
I choose Jiang Fu, I choose Jiang Fu, I choose Jiang Fu...
Jiang Fu turned her head to the side and chuckled, "It's been a long time since I've seen such a stupid multiple-choice question about train tracks."
Shi Yuehan looked at Jiang Fu.
The voice grew calmer, "Don't tell me you won't let this happen."
"In this world, nothing and no one will change according to your will, much less be controlled by you."
"This kind of thing is bound to happen!"
Jiang Fu smiled. "Yes, that's why I won't be as naive as you."
"You think everyone will follow your script."
"Therefore, I choose Xiao Jiu."
Shi Yuehan sneered, "What about the World people? For the sake of personal feelings, you disregard the lives of millions."
"Won't you live the rest of your life in guilt and in the shadows?!"
"Or do you mean you have no heart at all?"
Jiang Fu laughed out loud.
Laughing happily.
The laughter was sarcastic.
Wait until he finishes laughing.
He then said lightly, "If this world, this country, were to fall into ruin and suffer immense loss of life because of one person's choice..."
"Then the humans here don't deserve to live; they should have perished long ago!"
Shi Yuehan was stunned.
Jiang Fu pointed to herself.
"I am just a person, not a savior."
"If that Guhan Pass, if this Tianhuang Martial Arts University, if the countless lives behind it all require me to make a choice to save them."
"What about the others? Are they NPCs? Or just decorations?"
"Still a useless piece of trash?"
"Then what is the purpose of their Martial Arts training, unlocking Sequences, competing for resources... all these efforts?"
"To ensure that everyone is united and works together in crucial moments... watch me make a choice?"
"Want to unleash your Qi, your Psychic Power, your Sequence, and cheer me on from the sidelines?"
"If this world is truly going to be destroyed because of my inaction... what about before I came here?"
"How did this world survive...?"
"Or perhaps those monsters had foresight?"
"They waited until I, their savior, arrived before launching their final attack?"
"A special opportunity for me to save the world?"
"This is ridiculous!"
Shi Yuehan: "..."
He opened his mouth.
But they didn't know how to refute it.
Jiang Fu held Shi Jiu's small hand tightly.
His tone grew increasingly cold. "You can't even protect your own family, what kind of world are you protecting?"
"You're the heartless one."
"You still think you're so great?"
"Cut."
"If you leave, Tianhuang Martial Arts University cease to exist?"
"As if everyone else were dead?"
"If that's really the case, then we might as well not call it Tianhuang Martial Arts University, but rather a university made of paper."
Jiang Fu took Shi Jiu's small hand.
In a lighthearted tone, he said, "The new Principal will be here soon."
"Let's go greet them quickly!"
Shi Jiu stared blankly at Jiang Fu.
She snapped out of her daze and nodded quickly.
"Oh right! Chairman Xia, no, Alliance Leader Xia, hey, Principal Xia is here!"
"Let's hurry and go greet them!"
Because of Jiang Fu's words.
The gloom that lingered in Shi Jiu's heart.
At that moment, all the smoke and dust vanished.
Actually.
Shi Jiu had struggled with the questions raised by Shi Yuehan more than once.
Put yourself in their shoes.
She couldn't make a better choice either.
Shi Jiu wasn't as noble as Shi Yuehan; she would choose to save her mother Maternal Grandmother Maternal Grandfather...
Under the same circumstances, Jiang Fu would also be chosen.
But the Guhan Pass was breached, Tianhuang Martial Arts University was destroyed...
Those who die because of this will also become her inner demons.
All along.
Shi Jiu was also torn between these conflicting thoughts.
She didn't blame Shi Yuehan, but she was constantly tormented by internal struggles, slowly walking into a dead end.
Fangcai a moment ago.
Jiang Fu's words.
They pulled her out of the dead end.
Yes.
If it's because of a choice I made.
The Guhan Pass has been breached.
Tianhuang Martial Arts University is gone.
Then what's the point of all the other Martial Artists in this world and this country cultivating?!
Those Seventeen Old Scoundrels from Xia Country should just slit their own throats.
On the contrary, it was themselves.
He was just an insignificant nobody.
They can't control such a large-scale situation.
So.
The previous two train track multiple-choice questions seemed unsolvable.
It was never directed at Shi Jiu's mother or Shi Jiu Maternal Grandmother.
Or perhaps it's the Guhan Pass and the Tianhuang Martial Arts University...
What they need to deal with.
There has always been only Shi Yuehan.
This Principal is too rule-abiding, too concerned with rules Rules.
The Shi Yuehan.
This exceptionally talented real- Sequence Martial Artist.
The most brilliant and talented Saint Entry the Xia Country.
Trapped and dying in that tiny nightmare.
Repeated torment.
Eighteen years.
To date.
Shi Yuehan has been gone for eighteen years without making any progress.
Whether it's Martial Arts or the Sequence.
Shi Yuehan looked utterly dejected.
He watched Jiang Fu lead Shi Jiu away.
A bitter smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"I'm as insightful as a child."
A multiple-choice question that tormented him for eighteen years.
Now it seems...
It actually seemed a bit childish.
But being too close to the situation, he never truly grasped the truth.
Shi Yuehan looked down at her hands.
"So, what I should do now is..."
"... revenge."
In that instant.
The whites of Shi Yuehan's eyes.
Slowly, thin streaks of blood seeped out.
He suddenly became gloomy.
The corners of his mouth.
It slowly traced a strange and bleak arc.
"Anyway, I'm just a security guard now..."
"Saying I'm the Mastermind the Bearded Pirate Group?"
"... It's not necessarily impossible... it could be true."