Becoming a Weird Tale Counts as Success
Chapter 196

Final Interpretation

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"What news is it now?" In the Investigation Group leader's office, Team Leader Fu looked at Lin Wenxue, who had just hung up the phone, and rubbed his sore eyes with dark circles.

The Investigation Group was exhausted after several days of intense work, but faced with a nationwide anomaly, let alone shift work, everyone was so eager to work overtime that they felt like they didn't have enough brains.

In fact, once it was confirmed that the Weird Tale of improving the physical fitness of the nation was a comprehensive improvement rather than a exploitation of life force, the priority of this investigation was no longer so high. The real problem is that after this incident, rumors such as "Spiritual Energy Revival" and "bloodline awakening" began to circulate all over the country.

It's important to understand that "Spiritual Energy Revival" is far more terrifying than simple "physical enhancement." Not only humans, but also wild animals, plants, and animals will mutate. If this Weird Tale were to materialize, its potential impact would likely be no less than that of World War I.

The Approaching Science was originally slated for disbandment, had to be brought back into the spotlight, searching for all sorts of seemingly reasonable excuses and using "scientific" explanations to make everyone believe that this enhancement was not due to any "Spiritual Energy Revival."

But finding a conclusion that the public can accept is not so easy. In fact, due to the suppression of public opinion, various rumors have become even more rampant!

"Why is it that the official practices in those novels about the Spiritual Energy Revival highly overlap with ours?" Team Leader Fu thought of the novels about the Spiritual Energy Revival that had been distributed to make everyone take it seriously, and felt a headache coming on.

Lin Wenxue was clearly exhausted as well. In that brief pause, she had already started nodding incessantly. Startled by the team leader's call, she quickly tried to recall what she had been doing:

"Ah, oh, right! We've found the Supernatural Tale Source!"

"Found it?" Fu Tianli suddenly stood up, his previously death-on-the-spot demeanor vanishing as if in a final burst of energy, and immediately said:

"What's going on? Is it related to the [instructor]? Is someone also involved in this rumor of Spiritual Energy Revival?"

"Ah, this, that..." Lin Wenxue's mind was completely blank at this moment. If it weren't for the fact that this Weird Tale had strengthened her physique, she felt that she would probably have died suddenly.

After a pause of about three or four seconds, she regained her composure and said with an expression that was hard to describe:

"This Weird Tale is probably about 'Yan Country People Know Martial Arts,' which explains why some Chinese Descendant renounced their Yan Kingdom citizenship did not receive any enhancements. As for the cases where some people did not change their nationality but did not receive any enhancements, the reasons are still under investigation."

"What? How did such an old joke suddenly become Weird Tale? If it was going to change, shouldn't it have changed long ago?" Director Fu's hard-won spirits were shaken by this strange answer. He picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip. The intense bitterness helped him regain his focus.

Worried that she might fall asleep again, Lin Wenxue quickly spoke up:

"The idea that the people of Yan Kingdom knew martial arts was just a rumor. Although it was widely circulated, it was actually just used as a metaphor, and most people didn't really think they were that strong."

"But recently, due to the spread of the Ambulance Demon Weird Tale, there have been a lot of cases in Victoria and Colombia where people have been beaten up by multiple Asians who seem easy to bully and ended up in the hospital. And it's not just robbery; school bullying also triggers this Weird Tale."

"Because the children involved in school bullying have medical insurance, and these young people happen to be the group most likely to spread Weird Tale, this legend has essentially been confirmed..."

"Of course, the above is just a summary of the existing patterns of metamorphosis in supernatural Weird Tale, and can only be considered as speculation."

Seeing Lin Wenxue's unsteady gait, Director Fu sighed and said:

"Alright, stop pushing yourself. Go get some sleep. We've found the Supernatural Tale Source, so there shouldn't be much work to do in the short term. Just leave the rest to the people on loan."

"Ah, I know, team leader, you should also get some rest." Lin Wenxue swayed as she walked towards the door. Director Fu immediately opened a document:

"I'll go to sleep as soon as I finish the report..."

At this moment, Feng Xue, who was still lying dead on the seventh floor of the Tower of Babylon, was unaware of how much workload he had added to the Supernatural Tale Countermeasures Bureau. He was still constantly cycling through the training of challenging the guards.

Although the Real World Rules of [Kung Fu Dream] allows him to descend upon anyone who "dreams of learning martial arts," he doesn't intend to try it immediately.

Firstly, because time is precious for the challenge, and secondly, to avoid the limelight.

The Weird Tale Yan Country People Know Martial Arts greatly boosted his confidence, but it came at an inopportune time. At present, exchanges with Yan Kingdom were still in their early stages, and at this time, a sudden nationwide anomaly could easily lead to some unnecessary speculations.

If he happened to appear in Yan Kingdom at this time, it would be tantamount to openly telling everyone that he was the culprit.

While it's true that granting martial arts qualifications to everyone is a beneficial thing in principle, it's hard to guarantee that no one will see this mutation as a form of "demonstration" on his part.

As for telling them that it was unintentional... only a fool would believe that!

As his mental state gradually calmed down, Feng Xue stood up again and began to propose challenges. Compared to before, he now had a greater need for practical experience.

The [Martial] power is not like the [Blessing] power of the Oath Keeper, which immediately grants considerable Combat Power; its focus is on possibility.

This possibility is not limited to him, but encompasses the entire Yan Kingdom.

Before this Weird Tale came to light, there was only one way to learn martial arts in this world: through Phantom Object.

In short, although Feng Xue gave the copied Golden Bell Shield to the Yan Kingdom, even if they studied the essence and principles of the Golden Bell Shield through various scientific methods, they would not be able to develop new martial arts based on these principles. Even if they did, no one would be able to learn them.

Moreover, those who come from the Wuxia World, even if they know everything about martial arts, are still unable to pass it on to the people of the main world.

The reason for this is simply that the main world does not have such a "rule" as "martial arts." So-called martial arts are merely powers derived from Phantom Object.

To put it extremely, if Feng Xue were to destroy the "Peerless Martial Art," then those who had learned the Golden Bell Shield would instantly revert to ordinary people.

But things are different now. From the moment the Weird Tale "all people of Yan know martial arts" appeared, every person of Yan became a "carrier of martial arts rules." They provided the rules of martial arts for themselves. In other words, from the moment this Weird Tale came to light, every person of Yan had the possibility of "creating and practicing martial arts."

The premise is that the so-called martial arts skills conform to Feng Xue's understanding.

After all, as the "source" of this Weird Tale, he has the final right to interpret martial arts. In other words, only martial arts that conform to his understanding can be considered martial arts.

Regarding the Weird Tale that "Yan Country People Know Martial Arts":

It is essentially similar to "Yahweh," a "half-finished" Weird Tale that has been constantly trying to coalesce but has never actually come to fruition.

The reason is the same as with Yahweh: its complex setting.

The idea that people from Yan Kingdom know martial arts is a widely circulated meme, but in reality, it doesn't have a clear established setting like Hanako or Kuchisake-onna. In some ways, its setting is even less clear than that of "Yahweh".

Even the Chinese themselves don't have a unified definition of martial arts. The definitions vary widely, from low to High Martial to the Internal Force traditional Chinese martial arts. This is even more true for foreigners.

This leads to a situation where, although Yan Country People Know Martial Arts, their understanding of martial arts differs, thus preventing the creation of such an Innate Supernatural Tale.

However, the appearance of Feng Xue, or rather, the appearance of the Phantom Object "Peerless Martial Art," changed everything.

The Ambulance Demon" repeatedly displayed his miraculous fighting skills, leading to a growing consensus in Europe and America that " the Ambulance Demon martial arts."

Phantom Object are the crystallization of fantasy, and the "Peerless Martial Art" itself can anchor the "setting" of martial arts, which means that Feng Xue, who practices it, has the "right to interpret" martial arts.

Therefore, Feng Xue's martial arts skills became the "standard answer".

Thus, the "martial arts" that all the people of Yan Kingdom knew were established, and based on this, the Weird Tale came together.

Therefore, this Weird Tale only applies to the Yan Kingdom in this world, because Feng Xue only defined "martial arts" in this world.

As for the Yan Kingdom of Infinite City — Infinite City is essentially still rooted in this world.

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