Me and Countless Me
Chapter 32

Political Class and Mythology

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"But aren't there more non-magical people? And from the looks of it, the wizards don't seem like rulers."

Daily Life Li Ke grumbled.

"That's because the wizards haven't converted to a wartime system. Wizards don't even have an army. And their political system, how should I put it, is like a union between aristocratic landlords and some powerful commoner mages. Also, since it's a fairy-tale-like world, most wizards are quite gentle, except for a few lunatics. The majority of wizards are on the good side."

Naruto Li Ke immediately began his performance.

When it came to politics, he was certain that, aside from Smiling Proud Li Ke and French Li Ke, none of the other Li Kes present could compete!

"Aurors can barely be considered riot police. The closest thing to soldiers in the entire British magical world are the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters. Even housewives are tougher than noble lords... although that housewife is also a noble, just a fallen one. And once this group is trained even slightly with tactical thinking, you'll realize how terrifying they are... But no one ever said wizards can't use Muggle weapons."

Smiling Proud Li Ke also chimed in.

He had also noticed that Daily Life Li Ke seemed a bit thick-skulled, though he didn't know why.

"Exactly. Not only that, the magical world has hardly ever been in a state of war. And because wizards can be self-sufficient, the Ministry's control is actually very weak, far less than the government in the Muggle world. But once a real war breaks out, the entire magical world will enter a state of combat. And if those wizards who usually focus on having fun dedicate all their energy and intellect to war..."

French Li Ke stated a fact that silenced all the Li Kes present.

"Moreover, since Hogwarts can disable all electronic devices that enter it, it's not impossible for other wizards to unite and directly disable electronic products in most developed areas. With things like the Muggle-Repelling Charm, developing a wide-area spell that prevents gunpowder weapons from firing isn't unrealistic."

Naruto Li Ke spoke again, viewing the matter entirely from a military perspective.

"The reason why it appears they are protecting wizards is simple. In my world, magic leans towards emotions. A person's emotions can influence their spells. It's not impossible for Muggle-born wizards to appear, so classifying wizards and Muggles as two different races is actually very foolish, because the wizard population is too small."

French Li Ke added, and after he finished, Smiling Proud Li Ke picked up where he left off.

"Not only that, because emotions can influence magical power, these wizards dare not take extreme paths. Extremism will only lead to self-destruction. If they were to raise the banner of wizard supremacy, it would lead countless wizards down an extreme path, turning them into madmen like Voldemort... And if a society were full of people like Voldemort, the world would be destroyed. Furthermore, perception is also an issue. If a Black American were to appear before you now and claim to be the true heir of China, a descendant of Yan and Huang, would you accept it? It's the same principle."

After he finished, French Li Ke summarized.

"So it's easy to conclude why wizards haven't dominated the world. It's because the wizard community, as a dominant race, cannot achieve it. A large portion of their population actually comes from various races and nations of Muggles. These people are naturally influenced by the culture and beliefs of their native race and nation. For example, French wizards and British wizards don't get along, precisely because they both consider themselves 'French wizards' and 'British wizards.' The key isn't wizards, but France and Britain."

French Li Ke's words made Daily Life Li Ke scratch his head. He could understand, but he just didn't quite grasp it.

Specifically, he didn't understand this part, and he didn't understand that part.

Even though he had the memories and knew they were right, it still felt too realistic.

"Why do I feel like I'm in a political science class?"

Dark Li Ke on the side grumbled. He couldn't quite keep up with the thoughts of these three political science Li Kes.

"Don't doubt it, this is a political science class."

Apocalypse Li Ke delivered the finishing blow. He could think of all this, but the problem was—

His crappy world didn't need any of this stuff!

Resolutely killing and driving away the saintly, the lazy, the troublemakers, and the freeloaders – that was the only rule and politics of the apocalypse!

Naruto Li Ke, however, was still unsatisfied. But Wizard Li Ke had said all he could, so he responded to the grumbling of the Li Ke beside him.

"Because the ninja system is a pile of crap. I've always wondered why I had to live in such crap, why this idiotic world developed into this crap."

Naruto Li Ke unceremoniously explained why he had become a political science teacher. Smiling Proud Li Ke on the side also began to explain.

"It's because the world I inhabit, 'Smiling Proud Wanderer,' was written by someone to satirize politics..."

Smiling Proud Li Ke stopped speaking here. He wasn't sure if his world was a novel. If it was, the River Crab Deity would punish everything. At this moment, French Li Ke spoke again.

"Because I'm from the old, pure white banner of Paris! My ancestors followed Napoleon into battle. I hold noble blood and titles from five countries, and if you count them, I even have noble blood from the Ottoman, Greek, Egyptian, and Roman empires! Politics is completely my required course, okay?"

French Li Ke pointed to himself after speaking, with the typical expression of a member of the upper class.

"If I didn't have to go to Beauxbatons, I would very likely inherit my family's position as a parliamentarian, or go directly into politics. At the very least, I could become an environmental minister before the age of forty, and then make everyone in France use paper straws and paper cups that meet the environmental standards I set, to make money for my mother's factory."

"How dark!"

Daily Life Li Ke looked at French Li Ke in astonishment, never expecting such a dark Li Ke! Dark Li Ke, however, noticed something else, which was the issue of French Li Ke's bloodline.

"Then aren't you a mixed-blood like Naruto Li Ke... although I'm pretty much the same."

The Nephalem from the dark world is a half-blood of angels and demons. Rounded up, that's a lesser creator god in that world.

"I don't think dwelling on this issue is meaningful. It will only attract Tzeentch, and French Li Ke, you won't give up the wealth of the Muggle world, so talking about these things is actually useless. You have no demands on the wizarding world at all, unless you want to do something."

Warhammer Li Ke spoke. He always felt that if these three political science Li Kes continued their discussion, Tzeentch would come sniffing around once he returned to his own world.

"Politics and pornography... they always attract men."

Type-Moon Li Ke on the side spoke quietly. He wasn't particularly sensitive to politics. Recently, he had been intensely trained by Scathach, and his magical and combat abilities had been rapidly improving. Even his body had become increasingly resilient.

But he still couldn't go head-to-head with proper heroic spirits. He was currently very concerned about the abilities of his cheat-like golden finger.

"Speaking of which, haven't you guys noticed that the black mist has been lasting for quite a while this time?"

Type-Moon Li Ke pointed to their surroundings. The black mist that had been churning before had now calmed down, appearing much more stable than last time. Normally, it would dissipate after a few words, but this time it had lasted an unusually long time.

But the moment he said this, the black mist began to churn again.

Just as all the Li Kes thought this was the end of their meeting, a figure reappeared before everyone.

This Li Ke's art style was clearly unconventional.

And this Li Ke was stunned to see so many people. Before he could react, Naruto Li Ke directly patted his shoulder, and the next moment, Naruto Li Ke's expression turned strange.

The other Li Kes saw this and patted each other, and their expressions simultaneously turned strange.

Because...

The place where this Li Ke lived was rather unique.

The place where this Li Ke lived was generally referred to by later generations as Youxiong.

Or rather, the Youxiong Clan.

And the most famous person of the Youxiong Clan.

Was called the Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor.

It was just that the current Youxiong Clan was living a bit miserably. During the day, the men went out to hunt, while the women constantly searched the safe fields for various berries and foxtail grass, collecting these grass seeds and berries. Basically, there were no food reserves.

The most critical point was that at this moment, this Li Ke was holding an axe in one hand and a spear in the other, and looking at them, they were undoubtedly made of stone.

Furthermore, looking at his clothes, they were standard animal skins. Forget about modern civilization; this wasn't even an agricultural civilization.

However, Naruto Li Ke, who had finished reading the memories first, couldn't help but complain.

"No, why do dragons actually exist in your primitive world! Not only did you hunt two dragons with stone spears? But this world actually has Sages?!"

Yes, this Li Ke from the Yellow Emperor's tribe and his clansmen had hunted two evil dragons that could spray water and summon rain at will using stone-tipped spears, and they had also beaten many demons and monsters to death using torches and thrown rocks.

Of course, there were those more formidable demons and monsters, but usually, a Qi Practitioner would appear to deal with them. The Qi Practitioner currently bumming meals in their tribe was generally called Guangchengzi.

It was just that the clothes on this Guangchengzi weren't much better; they were basically tree bark tied with animal skins. But he did indeed understand magic, could conjure fire, and could shroud the sun.

However, last time, because he stole the cured meat Li Ke had made himself, he was hammered to the ground by Li Ke with a single punch, fell asleep instantly, and didn't wake up for half a day. Even when he came back to settle the score, not only was he pinned to the ground and hammered by Li Ke, but he also ended up sharing a meal of roasted meat with Li Ke, letting bygones be bygones.

Yet, Myth Li Ke still didn't like Guangchengzi much.

Because Guangchengzi smacked his lips when he ate and liked to fart.

"..."

Daily Life Li Ke expressed that he didn't want to accept such a Xianxia world; he couldn't accept that the ancient, venerable gods in his mind were like the versions in his memories.

He couldn't accept the fact that the Yellow Emperor also had to poop and that it smelled particularly bad!

He didn't want to know about such dark matters!

"Your world... is really..."

France Li Ke on the side was also speechless. If you said Guangchengzi wasn't powerful, he could be knocked unconscious for half a day by a single punch from Myth Li Ke, and this Myth Li Ke, truth be told, only had average combat power in the tribe; he mainly relied on his brain to get by.

The one who could actually fight was called Xuanyuan, the Yellow Emperor. Li Ke had once seen him fight a black bear head-on and knock it unconscious with a single slap.

But he was then chased away by three or four other black bears.

Yes, the name Youxiong Clan existed because there were truly bears on their tribe's territory!

And there were many!

But while this world was strong, it was strong; Guangchengzi was truly capable of shrouding the sun for several days to help them hide from some powerful wild beasts.

Yet, before such a guy came to the Xuanyuan tribe, he could barely get a meal, and the Yellow Emperor's evaluation of his magic was only one thing.

"What do I need the sky to go dark for? It's hard to catch prey when it's dark!"

It was the epitome of simple and unadorned!

"I think the medical books I've read are enough to make you a Shennong in that world..."

Smiling Proud Li Ke couldn't help but chime in. He lived in ancient times, so he naturally knew how lofty these mythological gods were in antiquity.

After all, the Mount Hua lineage was also a Taoist lineage, and one had to read the Taoist scriptures, otherwise, one wouldn't even be able to understand martial arts manuals.

And since he had read the Taoist scriptures, he naturally had to read some medical books. Anyway, he had the Hard Drive Spirit talent, so he didn't need to worry about wasting time.

"Ah, this, I was actually quite surprised at first too."

Only then did Myth Li Ke finish reading the memories of the other Li Kes and respond.

"But I actually think my world is quite real. After all, whether they are immortals or ancestors, they all walked step by step from nothing to something, right? However, my world doesn't have any golden light of merit or anything like that."

As he spoke, he revealed a simple and unadorned smile, a smile that was somewhat relieved and somewhat helpless.

"If there were such things, maybe fewer people would have to die."

The Li Kes present fell silent. In Myth Li Ke's memories, they saw all kinds of ways to die: some died from eating the wrong mushrooms, some ate snails and then their bellies kept growing until various parasites emerged from their bodies, leading to mental collapse and death, while others were bitten to death by venomous snakes and insects, or killed by all sorts of strange wild beasts while hunting.

There were even those who were bitten by a bug and then died. There were too many bizarre ways to die, but before these people died, they would try their best to tell others how they died, so that those who came after would know what was dangerous.

In short, the people in Myth Li Ke's world had a shorter average lifespan than those in Naruto Li Ke's world, and he had become a tribe elder at the ripe old age of 18. Because of the memories brought from his past life, even that Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor wanted to abdicate and let Li Ke lead the Youxiong Clan better.

"This is the Prehistoric World."

Dark Li Ke gave his own commentary.

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