A Strategy to Seize a Nation!

Ju Zi's reprimand was utterly merciless.

This was the first time any of the students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy had seen Ju Zi get angry, including Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. It was also the first time that Zi Mu, Ke Ke, and Wang Shaojie, their three classmates, had seen Ju Zi get angry.

Zi Mu's entire body turned grayish-white.

Never underestimate the impact a girl's public rebuke of a "simp" for the sake of her crush on him.

This is even more heartbreaking for a simp than physically assaulting him.

However, they were classmates after all. The four of them studied under the same teacher. Although they were classmates, their relationship was better than that of the other students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy. Ju Zi's merciless reprimand of Zi Mu made Ke Ke and Wang Shaojie, his two classmates, lose face.

Of course, Ke Ke and Wang Shaojie did not pity Zi Mu.

Zi Mu willingly became Ju Zi's lapdog.

Ju Zi didn't use any special methods on Zi Mu.

Instead, he always politely declined Zi Mu.

The problem lies with the Zi Mu, not with the Ju Zi.

However, losing face in public is no longer just about Zi Mu's face, but also about the face of Professor Xuan Ziwen and their four-person research group. If this were in the lab, they wouldn't care even if Ju Zi Mu in front of them, but at this moment, they had to stop this farce.

Moreover, to be honest, Wang Shaojie was also somewhat dissatisfied.

Ke Ke and Ju Zi are close friends.

He and Zi Mu have a good relationship; they're like brothers.

Now, Ju Zi's attitude of cursing his own people for the sake of an outsider chilled him to the bone. Even if he did know this Nameless kid, he was neither a member of their four-person research group nor a disciple of Teacher Xuan Ziwen. They were all treated equally.

So, before Ke Ke could even speak, Wang Shaojie, a member of a collateral branch of the Sun Moon Imperial Family, spoke first. He patted Ju Zi on the back, his criticism bypassing Zi Mu and pointing directly at Ye Qingcang: "Sister Ju Zi, Zi Mu is indeed a bit impulsive, but it's not his fault that he likes you. We're all members of the research group, and we've all seen how Zi Mu treats you. We believe you've seen it too. Even if you don't like Zi Mu, there's no need to scold him for an outsider. It's too hurtful to him in public... Besides, as one of Teacher Xuan's disciples, I don't believe there are any hidden geniuses in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy. I've never met this student before. Sister Ju Zi, you should be careful. I've heard there are swindlers out there who cheat people out of money and sex. Isn't Zi Mu just being overly concerned?"

"I said I saved his face..." Ju Zi touched her glasses and sighed deeply. "As for hurting his feelings... it wasn't my fault. If it weren't for the fact that we were classmates, I would have killed him when he kept bothering me. I wouldn't have let him live to this day. Sparing his life is already very merciful to me. As for what you said later, accusing my master of being a conman who cheats people out of money and sex, to put it bluntly: if my master were a conman who cheats people out of money and sex, I would be happier, because at least that would prove that my master has something he needs from me!"

The tone was too flat, as if he were saying that cabbages sold on the street cost one yuan per kilogram.

The content was so shocking that the guest lecturer publicly admitted that he was someone else's slave.

This answer left Wang Shaojie and Ke Ke speechless.

It also silenced Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.

This caused an uproar among all the trainees present.

"Is... is... some kind of 'fun'?" Ke Ke remained silent for a long time, still unable to believe that such words of submission came from Ju Zi's mouth. "Sister Ju Zi, is he your boyfriend... or did he use some shady means to coerce you into submitting to him?"

"No." Ju Zi took off her glasses, without the slightest reluctance or impatience. "It's just that things have developed to the point where I no longer need to pretend. When the master arrives at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy, it means that the plan can begin... So, there are only two paths left in front of me: continue pretending, or tear off the so-called disguise; it's very simple."

plan?

What plan?

And this so-called master?

Ju Zi's thought process was too fast, so fast that no one present could keep up, except for Ye Qingcang, who had reviewed the plan and agreed to it. Therefore, not only Zi Mu, Ke Ke, Xiao Hongchen and his sister, Wang Shaojie, Jiang Nannan and others could not understand it, but the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Master Academy who were watching were also unable to understand Ju Zi's expression.

"You guys..." Jiang Nannan was speechless.

She thought she had witnessed Ye Qingcang's darkness.

Little did she know that what she saw was only the tip of the iceberg.

But if Jiang Nannan's speechlessness was due to the helplessness of a young girl's heart being entangled in all sorts of thoughts, then Xiao Hongchen's speechlessness was due to the bewilderment under shock.

What made him more uneasy than the fact that "Ju Zi recognized Ye Qingcang as her master" was that Ju Zi publicly admitted this identity. Moreover, along with this identity, there was also an unknown plan, a plan that would make Ju Zi abandon her current identity!

What is this plan?

A deep intuition told Xiao Hongchen that something bad might be about to happen!

But he didn't know what it was!

Just like he didn't know Ye Qingcang's identity... wait!

"This realm?" His beautiful, heterochromatic eyes trembled involuntarily. Xiao Hongchen realized a fact he himself wasn't sure of. He turned to look at the calm and composed Ye Qingcang, his tone tinged with doubt. "Brother Ye... you just said it's the Blue Tyrant Academy from the history books of this realm?"

Because there are too many key points in the Ju Zi- speaking language.

Moreover, even if they acknowledge Ye Qingcang as their master, it's at most a personal matter. Only a few students can grasp the key points of his words. Among those few students who are fortunate enough to grasp the key points, even fewer can glean a glimpse of the truth from just a few words. Therefore, amidst the lively discussions and controversies, few people noticed Xiao Hongchen's reaction and questions.

But Ye Qingcang would definitely notice.

Because he lived relatively close to Xiao Hongchen.

When Zi Mu rushed over earlier, he, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Ju Zi stood together talking, and naturally they didn't separate now.

So not only he heard it, but also Ju Zi, Meng Hongchen, and Jiang Nannan.

Meng Hongchen still doesn't understand.

Ju Zi and Jiang Nannan understood.

Ye Qingcang understood as well.

so...

"That's right... you're very smart, and the truth is just as you imagined." Ye Qingcang didn't hold back his praise, but constantly praising others wasn't his style. He changed the subject, subtly pointing at Xiao Hongchen: "Your world is vast, with the Douluo Continent, Sun Moon Continent, boundless oceans, and endless starry skies; but beyond your world, are there other worlds, just like there are other houses outside your houses? This is a question you can neither be sure nor deny, and it's a question that will never have an answer; since that's the case, the arrogance of refusing to accept new things and new ideas is the real culprit preventing you from truly growing..."

"Beyond this world... are there other worlds?" This silly girl, Meng Hongchen, after falling for Ye Qingcang's good looks, her IQ plummeted. "Brother Ye, what evidence do you have to prove this?"

"The evidence is this: he truly comes from the Blue Tyrant Academy in another world, and that other world's timeline should be ten thousand years ago!" Xiao Hongchen understood, looking Ye Qingcang up and down, his pupils trembling, hiding a Sisi of despair. "Moreover, he already knew about the existence of our world, and through Ju Zi informant, he referenced the history of our world ten thousand years ago... No, not just Ju Zi, Jiang Nannan, yes, Jiang Nannan, she's also your informant, isn't she?"

"People who are too intelligent... usually don't live long." Ye Qingcang clapped his hands and sighed. With just a few words, Xiao Hongchen could see the so-called truth. Although he was still some distance from the real truth, Xiao Hongchen's ability to see this far truly earned him the title of genius. "As the old saying goes: 'Early wisdom often leads to a short life'; I advise you not to think too much about it..."

"For someone like you, everything in this world should be meaningless—wealth, power, beauty, and everything else I can think of—it's all meaningless!" Xiao Hongchen knew his thoughts were futile, but he couldn't control his delirious thoughts. "Since they're meaningless, there shouldn't be any plans. Conversely, if there are plans, it means you must have some need, some ulterior motive!"

Xiao Hongchen's reasoning is too meticulous.

This is typical engineering student thinking.

However, the weakness of engineering students' thinking lies in logic.

The logical chain must not be broken.

If it breaks, you'll be permanently stuck.

It can be said that it succeeded because of logic, and it also failed because of logic.

Unable to find the crucial link, Xiao Hongchen could only find himself trapped in a situation that felt like he was dying.

Ye Qingcang had no interest in explaining to Xiao Hongchen.

He has already advised Xiao Hongchen to stop thinking about it.

Xiao Hongchen's troubles, yet still yearning for something more.

Then let Xiao Hongchen torture himself.

"If you're really curious about why..." Ju Zi didn't share Ye Qingcang's perverse sense of humor. She saw Xiao Hongchen as a promising talent, and at this juncture where the die was cast and the die was cast, discussing her plans wasn't exactly a premature celebration. "Why not broaden your perspective, widen your horizons? Is it possible that what you perceive as meaningless is merely meaningless to you, but might be meaningful to someone else?"

Xiao Hongchen, he was momentarily speechless.

This is similar to the idiom "Why not eat meat porridge?"

When ordinary people couldn't even afford vegetables, the emperor asked with great curiosity: Since they can't afford vegetables, why don't they eat meat? Can't they eat meat too?

Ordinary people cannot imagine the life of an emperor.

Even the emperor could not imagine the lives of ordinary people.

Similarly.

Xiao Hongchen cannot imagine the life of God Trial Taker.

That's why he couldn't find meaning.

Not to mention that "meaning" is something that is defined by people. In the eyes of some extremists, playing games is meaningless, reading novels is meaningless, and dating is meaningless. However, if everything a person does is measured by whether it is meaningful, then eating and drinking are also meaningless!

Death is meaningless!

There's no meaning to being alive!

The inability to find meaning does not mean that meaning does not exist.

"If I had to find a meaning..." Ye Qingcang thought seriously for a moment, then gave a joking answer, "Perhaps it's because I want this world to resemble me... Although I can't consume this world now, I will be able to one day on the path to becoming stronger. It's a matter of being prepared for the future. I don't want to have to search for something when I need it; that inefficient method is obsolete for me. Moreover, on a larger scale, I want to see this galaxy, see other galaxies, see if there's a galaxy called the Milky Way in this universe, and then find a galaxy called the Solar System within it... Some paths always have to be walked, even if they're meaningless!"

Ye Qingcang's level of thinking was beyond Xiao Hongchen's comprehension.

Because in Xiao Hongchen's eyes, there are no galaxies.

He didn't even know how to define his world.

We don't know that there are galaxies beyond planets, and galaxies beyond galaxies. Only by piling up thousands of galaxies can we form galaxy clusters, and only by building up thousands of galaxy clusters can we construct the known universe!

Therefore, Ju Zi's simple and unadorned statement was more acceptable to Xiao Hongchen... What a load of rubbish. "If Master needs it, I will take it; if Master doesn't need it, I can still clear all obstacles in his path; even if Master wants to be an enemy of the entire Douluo Continent, behind him, the entire Sun Moon Continent will help him... Obviously, the royal family of the Sun Moon Empire doesn't have the courage to offend the seven Deity for Master's sake, so they should be swept into the dustbin of history by me. Therefore, from now on, the Sun Moon Empire can only have two voices, one is Master's, and the other is mine!"

"You're plotting a rebellion?" Xiao Hongchen exclaimed, "Are you insane...? Do you even know how many Rank 9 Soul Tool Master and Title Douluo the Sun Moon Empire possesses?"

"A nation that condones Evil Spirit Master has no reason to continue existing." Ye Qingcang casually stated the chilling statistics. "It's only about twenty Rank 9 Soul Tool Master. If you include the Holy Spirit Church, then add two Limit Douluo and fifteen Title Douluo, totaling less than fifty Title Douluo Douluo. Among them, less than one-fifth are loyal to the royal family... Even if you kill them all, it would only be a necessary loss!"

Less than fifty Title Douluo?

Is it just a necessary loss?

Do you want to listen to what you're saying?

"Let's begin!" Ju Zi shook her head, offering a brief explanation—enough for a quick thrill, she wasn't interested in explaining the specifics of the "Infiltration Trilogy" to Xiao Hongchen: "Is that alright?"

"No need to ask me." Ye Qingcang nodded. Ju Zi's ambition surprised him; she was indeed a seemingly harmless but extremely dangerous and cunning girl. "According to the statistics you submitted, you added 174,350 slots to the ' Faceless Men ' quota, indirectly and directly infiltrating seventeen important departments of the Sun Moon Empire. You can have absolute control over six of these departments. You have planted 141 effective Faceless Men around the more than Rank 9 Soul Tool Master directly under the Sun Moon Empire, controlling the lives of more than 33,000 people in the Holy Spirit Church through life contracts, including even two Title Douluo... The power to deliver the final blow in this ten-year scheme is entrusted to you!"

"Let's begin!" An orange-yellow cylindrical button fell into Ju Zi's hand. With a gentle press, a Level 9 Soul Tool Bomb traveled thousands of miles at a speed invisible to the naked eye, instantly reaching the top of the Sun Moon Imperial Palace. It exploded in front of the automatically rising level-nine defensive Soul Tool, plunging Mingdu into a sea of fear. "In the end, it's because the Faceless Men you provided, Master, is too useful. Otherwise, even I couldn't have eroded the Sun Moon Empire within ten years."