Propaganda Focus

How should we promote? How should we unite?

Viktor paused, lost in thought, silent for a long while.

For a reclusive academic who barely knew his own colleagues, this question was even more of a headache than calculating the constraint equations for the Hextech Artificial Gravity Singularity.

"Professor Viktor," Lina asked tentatively, "Should we start by focusing on the conflict between Zaun and Piltover in our promotion?"

"After all, as you know, the only thing that can unite Zaunites of all ages, genders, backgrounds, and education levels unconditionally is our hatred for the Piltie scum."

"We can start by telling them that we are all Zaunites, and that we are here to seek happiness for Zaunites."

This was a practical suggestion.

Although the concept of "Zaunites" had never really existed before.

It was a group that had been artificially created.

But it had already been created.

The Twin Cities were like a cake cut in half, one half carefully preserved in the refrigerator, the other thrown into the garbage to rot and mold.

After more than two hundred years, no matter how much enlightened people shouted, "We are all cake," they were already two distinct, incompatible cakes.

Piltover's oppression and discrimination against Zaun had never ceased.

Zaunites' hatred for Piltover was naturally deeply ingrained.

To Zaunites, no matter who you were, as long as you cursed the Piltovans, they would definitely come to support you.

The reason Viktor was able to gather so many Zaunite students together that morning was also because he exploited the Piltovans' rejection of them, their resentment towards the Piltovans, and started from the conflict between the Twin Cities, which allowed him to successfully carry out the subsequent in-depth promotion.

"No, we can't completely copy the previous experience."

After careful consideration, Viktor rejected the method he had used before:

"Before, I was facing you, the most outstanding, most talented, and most thoughtful university students in the Twin Cities."

"But now we are facing apprentices, ordinary Zaunite workers who lack cultural knowledge and have little habit of thinking."

Students were good at thinking and had strong comprehension skills.

Therefore, after Viktor aroused their anger, he could still use the ideological theory in the article Zaun, From Whence It Came? to make them think, understand, and finally realize where their anger came from and who it should be directed at.

But would the same method work for the apprentices?

Not necessarily.

Because the article Zaun, From Whence It Came? was not interesting at all.

The article was initially a serious academic outline written by Li Wei for intellectuals, extracting key theories.

It was not a popular science book like Judging the Twin Cities, Piltover's Secret History, or Shurima's Affairs.

The article did not only contain those widely circulated and popular slogans and sentences.

On the contrary, in addition to those fresh historical secrets and those deafening classic quotes, the article also contained large sections of philosophical and economic theories that were obscure and incomprehensible to ordinary people.

It was really difficult for the average person to chew on.

It required patience and thought.

Viktor did not believe that those apprentices who usually had no time to study and think could understand Janna's Ideology in a short period of time.

"If we just lecture them on theory like we're in a classroom, then I'm afraid..."

Viktor thought of the students in his university lectures in the past, who were bored and sleepy because the content was too profound and uninteresting.

"I'm afraid those workers would also fall asleep listening to it, right?" He smiled helplessly.

It was a good thing Runeterra didn't have smartphones.

Otherwise, the lively scene of four consecutive Godlike, five Unstoppable, and six Godlike Demolitions that Li Wei saw in the university's ideological and philosophical class might very well be repeated here.

"Then we can not lecture them first." Lina suggested thoughtfully, "First use the conflict between the Twin Cities to unite everyone, and then slowly find a way to explain the meaning of Janna's Ideology to them."

"In my opinion, this is the simplest way."

Focusing on the conflict between the Twin Cities to unite people's hearts was indeed the simplest and most feasible method.

Because it was the easiest to understand.

Whether they were knowledgeable university professors or barely literate factory apprentices, everyone could distinguish each other through culture, customs, and regional origin at a glance.

Moreover, even if you didn't want to distinguish, the Piltovans would help you distinguish.

Those cries of "Zaunite," "gutter rat," and "go back to Zaun" were simply the best education for recognizing Zaunite identity.

In comparison, Janna's Ideology, which discussed class distinctions, had a high barrier to entry.

One must have a certain cultural foundation and be willing to think in order to understand and accept this theory.

And after accepting this theory, the internal factions could be distinguished, and they could argue with each other until the end of time, until the seas ran dry and the rocks crumbled.

Unlike simple Zaun supporters—they only needed to tell their compatriots that Piltover was the enemy, and then work together to beat the enemy.

Low barrier to entry, high mobilization power, high cohesion, and a direct and clear goal.

This was also the reason why this trend of thought still had an unstoppable and vigorous vitality and was popular throughout Runeterra.

So when it comes to the word "unity," the long-winded Janna's Ideology is currently not as effective as a simple slogan like "We are all Zaunites."

"No, that won't do!"

After careful consideration, Viktor's expression turned serious:

"It is precisely because these apprentices have difficulty understanding Janna's Ideology that we must help them understand it, rather than simply exploiting their dissatisfaction with Piltover to unite people."

Viktor wasn't worried that this trick wouldn't work, but rather that it would work too well.

If the workers fall into that kind of simple Zaunite group identity, they will naturally pursue the priority of Zaunites in the future.

"Lina, your brother emphasized in his lectures—"

"The theory of one city's victory is not the theory of Zaun's priority. What we should pursue is a community of shared destiny for all intelligent species in Runeterra, not simply the rise of Zaun."

"Zaun should not be a second Piltover."

"It should be a beacon for Janna's Ideology believers all over the world, inspiring them to awaken and guiding them forward."

"This..." Lina pondered for a moment.

In fact, she felt, and many other classmates felt the same way:

It would be great if they could build Zaun into a second Piltover before their generation died.

One bite at a time.

If Zaunites could live the lives of Piltoverians, they would laugh in their dreams.

And Li Wei also said that other regions of Runeterra are still stuck in feudal and primitive societies, and there is no soil for immediate struggle.

Is it a bit unrealistic to rush to deny Zaun's priority now and prepare to export ideology?

"No, Lina, that's where you're not being realistic." Viktor looked over with a firm gaze: "I ask you, what is the fundamental guarantee of our victory in the struggle?"

"Force." Lina replied.

"Where does force come from?"

"Janna." Li Wei had analyzed this long ago. In this world where individual power is greater than everything, if you want to win, you must defeat magic with magic, and pile up an invincible transcendent powerhouse with the faith of the masses.

"That's right, our greatest guarantee of force is Janna."

"And the more believers there are, the stronger Janna's power will be."

"Although Zaun's 2 million people are not few, their power is ultimately limited. Only by gradually awakening the sufferers of all of Runeterra can Janna gain the power to resist all enemies."

"So—"

"Ideology, ideology is our strongest weapon!"

"If we fall into the misunderstanding of Zaun's priority, and temporarily put down this sharpest weapon, then under the hatred, blockade, competition and confrontation of the vested interests all over the world—"

"In the end, we may not even be able to maintain the victory of Zaun alone."

Viktor sighed with a profound gaze.

"I understand..." Lina finally realized her mistake—

Yes, they have Janna protecting them!

There is no need to have any concerns, just spread the faith and develop companions with all their might, and help Janna level up!

And to spread Janna's Ideology, they naturally should not focus on promoting Zaun's group identity, but should—

"Class! We must prioritize raising class consciousness through propaganda!"

"However..." Lina frowned.

As they talked, the topic turned back again:

"How should we promote it to make everyone aware of this consciousness?"

I don't know.

No one has tried it before.

"Why don't we try that trick?" After struggling, Viktor finally thought of something: "Your brother gave me some advice."