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Chapter 149 The Purpose of the System

"Should we inform the system about our opening of the academy?" Song Jiyang asked.

"That's right! I'd better tell the system!" Wang Yue felt that there was no big problem. The system had never prevented the spread of knowledge before. It was just more systematic now. Of course, it was still necessary to tell the system.

"Then let's go ask!" The two opened the system's dialog box.

[System, we are going to open a college now, how about that? ]

[Is this the academy that spreads knowledge of your plane to people in the original plane? ]

It seems that the system knows everything.

[Yeah! What do you think? Is it feasible? ]

[Of course it is feasible. This is the purpose of the Plane Supermarket. As long as you promote the progress of each original plane, it will be your merit.]

[Is there any merit in this?]

[Of course there are merits. The progress of society can feed more people, and your merits will be greater. Not only saving lives is merit. What you did before was to save one person or a city, so the merits were only temporary. Although the merits of spreading knowledge are small now, it is a great event for thousands of years and brings social progress. The merits are endless.]

[Wow! That's great! Why didn't you tell me before? ]

[It is not the business that is being chased. Only when they have a strong demand can you achieve twice the result with half the effort. Don’t you understand this principle? ]

[I see! What I meant is that you could tell me first! ]

[What if you knew it first? ]

Okay! That’s right, we can’t open an academy with just two people, how can we teach?

No longer dwelling on this question, Wang Yue asked again

[System, do you have any suggestions for us to open the academy? ]

Wang Yue just said it politely, not expecting the system to answer. But the system actually answered.

[Two requirements: first, the tuition must be high, very high. Second, the knowledge taught must be concise and to the point.]

Wang Yue was a little confused.

[Why is the fee so high? Didn’t I get merit points? ]

[Which do you think is better, a skill you learned at a cost of 10,000 taels of gold? Or is it more practical to learn a skill taught by a street vendor? Which do you value more? ]

[I understand! But how much is appropriate? What is the standard for receiving? ]

[They have suffered a lot from their countries, but they have to learn. If they don’t learn, they will teach their hostile countries. It’s just a matter of opening another space-time channel.]

Wang Yue was a little dumbfounded. The system had never interfered with Wang Yue's transactions before. Whether it was a profit or a loss, the system had no say. Besides, no matter how much I earned, the system would not get it, right? Or was there something that I didn't know?
[I am not an economics major, but I know that every country has a certain amount of gold reserves. If we charge too high, will it cause social instability?]

[Are their superiors just there to do nothing? Don’t they know how to solve the problem? If you were the head of a country, what would you do if your country had no money? ]

[Find a way to earn it! If there is really no other way, just rob it! ]

[Yes! They definitely can’t steal your gold, so they will find ways to earn it, but their primitive things can’t earn you money, so they have to find ways to improve, find ways to earn more money, and finally achieve common progress. ]

[System, you think so far ahead! I haven't asked you yet? What is the ultimate purpose of opening a plane supermarket? ]

[To achieve common progress for all dimensions!] Wang Yue was a little unconvinced. This statement sounded like a slogan.

【What will happen if you make progress? 】

[Don't disbelieve me, the order we received is to promote the development of your planes. Haven't you noticed? You have connected so many planes, and most of them are feudal dynasties.]

[Yes! Isn't it because my merit value is low? Is there any other reason? ]

[Because in this vast universe, feudal dynasties account for the majority. ]

[Why? Even without us, they will continue to develop slowly. It is impossible for them to stand still, right? ]

[But that time will take a long time, perhaps a thousand years, perhaps ten thousand years.]

[Is it 10,000 years old? Our country has only used it for 2,000 years! ]

[Sometimes, time does not make society progress, but makes it regress. Don't disbelieve it, go and look at the lost things in your country. If they are abandoned by the times, it means that the times are progressing. If they are copied and are more advanced than the current ones, then the times are regressing. This kind of thing is very common in feudal dynasties. Every war will make the times regress. Not to mention other things, the population will be much smaller. ]

[I agree with what you said, but the end result is the same, everything will develop in the end, some places just take a little longer! ]

[They will all eventually develop into something like you, that's for sure. But many people will destroy themselves when they move towards the interstellar age through modernization, such as the end of the world or zombies, which are real. Another recent example is that you know that your Earth has experienced several civilizations that destroyed themselves when they moved towards the interstellar age. Do you understand what I mean?]

[I understand. It means that we may also destroy ourselves during the development.]

[What kind of nonsense do you understand? Will I let you guys finish your game with me here? What is the purpose of exchanging so many advanced technologies? ]

[Thank you, system, for saving us from so many detours. You mean, the feudal dynasty will last a long time, the modernization will not last too long, and only a few planes will truly enter the interstellar era.]

[That’s why you see so many feudal dynasties. This is also my mission goal, to help them develop.]

[Okay! Let's open the Plane Academy as soon as possible.]

This is one of the few things you can do for the system.

[Hurry up and prepare! Another point is what I just said, what you teach should be practical and can be put into production immediately. As for the principles, let them use them first, and then learn slowly! ]

[Don't worry about the system! I know all of this and will report it to our leaders. I will let everyone who comes to learn put it into production as soon as possible. ]

[Since you want to run an academy, make it bigger! I will open two more feudal planes.]

【Then thank you system. 】

[One more thing. Now that we are at this point, you should tell your country to work hard to develop technology. If other stars develop technology here and you have nothing to show for it, then you may be enslaved by others. After all, this world is still a world where the strong prey on the weak.]

[I understand. Are we far from other civilizations? ]

[It must be very far away, otherwise you would have been discovered by others long ago. But now there is a kind of pioneer in the interstellar space. They have nothing to do every day, so they drive spaceships and jump around randomly in the universe. This way, they may discover you and enslave you. Of course, the mortality rate of pioneers is very high, and generally no one would do such a thing. ]

[I understand. Thank you for letting me know.]

Wang Yue closed the dialog box with a bit of gloom and said to Song Jiyang: "Do you think this matter will be reported?"

"Report it! Don't worry, the system has also said that this is only a possibility and we are just taking precautions. In fact, if you ask me, a good blacksmith must have strong tools. Our technology has caught up and no one can do anything to us." Song Jiyang is much more optimistic, which comes from his strong confidence in his motherland.

"I understand. Now we just need to complete the tasks assigned by the system!" said Wang Yue.