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Chapter 290. The Historical Fool

After reading this sentence, Jiang Jianxin felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

The...first historical fool?
If what she saw was correct, Chang Yingxue was indeed the Ninth Prince of the Great Ning Dynasty, a real historical figure.

After she drowned herself in the river, she was resurrected in the polluted Listening Rain Pool—is the living Chang Yingxue in the Foolish Society now a ghost?
She is a ghost formed from pollution.

The omniscient suddenly provided the answer.

Without the retelling of the truth, Jiang Jianxin could see the answer more clearly and smoothly.

She didn't need to ask any questions; the whole story of this strange event was already laid bare in her mind.

[The initial pollution ability of the Tingyutan Pollution Zone after awakening is to revive those who drowned in the river as ghost-like pollutants.]

Because its initial pollution primarily stemmed from the resentment of women who drowned themselves, the majority of those resurrected were female. Later, as the pollution's energy expanded further, it also resurrected some historically significant figures.

[The origins of historical cognitive impairment in fools have not yet been identified in contemporary society, but in fact—these historical fools all originated from the polluted area of ​​Tingyutan.]

The mental attack has passed, and the small portion of omniscience that the answer truth instilled in her to resist the mental attack is disappearing, and the handwriting is slowly fading.

The sense of clarity, like having a third eye opened, was fading. Jiang Jianxin looked at the information that the omniscient had directly given her, and in that brief moment of omniscience, she felt an absurd sense that her worldview had been completely overturned.

—Are historical fools actually ghosts condensed from the story of Listening to the Rain?
—So the reason people have a problem with their understanding is because they are real ancient people?
Jiang Jianxin felt she couldn't accept it.

After all, it hadn't even been a month since I switched jobs to New Force, and I was shocked to find that I was the only living person in the department.

No living person could withstand that.

Those who know the company say they work for the Fools' Society, while those who don't might think they're the King of Hell in the underworld. The entire department can't find a single person from the living world.

Although it's a bit shady, I think this lineup suits you quite well.

The power of omniscience vanished, and the answer, the truth, returned. It wasn't so rigid and serious; it spoke out of nowhere in my mind.

【? 】

Jiang Jianxin pursed his lips in a sullen voice, thinking it was nonsense.

She has absolutely no compatibility with this lineup.

The truth is hard to say directly, but she really is like the King of Hell. Taking in such a bunch of subordinates would be called trespassing into the heavens for someone else, but for her, it's called returning to her old ways.

—With veterans taking the lead, how could their suitability not be high?
[...Think about it, the family went to great lengths to bring you to the Fools' Society and make you the head of the History Department, surely so you could encounter such a charming group of subordinates.]

Intuition comforted me.

The dead are the most loyal; they will never betray you.

Intuition paused for a moment, then added:

Moreover, the figures resurrected are all outstanding historical figures, which means that the history department is full of brilliant minds and talented individuals.

[It also saves you the trouble of organizing personnel files—if you want to know someone, just flip through a history book and you'll know their entire life story.]

[For a little more money, you can buy the expertly reviewed version, which includes a historian's comprehensive and insightful evaluation and personality analysis of your employees—saving you the trouble of in-depth understanding.]

Intuition quickly analyzed a series of benefits for her, but Jiang Jianxin still felt strange leading a group of dead souls.

She pouted and gave an awkward "Oh," her mind still a mess. Intuition, sensing her chaotic thoughts, tried to emphasize:
"Well, at most the department atmosphere is a bit creepy, but there's still plenty of fun to be had."

[Think about it, besides official history, there's also unofficial history. If you want to gossip, you can dig into unofficial history. You might even bump into an acquaintance who's gone into business; that's incredibly interesting.]

Jiang Jianxin remained silent.

To be honest, this reversal was something she never expected; such a huge secret was hidden in the polluted area of ​​Tingyutan.

In this chaotic darkness, in the formation and development spanning thousands of years of history, she believed that without the help of omniscience, she would not know its hidden secrets even when she destroyed this place.

The River of Prayer for Rain, which was seized, and all its history of resurrection over thousands of years, will be annihilated by her sword energy, as if it had never existed.

If it was originally a contaminated area capable of resurrecting souls, why has it become like this?

Jiang Jianxin recalled the group of elongated white figures that she had seen crawling out of the ripples when she came in.

They are also ghostly entities, but they are obviously crude and have a strong eerie feel to them.

Intuition slowly explained:
When it first became a polluted area, it still had rules and order. However, polluted areas filled with resentment are inherently prone to losing control due to their heavy negative emotions. After the pollution outbreak, an alien pollutant species parasitized the pool, feeding on Listening to Rain Pool and exacerbating the pollution.

It is now in complete chaos, filled with bizarre and parasitic creatures, and unable to resurrect a complete human being.

Jiang Jianxin frowned and asked:
"Does that mean I have to slaughter the entire Listening to the Rain Pool?"

She recalled the waves that the River of Prayer for Rain had desperately stretched out for the baby thrown into it when she empathized with it, and the layers upon layers of bones.

It was overtaken by the Cangjiang River, polluted by resentment, and finally parasitized into its current form.

The quickest solution would be to simply shut down Tingyutan, but considering that this was the birthplace of the historical fool, Jiang Jianxin was curious whether he would be able to recruit employees in the future if he really shut it down.

Don't use the Tangguang Sword; it's highly destructive and indiscriminate.

"Intuition tells me."

Use the Grim Reaper's Scythe to clear away the parasites here, releasing the vengeful spirits. As for Listening Rain Pool itself, don't worry about it. It's a geographically and legally protected lake; once the resentment and parasites disappear, it will slowly regain its previous resurrection ability.

Jiang Jianxin understood what it meant. Tingyutan was, after all, a large lake, and she couldn't let it disappear.

Although its resurrection ability can bring back the dead, the Historical Fool, apart from having cognitive problems, retains much of the high quality he had in life in terms of personality and behavior, and has not caused any harm to society.

The best option is to clean away the pollutants and restore Tingyutan to its original state.

Jiang Jianxin picked up a black broom, ready to start her role as a cleaning lady, when she suddenly heard music coming from inside.

"Woo——————"

Since being pulled inside, all sounds seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier; this was the first time she had ever heard such a penetrating sound.

Jiang Jianxin listened intently, and the instrument's tone was high-pitched and sharp, carrying an almost tyrannical force—it was a suona.

What surprised her even more was that the aloof and powerful Death Scythe in front of her, which had previously failed to move even the magnificent organ music that had excited and trembled the Tang Guang Sword, suddenly became excited upon hearing the suona's melodious and rhythmic sound, which made her feel like she was about to have a feast.

I'm sleepy, going to sleep. -`д-

I might not have time on the 7th, so it will probably be a single update, most likely around noon.