Mystery: A Spark

"Because he is a beneficiary of the existing system, he can gain huge benefits from the current social system, so under normal circumstances, he will neither have the motivation nor the determination to betray his own class."

As the modern Chinese historian Lü Simian once said, "There are only individuals who betray their class, not classes that betray the interests of their class."

To put it bluntly, the vast majority of people in a class would never harm the interests of their own class.

However, when it comes to individuals, there may be those who sympathize with the oppressed, and they may be willing to sacrifice some of their own interests to make life less difficult for those who are oppressed.

However, even such people are extremely rare.

For example, this is equivalent to someone with an annual income of one million pounds sterling, who voluntarily reduces his annual income to one hundred thousand pounds sterling, just to make life better for another group of people who are completely unrelated to him.

How many people can do something like this?

Some might say that if I really earned a million pounds a year, I would definitely be willing to donate hundreds of thousands of pounds every year to help those poor people.

But the main reason he could say that was probably because he couldn't earn a million pounds a year.

With a few words, they boasted that if they had this much money, they would definitely do this and that.

But once you actually have that kind of money, how many people will still be able to use it to help others?

Human desires are endless, like a boulder rolling down a mountain; once started, they can never be stopped.

A person with 100,000 yuan will want 1 million yuan, and a person with 1 million yuan will want 10 million yuan.

A man who has a wife will think about getting a prettier one, and a man who has a prettier wife will also be eyeing other men's even prettier wives.

Although Prime Minister Cao is dead, his spirit lives on forever, inspiring people throughout history and across the world, even in other worlds.

Moreover, even if a rich person is willing to use their wealth to improve the lives of the poor, it doesn't really count as betraying their class.

Only when he is not only willing to give up his own property, but also willing to force other rich people to give up their property, can he be considered to have truly betrayed his class.

Therefore, anyone who is able to make up their mind to betray their class and actually do so is a person with great awareness and a firm will.

In the original story, during the War of the Gods, Audrey decided to use her extraordinary powers to lead people in a massive march and strike, ultimately forcing nobles, merchants, and royalty to hand over their grain.

But at that time, she had truly witnessed many things, seen firsthand the living conditions of the people of Backlund during the war, and been under the long-term influence of Klein's ideas before she finally grew up.

Even so, she did not truly make up her mind, but left home alone, futilely trying to help those suffering from war with her own strength.

As for Audrey now, to put it bluntly, she is just an innocent and kind-hearted noblewoman, whose understanding of the world is not as profound as Xiu's.

and so……

"Therefore, we cannot start with juicy material for Miss Audrey. Instead, we should first attract her with some gentle ideas, and then gradually reveal the true face of this world to her."

“We’ll take it step by step, subtly and gradually change her mindset, and eventually win her over,” Arthur said calmly.

Chapter 136 The Silver City Conference

"Arthur, you're so cunning."

After hearing Arthur's words, Arthas couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"You little brat, how can you talk like that? What do you mean by 'insidious'? This is clearly wisdom."

Arthur patted the little head in his arms and said in an annoyed tone.

“Ah, yes, yes, it’s wisdom, it’s wisdom,” Arthas said in a perfunctory tone.

"You little brat, you want a beating, don't you?"

Arthur flipped the puppy over and pressed it onto his lap, saying fiercely.

"Hehe, are you getting anxious? Why is someone getting anxious?" Arthas wasn't afraid at all and continued to grin.

When Arthur saw that this little thing dared to speak ill of him, he was filled with malice and anger.

He sneered, stretched out his wicked hand, and began to frantically tickle the puppy.

"Help! Haha, I'm sorry, please let me go, it's so itchy, haha..."

Arthas quickly couldn't take it anymore and began to beg for mercy.

"Hmph, you've gotten so cocky after just a few days of not being disciplined." Arthur gave the puppy a good beating before letting it go.

Having escaped the clutches of evil, Arthas couldn't help but mutter:

"A dog's tail is naturally held up; a wolf's tail hangs down."

"How do you know you're not a wolf?" Arthur asked with amusement.

"Are you stupid? How do I look like a wolf?" Arthas replied irritably.

After saying that, it showed off its various body parts and wagged its fluffy little tail to indicate that it was a dog, not a wolf.

"Go ahead and wander off," Arthur said, rubbing its little head without saying anything more.

But Arthas spoke up again at this moment:

"Arthur, I have a question."

"what is the problem?"

"So, only those who share our aspirations can be of help to us?" Arthas asked, tilting his head.

"Of course not," Arthur chuckled.

"People who are truly ambitious or have ideals are actually a minority. Most people in this world are just living their lives."

"Anyone who is not fundamentally opposed to us can become our friend and help us."

"So what we need to do is unite those who don't have much conflict with us to fight those who have fundamental conflicts with us."

"In this way, we can avoid becoming the target of everyone's criticism and become an enemy of the world, so that we will be attacked by the masses."

He paused, then continued:

"Those who share our ideals and beliefs are called comrades; they are our fellow travelers."

"People who have no conflict with us and share a common enemy or common interests can be our friends."

“Those who have a temporary interest in us but may turn against us in the future can be considered allies.”

Arthas thought for a moment and asked:

"So, those who are completely contrary to our fundamental path and for whom there is no possibility of reconciliation are the enemies, right?"

"That's right, this is called forming cliques and attacking dissidents, or you could call it uniting the majority to strike at a small minority."

……

The conference room at the top of the round tower in Silver City.

At this moment, the six elders of the council were seated at the long table in the conference room.

Among them were three Witcher demigods, including Colin Iliad, two of the most promising guardians in Silver City, and a shepherd elder named Lovia.

Colin Iliad, seated at the head of the long table, cleared his throat and went straight to the point:

"How effective was that Demon Hunter arcane spell from before?"

They in Silver City have always disliked lengthy and cumbersome formalities, considering them a complete waste of time.

Moreover, given their current situation, they have absolutely no room for procrastination; everything must be done in a simple and efficient manner in order to survive on this dark land.

Sitting at one side of the long table, the bald-headed Wheat Hillmon, who clearly had a high critical hit rate, said:

"The effect is quite good. Because this secret technique requires a high level of mental resistance and willpower, we selected three Dawn Knights to use it."

"Of these three Dawn Knights, two of them have successfully found suitable monsters, defeated and sealed them, thus transforming themselves into Demon Hunters."

Colin nodded and asked:

"What about the other one? Did something happen to them?"

"Yes, he encountered a stalemate with the monster's will while sealing it, but fortunately he has now returned to normal. Just to be on the safe side, he is receiving treatment from Aphrodite," Wright Hillmont replied.

Aifrole is the most senior and closest to Sequence 6 "psychoanalyst" in Silver City, but unfortunately, there are no potion recipes for Sequence 7 and above here.

"Have you figured out why this happened? If it can't be avoided, then this secret technique will probably have to be sealed away for the time being," Colin said, frowning.

Although this secret technique was only an incomplete, half-finished product when he obtained it, after he and the other elders made adjustments and modifications over this period of time, the chances of it having problems should not be very high.

These three Dawn Knights were carefully selected from Silver City; they were outstanding warriors with rich combat experience and mature skills.

If even they encounter various problems when using this secret technique, then the probability of others having problems is probably even greater.

As a result, the value of this secret technique to their Silver City will definitely decrease significantly.

Upon hearing Colin's question, Wheat Hillmont did not answer, but instead looked at a woman opposite him.

The woman wore a black robe embroidered with many mysterious purple patterns, and her thick, slightly curly silver-grey hair was draped over her shoulders.

Her face was smooth and fair, with striking and beautiful features. She looked to be in her early thirties, and her pale gray eyes seemed to pierce through one's soul.

However, the expression on her face had been switching irregularly between different states since the beginning of the session; sometimes she was crying, sometimes she was sneering, sometimes she was snorting angrily, and sometimes she was indifferent.

This makes anyone who sees her feel a little creeped out.

She is Lovia, the only shepherd elder in the six-member council of Silver City.

Lovia closed her eyes briefly to calm herself down, and then said:

"Based on my comparison and speculation, the problem should lie with the monster he sealed inside his body, not with the monster he defeated himself."

"Not defeated by your own hands?" Colin seemed to understand somewhat.

“That’s right. If you defeat a monster yourself, your understanding of it and your psychological advantage will greatly help in the battle of wills with it.” Lovia’s expression turned into a sneer.

It could be said that in the entire Silver City, no one understood the essence of this secret technique better than she, the shepherd.

Therefore, Lovia was able to clearly see the problem.

She had also contributed a great deal of effort to the improvement of this secret technique.

Colin ignored Lovia's change in expression and turned to Wheat Hillmont, asking:

"So, in terms of appearance, have these Dawn Knights undergone any significant changes?"

His concern was that if becoming a Demon Hunter would bring about a significant change in appearance, then this large difference in appearance from other Silver City residents might lead to a change in their perceptions.

For example, discrimination or exclusion.

Of course, it's unlikely that the current residents of Silver City would have such a change in mindset, because they understand that these people risked their lives to pursue greater power in order to protect the city-state, thus becoming demon hunters.