Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

"That makes sense... but I was saying it was hypothetical."

"If we fail, it depends on the situation, his attitude, his opinions, and most importantly, his strength. If he's someone like the Earth Mother Goddess, killing him and taking his destiny would be the best option. But do you think that's possible... If this world is a game, then the passerby is a hidden boss even more terrifying than me."

"That's true..."

As the two talked, they arrived at the home of the passerby, a small villa that looked quite valuable.

Ji Chaoge stepped forward and was about to knock on the door when it was opened from behind. A young man who looked to be in his early twenties with delicate and handsome features stood inside and smiled, saying, "I've been waiting for you. You two must be Isaac's friends. Please come in."

Isaac... This is the clown's real name, which translates to "laughing" in an ancient language.

Without a doubt, this person is a passerby, or rather, the name he is currently using, Xunjiang.

Ji Chaoge was someone who could handle big occasions, and followed them inside without changing his expression. Cain, who followed behind, wore a smile as usual... His smile, like Mu Nandong's stern face, had almost become an instinct.

“Honey, these two are my friends. Cut some fruit and bring it to the living room.”

"Ah...I understand."

Xun Jiang called out into the room, then led the two to the living room to sit down.

Ji Chaoge laughed and said, "You have a wife?"

This may seem like a casual question, but it contains several layers of meaning that only the person involved probably understands, especially given that Xunjiang is the ancestor of the subhumans.

Xunjiang responded with a smile.

"Oh, not only that, they've also been planning to have children in recent years."

"That's a great choice... Do you like children?"

"Of course, it's my favorite."

"Keep wanting it?"

"I always want it."

"Amazing...you're really hardworking."

"Ha ha.."

The two chatted in a harmonious atmosphere, looking like true friends having a casual conversation. Xun Jiang's wife brought over some fruit and almost couldn't take her eyes off Cain when she saw him. If Cain were a woman, his looks would even surpass those of stunning beauties like Nocturne and Shen Jiu. If he were considered a top-tier (T0) among men, then the entire top-tier (T1) would have to be left empty to show how much he crushed the others.

"You have such a beautiful friend?" Xunjiang's wife glanced at her twice, but she was no longer a little girl who only cared about looks. She looked away and teased, "I didn't know that before."

“Men are more attractive when they have some secrets,” Xun Jiang laughed. “Look, it’s the same now. Don’t eavesdrop.”

"I don't care..."

The bride's tone carried a hint of mocking dissatisfaction, but she still obediently stepped back.

"It seems you two have a good relationship." Cain didn't stand on ceremony and started eating fruit with a toothpick.

“It would be strange if things didn’t go well after the honeymoon.” Xun Jiang shrugged and looked at Ji Chaoge. “So, Mr. Ji, why did you come here?”

Ji Chaoge said, "You should know that."

"I want to hear it from you yourself."

“Strange habit… Well then, I’ll tell you. Xunjiang, I want to rule the world, and I need your help for that. Please give me some control over the demi-humans.”

Xun Jiang heard the answer he wanted. The smile on his face slowly disappeared, and he said in a low, melancholic tone, "To be honest, what I want to say right now is, 'I'm sorry, but I refuse.' You could think of this as lending troops. Unfortunately, I won't gain anything for myself by lending you troops. However, I have no choice but to lend them to you because..."

Ji Chaoge raised an eyebrow slightly. He had thought he would have to waste his breath, but he didn't expect Xun Jiang to be so sensible.

He smiled naturally and said, "Because you lend me troops, even if I succeed in the end and then turn around and kill you, you won't be completely without a chance. There's even a possibility that I'll die on the way. But if you don't lend me troops, you're finished, absolutely finished, the worst possible outcome."

Chapter Sixty-Two: Pleasant Cooperation

An open strategy is the highest level of stratagem, where everything one intends to do is made public and transparent to the opponent. Even so, the opponent cannot decipher it, which is fundamentally different from a conspiracy that relies on intelligence advantage, and therefore appears invincible.

Every genuine open strategy is unique and cannot be replicated. It requires a specific historical context, and, in rare cases, specific individuals.

For example, Ji Chaoge's current request.

Ji Chaoge was actually prepared to give Xun Jiang a thorough analysis, explaining the pros and cons of the matter. He had always done this, and no one could refuse him because everything he said was correct.

Ji Chaoge asked Xun Jiang for troops, so why couldn't Xun Jiang refuse him?

First of all, there is absolutely no benefit whatsoever from Xun Jiang lending troops to Ji Chaoge; this is beyond dispute. Ji Chaoge would never stoop to making empty promises to someone like Xun Jiang, such as saying he'll share half of the world with him after he conquers it. Although he considers himself quite capable of making empty promises, he would rather not do so to someone like Xun Jiang.

So why did Xunjiang still agree to Ji Chaoge's request?

A very simple probability question... If Xunjiang lends troops to Ji Chaoge, what are the possible outcomes?

First, Ji Chaoge succeeded, then betrayed his supporters and ruthlessly killed Xun Jiang.

Secondly, Ji Chaoge succeeded and did not abandon his supporters. Xun Jiang's dream was temporarily shattered, but a certain possibility was left for the future.

Third, even if Ji Chaoge fails, besides the fact that all the troops lent to him will be massacred, Xun Jiang himself will still retain a large portion of his forces, which will still be able to erode the entire human society.

Although there are many possible branches, in general, there are only three possibilities: Ji Chaoge's choice not to make empty promises to Xunjiang was correct, and Xunjiang would not have believed him even if he had, so these are included in the second possibility.

What I just mentioned was the possibility of Xunjiang borrowing troops. So, what would happen if Xunjiang didn't lend troops to Ji Chaoge?

The answer is that Ji Chaoge handed over the technology for identifying foreign races.

At that point, Xun Jiang will have no choice but to unleash his ancestral power and manipulate all the demi-humans in the world to rebel.

At this time, the number of demi-humans in the world has exceeded 100 million. If they were all activated, it could indeed trigger an earth-shattering war, but... it's not enough.

Xunjiang understands propaganda warfare and knows how to exploit the vulnerability of the "saintly" mentality. The scale of the propaganda offensive triggered by hundreds of millions of people is unimaginable, but it's not enough.

Many of the demi-humans hold high positions and can control armies, distribute weapons, and confuse the public, but that's not enough.

Xunjiang's control ability is among the best of the progenitors; he can precisely control each demi-human, but it's not enough.

The demi-humans may not be fully exposed. In a situation where everyone is in danger and afraid of becoming a demi-human, it is easy to instigate riots and cause the regime to lose control. However, this is not enough.

Hundreds of millions of people, scattered all over the world—even killing hundreds of millions of pigs wouldn't be easy. Let alone hundreds of millions of beings whose true nature—whether human or demi-human—is indistinguishable except in specialized tests. They can hide, they can rebel, they can resist; even the testers themselves might be demi-humans. By planting the seeds of this potential, countless things can be accomplished...

But it's still not enough.

When Ji Chaoge hands over that technology, the world may be plunged into decades, or even hundreds of years, of continuous warfare. Many will be lost along the way, and every ordinary demi-human will be enhanced by the ancestral will, becoming cold, resilient, and knowledgeable. They will all be uniformly controlled by Xun Jiang, which can be described as Xun Jiang and his hundreds of millions of clones. They are closely connected and share the same consciousness, capable of plunging the entire world into unparalleled chaos.

But frankly speaking, it's still not enough.

It may take a long time, but in the end, Xunjiang will definitely lose, and once he loses this time, he will never have any chance to turn things around again, and his ultimate pursuit will be forever shattered.

Lending troops to Ji Chaoge might offer a sliver of hope, but not lending troops to Ji Chaoge would mean exhausting oneself for decades only to have everything vanish like bubbles, leaving no trace.

“This is the biggest difference between us, Xun Jiang.” Ji Chaoge lowered her gaze and said calmly, “I can threaten you, but you cannot threaten me, because even if you don’t help me, you can threaten me with everything you know, and fight me to the death, I don’t care, because I will still have a chance in the end. But if you choose to fight me to the death, then it’s over for you.”

“Yes…” Xunjiang sighed, “If it’s a fight to the death with you, then I’ll end it. But what if I happen to be a very emotional person, and I just want to disgust you, and I just want to fight to the death with you?”

Ji Chaoge's smile vanished, and she calmly said, "If that were the case, the demi-humans wouldn't be on their current scale, because you would have been unable to hold back long ago."

“That’s right…” Xun Jiang shook his head slightly and sighed, “Unfortunately, you hid the core technology of anti-separation in the deepest part of the magic networks of various countries. Even with the traitor Clown in the mix, I haven’t been able to crack it over the years.”

He didn't care at all and revealed the matter... Yes, the Clown was essentially a spy planted by Xun Jiang next to Ji Chaoge. Xun Jiang hoped the Clown could steal the core technology of anti-separation for him... He was also a person with extremely strong strategic vision. Compared to him, Ji Chaoge only had two advantages: one was the anti-separation technology, which was also the core of Ji Chaoge's world domination; the other was Ji Chaoge himself... Although he was very unhappy, he had to admit that Ji Chaoge was stronger than him. But these advantages could be completely compensated for by hundreds of millions of demi-humans. This was a trump card that Ji Chaoge absolutely did not have and could never reach.

Xun Jiang is revealing this now not to expose himself, but because he believes Ji Chaoge must have known about it all along.

Indeed, that was the case; Ji Chaoge had known this for a long time, but he didn't care.

He doesn't care about loyalty or disloyalty; he only cares about the value you can bring to him.

"The Joker? That guy will never be loyal to or help anyone. He just finds it fun to betray people."

Ji Chaoge didn't care at all and asked, "What do you think?"

"I'm so unlucky," Xun Jiang said, his face full of melancholy. "The number of demi-humans is increasing exponentially, so why did you have to appear in this era? If you had been a century later..."

“You are indeed unfortunate. Without me, the alien detection technology would not have been available within a century, and you would have succeeded then. In your eyes, this is a symbol of your misfortune, but to me, it is all achieved step by step.”

Ji Chaoge stood up and extended her hand.

"Half of the demi-human control, so even if I fail, you can make a comeback. It's a pleasure to cooperate."

Xun Jiang, with a bitter expression, stretched out his hand.

"I hope you fail miserably and die a violent death... I'm not happy at all."

Chapter Sixty-Three: A Letter to the Future

(PS: 55 missing)

August 13th, evening.

Ji Chaoge sat alone in the underground laboratory of the Black Dragon Ruins.

Beside him stood a gigantic computer... also a product of alchemical technology, centered on a magic network. Like television and telephones, it had long been in use by the military. However, while televisions and telephones were deployed for civilian use, computers were not. Due to the limitations of magic circuits, it hadn't yet developed many entertainment functions. Furthermore, its exorbitant cost prevented mass production.

Ji Chaoge constructed a simple virtual magic network, and with his technology, which was a hundred years ahead of its time, he easily broke into the magic networks of other countries. He possessed most of the world's secrets, and all the magic network defenses were as fragile as the chastity of the female protagonist in a short NTR comic.

Ji Chaoge sat calmly at the computer.

It is 7:56 PM now. At 8:00 PM sharp, the computer next to me will send a signal to hijack the magic network signal all over the world, and then hijack all televisions and radios, and start playing an audio message left by Ji Chaoge.

After that audio clip plays, Ji Chaoge's identity will be completely exposed, putting him at a huge disadvantage. But Ji Chaoge looked at the countdown on the computer without any emotional fluctuation. He interlaced his fingers and calmly watched the scene unfold.

189s... followed by 187, 186.

152, 131, 99.

52, 17.

6.5.4.3.2.1.

At the last moment, Ji Chaoge pressed the stop button with an expressionless face, abandoning his plan.

【“..”】

"How could this be..."

Ji Chaoge tapped her fingers lightly on the table, pondering some questions.

Logically, at 8 o'clock, the program he created would hijack more than half of the world's magic network signals, replacing the signals received by radios and televisions with that audio clip. It would be a self-destructive statement that would definitely attract a lot of attention. Furthermore, Ji Chaoge left numerous hints within it... There would definitely be someone who would contact him immediately.

This person is Hongyan... As long as it's eight o'clock, this program starts running, she will definitely hear that audio, and then she will definitely come.

Moreover... she won't actually arrive "after eight o'clock"; she'll definitely arrive before eight o'clock because Ji Chaoge will discuss with her how to kill Cain. And once that audio is released, it's a self-destruction; Cain will realize the method and thus stop them, plus kill Ji Chaoge.

Therefore, Ji Chaoge will die, and Hongyan, in order to obtain the method to kill Cain, should theoretically rewind time to before 8 o'clock, before that audio clip was released... Ji Chaoge believes that Hongyan is capable of such a small rewind.