In Ark Simulator, why do I always start out as a ruthless person?.

"Where are you going?"

"Casimir." Mace answered very straightforwardly, not hiding his purpose at all, and said bluntly:

"I heard that it's a town of knights, and there's a knight competition there, and it seems that the strongest knights gather there."

"I want to go there for a few years to gain experience, win a few championships, earn some bounties, and make myself stronger. Then I can come back and help you better."

"——Of course, the premise is that you haven't failed or been thrown into prison by then."

Having said that, a smile appeared on the corner of Jian's mouth, and he uttered a teasing sound for the first time.

Jian believes that Chen Qi will never fail.

She also believed that Chen Qi also believed that she would not fail this time when she went to Casimir.

After all, they both believe in each other and can rival the Gemini Queens on their own.

"...Yes, I agree."

Everything went as expected. Chen Qi agreed very readily. He didn't even try to stop her. He just nodded with a smile.

All this was the result that Jian had expected.

...But, for some reason, Jian felt a little disappointed in his heart, and with it came an inexplicable resentment.

You, I was your first follower, right? Are you just going to let me go?

Not even trying to stop him, not even asking a single question?

Although she had long been accustomed to Chen Qi's personality of having everything under control, the two of them had already reached a tacit understanding between them after sharing hardships and experiencing life and death, and there was no need for further words.

But only this time, Jian began to have some emotions of his own, like a woman.

"...You just don't have anything to say?"

Hmm? Is that my own voice?

But before Jian could react, Chen Qi understood Jian's psychology after a moment of surprise.

It turns out that mace can also have a little temper.

Fortunately, Chen Qi was considerate and did not expose Jian's rare little trick.

Instead, he picked up the manuscript he had been writing and handed it to Jian.

"Then, mace, you should take this with you as well."

"What is this?" In order to hide his embarrassment, Jian quickly grabbed the manuscript, but found that it was full of Leitania's words.

And at the very top, the title of the manuscript was clearly written.

With the help of learning during this period, Jian also recognized these Leithanian characters.

“…Mein Kampf?”

"This is the book I studied on my own during the time I was recovering from my injuries." Chen Qi did not hide anything and openly shared his thoughts with Jian.

"It records my life trajectory, my understanding and philosophy of the party, and my expectations for the future."

"I want to distribute this book within our party, so that everyone has a copy, and then have some literate people read it to everyone regularly, so that the public can better understand the purpose and goals of our party."

"The one you have in your hand is the original manuscript, Jian. You should also take it to Casimir."

"Maybe, in Casimir, you can meet many people like you who have suffered oppression like us. By then, you can use this book to attract more people who are willing to stand with us?"

"Oh, by the way, it's almost time. I think it's time for you to learn some knowledge about acupuncture points."

"There are also some medical books. Knights are prone to injuries during competitions. You need to learn some medical knowledge and disinfection methods..."

"Wait, where are all my books? Wait for me, I'll help you sort them out..."

I realized belatedly that there were too many things I needed to explain to Jian, and too many things that worried me.

Chen Qi went from being carefree at the beginning to becoming increasingly talkative later on, and even began to busy herself with organizing all the books that she brought to Casimir that would be useful.

If Chen Qi had anything he regretted right now...

He just regretted why he had to teach the mace starting from learning to read.

If I had known that she was going to Casimir to participate in the knight competition, I should have taught her the knowledge of acupoints and emergency medical skills earlier. This is the most useful knowledge for Mace.

However, looking at Qi, who was originally very calm, he became so anxious in front of her for the first time.

After witnessing all this, Jian was silent for a moment, then revealed a smile of relief that he himself had not even noticed.

She had already gotten a satisfactory answer from Chen Qi's actions.

I am also very important to him.

It is enough for me to know this.

After figuring this out, Jian folded up all the manuscripts that Chen Qi gave him and put them in his pocket. Then, without any hesitation, he walked out of the door of the beer hall.

祈。

wait for me.

The day I come back, I will become a hurricane like you, powerful enough to overturn Leitania!

"——Kan, I just sorted out all the books, you..."

However, five minutes later, Chen Qi packed all the books and luggage from his room.

The figure of Jian had long disappeared, leaving only an empty beer hall.

Looking at the deserted scene in front of him, Chen Qi felt a rare sense of reluctance and emptiness in his heart, but he quickly suppressed it.

He really doesn't have that much time to think about things like his children's love affairs.

The fate of the people of Leithania now rests on his shoulders.

I have already decided to do something big in Casimir.

Then I must also build my own career in Leitania before the mace comes back.

Now, Leitania...

I am finally going to take the first step to change the world!

Chapter 18: My Struggle: Winning Over Businesses

[During the months you were recovering from your injuries, with Jian's departure, you began to shift your focus to internal construction.]

[Although you have never read the original text of "My Struggle" in your previous life, fortunately, your rich life in Terra is enough for you to write this Terra version of "My Struggle". ]

[In the book, you recounted your life experiences in the form of an autobiography, as well as the ideological transformation you completed through repeated choices, and gradually built up the ideological program and purpose of your party.]

[In the book, you clearly stated that your goal is "the greatness of Leitania again."]

[You must restore the economy, military, science, and artistic creation to the peak of the Witch King's reign, so that the people of Leithania no longer have to worry about unemployment, and every Leithanian citizen will be proud to fight for their country. ]

[Regarding the economy, you mentioned in your book that the exploitation of workers by merchants, as well as the hoarding and speculation of some merchants during the war, are damaging the Leitanian economy. All merchants who dare to profit from the war and exploit workers should be hanged.]

[Enterprises should be nationalized. The more important they are to the country, the more they should be firmly controlled by the state, rather than being divided up by businessmen who will betray anything for the sake of profit.]

[On the issue of territory, you mentioned that Bolivar was once a vassal of Leitania, and Syracuse was once a land ruled by Leitania. The independence of the two countries is a great shame and humiliation to the powerful Leitania and the proud Leitanian people.]

[You must take back the territories of the two countries and make the territory of Leitania "complete" again. ]

[As for the powerful countries, you also mentioned that during the Four Emperors' War, Leitania was the first to declare war on Gaul, and suffered the most sacrifices and losses, but Victoria and Ursus, who joined in the middle, took away the biggest fruits of victory.]

[You must not compromise on this matter. The proud people of Leitania will definitely get this debt back from the two countries.]

[All these ideas are based on a strong empire. Therefore, you determined the future development direction of Leithania in the book - military power.]

[Only a strong military force can support them to complete their revenge, complete the greatness of Leitania again, and make all the countries on this land tremble under the power of Leitania again. ]

[In order to consolidate the organization's thoughts, you arranged for many members who were literate and had a talent for public speaking to tell everyone the story of My Struggle in beer halls and various gathering points in the slums.]

[You will also deliberately promote those who have achieved good publicity results and those who are active and strongly agree with your ideas to become cadres in the organization. ]

[In this environment, soon, almost all the literate members of the "Sons of the Witch King" had a copy of "My Struggle" and began to actively learn and understand your thoughts.]

[Even illiterate members would buy a copy, and then for the sake of promotion or out of pure admiration, they would constantly study hard to catch up on the text, hoping to be able to understand "My Struggle" so that they could compete with other members of the organization in the future.]

[Even outside the slums, many commoners and nobles who were curious about you because of your prestige and deeds also bought the book you wrote. For a time, "My Struggle" became a best-seller in Leitania.]

[Even the publisher had to reprint several times, the book was still in short supply. ]

[However, this unexpected little thing did not cause you to pay too much attention. ]

[What you are more concerned about is the extent to which your victory, which was allowed by the Gemini Queen, has fermented in the outside world in the past few months...]

[After the Twin Queens admitted that your strike and demonstration were innocent, the people of Leitania, who had long been fed up with the nobles and merchants constantly raising taxes, reducing wages, and saying that if you don't do it, there are plenty of people who will do it, finally exploded.]

[In various mobile cities, similar marches and strikes began to take place again and again. The long-suppressed people took to the streets one after another, using their actions to protest against the exploitation of the nobles and merchants.]

[Now that your trial has the support of the Queen, who dares to use violence to suppress these workers? ]

[Faced with the aggressive but uncontrollable masses and workers, both nobles and merchants could only choose to compromise temporarily. ]

【However, this actually strengthened the workers’ will to resist exploitation.】

[When people found that marches and strikes were really useful, protest marches began to take place all over Leitania. They used the only known effective method to fight for their own interests, forcing merchants and nobles to compromise again and again.]

[After this went on for a while, conflict eventually broke out.]

[The nobles of a certain mobile city finally could no longer tolerate the repeated riots of the workers and civilians in the territory, and sent out their own private armed forces to violently suppress a large-scale demonstration and strike, causing huge casualties.]

[However, in this trial, because the mobile city where the conflict occurred was not under the jurisdiction of your party, and because the queen did not speak out this time, the nobles only received a small economic penalty for their actions.]

[This incident also allowed the nobles to discover a bug. 】

[Although you have the support of the Queen, your organization can only influence the mobile city where your territory is located. You are not able to take care of other places.]

[As long as your power cannot reach the place, it will still belong to their rule. ]

[For a time, riots, conflicts, and bloodshed continued to take place in various mobile cities in Leitania. The anger accumulated by the people also became more and more agitated in the repeated conflicts. ]

[The repeated violent suppression and bloody conflicts have made it impossible for more and more workers, civilians and infected people in other mobile cities to support themselves. They have no choice but to leave their homes and come to your territory with their families to seek your asylum.]

[Gradually, the population pouring into the slums continues to increase, your organization begins to grow, and the slums are increasingly unable to meet the immigrants' living needs. ]

[You know, it's time to develop your territory. ]

"No, I wonder what business the two Earls have in visiting our company?"

In a steel company, the boss was already sweating profusely as he looked at Chen Qi, who was sitting in his office chair like a master, and Countess Gertrude, who was standing beside him like a guard.

Although I don't know why the two came uninvited, it is definitely not a good thing.

After all, everyone in Leitania knew that this "Count of the Slums" was supported by the Queen, and as long as he and his organization were involved, there would be no strike that ended in failure.

Naturally, his steel company was also troubled by this. Strikes and marches had already taken place several times, and each time he, as the boss, had to grit his teeth and suppress them so that the company could operate relatively smoothly.

And now, the man who supports the strike and wants to put the businessmen on the gallows has come. What good can he get?

However, to the boss's surprise, Earl Chen Qi's attitude was unexpectedly kind. He said to him in a very calm manner:

"We are here this time to discuss business with you, Boss Yusuf."

"Talk about business?"

For a moment, Yusuf thought he had misheard.

How could Earl Qi, who was regarded as a lifelong enemy by almost all nobles and businesses, actually do business with him, a businessman?

"I think you should have read my book, Mr. Yusuf, and you should understand that it's not the businessmen I hate."

"On the contrary, I value the value that businessmen bring. It's just that the behavior of some unscrupulous businessmen really makes me feel disgusted. They should be punished."

Chen Qi smiled slightly and explained his position in a casual manner. Without waiting for Yusuf's reaction, he continued:

"Mr. Yusuf, you seem to be a little worried recently? Is it because of the workers' strike and demonstration?"

"No, that's not the case, Count. I am the businessman who most supports the workers' movement."

Yusuf was sweating and laughing.

"If you don't believe me, you can go ask my workers. The salary I give them is definitely worthy of their hard work..."

"Okay, okay, Mr. Yusuf, of course I believe you."

Chen Qi and Gertrude looked at each other, and looking at Yusuf's fat cheeks that were about to cry, he finally got to the point.

"I didn't lie to you. We came here this time because we really wanted to discuss a business deal with you."