A Villain's Journey Begins in the Type-Moon World

Although Wang Chong was busy with the war in the Eastern Region, he was also preparing for the future unification of Ursus. These assimilation and division methods used during the Cold War on a certain Blue Star would silently destroy Ursus's last pillar of support.

"Now, I have taken over the northern part of the Eastern Region, and those mines have also fallen into the hands of the Reunion Movement. The Reunion Movement needs to digest the gains made during this period before continuing to move towards the central and southern regions."

Wang Chong spoke slowly.

"In that case, I can lend you a hand. I will activate the methods I have set up in these cities in the Eastern Region. I will spread the idea of ​​integration quickly. Soon the cities in the central and southern regions will be in chaos."

The black snake slowly said:

"At that time, the Third and Fourth Armies will not dare to easily send large numbers of troops to the vast snowfields outside the cities for field battles. Then, my lord, you can quickly subdue all the villages and mines in the central region. Wait for the opportunity to seize the cities!"

“Very good, Black Serpent. With your assistance, I think we will be able to completely take over the Eastern Region soon.” Wang Chong said with a slight smile.

Chapter 219: Conflict

After disconnecting from Black Serpent, Wang Chong looked at his integrated panel data.

After a week, the Reunion Movement successfully subdued the north, and the population skyrocketed from 190,000 to 430,000. Their sphere of influence expanded from 6873 square kilometers to 11,000 square kilometers, directly giving Wang Chong 6000 villain points and four epic lottery draws.

Wang Chong now fully understood just how valuable the rewards from the "Fortune favors the bold" quest truly were. He had to fight tooth and nail against a certain Grand Servant to achieve the same rewards.

Now, he doesn't have to do anything; he's just getting all these rewards for free by relying on the Reunion Movement's own operations.

The only thing that Wang Chong found somewhat regrettable was that the second objective of the mission required a base area of ​​10,000 square kilometers.

The Reunion Movement's base now covers 11,000 square kilometers, having already achieved its mission objective. Therefore, the extra 1000 square kilometers will not grant another epic lottery chance.

In other words, no matter how much land you increase, you can no longer reward yourself with epic lottery chances. Similarly, population and food also have corresponding caps; once the requirements are met, you will no longer receive the corresponding rewards.

Even so, Wang Chong was already quite satisfied.

"System, convert 30,000 reputation points into 3000 villain points. That will give you enough villain points. Upgrade 'A Thousand Years of Sorrow,' 'Vast Scorched Earth,' and 'The Emperor's Decree' to level 3."

Wang Chong spoke slowly.

In an instant, all the villain points were wiped out. Three dense black lights flashed across Wang Chong's body. Wang Chong felt that the power of his three skills had become even stronger.

Wang Chong knew that only when all the deductions were completed to the fifth level, the new special effects would emerge, just like how the current max-level [Pain Piercing the Heavens] gave birth to the special effect of soul vibration.

"Host, you have recently accumulated 10,000 reputation points by completing tasks. Now you will consume 30,000 reputation points. Your current reputation points are: 521,000."

"Your current villain points are: 0, and your current epic lottery draw count is: 9. Do you wish to participate in the epic lottery draw?"

Upon hearing the system's inquiry, Wang Chong nodded and said, "Go ahead and draw. Exchange another 1 reputation points for 1000 villain points, which will be enough for 10 draws. I might as well spend it all this time and see if it can bring me something that will come in handy later."

"Yes... reputation conversion is in progress. Your current reputation value is 51.1. The extraction is in progress, please wait."

"Ding—Congratulations, host! Your epic ten-pull results are as follows:"

[Skill Upgrade Cards] 4;

[Frost Staff Design Blueprint (Casting Unit)] 1 sheet;

[Frostcloak Design Blueprint (Spellcasting Unit)] 1 sheet;

[Frost Boots Design Blueprint (Spellcasting Unit)] 1 image;

[Originium Protective Suit Design Blueprint] 1 sheet;

[Design drawing of Originium dust ventilation and recovery system] 1 sheet;

[Elite Craftsman Conversion Scroll (100 times)] 1 sheet;

"How did we end up with so many blueprints?" Wang Chong couldn't help but complain.

"There's no other way. After all, the host has already activated the reputation shop exclusive to the Terra world. Don't underestimate these blueprints. Basically, the lowest-priced blueprints start at 1 reputation points, not to mention that these blueprints are worth at least 3 or 4 reputation points to purchase."

The system explained:

"Especially the last three items, the two rare-level blueprints are worth more than 10 reputation points, and the conversion scroll can directly convert the host into 100 craftsmen with superb skills, which is more than enough to build these casting units, protective suits and ventilation and recycling systems."

"Yes, I am aware of that. The last three directly solve the problems we face now that we have acquired the Originium mine site."

Wang Chong nodded and slowly said:

"You know, we were supposed to come here to liberate those mining slaves who are mining Originium. But unfortunately, our guns and a series of other weapons all require Originium as a supply. So we still need manpower to mine ore."

"But if we're not careful, this could conflict with our original intention of liberating the miners. We must strike the right balance. Neither the complete abolition of the mines nor the preservation of them as they are is acceptable, which is why they've been arguing about it for the past two days."

"It's not just the miners who are watching us; members of the Reunion Movement in other places are watching us too. If we can't establish a system that adequately protects the miners' lives while also ensuring the mining efficiency we need, the Reunion Movement will eventually be defeated by reality." (The rest of the text appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)

"Now, with the advent of protective suits and ventilation systems, the risks associated with mining Originium have been reduced by more than half. And if these 100 highly skilled craftsmen can also devise tools to accelerate the mining process..."

Wang Chong didn't continue, but it was clear that if these problems were solved, the Originium Mine and the miners would not only cease to be a threat to the Reunion Movement's division, but would instead become the foundation for the Reunion Movement's strength and resilience.

"In addition, host, your reputation shop has materials related to these blueprints. In the early stages, you can use reputation points to purchase and invest in them to accelerate the progress of the Reunion Movement."

"That's what the system said."

"Yes, I had the same idea. There's no need to continue accumulating reputation points now; it's time to spend them properly."

Wang Chong nodded, and would make the exchange after determining how many materials were needed.

Then, Wang Chong got up and started walking towards the conference room.

……

"Damn it! The original ideology clearly stated that Originium is the root of evil. Why should we allow people to continue mining Originium? Are we just going to stand by and watch the Reunion Movement be assimilated by evil once again? I will never allow this to happen."

A representative of the Reunion Movement angrily retorted, "The other Reunion Movement branches are watching us! If we make a big mistake at this critical juncture, then you and I will both be sinners against the Reunion Movement!"

"Hasas, you're exaggerating. Originium is an essential resource. Even the vast array of Originium weapons we use now are powered by Originium. Without it, are you expecting us to become biological batteries?!"

Another representative from the Unity Movement, who held a dissenting opinion, countered:

"Even if we completely eliminate the use of Originium in our weaponry, if we later seize mobile cities, wouldn't all the energy they need be based on Originium?!"

"You can ban military use, but can you ban civilian use? Are you going to end up forcing the city's residents to the opposite side?"

The current integration movement has reached a breaking point regarding the miners' extraction of Originium. The entire meeting room was thick with tension, as if all the former camaraderie had vanished.

Not to mention compatriots who usually have differing political views, even Talulah and Frostnova, who usually stand in agreement, have completely different opinions on this matter.

"Don't we have anything else to replace it? Do we really have to keep mining Originium?"

Froststar retorted:

"I'm not against using Originium ore, I'm against mining it at this stage! With our current technology and methods... no matter how careful we are, it's only a matter of time before we get infected with or worsened Oripathy!"

"Because I grew up in the mines, I know this all too well... Originium mines are nothing short of man-eating demons! Originium is simply not a power that we can control at this stage!"

"—Until we obtain a cure for Oripathy or develop a technology for the safe mining of Oripathy, we must never allow anyone to mine oripathy in the mining areas again!"

Clearly, Frostnova is against mining. Even though she says she only disagrees at this stage, she is undoubtedly on the opposite side of the group led by Talulah who supports mining Originium to a certain extent.

Chapter 220: Conference Reform

Faced with Frostnova's remarks, Talulah showed no sign of backing down, slamming her hands on the table and saying:

"So you'd rather have the soldiers share the greater risks, right? Don't forget, the soldiers' lives matter too!"

"The mining of Originium cannot be abandoned. Otherwise, if we seize these mines but then abandon them and have to disperse our troops to garrison them, wouldn't we become weaker with each battle?"

"Moreover, how can we develop suitable Originium mining technology if we don't conduct actual mining and trial and error? Don't forget that practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. Do you think we can acquire this technology by sitting in a chair and just thinking about it?!"

Talulah's remarks were very insightful, especially her last sentence, which hit the nail on the head: to solve the problem of Oripathy and the problem of Oripathy infection from mining, they must face Originium and mine it.

For a time, the two sides argued and neither was willing to give in.

Patriot looked at the scene before him, exhaled, and looked at his deputy Boris standing beside him, saying softly, "...He...hasn't we heard from him yet?" (The last part is a nonsensical string of characters and doesn't translate directly.)

"No, in the two days since the mine was captured, His Majesty has either been staying in his room deep in thought or going into the mine to survey the terrain and the Originium ore. I imagine His Majesty is also racking his brains for a solution."

Boris began to speak slowly.

Patriot exhaled, watching Frostnova and Talulah clash, he too was momentarily at a loss for a choice. Indeed, centrists like Patriot actually constituted the majority.

Most people are well aware that the Originium Mine is a double-edged sword for them, mainly because the balance is too difficult to grasp, and everyone is watching and waiting.

Moreover, they were all waiting for Wang Chong's final decision. After all, neither Talulah nor Frostnova could afford the consequences of making the wrong choice.

"This can't go on forever. You know, the rebel armies in various parts of the eastern snowfields have already risen up, and many are even clashing with the Third and Fourth Armies. If we continue to delay like this, I'm afraid it will ruin the overall situation."

Ethan, who had just been selected as a representative, was also having a headache watching this scene. Now he realized that it was not enough to just know how to fight to realize the ideals of the Reunion Movement.

"I can hear you two from far away. Are you arguing this fiercely?"

Just then, a familiar voice rang out, and it was Wang Chong leading Alina into the conference room. Everyone's eyes lit up with anticipation upon seeing Wang Chong, as he was usually the one who turned the tide when the Reunion Movement had to make crucial decisions.

"Alright, let me state my conclusion first... Originium ore must be mined and used."

After Wang Chong sat down, he didn't waste any words and went straight to his conclusion.

"This..." The representatives of the side supporting the abolition of the Originium mines all changed their expressions upon hearing Wang Chong's conclusion. They were about to offer some advice when Wang Chong slowly spoke:

"Please hear me out. I have already made it clear before that the source of evil has never been Originium or individuals, but rather the entire system of production, trade, and circulation behind Originium."

"Today, Originium has been integrated into every aspect of life. Whether it is technological creation or mobile cities, they cannot do without the energy of Originium mines."

"Therefore, the real-world conditions do not allow us to stop mining Originium. Moreover, not mining Originium is essentially a compromise with the source of evil."

"Compromise?" Frostnova asked, puzzled.

"Yes, if we want to solve the root of evil, we need to break the original way Originium operates and establish a completely new system. And aren't the Originium mines now a touchstone for us to test our ability to create this new system?"

Wang Chong slowly said:

"Simply imposing bans is merely avoiding the question of 'how to change the way things operate.' The truly correct approach is to confront it, change it, and solve the problem. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

“But…the series of problems that come with mining Originium…” Froststar was about to raise another issue when Wang Chong smiled and took out some blueprints, saying:

"Of course I know your concerns, but problems are meant to be solved, not avoided. Look... these are the blueprints I've designed over the past two days to address the two ways in which people can contract Oripathy while mining ore. Take a close look."

"These [Originium Protective Suit Design Blueprints] and [Originium Dust Ventilation and Recovery System Design Blueprints] are designed to address the two most likely routes of infection for Oripathy in Originium mining: infection from skin cuts and infection from inhaling high concentrations of Originium dust in the air."

Wang Chong explained earnestly, "Once these two items are manufactured, and we develop a set of safe operating procedures, we can definitely reduce the risk of contracting ores-borne disease by more than 90%."

"Is it really that miraculous?" This question was asked not only by Frostnova, who was on the opposing side, but also by Talulah, who was on the affirmative side.

"Our Reunion Movement still has some relatively professional craftsmen and experienced miners. The infection methods and corresponding solutions are the result of my consultation with these people, summarizing their experience, and finally creating this product."

Wang Chong said with a smile, "Whether it's true or not, we'll find out when the miners try it out."

For a moment, everyone in the meeting started discussing the feasibility of the proposal. Then, Frostnova, who was still on the opposing side, stood up and continued to ask:

"Even if we can largely solve the problem of Oripathy in our mining area, how can we convince people in other regions that we haven't given up on ourselves? You know, once rumors start spreading, our Reunion Movement could very well collapse on its own."

"Yes, your concerns are not unfounded, but fortunately, our Political Commissar Alina has already come up with a solution." Wang Chong smiled as he looked at Political Commissar Lu, who was carrying a stack of documents, and nodded, saying, "Alina, I'm leaving the rest to you."

"Well, everyone, it's not just about the mines. Now our influence is widespread and our personnel are numerous. The old way of having representatives set the policy at meetings and then letting them implement it on their own is no longer suitable for us."

As Alina distributed her materials to everyone, she slowly said:

"If a large number of new recruits come in, but their thinking and awareness are not fully mature, they can easily be provoked into complete disagreements. After all, time is limited, and coupled with the speed of information transmission in different regions, it is very likely that the grassroots soldiers will not be able to correctly understand the policies conveyed from above."

"Therefore, our meeting system needs to be changed. First of all: the contents of political meetings must be recorded and organized, especially the important statements that can explain the advantages and disadvantages. Then all of them should be made public to everyone in the Integration Movement."

"This is to make the meeting content completely transparent and public, so that everyone has the right to know the various policies and strategic processes. Only in this way can we establish our credibility and make the so-called rumors fall apart on their own."

As everyone looked at the detailed operational instructions in the documents, they immediately fell into thought. Several politically astute individuals had already recognized the superiority of this measure and nodded in approval.

"The second point is that our meeting system is no longer limited to the top, but starts from the grassroots level in villages and towns. One representative is elected for every 100 people. These representatives preside over meetings at the township level and oversee all matters within their respective village areas. Then, each village elects one or two more representatives..."

Next, Alina began to explain the hierarchical representative meetings, which involved selecting representatives at different levels based on their scale. Each level was responsible for different policy matters. All of these were detailed in Alina's materials.

"This system will inevitably be adjusted and changed as our population grows, and that will be the time for us to continue our discussions."

Alina said slowly:

"After its implementation, the integration movements in various regions will have greater autonomy and will be able to make better, more efficient, and faster judgments based on the situation on the ground. Whether in wartime or in the future recuperation and development, it will allow our integration movements to operate with the highest efficiency."

"...This woman...is truly remarkable." After listening, Patriot put down the documents in his hand and exclaimed in admiration.

Chapter 221: You are already a qualified political commissar

"Now, the reform of the meeting system has ensured the credibility and leadership of our integrated movement headquarters. The next step is to thoroughly address the issue of mining and how to gain the trust of other branches, as well as the miners and the general public who are still observing the situation."

Alina turned to the next page and slowly said:

"The most important thing to gain their trust is to make them feel at ease. So I did some research and came up with some ideas based on a business called 'insurance' in Colombia."

"I've named it: Welfare Guarantee System. Since we can't live without Originium in any aspect of our lives, and Originium is so important to us, why don't we put more effort into treating miners better?"

"We not only provide them with sufficient material support, but also with spiritual sustenance. As the saying goes, labor is the most glorious thing. Shouldn't the workers who risk disease to mine ore for our lives, the strength of our army, and the prosperity of every citizen be the most glorious?"

"Therefore, I formulated this welfare guarantee. It not only involves providing miners with the material conditions they deserve and the level of labor intensity they should experience, but also requires us to publicize their identity. So that everyone in the Integration Movement can genuinely love and respect them."

"Especially those who contracted ornithosis from mining, they are heroes who sacrificed themselves for integration and the people, just like the warriors who died bravely for the Reunification Movement."