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

"Well, not bad. It seems you've learned quite a bit about how to assess a battle from the old man these past few days, Lyudmila," Wang Chong said with a flattering tone. "It really does prove an old saying from my hometown: 'A scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation.'"

"Please stop teasing me. Is there something I haven't seen?" Lyudmila couldn't help but say. "Otherwise, why would Your Majesty agree to Leader Talulah's plan?"

"Yes, you read that right. If this army of 200,000 is completely wiped out, it will indeed cause Duke Constantine and the Imperial Diet to raise the threat level of their headquarters to the highest level. Even if there are uprisings in cities in the south, their threat level will have to be put on hold for a while."

Wang Chong said, "Talulah is also unsure about this, which is why she sent this telegram to inquire."

“If that’s the case, then why…” Lyudmila couldn’t help but ask.

"Lyudmila... have you ever wondered why I chose Chernivtsi instead of other southern cities?" Wang Chong suddenly interrupted Lyudmila's question.

"This...?" Lyudmila was also taken aback, then blurted out, "Isn't it because I'm useless?"

"Well, that's true to some extent, but besides you, there are other leaders of the integration branches in other cities who aren't very good, some are quite mediocre. You're not the only one."

After chuckling, Wang Chong said seriously, "Think about it again. Actually, you are the one who is closest to the answer."

Chapter 279: Early Dew Returns to School

"Am I the one closest to the answer?"

Lyudmila repeated Wang Chong's words. Could it be that Chernobog holds some secret that the Ursus Empire is deeply concerned about… wait? A secret? Chernobog is deeply concerned?!

Suddenly, Lyudmila remembered something: it was an important experiment that her father, Ilya (Ilya: Huh?), had conducted in Chernobyl.

At that time, not only her father, but also Alex's father Sergei and that old woman Kal'tsit were secretly researching something in Chernobog.

Then, her father was purged by the Ursus Empire, and she was rescued and sent to live with her uncle.

She initially thought that Sergei had betrayed her father for personal gain, but later she met Sergei and learned the truth from him.

"Judging from your expression, you already know what's going on?" Wang Chong said with a smile.

"Is it that sarcophagus in Chernobog, the thing my father and Alex's father were both researching?" Lyudmila couldn't help but ask.

"Well, even if other southern cities revolt, the level of attention they attract and the threat they pose cannot compare to the Reunion Movement's annihilation of 200,000 troops. But, Chern is an exception."

Wang Chong slowly said:

"Everything in Chernobog is actually built on that stone coffin. However, your father and others chose to seal the stone coffin to protect its secret and prevent it from being used by the Empire as a tool to slaughter others."

"And the Ursus Empire Council still can't forget that stone coffin."

"What exactly was hidden in that stone coffin? Why did my father risk his life to seal it away? I want to know." Lyudmila could never forget her father's death.

After learning that her true enemies were the empire's high command, she was consumed by the desire to overthrow this corrupt empire. But equally, she was also concerned about what her father had risked his life to protect.

"As for the specifics of what the sarcophagus is... you should ask Sergei yourself about that. After all, he was a participant in the experiment back then and knows more about the truth."

Wang Chong slowly said:

"My intelligence sources indicate that the sarcophagus is an advanced creation of a pre-ancient civilization, and for the Ursus Empire, it represents an unimaginable inexhaustible source of energy. If the technology and energy within can be successfully utilized, the empire can disregard its internal decay and embark on a frenzied expansion."

"Your father was willing to die precisely because of peace considerations, and to prevent the technology and secrets of the sarcophagus from falling into the hands of those ambitious people."

After saying all this, Wang Chong patted Lyudmila on the shoulder, letting her think for a moment before continuing:

"However, I have enough information. Chernobog is too special. It not only holds secrets that ambitious people covet, but it is also a pilot city for the emperor's transformation of the empire."

“If this place is captured by the rebels, it will not only attract the attention of ambitious people, but also embarrass Emperor Fyodor. In any case, they will not sit idly by and watch Chernobog be occupied... That is why I let Talulah do it.”

"Because even if Talulah causes a huge disaster, I can still draw their attention to her."

"..." After a long silence, Lyudmila suddenly asked, "Would that sarcophagus also be useful to the Reunion Movement?"

“Don’t rush, Lyudmila…” Wang Chong seemed to see through Lyudmila’s thoughts, shook his head and said, “The secret of the sarcophagus is certainly valuable, but now is not the time. Moreover, for the current situation of Chernobyl, what is more important is to overthrow the rule of those garrison troops.”

"Let's focus our thoughts and energy on this for now. As for the secret of the stone coffin in Chernobog, let nature take its course. What is meant to be the Reunion Movement will be the Reunion Movement."

"..." After listening to Wang Chong's words, Lyudmila thought for a while, and finally the gloom between her brows disappeared. She nodded and said, "Then I will continue to do the preparation work in the street area."

"Yes, this is the kind of Integrity Warrior I can trust. Go." Wang Chong smiled and patted Lyudmila on the shoulder, then let her leave.

"Hehe, I was just wondering how to get Talulah to put more pressure on me, but I didn't expect her to be so quick to help me out."

Wang Chong chuckled, then reached for a file. Upon opening it, the photo on it showed Zao Lu.

"Everything is ready, except for the east wind. Early Dew, it's time for you to make your grand entrance."

……

Second day

Peterheim School in Outer City

"How have you been doing these days, Sonia and Anna?"

In the baseball club's activity room, Rindou and Mari were arranging club recruitment activities for their juniors as usual. However, today a special "guest" arrived carrying a suitcase.

The teachers at the school naturally wouldn't care about such things. Nowadays, Peterheim High School has gathered half of the students in the entire city of Chernobyl, and it's already quite good that they can arrange accommodation. The entire campus environment has long been in complete chaos.

To some extent, Winter's expansion actually tamed many of the restless elements, making them behave themselves.

"Hey! You self-proclaimed noble vermin, instead of staying in your crappy courtyard playing house, you come here to run wild? Are you tired of living?"

One of the new underlings was clearly annoyed by the guy who barged in and called him by his first name. Especially since the guy was wearing an exquisite school uniform; he was obviously one of those aristocratic students who called themselves nobles and looked down on commoners like them.

These aristocratic students had always looked down on these gangs of hooligans who enjoyed fighting. In their eyes, these pampered young masters and ladies were all spoiled rotten and would cry for their parents at the slightest hardship.

Previously, these thugs dared not speak out because of their family background. But now that everyone in the outer city knows that the nobles have lost power in Chern, these noble boys have become rootless and dare not continue to be arrogant and domineering.

They only dared to rely on their somewhat powerful bodyguards or servants for protection, creating a small circle around themselves to numb themselves.

Therefore, while these hooligans wouldn't cause trouble for the nobles, it didn't mean they would remain indifferent to the noble students' provocations.

The henchman didn't care whether the other person was a woman or not, and punched her.

"boom!!!"

"Ah! My hand! My hand!!"

However, to the surprise of the group of underlings present, the noblewoman who came put down the box she was carrying, then easily caught the other party's fist, grabbed the other party's arm and threw him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, and twisted the other party's wrist, making him kneel on the ground and unable to move.

"Bastards!" After seeing their comrade being beaten, the other henchmen wanted to join in, but were stopped by an angry shout: "Stop it, all of you! He's one of us!"

"One of our own?" Question marks popped into the minds of the underlings. When did they become one of the nobles' own people?

"I'm sorry, Early Dew, these people are used to being reckless and don't know their own strength. But you, you've become much stronger. Is the effect of five days of training really that obvious?" Winter said slowly.

"No, I was just too hasty. I almost forgot that my identity would directly offend them. My teacher gave me a lot of instructions, but I still made some mistakes in the details. Haha, maybe I was just too nervous."

The person who arrived was none other than Zao Lu, who had successfully completed her training. After five days of hellish special training, Zao Lu was now virtually unmatched in combat, at least among her peers in Chernobog.

"Sorry, young man, I hit you a little too hard. Please bear with it."

After helping the other person up, Zao Lu smoothly reattached the broken bone in the other person's right hand.

"Hiss... Ha. I guess I'm just unlucky."

The underling looked on with some frustration as he was suddenly subjected to a painful ordeal. He had assumed someone was looking for trouble, but to his surprise, the other party seemed to be quite familiar with his boss.

Although the others seemed somewhat reluctant, they were somewhat impressed by Zao Lu's skill just now. At least they couldn't do what Zao Lu did: dislocate someone's arm and then straighten the bone.

“You haven’t answered my question yet, Sonia,” Zao Lu asked.

"Look, as you can see, almost everyone is here. Having nearly a hundred people is quite good; in fact, our space is almost too small." Winter waved her hand, gesturing for Dew to look at the group before her, and said:

"If I could take down the other two big gangs, I might be able to gather several hundred people..."

"Hmm... that's not necessary. This is about enough for now. Although it's definitely far from enough compared to the total number of people on campus, these 100 people are enough to start building momentum for me. Too many people would just cause trouble." (The last two lines are a nonsensical string of characters and don't translate directly.)

"Moreover, the only people in the entire school willing to cause trouble are you gangsters and scattered thugs. If you add them all up, you're already doing well with nearly a thousand people. In a sense, we already occupy a considerable number of people among those willing to speak out."

However, Zao Lu shook her head, indicating that it was just right.

"Now, I'm officially in charge. Please take care of me from now on, both of you. Everything is for Chernobog." Zao Lu raised her fist to Winter and Truth.

The two looked at each other, nodded, and said, "Yes, it's all for Chernobog."

After the two sides shook hands, Zao Lu turned to look at the group of underlings below, cleared her throat, and began to say, "Classmates, I know you all have questions in your hearts. Why am I, a nobleman, here? And why do I know your boss and strategist?"

The two looked at each other, nodded, and said, "Yes, it's all for Chernobog."

After the two sides shook hands, Zao Lu turned to look at the group of underlings below, cleared her throat, and began to say, "Classmates, I know you all have questions in your hearts. Why am I, a nobleman, here? And why do I know your boss and strategist?"

"Now, I will tell you the real truth and the true purpose of this student gang."

Chapter 280: The Founding of the Student Corps

"Dear students, I believe you have already seen the damage those thugs have done to Chernobog. They have committed all sorts of evil deeds and acted with arrogance. They have even looted, vandalized, and burned in Chernobog, making everyone feel insecure."

Early Dew slowly said:

"Perhaps you have already heard some of the rumors circulating in the inner city. I can tell you with certainty that what happened five days ago was all true, and I was the one who experienced it firsthand."

These words caused an uproar among the underlings, who began whispering amongst themselves. Zao Lu, however, paid no heed and continued:

“My family, my beloved father and mother, and everything I had... were all ruthlessly destroyed in that atrocity. And I became the only survivor.”

“I’m not saying this to gain your pity… I know that since the school merger, many ordinary students, including you, have been bullied and humiliated by ‘young masters’ and ‘young ladies’ like me.”

"First of all, I want to apologize to you personally. Just now, I only hurt that classmate in self-defense, but I still choose to apologize. The decadent life made me forget the basic principles of being a human being, and made me forget that I was originally a student just like you, a Chernobog citizen, and an Ursus citizen."

"It wasn't until my family was destroyed and my dignity was trampled that I realized the mistakes I had made."

"So if you want to laugh, laugh all you want, because this is the atonement we need for the mistakes we made. We pushed you away with our own hands, and only after experiencing the pain ourselves did we realize how foolish we were."

After she finished speaking, the disdain and mockery in the eyes of her underlings began to disappear. They looked at Zao Lu seriously, wanting to see what other unexpected things this noble lady, who had admitted her mistake, would do.

"But after you've finished laughing, I want you all to think about this carefully. Five days ago, it was our fathers and mothers who died, the nobles of the city who suffered. In the time that followed, it was the fathers and mothers of ordinary students in the inner city who suffered... So what about the future?"

Early Dew said earnestly:

"Never forget the ugly faces and atrocities of those army groups! They have no ownership of Chernobog; they treat us all as playthings and sacrifices for bounty collection."

"Do you know what crimes they committed to confiscate the homes of nobles? Look, it's this book! It's the same book your strategist has been teaching you how to fight and how to deploy troops... a banned book issued by an organization called the Reunion Movement."

At this moment, the underlings below started making a fuss again. They were well aware that what they were learning was quite amazing, but they never expected that it was also the content of a forbidden book.

After all, everyone in Chernobyl had heard of the brochure, but many people didn't really know what it contained, and they avoided it as soon as they saw it.

Only the core, earliest members of the Winter's Fury gang knew that their little strategist, Truth, had been meticulously studying that propaganda booklet, and even they themselves had been influenced to some extent, beginning to see their surroundings with a different perspective. (The last sentence appears to be unrelated and possibly a fragment from another context: "Do you Lin have any poems about plum blossoms? Is Lin here...?")

"Everyone in Chernobog knows that the reason those soldiers are here is to find so-called Reunion Movement members. But they've arrested wave after wave, why have they never finished? Why are people always being arrested? Why is it never stopping?"

"It wasn't until that night that I finally discovered the ugly faces of those soldiers. They deliberately took copies of propaganda brochures, randomly placed them somewhere in those secluded mansions, and then claimed that they were evidence of crimes found there!"

“In fact, from their conversation, I’ve confirmed that this is how they’ve arrested civilians before… Do you know what that means?”

"This means that everyone in Chernobog could be framed and arrested by those damned thugs! They could lose everything at any moment because of the other side's momentary pleasure!"

After saying this, Zao Lu clenched her fists, her eyes filled with hatred, and said, "This is not an exaggeration, but something that happens in Chernobog every day. Yes... there are many people in Chernobog, it doesn't have to be me, but what if? What if that day comes to my own home?"

"Just like me, and like you, I clung to a sliver of hope, but what was the result?! I personally experienced the agony of my parents' deaths, and I almost lost even the chance to regret it because I was captured by those soldiers!!"

"Therefore... I will resist, resist these thuggish soldiers who treat our lives like dirt!! We will raise our banners against them, we will let them know that the people of Chernobog are not lambs to be slaughtered!"

"My strength alone is definitely not enough, so I found like-minded friends, Sonia and Mari. They once led a group to beat up those thugs to stand up for justice, and did many things that students dared to think of but dared not do!"

"But that's not enough. We need more people!! Enough to make sure everyone in Chernobog can see us! See our voice! See our will!"

"That's why we formed this gang. In order to call on more people to understand the current situation, and to protect our loved ones from being slaughtered, we must resist and be prepared to fight to the end!"

For a moment, many students paled upon hearing this. After all, the image of those brutal Ursus soldiers was etched in their minds. Although they loathed them, they were still terrified of the thought of confronting them.

“I know this is an incredibly difficult task, and many people will be injured, bleed, or even die because of it. Your fears are not unfounded.”

Seeing everyone's expressions, Zao Lu wasn't surprised. She took a deep breath and said resolutely:

"...But classmates, do you also want to be like me? Waiting until your parents are killed before you know you need to fight back? Waiting until slaughter is hanging around your neck before you know you need to fight back!?"

"It will be too late to say anything by then! It's better to take action now. Fight not only for your parents, but also for your loved ones!"

As Zao Lu spoke, a fire ignited in the eyes of many students. They agreed with Zao Lu's words and did not want to see the worst thing happen to them.

Of course, a few people in the crowd were still whispering and nervously wringing their hands, seemingly weighing the cost of resistance.

Some people looked at Zao Lu with suspicion, as if they were wondering if she was simply using them as stepping stones and tools for revenge.

Zao Lu noticed all these looks, and immediately shouted:

“I can tell you without hesitation that I will not only continue to fight, but I will always be at the forefront! I will not be a coward who only knows how to let others charge into battle, because I hate those evil spirits who took everything from me more than any of you!”

"Don't you guys think you're the toughest fighters on campus?! Can't you even muster this much courage? If not, you can leave now! We don't need cowards who don't act! Answer me loudly now, do you have the courage to do this?!"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

At this moment, the students present were completely aroused by Zao Lu's words. From this day forward, from this moment on, they were no longer naive students, but pioneers who had awakened their will to resist and fight against evil.