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

“I understand what you mean. So for tomorrow’s campus confrontation, you’re not only planning to win over students and civilians, but also the police?” Winter asked.

“It was bound to happen sooner or later. They shouldn’t have been our enemies in the first place.” Zao Lu took a deep breath and said, “However, if it really comes to an irreversible point, then we can only move forward… I just hope that Zoya can do some work on her father’s mindset.”

“More than that, I’m worried that she might betray us because of her father,” Lie Xia said, arms crossed and a suspicious look in her eyes.

“If that’s the case, we can always try again.” Winter said with a determined look in her eyes. “As our organization grows larger, it’s only a matter of time before traitors appear. It’s unavoidable. But I will definitely settle accounts with those who deceived and betrayed us.”

……

Inner City Garrison Base

"General, there were a total of 17 demonstrations today. Most of them were suppressed and dispersed by the police station's patrol teams, while a small number were humiliated and beaten by our army's patrol teams and fled at the first sign of trouble. They are of no use."

Stonnov reported on the situation that day.

"Ha, commoners are just commoners. I thought they could stir up a lot of trouble, but with just a little effort from our army, they were scared out of their wits. I even transferred most of the troops from the outer city back to the inner city."

Upon hearing the report, Quan Duoer was not satisfied at all; on the contrary, he looked quite disappointed.

"The fighting spirit of the people of Chernobyl, ha, has really been completely exploited by those newly emerging nobles, their spines broken. They're utterly beyond saving. What? During the march they were clamoring to drive us out, but they were beaten and humiliated by our army. Not a single one dared to stand up and speak out?"

"If that's the case... then there's no need to carry out that plan; we can start taking action against the inner city directly."

Quan Duoer scoffed.

“No…that’s not the case, General. A patrol has completely lost contact and has not yet returned.” But then Stonov shook his head and said.

"Huh? Lost contact? Tell me, what happened?" Quan Duoer was taken aback, and an interested expression immediately appeared on his face as he asked.

"Yes, around 4 or 5 o'clock, the patrol team last suppressed a march near the area of ​​223 Tieshu East Road. But after that, a white-haired student appeared and provoked the patrol team."

Stonnov handed the intelligence report given to him by his subordinate to Quan Duoer and continued, "As a result, the patrol went to chase after the student, but unexpectedly, not only did they fail to catch him, their own squad was wiped out."

"Huh? You mean, my patrol team was taken down by a bunch of kids?" Quan Duo'er said, his face turning cold.

"Well... that's how it is. Based on what happened later, the number of students is quite large, exceeding one hundred."

Stonov thought to himself, "You were the one who was hoping to stand up and teach me a lesson, but now that I've actually done it, you're not happy about it."

Regardless of Stonoff's inner thoughts, after reviewing the intelligence, Quandor seemed to remember something and asked, "If I remember correctly, the students are basically all concentrated at Peterheim High School now, right?"

“Yes…” Stonenov nodded in reply.

"It seems there's something more to this group of students than meets the eye. While I admit young people are often impetuous and easily swayed..." Quan Duo'er narrowed his eyes slightly before continuing:

"It seems that the nouveau riche are still using their offspring to cause trouble."

"That's true. Many of them are children from families that have already been sentenced to death. For example, the children of the Pavlovich family, the representative family that controls the industrial zone, as well as their gang forces."

Stonnov said slowly:

"Currently, there are two student groups in the entire Peterheim High School. One is the gang called Iron Axe, which is controlled by Gulag, the only son of the Pavlovich family. The other is the student self-governing body established by Natalia, a child of the Rostov family."

"It's just kids playing house... but since they were able to defeat more than a dozen patrol soldiers, they must have some courage and brains."

Quan Duoer smiled and said:

“I have a good idea. Let’s support one of the forces, which will not only make the commotion in Chernobyl bigger and bigger, but also take the initiative in the uprising into our own hands.”

"Then when Dunkel comes to me, not only will our plan be able to be executed, but we will also only need to present the evidence of our support, and the people of Chernobog will fight each other. Hahaha, at that time, the so-called protests and demonstrations will be a complete joke."

Stonnov nodded upon hearing this, then suggested, "In that case, I recommend supporting the Gulag. Firstly, the Gulag is very short-sighted and easy to control. Secondly, we can indirectly take over the entire industrial zone through the gangs!"

Chapter 299: Campus Turmoil

After listening to Stonnov's words, Zondor nodded in agreement and said, "In that case, I'll look forward to it. But it can't be later than three days. Within three days, we must wipe those people out..."

"This is the final line set by our Grand Duke... Hmph, it is expected that the ten thousand brothers will move into Chernobog tomorrow night, and then we can clean up everything."

“Your will, General,” Stonenov said, bowing his head.

“Go ahead. The industrial zone has been just going through the motions. It’s time to squeeze the last drop of blood from them and prepare a large amount of Originium for our military use.”

Alldor gave the final instructions, and Stonnov immediately followed them.

As for the student self-governing groups, neither of them paid any attention to them. Just as Quan Duoer said, it was nothing more than a "child's game," easily destroyed with a snap of the fingers.

……

The next day, Peterheim High School

"How are they? Are they still gathered there?"

In the monitoring room, the principal paced back and forth, his face full of anxiety.

The reason, of course, is that the surveillance footage showed a huge crowd of people standing outside the main gate of the campus.

Most of them are parents of the school's students. Now they are holding up signs and iron bars, shouting for the school to open its gates, lift the closure, and send their children back.

"Who on earth leaked this information to these people... Could it be those young masters and ladies from noble families? Damn it..."

Out of consideration for their past friendship and out of compassion, the principal let them go early. But who would have thought that these ungrateful wretches would betray him?

Now look what's happened! He's left with such a mess, and his life is in danger at any moment.

"Where are the police? When will they arrive?" the principal asked hastily, turning around.

"Principal... The police said the situation is too serious, and there are too many people gathered at the school gate. They need to mobilize enough police force and assess the severity of the incident before they can get here. I estimate it will take at least... more than half an hour."

"I was very flustered when I spoke to the police," a teacher said.

"Half an hour? Do you think the campus can hold out for another half an hour?" The principal slammed his fist on the table.

"Principal, Principal..."

Just then, the gatekeeper, who was originally responsible for guarding the gate, rushed over and said:

“Principal, their representative said that if we open the door now, they might consider sending a representative to negotiate with us. But if we don’t open the door now and they break in, the consequences will be unimaginable.”

"How long can the iron gate hold out?" the principal asked hurriedly.

"We can't hold on, we simply can't hold on. A young man smashed the lock with a steel pipe," the guard said frantically. "They haven't come in yet because their representative hasn't given the final instructions, so they're urging us to immediately give up this futile resistance." (Are you free, Yongyong Meilin? Is Lin Zaizai there...?)

"Hey……"

Having said all that, the principal could only sigh and say, "Let them all in. We can't count on the police now. We can only hope that these people keep their word."

"This..." The gatekeeper hesitated, unsure of how to begin.

"What are you waiting for? If you can't stop them, what's the point of trying? Hurry up and go! Do you want to wait for them to rush in?"

The principal urged, "Send their representatives to my office. As for you, go hide wherever you want."

Seeing the principal say this, the security guard had no choice but to hurriedly run out of the monitoring room and sprint towards the school gate.

The principal adjusted his simple beret, sighed, and walked towards his office, leaving a group of directors and staff looking at each other in bewilderment.

About fifteen minutes later, the principal heard footsteps outside his office. He looked out the window and saw that although the residents near the teaching building were still somewhat chaotic, they all seemed to be busy with something and did not look like a group of passionate rioters about to cause trouble.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door. The principal, having prepared himself, sighed and said, "Come in, the door isn't locked."

"It's nice to see you again, Principal. Also... I'm sorry to have startled you."

However, when the words reached his ears, the principal was startled and quickly turned around. The person who had come was not the student's parent representative he had imagined; on the contrary, the principal recognized the person at a glance.

"It's you...it was actually you...could it be that you were the one orchestrating all of this?"

Upon seeing them, the principal instantly understood everything. A flash of anger crossed his eyes as he demanded, "I kindly took you in, I've done everything I could, why are you treating me like this?!"

"Natalia...is this how you treat your teacher, your principal, your benefactor?!"

“I’m sorry to meet you in this setting, Principal. But if I may be frank, do you really think it’s right to hand the school over to the police station and Viscount Dunkel?”

The person representing those parents was none other than Zao Lu.

"Is there anything wrong with handing them over to the police? Chernobog is in chaos right now, and who knows how many people are doing terrible things in the shadows..." the principal said righteously. "I have the obligation and the responsibility to protect them!"

However, Zao Lu shook her head and said, "Principal, do you even believe what you're saying?"

“You should know better than anyone what those people are here for… Chernobog is starting to fall into chaos. This is not only because of the assassination attempt on the mayor… but also because the various affairs of Chernobog are almost coming to a standstill.”

Early Dew slammed her hand on the table and said repeatedly, "The newly powerful forces have been slaughtered, government officials have been coerced, and all supplies for Chernobog are now mainly provided by the military. They have also cut off our contact with the outside world! Goods are no longer being exchanged, and food crops are being firmly controlled."

"Look at the prices outside now! In just one day, they've more than tripled! Many shops are even afraid to sell their products anymore because nobody knows how long this martial law will last!"

"A civil riot is inevitable, but what if the entire school falls into the hands of the police or even the military? The citizens' children will be held hostage, and all that awaits them will be endless infighting! Infighting for resources!"

"Principal, do you want to become a sinner?"

"That's better than becoming sinners in history!" the principal roared. "Do you know what you're doing? This is a popular uprising! This is raising the flag of rebellion against the entire country!"

"You young people know nothing at all. Do you really think this kind of thing can be accomplished so easily? In the end, everyone will be dead! There probably won't be a single survivor in the entire city of Chern."

"You have no idea how terrifying the Ursus Army Group is... If we give up resistance, many people will die, but they won't dare to exterminate them. They can't bear the guilt of massacring an entire city..."

"But if you mutini, they will have a reason to slaughter everyone. Child, there are many people in Chernobog, far more than the garrison in the city, but how many of them know Originium Arts? Even if there are, how many of them can grit their teeth and keep fighting?"

"You don't even have decent weapons. You're already struggling to deal with the police station officers... so how are you going to fight an army group?"

After saying these words, the principal seemed to have exhausted all his strength. He shook his head and looked out the window at the busy citizens. He now understood that those people wanted to set up a crude line on campus to confront the approaching patrols and all the police forces of Chernobyl.

"I don't know where you learned all this knowledge... Perhaps it's because of the emergence of the Reunion Movement's resistance army that the entire Ursus has begun to accelerate its march towards the empire's demise..."

The principal said slowly:

"But that's not enough. Ursus isn't corrupt enough to be completely overthrown. All I can do is protect you, protect these children."

"You may call me a coward, a surrenderist... but I just hope that you can do these things when you are older... when you are older. The future will always belong to you."

"But if children like you die so young on this land... how long will this darkness last?"

Zao Lu listened quietly to the principal's words, and only then did she understand what burdens the principal carried. As the most knowledgeable elder in Chernobog, how could he not see the current state of Chernobog and even the entire country?

He simply felt that this was destined to be a failed rebellion. And what he had to do was, even knowing he would be condemned, hand these children over to the military as hostages. Only in this way could he preserve the last bloodline of Chernobyl.

“Principal…no, teacher, thank you for teaching me this important lesson again. But…I’m sorry, although we are children, it doesn’t mean we are willing to live under your protection.”

Early Dew clutched her chest and slowly said, "Teacher, you know... my parents have been brutally murdered by them. And now the military is driving countless children's parents to their deaths."

"Even if the future belongs to us... our family is gone... that void, that emptiness and regret... can never be made up for."

"If we are destined for destruction... then why not go to heaven with our families? At least we won't be separated from our families until death. At least we can fight for this homeland together with our families until the very last moment."

"Teacher, please give me a chance, and please give those children you want to protect a chance... This time, listen to their thoughts. Listen to whether they want to live or are willing to fight this time."

After Zao Lu finished speaking, she quietly looked at the principal.

"Let the two of us use the campus radio station to promote our ideas... Whether to live in the present or in the future, let them make their own choice. Those who want to stay can continue to receive your protection, Principal, but those who want to come with us, Principal, you must not continue to stop them."

Early Dew slowly began to speak.

Chapter 300: Radio Speech

The principal finally agreed to Zao Lu's suggestion, and the two of them had already arrived at the broadcasting station.

"The teachers in the monitoring room will tally up the final results... But I must remind you that the police are on their way soon. Are you sure you want me to go first? Do you think they can stop the crackdown?" the principal asked.

“Hmm…of course.” Zao Lu nodded and said, “If we can’t even break into the police station, then there’s no point in talking about the garrison. If things really turn out that way, wouldn’t that just prove that I’m the one in the wrong?”

"..." The principal remained silent for a while, and ultimately did not continue the argument.

Now he stood in front of the microphone, turned on the campus broadcasting system, cleared his throat twice, and began to speak:

"Teachers, students, parents, and other citizens who have come after hearing the news..."

"I believe most of you are already aware of what happened at our school... Our school originally decided to officially close the school starting today and would work with the police to assist in managing the campus and the children on campus."

"I understand the anger of all parents and citizens, especially since we made the decision to close the school without informing the public, deceiving both parents and citizens..."

"But citizens, parents, students... the school also has its reasons for doing this."

Next, the principal reiterated what he had said to Zao Lu before to everyone present on campus.

At first, people were in an uproar, as it was the first time they had ever seen someone speak so righteously and sternly about the issue of "reversing the trend".

First came gasps of disbelief from the crowd, followed by a wave of suppressed growls and curses: "You're busy, Yongyong is busy... Lin Zaizai is busy..."

"Protect? Hand our children over to those jackals?"

"Shut up! From the moment you started lying to us, we haven't believed your lies!!"

"My child doesn't need your 'protection'!"

"Coward! Traitor! Get down here!"

Such words were being vented, and even the principal could hear them in the broadcasting room.

However, the principal's heart remained calm and undisturbed by those words.