Chapter 1288 - 861: Future (Part 2)

Chapter 1288: Chapter 861: Future (Part 2)

"So, Mayor, building a wall is not just to block the wolf riders, it’s to give the young rabbits a safe place to grow up; establishing night schools is not just for teaching archery, it’s to let them know they’re not just bait — to the Night Watchers, every life can ignite a prairie fire."

His voice was soft, gently narrating, each word resonating in the ears.

Wendell suddenly straightened his hunched back.

The instincts of a former warrior allowed him to smell the scent of a storm — this wasn’t charity, this was handing over a sword.

The Night Watchers were going to cut the chains binding the neck of the Beastman Empire.

And the Night Watchers had long proven with their actions that they cared about those ordinary muddy peasants, they cared about every living life.

"Tell me, what exactly do you want us to do?"

The mayor finally made up his mind and asked in a deep voice.

The Captain smiled.

Speaking with a slightly relaxed tone, he said, "No need to be nervous, we’re not going to have you do anything dangerous. To the Night Watchers, every life is invaluable."

The mayor believed this, years of reputation had already laid a solid foundation.

"How many people in the town have been educated? How many people can read, how many can write? How many really have knowledge in their heads?"

Hearing the Captain’s words, the mayor felt a bit strange, but still shook his head honestly.

"We are Beastmen, and still the Rabbit Race, we have to honestly farm and provide grain, serve as sentinels and bait, where’s the knowledge for us to learn?"

Not to mention the Rabbit Race, even looking up at other tribes, there’s no formal education, it’s all supposed to be a combination of family education and tribal education.

They either train soldiers or various technical personnel, and it’s all experiential teaching.

Recognizing a few words is already good, wanting them to be able to write, is simply making things difficult for them.

"Yes, that’s why we need knowledge, everyone should have knowledge."

"Everyone should attend night school to learn some knowledge, understand the world, then read the newspapers more, to understand the newest events in the world.

Then become Adventurers, right? It’s difficult to become a Night Watcher, but becoming an Adventurer is simple, and you don’t necessarily have to do tasks, do you?

Become an Adventurer, swear to protect the world and that’s enough, this way you can have the same Blessing as the Night Watchers, this way you have Power, not just to be bait.

Afterwards, when they try to pressure you again, you can resist, because you are just, you are fighting for yourselves.

You have knowledge, you can think about it, is the way they treat you right? You’ve given so much, yet gained nothing, is that right?

You should get the corresponding treatment, gain the corresponding status, not be their blood bags..."

The Captain spoke slowly, clearly expressing each word, and it drilled into the mayor’s ears.

"But if we truly resist, wouldn’t that be rebellion? Are you asking us to betray the Empire?"

The mayor couldn’t figure it out for a moment and asked in a daze.

If they were asked to betray the Empire, they clearly couldn’t do it.

Unless the Night Watchers were willing to fully accept them.

The Captain shook his head, "Rebellion? Of course not, you are very angry, you’ve been treated with extreme unfairness, haven’t you?

You are fighting for your rights, not just for yourselves, but for all the weak Beastman races, the Rabbits, the Sheep... they are all receiving unjust treatment like you."

"As long as you stand up, as long as you bravely say no, those who were originally treated unfairly will also have courage, they will stand with you, fight for the rights you deserve, let those high and mighty nobles know, you are not livestock to be slaughtered at their will."

Nobility of such sort exists wherever there is a state-level power, not just amongst humans.

Amongst Beastmen, it’s even more serious, as their races are inherently different, more divided and opposing than humans.

Seeing the mayor hadn’t quite digested this knowledge and information, the Captain was not in a hurry and patted his shoulder.

"No rush, take your time to think, and the Night Watchers will help you."

The choice of the Rabbit Race was natural, as the Rabbit Race has the largest population, yet they still occupy the ecological position of the entire country.

Of course, this wasn’t normal.

What do the Night Watchers need?

Of course, it’s people. You need enough people, you need enough people to level up, to become enough fighting power to resist the world-ending Void Invasion.

Without enough troops, without strong forces, the end of the world cannot be stopped at all, let alone what more they wish to accomplish.

Now the Night Watchers already have unlimited slots, if they are still timid, that would be too wasteful.

The Adventurer system has developed rapidly, many civilians, many weak races have become Adventurers, and they are becoming strong.

Now it’s about letting the more stable-minded civilians recognize the current issues, recognize the oppression they suffer.

Break their entrenched views spanning thousands of years.

The era is already different.

They can easily gain Power, easily gain the same power as those nobles.

In such a situation, there are no so-called nobles.

To still hope to live off one’s ancestors’ achievements and act arrogantly is unrealistic.

Once a majority recognize the issue, once those who became Adventurers see more willpower people return.

Once knowledge and education spread with the Night Watchers’ strongholds.

Once the Night Watchers’ newspapers gradually instill the world’s information.

They naturally will wait no longer.

But in this process, they need a leader, each race needs, each country needs.

To bring them examples, to give them courage, to set a model, to show them how to do it.

This is the reason he stayed here.

The radicalism of this period was merely because the upper levels of the Night Watchers felt it was time to start acting.

Taking advantage of the strong reputation of the Night Watchers during the early stages of the Void Invasion, when other powers had yet to react, needing to rely on the Night Watchers for defense.

This is the best time.

The invading Void Creatures everywhere would also become a source of Experience Value, especially under the current controllable circumstances.

The mayor bid farewell and left.

The Captain returned to the Night Watchers’ tavern.

The locals and surrounding Adventurers gathered here, still bustling, chatting loudly in the brightly lit tavern.

The Adventurers here aren’t just from the Rabbit Race, there are some from other races too.

After all, being an Adventurer is about freedom.

"Alright, the action can begin, start working on those plots of land we previously planned, and have the construction team come here quickly, I don’t want to slowly build houses."

Schools, training grounds, all of these need to be built quickly.

And those prepared teachers need to get in place quickly.

Even though they could temporarily fill in as teachers, it would be a waste of their talents, they have more things to do.

"Did the old mayor figure it out?" asked a team member beside him.

"He’s not a fool, and whether he figures it out or not doesn’t matter, you know, it’s the trend of the times."

No one doesn’t long for a better life.

And the Night Watchers indeed can bring a better life to everyone, with a foundation of a good life, the warriors will have enough motivation to protect such a life, to pick up the sword and face the all-consuming Void Life.

Only with a good life can it warm the warriors’ Spirit, making their Spirit tougher.

And only a resilient Spirit can preserve their will in the face of overwhelming Void Creatures, giving them enough Power to face it bravely.

Only the beautiful is worth guarding, isn’t it?