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People studying in the desperate desert have always had these questions in their minds: Why did the teacher live in seclusion in the depths of the desert that could only be reached by sailing? Why do you want to pass on that advanced and practical knowledge to them? How did the teacher learn this profound and advanced knowledge? ……

The solution to these mysteries finally has an eyebrow with the presentation of "pictures" and sounds.

"Then it will be obvious...... Albert explained his interpretation, "and I had no doubt when Daniel told me a few months ago the truth of what he had seen—for no wise, even the most treacherous man could have concocted such a grotesque and terrifying lie." That's when I began to think about the causal connection between the teacher's actions and these goals. ”

All eyes were on Albert, and his words suddenly made people forget the usual image of the unruly gentleman, or the shrewd soul that had slept in his dissolute body.

Albert continued: "If you think about it, just how to get here is a kind of screening: to be able to get here by sea, you need not only a ship, but also an adequate number of men and supplies, and it is difficult for the average person to afford such a huge expenditure, only—" He deliberately lengthened his voice.

"—Only royalty and nobility have such financial resources!" Umi realized what Albert meant, and the others nodded in agreement.

"Financial resources are one thing, but also the pursuit of advanced knowledge and technology, which is also the most important thing for rulers such as royalty and aristocracy." House added, "The knowledge of statecraft, in particular, is absolutely appealing to us. ”

"Yes, the people who come here to study are all princes or princes," Para understood, "most of them will be future heirs to the throne, that is, ......"

Albert took over and concluded: "In other words, by imparting our knowledge and skills, the teacher actually helped us to complete the construction of the country, so as to increase the speed of 'development'. Didn't the voice just now say, 'In the end, a single super-civilization or two or three powerful civilizations coexist,' and aren't we people from three countries here? Perhaps the teacher has somehow blocked people from other countries from studying abroad. ”

"No wonder no one from other countries ......" Daniel also realized, although it was only speculation, but everything made sense.

There was a brief silence, and several people checked the items in the room again, but they didn't look closely, but looked very agitated, until Ryan broke the silence and said the fact that no one wanted to face-

"We ...... Do you want to be an enemy of the teacher? ”

No one answered, and silence reigned in the room. Perhaps it was Ryan's words that made them finally relieved, and the anxious emotions dissipated, replaced by contradictions, entanglements, confusion, and depression......

How will those who have learned the truth deal with the teacher they once admired?

It may be terrible to know about the teacher's evil schemes, but what is even more terrifying is that there were people here who deeply trusted him, revered him, and loved him...... Now, everything has changed.

They thought that the teacher had carefully built a smooth road for them, but now they found that it was a painstaking trap. On the surface, he is an amiable hermit scholar, but on the inside, he is indeed a scheming accomplice of the devil.

As a result, trust becomes questioning; Reverence turned to resentment; Love turns into spit......

"I thought that teachers would bring us a bright future...... But I didn't expect him to kill us......" Para said disheartenedly, among the people here, she was the most respectful to her teacher, even more loyal than her master Umi, but in the face of the truth, she also lost the capital and courage to continue to defend the teacher, and even a little desperate.

"He's not killing us, he's our descendants, and all the people on this planet — people hundreds or even a thousand years from now." Umi corrected, "He's using us, using us to speed up the development of the world for him." ”

"No wonder he teaches so much more knowledge and skills than we know," House put his hand on his forehead, as if recalling the teacher's actions before, "really! If we return to our own country, we will definitely accelerate the process of 'development', and eventually form a situation where several of our countries are in full swing, and then ......"

"Then it's the harvest, and all the people and all the creatures on our planet will be spared." Again, Albert summed up the final result, "So, what do we do next?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, expecting the other party to come up with an idea, not because they didn't have an idea, but because they had to consider the issue of "feasibility" or even "possibility" in any kind of idea.

The chaotic mood and limited and difficult options made the discussion long and dull, and before you knew it, noon passed, afternoon passed, and evening passed...... The servants were not allowed to leave the room, and had to live on the leftovers in the room, they did not know what their master was doing, and even thought that they were going to monopolize the books in the teacher's study, and began to complain in their hearts.

The key to the discussion ultimately came down to the options of "showdown with the teacher" or "pretend not to know".

"Showdown with the teacher" means that they will directly pick the truth behind the stone gate to the teacher and expose the sinister layout of the "Star Project". But the risks of this are obvious: it has been determined that the teacher is from a planet that is astonishingly advanced in technology than they are at the moment, and after everything is known, the probability of the teacher's death is extremely high, and the battle is almost inevitable, and it is doubtful that the combined efforts of the people (and if you add the servants, there are only a dozen of them) will be able to compete with him, and there is even a chance that the entire army will be destroyed. But optimistically, the strength of the crowd at this time is not what it used to be, Umi, Para, and Daniel's magic level is much higher than when they first came here, and Albert, Ryan, and House also rely on martial arts training to exercise their bodies, and they still have the strength to fight.

The strong-blooded Ryan, the resolute-willed Umi, and the young, unwilling, unyielding Daniel - these three believe that the "showdown with the teacher" will effectively combat the implementation of the "Star Project" and even save the entire planet.

"Pretend not to know", as Daniel did before, hide his knowledge of the truth, do not confront the teacher directly, and wait for an opportunity to get out of here. After that, they will use their status and national resources to curb the process of the "Stars Project", such as creating chaos between countries, so that the stage of "development" will be seriously delayed, so that the next stage will not be carried out for a long time, and find corresponding countermeasures for a long enough time. This may seem safe, but it does not produce tangible results. Even if they let their country be mediocre after returning home, as long as the teacher is still there, they can continue to attract people who love to learn and accelerate the development of other countries or civilizations.

The thoughtful Albert, the young House, and the observant Para – are all proponents of the idea of "pretending not to know", because in the current situation, self-preservation is the highest priority, and as long as there is time, there will still be a solution.

Obviously, this is an "aggressive" and "steady" choice. The two groups of people who supported different views elaborated their own views and made dozens of different assumptions, but the more they discussed, the more desperate they became: no matter which option, there are huge variables and risks, and it is difficult to stop the general trend of "development".

After all, they all understand that the imprint of the "experimental star" already speaks for itself - the fate of the future is not in their hands. Even if you try to fight, how powerful can you exert yourself? Compromise and succumb to fate, isn't it also going to be "harvested" in the end?

The hopeless discussion continued, until a new day came, and the six were exhausted and their sanity was gradually eroded by fatigue.

"There's no way to fight like this," the phrase was uttered more than once during the discussion, but Albert added at the end, "Let's vote, anonymous." ”

"The votes will be the same." Parra said, but still took out paper, ink, pens and other stationery.

"Whatever the outcome, we'll go back to sleep after we vote." Albert said that his casual personality had been slightly restored.

House and Umi looked at each other, then took the pen and paper from Para's hand, tried to hold his tired eyelids, and said, "Come on, it's good to have a result." ”

Ryan drew his pen and paper, glanced disappointedly at the three people who opposed his opinion, including his brother, and muttered in a low voice, "It's better to have a 'showdown.'" But no one paid attention to his words, and a moment later, they had already written their vote.

Six people sat down in a circle, with six folded sheets of paper in the middle.

"I think it's going to be the same, there's no point." Umi said as she reached out to scramble the paper and put it together.

Albert made a "please" gesture to Parra: "Open it and see, maybe it's different." ”

Para opened the notes one by one, and the six heads touched together—

"Showdown" four; "Pretend" two

The eyes of the six people began to try to look at each other, but they avoided the moment of eye collision, and the tense atmosphere spread, and doubts and shock were written on everyone's faces—who? Who defected?

Albert? Is he trying to get his brother's thoughts?

Pola? Maybe she figured out that she was going to be completely opposed to the teacher?

Or House? He's always been a neutral, maybe try to be bold this time?

……

"Let's all go back to sleep!" Umi got up and said, stretching, "There's going to be a lot going on!" ”

History has decided the past, and this vote of six people will completely rewrite the future.