Before this, Cheng Ye had never contemplated these things, but the people and events he encountered today made him gradually see through the root cause beneath this layer of appearance.
These young people from the Academy Faction do not lack ability, but opportunity and a philosophy that makes them willingly grasp weapons.
The philosophy of the Initial Heart Faction is insufficient because they have lived in the Inner City since childhood, without a perception of suffering, making those "hollow" slogans appear too abstract to them.
The philosophy of the Idealist Faction is even less feasible. Who would want to give up their identity and dignity as an Inspector to truly immerse themselves among the residents and act as a speaker like him?
Only the philosophy of the Extraordinary Faction has enough attraction!
Only the power and security brought by individual extraordinariness can drive these young Inspectors crazy with pursuit and allegiance!
"Perhaps, because I didn’t follow the Extraordinary Faction pathway, but rather inherited some of the Idealist Faction’s philosophy, that Ding Yishan saw a different possibility and gave me this opportunity?"
"It’s not a matter of temperament or strength, there are plenty of people within the inspection station who have these qualities."
Cheng Ye pondered silently.
Strength can be slowly accumulated with the Collector, but the mindset needs constant adaptation to this wasteland; otherwise, one would become just a brainless brute like Long Aotian.
Unfortunately, guessing the thoughts of these old foxes who’ve been surviving in the wasteland for decades is indeed difficult.
After all, on this land, any wrong decision costs far more than just losing one’s position.
A slight mistake could cost one’s life.
So every move must have a backup, every decision wrapped with careful weighing—no room for rashness.
Realizing this, Cheng Ye felt a sudden clarity in his heart.
So, was Ding Yishan assigning Wang Kang to him possibly to see how he would impart a philosophy different from that of the Extraordinary Faction?
Wang Kang is precisely a typical representative from the Academy Faction—kind, confused, his killer instinct trapped by kindness, and lacking a natural fervor for Extraordinary strength.
Sending such a "half-finished" product to him was less about nurturing combat power and more about philosophy testing.
Can he forge a path that avoids both factional intrigue and force worship?
If successful, he’ll be promoted, rewriting the current structure of the inspection station from the younger generation.
Kicking out the worship of force and the pursuit of the Extraordinary.
If unsuccessful, then all efforts are in vain.
Unless he becomes powerful enough to blow up the entire inspection station with one punch, in Ding Yishan’s eyes, he would be no different from other Inspectors.
"This is easy, knowing how to sink back into the populace—it’s too simple for someone like me, the Celestial Essence Speaker!"
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