Chapter 615: The Evil Heart Cultivated in the Stage
"Isn't this the goal?"
The old mother frowned and thought for a while, then she found the key point.
"You mean, they have no intention of competing with the Knights?"
"In terms of common sense, they are already wrestling with the Knights. I mean, they don't intend to fight to the end."
Gu Sanqiu was quite relaxed: "Why do they have the guts to fight against the Knights? Just look at what they are doing now. They are just a group of lawless people who only dare to act within the law."
"To make the lawless thugs who intend to overthrow the government abide by the law and act honestly, and not to take any other actions, is completely inconsistent with their ultimate goal."
"Or rather, that is just our guess as to the 'ultimate goal' of those people."
The old lady's eyes were full of interest: "Interesting, interesting, what do you call this in Liyue, bargaining, settling for the next best thing?"
"Not really. If this guess is correct, they have never thought about the final outcome. They deliberately created this phenomenon just to confuse us."
"The combination of reality and illusion will help them to proceed step by step."
Gu Sanqiu shook his head: "Perhaps after they succeed, their desires will expand again and they will think of something more far-reaching, but at least it is not the case now."
"These people are very self-aware and know that they are rats trying to get out of the sewer. The law is a rule that can protect them, but it is also the ultimate weapon that can destroy all their hopes."
"Being law-abiding now doesn't mean you will be like that in the future."
In front of the West Wind Church, the task of pushing Gu Sanqiu's wheelchair was taken over by several Wind God Guards. If it weren't for Gu Sanqiu's immortal-level strength, they would not have been comfortable letting the old mother go out like this.
It was only when he had no place to live that he remembered his title as the Holy Son of the West Wind, and that the living fossil in the church was Gu Shaochong's former fangirl.
The members of the Wind God Guard are all fanatical followers of Barbatos, so there is absolutely no possibility of exposing their identities.
The only question is whether these people can still maintain the purest faith as always after knowing what Barbatos looks like now.
Under such special circumstances, it would be difficult for Gu Sanqiu to find a place to live if he didn't disguise himself. After all, there must be a lot of spies around his friends.
After exchanging pleasantries with the Wind God Guards, Gu Sanqiu turned over and flew to the top of the church, watching the bard who was still chattering in the Wind God Square.
These guys actually have a shift system, which is outrageous.
If Mond had an organization like the Bards Guild, these bastards with all kinds of malicious intentions would probably be expelled immediately because they tarnished the purity of this "profession".
It's not that all bards are out of touch with the world, but if we look back at Mondstadt's history, no one is so "dark" except for the bards who were trained by the former rulers to cultivate their reputations for them.
Bard, a profession, or hobby, as free as the wind.
The six-fingered Joseph in the Resident Angel's Gift can say something very appropriate to the protagonist, such as "Master Diluk is a glass of exquisite wine, but it has too much ice in it."
As for these people, Gu Sanqiu could even imagine that they had a "story collection" among them, or a summary of the content of the stories, whose only purpose was to mislead the people.
The members of the Wandering Land Orchestra are respectable people who can fight for freedom. The bards are a group that sings about freedom and happiness. Occasionally, they will record history and sing praises to heroes like Wendy.
The people below are nothing but twisted politicians.
But this does not mean that there is anything wrong with the pursuit of interests itself, but that the method they choose is problematic.
The Lawrence family is going from luxury to frugality for the sake of its so-called past glory, the so-called aristocratic reserve and noble blood syndrome. But to be honest, it is not easy for their descendants to restore the family now. Isn't this a ridiculous sense of family honor?
The Fatui and a series of foreign forces are simply pursuing their own agenda. Since Mondstadt is not within their sphere of influence, they do as they please.
Destructive development, greedy like sucking the marrow out of bones.
Gu Sanqiu tilted his head: "Maybe they think the damage they have caused will definitely be greater than the impact they have caused now?"
It was very clear to him what these people wanted to do. They just wanted to replicate the path of the Adventurer's Association, but it was just an ambitious version of the Association's rise.
At the beginning, they will definitely package themselves as "democracy fighters", gain a foothold in the hearts of the Mond people, gain initial "believers", and gradually expand to become an important trade union.
During this process, due to its legal legitimacy, if one is a little more flexible, one may even apply to the Knights Templar for some honorary medals such as the "Top Ten Outstanding Associations".
Even if the Knights knew that they had bad intentions, what could they do? Could they risk public outcry and forcibly ban it?
Relying on its practices and brainwashing religious propaganda, this extremely dark force will definitely appear as perfect as a saint, and its serious corporate image will be deeply engraved in the public's mind.
At that stage, it would be very difficult to take action against them. Even if they were expelled from Mond, they would be able to gain a foothold abroad with their "good reputation" and indirectly influence everything in Mond, and even undermine the credibility of the Knights Templar.
At this stage, the people who have been deceived and are completely unaware of the truth will become large numbers of traitors. The key point is that they even think that this is working for the future of Mond.
When poisonous weeds are planted in your heart, it is extremely difficult to eradicate them.
If the Knights Templar's organization is complete and all the expeditionary troops return, these will not be a problem. If one is bold enough, one can even dance on the edge of a knife, eat the sugar-coated food and then stuff the shells back into the enemy base and detonate them.
"But no, the lack of people is always a big problem."
And, that’s just the first stage.
As for the second stage, it is easier to understand. They will select and train die-hard fans from among the people of Mondstadt, begin to infiltrate the Knights of Favonius, and even train people to join the Knights, in order to interfere with the order from both the military and political aspects.
They could fail and could organize attack again and again, but the Knights could not accept even one failure.
It is difficult to enter the system, but as long as you don't make any principled mistakes, it is basically impossible to be expelled midway.
The most harmful thing is never the enemy with swords in front of you, but the rat hiding inside.
Gu Sanqiu scratched his hair and said, "If things get out of hand, brothers, without Wendy's dimensionality reduction attack, what are you going to do?"
At least from this perspective, the existence of individual heroism is still very useful. As long as the person in the highest position still exists and is not corrupted, solving this problem will be much easier than the general system.
Speaking of which, the Lawrence family is involved in this kind of thing again. So what will happen to Eula, who is the guerrilla leader and a member of the Lawrence family?
It is absolutely appropriate to say that the current situation is like roasting her on the fire.
