"You all sure make a fuss."
Sitting behind the desk and looking at the dejected Felt and Amelia before him, Fang Zheng shook his head speechlessly. Hearing Fang Zheng’s words, Amelia lowered her head, but Felt raised hers.
"It’s not our fault; clearly, those nobles brought it on themselves!!"
Saying this, Felt discontentedly looked towards Amelia.
"And Amelia made mistakes too. I said from the beginning that with so many people here and the Northern Empire retreating, we should just head straight to the capital and be done with it, but she insisted on waiting and waiting... otherwise, it wouldn’t have turned out like this!"
"...I’m sorry..."
Hearing Felt’s complaints, Amelia lowered her head to apologize, while Fang Zheng waved his hand, looking towards Amelia.
"Alright, Felt, don’t be so quick to lose your temper; I understand your thoughts. Next, Amelia, tell me why you didn’t directly attack the King’s City to completely eliminate the Sage Association?"
"I... I have my own reasons."
Upon hearing this, Amelia gathered her courage, raised her head, and spoke to Fang Zheng.
"Felt is not wrong; indeed, we can swiftly eliminate those nobles now, but I think that’s not the solution to the problem. I’ve read the book you gave me, Mr. Fang Zheng, and I’ve consulted opinions online. I think if we only conquer them like this, it’s not going to solve the problem! We should make the people realize that they themselves have the power to overthrow oppression, so it shouldn’t be done by us alone but should involve everyone, because only by making them take action themselves can they truly feel this power and thus establish a new order and nation..."
"Well, that’s a good thought; I can tell you have considered this."
Fang Zheng definitely understood Amelia’s meaning; the basic principle of Marxism-Leninism is to make the masses aware of their own interests and unite to fight for them. So, Amelia hopes that the citizens of this country can unite and fight with them, not like now where it seems like the rebel forces are trying to seize power.
But unfortunately, there’s a problem with this.
"Let me directly state the conclusion: both Felt and you have issues."
Fang Zheng said, waving his hand to signal the two not to speak.
"Felt’s problem is being too rash. I agree with your point, Amelia, that we should unite the majority, target the minority, and not place all nobility in opposition to us. Felt, your idea is good but lacks practical operation value and significance. I know you dislike nobles, but the fact is that only the nobility and merchant class in this country receive good education and have literacy and numeracy skills. Although you hope to establish a nation completely governed by civilians, you should know that those who can’t even write their own names simply can’t take on such positions."
"...Hmph."
Hearing Fang Zheng’s words, Felt turned her head away discontentedly without refuting, seemingly understanding Fang Zheng’s meaning but feeling displeased.
"As for Amelia... your issue is being too doctrinaire."
"...Huh?"
"Your idea is good but impractical."
Fang Zheng looked at Amelia with hands crossed.
"You should realize that neither the netizens you chat with nor the textbooks you study have contexts involving Extraordinary Ability Users. In that world, farmers with courage and a pitchfork could make nobles tremble. But in this world, that’s impossible."
Saying this, Fang Zheng laughed.
"Take Reinhard for example: even if he were unarmed and defenseless, how many people and what weapons do you think would be needed to kill him?"
"This..."
Hearing this, Amelia was at a loss for words.
"Your idea is good, but lacks practical significance. The truth is, in this world, the strong are always strong; they cannot be dealt with just by courage and numbers like in other worlds, which led to the current power structure. The nobility’s view of civilians stems from this. So you should assess the situation based on reality and combine it with theory, rather than rigidly memorizing... Meiyin has memorized even more than you."
"Then, is there no way to make Lugnica such a country?"
After listening to Fang Zheng’s analysis, Amelia was somewhat disappointed. She truly yearns for the world like Academy City, but...
"Of course, it can be done, but the issue is that it’s not a matter that can be achieved overnight. You both think too simplistically, especially Amelia; you long too much to accomplish all of this without treating it as a long-term endeavor."
Looking at Amelia, Fang Zheng shook his head. In the Martial Hero World, it took him over twelve hundred years to smoothly transition to a republic. Amelia, without any theoretical foundation, actually hoped all issues could be resolved within a year... if she traveled to ancient times, she’d likely be the second Wang Mang.
"Let me be frank; if you want to achieve this, you have to consider it a long-term endeavor... simply put, it would take at least one to two hundred years."
"Huh? One to two hundred years?!"
Hearing this, Amelia widened her eyes in shock, and Felt even jumped up.
"You’re kidding us, Mr. Fang Zheng; after one to two hundred years, we’d all be dead!"
"What’s strange about that?"
Fang Zheng rolled his eyes.
"The world you yearn for is the same; how long do you think it took for that world to become how it is now? How many generations’ efforts? Do you really believe it’s like a knight novel where a hero saves the world and then there’s peace? Someone proposed the idea, someone perfected it, someone practiced it, and thus the world became what it is. It’s the tireless efforts of many generations, not just one or two people or generations... especially since in that world the nobles and knights lack any abilities or magic, making it even harder for this world to become that way, not easier."
"..."
Hearing this, Felt and Amelia’s expressions changed.
"Now you realize how difficult it is."
Looking at the dumbstruck pair, Fang Zheng laughed. They’re ultimately young, thinking too simply. But now... they should have come to their senses.
"Go back and think it over."
Watching the two melodramatic girls turn to leave, Fang Zheng shrugged, saying no more. They’re just young, too naive and simple. But it’s fine; he had considered the current situation when he let Felt and Amelia act freely.
"Please save me..."
However, at that moment, a faint voice suddenly appeared by Fang Zheng’s ear.
"Please save me... save this world..."
"Ah, here we go again."
Hearing the voice, Fang Zheng sighed helplessly. Ever since becoming the God of Magical Girls, he was used to it; as a Deity, naturally, he should listen to believers’ wishes... well, let’s just let Red Ponytail go sort out this trouble.
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng closed his eyes, and adeptly traced the source of the prayer, planning to directly send Red Ponytail over. But...
"Beep!"
Accompanied by a piercing alarm sound, a line of system prompts appeared before Fang Zheng.
[Warning: This world is extremely fragile and unable to withstand the intrusion of powerful forces. Please use the avatar mode]
"Avatar mode...?"
Seeing this, Fang Zheng was briefly stunned, then his expression darkened.
"What the heck, isn’t it over yet?"
Fang Zheng of course knew the meaning of avatar mode; it’s akin to each country’s national flower or treasure, representing a certain characteristic exclusive to a deity. Like the symbol of the Goddess of the Forest is the white Unicorn, whenever that virgin control freak appears, people know it’s her... as such.
Fang Zheng had never decided on his Divine Beast avatar, thinking he didn’t need it. But now... alright, since Red Ponytail can’t enter, I’ll have to send a Divine Beast to check things out.
But the question is, what to send?
Being a cat admirer, Fang Zheng naturally prefers cats, but he didn’t want to turn his avatar into a cat; that’s like liking lolis but not wanting to become one—it just feels weird. Red Ponytail was an exception; if Fang Zheng did the choosing himself, he definitely wouldn’t pick it!
Dogs are a NO, for the same reason, and as a Deity, why wag my tail for others?
Pandas... they’re indeed cute but a bit silly...
Foxes... pretty, sure, but it feels wrong, wouldn’t I become a Fox Spirit?
Tigers... majestic and imposing, but considering I’m facing a group of girls, it’d be something not to scare them witless.
Similarly, wolves, lions, and leopards are also out, as they don’t seem to represent magical girl animals.
Chickens are nice; anyone who messes with them gets universally wanted, but still... Fang Zheng doesn’t like eating chicken.
Creepers... they’re not normal creatures.
"Ugh, what kind of situation is this!"
Pondering hard for quite a while, Fang Zheng still had no clue, sighing to the heavens.
Used to be humanoid travel, but now... don’t even get to be human?

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