Chapter 1379: Sense of Belonging, A Future Never Imagined

At dinner.

Jibusen, Yatewude, and Aideliqi talked about their respective mission situations almost in unison, especially Aideliqi, whose eyes shone with excitement as he said to Jibusen:

"Jibusen, do you know? I never imagined that a group of ordinary people organized together could produce such powerful strength!"

It has been nearly half a month since he accepted Xia Duo's mission to compile the "Enlightenment Book" in Daxia Territory, and during this half-month, Aideliqi has participated almost throughout the entire process of establishing the brand-new Villager Mutual Aid Association in Savile Territory.

In recent days, the Villager Mutual Aid Association has gradually gotten on the right track, and as he said, after a group of ordinary people were organized, their pioneering efficiency increased several times over compared to before!

If it weren't for Xia Duo specifically requesting them not to reorganize the Adventurers and soldiers of Savile Territory, perhaps the speed of the northern pioneering work of the 【Daxia-Saville Passage】 would have increased even further.

Over these two days, Aideliqi personally experienced changes that were almost visible to the naked eye; when he first arrived in Daxia Territory, he only felt that the residents of Daxia Territory were at most a bit more diligent, or perhaps more numerous, so how could there be such a significant gap in actual efficiency compared to the residents of Savile Territory?

But reality gave him a big surprise!

If ordinary people can erupt with this kind of power when organized, then what about Spellcasters?

In the past, Mage Towers were mostly just a collusion of interests, with everyone only caring about their own private gains; unless it was very special, it was difficult to form a combined organizational force, and most of the power was consumed within the organization itself.

But now, under the guidance of the Progress Society's brand-new concepts of tolerance, openness, and win-win, and pulled by the ideal of jointly building a new era of magical civilization, Spellcasters will break through the barriers of selfishness and gather their beliefs and power into one place, which will surely erupt with even more powerful strength!

"For a person to grow and mature, to become an adult and a talent, and to achieve success, there are certainly factors of individual hard work, but without the care, concern, trust, and support of an organization, and without the platform for work and entrepreneurship and the stage for displaying talent provided by the organization, it is difficult to go far and steady by relying on one's own strength."

Aideliqi finally understood a little of the true meaning of those words Xia Duo said when he talked to him before leaving—

An organization certainly cannot do without individuals, but individuals need the organization even more; the new era has arrived, and only by following the organization can one obtain full development, which is the best way to realize one's self-worth!

Having already felt the thoughts, concepts, and atmosphere of the Progress Society, Aideliqi never wants to return to the decadent and corrupt past; he wants to be a Pioneer of the new era!

Compared to Aideliqi, the son of the commercial Chief Official of Savile Territory, Jibusen, who came from a purely Commoner background, has a deeper understanding of the organization and, at the same time, identifies more with the organization (referring to the Progress Society) in his heart.

Hearing Aideliqi talk about the organization of ordinary people, he couldn't help but say a few words and put forward his own opinion:

"Xia Duo once said that while the Progress Society is an advanced organization, not everyone has such awareness; when facing the ordinary masses, one still needs to be strategic, and 'luring with benefits' is better than 'suppressing with power' or 'forcing with strength'."

"Previously, you borrowed your father's influence to organize those ordinary villagers in the form of orders, which might make them think we are still the same kind of mean, exploitative organization as in the past, and this is not conducive to the development of our future work."

In addition to the tasks with specific indicators on the surface, Jibusen also self-realized the hidden mission for which Xia Duo sent them out, which is—

To shape the new image of the Tower of Time and spread the new thoughts of the Progress Society.

No matter how close to the people Spellcasters were in the past, in the eyes of ordinary people, it was mostly based on fear, which to a certain extent also affected the Spellcasters' own thoughts, believing themselves to be superior.

But now, the first batch of New Apprentices at the Tower of Time numbers in the hundreds, and the degree of educational popularization will expand in the future; in the future, everyone could potentially be a Spellcaster, and Spellcasters will also return to the normal position of ordinary people.

Some things can be done in advance now; on this point, Jibusen admires Xia Duo very much. Before Xia Duo, he had never seen any High Mage or Arcanist who was willing to be an ordinary person!

As for the popularization of education, in the past, he didn't even dare to think about it; would the masters above be willing to let a group of bottom-level commoners grasp power?

When he had just become an Official Mage, Jibusen also once thought about whether he had become a master, someone superior to others, but the reality is—the climb of class is endless; only by breaking class, and even breaking the shackles of class on the human heart, as Xia Duo said, can one obtain true freedom, be one's own master, and be one's own superior!

Xia Duo described to him a future he had never imagined, and for this reason, he is unwilling to let anyone, even Aideliqi, who is also a member of the Progress Society, have even the slightest negative influence on such a future!

Regarding this, Aideliqi has his own defense:

"Jibusen, don't worry! When I came, Xia Duo told me to pay attention to work methods; borrowing my father's name and even our status as Spellcasters are indispensable steps, which can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble in the initial stage."

"After the Villager Mutual Aid Association was established, the first thing we did was not to organize them to pioneer the Green Pearl Forest, but to popularize the law for them."

"You have also read the Daxia Code; all terms have clear rights and responsibilities, and it fully guarantees the rights of every single individual, which is highly consistent with the concepts of the Progress Society. Otherwise, why do you think we waited until recently to let them start working?"

"When you go over to see it tomorrow, you will understand everything!"

Jibusen nodded, then turned to talk about the teenagers he had been teaching recently, and reminded Aideliqi:

"Some of them seem a bit dull, but they are just a little slow to react, not stupider than others; don't ignore them because of this, and don't put too much pressure on them. I found that they are still a bit afraid of us."

But just as he finished speaking, Aideliqi laughed out loud, "I'm different from you, Uncle Jibusen; I'm not much older than them, and they like me very much!"

As he spoke, Aideliqi grabbed a handful of candies from his pocket and reached out to stuff them into Jibusen's hand, "Look at me, I've long been prepared with tools to 'bribe' them!"

Jibusen subconsciously took the candies, but then reacted, his face darkened, and he stuffed them back, "Stop calling me uncle; I'm not much older than you either!"

"It's not much older than me, but compared to those children, that's—"

With Aideliqi saying this, Jibusen's face darkened even more, but the atmosphere in the restaurant became more relaxed. Watching the two of them, sometimes serious and sometimes playful, Yatewude couldn't help but sigh:

"It's good to be young!"