Chapter 167 Decision Making
The four watched Lin Xia's movements intently, their hearts filled with excitement. Everyone guessed that there would definitely be follow-up moves to this set of movements, but after the third move, Lin Xia did not follow up with any further moves.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xia was actually willing to teach them. It turned out that this body-forging method was called the Starfire Body Forging Method.
This meant that Lin Xia truly considered them as one of her own, and they were thrilled and filled with hope for the future.
After Lin Xia finished demonstrating, the four of them began to practice. With the first three movements as a foundation, the fourth movement was very easy to learn.
The group held high-grade energy stones and began practicing. Lin Xia corrected their movements once and then stopped, while the four of them became engrossed in the exercises.
Looking at the information Lin Yi had gathered, Lin Xia saw that Yun Ya's island was indeed in complete chaos. It had become an unclaimed island, and anyone could go there at will. Now, all the major powers were rushing there.
An unclaimed piece of land that anyone can go to is just too tempting.
Lin Xia twitched her fingers, a gentle breeze caressing her cheeks. She watched the messages coming from the front, pondering what to do.
The aroma of tea softened Lin Xia's features. Gazing at the azure sky, she pondered what she would need to do as a leader.
How much power can one person have?
Lin Xia recalled that when many people attacked civilization, they would manipulate the collective subconscious, which was indeed a very effective way to cause a civilization to self-destruct.
Subtly and imperceptibly, it changes the perception of a civilization, without the person even realizing it. Even when something goes wrong, they will only think that they are the ones who made the mistake.
Even if there are still people with clear understanding, they are like sparks that cannot start a prairie fire and cannot play any role.
When communicating with people, I'm not afraid of encountering unreasonable people; what I fear most is encountering people who have been taught the correct answers.
In that case, the more you communicate, the more desperate and speechless you become.
Did the sages not think of this method? Certainly not. It's because changing one's perception is not something that happens overnight. Who can know what unpredictable changes will occur when perception is instilled into the subconscious mind?
The collective unconscious is an absolute taboo subject. So how do we guide it to achieve dominance? Is it "those who obey me prosper, those who defy me perish"? Is it gentle persuasion? Is it imparting knowledge and skills?
Lin Xia rejected them one by one, and after thinking about it, decided to let things take their course and bring in a group of like-minded people to work together for a common goal.
The human heart is the most complex thing, but when beliefs or goals are aligned, it can generate tremendous energy, enough to drive the progress of the entire civilization.
Lin Xia currently knows of three energy mines not far away. If he wants to cultivate a force with enough combat power to suppress all forces, the number of energy mines needed would be astronomical.
No oath is trustworthy. Lin Xia directly adjusted the favorability value to 45. This change instantly bounced many people inside the protective shield out of the shield.
Lin Xia used wind element to guide these people and gently placed them on the ground. These people made up about one-fifth of the total number of people, which was not a large number.
These people stood outside the protective shield, looking at each other in bewilderment. When they realized they couldn't get in, it was because their favorability rating was below 45, and they all started to protest.
Lin Yi was tasked with handling these people's belongings. If any had rented shops, he was to refund their rent and provide compensation. They were then relocated to houses outside the protective barrier.
These people weren't stupid. They felt that Lin Xia's sudden increase in the threshold for entering the protective shield meant that he was bound to do something. Among these people were many people from other forces, and as soon as the news broke, it spread far and wide.
Outside forces were speculating that Lin Xia might also be interested in taking over Yun Ya's island, but Lin Xia showed no intention of leaving. However, the major powers held back, not daring to go too far, for fear that Lin Xia might suddenly decide to interfere.
Looking at the many 'secret manuals' she had memorized, Lin Xia went to the printing area and found that there was actually internet access. Although it could only be used for printing and uploading documents, it was already quite good, since the system was there and everyone relied on it for communication.
She told everyone to leave, and then used her mental power to control all the computers simultaneously. In an instant, the sound of typing could be heard from all the computers, at an extremely fast speed.
When Ji Wei and the others arrived, they saw a pile of bound books next to Lin Xia.
The computer, copier, and printer were still running non-stop, so the group quickly went over to help and took over the copying work.
The group took a quick look at the contents of the book, and their eyes lit up. Lazy Cat jumped up and exclaimed, "Wow, a martial arts manual! My dream of wandering the martial arts world is here!"
They all recognized the potential of these books, knowing that the techniques within would be very useful to them, and the various methods of using internal energy were also very helpful.
Working together with Lin Xia, the group spent an afternoon photocopying 10 copies of each book and throwing them all into the library. The four of them quickly picked out the ones they were good at and borrowed them first.
It was agreed that none of these books could be borrowed outside the library, but only borrowed from the library. Because there had been cases of people using spatial abilities to steal books in the past, Lin Xia placed many robots in the library, with each robot managing a row of books.
This stopped many book thefts. Later, with the advent of the internet, someone specially made cameras and sold them to the island, where they were installed in the library.
Originally, the Codex Spirits could monitor indoor spaces, but many people protested against the invasion of privacy, so Lin Xia canceled the indoor monitoring. The crime rate did not increase, after all, there are too many different kinds of talents and abilities, each with its own extremely suitable job.
Lazy Cat hesitated, but Lin Xia said directly, "The four of you should discuss teaching everyone the fourth to sixth forms of the 'Starfire Body Tempering Method' in the square every day."
Lazy Cat paused, his face showing a mixture of joy and worry: "But aren't you afraid that someone might spread the word?"
"Why not teach selectively? Although the favorability system can indeed filter out some people, there are quite a few people from other factions who have a favorable impression of you, Seventh Sister," Ji Wei suggested, frowning.
"Yes, it's better to be more rigorous." Xie Cheng nodded.
A-Tong said directly, "Why don't we form a guard team? Only those who join the guard team can teach."
Lin Xia pondered for a moment: "Okay, then let's form a guard team."
"First, those who join the guard team will have free access to the [Location Crystal] and will be able to bring their families to settle here free of charge."
"Second, teach the 'Spark Body Tempering Method' according to merits and abilities."
"Third, energy stones will be used as wages; you can decide the amount."
Fourth, formulate a plan for compensation for casualties.
"Furthermore, you should take the time to explain the use and integration of various moves to the residents living on the island, or record them and play them on a regular schedule. Establish a martial arts school and provide ten sets of training equipment free of charge."
"good!"
No sooner had the matter been settled than Lin Yi came to us: "Island Lord, our energy mine has been attacked."
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