The summer wind that blew through the mountain city seemed to carry a thick sense of bewilderment.
"A school is a place to teach and educate people, right? The responsibility of a master teacher is to nurture talents, so they must want to have students all over the world, right? But why did he have to cherish it so much? Wouldn't we be able to help a lot of people if we open up the books on cultivation methods? "
Li Ziqi didn't understand. "For people like Han Xi, they have proven their loyalty and made contributions. But even if they obtained a peak-grade cultivation art now, they would have lost at least 15 years of their golden years!"
Ying Baiwu and Lu Zhiruo sank into contemplation.
Xuanyuan Po basically didn't care about such things. Jiang Leng glanced at the little sunny egg, mentally musing that her heart wasn't bad, but her consideration of the problem was too simple.
Tantai Yutang was much more direct. He used the word 'naive' to mock Sun Mo.
"If you want it, you must pay the price!"
Tantai Yutang's lips twitched. "What else do you think we should do? Advance payment for their cultivation methods? What if I run into an evil disciple who deceives my master and destroys my ancestors? "
"But what Eldest Senior Sister said makes sense. For example, if I don't meet a teacher, even if I'm lucky enough to enter an academy to work, I'll still need 20 years before I have the chance to learn a heaven-tier cultivation technique, right?"
Ying Baiwu doubted. As for the saint-tier, there was no need to even think about it.
"Can we not talk about this?"
Lu Zhiruo raised her hands gloomily and hugged her head, squatting on the ground. She felt that neither side was in the wrong, but she kept feeling that something was wrong.
"A bunch of troublemakers!"
Xuanyuan Po shook his head and walked away. He found a shady spot and sat down, starting to meditate.
"If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it anymore. Ask Teacher directly!"
Jiang Leng suggested.
Whoosh!
Everyone turned to look at him.
"Before I solve this question, I want to ask a question. What is knowledge?"
Sun Mo smiled. "Naturally, knowledge is a general concept. It also includes cultivation arts, dark secret arts, etc."
"Knowledge is knowledge. What else can it be?"
Lu Zhiruo was puzzled. "Could it be that it can turn into a human?"
"Baiwu?"
Sun Mo looked toward the iron-headed girl.
"Knowledge is money. It can be exchanged for food so that people won't starve."
Ying Baiwu spoke bluntly. Her values were always so simple and straightforward.
But there is nothing wrong with that.
"Great explanation."
Sun Mo praised.
The iron-headed girl immediately revealed a happy smile and secretly clenched her fist. Hmph, I can also become Teacher's favorite child.
Actually, Ying Baiwu understood that her teacher liked Li Ziqi a lot because she was intelligent, knew how to think, and had her own ideas. She wasn't like her who only knew how to cultivate.
"Where is Yu Tang?"
Sun Mo asked.
"What a boring question!"
The sickly invalid curled his lips.
Bang!
Ying Baiwu lifted her elbow and knocked into the sickly invalid's arm. How rude.
"Hehe!"
Sun Mo didn't insist and looked toward Jiang Leng.
"Knowledge is power. It is the foundation of a person's life!"
Jiang Leng pondered.
"You're right."
After Sun Mo evaluated, he looked at Li Ziqi. "What do you think?"
The little sunny egg furrowed her brows so tightly that she could crush a crab with her fingers. Clearly, she had thought deeper and more than the others. However, she wasn't able to form a clear concept and speak it out loud.
"Ziqi, knowledge is a kind of ruling tool. It can ensure the stability of the ruler."
As Sun Mo spoke, he suddenly paused. It was because he wasn't sure what the consequences would be if he told these to the students.
"What?"
The papaya girl had a puzzled look on her face. It was the same for Ying Baiwu. Given her knowledge and experience, it was destined that she wouldn't understand these things.
Jiang Leng understood a little, but he didn't. As for Li Ziqi and Tantai Yutang, they seemed to have seen something that flashed past their eyes.
Hence, the two of them looked toward Sun Mo, waiting for him to continue.
"The next topic is a discussion. You guys don't have to treat it as the truth."
Sun Mo gave them a preventive injection.
"The hierarchy goes from the bottom to the bottom. The emperor, the royal family, the ministers and nobles, the wealthy merchants and landlords. After that, it's the farmers who own land, followed by the slaves."
Sun Mo tried his best to be concise and comprehensive. For example, he didn't want to talk about craftsmen.
"Have you guys discovered it? The higher the rank, the more knowledge they would have. To the slaves, they have no way to acquire knowledge. In fact, they feel that life has always been like this, working for their master in exchange for food. In fact, they wouldn't even have the thought of resisting because they don't have knowledge. They don't know if nobles, marquises, or generals have the guts.
"The emperor knows about the major events and policies of the surrounding countries so that he can make the correct response. The wealthy merchants and landlords know about the situation in the surrounding cities so that they can earn more money. As for the farmers, they most probably have never left their small mountain villages in their entire lives. Hence, they only know about the internal affairs of the surrounding villages."
Lu Zhiruo raised her hand.
"Speak!"
Sun Mo nodded, indicating for the papaya girl to ask.
"This is knowledge, right? It's knowledge, right?"
Lu Zhiruo doubted.
"Knowledge is also a type of knowledge. Knowledge isn't just academic knowledge."
Tantai Yutang rolled his eyes. (Can you not ask such a retarded question and waste everyone's time?)
"When a farmer knows that Landlord Li, who is a few tens of miles away, is giving a higher salary this year, he can go there to work and earn more compared to the villagers. When a wealthy merchant knows that silk, cotton, and hemp are scarce in a city a hundred miles away, he can ship his goods over and earn more."
Sun Mo deliberated over his words. He mustn't speak too deeply in case his students didn't understand. "Let's return to cultivation. What will you do after you know about a peak-grade cultivation art?"
"I'll cultivate and become more powerful than others!"
The papaya girl spoke as though it was a matter of course.
"And then?"
Sun Mo asked.
"And then?"
Lu Zhiruo was stunned. "More powerful than others?"
"When you become more powerful, you'll have money, status, and fame. Therefore, cultivation arts are a type of power.
"When you want more power, you'll definitely infringe on the benefits of those in power. Those in power would also worry if you're coveting their position.
"Then as someone in power, if I don't test you and have no way to know if you're loyal or not, why should I give you the cultivation art?
"You have to understand that when people in power give power to their subordinates, it's to consolidate their position. It's not because they admire you as a talent."
After Sun Mo spoke, he saw that Li Ziqi and Tantai Yutang's expressions had turned heavy.
"That's right. To those in power, what does it count for to waste some talents? I'd rather not use those who aren't loyal! "
Li Ziqi smiled bitterly. She recalled her father's way of using people. Subjects could be stupid and greedy, but they absolutely couldn't be loyal.
"Whether it's between people or between countries, valuable knowledge won't be given out easily."
Sun Mo sighed ruefully. Even in the modern era, truly valuable knowledge had to be purchased with money. There were so many intellectual property rights and patent barriers. Wasn't it because they wanted to monopolize knowledge? This also meant that they wanted to monopolize wealth.
For some knowledge, even if you paid a lot of money, people wouldn't sell it to you.
Take a look at the Hua Family. The nuclear bomb was created by them. It was because of this that the Hua Family was able to stand firm.
"I remember that saying. Teach the disciple, but the master will starve to death!"
Tantai Yutang chuckled.
"Those in power will allow you to obtain some unimportant cultivation arts and will even reward you with some mid-grade cultivation arts. However, for some peak-grade cultivation arts, they will only spread them among those in power."
Sun Mo also felt a headache. Such a topic was very troublesome. If someone were to hear it, his head might be chopped off.
The six personal students fell silent.
After a long time, Li Ziqi's lips twitched and she sighed ruefully, "Humans are really so selfish!"
"Can you be called humans if you aren't selfish?"
Tantai Yutang mocked. "Don't think too much. Honestly speaking, I have a saint-tier cultivation art, so why should I teach it to you? After I teach it to you, what if you beat me to death? Even if you don't beat me to death, what if you use the martial prowess of this cultivation art to snatch away my territory?
"So, I'll definitely teach you a portion of the cultivation art within my control. Even if you want to rebel, I can eliminate you at any time."
Li Ziqi shook her head. "No, it shouldn't be like this."
"Then what should it be like?"
Ying Baiwu interjected. "On this point, I support the sickly invalid!"
"But there are also good people like Teacher!"
The papaya girl looked at Sun Mo and mumbled in her heart. (There's also my father. He's very magnanimous.)
"If humans are all so selfish and despicable, why don't we just go extinct?"
Li Ziqi felt very sullen.
"You view humans as too noble. They're just a type of wild beast that can walk upright."
Xuanyuan Po suddenly interjected. "In the end, it's all for survival, for reproduction!"
Sun Mo turned his head, feeling very surprised. The combat addict could actually say such philosophical words?
"Teacher, don't look at me. I heard what others said and felt that it made sense. Hence, I've never thought so much. It's enough as long as I fight."
Xuanyuan Po shrugged.
"No, no, what you guys said is wrong!"
Li Ziqi shook her head furiously. "There must be something wrong."
"Eldest martial sister, you're too kind. You think too highly of people."
Jiang Leng persuaded. Because Li Ziqi was born in the royal palace and grew up under the protection of her father, she basically had never seen the darkness of the world.
"Alright, let's not discuss this topic anymore!"
Sun Mo persuaded. If they were to continue, they'd be entering the domain of philosophy. Even those philosophers couldn't understand it, let alone a little kid.
However, Tantai Yutang didn't want to let Li Ziqi off. He wanted to let her know the darkness of the world. "Didn't you say before that your dream is to build the largest library in the Nine Provinces? If it's really built, will you allow anyone to borrow books?"
"Of course!"
Li Ziqi said as a matter of course.
"What about the beggars who can't read? What about the people from other races who kill people like flies? What about the people from all walks of life who want to learn how to scam others? "
Tantai Yutang's questions were sharper and sharper.
Li Ziqi sank into a daze.
"Don't think about it anymore. You're still young. After you read more books, walk more paths, and see more of the world, you'll have your own views."
Sun Mo rubbed Li Ziqi's hair.
"Teacher!"
The little sunny egg's eyes were red, and her tone was filled with grievance. It wasn't because she couldn't answer Tantai Yutang's questions. Rather, she suddenly discovered that this world wasn't as beautiful as she had thought it to be in the past.
Sun Mo originally didn't plan on saying much, but after seeing the little sunny egg's appearance, he felt heartache. Hence, he made a decision.
"I'll show you a few books!"
As Sun Mo spoke, he recalled the contents of those classical philosophy books in his mind. He used Soul Imprint and sent them into the little sunny egg's mind.
Li Ziqi immediately sank into contemplation.
"Teacher, you're so biased!"
Tantai Yutang grumbled.
"I'm not showing them to you guys because your mental state isn't suitable for these books. This is especially so for you, Tantai."
Sun Mo didn't favor one over the other. "Things like three views are something that you guys have formed yourselves. It isn't something that was instilled into you by others!"
The summer wind blew by, and everyone stopped talking.
"What are they doing?"
Li Ruolan hid behind the bushes and pouted. Tantai Yutang was listening to something interesting. However, Sun Mo's words were really bold.
The beautiful reporter looked at the image-recording stone in her hand, pondering if she should destroy it. If not, it would bring trouble to Sun Mo if news of this leaked out.
Mei Ziyu leaned against a banyan tree and listened quietly. She also thought of her mother's hard work, wanting to popularize cultivation arts. Sadly, she had failed.
"Teacher!"
Li Ziqi suddenly spoke up and looked at Sun Mo. "I feel so uncomfortable!"
"I understand your feelings!"
Sun Mo patted the little sunny egg's back. It was because she had read a lot of books that the little sunny egg would let her imagination run wild. Or rather, she was currently exploring the direction of becoming a great thinker. It was just that she couldn't find her path yet.
"Teacher, what should I do?"
Li Ziqi hugged Sun Mo.
"There's no rush. You're still young. Walk slowly, and you'll definitely find the path that belongs to you!"
Sun Mo patted Li Ziqi's back lightly.
"Let me read you a poem!"
"Mn!"
Li Ziqi didn't let go of Sun Mo.
The golden goblet of wine is worth ten thousand, the jade plate of delicacies is worth ten thousand.
Stopping the cup and throwing the chopsticks, unable to eat. Pulling out the sword and surveying the surroundings, the heart is at a loss.
Wanting to cross the Yellow River, climbing the snow-covered mountains of Taihang.
When I'm bored, I'll go fishing on the jade stream. Suddenly, I'll take a boat and dream of the sun.
The path is hard! The path is hard! The path is full of forked roads, are you safe today?
There will be times when the wind breaks the waves, hang the sail of the clouds to aid the vast sea.
Sun Mo's voice was very soft, but it was very clear, transmitting into the ears of his personal students. It also transmitted into the hearts of Li Ruolan and Mei Ziyu.
At the instant Sun Mo's voice rang out, Priceless Advice erupted.
Golden spots of light sputtered and covered the surrounding area with a layer of golden light.
This was something Sun Mo had said because he would also draw his sword and be at a loss when looking at the surroundings. His intuition told him that the path ahead would be hard!
Most of the time, humans wouldn't be able to see their true selves clearly. They wouldn't be able to find the path they truly wanted to take.
"What's going on? Why is there another golden sentence? "
After Gu Xiuxun finished her match, she didn't see Sun Mo in the resting area. Hence, she came out to look for him. She didn't expect to see this scene.
(Sun Mo, let's stop using our divine arts!
The number of golden sentences you say in a month is more than the total number of golden sentences other great teachers say in a year!)
Li Ziqi's dejected spirit suddenly stirred. In her mind, there seemed to be a morning bell and evening drum ringing, causing her to have an idea.
"Teacher!"
The little sunny egg lifted her head and looked into Sun Mo's eyes. "I've decided. My library will be open to everyone. Regardless of whether they are beggars, slaves, or swindlers or robbers, as long as they walk in, they will be able to read every book in here.
"Of course, I will restrict the types of books they can read. I feel that books will allow them to become people who are useful to the world."
Tantai Yutang sneered. She was really too naive. (Do you think you are a saint? You want to teach everyone without discrimination?) He had wanted to mock her, but at this moment, Li Ziqi's body glowed with golden light, causing her entire person to appear holy and holy.
"This... this..."
Tantai Yutang was stunned. Why did this feel like she had comprehended a great teacher halo?
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