In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Never eaten pork, but haven't you at least seen a pig run?"

Qin Mengmeng disregarded her image and pointed directly at Huo Yuhao's nose, angrily cursing, "Shrek Academy's title as the number one academy on the continent has never been stripped away because its admission method, which does not ask about origin, country, or background, still makes it the first choice for those soul masters from commoner backgrounds."

"Even those villagers who haven't awakened their martial souls have heard of the Sea God Pavilion and Shrek Academy. You're telling me you don't know how to evaluate them? You don't know how to evaluate them? You just don't want to say!"

"If the Sea God Pavilion and Shrek Academy had done a good enough job, the Ningyun Sect would never have appeared in this world. I'll assume you're a Soul Master from a commoner background, or even if you're a spy sent by the Southern Dipper Spirit, the Star Luo Empire, or the Sea God Pavilion, I don't want to pursue these matters anymore."

"I'll only give you one piece of advice: either answer my questions honestly, or... go back to where you came from!"

Leaving? He hasn't even mastered the core technologies yet, how could Huo Yuhao possibly leave? How could he possibly be willing to leave?

Helpless, Huo Yuhao could only honestly reply, "The Sea God Pavilion has indeed ignored the feelings of the lowest-level commoners. Before the steward arrived, I couldn't see any hope in the eyes of any of them, regardless of age or gender."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao suddenly sighed. Now he finally understood where he truly differed from ordinary people.

When he returned to Shrek City, he went to discuss with Chen Yu whether it was possible to send someone to various villages to awaken the martial souls of the common people. Awakening once a year wouldn't take much effort, right?

As the saying goes, "gold is found in the sand," and as long as the base number is large enough, some top-tier martial souls will eventually awaken. Why not spend a small amount of gold soul coins as salary to acquire some genius soul masters with titles like Title Douluo or even Limit Douluo?

The Sea God Pavilion needs a reorganization.

"That's all?" Qin Mengmeng frowned, looking at Huo Yuhao with displeasure.

Ah this...

Huo Yuhao scratched his head, looking embarrassed, and said, "Shrek Academy claims to teach all students without discrimination, but in reality... they never live up to that. Some teachers can arbitrarily expel students who have no background whatsoever, even if the students haven't committed any major offenses. As long as they don't cause too much trouble, the academy's higher-ups will never hold certain teachers accountable for their arbitrary actions."

"The leader of the Ningyun Sect is right. Everyone's personality is equal, and everyone is playing their own role. Without those students with average talent as a contrast, where would the monster students come from?"

"The world is bustling and noisy, and all Soul Masters are driven by profit! The so-called monster concept is just an excuse made by teachers who lack professional ethics in order to improve their class's college entrance examination pass rate. Those people never care about the reputation of Shrek Academy, they only care about the amount of gold soul coins they get."

Qin Mengmeng: ? ? ? ? ?

This...this isn't right, is it?

Is this something you, Huo Yuhao, should say?

For a moment, Qin Mengmeng's gaze towards Huo Yuhao changed. In the six years since then, Huo Zhongxian, who had been infamous, had finally grown up and developed his own ideas.

But... it's too late for him to realize his mistake now. The Heavenly Realm simply cannot tolerate Huo Zhongxian's existence. Even if the Heavenly Realm were to pay him to do something without considering the consequences, they wouldn't want him.

"Your answer is spot on. I am very satisfied. Congratulations, you have been accepted."

"Hmm... The farmers' association has just been established, and there are many vacant positions. I won't assign one to you; you can choose one yourself."

As she spoke, Qin Mengmeng pushed a document in front of Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao took the documents and was completely bewildered. He never dreamed that a small farmers' association would spawn so many positions: one in charge of money, one in charge of food, clothing, and daily necessities, one in charge of soldiers, one in charge of propaganda, one in charge of discipline, and one in charge of internal promotions within the farmers' association...

and many more!

Huo Yuhao finally realized something was wrong; wasn't this agricultural association branch wielding far too much power?

Before Huo Yuhao could think any further, he quickly woke up the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm in his sea of ​​consciousness and asked it to memorize all the information.

Just then, Huo Yuhao slowly raised his small hand, looking at Qin Mengmeng with expectant eyes. "Your Highness, there's something I've never understood. The Farmers' Association has already helped those commoners awaken their martial souls, so why build a factory in such a remote place? Is it just to improve their lives and harvest their faith?"

puff...

Hearing this, Qin Mengmeng couldn't help but burst out laughing. "What do you mean by 'harvesting faith,' Huo Yuhao? You're just judging others by your own petty standards. If the Douluo World wants to develop, universal cultivation is inevitable, but before everyone can cultivate, we need to feed them, make sure they're well-fed, right?"

Huo Yuhao: "..."

"Qin Mengmeng, you...you figured out my identity all along? I was hiding it very well."

Huo Yuhao subconsciously took several steps back, looking as if he might pick up a bucket and run away at the slightest provocation.

"How novel," Qin Mengmeng said expressionlessly. "Only a good-for-nothing like you, Huo Yuhao, who can't see reality, would try to gain sympathy by playing the victim. Ordinary soul masters from common backgrounds don't bother with playing the victim; they prefer to create their own value through their own hands and abilities."

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"Alright, alright, I've said everything I should and shouldn't have said. Whether you're satisfied or not is your own business. I don't have the time to play house with you here. Get out, get out of Beidouling's territory."

Before he finished speaking, two burly men walked in from outside the door. One of them grabbed Huo Yuhao's arm, walked to the city wall of the south gate, and threw him out of Night Cliff City.

Huo Yuhao was completely dazed, not from the fall, but from constantly pondering what Qin Mengmeng had just said.

Shouldn't a Soul Master from the lowest commoner background be humble?

Why did Qin Mengmeng say that she disdained playing the victim?

Why?

Because those people's parents are all alive, aren't they all alone?

But that doesn't make sense. What does it have to do with having parents who are still alive and not wanting to play the victim?

Huo Yuhao had no idea that a normal Soul Master would never create a humble persona for themselves. If you're good, you're good; if you're not good, you're not good. Who the hell would bother to tell outsiders how miserable they are?

His mistake was being too narcissistic, naively believing that his persona was the epitome of a good man, that he himself would never be wrong, and that only others would be. (End of Chapter)