In Ark Simulator, why do I always start out as a ruthless person?

"What we want is to bring all the forces in the slums together with us - and that's just the beginning."

"If we can't even unite the people in the slums, we won't have the power to resist the well-equipped and well-trained regular army, not to mention the famous Golden Law Guards of Leitania."

"More than a hundred people... are only enough for one or two Golden Law Guards to deal with. If they send even an elite force, we will be doomed."

"What we need is the power of thousands of people united in a common goal."

"If we cannot gain an advantage in individual strength and equipment, we must gain an advantage in ideas, discipline and numbers... This is the only way we can succeed."

Mace: "You really are not kidding."

After Chen Qi talked about his next plan, Jian finally began to take this man, who looked easy-going but was actually bold and dangerous, seriously.

And his more dangerous ideals.

He was serious. He was really trying step by step to overthrow the rule of the Gemini Queen and take revenge on her.

"But, you incited them like this, just for your revenge, and let them die for you..."

"In the future, will you really repay those who have fought for you?"

Jian stared at Chen Qi with a pair of cold eyes, without a trace of joking in his eyes.

Jian realized that the Qi in front of him might really bring a devastating hurricane to Leitania.

But will this hurricane blow away the haze of Leithania, or will it sweep away everything in this country and turn it into ruins?

Although, Mace doesn't love Leitania at all.

But when I thought that I might have helped such a dangerous man and led an entire country into a deeper den of evil, I felt really guilty.

The mace must be carefully distinguished.

Is he a good man who is driven into a desperate situation, or a conspirator who wants to experience the joy of subverting the country?

[Please note that the following are important divergent options. Your choice will affect the simulation plot, simulation difficulty, and even the simulation ending.]

[A. Once you embark on the road of revenge, there is no turning back. Our future is destined to be filled with blood, but even if we have to survive, we will never sit still and wait for death. (Revenge Line)]

[B. Perhaps she is right. We can make this country better in other ways instead of creating more pain. Serving the Twin Queens is not a loss of a title. (Peace Line)]

[Tip: Once you choose a route, it is almost impossible to change it, so please choose carefully! ]

"…Although it's too early to say this now, I understand what you mean."

Listening to the unprecedented serious voice of the system, Chen Qi was silent for a while, and then he made his own answer in his heart.

He also gave his own answer to Jian's words.

"Mace, we are on a road of no return... This is not a dinner party. As long as we walk this road, there will be sacrifice and darkness."

"I'm not that noble, and I can't guarantee that I will always be aboveboard... For my revenge, I will stop at nothing."

"Even if it's me, I might die on the way, but I've already realized this."

Chen Qi's expression also became a little serious. He looked directly into Jian's eyes without fear and said with a clear conscience:

"Mace, you just said that I incited them. You are right, but there is one thing I must remind you of."

“—I didn’t deceive them.”

"Everyone has their own answer to what Leitania is like, but why do they support my words so enthusiastically?"

"Why?" Jian couldn't think of an answer.

Fortunately, Chen Qi can give her an answer.

“Because in their hearts, each of them is like me.”

puff.

The moment Chen Qi gave this answer, for some reason, Jian's heart felt like it skipped a beat.

"You may be different, Mace. You can have a brighter future. You can leave Leitania. You have nothing to worry about here."

Chen Qi still smiled calmly.

"But we can't. We were born in Leithania. This is our home."

"We can only fight for that glimmer of hope for our families and the people we love."

"But... your worries are not unfounded. If you stay on the road of power for too long, people will become corrupt, and I am no exception."

"So, I would like to trouble Miss Jian for something."

As he spoke, Jian saw Chen Qi take out a scalpel from his pocket and put it on the bar.

As Chen Qi exerted force, the scalpel slid along the bar table and arrived in front of the mace.

"What if one day in the future, I become the kind of person I hate the most without even realizing it?"

"...I hope Miss Jian can remember our old friendship and personally send me off with this knife."

Give him a ride?

Chen Qi's almost explicit words made Jian stunned.

She never imagined that a person would actually entrust her life to another person.

The criterion for whether to take his life is actually his principles and beliefs.

Subconsciously, Jian picked up the scalpel that Chen Qi handed her. When she looked at her own reflection in the polished, shiny silver scalpel, she couldn't help but smile.

At this moment, Jian understood one thing.

She may have to board this pirate ship even if she doesn't want to.

After all, this guy could entrust her with a "more important mission" than leaving the slums.

"...I'll keep an eye on you." Jian put away the scalpel, with a dangerous smile on his face, as if he was staring at his prey.

And Chen Qi also gave his response with a smile.

"I can't ask for it."

At the same time, the system sound that only Chen Qi could hear rang again.

[The host has selected the "Revenge Line". ]

[Congratulations to the host, the important person "Mace" has been conquered by the host, and will provide the host with personal templates and information about important people. ]

Chen Qi understood that he had embarked on a hellish road of no return.

But he has no regrets.

This revenge...is not just revenge against the parents he simulated this time, but also the collective wish of countless Leitanian people like him.

If the flames of revenge must burn.

Well, let him light it.

If this country can only awaken through the pain brought by the devil.

So, why can't he bear the greatest sin?

"By the way, there are a few strangers in the tavern today."

Just when Chen Qi had made up his mind, Jian, who had refocused his attention on literacy, shared an important piece of information.

"I have never seen them in the slums before, and judging by their temperament and attire... they don't look like people from the slums."

"Be careful, Qi. The guards of this city may have already spotted you and are planning to arrest you..."

"...So, did any of them applaud me?" Chen Qi did not feel the slightest bit of fear at this news. Instead, he asked an irrelevant question.

In response to this, after carefully observing the situation and recalling it, the careful Jian also replied:

"Yes, I noticed that one of them was quite fond of your speech. I should be able to recognize him next time."

"…Then, let them come."

Now everything is developing as Chen Qi expected. No, it’s going even smoother than he expected.

The influence of the ghetto, they have opened up.

But simply uniting the power of the slums is far from enough to shake the rule of the Twin Queens.

He wanted to infiltrate his influence into the urban areas, among the masses whom he could try to win over.

There must be people there who are just like them and are dissatisfied with the Twin Queens...even nobles.

Chapter 8 Destined

Marcus was born in a very ordinary family in the urban area. His parents were employees in the mobile city, and his elder brother was a guard in the mobile city. He was the second son in the family.

However, due to the outbreak of the "Four Emperors' War", his elder brother was drafted into the army, but he missed the service because he was under the age of sixteen.

A few years later, the war was over, but Marcus and his family, who had been looking forward to their brother's return, only received a medal, a pension, and a death confirmation report.

According to the laws of Leithania, if a hero dies in the line of duty or sacrifices his life for his country, his family can inherit the hero's title and property. If there is no title, they can inherit the hero's official position and higher treatment.

Because of his brother's sacrifice, the sixteen-year-old Marcus inherited his brother's position, became the captain of the guard of the mobile city, and had double salary and subsidies.

He once felt extremely honored and proud of his position.

Because he knew that his position not only meant that he was the guardian of order in this mobile city.

It also represents the will of his deceased brother.

But a small turmoil that occurred in the past few days once again affected his life as the captain of the guard.

The Witch King is dead.

After the Gemini Queens ascended the throne, the first thing they did was to eliminate all remaining forces of the Witch King and to investigate talents who were suspected to be favored by the Witch King and had a record of major promotions.

Unfortunately, Marcus's promotion to this position came during the last period of the Witch King's reign.

And his elder brother also died on the battlefield during the reign of the Witch-King.

Fortunately, Marcus's position was not that important, and he was popular in the guards, so he was not suspected of being a "talent valued by the Witch King."

But in the end, perhaps to avoid suspicion or perhaps for protection, Marcus was transferred from the captain of the guard to an ordinary guard in the slums overnight.

The slums belong to all the mobile cities of Leitania and are the areas that the guards least want to be responsible for.

The infected and the poor there can't make much money at all, and violence is rampant there. Even the guards are likely to be robbed or even killed by the rioting mobs.

Especially when Marcus had only been in office for a few days and heard that one of his colleagues had his head smashed and fell in the slums, he felt the gap so directly that it was so strong that he could hardly accept it.

Why have I fallen to this point?

My brother is a hero who sacrificed his life for our country, so why are his achievements not recognized?

My position was inherited from my elder brother, so why did I become "someone suspected of being a remnant of the Witch King" in their eyes?

Marcus, tortured and confused by these questions that he could not answer, was no longer as loyal and dedicated as he used to be in protecting the citizens.

He drank and gambled day and night, and even used his status as a guard to extort bribes from civilians - because if he didn't do this, his salary would not be enough to support his family expenses and his alcohol money.

Marcus thought that this decadent life would continue until he died one day from alcohol or the hands of the mob.

Until that day, he received an unusual appointment.

"Recently, a new pub called 'Big Braw Keller' opened in the heart of the slum."

“It is said that a large number of idle people gather there. We suspect that it will be a new base for violent gangs in the favelas, which may further exacerbate unrest in the favelas.”

"So, the commander orders you to go to the depths of the slums to investigate this tavern. You must investigate the truth in secret and not expose it. Do you understand?"

Marcus understood that this was obviously a high-risk job with little pay.

Therefore, he had no intention of conducting a serious investigation at all. He just thought of going to a worse hotel to drink and deal with his superiors.

——Until he met that person.

In the chaotic and noisy bar, as long as the voice of the man standing on the stage sounded, all the noise would automatically subside.

At that moment, he seemed to be the protagonist of this bar and even the world.

In the audience, Marcus listened to the man's speech with a mentality of watching the fun.

Gradually, Marcus's attention was firmly attracted by the man's speech on the stage.

The man said that the current situation they were living in was not their responsibility, but was caused by the improper governance of the Twin Queens and the Electors.

He said that those who fought and shed blood for Leithania deserved preferential treatment.