61: Chapter 61: Different Dharma Gates, Different Paths 61: Chapter 61: Different Dharma Gates, Different Paths After reading through the diagrams and descriptions in the textbook, Wang Yunxiao finally figured out the structure of the weapons he had seen issued to the soldiers of the Special Service Bureau.

“Liuyun-1” Steam Bolt-Action Rifle.

While it maintained the general appearance of a bolt-action rifle, it was actually more akin to an air gun.

Once the bullet was chambered, a connected sealed gas tank would be opened, injecting a special gas into the chamber that corroded the bullet’s casing.

Bullets eroded by the gas could cause effective damage to most Evil Objects.

What kind of black technology was this?

Wang Yunxiao didn’t understand, but he was deeply shocked.

Of course, these were specialized weapons equipped only by regular armies, or rather special forces; rookies like them who had just started could not even touch them.

The textbook thoughtfully prepared cost-effective beginner equipment for new recruits—a firewood stick and a Wolf Fang Club!

When Wang Yunxiao saw these two items, he couldn’t help but have his pupils quake.

The Wolf Fang Club needed no explanation; it was standard issue for school security guards, which meant that these security uncles might actually be Garrison Soldiers?

What on earth was a firewood stick?

Indeed, these were not ordinary firewood sticks and Wolf Fang Clubs.

Both items required Enchantment.

The method was simple and crude, with the highlights being low cost and immediate use.

To make a firewood stick, one had to choose the evening of the last day of each month, around twelve o’clock, and burn joss paper at a crossroads.

It was no different from burning paper for the dead as usual, but once the joss paper was burned, the stick could be used to ward off evil.

The iron spikes on the Wolf Fang Club needed to be soaked in fresh blood overnight, or to kill a live animal—chickens, ducks, fish, anything—and then it could be used to vanquish evil.

Of course, the book also emphasized that the power of such simple weapons was merely “effective,” and one should not rely too heavily on weapons, neglecting the human factor.

If there were a light in the dormitory, Wang Yunxiao could have read all night long.

It wasn’t that the book was particularly interesting; any content becomes incredibly dull once it’s turned into a textbook.

But the entertainment options in the student dormitories were just too scarce these days.

On the Nth night without his phone, Wang Yunxiao would even find himself studying the ingredient list on a packaging paper if he stumbled upon it.

Having finished the textbook he had, he grew even more curious about the textbooks of Chen Yan and Little Gourd.

I am a mighty transmigrator; how could I fear a little toxicity?

In the future era of the internet, what kind of abstract subculture haven’t I seen?

Wang Yunxiao was the kind of man who acted on his thoughts immediately without any hesitation.

After finishing breakfast and returning to the classroom, he walked straight to Little Gourd’s desk and knocked on it, “Lend me your textbook to take a look!”

Little Gourd, with a face full of obedience, shook her head with a smile.

“Fine, you don’t have to lend it, but be honest, what secrets are you hiding from us?

If you don’t tell, you’re not playing with us anymore.”

The girl immediately lost all her bluster and obediently handed her textbook to Wang Yunxiao.

Returning to his seat, Youtiao asked anxiously in a low voice, “Big Brother, won’t there be a problem if you look at Little Gourd’s book?”

“It’s fine, I’ll give it a try to see if it’s as strange as Sister Liu said.”

Taking advantage of the fact that the math teacher hadn’t arrived for the first period, Wang Yunxiao opened the “Daily Records.”

To his surprise, it really was a very serious book, except the title was a bit misleading.

It shouldn’t be called “Daily Records,” but rather “How to Write Daily Records.”

Daily Records, the kind that detailed the daily activities and behaviors of the Emperor, were archival materials belonging to an official category of history.

The textbook used the last Emperor of the former dynasty as an example, explaining in detail the writing methods for various official documents and archives, how to selectively record historical facts, and the reasons for such selections.

Humans are differentiated into ranks, and matters have their level of urgency and importance.

As an official responsible for the Daily Records, one must first understand the significance of their work.

You are not engaging in journalism, there is no need to use eye-catching gimmicks to increase your readership.

Nor are you writing a novel, requiring the laying out of a plot, creating rhythm, or pandering to readers.

The sole purpose of the Daily Records is to serve as historical material, to inform future generations of what happened in this era, and for them to take it as a lesson.

Advisors possess two special abilities, one is “Sounds Beyond the Strings,” which allows them to discover unknown secrets from the slightest clues.

The other is the “Spring and Autumn Writing Technique,” which conceals secrets from being known to others.

Some secrets are not suitable for public disclosure.

The right to know is certainly important, but for the vast majority of people, even if they knew the truth, it would serve no purpose other than providing gossip.

The textbooks list many vivid examples.

In the fourth year of Longyin, there was snowfall in June in Yuzhou, causing a sudden drop in temperature and killing or injuring countless people and livestock.

The ignorant masses were misled to believe that an injustice had occurred locally, and that the dead could not rest in peace, sparking rumors everywhere.

At that time, the Prefectural Government’s Yamen had just executed a notorious thief named Liu Shangxi, nicknamed Peacock Gentleman in the Jianghu World, who had defiled countless virtuous women while moving between various prefectures for several years.

Merely because it coincided with these events, and because the man had good looks, some stirred trouble by claiming his innocence, suggesting that the Yamen had failed to catch the real culprit and framed someone else to close the case.

Suddenly, public sentiment surged violently.

Worse still, some took advantage of the situation to gather a crowd and create disturbances, claiming to seek justice and confronting the victims’ families.

Many women who were not killed by the Peacock Gentleman ended up hanging themselves due to the pressure from these self-proclaimed champions of justice.

It was later verified that the Peacock Gentleman deserved his punishment and was executed according to the law.

The June snowfall was due to the appearance of a Demon King and had nothing to do with an injustice.

As for those who caused the riots, they had been led astray by an Evil Cultivator, and most met unfortunate ends.

It rather had the feel of modern-day internet lynching and stirring up the public…

The daily trending searches on the internet, which incite the furious excitement of netizens, seem to achieve little beyond feeding the troll armies and venting emotions.

However, in this world, thoughts possess a mystical power.

If the tide of public opinion is not properly guided, it is very likely to evolve into a terrifying disaster.

Wang Yunxiao recalled the first lesson Nurse Liu had taught, where she wrote three sentences on the blackboard.

“The world is composed of dimensions.”

“Knowledge is toxic.”

“Material is the carrier of thoughts.”

These three sentences were actually intended for the Chess Herald, the Advisor, and the Garrison Soldiers, respectively.

For the Chess Herald, understanding that the world is composed of dimensions allows them to make sense of the bizarre world they see with their own eyes.

For the Garrison Soldiers, knowing that knowledge is toxic gives them resistance when encountering new knowledge.

The textbook “Daily Records” goes further in explaining that “Material is the carrier of thoughts.”

No one has ever seen the Emperor of the past with their own eyes, only through the Emperor’s Daily Records can a clear understanding of the Emperor be formed.

In other words, the Daily Records define the image of the Emperor.

Material is the carrier of thoughts, and thoughts determine the existence of material.

To put it in layman’s terms, it becomes what I think it is.

But merely the change in one person’s thoughts is not enough to alter material.

If ninety-nine people believe an apple is edible and one person believes it is poisonous, it makes no difference.

However, if these ninety-nine people change their minds, and now only one person believes the apple is edible,

Then the apple will become poisonous.

——That is how the Advisor should understand the rules of how this world operates.