Chapter 380 - - 377 comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable_1

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Duge’s research office was created as a response to the recent victory on the Alien Battlefield.

Its purpose is to analyze Duge’s fighting style, his understanding and application of key terms, and to strive to cultivate more talents like Duge as soon as possible, so that they may advance triumphantly on the Alien Battlefield and recover more resources.

The annihilation of Group C, along with Duge’s consecutive wins on the Alien Battlefield with lightning-fast victories, made everyone realize that the traditional tactical model was no longer suitable for the new Alien Battlefield.

At this moment.

Everyone in the office was watching the latest playback footage of Duge, with some scribbling words on paper from time to time, uncertain whether they were taking notes or writing down their thoughts.

Duge’s current importance to the future of Qiyuan Star meant that the previous experts who studied him were no longer a match for his status.

Therefore, the office director also held the position of Council Speaker.

After the video finished playing, the Council Speaker pressed the pause button, “Gentlemen, that is all the content of this Alien Battlefield. What are your views on the Son of Destiny matter?”

“If his keyword is loyalty, then Duge’s victory on the Alien Battlefield this time must indeed be attributed mostly to luck, which fits the narrative of him being the Son of Destiny,” spoke General Fu, who had previously been in charge of introducing the newcomers, “During several crucial battles, someone always popped up to help him. It’s too coincidental, and it doesn’t match his two skills.”

“Yes, his keyword isn’t luck, yet he seems to have all the good fortune on the Alien Battlefield,” added a staff member, “Moreover, the State Preceptor who defected to Duge’s side has said that he represents the major trend.”

“Having participated in two Alien Battlefield engagements and securing the first place both times, his spiritual power has reached 550,000, nearly catching up to Hua Guyun,” said another general, dressed in military regalia.

“General Bai, Duge has already surpassed Hua Guyun,” General Fu spoke, “The former President Hua Guyun had only achieved four consecutive victories on the Alien Battlefield. His first two appearances weren’t as the winner, and the total of his spiritual power from those two battles was just 320,000. Most crucially, Hua Guyun spent a combined total of over seven hundred years on the Alien Battlefield, while Duge managed it all within a year’s time.”

“Pan-Universe Entertainment had called upon others to enter the battlefield before, but he is the only one for whom they held a special additional match.”

“Furthermore, Pan-Universe Entertainment changed the rules for him, no longer allowing the free seizing of bodies…”

Comparisons can be scary.

After everyone brought up the remarkable aspects of Duge’s success, the office fell into a brief silence.

Finally.

Someone said, “Now I really believe he is the Son of Destiny.”

A staff member next to him added, “Or rather, the true Son of Destiny who can influence Pan-Universe Entertainment itself.”

“The future hope of Qiyuan Star all rests on his shoulders.”

“It’s hard to imagine that he’s only eighteen years old. When Hua Guyun came down from the Alien Battlefield, although he was also young, his mental age was that of a man in his seven or eight hundreds.”

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The people in the office attributed Duge’s success to him being the Son of Destiny, becoming more and more excited, as if only this explanation could balance their feelings.

Yes!

Duge is the Son of Destiny, different from the rest, which is why he is so impressive. We are all just ordinary people, and to achieve what we have now is already quite good. It’s normal not to be able to compare with the Son of Destiny.

Alas!

Nan Youlong watched everyone in the office and sighed silently. Well, regardless of whether Duge was making it up, he has truly become the Son of Destiny this time.

Knock knock!

The Council Speaker tapped lightly on the table twice and looked around at everyone, “So, you all believe that Duge’s identity as the Son of Destiny is genuine.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The Council Speaker asked, “Having watched Duge’s performance in this Alien Battlefield engagement, share your views on his two skills. Do Ascending and Descending Effects and Unrivaled Loyalty have the power to influence others’ minds? Analyze why Duge insists on going to the Propaganda Department?

I know there must be some personal motive. It’s normal for people to have personal motives, but Duge is too young. Young people can be impulsive. If his abilities can influence the majority, then, if he does something detrimental to us, it would not be a good thing for us, or for Qiyuan Star.”

The office fell into silence once more.

The Council Speaker was right; everyone has their self-interests, don’t they?

Duge’s performance on the Alien Battlefield was indeed too exaggerated; if he could really manipulate others through his skills, then who would dare to dissent against him?

No one wanted Qiyuan Star to become a place where Duge’s word was law.

“Speaker of the Council, I believe that Duge bears no malice, and his skills are not sufficient to affect the minds of others,” Nan Youlong said. “I have investigated those who returned with him. Most people merely admire Duge, but they still maintain their own thoughts, harboring desires to surpass Duge or feelings of jealousy towards him.

On the Alien Battlefield, neither the State Preceptor nor Luo Shuang showed any signs of being controlled.

Moreover, Duge is single-minded in his desire to ascend to the Alien Battlefield, improve himself, and escape from the control of Pan-Universe Entertainment. He barely spends any time in reality, and I think there is no need for us to speculate maliciously about a young man who is just eighteen years old.

Furthermore, by the time Duge turns twenty-five and comes down from the Alien Battlefield, even the Speaker of the Council might not be able to hold him down. To take a step back, the Alien Battlefield is extremely risky; should Duge die in battle, even if he truly had the ability to influence reality, his skills would become ineffective upon his death. Therefore, I think we should cooperate with Duge in fulfilling his wishes.”

Another silence ensued.

General Fu added, “Staff Chief Nan makes sense. Reviewing Duge’s experiences in the simulation and the Alien Battlefield, he has never harmed his own people; I believe we can trust him.”

“Duge has just made a merit for Qiyuan Star, and the only request he made—if we refuse, it will inevitably dishearten him,” General Bai said. “We could grant him some permissions appropriately; the content of the information he releases can be reviewed by someone we assign, and if there is any overly provocative message, we just block it.”

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That day.

Duge’s Research Office approved his position as Minister of Propaganda, and he reported this great victory to the people of Qiyuan Star once again.

The consecutive two victories meant that Qiyuan Star would have a bountiful harvest of resources next year.

Many people who could no longer survive and were ready to make a final gamble temporarily retracted their claws, waiting for the abundant resources of the coming year.

After the second replay video was made public, Duge thoroughly became the model for most students.

More and more students began to change their approach, delving into the secrets of ‘upset the table’ and ‘speed push’ strategies.

The trend surged.

Duge’s spiritual power soared.

Returning to Qiyuan Star for two days, his divine consciousness could almost cover the entire Capital City.

Duge did not test his spiritual power.

However, based on the ratio, his spiritual power should have increased by around two hundred thousand in these two days.

Spiritual power exceeding one million is not enough to allow divine consciousness to cover Capital City, after all, divine consciousness still has physical limitations; there comes a point when it no longer increases.

Even warriors returning from the Alien Battlefield are limited by their bodies; divine consciousness coverage is only about two kilometers, similar to how it was on his first simulation field.

The reason why Duge’s divine consciousness could cover the whole Capital City must be due to The Power of Faith playing a role.

As for the two skills of loyalty, they probably did not carry over.

Bringing skills from the Alien Battlefield is a matter of probability; it would be abnormal if skills were brought back every time.

This was within Duge’s expectation, but having two skills from the trend was already enough.

The current Duge, except for where the President and council members work and live, which he could not penetrate, Capital City had no secrets from him.

Many secrets and decisions, even if those council members turned their backs to him during discussions, could hardly escape his ears.

After all, council members are active; there are times when they let slip in entertainment venues, and as long as they speak, they cannot hide it from Duge.

Through precise probing abilities, Duge knew who among the Capital City officials were satisfied with him and who genuinely appreciated him.

But Duge did not take these officials’ attitudes to heart.

His present adversary was Pan-Universe Entertainment; to him, Qiyuan Star was merely a stepping stone and a tool.

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