The will of the Black Serpent was indeed not a good thing, but as an immortal, he left behind a lot of wealth during his long life. If used correctly, it could be a source of assistance for everyone.
Talulah, through the “Black Serpent Motes” Theresa gave her, determined the status of his “serpent scales.”
Those under deeper control, like the hippogriff teacher, fell directly into a vegetative state, having lost their souls.
Those under shallower control were in a state of “Who am I?” “Where do I come from?” “What am I supposed to do?”
As soon as Xing Chen returned to Wandering's End, his condition immediately improved.
“Now, let’s talk about the Reunion Movement,” Theresa said, moving a chair and sitting cross-legged in front of Xing Chen.
Now, the two of them had to fulfill their deal with the Ursus Emperor.
It had nothing to do with the future development of the Reunion Movement; what they wanted to know was her fundamental understanding of the “Reunion Movement.”
“It’s about uniting all the Infected to resist the oppression of various governments, what’s wrong with that?”
“All the Infected?”
“And a small portion of the impoverished,” Talulah said, glancing at Alina, then addressing both of them.
“Bozdcasti, what about you?”
“Shield of the Infected, Your Highness.” The Wendigo’s speaking habit wouldn't change in a short time.
Theresa turned and glanced at Xing Chen, seeing him shaking his head.
During her time living in Xing Chen’s world, she also took the opportunity to learn about their country’s history.
From a national perspective, from ancient times to the present, except for a period when it was younger than her and was bullied by outsiders, it had basically been rubbing the heads of other countries into the ground.
Earth’s experience certainly couldn’t be applied to Terra; after all, humans had the 'All Beings Are Equal' device, but Terra didn’t.
“Talulah, let me ask you a question,” Xing Chen had no interest in being the one to speak, so she conveyed the corresponding work on his behalf. “Do you think a law-abiding Infected farmer or worker is the same as a group of Infected hooligans, thugs, and robbers?”
“Of course… not,” Alina said, the fading warmth on her back still present. “You mean we should view the Infected separately?”
Theresa nodded. Bringing those monsters into the team was an insult to ordinary people.
Even if the Reunion Movement succeeded, they would destroy it in a very short time.
These people joined the Reunion Movement perhaps not for its ideals at all, but to transform from oppressed to oppressor.
“Oppression is an objective reality, but the reasons for being oppressed can be subjective.”
“Such people are few…” Talulah said with some worry.
“But they are the true backbone.”
Talulah nodded. On this point, she agreed with Xing Chen and Theresa’s ideas.
She had already suffered a loss once.
Theresa felt Xing Chen pat her shoulder, but he said nothing, which meant he had no objections.
“Then have you heard of Babel?”
“Babel?”
“An organization I founded, dedicated to allowing Infected and non-Infected, Sarkaz and other races to live together.”
Talulah nodded, but her next sentence instantly petrified Theresa.
“But I heard from Patriot that you failed and died at your brother’s hands.”
Theresa felt her blood pressure rising a bit and quickly pinched the space between her eyebrows.
Talulah stated that one reason she focused almost entirely on the Infected as targets for unity was Babel—she could die on the battlefield fighting an Army Group, but absolutely not at the hands of fellow Infected.
Theresa’s heart thumped violently. She might need to find a way to relieve herself.
At this moment, Xing Chen came to Theresa’s side and embraced her.
After a while, when her emotions had calmed, Xing Chen took her place.
“Then since you only want the Infected, why don’t you call it the Infected Movement, but the Reunion Movement?”
At Xing Chen’s question, Talulah found herself unable to answer.
“If the enemy is defined as the non-Infected of various governments, aiming for unconditional violent confrontation—that’s called a terrorist organization. Probably only Kazdel would accept you.”
“I can’t accept it,” Theresa suddenly interjected.
Reunion Movement, she should have wanted to bring healthy people in at the time, too, so why did it end up being all Infected during execution?
“Since it’s called ‘Reunion,’ it should be about merging people of different backgrounds but with the same ideals and interests into a single entity.”
“Interests?” Talulah seemed reluctant to hear this word, perhaps because she had heard it too much from Koschei.
“People always have to eat, and bread won’t fall from the sky.”
Talulah nodded. The moss wheat of the icefield wasn’t great, but it was the best food available right now.
“Then what should we do?”
“A united front. Bring in more equally oppressed people, expand the targets that can be united. Didn’t you say law-abiding Infected are rare? Expand the scope, and there are still quite a few people to choose from.”
“I understand this,” Talulah nodded. “But what about relations with various governments? Those law-abiding people who identify with us are generally law-abiding citizens.”
“If a government is hostile to its people, then it is not the legitimate government of that country.”
After speaking, Xing Chen took out an Ursus scimitar.
“The Ursus government does have various problems, but currently, it can still maintain the approval of most people. It is still a legitimate government.”
“Then you mean we shouldn’t resist violently?” Talulah was somewhat displeased with Xing Chen’s words. “Do you want to see how Patriot’s son died?!”
“That was an accident, and I didn’t say you should abandon arms. In my hometown, there’s a famous saying: ‘Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.’”
“Talulah, you must understand that revolution is not a dinner party; it involves bloodshed and sacrifice. Everyone could die. Violence is only a last resort, even though it can indeed solve problems.”
“Theresa and I came from Saint Junius. The Emperor there isn’t rotten beyond repair yet. He genuinely wants to improve the lives of the Infected, at least those who have contributed to the country, but his words can’t get out.”
Talulah still looked reluctant, but Patriot was clearly somewhat moved.
Having convinced one, Xing Chen knew Talulah didn’t want to give up the path of violence and didn’t want to listen to the Ursus Emperor, so he changed his approach.
“Actually, we can adopt a plan like this: first, use the Reunion Movement to establish an armed force, and after taking a city, openly declare allegiance to the Ursus Emperor, but actually use the conflicts between the great nobles to achieve regional autonomy…”
Starting with violence, then trying gentler methods to change from within…