Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 572 Believe it or not, get lost! The Tao follows nature, everything is predestined!
"Control experiment?"

Bevin felt very uncomfortable listening to this.

Perhaps because he had just read the story of the "Old Man Who Mending the Sky," he was now very disgusted by this kind of behavior that treated people as experimental animals.

Bevin made no attempt to hide his thoughts, and Yaro easily discerned what he was thinking.

Yaro chuckled: "I'm not asking you to use people for experiments. You just need to do two things."

One aspect is to act as an observer, recording the characteristics of martial arts techniques without interfering with the outside world, summarizing their development, and thus identifying their strengths and weaknesses to fill in the gaps.

Another thing is to teach martial arts in the 'Martial Arts Holy Land', but only teach the unmodified ones, not the newly created ones from outside, whose potential harm is unknown, and also record their learning process.

By comparing them in this way, we can see whether the martial arts techniques in the outside world are developing in a good direction or a bad direction.

"You don't like either of these two things?"

It's not that Yaro didn't have this idea, but he had some other ideas that he didn't say.

If spreading martial arts is seen as sowing seeds, then what Beven needs to do is harvest, that is, collect the martial arts that have undergone changes, so that Aro can directly check them when he returns.

This was also one of the main purposes of Yaro's dissemination of martial arts.

Bevin, however, felt extremely ashamed and bowed in apology, saying:
"I'm sorry, teacher, you make a very good point. It is indeed necessary to set up a control group. I will do these two things well!"

Yaro waved his hand dismissively, "No need to apologize. Isn't language for communication? If there's anything you don't understand, you should ask the teacher directly. Don't keep it bottled up inside and overthink it."

"Alright, enough talk, let's go find someone."

Bevan quickly followed, asking curiously, "Looking for someone? Teacher, who are you looking for?"

“The Witcher Anabe, who is also the vice principal of the Cat School,” Yaro explained as they walked.

……

If we consider the underground base as the 'science', then the martial arts holy land is the 'humanities', which would be a neutral academic organization, or a 'religious' organization that delves into the discussion of human nature.

The reason for this arrangement is that the "Eight Extremes Method," which does not incorporate martial arts will, will be taught in the "Martial Arts Holy Land."

To prevent the emergence of ruthless individuals who prefer solitude and prey on others in secret, it is essential to carefully select core disciples, meticulously instruct them in their values, and prohibit them from leaving once they have learned the Eight Extremes Method.

Of course, the 'religion' here does not refer to worshipping any 'god' or 'Buddha,' but rather, based on the theory of 'mending the sky,' we are paying homage to the 'sky' mentioned in the 'sky-mending formula.'

However, although the 'Martial Arts Holy Land' stands out from the 'Martial Arts Heavenly Will', it does not belong to the 'Heaven-Mending Sect', does not take the initiative to do anything, and its ideology is not as radical as the 'Heaven-Mending Sect'.

They only know how to claim land, ignore worldly affairs, teach without discrimination, and widely accept lay disciples.

This arrangement was actually designed to have the 'Heaven-Mending Sect' take the lead in attracting hatred and attention, promoting the power of their martial arts, and facilitating the widespread dissemination of their martial arts by the 'Martial Arts Holy Land'.

To achieve this plan, we also need someone to lead the charge externally, or rather, a leader.

This person cannot be Bevin.

One reason is that Bevan is too young and lacks authority, so he can just be a low-key preacher.

On the other hand, it's also because Bevan and Claire are father and son. If Bevan becomes the sect leader, the connection between the 'Martial Arts Holy Land' and the 'Heaven-Mending Sect' will be too close. The hatred attracted by the 'Heaven-Mending Sect' will easily involve the 'Martial Arts Holy Land', or even the broader concept of 'martial arts'.

So, who is suitable to be the one to carry this flag?

Claire's subordinates weren't suitable, nor were the other wizard apprentices... Yarrow looked around his network of contacts and realized that only the witcher Anabe was the most suitable. However, when Yarrow brought Bevan to Anabe and presented his idea, he was unsurprisingly rejected.

“Lord Yaro, I really like your theory of ‘mending the sky’, but I’m just an old man who doesn’t have many years left to live, and I really can’t bear such a big responsibility.”

"When I told you about 'mending the sky,' I just wanted you to understand what 'sky' is, not for you to preach about 'mending the sky.' The new sect only needs to be 'pure and inactive, respecting the Dao and valuing virtue'..."

As Yaro spoke, he roughly explained the rules and regulations of the sect, and said:

"And you don't need to do anything extra. The new sect adheres to the principle of 'quietude and inaction,' which means drawing a line in the sand and playing by yourself. They will never take the initiative to cause trouble."

Pure and inaction?

Surprisingly, Anabe quite likes the word.

"But didn't you say before that we need to spread martial arts widely?" Anabe asked, puzzled.

Yaro explained, “What I mean by spreading martial arts widely is to neither take the initiative, nor refuse, nor take responsibility.”

Simply put, they don't actively recruit people, but as long as someone wants to learn, and they aren't particularly vicious criminals, they can be accepted as outer disciples. They don't charge any fees afterward, and they are allowed to support themselves in their daily lives.

They cultivate the land themselves, clean up the area themselves, and learn on their own.

They can leave whenever they want.

And after he left, whatever he did with what he had learned had nothing to do with the sect.

It means 'Come if you want, leave if you want, believe if you want, get lost if you don't believe, follow the natural way, and let everything be as it may.'

Only those with a peaceful temperament and stable emotions will be recruited as core disciples, and only these disciples will have responsibilities.

Furthermore, you won't need to do too much; just roughly arrange what tasks they will be doing at what time. Bevan will be in charge of the skill transfer.

Anabe listened, and his attitude became more serious.

It sounds like a good place to retire.

"Isn't that how academies are? There's no need to re-establish any 'martial arts holy land,' is there? Besides, I'm already the vice principal of the Cat School Academy, so there's no need to discuss it with me. Just let him teach; I won't stop him," Anabe said, puzzled.

Yaro said, "The academy can indeed spread martial arts, but its location is not remote enough, the flow of people is too complicated, and it is not transcendent enough."

I hope that this 'sacred place of martial arts' will be located in a place unaffected by worldly affairs, that is, in the deep mountains and forests.

From now on, the Cat School Academy will only serve as a promotional window for the 'Martial Arts Holy Land,' where the 'Martial Arts Holy Land' will send some disciples to teach superficial 'martial arts.' Any slightly better martial arts skills can only be learned at the 'Martial Arts Holy Land.'

The 'martial arts' that Yaro refers to are simple external techniques similar to 'pressure point striking'.

'Martial arts' refers to all skills that can enhance oneself, including those superficial and popular martial arts.

“I…I’ll think about it some more,” Anabe said hesitantly, but his words contained a hint of refusal.

"Sure, think it over more, it's good to think it through."

As Yaro spoke, he handed over a cursive script formed from '遁甲' (a type of martial arts technique), saying, "By the way, this is the martial arts catalog that the 'Martial Arts Holy Land' will be disseminating in the future. Take a look at it. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now."

(End of this chapter)