School flower's personal master

Chapter 12676

Now look what's happened! Not only did these grassroots cultivators get a free ride, but they even dare to raise prices on the spot!

Cao Mang sneered, "According to your logic, half of the Tianwu Hall's spots must be given to you free of charge. Our aristocratic families offer up their Dharma Aspect Secret Techniques, but in the end, we have no special privileges, while you have the privileges?"

Among all the prominent families in Tianjun, the Cao family was the most supportive of Lin Yi.

Even he wouldn't mindlessly betray his own class.

According to the normal assessment process, at least 80, or even 85, of the 100 places available for the Tianwu Hall should be filled by members of aristocratic families.

This was the result of Lin Yi downplaying many of the advantages of scions of aristocratic families when he designed the assessment criteria.

Otherwise, this ratio will become even more unbalanced!

Now, the grassroots cultivators are asking for fifty spots right off the bat. This means that at least thirty scions of aristocratic families who originally met the requirements will have to give up their spots to the grassroots cultivators who did not meet the requirements!

To put it bluntly, this is reverse privilege!

The group of grassroots cultivators looked somewhat embarrassed.

They also felt that this matter was somewhat unreliable, but they believed that Chen Agou, as their leader, would not harm them if he asked for an exorbitant price but then negotiated a lower one.

Even if they only manage to secure forty spots, let alone fifty, they'll still be guaranteed a profit!

Amid the commotion, Lin Yi finally appeared.

After listening to everyone's requests, Lin Yi rubbed his chin: "Where is Chen Agou?"

He still had a good impression of this unique grassroots expert.

Someone immediately replied, "Brother Chen is acting on behalf of Heaven in Fugui Township. He'll be here soon once things are settled there."

Lu Bukui leaned over and quietly explained the origins of Fugui Township.

Lin Yi asked meaningfully, "So you're saying he's still a great hero?"

"Brother Chen is our hero from the grassroots!"

The group of grassroots cultivators said in unison, "If it weren't for Brother Chen's efforts to maintain order, who knows how many people from the lower classes would have died on the streets. If Fugui Township really had fallen into chaos, even you big shots wouldn't have had a good life!"

Cao Mang scoffed, "What arrogance! You're nothing but a boil; at most, you'll be disgusting if you fester. Do you really think you can affect our lives?"

"You can't say that."

Kong Jisheng's voice rang out: "All beings are equal. The lower class is also human. Once the wealthy and powerful are thrown into chaos, the entire Tianjun will inevitably be thrown into turmoil, and no one will be spared."

Cao Mang pursed his lips but did not respond in public.

He's the new Confucius, after all; he should at least give him this much face.

Kong Jisheng continued, "The people of Tianjun can all make a living on the racetrack, but only the people of Fugui Township are excluded, which is already extremely unfair."

"Prolonged imbalance will inevitably lead to great chaos."

"Taking advantage of the opportunity to establish the Tianwu Hall, we can set things right and get all parties back on track. Only in this way can we achieve long-term stability and peace. Does the Lord of Tianjun agree?"

Everyone turned to look at Lin Yi.

Lin Yi exchanged a glance with Zhang Baiyu beside him, both understanding each other perfectly.

Kong Jisheng's argument sounds reasonable at first glance, but if people actually did what he said, Tianjun would be thrown into chaos.

Ultimately, it's still the same idea.

Praise and kill.

No matter what Lin Yi wants to do, he will not object. On the contrary, he will carry it out 200% more thoroughly.

Just like now, Lin Yi established the Heavenly Martial Hall and was about to allocate some resources to grassroots cultivators when he immediately gave you a reverse privilege.

If the timing and pace had been right, Lin Yi's intimidating presence would have allowed things to proceed normally.

If Lin Yi agrees to this arrangement, he will immediately offend Cao Mang and his powerful families in Tianjun to the point of no return, making it impossible to proceed.

But if Lin Yi doesn't agree, he will lose face in front of these grassroots cultivators.

Even if they pass the test and enter the Heavenly Martial Hall, they will not show Lin Yi any gratitude.

You're pleasing neither side; no matter what you do, it's wrong!

Kong Jisheng quietly observed Lin Yi's reaction.

This was a carefully planned coup attempt!

Lin Yi suddenly chuckled and said, "You seem to have misunderstood something."

Everyone was taken aback: "What is it?"

Lin Yi said calmly, "I established the Heavenly Martial Hall not to beg anyone to come. If anyone is not satisfied with the rules of the Heavenly Martial Hall, they are free not to come. You can leave now."

Everyone was speechless for a moment.

This was completely different from what they had expected.

The group of grassroots experts looked at each other in bewilderment.

According to Chen Agou's analysis, Lin Yi needs these grassroots people as bargaining chips to fight against the Tianjun aristocratic families, so he will inevitably make concessions to them.

How come it's completely different from what we agreed on?

Upon seeing this, Cao Mang laughed loudly: "Did you hear that? Hurry up and leave! A bunch of fools who don't know their own limitations, do you really think this place is a charity? We're giving you a chance and expecting you to be treated like royalty?"

"Anything can happen in a dream, so hurry back and keep dreaming your big dreams, maybe you can even make a connection!"

"I've never seen such a stupid person in my entire life!"

The powerful figures from the aristocratic families joined in the jeering and mockery.

As for the group of grassroots cultivators, they were all blushing, unsure whether to leave or stay.

In any case, this time, Tianwu Hall was unusually unbiased, and it was a golden opportunity that they absolutely did not want to miss!

Kong Jisheng frowned and said, "The law of the jungle is inherently unfair. As the ruler of Tianjun, how can you bully the weak? Your words are highly inappropriate. I implore you to retract them!"

The entire room fell silent once again.

"Confucius."

Lin Yi asked in a low voice, "Did I ever say I was a good person?"

"..."

Kong Jisheng opened his mouth, but for a long time he didn't know how to answer.

Although he had long believed that Lin Yi did not have the qualities of a wise ruler and could not lead Tianjun to a true future, based on his previous understanding of Lin Yi, he still deduced that Lin Yi wanted to make a difference.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have brought up the idea of ​​establishing the Heavenly Martial Hall.

Now he's adopted a "what's the use" attitude, and I really can't figure him out.

Lin Yi waved his hand and said, "Tianwu Hall is now starting its admissions assessment. Who gets in and who doesn't will all be determined by the assessment results. You can participate or not; the decision is yours."

Under his instructions, Lü Bukui immediately began organizing the assessment.

The group of grassroots cultivators were caught in a dilemma.

However, after only a brief moment of hesitation, they all left the scene.

The actions were unexpectedly unified.

This scene truly surprised Lin Yi.

If you want to quickly improve the overall strength of Tianjun, you can't bypass these grassroots cultivators.

While it's impossible to grant them reverse privileges, they are indeed a target group that Tianwu Hall must recruit.

At a normal pace, even if this group were organized to demand reverse privileges, they wouldn't be a monolithic entity.

After all, everyone has their own selfish motives.

No matter how high Chen Agou's prestige was among them, he was ultimately no match for their real interests.

If even a few grassroots cultivators were to step forward, pass the examination, and enter the Heavenly Martial Hall, the rest would inevitably waver, and the situation would crumble on its own. (End of Chapter)