Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 215 - 188: The Special Conductor

Chapter 215: Chapter 188: The Special Conductor

Following that, a few new system prompts appeared in Zhao Haiping’s view.

[Evaluation upon Completion: Great achievers always possess three treasures. First, unwavering perseverance; second, moderation in the face of wealth and power; third, an unchanging original purpose. Possessing one, one may cultivate oneself and manage a household; possessing two, one may stabilize a nation and bring peace to the state; possessing all three, one may leave one’s name etched in the annals of history. Emperor Taizu of Sheng, embodying all these, thus was able to make the sun and moon shine brightly anew and reshape rivers and mountains, becoming an unparalleled emperor through the ages!]

Chuge, Lu Heng, and Huo Yun Ying also saw the evaluation upon completion.

"Impressive, each identity has a different evaluation."

"This evaluation seems like an overall assessment."

"It appears that the officials also consider the ’commander’ identity as the most challenging part? Is it the identity that best represents Emperor Taizu of Sheng? Or does it mean that regardless of which identity completes the game last, this overall assessment will appear?"

"Quick, Chuge, it’s your time to perform as the language representative!"

Urged by everyone, Chuge had no choice but to reluctantly stand out and shed light on it.

He pondered for a moment and explained:

"Undoubtedly, this is a general assessment of Emperor Taizu of Sheng.

"This Trial Illusion dissected Emperor Taizu of Sheng’s roles into ’beggar,’ ’rebel,’ ’commander,’ and ’emperor,’ allowing players to form teams to complete the game, which can be said to be quite humanized.

"Looking back now, if one were to complete the game alone, the gametime would certainly not just be four times as long.

"It can only be said that the achievements made by Emperor Taizu alone have exceeded the limits of players, forcing the officials to split the challenge apart.

"As for this assessment, I think it fits Emperor Taizu to a tee.

"Great achievers always possess three treasures; this seems to be a paraphrase from Tao Te Ching, but the content has entirely changed.

"The first, unwavering perseverance, speaks of Emperor Taizu’s journey from beggar to rebel, throughout the process of conquering the world.

"He was born in the lowest societal class during times of chaos, saw too much suffering, but never blamed fate or others, nor did he give up on himself, but persevered bit by bit.

"For an ordinary person, rising one class after giving it their all is already not easy, but he managed to climb from the very bottom to the very top, achieving what no emperor had managed to achieve in hundreds of years before him—it must be said, this is truly a miracle.

"Second, moderation in the face of wealth and power, of course, refers to his life from the later stages of the Rebel Army up to becoming an emperor.

"Too many peasant uprisings initially expanded like wildfire but quickly fell into disarray, either due to internal splits, indulgence in pleasures, or lack of ambition, all eventually leading to their doom.

"Even those emperors with vast resources at their disposal from previous dynasties often fell into complacency and halted progress.

"But Emperor Taizu of Sheng was never like this. Born from the Rebel Army, he took each step with a clear understanding of what he wanted to achieve. Thus, wealth and temporary success could not sway his ideals, nor did they stop his progress.

"He was like a warrior, continually expanding the territory for the Great Sheng Dynasty until he reached the limits of his life.

"As for the third point, an unchanging original purpose is different from moderation in wealth.

"Even after achieving his utmost ambitions, he never forgot his peasant origins. He didn’t always refer to himself as ’we,’ often referring to himself as ’us’ like common folk, and did not attempt to hide his background. His dealings were simpler than those of other emperors; he specifically enacted laws allowing oppressed peasants the opportunity to travel to the capital and lodge complaints...

"Although many of his attempts were not successful and he eventually was defeated by human nature and the cycles of history, the mere fact that he never forgot his original purpose proves him to be a true warrior!

"Thereby, achieving any one of these points allows one to cultivate oneself and manage a household, becoming a person of integrity; achieving two allows one to stabilize the state and accomplish a significant undertaking; achieving all three is indeed exceedingly rare throughout history!"

After saying this, Chuge couldn’t help but look in the direction where Emperor Taizu of Sheng was.

By this time, Zhao Haiping had already left the body of Emperor Taizu of Sheng, and all players had entered a godlike perspective, floating in mid-air.

And by now, the entire scene had frozen.

Emperor Taizu of Sheng was on a hillside, killing Mahari, while the spirited Sheng Army pursued the retreating Northern Barbarian Cavalry.

Under the setting sun, Emperor Taizu of Sheng’s silhouette was profoundly awe-inspiring.

But just then, something entirely unexpected happened.

The setting sun on the horizon, originally glowing with residual light, brilliant golden, was as if shrouded by a dark mist, turning into a black sun.

Boundless black fog spread from afar, enveloping the entire land in shadow.

And in the remote void, it seemed massive cosmic disturbances also emerged.

Those frozen Northern Barbarian Cavalry seemed like dust particles from slices of history, crushed, collapsed, and scattered by the wind.

And the warriors of the Sheng Army began to sparkle with faint golden glimmers, gradually disappearing from view.

Around Emperor Taizu of Sheng, it was as if shone upon by a golden spotlight on a stage; a powerful, golden righteous energy burst forth, reaching straight into the clouds.

This righteous energy even punctured through the dark clouds in the sky, merging with some massive historical slice in the distant void!

Like a key gently turning in a lock, a mysterious connection was instantly established!

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