Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 1008 - 467: Council of Polymaths, Prophet Association

[The fragmented memories within the Shell gradually awoke...]

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[The ’Council of Polymaths,’ the high-level institution responsible for maintaining the normal operations of the Association, is comprised of scholars of the Great Sage rank.]

[But not all who achieve the rank of Great Sage can join the ’Council of Polymaths’ and become true senior members of the Association. Even if one’s scholarly rank is at the level of a Great Sage, one must still pass through multiple levels of selection...]

[Whether by establishing an entirely new discipline of knowledge or making outstanding contributions to a School, only when one’s qualifications are sufficient can they be absorbed by the ’Council of Polymaths’ and become true leaders of their School.]

[You are merely a Sage, and although the rank of Great Sage seems only a step away, you may spend your entire life striving without guarantee of success in attaining it, let alone the fact that becoming a Great Sage is merely one of the basic prerequisites for joining the elite echelons of the School.]

[Nevertheless, you can participate in every single discussion held by the ’Council of Polymaths’...]

[Because you are the conference scribe of the ’Council of Polymaths,’ responsible for recording all manner of meeting contents, including the speeches, proposals, and votes of the various senior members.]

[Since Rona’s return, the School has already held three discussions in just two short days.]

[And there’s going to be a fourth discussion this afternoon...]

[In your opinion, there’s really no need for so many meetings, as the purpose of holding these discussions is clear: whether to allow Rona to return to the School and to absorb this newly ascended Multivision Prophet.]

[Rona has provided a series of unequivocal evidence, even capturing the ’lacquer seal’ carried by the Executor. The senior ranks of the School have repeatedly analyzed the knowledge and reached the same conclusion every time, that the killing of the Executor and the destruction of the Polar Star Association were indeed directly related to Rona.]

[Moreover, Rona also demonstrated the pathway of her ascension, which is undoubtedly that of a knowledge Scholar, so she simply cannot be a traitor.]

[You don’t see the point in holding multiple discussions; Rona must be, as she claimed, a secret undercover agent. Are they waiting for the Direct View School to extend an olive branch to her by not absorbing this Prophet-level Scholar into their ranks?]

[If the outcome remains indecisive after the fourth and final discussion, by the time Rona turns to the Direct View School, these high-ranking members who have only kept their positions without fulfilling their roles will have nowhere to even regret their decisions.]

[In your opinion, if these senior members truly have reservations and still hold doubts about Rona’s identity, why don’t they just ask the Great Prophet directly?]

[After all, the senior members of the School do not refrain from seeking answers from the ’Prophet Association’...]

[Having been a conference scribe for many years, you have come to understand some of the secret inner workings.]

[You’ve pondered repeatedly and, after many deductions based on the current situation, have come up with a relatively reasonable guess.]

[It’s been many years since a new Prophet appeared within the School, and according to the School’s long-standing rules, a newly ascended Prophet is definitely to be absorbed into the ’Prophet Association’.]

[However, before joining the ’Prophet Association,’ there is a necessary step: to first serve as the president of the ’Council of Polymaths’ for a period, overseeing the School’s global operations, until the next Prophet is ready to take over. Only then can the retiring president enter the ’Prophet Association’.]

[The last president of the Prophet Association, for some unknown reason, retired from the presidency before a new Prophet emerged, withdrawing into the ’Prophet Association’ behind the scenes and disappearing from the scholars’ view...]

[Today, the School’s council president is an elderly Great Sage, whose scholarly achievements are profound and whose strategic thoughts are well-considered; he is widely acknowledged for his excellence in School operations and management.]

[Over the years, under his leadership, the School has become increasingly prosperous, and the president has won the support of the vast majority of senior members.]

[But this is precisely the problem, and the reason why the School is hesitating to allow Rona to join!]

[According to the rules of the School, Rona, if she were to return, would inevitably push down the current ’president’ and become the highest leader of the Association, responsible for all the daily operations of the Association.]

[Unless a major event occurs that requires consulting the ’Prophet Association,’ the Prophet Rona would have a veto right over proposals concerning daily operations.]

[A ’traitor’ who bore the curses of countless scholars just two days ago would become the ultimate leader in charge of the Association’s routine operations upon her return to the School—it’s no wonder the faces of those high-ranking members are so colorful. They have held multiple discussions and are reluctant to allow Rona’s return.]

[Of course, the more important reason is that the current president is unwilling to relinquish power.]

[However, this farce will come to a conclusion this afternoon. You must attend the last discussion in your capacity as a conference scribe, and Rona, the main character, will naturally need to attend as well...]

[After the morning’s discussion, your son found you and said that a Sage from a Branch Association in the Second Capital, who claimed to be Rona’s good friend, was looking for you.]

[Upon hearing this, you were overjoyed because you knew that today Rona would certainly become an influential figure within the Association!]

[If you could connect with Rona, maybe you could truly join the ’Council of Polymaths’ during your lifetime and no longer need to be a tool person, relegated to silently taking minutes without the right to speak...]

[You gave your son a thumbs-up and immediately had him take you to meet this foreign Sage...]

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[The fragmentary memories came to an abrupt halt...]

"Rona will attend this afternoon’s discussion..."

Lin Xun narrowed his eyes.

After tidying up the two Shells, he left the office using the ’conference scribe’ Shell and continued to explore the headquarters of the Multivision Association.