This concludes Volume Two.

This volume is a bit long, with too much content, making it difficult to summarize. A detailed summary would be too lengthy.

The main focus of this volume is to highlight two things: firstly, the Evil Professions.

Originally, in my setting, Evil Professions were purely villainous. Later, I thought this setting was too simplistic. Some people are born evil, while others are forced into it.

Thus, the concept of "Evil Professions being humanity's own karmic fire" emerged.

Following this concept, the existence of self-redeeming Evil Professions, like the members of the痕宾馆 Wuhen Hotel team, came to be.

Opposite the Evil Professions are the Lawful Professions, which is the official organization, the Five Elements Alliance.

Therefore, the second thing I wanted to highlight appeared: are official organizations necessarily absolutely just and good?

I've read many novels where the superpower organizations leaning towards the official side are full of selfless and kind-hearted people.

This seems to have become a fixed mindset, so many people complain about the Five Elements Alliance. Even some "big names" who specialize in reviewing online novels point fingers and say that the official organizations in Lingjing are strange.

Strange? Not at all!

As we grow older, we gradually realize that defining officialdom with "kindness" and "justice" is very narrow.

Kindness and justice can only be used to define individuals.

You can say that there are kind and just people in official organizations, and in large numbers, but you cannot use them to define and describe an organization.

If kindness and justice could be used to define officialdom, how would you explain those who abuse their power for personal gain, the black sheep who use public resources for private interests? And there are quite a few of these people, right?

I said in the book that if you have to use a word to define officialdom, it is: Order!

Maintaining stability and order in the overall situation, giving most people a peaceful and harmonious living environment, this is the duty and essence of all official organizations, past and present, at home and abroad.

Therefore, there are many black sheep in the Lawful Professions of the Five Elements Alliance, which is more in line with reality.

Let's talk about the Ten Elders' attitude towards Daoju Tianzun (Item Celestial). For these high-ranking and powerful peak rulers, the first thing they consider is definitely not the organization or the overall situation, but their own power and interests.

Many people think that the protagonist is exceptionally talented and will achieve great things in the future, so the high-ranking members of the Lawful organization should selflessly support him and hold him up high.

Of course, there are people like that, but they will never be the majority.

Yuan Shi Tianzun is not their own son. If an outsider with exceptional talent grows up, the first thing the Ten Elders at the peak of power in the Five Elements Alliance will think is: this kid is completely out of control, will he squeeze our power in the future?

People are selfish.

A talented and brilliant person will only be admired and supported by the entire organization under one condition: in times of war.

In an era where there is a desire for heroes to emerge and turn the tide.

But the background of the book does not fit that kind of era.

In times of peace and prosperity, power struggles are the eternal mainstream.

Let's talk about the plot at the end of the volume. I originally planned to kill Xiao Yuan as well, but after careful consideration, I gave up on this idea, not because I couldn't bear it, but because it didn't fit my expectations.

Yuan Shi Tianzun's operation of exchanging one for four at the trial was what I wanted to express and highlight his character.

Like the Devil's Eye, he is an eccentric and extreme idealist. If you touch my bottom line and moral standards, then I will fight you to the death, even at the cost of my life, even if the people involved in the event have little to do with me.

But if Xiao Yuan was also killed, it would become Yuan Shi Tianzun getting angry for love, greatly reducing the scope.

I am the Devil's Eye, and the Devil's Eye is me. This is Zhang Yuanqing's sigh after recognizing himself.

It's just that the Devil's Eye's paranoia and madness are directly visible, while Zhang Yuanqing's paranoia and madness are wrapped under a sophisticated exterior.

Then let's talk about the progress of the book. It should be written to four million words. Four million words is the bottom line. I don't know exactly how many, because I haven't finished the outline for the subsequent content.

Therefore, I need to take two days off to calm down and think about the outline for Volume Three.

Finally, let me talk about the current results of the book: an average subscription of 220,000+ and a follow-up subscription of 180,000.

Maybe we can reach an average subscription of 300,000 by the end of the year, I'm not sure, we'll see...

So, see you the day after tomorrow, my dear readers.