Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 439 - 423: Good Child, Bad Child

Chapter 439: Chapter 423: Good Child, Bad Child

"She’s not worth your distress," Shitou said, relieved as he noticed Lu Yun’s expression had softened considerably.

"I’m not distressed, I just suddenly remembered a story."

Lu Yun looked up at Shitou and smiled, "Whether in a past life or this one, whether in everyday life or during our school days, we always see that good, obedient children are easily overlooked. But bad children, as soon as they behave slightly better, are noticed by teachers who then lavishly praise them for doing something good children regularly do."

"That’s easy to understand because those acts themselves aren’t really praiseworthy, as they are expected. But for bad children, who often fail to do what is expected of them, the only option is to praise them when they occasionally fulfill their duties, hoping they’ll stop causing trouble," Shitou said, raising his eyebrows.

"Adults can understand this reasoning, but especially the children can’t. Especially the good children often end up feeling confused as to why they are being forgotten. There are even some adults who advocate the idea that because bad children don’t follow the rules, they’re more likely to succeed, have a brighter future, and are more promising... Don’t you think that’s unfair to the good children, making them feel the impulse to become bad children too?"

"It does sound a bit unfair, but..."

Shitou opened his mouth and then, with a look of disapproval, said, "But as for what you’re saying about good children turning into bad children? And that bad children are more likely to have a future than good children? That’s just nonsense. What kind of theory is it that a crooked sapling from young will turn into a towering tree as it grows up?

On the contrary, there are some bad children who make something of themselves, but the ratio isn’t high; most become tumors on society. And there are many good children who might not become great talents or achieve great success, but most can contribute to society and live their own peaceful and happy little lives."

"Exactly."

Lu Yun nodded in agreement, "That’s why when little Mary Bennet had similar doubts and wrote to Mr. Xylokuster, he replied in a letter, ’God’s greatest reward to the virtuous is to make them virtuous.’

Looking at the documents that recorded the fates of Chen Qiuyu, Ding Gaoqun, and others, Lu Yun continued, "In fact, when Xylokuster first received Mary Bennet’s letter, he didn’t know how to respond to the little girl until he attended a wedding.

When he saw a couple put the ring that should be on the left hand onto the right, the priest joked, ’The right hand is already perfect enough; you’d better use it to adorn the left hand,’ and Xylokuster instantly concluded, ’God’s greatest reward to the right hand is to make it the right hand.’

"So what you’re saying is that as long as one can resist temptation and continue to be a ’good child,’ it’s less likely for them to encounter a mess like those people did," Shitou said, following Lu Yun’s gaze towards the documents, and couldn’t help but smile.

"What are you laughing at? Is what I said not correct?"

"Of course it is correct. Although there are no absolutes in this world, all that a person does today, will one day be returned to them in some form, good or bad," Shitou said earnestly.

"Hehe, why so serious? I’m just teasing you," Lu Yun laughed suddenly, using her spiritual power to shred the documents into a ball and toss it into the wastebasket, then clapped her hands, "Those people and events are all in the past, not worth us wasting more energy thinking about."

Shitou affectionately looked at her and smiled along, "Indeed, they aren’t worth our continued energy... Honey, do you feel like taking a trip underneath the sea?"

"We haven’t been to the seabed for a while, right? But you just had so many days off recently, do you really have the time?" Lu Yun’s eyes lit up, then dimmed down again.

"Don’t worry about that, just follow me," Shitou said with a mysterious smile, pulling Lu Yun and walking outside. Lu Yun looked at him questioningly, knowing he must have a "surprise" for her, so she obediently followed along.

Shitou, leading Lu Yun, didn’t head towards the beach; he entered the interior of the research facility instead.

Was there something Shitou needed to fetch from the research facility before going to the sea?

Curious, Lu Yun followed, but seeing Shitou’s intent to keep the mystery, she refrained from asking, instead smiling at the thought. They entered a nondescript building just like any other. Before entering the elevator, Shitou pressed a spot, and suddenly a keyboard popped up. His fingers flew over it at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye, entering a lengthy password. Only then did the elevator doors slowly open.

Once in the elevator, Shitou pressed a button for a floor, but instead of going up, it descended.

Only as the elevator began its rapid descent did Shitou explain, "The spot I pressed earlier is actually a fingerprint lock, and if the fingerprint isn’t right, the keyboard won’t pop up. Setting up the password is even more stringent, with a total of 228 characters. The fingerprint has to match when inputting it, and the timing has to be accurate to the second—too fast is no good, too slow is no good; it has to be just right."

"That strict? So, the fingerprint is actually secondary, right?" Lu Yun was surprised.

"If we relied only on simple measures like fingerprint and iris recognition, the security wouldn’t be nearly enough; it’s barely sufficient for now. In a few years, as more and more people learn to cultivate their spiritual power, even such measures will fall short. So, researchers will continue to develop even safer measures," Shitou said with a smile. "Even now, this is just the first barrier; there are several different checkpoints to pass down below. There are several different passwords, and they change regularly, sometimes even suddenly on the same day."

"The seabed you mentioned, is this place connected to the seabed?" Lu Yun’s eyes widened in realization, "Is it okay for you to bring me to such a secret place?"

"Your clearance is second only to mine here. Otherwise, do you think you’d be able to come in with me?"

Shitou motioned Lu Yun to look up at a spot and explained, "Even if someone is with you, if your information isn’t entered into the computer 48 hours in advance, the moment you set foot in this elevator, if the smart sensor doesn’t find your data, it will automatically shut down and trigger the alarm."