This Lord is Very Scientific

"Is he... safe?"

Lin Ke asked the most critical question.

René Descartes, is he safe!

Whether he can help in the future is another matter, at the very least he cannot bring a dangerous person into the city, endangering others' safety and threatening his own base.

"Safe!"

"Safe!"

"He's one of the safest people there is."

"That's right."

...

Several people voiced their opinions, even Xiangnai spoke up.

Seeing Lin Ke's bewilderment, Ove explained, "René Descartes hasn't really shown any anger so far, nor has he had many conflicts with people, and he hasn't killed many either, because his theory is that the mind of every intelligent being is a great existence and shouldn't be harmed."

"The original words were: 'The mind of an intelligent being is a miracle.'" Mist Princess added, "My father admired him at the time, but because he's too... well, like you said, too laid-back, he wasn't made the leader of the sect."

Goodness.

Lin Ke exclaimed, good grief.

Is there really such a Holy Mother in the world?

Every intelligent being's mind is a great existence, a miracle.

But Lin Ke thought, some miracles are better off destroyed, for the sake of mortals.

In chaotic times, first kill the Holy Mother; in the end times, first kill the Holy Mother; in sci-fi, first kill the Holy Mother; in fantasy, first kill the Holy Mother...

Anyway, when you encounter a Holy Mother, take them down first!

Of course, if it's a type of Holy Mother that doesn't affect others, then it's okay.

The fear is of those who say, "That zombie out there is so pitiful, let him in, we'll reform him with love," those kinds of Holy Mothers.

"Alright, so he's laid-back..." Lin Ke nodded: "Being laid-back means not having too many desires, I see."

Why were there so many laid-back people in the past life?

Not because capitalism didn't create good enough consumer traps, but because many people knew they couldn't reach the level where they could enjoy those traps.

Of course, being laid-back means having the ability but choosing not to strive.

Many people are already at their worst, and even if they try hard, they may not reach the level of others being laid-back. That's called: useless.

René Descartes is not useless; he's laid-back, which is easier to deal with.

Throw in some hedonism, consumerism, and see if it tempts him.

"Alright, now let's talk about the Hundred Schools Debate Conference," Lin Ke said, "This was my sudden inspiration, but the system still needs improvement."

The Hundred Schools Debate Conference, Lin Ke had thought about it before, but the inspiration of thought is conditional.

The most basic needs are food and survival.

If you can't even solve food and survival, intelligent beings will only think about solving basic needs, not random thoughts.

Even if food and survival are solved, wisdom might not be inspired; a corresponding environment is needed.

A naturally peaceful environment is most likely to foster gender neutrality, hedonism, idle groaning, romantic struggles, and decadent culture.

In contrast, a war environment easily extends into governance methods, criticism, revolution or reformism, nationalism or internationalism, etc.

Different social environments inevitably give rise to different cultures and thoughts, and different cultures and thoughts in turn influence societal directions.

This includes eras like agrarian, nomadic, industrial, and information—all have different levels of production and information marginality, which foster different ideological cultures.

Currently, Great Wilderness City is somewhat similar to the past world.

What did the past world foster?

Public intellectuals, spies, immigrants, selfish people, and those with low morals and quality.

Of course, it was not without smart people who knew much of the information was external interference, most of which was hearsay.

However, Lin Ke also considered the specific situation of Great Wilderness City and Naseng, so he needed to discuss with everyone.

"Regarding this... A king in the Ancient Era also seemed to have implemented it," Li Guan Mobai pondered, "But it seems there was a big fight that day, and even our king of the Black and White Kingdom was driven away. That small month, the entire abyss was in chaos."

The king was driven away?

A bit fierce!

"Therefore, this time the Hundred Schools Debate Conference will be held in the stadium, and magic will be prohibited. People will prevail only with their pure thoughts," Lin Ke said, "Even if it's an ordinary person, even if they're not a professional, if their thoughts and theories can convince us, it's a good thought."

Everyone thoughtfully nodded.

They always knew Lin Ke had a liking for those commoners, the civilians.

Lin Ke never looked down on ordinary people.

No matter how much a person pretends, they might still show indifference, contempt, and disgust for others.

But Lin Ke wasn't just surface-level; it was evident in many details that Lin Ke truly viewed others equally.

"Prohibiting magic is the first step; the second step should be even more fair, perhaps... anonymity?" Li Guan Mobai suggested. He had long been incognito outside, knowing well what effect one's reputation can have.

"Yes, besides anonymity, we should also ensure voice and appearance isolation... Perhaps we should have someone specifically read the written results?" Xiangnai suggested, "Voice and appearance can be excluded, and fairness can only be maximized that way."

Absolute fairness is not impossible, just incredibly difficult.

At least in past life, there were absolutely fair things, like death.

Most other things are relatively fair.

"Also word count, the research content should have a word count limit; otherwise, are we going to talk for three days and nights?"

"The logistics system must also be prepared."

"Perhaps we can have university students from Great Wilderness University do the readings, it's also good practice for them."

"Regarding the venue and accommodation, this conference might last quite a while."

Everyone discussed together; among them were legends and gods; organizing such a contest was easy, so the rules were quickly outlined.

However, their focus now shifted to another aspect.

"What do you think about the spots for Fearless Tower? There are ten spots this year, right?" Dark Maiden rarely spoke, "Many people have their eyes on this."

"This depends on the university..."

Lin Ke calculated silently and said, "Right, the university starts in a couple of days." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

The university start date Lin Ke set was in spring.

In the future, New Year might be introduced, but we'll see, since the God of Four Seasons oversees season changes in the abyss, New Year could have a different name too.

"School start..."

Lin Ke said that word, and everyone fell silent.

They had all learned about the university from various aspects and methods.

They believed that while they might be experts, those students might know more broadly.

They had to admit, while students were learning various knowledge, they themselves didn't know what they were doing!