Lucy was a model Beta teacher, shaped by the Empire's education system.
Until she discovered that overnight, the name of Shen Xinghe, the hero's son, had become a name no one was allowed to speak.
So she began drawing a map of the Empire, marking its silent crimes with pushpins.
The word "Think" on her classroom blackboard became a dangerous symbol in the System's eyes.
The System branded her a "heretic," warned her, monitored her, and finally took her away.
They thought they had hammered down one nail. They didn't know that true education would only begin after she was gone.
"Knowledge is a weapon. Thought is a spark that cannot be extinguished."
"They can delete data, but they can't erase the fact that it once existed."
"They can isolate one person, but they can't stop ideas from resonating among the people."
"We may disappear, but our ideas won't."
"The struggle is winding, but it moves forward. Like a river, it may bend or meet obstacles, but in the end, it flows to the sea."
Reader's note:
◆ An unconventional ABO setting
◆ The heroine's journey from believer to awakened rebel to sower of ideas
◆ Also known as: "Beta Teacher Awakens Online"
Theme: Let ideas spread like sparks.
