"To establish a moral compass for Heaven and Earth, to secure a future for the people, to continue the lost teachings of past sages, and to bring peace to all generations."
"The rise and fall of the world is everyone's responsibility."
"Learning should be put to practical use."
Gu Qiguang spent his whole life hidden away in the desolate deserts of the northwest. Watching his motherland grow wealthy and strong, and seeing weapons drive away the wolves that circled it, he peacefully welcomed the end of his life.
A person who had never wished for another life was reborn again and again in another time and space.
...Since he's already here, he might as well keep devoting his limited life to the boundless cause of serving the people.
For example, he might be born a prince whose birth mother is a consort confined to the cold palace. His father loves him not, and the harem is rife with scheming, yet he spends his life controlling floods and brings about a prosperous age.
Or, when the throne is left vacant and all factions vie for it, she leads her clan to defend against foreign invaders, averting the grim fate of the Central Plains, where decades later nine out of ten households would lie empty.
Or, after being attacked by a vampire and turning into a notorious vampire himself, he is despised by the bright sun, yet insists on becoming a superhero...
"Be the first to worry about the world's troubles, and the last to enjoy its pleasures." For this, devote yourself to the end, and die only when your work is done.
In every life, Gu Qiguang turns his attention to the people. He builds waterworks, improves agriculture, develops calendars, boosts the economy, builds industry, and advances science. Working over the course of a century, passing the torch from one generation to the next, he eradicates poverty and gives the people lives of prosperity and dignity, achieving an unparalleled legacy for generations to come.
In life, he is praised by the people. In death, he is honored for generations.
"When it comes to what the people need, we don't ask what we're capable of doing."
"If the people need it, we do it. If we have the resources, we get to work. If we don't, we create the resources and get to work anyway."
"Give what warmth you have, and shine what light you can. Even a firefly can shed a little light in the darkness; there's no need to wait idly for a torch. If no one becomes that torch, then I will be the only light."
Note:
1. The protagonist is already a top-tier scientist from the beginning, and retains the memories of every life, so his skill points keep increasing.
2. The protagonist is reincarnated many times, as both a man and a woman, in this order: man, woman, woman, man, woman, woman.
3. The protagonist is firmly on the side of ordinary people. Being poor doesn't make you evil, and being rich doesn't make you good.
4. Long live the people.
Theme: Eradicate poverty and hunger, eliminate disease, and let everyone live with dignity. As long as life lasts, the struggle continues.