These soldiers are the product of Xu Haishui’s brainwashing, now regarding the thing this logo represents as their spiritual pillar.
The method of brainwashing he used is simple yet common, exploiting human weakness.
Though humans are creatures with unique intelligence, they are also herd animals. They have a strong adaptability, yet when they experience something good, they can’t stand the bad things from the past.
If a person is separated from the group, living alone for a long time, they will lose the ability to communicate with their peers, and their behavior will start to become bestial. This highlights the importance society has for humanity; it’s indispensable.
Early human tribes are a form of society. There isn’t a so-called antagonistic relationship between people; it’s all about perspective issues dues to their intelligence. When two people have differing opinions, they will come to blows.
And when two groups have differing opinions, a group brawl will ensue. If a group of people called A and another group called B, both A and B claim that an apple belongs to their side. The two groups’ problems can’t be unified, contradictions will arise, and the people in the group will stick to their view, that the apple belongs to their side.
So, the question is, does the apple indeed belong to their side? There’s no definitive answer. Humans are herd animals, once they are accustomed to social living, they can’t separate from it. In peaceful times, regardless of reclusive experts or homebodies, none can separate from human society.
True separation means going to a place with no people. If you were to go to a deserted island, would you be willing? Everything is up to you.
No cell phones, no food that can be bought with money, no bathroom where you can take a bath simply by turning on the faucet.
They still rely on human society to survive.
As for which group the apple belongs to, it doesn’t matter. What matters is the mindset of the group. A single person’s thoughts can become homogenized by the group’s collective thoughts.
This homogenized thought can be simplified to a sense of belonging. When a hero appears in this world, helping humanity to resist alien invasion, their actions are heroic. But from the aliens’ perspective, this hero is evil!
Take two countries at war as an example. On the battlefield, a brave and resourceful general from country A kills many soldiers from country B, then this general is a war god and a hero in his own country, but to the people of country B, he is a murderous demon!
There is no right or wrong in the world, only perspectives from people. How you perceive things comes from the group you are affiliated with. When everyone in your group says the hero is good, your thoughts will also perceive the hero as good.
The collective thought predominates individual thinking. This is human weakness.
Then Xu Haishui takes advantage of this fact. He hinged on Tang Ye’s foundation of the Peace Party at the Qinshan Base, creating the Peace Party’s logo and salute.
And with these as the starting point, he gradually imprinted the Peace Party’s organization spirit in everyone’s minds.
It’s quite common, all religions on the Lan Ou Continent employ this method. Those so-called fervent believers were cultivated this way as well.
And Xu Haishui, he used this method to etch the Peace Party into people’s hearts, in addition to being an evolved psychic zombie, he could subtly steer people’s thinking in his desired direction, which enhanced the effectiveness of brainwashing.
As for how to etch the Peace Party into people’s hearts, it’s about instilling a sense of belonging to the Peace Party within people and then amplifying this sense of belonging until it becomes everything to a person!
That is faith! Xu Haishui turned the Peace Party into a spiritual pillar, inserting it into people’s minds, gradually assimilating everyone.
On the first day, he gathered all the people and publicly announced the Peace Party, binding Shiwuguan Base with the Peace Party.
Basically, he said something like, ’We are people of Shiwuguan Base and also members of the Peace Party. We manage Shiwuguan Base.’
Don’t underestimate these words. They have shown everyone the bright future of Shiwuguan Base!
Although nothing much happened on that day, a seed has been planted in people’s hearts.
And the next day, he went over the Peace Party’s honor again and again. At first, there will definitely be people sneering at it, but some will eventually believe it, slowly developing a sense of belonging towards the Peace Party. With their existence, more people like them will appear.
Even if some are too smart to be contemptuous, under the assimilation of thought, they will slowly regard the Peace Party as their all, due to the created environment!
As time passed, Xu Haishui would have these people participate in some activities every day, such as hunting down the rogue gangs, while also letting them know that the organization’s ammunition is running low.
The first time they did this, as expected, some people sacrificed their lives to save ammunition for everything the organization stands for! Some people didn’t want to sacrifice their lives, but they were killed by those frenzied "believers".
With these events happening, people became afraid, some became crazier, thereby assimilating more people’s thoughts!
And thus, the phrase ’for the honor of the Peace Party’ turned them into believers.
This faith is not in a person, nor a god, it’s in the logo!
A sickly smile formed under the mask.
"The result, surprisingly successful..."
"You guys are great, you truly are the elites of the Peace Party, then, the final question... why are we called the Peace Party?"
The soldiers below looked at each other in confusion. When Xu Haishui founded the Peace Party, he didn’t give a reason, just gave them a logo, and they had followed confusedly.
"Don’t know?" Xu Haishui laughed strangely, his eyes looking at the gate, and everyone followed his gaze. And they were taken aback by what they saw!
At some unknown time, countless zombies gathered outside the gate, but they all stopped, not attacking anyone.
"Did you see them? They are zombies! Why is our organization called the Peace Party? That’s because it’s Marshal’s wish. Do you know what the Marshal’s wish is?"
"No!" Everyone shouted out together, very straightforwardly.
"Then I’ll tell you, it’s those zombies! See them? They’re not attacking you! It’s because they too are a form of life, they understand peace! Some of you have been here a long time, some not so long. Let me ask you, has a zombie ever attacked you since you entered Shiwuguan Base?"
The people were a little dumbstruck, they seemed to guess something in their hearts, but they were unwilling to believe it, peace with zombies?
How ridiculous is that?
But they didn’t know how to refute it. Some might have wanted to, but their hearts wouldn’t let them do it.