Scientific Wizard

"Something wrong? Raydell, having a nightmare?"

In the chilly mine, a faint voice echoed in Raydell's ear, startling him. Subconsciously slipping the ring into his pocket, he turned to see Ham speaking.

"Uncle Ham, how are you feeling?" Raydell lowered his voice, genuinely concerned.

"A bit better. Looks like I'm not dying yet," Ham replied weakly.

"Uncle Ham, why do we have to spend our whole lives in this mine, working hard just to eat black bread and barley soup, while those noble kids don't have to do anything and live in large estates, eating delicious food?" Raydell asked, perplexed.

Ham was momentarily caught off guard by Raydell's question. After hesitating for a while, he sighed. "That's just fate."

"Peasants are born as peasants, nobles are born as nobles. It's all the will of the goddess, a trial for you and me." Ham gripped his wooden holy mark on his chest, speaking softly.

Was everything predestined? Raydell felt hollow inside, but soon the roar from his dream echoed in his mind.

[Kings, lords, and generals, are they really that noble?]

The rebellion of the peasants from another world resonated with Raydell, leaving an imprint of resistance within him.

However, mere passion wasn't enough. When faced with the armed guards, Raydell's thoughts of rebellion faded away. At twenty-something with just basic herbal knowledge, he couldn't confront dozens of guards in the mine.

More importantly, reality differed from his dreams. There wasn't a clever advisor like Wu Guang by his side, making him feel helpless.

Raydell could only numbly continue his work, watching Ham, still recovering from old wounds, laboriously moving heavy ore. His anger simmered, but there was no way out.

Until night fell again, Raydell hesitated, putting on the ring and slipping into the dream once more.

As he thought, he re-entered the mystical dream world, this time retaining his memories. As Chen Sheng, he led nine hundred laborers to resist the tyrannical rule of the Qin Dynasty.

But this time, it wasn't as smooth as before. The trials were beyond description, filled with hardship and danger.

His incompetence led to his best friend Wu Guang seizing power and his subsequent death.

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Attempting to attack Qixian County, his secret plans were exposed, leading to death.

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Even when he finally assembled people, the imperial regular army arrived, and again - death.

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Raydell felt depressed. It wasn't this hard before.

Unaware that his loyal advisor, Wu Guang, was a form of beginner protection, reality lacked people so thoughtful, cunning, and non-betraying.

Over half a month, he died countless times, each dream slightly different.

At times, he was Spartacus, leading slave leaders against the Roman Empire. Other times, he was Jakob Rohrbach, leading the German peasants in the Peasants War...

His sole advantage lay in the reset after death. He had another chance.

Raydell struggled, gradually growing, but what struck him the most wasn't the pain of dying repeatedly, but the inhumane tragedies – cannibalism and silent lands – a world where officials and nobles endlessly oppressed the poor.

Finally, leading a ragged group of peasants, he triumphed over waves of attacks, securing his own territory.

Yet, Raydell realized his subordinates had changed. They mimicked the brutality of regular armies, enslaving the poor, consumed by wealth and power.

The oppressed had become the oppressors, the very people they despised.

Why? Why did this happen?

Raydell fell into deep confusion, losing his former spirit, even allowing his city to fall, dying amidst the chaos.

This time, he didn't exit the dream. Instead, he found himself in a peculiar place.

Surrounded by the deepest darkness, only faint stars glimmered in the distance.

Before him stood a young man, perhaps slightly younger than himself.

"Are you a demon?" Raydell gathered the courage to ask.

"What do you think?" Lynn replied, smiling.

Raydell hesitated, not replying. Lynn continued, "I'm human, just like you. People who claim otherwise might just understand a bit more, know a little magic."

"Magic... Wizards? Followers of evil gods and demons?" Raydell asked instinctively.

"In truth, wizards don't worship evil gods or demons, at least not the majority of normal wizards," Lynn explained. "If wizards care about anything, it's unravelling the truth of the world."

"The truth of the world?" Raydell murmured softly.

"Why can't humans fly in the sky without wings? What causes the sun to rise and set? We uncover the laws governing the world, gaining power from it, and call it—magic." Lynn's voice echoed in the darkness, perplexing Raydell even more.

Humans can't fly because they lack wings, right? What other reasons are there for the sunrise and sunset?

Raydell was puzzled, but his focus wasn't on these matters. After hesitating, he couldn't help but ask, "Why am I having these strange dreams?"

"Why do those peasants, who have suffered such oppression, inflict the same pain on others after gaining wealth and power?"

"It's human nature, a flaw and a strength. It depends on how you use it and what kind of world you want to create," Lynn said calmly.

Desire drives progress and causes change, but it's also the root of corruption and greed. The Dragon Slayer eventually becomes a dragon; this is the greatest challenge faced by reformers throughout history.

TL/n - 

Famous rebellion leaders - 

Spartacus (109 BC – 71 BC): A Thracian gladiator who was a slave of the Roman Empire. With other slave leaders, he led the slave revolt in the Third Servile War – this was a major slave rebellion that saw significant defeats for the Roman army before his final defeat by Crassus. Crassus crucified 6,000 of Spartacus' followers on the road to Capua.

William Wallace (1273 – 1305): A Scottish landowner who became the principal leader of Scottish forces in the Scottish Wars of Independence. He defeated an English army at the Battle of Sterling Bridge, before his later defeat and capture. He was hung, drawn and quartered on orders of King Edward I of England

Wat Tyler (1341-1381): Leader of the 1381 English peasants revolt. The revolt was a protest against the 'poll tax' – an unfair tax levied on all people regardless of income. The revolt also sought to gain greater rights for peasants. He was decapitated after marching to London to meet with the Mayor of London and King Richard II.

Jakob Rohrbach (C. 1490 – 1525): One of the leaders of the German peasants in the Peasants War of 1525. He was captured and burnt alive for his part in the violent disputes.

Yemelyan Pugachev (1742 – 1775): A Russian who led the Cossack insurrection against Russia, during the rule of Catherine II. The insurrection was initially quite successful, but he was later captured and taken to Moscow where he was executed.

Crazy Horse (1840 – 1877): A Native American war leader of the Oglala Lakota. He led a rebellion against the US federal government which he felt were taking territories from Native Americans and harming their way of life. He achieved a notable military victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876. He was fatally wounded in 1877 after surrendering to American forces.

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 – 1882): Garibaldi was a key figure in the Italian independence movement. He led Italian forces to help create a united Italy. He also led rebel movements in South America that were fighting for independence.

Che Guevara (1928-1967): An Argentinian Marxist revolutionary who became a major symbol of Twentieth Century Marxist rebellions in Latin America and Africa. Guevara played a key role in the Cuban revolution and later travelled to the Congo in Africa and Bolivia in South America where he was caught by the CIA and summarily executed.

Bhagat Singh (1907 – 1931): Indian revolutionary who became involved in a violent opposition to British rule. His determination and courage made him a great hero of the Indian independence movement. He was executed at age 24 for his role in the killing of British officers.