Master of Kaidan
Chapter 472: The Situation

Chapter 472: Chapter 472: The Situation

"Interesting," Feng Xue watched the "Daji" fly away without any intention of pursuit. In fact, he had not yet decided how he wanted to involve himself in this world.

Although in theory, there should be no Kaidans in this world, so there was no need to worry about a supermodel original resident like the Ke family’s young lady suddenly popping up.

But the technological power that the Daji had displayed earlier had given Feng Xue a considerable sense of crisis.

There was no doubt that the technological creations of this world or, to put it another way, the power system of this world could potentially pose a threat to him.

He had Resurrection as a safety net, but he was not a masochist; better to stay alive if one could avoid death.

What’s more, Green Lantern had clearly stated her intent to reach the top of the tower and, based on the current intelligence, the top of the tower might contain some sort of nexus for controlling Infinite City. After thinking it over, Feng Xue felt it better to hold the power in his own hands rather than hope the person who obtained it would be good.

"As of now, the storyline seems to follow that of Divine Enthronement, and in the tale of Divine Enthronement, after a year, Daji would be forced to enter Chao Ge because her brother is captured and then be possessed by the Nine-tailed Fox on the way.

"And now, Daji is the ’Daji’ Land Ship. Even if Destiny still has her sent to Chao Ge, what is this possession by the Nine-tailed Fox? It couldn’t be that the team of celestials from Nuwa secretly swapped out the entire crew, could it?"

Feng Xue pondered the upcoming "plotline" and then shook his head. Such a tale didn’t seem very logical or, to put it another way, even if the story followed Divine Enthronement, sending a crew into Chao Ge couldn’t possibly influence King Zhou’s decisions, nor would it likely lead to political manipulation by the harem.

After all, it is within the realm of human understanding to become Brutal due to a beauty’s whispered influences, but it would be too rock ’n’ roll to turn homicidal due to a stunning new Weapon of war.

Of course, if it was a super-Weapon capable of conquering the world, that would be more understandable, but if it were truly such a device, would the Jizhou governor have waited until his vessel was stolen?

Moreover, there was the subjective issue for Feng Xue—

What could he gain in this world?

If it were any other time, creating a Kaidan would naturally be the go-to option, but the problem was the peculiar state of the two great Kaidans, Hong and Jun, in this world.

If he really wanted to stir up Kaidan in this world, he would first have to circumvent the existing Cultivation and Technology to avoid triggering their early Resurrection, or even worse, having them resuscitate within himself.

By comparison, it seemed a better choice to use the civilization of this world as nourishment to nurture his own Immortal Power.

Even better, if he could find a way to locate the elusive entity anchoring the "Immortal" rules of this world. That would indeed be perfect.

"So the best approach for now is to not bother with that so-called Daji, and instead, try to learn as much as possible about the Technology and Immortal Techniques of this world."

Having made up his mind, Feng Xue bypassed the primary battlefield and began to surf the internet intensively.

Although it might sound like he was slacking off, it was a necessary move, given that he knew very little about this world, and he was unfamiliar with many basic terms. Rather than babble nonsense, he preferred to get a general understanding of the online environment.

Then, he was somewhat confounded.

He wasn’t sure whether the two predecessors did it on purpose, or they were too busy spreading Kaidans to care about cultural Growth, leading this world, while having reached a level of Technology that even the real world would envy, to still adopt the ancient system of feudalism.

That is, the rulers divided their territories among various lords and maintained nominal rule through morality, people’s hearts, bloodline, public opinion, and other means.

Although in later eras, there were often those who were either foolish or malicious who advocated that feudalism was superior to centralization, claiming a feudal dynasty could last eight hundred years as opposed to a centralized one thriving only three hundred—Ideas at odds with history—it should be clear to anyone with a brain that this has nothing to do with whether society is feudal, it fundamentally comes down to population and productivity.

And when productivity is artificially boosted to the point where not many people are needed to farm, Feng Xue saw the development of this era as nothing short of deformed.

More deformed than the Cyberpunk side of things.

On the surface, namely the internet, the people of this world seemed relatively prosperous, at least content enough to go online for idle chatter. But a closer inspection of official activities revealed an era virtually engulfed in War, with barbarians on the outskirts causing friction with the people of Great Shang, and vassal lords rebelling from time to time.

According to online statements, the Grandmaster Wen Zhong is currently leading his Mechanical Division to resist the rebellion of 72 lords in the North Sea!

Yet, even with these external situations, netizens still seemed entirely engrossed in Entertainment, or to put it another way, they seemed to lack any sense of crisis regarding their circumstances.

To Feng Xue, such a situation meant either the people of this world were indifferent to life and death, or they possessed an inexplicable confidence that they could not be affected.

Judging from the fact that he was ridiculed online when he posted crisis alerts under different pseudonyms, Feng Xue felt the latter was more likely.

"Never mind, I’m not King Zhou..."

Feng Xue shook his head and turned his attention away from state affairs to a biological encyclopedia.

If he truly intended to stir up a Kaidan in this world, he should start with politics. Indeed, the current situation warranted a bold and innovative social engineering shock, anything less would be a disservice to the nine years of compulsory education.

But if he really went down that path, Feng Xue would be trapped in the vicious circle of building high walls and stockpiling grain.

With so many worlds ripe for exploration, why should he waste time stubbornly struggling with this one?

After leaving the realm of the Heaven’s Library Research Institute and seeing the completely relaxed civilians strolling the streets, Feng Xue felt an extreme disconnect from the scene.

He sighed and, following the map on his navigator, found a shuttle akin to a long-distance bullet train and embarked on a journey to the East Sea.

Although he didn’t have much interest in the main storyline of this world, Feng Xue was intrigued by a childhood memory.

Considering how a certain little one was sure to stir up significant trouble next year, he thought he might meddle in it—

Well, not to save anyone; he mainly wanted to see what the Four Sea Dragon Kings were like.

By the way, he also wished to glean some insight into the followings of the Heavenly Court.

After all, even if Feng Xue had little interest in meddling in such affairs, the existence of the Heavenly Court was an obstacle that could not be avoided. If the Heavenly Court proved powerful, he would naturally suppress any superfluous thoughts, seek out places like Golden Turtle Island, or visit Yuxu Palace to pay respects and learn a few Cultivation techniques.

But if the Dragon Kings were disappointing and the Heavenly Court’s strength waning, he would not mind overthrowing the Heavenly Court and playing Jade Emperor for a while.