Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1811 - 1804: Everything Under Control

Chapter 1811: Chapter 1804: Everything Under Control

"It was during the decline of the Fengchang Dynasty, when bandits plagued Kyushu, and aristocratic families built walls and fought against each other. That man said that to change all of this, a central system needed to be established with the Emperor Wu as the main authority, assisted by civil officials, to end the chaos."

"That man was very clever and understood almost everything. From the top-level governance concepts to the farming in the fields, he was omniscient. The ancestors were gradually drawn in by his talent. Eventually, that man also became one of my ancestors."

"He led the Yichuan Clan, began to conquer the surrounding powerful families, integrated national resources, and supported the Bailong Clan as the Royal Family, almost single-handedly establishing the Tiansheng Dynasty."

"After the establishment of the dynasty, he began to establish the bureaucratic system of the entire empire according to the customs of their world, implementing the Imperial Examination System, which continues to this day. Everything we do now is a continuation of his plan."

"Many of his words were recorded in books, becoming required readings for all scholars and students. The Wen Family, founded by him and continued by us, became the sole group opposing the Wu Family."

"The descendants of the Yichuan Clan all have the blood of the ancestors flowing through them. So, when I saw the Master of the State, I felt an even stronger sense of kinship. The Master of the State is so wise and well-mannered, I suppose he also comes from the world where the ancestors resided."

Ichuan Fei turned back to look at Luo’er, who was silent with his head down, seemingly deep in thought.

Such stories were not news to Luo’er.

Because he had heard similar stories before in the West Outer Heaven.

The advanced productivity from another world drove the development of this old world in various aspects. For an Otherworld with magic, it wasn’t news at all.

It should be said that, in terms of production development alone, whether Earth or the Otherworld, their experiences and speed should have been roughly similar.

But bad luck would have it, the Otherworld happens to have a phenomenon like magic, which is of a bug-level existence, causing people’s focus on technological development to practically stagnate.

There is a term called the resource-rich country trap, referring to when a country has abundant mineral resources, other industries of that country gradually decline.

Because they only need to export mineral resources to thrive, they just need to focus on mining-related skills, while other industries can be abandoned, and consumer goods can all depend on imports.

The situation in the Otherworld is much like the resource-rich country trap. Whether the Western Continent or the East Continent, the dominance of magic has led to the lagging of other developments, causing the development of the Otherworld to deviate from the path right from the start, and to inch closer to the abyss.

When magic thrives, all other things perish, although with the existence of gods, the Twilight of the Gods, which once destroyed the ancestors, will not happen again. But the social influence caused by obsessing over developing magic and neglecting other aspects is also considerable.

The Western Continent, although constrained by the church in the use of magic, magic still poses a significant impact on society.

Until the Otherworld Gate opened, and the advanced technology of Earth humans entered the Otherworld, the population of the Western Continent began to grow explosively.

Otherwise, at the technological level of the Western Continent, their land could hardly bear such a large population, and collapse would have been almost inevitable.

Clearly, the situation in the East Continent is roughly similar, but without the presence of the Otherworld Gate, their communication with Earth humans is significantly lagged.

But despite this, the occasional Earth humans still brought advanced ideologies and political systems to the people of this continent.

"Perhaps what you say is true, but what does it mean? Do you just feel that I am amiable, so you treat me with courtesy, and even agree to my requests?" Luo’er asked calmly.

"Of course not. I tell the Master of the State these words just to say. We stand on the same line as the Master of the State, so the Master of the State can trust us 100%," Ichuan Fei said while patting his chest.

"Are you trying to pull us into the water?" Luo’er squinted and asked.

"Does the Master of the State not want to?"

"Do I need to reiterate my principles?"

"It seems the Master of the State still has some hesitations."

"This has nothing to do with hesitations; it’s a matter of principle. How you toss your country about, that’s your business. My superiors require us not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries."

"Alright then, but some words still ought to be communicated with the State Master."

"Speak, as long as you don’t pull us into the water."

"I would like to invite the State Master to be a witness, to witness the transformation of this country."

"The transformation you speak of, does it mean invading other countries to assert so-called legitimacy?" Luo’er asked mockingly.

"Of course not. It seems the Master of the State has deep misunderstandings about us," Ichuan Fei said with a helpless smile and shook his head.

"Let’s say, your actions have never removed my misunderstandings."

Ichuan Fei smiled faintly without arguing. He gazed at the horizon again, after a moment of silence, he slowly said, "All that our ancestors did back then was just the beginning. And now what we are to do is to wrap it up."

"Wrap it up?"

"Exactly," Ichuan Fei nodded. "Back then, the powerful families of the Wu Family were rampant, and the people were all as their subordinates. It was an era without people, where everyone was just the servants of the powerful families."

"To change all this, it was necessary to liberate them from being attached to the powerful families, and then expand their scale."

"After the establishment of the Heavenly Dynasty, the ancestors issued several decrees, ordering the major powerful families to release surplus servants and iron-handedly suppress those who dared to resist the decrees. Thereafter, the ancestors reclaimed lands from the powerful families, converting them into state ownership, and distributing them to the people."

"After the ancestors’ passing, the Wen Family continued this policy, and worked on water conservancy projects, appeased the people. Thus within less than fifty years of the establishment of the empire, signs of prosperity began to appear."

"The officials at all levels in the Imperial Court were drawn from the people. The Imperial Examination System established by the ancestors caused a large number of people to start studying and competing to become officials."

"The Wen Family has governed the world for over two hundred years, and compared to the aristocratic families, the people are much more numerous by a hundredfold. Whose world is it now? Is it still the world of those powerful families, or the world of the countless people vastly outnumbering them?"

"However, the aristocratic families still firmly occupy the upper echelons, while the vast majority of the people can only stay willingly at the bottom. I think they wouldn’t want to see such a situation, would they?"

"All along, it’s been the Wen Family opposing the Wu Family. The people enjoy the protection given by the Wen Family, seemingly forgetting that everything they have now was once impossible in the past."

"They assume it for granted that all these are their due while completely overlooking how much the Wen Family has sacrificed to oppose the Wu Family."

"The world is not the world of the Wu Family, nor the world of the Wen Family, but the world belonging to all the people. It’s time for them to make a choice, whether to stay sheltered under the Wen Family or sacrifice everything to dare contend against the Wu Family for the world."

"I am curious, is it billions of subjects and soldiers, or everyone being daughters of China? So, I’d like to invite the State Master to witness and see whether this world will change."

"You mean the Dongsheng Empire is about to fall into internal turmoil?" Luo’er asked with a serious face.

Ichuan Fei smiled slightly, without a word.

"When?"

"Soon. Some people are already stirring restlessly, almost unable to restrain themselves," Ichuan Fei smiled.

Hearing this, Luo’er took a deep breath, and before he could speak, Ichuan Fei continued, "I heard that the Master of the State had a fair lady who left the residence and is now missing. She is of the royal lineage, if she ruins the Wen Family’s plan, what does the Master of the State think, should I kill her or let her live?"

"You..."

Luo’er’s face changed immediately, the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitching constantly.

It turned out he knew everything, that there was fundamentally no secret that could be hidden from him.

Really foolish, how could it be hidden from him?

This is Shengyuan Qilan, the stronghold of the Wen Family, they can find a person as easily as crushing an ant.