The Demonic World I designed
Chapter 203 - 203 196 Let's give it a try

203: Chapter 196: Let’s give it a try…..

203: Chapter 196: Let’s give it a try…..

The discussion didn’t take long, but the compilation of data took quite some time.

By the time Tian Heng found Chen Qing again, it was already the morning of the next day.

Chen Qing was very patient, though he was in a hurry.

The Princess Royale was waiting for him, as was Lyuzhou, where he was awaited to continue overseeing the big picture.

These days, every single day wasn’t quite enough…

“Has Duke Qi arrived?”

Chen Qing offered a cup of fine tea very politely.

The other party, being the duke of an entire country, had many options for his next steps and a generous family fortune.

His joining would instantly upgrade Chen Qing’s power by a notch, so of course, he had to be treated with utmost courtesy.

“Lord Chen, you flatter me.” Tian Heng accepted the tea with both hands and sat down directly opposite Chen Qing.

At the moment, the positions of the two were still equal.

“I’d like to ask Lord Chen a few questions.”

“Go ahead.”

Tian Heng asked, “Based on what you said before, if you fail to resolve the issues in Jiangnan in the end and fail to take down the West Sea, our agreement will be voided, correct?”

“Yes!” Chen Qing nodded.

“Lord Chen is quite confident…” Tian Heng sipped his tea and said, “You mentioned before that my forces can choose for themselves whether to participate or not in the ultimate confrontation with Princess Chang and the one from the West Sea, correct?”

“Yes…” Chen Qing nodded: “If it eventually comes down to a direct clash with Princess Chang or with the one from the West Sea, you, Duke Qi, and your men, you all have the option to choose not to join the battle!”

Tian Heng: “…..”

To be frank, the terms were so favorable they were almost unimaginable.

If they won, they would all enjoy the subsequent blessings.

If they lost, they, themselves, would bear no risk whatsoever, not even the risk of collision along the way.

Even Lumings didn’t offer such favorable terms when signing with him!

“Lord Chen, I’ve seen your Warrior Army and indeed their power is miraculous, but I want to know if one day you fail to succeed, will the power in the hands of your surviving warriors be just an illusion?”

This was a question Tian Heng was eager to know the answer to.

Because the powers of the other party seemed to come too casually.

Chen Qing looked at him and could not help but feel that ancient people were truly different.

The power of the Divine Path System didn’t make sense, but who could argue with such design?

“It won’t disappear…” Chen Qing shook his head: “The Blessing Force comes from deities.

As long as faith doesn’t collapse, it will gather to give birth to a new deity.

Even if all the deities were to be exterminated, what disappears is only the Blessing Force in the hands of the followers, not the power that has been utilized to strengthen the body.”

With that explanation, Tian Heng immediately understood.

The force of the blessing would disappear, but once it had been used to enhance the body, it would maintain its effect and would not be stripped away just because a deity falls.

“So that means, I can take my soldiers and withdraw at any time?” Tian Heng asked with narrowed eyes.

“That’s the idea…” Chen Qing said with a smile.

“Aren’t you afraid, Lord Chen?” Tian Heng inquired curiously.

“What should I be afraid of?” Chen Qing said, amused: “I’ve always believed that relationships maintained by interest are the ones that last.

The rewards I offer cannot be given by others, so why should I fear my soldiers will leave?

Staying here, even the least gifted soldier always has hope.

As long as he is willing to work hard, his progress will never cease.

Even if one day he is too tired to push on, everything I have here will be the best refuge for his descendants, won’t it?”

Here, everyone has a hope for advancement; there is security in death, and support in old age.

Why would anyone leave?

The Divine Path System isn’t just about power.

The Virtue Power concept ensures that anyone who contributes to the Divine Path can enrich their family through hard work.

The late-life security, retribution in the afterlife, and even a better start in reincarnated life can all be obtained with Virtue Power.

This nearly utopian world is something even modern society could not satisfy; one would have to be insane to choose to abandon and depart from it.

Chen Qing does not deny that in the future other forces may bribe high-ranking warriors away or even target the deities themselves.

But the Divine Path System isn’t dictated by a single deity.

After a deity departs, endless others will rise to take its place.

The blood-making mechanism here will never falter.

While the followers do worship deities, they believe more in the Divine Path Stream World that rewards their struggle.

Divested from the Divine Path System, a deity is nothing.

It cannot take any followers with it, nor would it mean anything if it did.

Once it leaves its system, it loses its divine function, and a deity that can’t use Blessing Force is useless to its followers.

“The relationships sustained by gains last long, indeed…” Tian Heng nodded: “Lord Chen truly understands the way to people’s hearts.”

“This is the simplest truth of the world.

It is only when you’re reluctant to commit resources that you need to maintain relationships with other things.” Chen Qing replied with a smile.

Tian Heng laughed, not dwelling much on the topic.

After all, it was a simple truth.

He and Lan Xiang along with others had cooperated for many years on the battlefield, as close as brothers, yet it was clear that they were inclined to join the other side.

If he forcibly led them to the Imperial Court, he knew problems would arise over time.

Everyone pursues profit; this is an eternal truth of the world.

After thinking for a while, Tian Heng asked about other detailed matters, “The so-called Western Sea God that Lord Chen wants me to take on, should not belong to the War God System like Xuu Hu, right?”

“It does not belong to that…” Chen Qing shook his head, “The Sea God is the chief deity of the Aquatic Deity Lineage, responsible for managing waterways, regulating the wind and rain, sheltering trade routes, all the people within its power who rely on water for their livelihood, are under your protection.

It’s different from the War God System that is purely born for battle, but it also has security responsibilities.

Your subordinates, for the time being, will join the War God Army, but in the future, they can also switch over to your command.”

Upon hearing this, Tian Heng was startled.

Was the other party really not afraid that he would create his own power base?

Someone else in power would have wished to divide his direct lineage.

After a moment of silence, he again asked, “If my subordinates join my command, what is their future compared to the War God Army?”

“There are differences…” Chen Qing honestly said, “The War God Army believes in battle; the more military achievements, the more Power can be exchanged, which is fair to everyone.

However, it is not absolutely fair because people with better aptitude than you can evolve their bodies to a higher level with the same amount of exchanged Power, and with a higher level, they have more chances to earn military achievements on the battlefield.

In truth, the Warrior Army values both effort and innate physical talent.”

Tian Heng nodded upon hearing these words.

He of course knew that there was no absolute fairness in this world, or else everyone would be the same.

What would be the point of striving?

But providing everyone with a fair opportunity was very important.

Chen Qing continued, “Relatively speaking, other systems are not as straightforward as the War God System, but the ways to acquire Power may be more varied.

For example, in the Sea God System that Duke Qi will be joining in the future, capturing wicked demons can certainly earn merit and Blessing Force.

However, protecting navigation routes, managing water disasters, and using limited Power for investment are also ways to obtain Power, which is more suitable for flexible people.”

“Investment?” Tian Heng was taken aback, “How to invest?”

“How to say this,” Chen Qing smiled, “At the beginning, the Power that the deities, including your subordinates, can obtain is limited, so naturally, their influence is limited.

It ranges from using this Power to improve a certain waterway, to bring rain to a certain place, to responding to a merchant ship and ensuring its safety throughout the journey; the returns are different.”

“Sheltering merchant ships?” Tian Heng was startled again, “Does that not make one a bodyguard?”

“Hmm…

pretty much,” Chen Qing smiled, “If a merchant ship owner believes in you, you decide based on your judgment how many Aquatic Spirits you dispatch to guard it.

The risks encountered along the way, such as demons, water bandits, or even extreme weather at sea, all factor into the equation.

The amount of power you dispatch determines its safety level; dispatch too much and it’s wasteful, dispatch too little and accidents can happen, harming your faith.”

“Likewise, your soldiers are the same.

Each trip they make to protect people at sea, how much they gain, depends on their own judgment.

After all, the profits from a sea journey are related to various aspects of the shipowner; his ship, his goods, his people’s business abilities all have significant investment potential.

If the shipowner succeeds, expands his scale, recruits more people, more people who rely on the sea for a living will profit, and the Water Spirits that ensured the shipowner’s safety will gain more power of faith.”

“It’s the same with waterway maintenance and rainfall.

Heaven only cares about results, not process; it doesn’t care how much energy you’ve spent, it only cares about the outcome, so at sea, it’s not the case that the bigger the effort, the bigger the reward.

Judging gains and losses is the way of the Sea God.” Chen Qing looked at a somewhat confused Tian Heng and smiled, “This path is more suitable for some flexible people, a point that you can make clear to your subordinates.”

“Truly marvelous…” Tian Heng immediately smiled widely, “So you mean, if one of my soldiers wants to get ahead, they also need to learn to speculate like a merchant?

They need to have good judgment and be able to assess the situation?”

“That’s roughly the idea…” Chen Qing smiled.

This Aquatic Way System was indeed designed to be quite complex.

The designer Chen Qing remembered seemed to be a very spiritually lively girl, who worked overtime and followed him diligently to perfect this aspect of the design.

Sadly…

too much overtime, she died young, at only twenty-five, if he remembered correctly…

“What do you think, Duke Qi?

Do you want to give it a try?”

“It sounds very intriguing!” Tian Heng immediately laughed, “Then let’s give it a try, it should be more interesting than being an idle duke.”

For the last twenty years, being monitored in the Capital City and following Lumings, he had grown utterly bored.

If the life ahead could really be as interesting as Chen Qing had described, then perhaps giving it a try…

might be quite good?

“One last question…”

“What is it?”

“The Imperial Court’s side, when do you plan to communicate with them?”

Chen Qing coughed lightly upon hearing this, “Wang Ye…

is already on his way!”

“Wang Ye?” Tian Heng frowned, “You seem to trust him a lot?”

“It’s okay,” Chen Qing smiled, “After all, Duke Qi once asked me to take good care of him.”

“Are you and Duke Qi very close?” Tian Heng suddenly asked pensively.

“What’s wrong?” Chen Qing furrowed his brows.

“It’s nothing…” Tian Heng spoke hesitantly, eventually saying, “I don’t quite like that person.

He’s like the King of Qin from the past…”

Chen Qing: “….”

“And the situation in the Capital City might not be that good.”

“How so?” Chen Qing furrowed his brows.

“Before I came here, there were already signs of chaos in the Capital City,” Tian Heng said earnestly, “In many places…

there are rumors of the dead returning!”