Vina: Father, You Might as Well Hand the Throne Over to Your Daughter

The killing gradually subsided. Ling picked up a small cake that Vina handed her and poked at it.

"Looks like it's been resolved."

"Yes... Miss Ling, now the entire Duke's Mansion should be... deserted."

They've all been twisted into monsters.

Of course, the last sentence, "Du Busi," was never spoken aloud.

"But there are still many names on the list."

Du Busi: "!!!"

Vina: "!!!"

The Hollow began to expand outwards.

"Wait..."

Vina was about to say not to expand, as it would easily harm the people.

"Don't worry, this place will become your territory from Ethereal on. I won't harm ordinary civilians; I'll just clean up your house."

"Roar!"

The distorted cries sounded so eerie under the night sky.

The Ethereal have moved, and as the Hollow spread, they will drag those termites into the Ethereal's family. Without the other party's consent, the other party can only obey.

As the sun slowly rose, the Hollow disappeared, and the entire capital of Heavenly Soul Kingdom became deserted. When people got up to go to work in the morning, they realized that the world seemed to have changed.

"Miss Vina, I'm leaving the rest to you. As for the other clerical staff, you can hand them over to Sister Ganyu."

Ling glanced around at the Ethereal under her command. When she left, she had no Ethereal by her side, but now, on her return journey, she had tens of thousands of Ethereal her side.

"I have to say, having a family tree is really convenient; you can just start killing people directly."

The fantastical Hollow reappears, this time to collect spoils.

One by Ethereal, the skeletons lined up and entered the Hollow. No one knew where they went, but Du Busi and the others understood that if Bell wanted, she could summon an army of Ethereal at any time.

"I've finished my part, now it's up to you."

Bell stopped beside Vina.

"The laws of Tianshu are very strict, and no one is allowed to overstep them, Miss Vina. I hope that in the future, you won't become one of my collections of Ethereal."

Ling left, taking with her the top echelons of the Heavenly Soul Empire, leaving not even a single bloodline behind.

Is this Tianshu?

Although I learned about the "efficiency" of Tianshu in handling affairs from books, I still find it hard to accept when I actually see it.

"That's true. How could a power that can occupy a unique place in the universe possibly have good intentions?"

Vina shook her head, throwing all those messy thoughts into the recycle bin.

"Teacher, let's go. It's our turn to do the work now."

Vina turned her gaze towards the palace. Wei Lin had already given her the utmost respect by entrusting her with certain matters.

"Sigh~ Let's go."

Even Du Busi, you won't know whether your choice was right or wrong.

Perhaps he could stay out of it, so that the Body Sect could survive and Tianshu wouldn't interfere, but... in the overwhelming tide of progress, things that stagnate will eventually be submerged by the tide.

Therefore, they can only move forward.

Whether they like it or not.

Tianshu Tower - Heavenly Palace on the Clouds.

Wei Lin accepted the dessert Ling brought. He didn't ask how things were going; perhaps, in his view, there was only one outcome.

"Vina went to the palace?"

"She went, but we don't know if she's determined to take the emperor's place."

"Don't underestimate this young girl; those who can step onto the stage possess none other than charisma."

Wei Lin swirled the glass in his hand, which contained... a 28-year-old Coke.

"Awesome!"

Royal Palace

Vina led the people of the Body Sect into the main hall.

Compared to the previous bustling atmosphere, the main hall is now much quieter.

Nearly 70% of the officials were completely asleep during that purge.

The rest were either timid, held low-ranking positions, or were honest officials on Vina's side.

"Vina, my daughter, do you know what you're doing?"

The king of the Heavenly Soul Empire looked coldly at his daughter; in just one night, the entire empire had changed.

"Father, it's time for the Heavenly Soul Empire to change. Under Tianshu's leadership, the lives of the people will get better and better, and the Heavenly Soul Empire will also get better and better."

"So, you sold out the entire empire because of those lowly people!"

"Yes, Father."

Vina readily admitted that history is written by the victors, and moreover, compared to Tianshu, the history of the Heavenly Soul Empire is so insignificant.

"You rebellious daughter! Traitor! You have utterly disgraced the royal family!"

"Dignity? Father, the Heavenly Soul Empire is utterly rotten. The only way to save the country is through force."

Vina thought of Wei Lin, took a deep breath, and her expression turned completely cold.

"His Highness Wei Lin once taught me a saying."

This means: there will always be bloodshed on the road to reform; they may not understand, but they must obey.

Just like now, no matter what you think, the Heavenly Soul Empire will continue to exist.

"Father, this is the last time I'll call you that. Leave the rest to me."

As Vina finished speaking, Du Busi's arm rose up.

A moment later, Vina sat upright on the blood-stained dragon throne.

This time, it's her turn.

"As the Crown Prince of the Heavenly Soul Empire, I hereby declare: Firstly, the Heavenly Soul Empire shall join the republican system of the Tianshu Tower and become a vassal state of the Tianshu."

Secondly, the Body Sect became the guardian sect of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and at the same time served as the law enforcer of the Heavenly Soul Empire. The Du Busi Sect Master was the first law enforcer, supervising all officials and having the right to execute first and report later.

Thirdly: The affairs of the Heavenly Soul Empire are synchronized with those of the Tianshu.

Fourthly...

Although Vina isn't very good at management, she has a good Remembrance. Whatever Tianshu is doing now, she just copies it.

Tianshu has popular support, Vina has royal support, Du Busi has military support.

As long as we follow the steps and copy them systematically, our country will eventually become strong.

Tianshu Tower.

"Oh, you're pretty good at that."

Wei Lin put down his wine glass, Xingbao, being very perceptive, poured him a Coke.

"You can say Vina isn't strong, but she's really smart. I estimate that in about thirty years, this place will be close to Tianshu. Although the technology won't be there yet, at least no one will go hungry."

Wei Lin checked the time.

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament is probably starting soon, so let's set our next destination in the Star Luo Empire.

Perfect timing, let's vent our Little Yutong for Xiaoyutong again, but of course, not in our own capacity.

Anyway, I'm already here, so blowing up the Duke's Mansion isn't too much to ask, is it?

After all, when Alice first arrived in Mondstadt, she blasted the Wind Dragon Ruins into Stormterror's Lair.

It's not unreasonable to make some local specialties yourself.

Besides, it was Jing Hongchen of the Sun Moon Empire who bombed the White Tiger Duke; what does it have to do with me, Wei Lin?

(Jing Hongchen: Ah Qiu! Who's cursing me? Why do I feel a heavy weight behind me?)