Kneeling Statue of Dales
Upon learning of Zhou Qing's goal, Wang Sheng was extremely excited and couldn't wait to immediately join in and declare war on the nobility of the world.
After all--
This is for the sake of universal harmony!
Wang Sheng also fantasized about what it would be like if everyone in the world were Soul Master... Perhaps, as Qing Ge said, there would be differences in status between people due to differences in ability, but in terms of identity, they would all be Soul Master.
The capable rise, the mediocre fall.
The more you work, the more you earn. To gain a corresponding status and power, you must demonstrate the corresponding talent and put in the corresponding labor. However, once you commit an unforgivable mistake, your status and power will also be reduced. The criteria for judgment are no longer based on strength or network of interests.
This is true equality!
"Let's work together to offer a blessing to the Douluo Continent and build a new world without oppression!" Zhou Qing reached out his hand to Wang Sheng.
"Yes, Qing Ge!"
Wang Sheng was extremely excited.
"Alright, calm down. You haven't become Soul Master yet, so take advantage of the time before the holiday starts to cultivate and refine your Soul Power." Zhou Qing chuckled twice, then asked if there were any special rumors circulating in Nuoding City during his absence.
After all, about two months have passed since the events in Falling Star City. Higher-level members of the Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire should be aware of the situation between the Fallen Ones and Dales.
"Rumors? I heard that the city lord of Falling Star City was allegedly colluding with the Fallen Ones, and then was killed in the street by Luo Xing, the guild leader of the Luo Xing Guild..."
Strangely, the higher-ups of the Star Luo Empire did not reprimand Luo Xing!
This led many to believe that Luo Xing held a prominent position in Star Luo City, and many free Soul Master joined the Falling Star Guild, with even several Soul Masters from the Nuoding Guild going there.
Wang Sheng didn't hide anything, "Also, You Hui, the acting city lord of Falling Star City, handled the city's affairs well and quelled the public anger. She made a contribution, so she officially became the city lord."
A slight smile appeared on Zhou Qing's lips.
Everything was pretty much as he had guessed. After the high-ranking officials of the Star Luo Empire confirmed that the Dales who was beheaded by Luo Xing was a fake and learned that the real Dales had "committed suicide out of fear of punishment," in order to prevent the situation from escalating further, they could only go with the flow and incidentally make You Hui the true city lord of Falling Star City.
"Dales' reputation is already ruined in Falling Star City. I've even heard that the residents there have spontaneously erected a kneeling statue of Dales, and people go there to slap him every day. People from other small towns have heard about this and will go to watch, or even pay to slap him."
Wang Sheng was indignant. "That guy is colluding with the Fallen Ones. If he wants me to go there, I'll have to pay a Copper Soul Coin to slap him hard."
In fact, the suggestion to build the Kneeling Statue of Dales was made by Zhou Qing to You Hui before he left Falling Star City.
In both his past and present lives, Qin Hui remains despised by everyone.
Dales, who colludes with the Fallen Ones, will have his deeds passed down through generations and be infamous for eternity—both as a warning to the world and as a way to increase his income.
After all, at Zhou Qing's suggestion, most of the wealth that Dales had plundered from the people was returned by You Hui. The remaining portion was not much. After supplying the Star Luo Empire's upper echelons, how much would be left?
Therefore, it is necessary to increase revenue.
Improving the city's agricultural, industrial, and commercial systems in a short period of time is something even Zhou Qing himself couldn't do, let alone You Hui.
Therefore, we can only settle for second best. We should maintain our existing industries and use Dales, who is secretly colluding with the Fallen Ones, as the foundation to create tourist attractions and promote them extensively. This will attract people from other cities to come and see, and perhaps even personally slap him in the face. That would be the best we could do.
The Fallen Ones are terrifying!
Now!
Those who colluded with the Fallen Ones are dead!
He was actually driven to his death by the combined efforts of the city's inhabitants—although that wasn't entirely true. On the way to capture Dales, none of the people of Falling Star City followed Norman, but Dales was indeed dead, and the Star Luo Empire's high command didn't blame him. So naturally, they would spread the word: Dales' downfall was something they the Scream and helped! They had done their part!
In that case, how could people in other small towns and cities not be curious and go to see what was going on?
In particular, minor nobles from other towns, as well as officials visiting the new city lord You Hui, would take the initiative to slap the Kneeling Statue of Dales, in order to prove that they were absolutely different from Dales!
With nobles and officials taking action, the sons of wealthy families and merchants living in small towns and cities naturally followed suit and imitated them.
Moreover, the reason of warning future generations is extremely useful, and currently there are indeed not many people who dare to slander that the officials of the Star Luo Empire are colluding with the Fallen Ones.
Therefore, the higher-ups of the Star Luo Empire could only acquiesce to this.
"Anything else?"
Zhou Qing wanted to know if Xiao Lang had also been affected during this period, since this guy had a close relationship with Dales.
Previously, this intimacy remained private, but after the Friendly Tournament, they openly proposed cooperating with Dales, claiming it was for the sake of peace between Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire, and that Nuoding City and Falling Star City should hold a Friendly Tournament every three years...
Now that Dales' reputation is ruined, Xiao Lang will probably suffer the same fate.
"Xiao Lang?"
Wang Sheng addressed him by his full name, saying, "It seems that news of Dales's affair has also reached the ears of the higher-ups in the Heaven Dou Empire. The Heaven Dou Empire sent people to investigate... I don't know the specifics, but I do know that they seem to have found a lot of evidence of his crimes. He has now been stripped of his position as city lord, lost his Baron status, and has even been taken to a larger city for trial."
"Xiao Chenyu has also become a commoner, and Liu Long and Ling Feng no longer hang out with him. In private, many of the work-study students who were bullied by him in the past go to his dormitory bed at night and gang up on him to teach him a lesson."
Zhou Qing frowned and said, "Tell the work-study students that Xiao Chenyu's past arrogance and domineering behavior is his business, but we must not follow his example, we must not kick him when he's down, and we must not secretly beat him up at night. Otherwise, how are we any different from the Xiao Chenyu of the past?"
"Learn!"
Wang Sheng agreed, which was also why he admired Zhou Qing. Because Qing Ge could always say some profound truths that he strongly agreed with, and he himself did not just talk about them, but also practiced them.
After Wang Sheng left the Back Mountain, Zhou Qing went deeper into the Back Mountain and took out the Rakshasa Avatar, which was completely black and cracked.
At the same time.
Bibi Dong, far away in Spirit City and the Papal Palace, finally learned about the events that had occurred in Falling Star City within the Star Luo Empire after more than two months. She also received three Rakshasa Avatar that had been inspected at each level—from the branch hall, the sub-hall, the main hall, and the Holy Hall —before finally being delivered to the Papal Palace.
"Huh?"
The moment Bibi Dong saw the three Rakshasa Avatar, a strange, twisted, spiderweb-like pattern appeared between her brows.
[Rakshasa Seventh Trial: Complete the Soul Ring of the Twin Martial Souls! Each Soul Ring must be at least 50,000 years old! Complete the Soul Bone of the entire body! Each Soul Bone must be at least 50,000 years old!]
The assessment continues!
[The examinee has come into contact with the Rakshasa Avatar, triggering the Rakshasa Eighth Trial: Gaining the Rakshasa Demonic Scythe's Approval! An additional trial has been added: A chaotic dance of demons and monsters, the Jade-faced Rakshasa bewitching all beings!]