Blessed by Abundance, A Scourge of Terra
Chapter 382

Nian Begins Scheming / Nian-Master Huang, You Understand My Movies!

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You heard right, a full 1000 times, because Utopia's fertilizer is just too good.

It can not only increase crop yields, but also improve the soil, and shorten the crop growth cycle, allowing crops that were originally harvested once a year to be harvested six times a year.

Even crops have some amazing little benefits, such as beautifying the skin, nourishing the body, and boosting immunity.

For something this incredible, a price 1000 times higher is already quite reasonable; it's expensive, but there's a reason for the high price.

When something is ridiculously good, its high price is its own fault.

The True Dragon shook its head; the choice now rested with its future subjects.

The ownership of the land will change to Master Huang, but the latter will not actually seize the land from these people. In fact, the taxes paid after the change will be two-thirds less than they are now.

In any country in Terra, all harvests from the land are subject to taxation.

Utopia is no exception, but while it is highly productive, it collects little tax, and sometimes it is even exempt from taxes.

That's quite rare.

Chapter 633 The Year When He Started to Scheme

Huang Cao: "This will be an exceptionally difficult path. Who could have imagined that the emperor at the very top would want to reform his entire base?"

Huang Cao: "I'll give you the authority to command a thousand Abundance Warrior and ten Hundred Battles Abundance Warriors, just in case."

Since the decision has been made, then we must go all the way.

If it really works out, then if the sky falls, there'll be Master Huang, that tall guy, to hold it up.

True Dragon thought that all the affairs of Yan Country used to fall on his shoulders.

Now there's finally someone tall enough to hold the fort, but I'm still the second most powerful person in the Yan Country region. Does that mean my good brother will continue to obey me?

Due to historical reasons in the imperial court, Lungmen, which Wei Yanwu manages, has been neglected, allowing his good brother to live a very happy life there.

True Dragon felt he was right to take the blame.

But I still felt a little annoyed; maybe he deserved it.

However, some people always harbor certain beliefs that don't entirely align with moral values.

Theoretically speaking, Wei Yanwu ran too fast at the time. If he had sat down and explained things properly, things might not have turned out so badly.

Not only did the officials in the court not believe this explanation, but all the civil and military officials in the court supported Wei Yanwu's succession to the throne; basically, more than half of the officials believed him.

It is believed that, under the watchful eyes of the forensic experts and the ministers, the answer will eventually be found as to whether the previous True Dragon was killed by a sword or died from Originium Infection.

However, Wei Yanwu took the accident as a trap set by his younger brother and ran to Lungmen in a flash.

The True Dragon thought shamelessly: That's not fair, really not fair!

If I had just been given a chance to explain, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.

Fortunately, I won't have anything to do anymore. Anyone can slack off, right?

Master Huang's group of officials are far more useful than himself.

The True Dragon sighed, and at that moment, a servant brought over a plate of numbered balls.

"Your Majesty, I must remind you that it is time to choose a concubine to serve you in bed. You have not visited the harem for two years."

"Sigh, I don't have time."

The True Dragon ordered his guards to remove the sign. To this day, he is over thirty years old and still has no descendants.

Unlike Master Huang, who didn't want to, True Dragon genuinely didn't have time. His daily tasks were so heavy that he wished he could just collapse and go to sleep.

Fortunately, the harem remained peaceful and did not cause him any trouble.

Furthermore, since there are no offspring, the speed at which the True Dragon wields its blade can be increased even further in the future.

Because everyone knows that the imperial harem is composed of powerful and influential families from various regions.

He would have been in a difficult position if he had had any offspring, but unfortunately he didn't.

If that were true, when the True Dragon wields its sword, he might not be able to face his child in the future. Fortunately, he doesn't have any children now.

More than half of the young girls in the True Dragon's harem are still virgins, or rather, more than 90%.

She didn't enter the harem for two years, but many people entered through talent shows during those two years.

In order to appease the powerful families, these girls still had to be taken in.

At this age, True Dragon is still a vigorous middle-aged man, although his passion for life has been worn down, and he also wants to retire and enjoy life.

"After I step down from the throne, I'll find a girl from Utopia and have a romance with her. I've heard the girls there are quite passionate and sincere."

The True Dragon breathed a sigh of relief and, after issuing the order, began to ponder how to deal with the women in his harem.

Executing them all would be far too cruel.

Huang Cao had also advised him against doing so, because many girls didn't actually want to enter the palace, and if they hadn't done anything wrong, they should be spared.

But how can we get away with this?

These girls were all selected by powerful families. Once I successfully eliminate them, these powerful families will be finished, and these girls will have nowhere to go.

They were raised from childhood to be so-called ladies of noble families, and all their learning was for the purpose of becoming members of the royal family, so they basically lost the ability to make a living in society.

The imperial palace is no good place, and neither is the True Dragon's position.

Why do you think that from the founding of the Yan Country until today, no minister with particularly great power has ever wanted to usurp the throne?

Is it that I don't want to? Yes, it's true, I really don't want to.

Putting aside the fact that the True Dragon of each generation are generally quite powerful, even if such a powerful minister were to appear, he would still be unable to overthrow the Sui Beast.

Even the most powerful first-generation True Dragon couldn't do it, so how could an ordinary minister?

Therefore, the True Dragon of Yan Country has never lost its jurisdiction like Ursus has.

It can be said that, barring unforeseen circumstances, the existence of the Yan Country.

The True Dragon shook his head, deciding to put the matter of the harem aside for now.

One night, the empire's supreme ruler, under the protection of the Imperial Guard, entered a cellar.

The cellar was a very large space, filled with steel smelting lines, but the temperature was not very high.

A white-haired girl stood on a high place, her arm tattoo revealing her identity.

Year.

More importantly, these steel production lines had no workers; all the steel was brought together in front of the girl and reconstructed, eventually becoming a piece of unparalleled divine iron.

Due to major developments planned for the next few years, the Guards' weapons and equipment must undergo a significant upgrade.

However, if we expand our military and prepare for war on a large scale, it will inevitably attract the attention of many people.

To complete the upgrade at a lower cost, we must rely on the power of the Great Beast.

So the True Dragon found Nian.

Because she can completely upgrade the Imperial Guard's production line in one go, and with the least amount of resources required.

Given enough time, she could easily create Mobile City entirely by hand.

"Hey young man, you've come here quite a few times these past few days. Are you worried I'll skip work?"

The year passed, and he jumped from the fifth floor, looking at the True Dragon in front of him with dissatisfaction.

True Dragon shook his head. "Miss Nian, you're overthinking it. Of course I believe in your abilities. In fact, this deal is a bit unequal, but I must ensure everything proceeds smoothly. After all, this is our shared goal, and you probably don't want the plan to fail, do you?"

He pouted in dissatisfaction, but returned to his post the next second.

The transaction mentioned here is naturally related to Master Huang; he really didn't dare to use more than a thousand warriors.

Because the more favors you owe, the harder they are to repay later, it's best to take on as much responsibility as possible.

And...

True Dragon looked at the year-old figure working diligently above him and a smile appeared on his lips. If nothing unexpected happened, Master Huang would soon be abducting another Sui.

So let's take some of the remaining value first, because we might not be able to get it later.

The deal between True Dragon and Nian was naturally to give Nian a perfectly legitimate reason to reside in Utopia for the next few years.

The legitimate reason here is official in nature, because there has already been a family-related reason, but she can't bring herself to do it.

True Dragon and Master Huang are now partners, they naturally have plenty of opportunities to send people to Utopia, so Nian set his sights on this opportunity.

Chapter 634 Year: Master Huang, you understand my movies!

I am a dragon, that's fine too.

Now that both the older and younger sisters have joined, race shouldn't be an issue, right?

One evening, she soaked in a hot spring while her phone, its casing adorned with golden leaves, displayed a series of messages. With her slender fingers, she tapped on one of them.

The profile picture next to the message is none other than our Master Huang.

Huang Cao: This comedy film has both obvious strengths and weaknesses, but overall it can be considered a decent work. Congratulations, you've made great progress this time.

Master Huang has seen every film he made that year. Although he can't often come to Yan Country to rent out a theater to watch them, he always gives very public and objective reviews.

The key is that your brother-in-law or sister's husband truly understands the spirit you want to express in the movie.

That is existence.

Whether it's the characters' joys and sorrows or the flowers, plants, and trees in the film's world, everything exists for the sake of existence itself.

The myriad aspects of life constitute existence, which is why Huang Cao can see the wishes she wants to express in the film from that year.

It can even be used to deduce what the director was thinking when making the film.

Is it joy or sorrow? Is it doubt or clarity?

The movies from that year were terrible, and the plots were basically nonsensical, but isn't that just emotion?

When he's in the mood, he'll go for a drink; when he's not, he'll go back and take a long nap. Although this approach might be a bit risky for investors, Master Huang has plenty of money.

Therefore, when making movies, one doesn't need to consider returns; one can simply be true to oneself.

Most people, even their siblings, wouldn't want to watch her movies because they're really bad.

Only Master Huang has the patience to analyze things from the perspective of an audience member and a friend.

Huang Cao actually quite likes the movies from that year, that's the truth.

Because of the world's unchanging rigidity and darkness, the films of that year were a breath of fresh air, bringing a different kind of color to the world.

Just as silent films gained sound and black-and-white television gained color, the truth of the world was highlighted, but it did not trample everything that was before.

Therefore, Nian also cherished Master Huang as a good friend, and through decades of communication, she came to understand this man.

And she became even more determined to win him over.

If no one in the family finds a partner, Nian might genuinely treat Master Huang as just an ordinary close friend.

Because the difference between humans and Great Beast is greater than the earth and farther than the sky.

These two groups differ in both life expectancy and survival philosophy, but there are already two striking examples within the family.

Shu and Xi completely shattered Nian's inner resolve, proving that even Great Beast can find true love.

So after enduring for decades, she decided not to continue to tolerate it.

Sister Shu's experience taught her that Great Beast can find love.

Xi Mei's arrival tells Nian that Master Huang's family is far more tolerant than she imagined, and that Shu wouldn't mind such things.

I was lost before, but now I'm clear-headed.

As she got out of the bathtub, which was filled with water at over 100 degrees Celsius, Nian dried herself off while fantasizing in her mind.

Are my older and younger sisters still enjoying themselves tonight? I really wish I could join them...

Based on Xi's past self-mockery, it seems that Master Huang has a very good physique.

Even without anyone revealing it, Nian could tell from the expressions and good complexions on her older and younger sisters' faces every time she visited Master Huang's house that they were definitely thoroughly satisfied.

Moreover, Xi often sent her some strange drawings, so she already had a preliminary understanding of the master's strength.

The Sui Beast is very difficult to conquer. Emotional connection is good, but physical support is the icing on the cake.

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