The First Generation Human King Body, The Forefront of the Industrial Age

As Ye Chen issued imperial decree after imperial decree in the court, the future direction of the empire gradually became clear.

When the Grand Court ended and Ye Chen had just returned to his bedchamber, the voice of the Civilization System rang out in his mind.

"Detected that the Yanhuang Empire has developed to a certain stage. A mission is now issued."

"Mission: Industrial Revolution."

"The Yanhuang Civilization System aims to assist the Inheritor in advancing the civilization system."

"An efficient industrial system is destined to replace the primitive Labor System."

"The Industrial Revolution, as the starting point for unlocking the Technological Side, is divided into two types: the Steam Revolution and the Electricity Revolution."

"For these two industrial revolutions, the Inheritor may choose to carry them out separately in sequence, or combine them into one. The system will evaluate based on the Inheritor's completion difficulty and degree of completion, thereby determining the final reward."

"Mission time limit: 100 years."

"Base reward: First Generation Human King Body, 500,000 Civilization Points."

"Additional reward: During the mission period, the higher the Inheritor raises the empire's civilization level, the system will, based on the final civilization degree, additionally reward the Inheritor with one Lucky Draw Opportunity."

"As for what tier of Lucky Draw Opportunity can be obtained, that depends on the Inheritor."

"Friendly reminder: The advance of civilization is not necessarily better the faster it goes. Sometimes, taking one step at a time, making each step solid and firm, you may discover in the future that the Gate of Stars has actually already opened."

"First Generation Human King Body? What does that mean? Is it a divine body?"

Seeing the mission reward was something called the First Generation Human King Body, Ye Chen couldn't help but ask curiously.

In the Super God Universe, the most famous things were various divine bodies. Seeing this mission reward's Human King Body also carried the label 'First Generation,' it wasn't hard to guess that it was meant to parallel the Genetic Engineering System in the Super God Universe.

"Inheritor, the God-Making System of the Super God Universe is essentially a microscopic modification of genes."

"At the same time, it uses Dark Dimension technology as an auxiliary to leverage the energy of the external macro-universe, thereby obtaining various abilities. However, this system has a major flaw: it consumes an enormous amount of energy."

"Moreover, the God-Making System's development of the human body's three treasures—Essence, Qi, and Spirit—is very unbalanced. It can be said that it provides almost no enhancement to the soul."

"As for the rewards within the Civilization System, while they are called physiques, they are better described as Cultivation Methods. Using the method to assist the spirit, forming an Inner World cycle, thereby communicating with the power of the Dimensional Universe in the unseen realm, allowing the Inheritor's Essence, Qi, and Spirit to evolve naturally."

"This method is like the immortal cultivation in the Inheritor's memories, with a very high energy utilization rate, very low energy consumption, and no reliance on the Dark Dimension at all."

"To help the Inheritor understand the strength of each realm, the system has made specific divisions based on the rules of this universe."

"Therefore, the First Generation Human King Body that the system rewards the Inheritor with has a strength standard that matches the peak of a first-generation Super Soldier in the Super God world."

"Moreover, it is a hexagonal peak, with all aspects elevated to the highest level..."

Hearing the system's explanation, Ye Chen formed a general concept of this First Generation Human King Body.

The system's meaning was that this thing wasn't from the Technological Side, but from the Fantasy Side.

Also, this Human King Body rewarded by the mission was essentially a physique cultivated through a Cultivation Method.

But after being granted to him, the system would help him cultivate it, all the way until it could rival the peak of a first-generation Super Soldier in the Super God Universe.

And it was a hexagonal peak among the first generation—simply put, within the first generation, he was the absolute king, invincible, and even taking down ordinary second-generation Super Soldiers would be easy.

Then Ye Chen looked at the additional reward and the friendly reminder the system had given. The Lucky Draw Opportunity wasn't hard to understand, but the friendly reminder the system provided was somewhat interesting.

Was the system reminding him to develop cautiously and not act recklessly?

Well, it felt like that was the meaning.

After all, the higher civilization advanced, the harder it got.

If he only focused on raising the civilization level without considering other factors, in the end, the entire empire might get stuck at a certain level, unable to advance further.

At the same time, such prosperity would only be a castle in the air, completely superficial.

From this perspective, his decision not to directly force the empire to grow prematurely was correct.

Yanhuang Calendar 145, Summer.

The first railway connecting the empire's north and south was completed.

At the same time, the empire's first steam train was finished being built.

On May 1st, at the Train Station located east of the Imperial City, for several miles around, the area was packed with a sea of people.

These people had all come to watch the spectacle. Outside the station, everyone was excitedly discussing.

"Have you heard? The empire's Academy of Sciences has developed a train that can supposedly Travel a Thousand Miles a Day."

"A train? What kind of vehicle is a train? A cart that runs by lighting a fire?"

"You illiterate fool, haven't you been studying the emerging Industrial Knowledge System over the past decade or so?"

"And hasn't the Imperial Capital Weekly introduced it? A train is driven by a Steam Engine. As long as you burn coal, it can keep running..."

"Uh... I can't understand that stuff..."

Seeing the other person's expression that seemed to say 'you don't care about the empire's news at all,' this man couldn't help but scratch his head and give an awkward smile.

Upon hearing this, the man was speechless. "Good grief, the Empire's five-year compulsory education has spread across the entire nation by now, and I didn't expect there'd still be a straggler like you.

By the way, pal, where's your hometown?"

"Xing'an Province. Why?"

"No wonder. That area of Xing'an Province was only incorporated into the Empire a few years ago..."

A few hours earlier.

Inside the Imperial Palace, Ye Chen received word that the railway lines had been completed. Closing the documents in his hand, he smiled and said, "Yuan Long, make the arrangements."

"Your will!!"

Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, Yuan Long, who had been waiting nearby, immediately acknowledged the order and swiftly went down to make preparations.

As the sovereign of a nation, Ye Chen's travels were exceedingly cumbersome. Though troublesome, they were absolutely necessary.

After all, Ye Chen's personal safety could not be compromised. While it was true that the Empire's crude Firearms could not harm him, one must always prepare for the worst, not the best.

No one dared to gamble on whether someone could injure Ye Chen, and likewise, Ye Chen himself dared not take that risk. Such negligence would not only be irresponsible toward himself but also toward the Empire's millions of subjects.

The core of the Yanhuang Empire was Ye Chen. It could be said that if anything happened to him, the entire Empire would instantly crumble and fall apart.

This was because he had never fathered any offspring, leaving no one to inherit the Empire.

In the hundred-plus years since he had come to this world, from the founding of the nation to the present, the vast Imperial Palace had never housed a harem, let alone three thousand beauties.

Over the years, his ministers had repeatedly urged him to take consorts, establish an empress, and sire heirs. But as he outlived batch after batch of these ministers, the later officials simply stopped bringing up the matter.

As for taking consorts and establishing an empress, it wasn't that Ye Chen lacked such desires. Rather, he truly could not bring himself to fancy the women of the Empire.

After all, with the Angel A Zhui setting such a high standard, how could he possibly take an interest in the ordinary women of the Empire?

There was also the fact that his lifespan was far too long. If he married an ordinary person, with his current abilities, he had no way to grant them longevity—only a slight extension of their years.

In the end, he would still have to watch his loved ones age and pass away one by one. That was a future he was unwilling to face.