Struggle for Divine Authority, the Choice of King!
Any further questions?
Upon hearing this, 001 immediately stood up, tiptoed, and raised his right hand. "My God, I have a question. What rank am I?"
Upon hearing this, the room fell silent.
Yes, what rank is this bird?
Strictly speaking, 001 does not have a fixed class. She can imitate up to the fifth class. How should this be calculated?
Upon hearing this, Chen Ye looked at 001 and said, "You will understand once the game begins."
"So, are there any other questions?"
No one spoke, no one asked a question, and Chen Ye waved his hand dismissively.
"Alright, then, the game of vying for divine power shall officially begin."
As soon as Chen Ye finished speaking, everything went black before everyone's eyes, and they were randomly thrown into that star system.
It's worth mentioning that several people did not participate in this game.
One representative example is the computer, which, because it lacks a soul, did not participate in the meeting.
There were also a few other sequences, such as the Great Demon and Bai Ye, who either died or merged with someone and did not participate.
Li Yuan opened his eyes and saw an endless sea before him, while he himself had become an invisible ghost.
He turned around and saw a thousand humans standing behind him.
"So that's what it means."
Li Yuan is under some kind of restriction; he cannot use any of his abilities, nor can he directly interfere with this world. He is now like a ghost, an observer.
However, he has one feature that he can use.
As soon as Li Yuan raised his hand, a human instantly covered his head with his hands and stared wide-eyed!
"The Deep One".
As soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, the human turned into Fishman.
"As expected, direct action is not allowed, but indirect conversion of relatives is permitted."
Li Yuan's guess was correct, although most of his abilities were restricted and unusable.
However, its conversion ability is not limited.
This precisely illustrates that there are some rules that Chen Ye did not explicitly state.
At that moment, a golden crown appeared in Li Yuan's hand.
His gaze swept over the humans, who seemed unable to see him, yet could hear what he said.
However, there is a subtle point: these people are not absolutely loyal to Li Yuan.
Even if they are transformed into Fishman, their souls will not bear the mark of loyalty, because Li Yuan can only transform them now, and cannot interfere with their consciousness with his mind and abilities.
"The only usable ability is transformation, but it cannot control the transformed followers, whether spiritual or physical."
In other words, these people are capable of defecting.
This matter has its drawbacks, but also its advantages.
If others were in the same situation, then Li Yuan had come up with a method that might allow him to take down the other party's king without lifting a finger.
That is to make the king betray their god.
But just because Li Yuan could think of this doesn't mean others couldn't.
"Therefore, choosing a king is of utmost importance, and stabilizing the people's hearts and one's own divine authority is even more crucial."
This truly allowed them to see things from God's perspective, and to think about what it means to be human from God's point of view.
Li Yuan looked towards a distant mountain peak, threw the crown onto it, and then addressed his followers:
"People of this world, we are in the midst of a chaotic war among the gods. If we want to survive, we must fight."
"To fight against those who are not of us, to fight against the infinite power of nature, and to fight against heretical gods."
"Survival is a never-ending battle, and we must fight to the very end."
Upon hearing Li Yuan's voice, all the humans knelt down.
"God, God!"
"The gods have spoken!"
They have basic knowledge; they have a concept of God and man, which makes things much easier.
"It is God, and your God. I will protect you and show you the way to survive. Now, you are experiencing a crucial juncture."
"Your lieutenant will give birth to a leader, a king."
"The king's power is bestowed by the gods, and the mountain before you will be the place where the king was born."
"Climb this mountain, take the crown, and the first person to wear the crown will become king."
"Therefore, you must trample others under your feet. For every general's success, ten thousand corpses lie in his bones. Only by stepping on the corpses of others can you reach heights that others cannot."
"Let us witness the birth of a king."
After saying that, a thousand humans rushed towards the mountain peak in an instant.
Li Yuan suddenly wanted to laugh when he saw this. If he had to summarize feudal superstition in one sentence, it would be the divine right of kings.
"Therefore, feudal superstition is often an excellent tool for rulers."
Soon, someone arrived at the foot of the mountain; it was a Fishman.
The Fishman transformed by Li Yuan possessed physical abilities far superior to those of other humans.
However, he was a bit clumsy, and his climbing posture was quite awkward.
At first, they were far ahead of others, but it wasn't long before they were caught up.
Upon seeing this, the Fishman kicked one of the humans who had caught up with him away!
From this point on, the conflict broke out.
People also realized the power of the Fishman and began to join forces against him.
More and more people are falling down the mountain; some have broken their legs, while others are unharmed.
Because at this height, a fall won't kill you.
But it is foreseeable that many people will die next.
In other sequences, these thousand people would certainly be cherished and would try to minimize casualties in the early stages.
However, in Li Yuan's view, if a suitable king cannot be selected in the early stages, then half the battle has already been lost from the start.
The king's position is extremely important, even playing an absolutely crucial role in this game.
Li Yuan already had a general idea in mind. He would not turn everyone into Fishman; he would make Fishman a symbol of feudal power, and only the upper class could become Fishman.
That is, class differentiation.
We must make the lower class willingly do low-level work, let the upper class enjoy power, and let the lower class see that they enjoy it.
In this way, with just a little guidance, giving them the hope that everyone can become an upper-class person, the ruling class can be stabilized.
This is the foundation; there are two ways to proceed from there.
The first method is to continuously expand the population, turning the original lower class into the upper class, but the number of lower class people must not exceed that of upper class people.
The second approach is to solidify the mindset of the lower classes, making them believe that if they were born into the lower classes, they will always be.
Both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages.
But Li Yuan preferred the first approach.
On the other side, it was getting late, and no one had yet climbed to the top of the mountain.
However, that Fishman had already been killed by stones and a flurry of punches.
People leaned against the foot of the mountain, enduring the cold and unable to fall asleep.
At this moment, Li Yuan guided them, teaching them how to make fire, and they lit the first bonfire.
Fire is the starting point and the foundation of civilization.
People gave thanks for the wisdom God had given them, and began climbing the next day.
But the next day, still no one climbed to the top of the mountain.
It wasn't until the third day that the first person to reach the summit appeared.
No one competed with him; contrary to common sense, these people did not continue fighting, but instead helped each other up to the top of the mountain.
All of this is because of one person.
He told everyone a story the next day.
He said, "Look at the piles of bones at the bottom of this mountain. If this continues, no one will ever reach the top, and everyone will die!"
"If we continue to kill each other like this, a king will never be born!"
"This mountain is too high for one person to climb. Only by working together can we reach the top."
Because of the man's words, these people put down their stones.
They reached the top of the mountain and helped each other up.
Li Yuan smiled the moment the sun rose.
He saw the brilliance of a wise man; only that person saw through the essence.
Therefore, the candidate for king has emerged.