Scarlet Eye Academy, an institution that no longer teaches ninjutsu, but only "metaphysics".
In the deepest part of "Silent Court", hundreds of boys and girls wearing uniform black clothes sit cross-legged with their eyes closed.
They are the first generation of the "K" batch number, selected from tens of thousands of children as individuals with the strongest mental toughness and the highest resonance with "Xuan's First Tone".
In front of them, twelve black crystals were suspended, rotating slowly.
Uchiha Xuan's figure was not present in person, but his will was like mercury, penetrating into every corner.
This so-called "quality inspection" is not an exam, but a silent political simulation.
What he needs is not only obedient soldiers, but also managers who can maintain and expand this new order for him.
"Send my order." Uchiha Xuan's voice sounded directly in Chiyo Saori's mind through the spiritual network, "Promote 'First True-Blood Citizen Assembly' throughout the jurisdiction."
In Scarlet Eye Tower, Chiyo Saori, who was sorting out the feedback data of "Echo Plan", paused and raised his head.
"Council?"
"That's right." Uchiha Xuan said in a calm tone, "A new era requires a new set of rules. I want everyone to understand one truth - dead people should not vote. Those dead souls who hold on to their old surnames and tablets, together with their blood, are not qualified to determine the future of this world."
There was an unquestionable domineering tone in his voice. "Only those who abandon the past, embrace the new life, and bear the surname 'Xuan' as a 'true-blood citizen' are qualified to participate in shaping the future."
Chiyo Saori immediately understood its meaning.
This is not democracy at all, but the use of a seemingly advanced political form to complete the final round of cleansing and delegitimization of the old forces.
Her execution ability is terrifying. In just half a day, a detailed <Initial Charter of the True-Blood Citizen Assembly> has been drawn up.
"Sir, according to your will," she reported respectfully in the spiritual link, "The council will adopt a three-level representation system. At the most basic level, every ten villages in the jurisdiction will jointly elect a 'Red Whisperer' as a representative of public opinion. Their duty is to preach your will and collect 'positive' public feedback."
"At the middle level, all 'red speakers' will be merged into 'Canon Court' to conduct preliminary screening and debate of issues, format all issues in a unified manner, and eliminate noise."
"Ultimately, all issues that pass the review of 'Canon Court' will be submitted to 'Primordial Sound Hall', and you, the great Progenitor, will make the final decision."
This system, from bottom to top, filters layer by layer to ensure that any possible noise cannot reach Uchi Hagen's ears.
Power was firmly in his hands from beginning to end.
Chiyo Saori paused, but couldn't help but add, "Sir, with all due respect, this one-dimensional 'election', no matter how perfect the form, is essentially just a carefully choreographed political performance. It may be able to consolidate temporary rule, but..."
"Then make it real enough." Uchiha Xuan interrupted her, with a sinister curve on her lips, "So real that... even the actor himself believes it. You just need to set up the stage and leave the rest to me."
The order was issued, and the entire territory of "Xuan Kingdom" was instantly ignited.
The news of the "Council" is like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake, causing thousands of waves.
Countless families who have been given the surname "Xuan" regard this as a supreme honor and opportunity.
All of a sudden, every village began to campaign in full swing.
The candidates took to the streets and passionately preached their worship of Uchiha Xuan and their support for the new order.
Baba Tesshin, who is responsible for supervising the entire process, leads his "discipline team" through various campaign rallies.
On the surface, everything is going according to the predetermined script.
However, a few days later, an encrypted information was sent to Chiyo Saori.
"Sir Saori," Baba Tesshin's voice was solemn, "I have discovered some unusual trends. There are several candidates from the old Hyūga Clan, Sarutobi Clan and other wealthy families. On the surface, they speak fiercely and support Progenitor, but in private they are secretly working together."
"They seem to want to use the opportunity of this council meeting to bring some 'sideline' issues into 'Canon Court'. For example, they request to add supplementary clauses of 'respecting ancestral traditions' in <Xuan Canon>, or propose to 'retain some non-conflict family ancestral traditions'."
Chiyo Saori frowned slightly. These seemingly mild suggestions were actually testing Uchiha Xuan's bottom line, trying to tear a small hole belonging to the old era in the iron curtain of the new order.
She reported the information and asked for instructions, "Sir, do you need to clear up these 'noises' in advance?"
"No need." Uchiha Xuan's response was astonishingly fast, as if he had already expected it, "Let them continue. Only when there are enough fish can you catch them all in one catch."
There was a hint of playfulness in his voice. "Please inform me that in order to demonstrate the solemnity and fairness of the committee, all candidates must wear 'Microphone Sigil Ring' made with Scarlet Eye Tower core technology during their final speeches to ensure that their voices can be clearly transmitted to every citizen."
Chiyo Saori understood instantly.
The so-called "Microphone Sigil Ring" is more than just amplification.
Under the will of Uchiha Xuan, the spiritual network all over the country has already activated a secret function-"Resonance Monitoring".
Each charm ring is a precise probe, which can not only amplify the sound, but also collect the deep brain waves emitted unconsciously when the wearer is emotionally excited and highly concentrated.
These brainwave data will be transmitted back to Scarlet Eye Tower's central system in real time.
The system has already entered Uchiha Xuan's own mental frequency as the "standard template", and any fluctuations in thinking that conflict or contradict it will be instantly marked.
Three days later, a list automatically generated by the system quietly appeared in Uchiha Xuan's field of vision.
There are a total of forty-seven people with potential alien intentions.
On the day of the meeting, the weather was clear and sunny.
The huge square outside the Primordial Sound Hall was filled with people. Tens of thousands of "True Blood Citizens" gathered here, their faces filled with enthusiasm and anticipation.
They looked up at the twelve giant stone tablets rising into the sky in the center of the square. The surface of the stone tablets was as smooth as a mirror.
Uchiha Xuan did not show up.
At three quarters past noon, the bell rang.
The light flowed on the twelve stone tablets, and the majestic figure of Uchiha Xuan sitting on the throne simultaneously emerged. The scarlet Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan seemed to penetrate time and space, overlooking his people.
"The council begins."
The cold voice resounded throughout the world.
The first representative of the "Red Whisperer" who was selected stepped onto the stage. He was exactly one of the people on the Baba Tesshin list.
He took a deep breath, faced the twelve majestic projections, and began his long-prepared speech.
"Great Progenitor! We bathed in your glory and bid farewell to wars and disputes..." His opening remarks were extremely standard, but as soon as the topic changed, he cleverly cut into the topic, "... a great civilization, We need both the courage to explore the future and the wisdom to look back at history. I implore Progenitor, while leading us towards a new life, also allow us to retain a trace of respect for tradition, that respect for our ancestors... ah!"
Before he finished speaking, the stone slab under his feet suddenly flipped over with a "click", and he screamed and fell into the bottomless dark cave!
Boom! The stone slabs closed instantly, making a perfect fit.
The entire square fell into dead silence for an instant, and everyone's expressions froze.
Immediately afterwards, a mechanical voice without any emotion was broadcast simultaneously from the twelve stone tablets:
"Disloyal thinking fluctuations were detected, and the rate of ideological disobedience reached 73.4%. According to Article 13 of <Xuan Purification Act>, an 'isolation review' was immediately implemented."
Great commotion and panic broke out in the crowd.
At this moment, the second representative took the initiative to rush to the high platform without waiting for the call.
His face was flushed, his eyes were wild, he took out a handful of Kunai from his arms, cut his palm open without any hesitation, and sprinkled the blood on the stone platform!
"I, Xuan Qi San Si, am willing to clear my will with blood!" He shouted with all his strength, "The old surname is a cancer of division! The ancestral precepts are the shackles that imprison thoughts! Only the Xuan surname is supreme, and only Progenitor's will is the only truth! I implore Progenitor to speed up the pace of comprehensive reunification and completely purify this world polluted by the old era!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a huge light curtain suddenly lit up on a stone tablet behind him.
On the light screen, a steady green waveform was clearly visible, with a line of small words marked next to it. "Loyalty Test: 99.8% (Excellent)".
He was "calibrated" in advance.
Under the stage, the commotion of the crowd subsided instantly and was replaced by even more fanatical worship.
They witnessed with their own eyes the fate of betrayers, and also saw that "loyalty" can be quantified and proven!
Backstage, in the control center of Scarlet Eye Tower.
Chiyo Saori quietly looked at the data streams flowing into the system one by one, and the red and green marks that kept beating on the screen. There was not much expression on her cold face, she just sighed softly in her heart.
"We are not selecting public representatives, we are just screening... qualified emotional responders."
In the end, the review meeting lasted less than an hour.
Only three representatives completed their "full speeches."
Their content is highly consistent and their rhetoric is gorgeous. The whole article is a celebration of the arrival of Uchiha Xuan, a criticism of the root causes of the division of the old surnames, and a request to speed up the pace of unifying the world with an iron fist.
The projection of Uchiha Xuan showed a look of "satisfaction" and announced on the spot, "These three people have been promoted to 'First Class Red Whisperers' and their families have been granted permanent core area household registration and three times the resource quota."
The square erupted into cheers like a roaring tsunami.
As for the list of forty-seven people, except for the first unlucky guy who was publicly executed, the other forty-six people quietly disappeared from their homes that night.
A few days later, in the northernmost wilderness of "Xuan Kingdom", someone saw a silent team from a distance.
They all wore gray-white metal masks and uniform gray prison robes, and were collectively building a new Scarlet Eye Tower base.
Their movements were uniform and precise, like a group of puppets that were precisely controlled.
The night the meeting ended, the moonlight was like water.
Uchiha Xuan, alone, climbed to the highest point of Naka River Shrine, the former site of the Uchiha Clan.
This is the place where he woke up, and it has now been transformed into a spiritual holy place for the entire empire.
Chiyo Saori's figure quietly appeared behind him.
"Sir, after the council meeting, the public support rate for 'unity of thought' has reached 89.4%. The remaining opponents or doubters are mostly elderly groups who cannot adapt to the new era. According to the system's deduction, their natural elimination cycle is expected to be seven years."
Uchiha Xuan didn't look back, just looked at the brightly lit territory in the distance shrouded in Scarlet Eye Tower's light with his hands behind his hands, and suddenly asked an irrelevant question.
"Saori, what if one day, the newborns in this world agree with my philosophy from birth, and no longer need brainwashing methods like 'Echo Plan'?"
Chiyo Saori was slightly startled, she had never thought about this problem.
Uchiha Xuan The curve of the corner of his mouth became colder and colder, with a kind of indifference overlooking all living beings. "At that time, it means that this world... is finally ready to welcome the true peace it deserves."
The moment he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred!
Buzz--buzz--buzz buzz--!
Without any warning, dozens of Scarlet Eye Towers on the far northern border started chiming on their own at the same moment!
The sound of the bell was no longer a unified, soul-penetrating single-frequency sound, but became chaotic, harsh, and full of uncontrollable messy syllables, as if there were countless crappy musicians playing randomly at the same time.
The indifference on Uchiha Xuan's face disappeared instantly, and the scarlet Eternal Mangekyō suddenly shrank into a dangerous needlepoint.
That's not his order.
The giant spiritual network he created to control the minds of all people was, at this moment, violently plucked by an external and unfamiliar force.
His eyes suddenly turned cold, his voice was as low as ice, and he murmured to himself word by word:
"Someone... is imitating my voice."