In fact, many times, the most important thing is a line of thought, or rather, a flash of inspiration.
People won't think about this when they don't have this idea, but once they do, putting it into practice isn't difficult.
The concept behind the Scarlet Blood Art is already comparable to a cultivation method worthy of being included in the system.
After adding this cultivation technique to his collection, Li Xingkong and the system continued to search through the cultivation technique library. While Li Xingkong was immersed in the library, the communication disruption caused by the disaster in Cherry Blossom Country was finally restored.
This is thanks to Divine Land's lightning-fast post-disaster reconstruction speed, in which Divine Land is already number one in the world. Moreover, with the advent of magic, this speed has become even faster.
In just a few days, almost all the facilities on the entire Cherry Blossom Country Island were rebuilt, and external communications were restored.
These past few days, with no contact with the island, the most panicked are the high-ranking officials of the Cherry Blossom Country who have already relocated to South America. Since they were already under remote control, this sudden communication disruption makes it seem as if they have lost all the power they hold.
After all, power is something that originates from the bottom up. Without the support of the lower classes and channels to exert control downwards, power is completely useless.
So, immediately after communications were restored, Cherry Blossom Country received dozens of commands from afar.
Originally, the Cherry Blossom Country would have complied with these orders unconditionally, but the problem now is that the people sitting in front of the communications console and in key government positions have been replaced by people from Divine Land. The effectiveness of these orders is therefore predictable.
The government orders were like clay oxen sinking into the sea; once they were sent out, there was no response, not even a single person to reply.
This also caused some panic among the high-ranking officials and dignitaries of Cherry Blossom Country, who were far away overseas. Although communications had been restored, there was no response to their orders, which made them wonder what was going on.
After conducting some private communications and investigations, they learned about the current situation in Cherry Blossom Country. The entire Cherry Blossom Country had been taken over by the Divine Land army, and both the Self-Defense Forces and the military bases of Eagle Country had been completely destroyed.
This threw those people overseas into a panic. They hadn't been paying attention for just a few days, and the entire island had been taken over. Who could they complain to?
They originally had no army, and now the entire island is under the control of Divine Land. Even if they wanted to cause trouble, they had no one to use.
Although they are nominally still high-ranking officials in Cherry Blossom Country, being a commander without any real power is meaningless. Moreover, many wealthy people in Cherry Blossom Country have simply gone abroad, but their wealth and resources are still rooted on the island. Without these things, they are like weeds cut off from their roots, destined to perish sooner or later.
Although the international community now emphasizes harmony, it depends on the people involved. It would be quite difficult for Divine Land and Cherry Blossom Country to achieve harmony.
At this point, the entire Cherry Blossom Country's high-ranking officials who had fled resembled a government in exile. There was only one option left: to seek help from the Eagle Country and hope that international public opinion would allow them to regain power.
The high-ranking officials began communicating with the Eagle Country, and the elites were not idle either. After communications were restored, they began trying to contact their own assets in the country, preparing to take them back.
Divine Land will naturally not completely deny these people's demands, after all, we also need to be reasonable.
However, before taking over, we need to conduct a small background check on these companies. As long as the company is legal and compliant, has not violated any laws, and has a clean background, then it can be handed over to the appropriate person.
Although it was just a small request, it effectively dashed the hopes of these powerful and influential people.
How many companies can grow big and strong with truly clean hands? Even if there are no power or money transactions behind the scenes, there is commercial deception and even collusion between the legitimate and criminal worlds.
Companies with a clean background don't last long.
Back when they were at the height of their power, due to their collusion and tacit understanding, no one would openly discuss these matters. But when they plotted behind the scenes, they were all ruthless.
Now, the people from Divine Land are actually in charge. They were already very dissatisfied with these companies from Cherry Blossom Country, and now they have found a handle against them. As long as there is any problem, they will block it directly. If they want to resume work and production, well, they can wait. They will talk about it when this matter is resolved.
They had no good solutions to Divine Land's actions. After all, while they had some money, it was unwise to use it to confront a nation. They could only hope that the Cherry Blossom Country's leadership could regain power in time.
In response to Divine Land's actions, several countries, led by the Eagle Country, quickly launched a propaganda offensive.
Although cultivation has developed rapidly in Divine Land in recent years, it is ultimately a private matter. To the outside world, this kind of thing is not promoted much. As a result, in the eyes of many countries, Divine Land is not much different from a few years ago, except that it has appeared on the international stage much less often in recent years.
Their first priority was to address the issue of Divine Land's unauthorized military intervention and occupation of Cherry Blossom Country Island. After all, while the modern world was in turmoil, Big Hair and the Republic of Korea had been fighting for years, and the Eagle Country was also embroiled in ongoing conflicts with neighboring countries.
Only the area around Divine Land remained relatively quiet, without any major disturbances.
If Divine Land also takes action, it won't be a good thing for other countries.
This indicates that the world's three major powers have begun cleaning up their surroundings, which also means that World War III is about to begin.
Of course, Divine Land has ample reasons for this action.
Soon after, Divine Land quickly issued a statement regarding this matter.
"According to the treaties signed by Cherry Blossom Country, Divine Land, the Eagle Country, and Big Hair at the end of World War II, as victorious powers, Divine Land, the Eagle Country, Big Hair all had the right to station troops in Cherry Blossom Country, which was also an obligation to prevent another world war. Prior to this, we saw that the Eagle Country had performed well in fulfilling this obligation, so it did not participate in the stationing of troops."
"But we recently discovered that the Eagle Country military bases have already begun withdrawing, and there are no longer any officially assigned personnel stationed here. Therefore, it is necessary for us to accept this important task and take control of the relevant area."
"Our actions are entirely reasonable and in accordance with international law. As for the power grab mentioned by the Cherry Blossom Country's high-ranking officials, that is completely unfounded. We warmly welcome the return of all Cherry Blossom Country's high-ranking officials to our homeland soon so that they can participate in the governance and maintenance of the country as soon as possible."
"Of course, we will strictly abide by the law and severely crack down on all illegal and criminal acts. We will never allow any crime to occur. Even the emperor is subject to the same laws as the common people."
Indeed, Divine Land doesn't prevent them from returning to their high-ranking positions, but the only condition is that they must accept supervision from Divine Land.
Being a high-ranking official is fine, but if you violate the rules even slightly, they'll immediately suppress them.
When it comes to manipulating the Cherry Blossom Country, basically every Divine Land People is very interested.