The people of the East Sea are very abnormal!
This conclusion was drawn by the King of Qin after years of observation and extensive review of historical records.
The East Sea has a large population, though not as many as the hundreds of billions in the north, it is comparable to the Jiangnan, with over 10 billion people. They are sparsely distributed, forming fishing villages of all sizes along the vast coastline of the East Sea East Sea, and some are even located on islands closer to the mainland.
But upon closer inspection, the person in that position appears quite eerie.
The East Sea China Sea has a well-developed maritime trade route, connecting the rivers of the entire Central Plains. It is also more convenient to the main river of Cloud Capital and the capital, making it the most ideal place for maritime trade. However, in such a place, the locals resolutely refuse to do business, handing over the profits to out-of-town shipping merchants.
This situation does exist in some mountainous areas, after all, some places are full of business people who do business all over the world, and many locals can't compete with them, but that's all they can do, unlike the people of the East Sea, who don't get involved at all.
A population of billions, almost none of them sail, they're all glued to fishing, as if it were their destiny from birth. Doesn't that sound a bit eerie?
That's not all; a closer look at history reveals something even more amiss.
Throughout history, no prominent families have ever emerged from the East Sea. Despite its vast size and abundant resources, not a single major family has ever existed there over the centuries. Furthermore, records from various dynasties show that almost no one from the East Sea China Sea has ever served as an official.
This is absolutely bizarre.
Throughout history, this continent has always placed great emphasis on education. Even in remote mountainous areas near the Southern Frontier or small villages near the Northern Wasteland, there are private schools where students can attend classes. Every few years, some scholars will emerge. However, in the East Sea, it is said that education is completely neglected. Even if private schools are set up, no one goes to study, leaving the dispatched officials speechless.
Everyone knows that there is no culture or education in the East Sea.
This had become a routine practice within the imperial court, but was it normal?
With a population of tens of billions, even among the nine sons of the dragon, each is different. With a population of tens of billions, even if some are rebellious, surely some will be different, right?
Are they really all like puppets, living predetermined lives?
The King of Qin quickly realized something was amiss.
In his own memory, in Pu Yunchuan's memory, there was no such thing. There was no emphasis on the people of the East Sea deliberately designing it this way. In other words, it was formed naturally.
And to say that this phenomenon, affecting billions of people, was self-generated is something the King of Qin absolutely refused to believe. There was only one possibility: it was man-made!
But what is the purpose?
What is the purpose of binding together billions of people in the East Sea with this unchanging pattern?
And how did they do it?
He had been paying attention to the East Sea for a long time, but only after he took control of the East Sea Dragon King did he obtain some information.
The East Sea Dragon King always emphasized that the people of the East Sea should not be excessively exploited. A demon king who does not reward his troops with human flesh, yet restricts his subordinates from attacking the people of the East Sea —is this out of benevolence?
The King of Qin certainly wouldn't think that way; it could only be an order.
Facing these strange fellows, the King of Qin slowly voiced his doubts.
Upon hearing the King of Qin of Qin's doubt, the woman with the shrill voice continued with a laugh, "So what conclusion did you draw?"
"The people of the East Sea are not human. At least not normal human. They might even be substitutes." King of Qin laughed, "Their methods are probably the same as Painted Skin Mister's. In reality, the people of the East Sea were created by your Daoist School, right?"
That's quite a feat; probably no one expected anyone to dare to do something like this.
They completely replaced the entire population of the region, without anyone noticing. Generation after generation, they slowly replaced them, and the key was that they could still have the same flesh and blood and the same intelligence as humans, and even think of themselves as human beings.
Isn't this exactly what Painted Skin Mister is capable of?
"Not bad, not bad." The three looked at the King of Qin, their puppet-like eyes devoid of any emotion, but their tone had changed considerably. "As expected of the character who almost made those people suffer, you are quite perceptive. Elder Liu from the Buddha Kingdom has been searching for us for many years without finding any clues, but unexpectedly, a little fellow like you found it first."
" Elder Liu, that important figure?" The King of Qin recalled Pu Yunchuan's memories, not particularly fond of him. "A person detached from worldly affairs, who has forgotten his original intentions, how can one find clues in the human world?"
"Cooperation?"
"Cooperation?" A deep male voice rang out from the oldest fisherman's mouth. "What do you have to offer us for cooperation? What do you possess?"
"At this point, why bother testing us?" King of Qin said lazily. "All the people in the East Sea are fabricated by you. My occupation of this place is useless to you, and the East Sea Aquatic Clan are of little use to you either. But the Four Saints Guard are of great use to you, aren't they?"
The three people. "."
"If I'm not mistaken, the Ancient Demon Clan's Four Saints Guard manufacturing technology originated from you, didn't it?"
So what?
"The captain of the guard is not coming back!"
"He's not coming back. Will the rest of you listen to you?"
"During my time in the East Sea, I should have won over quite a few people. Those elders now have no choice but to trust me; otherwise, they'll have no other options!"
"Even so, your bargaining chips are still too few." The leading old man shook his head. "We can gradually win over the elders of that Ancient Demon Clan; we don't need you as our proxy."
"What about the soldiers of the Central Plains dynasty?"
"Oh?" The fisherman sneered. "You, a fallen dog betrayed by the Xiao Household the Central Plains dynasty, do you think you can control the Central Plains army? You? What makes you think you can?"
"It seems you do need them," King of Qin laughed. "I guessed right. The Daoist School still needs soldiers to activate more Daoist troops. The number of the Four Saints Guard is definitely not enough to support your forces."
"So what?" the woman said coldly. " The Four Saints Guard is a technology we developed to address our weaknesses. After the Daoist School is activated, the flesh puppets in the East Sea will all be seeds of the Four Saints Guard."
"But that will take time," the King of Qin sneered. "The other families won't give you that much time, not even the slightest hint of it!"
"So you need a protective army, am I right?"
"Well said." The fisherman slowly stepped forward. "You'd better convince us today that you have a way to prepare a large enough army for us. Otherwise, given what you know now, we'll make sure you stay here, even at a great cost!"
"Don't even think about resisting, the golem power within you isn't enough!!"
"Now that I'm here, I'm not here to turn against you. I've already explained my plan: the army from the Central Plains!"
"That's the Xiao Household's army, the Ghost King Xiang's army. What does it have to do with you?"
Do you all really think I had nothing left from back then?
The three were taken aback, then looked at each other with interest. "You mean...?"