A World-Shaking Change: Who Still Believed in the False God?
Zhu Pengcheng watched the fanatical followers of the God of Light collapse, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips:
"Take all these people away and keep them under strict guard. Then, please invite Mr. Liu Chen to have a good talk with them."
With Mr. Liu Chen's unparalleled eloquence and fists, I'm sure they'll soon be like the fanatics of Qingding City, obediently admitting their mistakes and repenting."
He spared the lives of these fanatics not out of mercy.
The key is that if they can be persuaded to abandon their faith in the God of Light and bind themselves to the system, they will become stable taxpayers, continuously providing Energy Points for themselves.
However, although he planned to pay taxes with Energy Points instead of gold and silver, he dared not rush into it.
Otherwise, it could easily incite popular uprisings and lead to being overthrown.
Of course, the key reason he dared to act this way was that the Divine Kingdom was in a period of chaos where order was collapsing.
At this point, linking taxes to Energy Points is a good idea, as the public doesn't yet have a sufficient understanding of the system and Energy Points, and most people would likely agree.
This is a good opportunity to finalize the rules and regulations; otherwise, it will be difficult to enforce them if we try to change them later.
In that case, it might end up like other countries covered by the system.
They can only collect gold and silver as taxes; they can't collect a single Energy Points.
After the fanatics were taken away, Zhu Pengcheng turned to Zhang Ge, who was standing to the side, and gave the order:
"You shall immediately purchase grain from the System Store to provide relief to the poor people in the city."
In addition, we will assign people to promote the system throughout Qingguang City to earn Energy Points.
Once they have seen the outside world, they will never again be willing to be fooled by the God of Light.
"Yes, leader! I guarantee the mission will be accomplished!" Zhang Ge puffed out his chest, answered loudly, and turned to leave quickly.
Zhu Pengcheng then looked at Shi Kai, his tone grave:
"Your burden is heavier. Follow the example of Qingding City and immediately begin to seize land from the local tyrants and redistribute it to the people, so that they can reclaim the land that belongs to them."
At the same time, a thorough sweep was conducted to remove all people and items within the city related to the God of Light and the Temple of the God of Light.
This mission will inevitably provoke fierce resistance; if necessary, you are permitted to use force to suppress it.
"Your subordinate obeys!" Shi Kai patted his chest heavily, his eyes resolute as he loudly accepted the order.
Zhu Pengcheng looked at Qingguang City with a face full of pride.
This is the empire he conquered, and the first step he took in his quest to dominate the world.
He believed that as long as he proceeded step by step and continuously accumulated advantages, he would eventually be able to conquer the world.
Of course, one's own strength must also keep up, otherwise, it will be troublesome when encountering a strong opponent.
Fortunately, he started early and cultivated the "Body Tempering Foundation Establishment Method" and the "Old Farmer Cultivation Method" ahead of time. Now, with the system's assistance, he has broken through to the Early Divine Sea Realm.
He believed that, as long as the expert wasn't from elsewhere, there weren't many people in the entire Divine Kingdom who could surpass him.
At this time, the Divine Kingdom was in chaos due to the destruction of the Temple of the God of Light and the spread of the system.
Amidst this chaos, as the number of system hosts continued to increase, all sorts of novel things appeared within the system, broadening the horizons of the people of the Divine Kingdom.
Meanwhile, with the promotion of high-yield grain crops and the supply of grain purchased from the System Store, the famine in the Divine Kingdom was gradually alleviated.
Zhu Pengcheng seized the opportunity to advance rapidly, conquering city after city and continuously expanding his territory.
Qingding City, the first city Zhu Pengcheng occupied, has undergone a dramatic transformation compared to other places as the system has been fully deployed.
On the ridges between the fields, a group of farmers gazed at the heavy, bent ears of rice before them, their faces beaming with the joy of a bountiful harvest.
"Praise the Fairness System! Praise Chief Zhu! I will never go hungry again. Now I have my own land, and whatever I plant and harvest is all mine."
No more being exploited by exorbitant taxes and levies; taxes can be paid directly with Energy Points, and I can even practice martial arts. This is something I never dared to dream of before."
"Yes, I don't even dare to dream about my current life. If I could go back to the way things were before, I'd rather die!"
That false god, the God of Light, should just die!
"Haha, Old Huang, you used to be a fanatical follower of the God of Light, I didn't expect you to change so quickly."
"That was because I was ignorant and fooled by the Temple of the God of Light and the God of Light."
Now that I'm connected to the system, can read, read books, and have seen the vast world outside, I realize how hypocritical the God of Light is.
If he were standing in front of me right now, I'd swing this scythe straight down and kill him in one blow.
"Hahaha, Old Huang is right! Let that false god of God of Light go to hell!"
Amidst laughter and conversation, the farmers gripped their sickles and began harvesting the rice rapidly.
The sickle swung like a blur, then with a powerful shake, the rice grains were sent flying into the sack.
After harvesting the rice, they swept their palms across the fields, instantly breaking the soil into fine clumps. After watering, they scattered new rice seedlings with a technique reminiscent of a fairy scattering flowers.
The whole process was smooth and efficient; apart from watering which took a little effort, the other steps were completed in no time.
They carried heavy sacks and walked briskly towards Qingding City.
The city has been completely transformed; seven out of ten of the thatched huts that once dotted the area have been replaced by neat brick and tile houses.
The muddy dirt road has been replaced by a smooth cement road, with cars occasionally passing by.
The passersby had rosy complexions and light steps; each of them seemed to possess martial arts skills.
The numbness and fervor of the past were gone from his eyes, leaving only boundless anticipation for the future.
Occasionally, a group of people would gather together to discuss the current situation in the Divine Kingdom.
"I think Chief Zhu should speed up the capture of the city and rescue the people who are still trapped in the hands of the fanatical followers of the God of Light, so that they can also live a good life."
"Old Zhang, weren't you a fanatical follower of that false god, the God of Light?"
How could things change so quickly? Is Mr. Liu Chen's education really that effective, correcting all your mistakes?
"Hmph, nonsense! I am now a loyal host of the Fairness System, don't drag me into this with that false god."
"Hahaha, you used to go to the Temple of the God of Light three times a day to worship, now do you worship the Fairness System three times a day?"
"Ha, there really is! I set up a memorial tablet for the Fairness System at home and worship it four times a day."
As the situation in the Divine Kingdom was turbulent, atop the God of Light's Mountain, Liu Yi slowly opened his eyes.
In an instant, countless Great Dao Runes flashed and swirled in his eyes, only to vanish silently in the next moment.
He exhaled a long breath and muttered to himself, "After a year, I've finally deduced the method for cultivating the World Dao Body. Now I can begin cultivating."
I wonder what changes have occurred in the outside world this year, especially in the Divine Kingdom. I wonder how well the system has spread?
He didn't leave seclusion immediately. Instead, he opened the system to check the Combat Power Ranking of the Trial Tower, wanting to see the current cultivation progress of cultivators in the Dao Seed Martial Dao Cultivation System.
When he saw that Su Wantang had already made it onto the Dao Image Realm Combat Power Rankings, ranking 195th, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
He hadn't expected that Su Wantang would be the fourth cultivator to break through to the Dao Image Realm, and that she would rank far higher than Wen Ziqian.
This is also higher than Little Yellow's 235th place.
You should know that in the Immortal Cultivator's Tomb, he discovered that Su Wantang's State of Mind was flawed, and she couldn't even pass through the illusion that couldn't trap someone in the Divine Sea Realm.
But now her cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds, it seems that either she has had some other fortuitous encounter, or she has made up for her State of Mind.
However, he wasn't curious about it, nor did he intend to investigate further.
After all, everyone has their own secrets, and there's no need to pry into other people's secrets.