Nine Domains Nation

Biodata

Government and International Standing

• Major-power status: Nine Domains Nation belongs to the five-country group controlling the program’s highest-level decisions. Its strength allows it to confront Sea Eagle Country without yielding to the pressure applied to smaller nations 44 47.
• Veto authority: Each of the five overseeing countries can invalidate a scoring result with a single veto. Nine Domains Nation’s official, Mr. Liang, also uses this authority to block a proposal to remove his country’s veto 46 47.
• Broadcast administration: The General Administration of Radio and Television switches overseas footage of Humanity’s Future into domestic broadcasts after receiving orders from above 1.
• Public-opinion oversight: Officials order monitoring of the program and restrictions on abusive accounts targeting Ye Jin, with possible legal penalties for offenders 2.

Foreign Relations

• Sea Eagle Country — Rival in the program’s administration. Their dispute centers on attempts to award Andrew first place despite Ye Jin’s performance 46 47 48.
• Iron Bear Country — Maintains extensive strategic cooperation with Nine Domains Nation and supports its position during the top-level negotiations 48.
• Iris Country and John Country — Follow Sea Eagle Country’s lead in the negotiations, withdrawing their resistance after Madison accepts a compromise 48.

History

Launch of *Humanity’s Future*

Nine Domains Nation is one of eight countries represented in Humanity’s Future, a six-month experiment placing participants in isolated, city-sized island environments. Ye Jin is introduced as its observer. Unlike screens elsewhere, domestic screens are not immediately overtaken by the opening broadcast; the national broadcasting administration subsequently carries the feed 1.

Ye Jin’s ordinary background and education prompt domestic criticism questioning his suitability to represent the nation. Some commentators demand his replacement, disclosure of his private records, or donation of most of his compensation. A government investigation concludes that he was selected by chance while overseas and finds no malicious manipulation behind his selection 2.

Growing Support for Ye Jin

Ye Jin becomes the first observer to awaken. His compatriots initially watch anxiously, concerned that his behavior will embarrass the country. His calm response to humanity’s supposed disappearance instead earns their approval, contrasting with the other observers’ destructive or despairing reactions 3 5.

His driving and wingsuit flight turn that approval into widespread enthusiasm. Viewers defend him against hostile foreign comments, and his record-breaking passage through the Twin Rocks at 230 kilometers per hour prompts cheering across the nation. The narration explicitly credits his achievements with increasing the country’s international influence 7 9 13.

Culinary Controversy

Western chefs turn Ye Jin’s private preparation of lunch into a public challenge to Eastern cooking. Domestic viewers object that professional chefs are targeting an unsuspecting contestant rather than competing against the nation’s state banquet chefs. Ye Jin’s carving and knife work subsequently silence many of his challengers 18 20.

Li Hong, a Nine Domains Nation food connoisseur and state banquet head chef, posts a challenge that reaches the top of domestic trending searches. Anger over the insults to Ye Jin and the country’s culinary traditions develops into a boycott of Michelin-certified restaurants, supported by consumers both domestically and abroad 23.

Reading Controversy

Ye Jin’s rapid reading attracts accusations that he is disrespecting scholarship or cooperating with a rigged production. More than a dozen scholars demand government action against him, while commenters threaten a “knowledge blockade” against Nine Domains Nation. His subsequent word-for-word recitation and demonstrated comprehension overturn the accusations and bring him renewed domestic admiration 28 30 31 32 33.

Scoring Dispute and the God-Making Project

During the first scoring session, national commentator Dong Wending argues that Ye Jin’s accomplishments surpass those of every other contestant. Nevertheless, the eighteen commentators award Andrew nine votes, Ye Jin four, Yige’er three, and Duke two. Nine Domains Nation vetoes the result 44 46.

Mr. Liang blocks two further results favoring Andrew, rejects a proposed first-place/second-place compromise, and vetoes the attempt to abolish his authority. The deadlock forces the scoring session to be suspended and referred to the five top decision-makers 47.

Their negotiations expose Humanity’s Future as the God-Making Project, intended to identify someone compatible with alien gene serum and control the eventual winner through an implanted chip. Nine Domains Nation’s chief decision-maker insists that Ye Jin’s victory must be respected and that any chip implantation must remain Ye Jin’s own choice. Madison agrees to revise the scoring system, though the decision remains under the major nations’ control rather than being opened to a worldwide vote 48.

Culture and Society

• Historical identity: The nation is described as an ancient Eastern country, and its people as among the world’s oldest peoples. Domestic supporters invoke a five-thousand-year history during online arguments 1 11.
• Honesty as a cultural ideal: Viewers praise Ye Jin’s refusal to take unearned property, citing traditions of leaving doors unbolted and not keeping lost belongings 15.
• Cuisine: Cooking becomes a point of national pride during the chefs’ challenge. The country has state banquet chefs, with Li Hong identified as a head chef and prominent food connoisseur 18 23.
• Online participation: Supporters cross the firewall to defend Ye Jin on international platforms and counter hostile commentary 9.
• Regional location: Shu is a region within the nation and the home of author Li Hu 27.

Notable People

• Ye Jin — National observer in Humanity’s Future; his achievements become a source of national pride and the focus of a high-level diplomatic dispute 1 13 48.
• Mr. Liang — High-ranking official representing the nation in program oversight; repeatedly exercises its veto during scoring 47.
• Dong Wending — University professor known for virus research and the nation’s confidential guest commentator; advocates for Ye Jin during scoring 44 46.
• Li Hong — Food connoisseur and state banquet head chef whose public challenge helps ignite the Michelin restaurant boycott 23.
• Li Hu — Recent university graduate living in Shu. His self-published interstellar-cruiser concept book enables Ye Jin’s system to unlock knowledge connected to the Deep Sea Civilization 27 28.