Bronze door through time and space

Chapter 944 Returning to One's Ancestral Home
Just as Sagara Yoshiyo said, nothing that happened on Soejima could be kept from him.

The matter of recognizing one's ancestors also successfully piqued Yan Xu's interest. He thought it was a good idea, since willingly kowtowing was more efficient and easier than having a knife to one's throat.

So, while directing people to build a wine pool and meat forest, he decided to intensify his efforts to ensure that all islanders could find their ancestors in him.

Actually, it's not difficult, because he created the world. To save trouble, he simply used the island nation template. Therefore, even with the most advanced genetic testing, the conclusion would only be that the ancestors are here.

Of course, given the island nation's opportunistic and treacherous nature, betraying their teachers and ancestors is a trivial matter, and they would not even blink an eye if they killed their own ancestors who were countless generations removed.

Moreover, he was previously the strongest biological-type ability user in the island nation; who dares to say they can see through his methods?

But if there is enough power to intimidate, and huge benefits to be gained, then fight back, fight hard, fight to the death, regardless of whether it's true or false. This is our ancestor, and we can't deny it.

So after Fukushima appeared, an ancient castle called Amano appeared on the main island across the sea, waiting for people to come and recognize their ancestors.

Having found hope in life, Shimazu Sai and Sagara Ishitomo were like they'd been injected with adrenaline. After returning home, they quickly gathered together a group of families in similar situations.

The reason they were so efficient was that the two of them knew what these people were thinking and what they needed.

In fact, small families like theirs have a very awkward position in the island nation. They are like floor tiles in a circle. Although no one can do without them, no one respects them. They feel the oppression and exploitation of the upper class even more than the cattle and horses at the bottom, because they are closer and richer.

Simply put, they bear the infamy of exploiting the lower classes, while the real upper classes take their flesh and enjoy a higher-quality feast.

Unable to rise, and unwilling to come down, unable to be a celestial being, and unwilling to be a dog—this is the predicament of a small family.

Therefore, they are more ambitious and decisive than those big families and top nobles, which is why they are easily persuaded.

Let me make it clear first, they are not going to become dogs, but rather to reconnect with their ancestors.

With sufficient motivation, these small families demonstrated astonishing efficiency.

As the lowest rung of the elite circle, they never get the good opportunities that require little investment but yield high returns. Most of their businesses are labor-intensive industries, which are typical of those with a lot of work but little money. So don't be fooled by their luxurious lifestyle, surrounded by women, living in villas and driving luxury cars. They are under a lot of pressure and have to find ways to enslave others in order to create more profits.

Therefore, it is much easier for them to mobilize a large number of people; they don't even need to deceive anyone, they can just recruit directly.

With the added incentive of including food, lodging, and travel expenses, the young people from the island nation boarded the passenger ship without even thinking twice.

You might think they're young, impulsive, and lack thorough consideration, but no, they were forced into it.

Island nations are inherently closed off, and after World War II, they were forced to develop in a city-zone manner, leading to complete internal stagnation. Forget about upward mobility; if it weren't for the goblins killing off a group of people, nothing would have changed by now.

The middle-aged and elderly still occupy the main position in society. Young people are either bullied in the workplace or do not even have the opportunity to be bullied. They rely on odd jobs and a low-desire lifestyle to maintain their basic survival.

That's why so many young people are willing to take a boat to Amano Castle, a place they know nothing about, because the island nation's high-level officials have directly blocked related information.

However, this action left the Shimazu and Sagara families with no way out, as their actions were tantamount to betrayal.

They had no choice but to either win or die; they had no way out.

If Yan Xu were to say at this point that he didn't want to continue and that it was too troublesome, and that he should just defect to the island nation, these people would dare to carry explosives into the National Assembly to help him make up his mind.

Fortunately, their gamble paid off. Based on their contributions, they earned corresponding merits, which could not only be exchanged for private land in Amano Castle, but also to hire extraordinary professionals such as samurai and ninjas, and even send their children to become shrine maidens and onmyoji, completely transcending their previous social classes. The island nation itself was unwilling to offend Yan Xu, who was behind these small families. After all, the appearance of Soejima and Amano Castle had exceeded their understanding of ability users, and they still couldn't determine whether it was his ability or the unlocking of a mysterious area sealed in time.

Now, seeing the substantial returns these small families have received, their attitude has become even more ambiguous.

However, under pressure from various sides, the island nation's leadership reached an agreement with Britain in a short period of time, inviting the British knight-errant to perform a ritual to appease the spirits of the dead.

The reason why the negotiations, which had been dragging on for so long, ended so quickly was firstly because the status of the island nation's top elites had been challenged, and secondly because if things continued like this, that person would not only become a local tyrant, but also not divide the island nation, but would be aiming for unification.

Not only the island nation elites, but it can be said that no one except ASEAN, especially the alliance, wants to see this.

With the intervention of the alliance, Britain also made a decision: their gilded and diamond-encrusted meddling stick could not be limited to Europe; it could also stir things up in other places and make full use of its value.

The Alliance felt disgusted, but had no choice but to endure it, because their proud superhero team and Alliance Superman were helpless against the undead scourge after arriving in the island nation.

Even if Superman can fly at supersonic speeds, melt steel with his heat rays, and destroy a building with a single punch, he has no way to deal with undead except by running faster.

At this point, Great Britain started to show off, frantically promoting their King of Knights to the world, saying that the King of Knights possessed true royal blood.

As for authenticity, Great Britain guarantees it's just as genuine as the antiques in their museum.

As the Knight King flew towards the island nation aboard a frost dragon, more and more young people from the island nation arrived by boat at Amano Castle, which they saw as full of hope and a bright future.

The islanders of today have a very strong capacity for acceptance. Although it is the 21st century outside, Amano Castle is like the Warring States period. But that doesn't matter, because it means they have more opportunities. At least they are very confident in their cultural level.

Moreover, the living environment in Amano City was not as backward as they had imagined. On the contrary, it exuded a unique charm that cleverly blended retro and modern elements. After all, they didn't have the means before, but now that they do, who would want to live a life of wiping their bottom with ropes, especially hemp ropes that were reused repeatedly?

Therefore, the streets in the city are wide and clean, with smooth bluestone slabs on the road surface, and rows of wooden buildings on both sides. Although they are a bit low, this is not a problem for the islanders.

The market offers a wide variety of goods to meet the basic needs of residents, as well as unique handcrafted products made by local artisans, such as exquisite lacquerware, ceramics, wood carvings, and swords.

The market was very well-managed, with dedicated samurai maintaining order, monitoring the quality and prices of goods, and ensuring fair and just transactions. At least the price of rice was enough to make them weep – and it was new rice! Loyalty!!!
For young people from the island nation who come to Amano Castle, the living environment not only exceeds their expectations, but more importantly, it is full of unprecedented development opportunities.

People who previously had no room for advancement in closed and rigid urban areas can gain recognition here based on their own abilities.

Not only them, but even the small families who sought refuge with them received generous rewards, so they were even more unwilling to let others disrupt them, resulting in a constant stream of people volunteering to fight.

Yan Xu wasn't moved by this; he just wanted to laugh. After all, he knew very well what these people were thinking and what they were after.

But that's not enough, because they still haven't figured out who the enemy is.

It was not an island nation, not an alliance, not even Great Britain, but a knight king who came wielding Frostmourne.

That evil artifact is not just for awakening the dead; it is also a key. Even if its power is not great enough, it is enough to pry open a crack.

Yan Xu was full of anticipation, like a game of chess about to begin. He had already prepared his pieces and was now waiting to see how his opponent would place them.

He just hoped the pieces his opponent played wouldn't disappoint him; just undead and the like were hardly exciting.

(End of this chapter)