Panlong: Science Comes to the Magical Universe

Chapter 12: Federation Establishment
"I do not mind."

Hoss shrugged. He wished those nobles would run away as Althorp asked.

Although in the magic universe, strength is respected and the empire's reforms can be suppressed by force, he doesn't mind if he can just drive the nobles out.

Then, Huo Si looked at Sarana and gently asked her if she needed it too. Seeing that Sarana didn't say anything, he didn't say anything more.

Although Sarana felt that Huoth might affect the faith of her empire, it was only a slight influence that would soon disappear.

Those who escaped from the Lingest Empire at this time must have been a group of princes and nobles. Sarana had conflicts with the nobles when she was young and did not like them very much, so she naturally would not accept them.

In fact, from Huo Si's perspective, he just felt that they were doing useless work. What meaning did the power of faith have to them?

The question is whether it is helpful for cultivation?
Then the answer is definitely yes, and this has been proven by many main gods. The main gods have integrated at least five mysteries, and they rely on the blessing of the power of faith.

This is also an important reason why the gap between the main gods cannot be widened, because the strength of the Five Mysteries and the Great Perfection is only ten times different in mystery.

The gap of ten times is a huge gap among the upper gods.

However, at the level of the Lord God, with the power of will, no one can kill the opponent without a hundred times the strength.

Among the four masters of rules, the Lord of Destruction is a great perfection super beast with a supreme artifact, and the Lord of Death is a non-great perfection super beast with a supreme artifact.

Before the appearance of time and space distortion, there was not much difference between the Lord of Destruction and the Lord of Death.

It is because of the support of the power of faith, otherwise, the lazy character of the Lord of Death might have caused him to integrate fewer mysteries!
However, the power of faith of the Lord God comes from countless material planes. Although there is no specific number, it can be described as endless.

As for the power of faith in a material plane, it is an exaggeration to say that it is a drop in the ocean. If the entire material plane is added up, it would be good to have a cell on a hair that is a drop in the ocean.

It is absolutely wishful thinking for a lower-level god to rely on these weak powers of faith to break through to the level of a middle-level god. Even if he manages to break through in the end, he is relying on his own talent rather than the power of faith.

However, the gods of the material plane don't know much about this. Most of them have only heard from the plane guardians that the power of faith can help with cultivation, and they spread the faith with the mentality that something is better than nothing.

In the original novel, the war god O'Brien, who refined the divine nature, and the high priestess Catherine were actually also spreading the faith. On the contrary, the main god Beirut did not spread anything.

"Okay, then, this matter is settled. Everyone can leave now."

Seeing that the discussion was almost over, Alroc nodded and said.

"Well, everyone, I'll be leaving now."

Huo Si nodded slightly, then flew towards Xuanshen Island.

……

The meeting of the gods on the top of Mount Tai took only a few minutes, but its impact on the entire continent had just begun.

The next day, or to be more precise, that night, the news began to spread.

Lingest, the founder of the Lingest Empire and a god-level warrior who had ruled for thousands of years, died in a duel with Lord Huosi, the leader of Xuanshen Island.

This piece of news began to spread across the entire continent like crazy. For a time, many people on the continent went crazy.

"What did you say? Lord Lingest, he has passed away? How is this possible?"

"It's absolutely true! In that battle, Lord Huosi's voice spread throughout the entire Hyde Province."

"Oh my god, is the empire going to fall into chaos?"

"No, it's impossible. Lord Lingest is invincible. How could he die?"

"Where are you going to run to, you bastards? When Lord Lingest comes back, he will not let you go!"

The first to fall into chaos were the princes and nobles of the empire.

They began to pack up their belongings and rushed towards other neighboring empires regardless of everything.

As the Ice and Snow Empire was under full martial law and prohibited from entering, they could only rush to the Althorp Empire in one go.

For a time, there was an endless stream of convoys coming and going at the border between the Althorp Empire and the Lingest Empire.

Although leaving one's own country is equivalent to giving up the title and rights, at least one still has life in other countries and even more wealth.

If we stay in the empire, we will probably be purged and our whole family will not be able to escape.

Although most of them have never seen the fall of an empire, the books they have read have recorded many empires in history.

Judging from the results in the book, if they stayed, there was a high probability that they would not have a good ending.

As nobles, they knew very well that after the fall of the old empire, there would be only two possible outcomes. One was that the country would fall into chaos. By then, all kinds of robbers and bandits would emerge in an endless stream, and they, the nobles, would definitely be persecuted.

Whether they were bandits or vagrants, they usually didn't dare to do anything to the nobles, but now that they finally had a chance to deal with them, there was no reason to let them go. Another scenario was the establishment of a new empire. According to the laws of history, the new empire would definitely settle accounts with the original nobles and use their property to reward its own people.

The common people of the empire may still survive in the new empire, but the nobles of the empire can only be treated as novice gift packages and eaten directly by the new empire.

Except for a very small number of insiders who surrendered early on, no noble could escape.

However, the Lingest Empire suddenly perished overnight, and its opponent was not the empire but Xuanshen Island. How could there be an internal response?

Of course, the nobles could run away, but the emperor could not run away because no country would accept the emperor.

The emperor himself knew that no matter whether Xuanshen Island established a new empire or simply ignored the chaos, he would not have a good ending.

Therefore, he simply began to live a life of drunkenness and dreams. At least, he could still enjoy himself for a few days. As for escaping, everyone else could escape except him. No matter where he escaped, no one would accept him.

Some people are suffering, while naturally some are happy. The Chambers of Commerce that joined Xuanshen Island in advance are so excited that they don't know what to do.

In the meeting hall of Xuanshen Island, many members of parliament were sitting on the sofas waiting.

Speaker Berners took the first seat and looked at the crowd below. After making sure everyone was present, he broke the silence:
"Next, convey Lord Huo Si's order. Everyone must remember it firmly and execute it to the letter."

"First, our Xuanshen Island will officially take over all the territories of the former Lingest Empire and move the capital to Leidian City. One month later, Leidian City will be renamed Jinling City, and the Interstellar Federation will be officially established one month later."

"Second, the armed forces will set out immediately and divide into six groups to find the headquarters of the five major legions of the empire. We will use both kindness and force to tell those legion commanders that those who are sensible can keep a sinecure and pension money, and those who resist stubbornly will be wiped out. We will try to control all the armies in the shortest possible time."

"Third, the propaganda department should arrange personnel to issue notices in various provinces to tell the people that our Xuanshen Island's actions this time were a self-defense counterattack and were just, and we would definitely not harm any people."

"Fourth, the organization department will arrange personnel to take over the ruling power of all provinces. Those nobles who were originally bloodsucking should be killed without mercy. We should strive to complete the blood transfusion of the entire empire as quickly as possible."

"Fifth, all government-owned enterprises on Xuanshen Island will mobilize all materials to the front line. At the same time, all funds will be activated to purchase all materials from neighboring countries to ensure the basic living conditions of civilians during the chaos in the empire."

"If you have any questions, please feel free to ask."

After Bernays finished speaking, the congressmen below began to discuss in whispers.

"Lord Bernas, then, what should the Academy of Sciences do next?"

A member of parliament raised his hand and asked a question. He understood the action just now, but the Academy of Sciences did not seem to be mentioned.

"The Academy of Sciences is our foundation. It is not suitable for large-scale relocation at present. Moreover, many scientific research equipment and projects have formed a one-sided industrial chain and are not suitable for forced separation."

"The Academy of Sciences will stay in Xuanshen Island for the time being. Once the situation in the Federation stabilizes, we will relocate some of the appropriate ones."

Bernas paused for a moment and continued:

"Everyone, don't worry that Xuanshen Island will gradually become deserted in the future. Lord Huo Si said that in the future, we will move the administrative center to the capital, but Xuanshen Island will still be the economic center."

"Moreover, the Federation will have many sea-going projects in the future to tap into marine resources and trade with other countries through navigation. Xuanshen Island will be the future pearl of the Federation!"

"Pearl of the Federation!"

The congressman who asked the question repeated a few words in a low voice, then sat down with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"Since there are no more questions, let's adjourn the meeting and start taking action."

Bernays waved his hand and ended the meeting.

As the highest decision-making level set the tone, the entire Xuanshen Island began its first and largest-scale operation.

There was basically no significant resistance from the empire's several major legions.

On the one hand, without the support of god-level strongmen, their strength confrontation is a joke, and the legion’s top leaders are not fools who would go against a god for no reason.

On the other hand, most of the people in the empire, whether military or political, came from large and small families that had been passed down for many years. They submitted to the empire, and in essence, they submitted to the strength of god-level strongmen. As for loyalty, few people had it.

Words like loyalty to the empire and loyalty to the emperor are just for listening. Except for a very small number of people who are closely related to the royal family, most people just treat it as a slogan.

There was a certain degree of confusion and panic among the lower-class civilians, but it soon dissipated.

The common people actually don’t care who the emperor is; what they care about is their daily lives.

Even though he had worshiped Lingest since he was a child, the collapse of his faith caused him some confusion for a while.

But after a while, everything will be fine.

The enterprises on Xuanshen Island ensured that they had enough supplies for their daily lives, and the newly sent officials and guards did not harm the lower classes.

Therefore, the common people quickly forgot their former rulers. Only some old people who had believed in Lingest all their lives could not accept it. Most people had decided to convert their faith to Lord Huos.

(End of this chapter)