Douluo: The Holy Spirit Master, Twelve Talismans Chaos the Continent

Chapter 77 Cold War Game
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"Do you know how big a problem this thing you're doing will cause?" Tang Yuehua couldn't help but ask.

"I know." Nan Feng said.

The Spirit Hall only needs soul masters, and soul masters are born.

But the nobles of the two empires needed more people to help them manage their fiefdoms and handle various matters. Soul masters had very high incomes, starting at hundreds or thousands of gold soul coins. Moreover, soul masters made money quickly and looked down upon those grassroots affairs that required a lot of time and energy.

Therefore, the grassroots officials of the two empires were all ordinary people promoted by local nobles. After all, soul masters were a very small minority, accounting for less than one thousandth of the total population of the continent. The Spirit Hall was only a good place in the eyes of soul masters. For ordinary people, the Spirit Hall was a much more superior existence than the nobles.

Especially in recent years, the Spirit Hall has been robbing people of their money, causing higher and higher taxes in various parts of the Tiandou Empire. The common people have been complaining about the Spirit Hall. The Tiandou Empire took the opportunity to take the matter of awakening the spirit back into their own hands, which not only reduced taxes, but also saved them from having to pay money to the Spirit Hall. They became rich on their own.

And he was not only the instigator of the previous robbery of the Spirit Hall, but now he also wanted to disrupt the grassroots order of the Tiandou Empire.

Nobles have been deeply rooted in the local area for hundreds of years and have a very complicated relationship with the local people.

What he said about confiscating houses at every turn will lead to the collapse of the grassroots order of the Tiandou Empire!

The replacement of nobles also means the loss of local officials and local management, and the economy and the market will almost collapse.

The nobles had a great time grabbing territory, but the common people in the areas where major changes occurred were in trouble.

What he was talking about was not school rules at all, but a nationwide reform, or in other words, a war between nobles within the Tiandou Empire!
"..."

Tang Yuehua looked at Nan Feng with strange eyes.

This guy understands it better than her!

"But do you think those nobles will compete according to the rules you set?" Tang Yuehua asked.

"No." Nan Feng shrugged.

"Then why do you still say those things?" Tang Yuehua asked puzzled.

"Because I need an excuse, even if it's a far-fetched one." Nan Feng said.

“They want it, too.”

The Tiandou royal family has always wanted to reform, otherwise it is only a matter of time before they are annexed by the Xingluo Empire. However, it is only the Tiandou royal family that wants to reform. The rulers of the kingdoms and duchies below do not care.

Because their strength as soul masters has always been online, and they control the army.

The Tiandou Empire was destroyed?

No, no, no, it was only the Tiandou royal family that was destroyed.

The royal families of the kingdoms below still exist.

The reason why Xingluo has been unable to destroy Tiandou is not only because the Spirit Hall has been causing trouble, but also because the true strength of these two empires is not as great as it seems.

The Tiandou Empire is weak because the royal family is cowardly and the imperial power is weak.

But those real nobles who control the armed forces below are not weak!
In the war between the two empires, Xingluo has always used all its strength, but on Tiandou's side, each one is more capable of acting than the other!
They are all waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the moment when the Tiandou royal family completely loses its authority, so that they can legitimately take over the throne!
And now, the excuse he gave just gave the true aristocratic group, which had never been weak, an opportunity to rob with justification!

"But the nobles may not like this method." Tang Yuehua said.

"Especially young people, they could be enjoying their youth, but you force them to work hard."

"Don't like it? Maybe not." Nan Feng said.

The nobles are weak, not because they are really weak, but because they have to be weak.

Otherwise, the royal family will be worried, and the Spirit Hall will also regard it as a thorn in its side.

There are many people like Xue Beng in Tiandou Royal Academy!
His devilish eyes can see clearly who is pretending to be cowardly and dissolute, and who has ambitions hidden in their hearts!
Last night, when he announced those rules, many people were excited!

They are all young people, and in a large social circle like Tiandou Royal Academy, who wouldn’t feel disappointed and angry?

We are all nobles, why should his family have more fiefdoms and higher salaries than mine? Why should I be his follower?

Being a dandy is just an image; being a scoundrel does not mean being incompetent.

"You don't understand the nobility." Tang Yuehua said.

"You don't understand human nature." Nan Feng said.

"I don't deny that there are indeed many naturally cowardly people in this world, but for most people, the desire to fight is innate. In other words, plunder and violence are things hidden in the bones of human beings. This is also the basis for humans to gradually become stronger in natural evolution. If there were no such things, and humans only knew how to shrink and protect themselves, they would have been eliminated by nature long ago."

"..."

"But this will bring chaos, and countless people will die because of it." Tang Yuehua said. "Early detection, early treatment." Nan Feng said.

"I don't like to describe life with numbers, but you guys always like to say that, so I have to go along with it."

"How many people are there in Douluo Continent now? How many people can die in a war now? Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? Or tens of millions?"

"But if the population grows several times, dozens of times, or even a hundred times as much as it is now, how many people will die in a war at that time?"

"Moreover, human society is developing, and the number of soul masters will increase. In the current wars, most people just use cold weapons to fight each other, but in future wars, can you imagine what it will be like when millions of soul masters fight each other?"

"..."

"Why do you have to choose this bloody method?" Tang Yuehua asked.

"Bloody?" Nan Feng couldn't help laughing.

"It seems that you have lived in peace and happiness for too long, and you seem to have forgotten the essence of life."

"Do you know what bloody is?"

"When the Tiandou Empire's border guards failed and the Xingluo Empire's iron hooves marched straight in, that was truly bloody!"

"..."

"You want to make the Tiandou Empire stronger?" Tang Yuehua asked doubtfully.

"No, I'm just promoting the progress of the times." Nan Feng said.

"The current Tiandou Empire is too weak. At least, I want it to have the same strength as Xingluo."

"Then my game can officially begin."

"What game?" Tang Yuehua asked puzzledly.

"Cold War, as far as I know, is the best state of war." Nan Feng said.

Tang Yuehua was stunned, "What do you mean?"

Nan Feng paused, "What do you think is the direct cause of the war between the two empires?"

"Benefits?" Tang Yuehua said.

"No, it's because the Tiandou Empire is obviously weaker than the Xingluo Empire." Nan Feng said.

"The war between the two empires started hundreds of years ago, but a thousand years ago when the two empires were just established, they were friendly and did not fight. It was not until Xingluo saw the possibility of destroying the Tiandou Empire and dominating the world that they actively prepared for war."

"But if no one can do anything to anyone else, and no one is sure of success, then even if there are still frictions, they will only be minor ones, and there won't be a war involving millions of people."

"..."

"Still can't understand?" Nan Feng asked.

"I teach etiquette and music. I don't know anything about military affairs or politics," said Tang Yuehua.

Nan Feng paused and said, "Then let's put it in a simpler way: running."

“When two people are running and are evenly matched, they may try their best to overtake each other, or they may both play badly together. But what if there is a beast chasing them that can kill them?”

Tang Yuehua was stunned and understood what Nan Feng meant.

"They will try their best to move forward!" said Nan Feng.

“It’s not about making progress, it’s about not losing to the person next to you.”

“Human potential is huge, but there must be enough pressure to stimulate this potential.”

"The masters of the Tiandou Empire have rested for too long and have lost their enterprising spirit. The Xingluo Empire has also started."

"I want to make them nervous."

"If students don't study hard, they will be expelled or even have their titles taken away."

"What will the two empires lose if they don't make progress?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)