Douluo Jueshi, world modulation mode

Chapter 252 Mobilizing the Empire

A large coastal city of the Sun and Moon Empire.

"There's quite a bit of energy in it." An Zhen examined the translucent, sea-blue ore in her hand. To be precise, it was a natural energy crystal. Compared to stone, it had a hard, jelly-like feel to the touch, and it was cool to the touch. But the quality and quantity of energy within it were by no means small. It weighed twice as much as iron, but a piece the size of an adult's fist was equivalent to the total soul power of a Soul Master.

"What is the annual production volume, and how much is currently stored?" Anzhen asked the official standing to the side, who looked rather reserved.

“Your Highness,” the official said respectfully, “this energy block called Nether Sea Ore was discovered sixty years ago by a High Priest of the Hall of Worship in the sea area where a 100,000-year-old Sea Spirit Beast was located after hunting it.”

"Nearly 50 million tons are extracted every year. After deducting usage and losses over the years, the total storage capacity of various ports is about 1.8 billion tons. At the current rate of extraction, that sea area can be mined for another 150 years."

"The quantity is acceptable." Anzhen nodded gently.

“I will take 1.7 billion and keep 100 million as reserves. Mining energy ore is a very important matter. Next, Mingde Hall will strengthen the development of soul guides for ore mining and exploration, and the imperial court will also order increased investment in this area.”

The Sun Moon Empire is about to, or more accurately, has entered a phase of rapid development in soul-guided technology, which requires a large amount of energy.

More importantly, he needed it too. As he grew, the virtual world's growth accelerated, almost daily. This helpless "infant" was, after all, a complete world. Thankfully, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was a treasure trove formed from the corpses of two true dragons equivalent to god-kings; if it were two human god-kings, it would likely have been depleted by now. Even so, the world's size was still incomparable to an individual. Most of the energy from the Fire Dragon King had been consumed, and Anzhen had other uses for the Ice Dragon King's energy, which might be very useful in the future. As for the Life Gold, its pure life force was used for physical cultivation. And for ores with abundant energy, no further processing was needed; the virtual world's "stomach" accepted them without question.

With the full power of the empire, they will mine the planet's resources for him, helping the virtual world grow.

As the largest plane under the Douluo God Realm, many gods have "left" treasures here, such as the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. However, in terms of energy, An Zhen believes that these are far less than the energy of the Douluo plane itself—those energy ores. Those exposed on the surface include the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal and the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow beneath the Cold Spring in the Earth Dragon Gate Secret Realm, while those mined by humans include the Nether Sea Ore in An Zhen's possession.

Developing the world is another form of erosion and devouring.

I just don't know if "stealing" too much food will trigger a heavenly tribulation.

Anzhen thought of some unpleasant memories.

Locals in Douluo Continent wouldn't face divine retribution for doing something like this, but he was, after all, an outsider.

"Yes." The official nodded respectfully.

Faced with this being who is now like a god in the Sun and Moon Empire, who in the entire empire would dare to disrespect him?

An Zhen took out the document that Xu Tianzhen had handwritten and stamped, and went through the formalities.

then.

Let’s eat!
Fourth Soul Ring: Erosion.

More than 100 million cubic meters of ore.

After visiting several ports and fully activating his fourth soul ring, An Zhen finally managed to swallow these ores into the "stomach" of the virtual world.

The ore from the Nether Sea was piled up into a large mountain next to where the immortal herbs lived.

"That should be enough for a while." Anzhen nodded slightly in satisfaction.

Having a powerful empire makes resource hunting too easy.

……

Sun and Moon Palace.

The morning court session.

"Mining?"

The ministers looked at each other.

I wonder why His Highness suddenly brought this up?
"To be precise, it should be energy mines, and not just ores, but all kinds of things containing a lot of energy." Since it concerned his future, An Zhen naturally attached great importance to it. The day after he returned, he directly told the court that, in addition to the ninth-level soul master who was in seclusion and Luan Feng who was teaching students, he also brought a group of ninth-level soul masters over.

Everyone, focus your efforts on getting things done.

"Mingde Hall and Gongfeng Hall will be responsible for manufacturing related soul tools, exploration, mining, transportation, and a series of other tasks. Officials in various positions will handle other allocation tasks, including adding personnel and positions," An Zhen said.

He doesn't understand this.

But as a ruler, all he needs is the final result.

"The empire's money and elixirs should be invested more in this area. Without burdening the people, I need you to increase the annual energy reserves by at least eight times."

Eight times.

In ancient times, An Zhen's actions would have been enough to earn him the title of tyrant. But in this empire that combines the extraordinary and the technologically advanced, you never know where these guys' limits are until you push them to the limit.

"Eight times?!" someone exclaimed in surprise.

Is this...is this some kind of incredibly powerful fixed-mount soul-guided cannonball?
The workload will be increased eightfold all at once.

And that's at least.

His Highness said it was the minimum, so how could they possibly submit a minimum answer? Of course not, it would have to be at least nine or ten times.

The officials all looked at the head of the officials, Prime Minister Jing Hongchen, who stood at the forefront. Regardless of whether this person was truly His Highness's grandfather, he at least shared the surname Hongchen; perhaps he could help persuade him?
As Jing Hongchen pondered, the refined, silver-haired middle-aged man raised his head and said, "The development of related soul tools is possible, but the key is that a large number of people are needed. If there are enough people, the effect can even be ten times greater."

Jing Hongchen completely ignored the glances from the officials nearby. The Sun Moon Empire was now entirely under the control of his Hongchen family, and even these officials were promoted by him personally; why should he care about others' opinions? His grandson's words just now—such an enormous demand for energy ore for an empire—were highly unusual. But that wasn't his concern; his concern was how to solve his grandson's problem.

Technology has brought about tremendous changes.

Finding a professional Soul Master to mine is difficult, but mass-producing mining Soul Tools is not difficult. However, these Soul Tools still require Soul Masters to operate and use them.

An Zhen spoke, her voice tinged with joy, "Then disband a few idle ordinary soul guide regiments. Apart from the necessary positions, some people can be drawn from the five great guardian soul guide regiments to lead them. Their treatment can be improved, and the empire still has a considerable surplus of spiritual medicines. The Prime Minister will arrange the specifics."

Anzhen needs to speed things up.

The virtual world absorbs information rather quickly.

One day and one night.

It consumed 60,000 cubic meters of ore.

The speed far exceeded his expectations, whether it was because the energy quality of these ores was low or for some other reason.

To put this in perspective, this amount of energy is equivalent to 180 million Soul Masters. Even a level 100 Soul Master wouldn't have that much energy in their body. To absorb so much energy without being overwhelmed and bursting is enough to make anyone a god. It truly shows how worthy this world is.

And this speed will increase in the future. The Sun Moon Empire certainly has more than just the Nether Sea ore in its energy reserves, but it's better to be prepared. Who knows how much it will take to feed a world? Preparing as much as possible is a good precaution. Of course, An Zhen won't just focus on this one ore. Small worlds like the Undead Demiplane are excellent nourishment for his growth, but that will have to wait until the virtual world grows up a bit. Right now, he really can't consume that much.

"That's settled then," Anzhen said.

He then added a warning, "Anyone who dares to slack off or cause trouble will have their home ransacked by this prince."

Without warnings of danger, some people lack motivation.

"We will obey Your Highness's command," the officials bowed and said.

Sitting on the throne, Xu Tianzhen blinked, her small hand holding a pen, and carefully wrote down the orders that An Zhen had just given. Then she picked up the large seal next to her and stamped it.

"Om-"

Just then, a strange fluctuation of soul power suddenly came from somewhere in Mingdu.

The outskirts of Mingdu.

The white-haired old man, filthy and disheveled, looked like a vagrant as he sat by the field, a wine jug hanging from his waist, and a chicken leg in his hands, which he was diligently eating.

"Huh?" Elder Xuan suddenly raised his head, ignoring the chicken leg that had fallen to the ground.

In Mingdu, on the outskirts of Mingdu, every Soul Master with cultivation raised their head and looked toward the place where they could feel strange fluctuations of soul power.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, a silver moon climbed to its highest point in the sky. The sun, which had been hanging high in the heavens, seemed to have vanished. The silvery moonlight poured down, draping the earth in a dreamlike veil. The entire city was gently enveloped by this radiant light, as if it were being steadily protected by a silvery dome emitting a soft glow, together with the silver moon in the sky, creating a beautiful scene.

"Space power, Limit Douluo?" Elder Xuan exclaimed in surprise.

He had just sensed the presence of spatial power.

Has someone in the Mingdu of the Sun Moon Empire just been promoted to Limit Douluo?
Before this, did the Sun Moon Empire have another hidden level 98 Super Douluo with the Silver Moon Martial Soul? Wasn't it only Jing Hongchen who reached level 95 Super Douluo?
Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

Xian Lin'er and Fan Yu, their figures draped in a layer of silver moonlight, gazed intently at the silver moon in the sky.

"This is..." Xian Lin'er's voice was a little hoarse, with a slight tremor. It was a question of disbelief, and the excitement of seeing a god with one's own eyes.

"You two are very lucky." Luanfeng's figure appeared beside the two, her eyes also filled with excitement and fervor as she looked at the silver moon in the sky. "She witnessed the birth of the first level ten Soul Master in the history of my Sun Moon Empire, no, it should be said that the entire Douluo Continent."

They've already seen it with their own eyes, and these two are high-level Soul Masters, so there's no way to hide it from them. It's better to tell them openly and honestly, which will also serve as a deterrent.

"Level 10!" Xian Lin'er took a deep breath.

Shrek Academy didn't even have a single level nine Soul Master, yet the Sun Moon Empire produced a level ten Soul Master.

The gap is too big.

After the initial shock, Xianlin'er suddenly thought of something else.

A level nine Soul Master is comparable to a Title Douluo, but what about a level ten Soul Master?
Does this mean the Sun Moon Empire now possesses god-level combat power?
Wouldn't that mean the original Douluo Three Kingdoms would be finished? The reason they won that war thousands of years ago was because the original Douluo Continent's three kingdoms won by virtue of their sheer number of Title Douluos. An Zhen, Yu Tong, and the others haven't even grown up yet.

No, it's not necessarily god-level.

Without sensing any specific energy or pressure, Xianlin'er couldn't be sure.

Xianlin'er's heart was in turmoil.

Sun and Moon Palace.

Unlike the excited and ecstatic ninth-level soul masters and officials in the main hall, An Zhen, with a calm expression, glanced at the silver moon still hanging in the air and tapped her fingers lightly on the table. "After you've finished showing off, hurry up and get to work. I just assigned tasks."

"Yes."

The silver moon in the sky disappeared, and sunlight shone on everyone once more. A beam of silver moonlight fell upon the Sun and Moon Palace, and Kong Deming's figure emerged from within.

The tall, white-haired old man bowed deeply to An Zhen, his tone more respectful than ever before, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness in making this possible!"

“You already possessed this ability, it’s just that it came a little earlier than expected,” An Zhen said calmly.

An Zhen reached out, and a dozen thick books landed beside Kong Deming.

“These are books about cultivating twin martial souls,” An Zhen said.

From Shrek Academy.

Out of a certain collecting obsession, he would make a copy of any useful knowledge, soul bones he had come into contact with, useful things, things that seemed interesting, interesting or powerful martial souls, and powerful soul masters, even if he didn't understand them in depth. He would keep a copy in the virtual world. Anyway, ever since he obtained his fourth soul skill, he had never ended his martial soul possession state because there was always something to digest in his "stomach." He also used his "stomach" as a large storage device for living and dead objects.

"These books must not be circulated. Familiarize yourself with your natal soul tool, and then go to the sea to explore energy veins. The Prime Minister will tell you about this later. While you're at it, hunt down a 100,000-year-old sea soul beast to replenish the soul ring of your second martial soul. Reaching level 98 in soul power will not be a problem. With the spatial power inside your level 10 soul tool, you might even be able to condense a second soul core and glimpse the level 99 Limit Douluo realm."

Kong Deming is a man of exceptional talent and intelligence.

Silver moon, sun.

Twin Martial Souls, two extremely powerful Martial Souls.

His own soul tool talent is also outstanding.

With such a configuration, he became the first level 10 Soul Master in history in the Sun Moon Empire, and if he were in Shrek Academy, he might have become a Limit Douluo.

"Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness!" Kong Deming excitedly put away the books beside him.

I never expected His Highness to be so considerate of him.

Although his lifespan had increased after breaking through to Super Douluo, he naturally wanted to live a few more years, having finally become a level ten soul tool user. With increased strength, he could continue to explore the path of soul tools. He had only just entered the realm of a level ten soul tool user; a completely new field awaited his exploration and development.

'It seems my soul power should be increased too.' An Zhen's consciousness landed on the NPC puppet that was cultivating in the virtual world, which had already reached level sixty.

Anzhen is really looking forward to it.

The last soul skill before obtaining the true form of the martial soul.

What kind of authority will he unlock?
Based on past patterns, abilities related to power should manifest beforehand. But this time they didn't. Or perhaps he simply didn't notice?
　Sunday.

　　A listless Monday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)