Sentry: The guide who's getting extra help is very busy today.

"Useless sentries. I spent so much effort training them, and this is all I got?" If Nironco's head could smoke, the command center would have been a sauna by now.

The SSSS-level sentinels he raised using his methods were comparable in strength to Qi Hui's ability applied to his exclusive sentinels.

At best, it's only slightly more powerful.

Lin Che and his group were no match for Shu Zao's personal sentinels.

What did Shu Zao secretly feed them?

How was it trained?

The longer the battle lasts, the more obvious the gap becomes.

Fu Yuan was losing his rationality and could barely fight back against Ming, but judging from the extent of his alienation, his pollution level was over 80%.

Xingyao continued to adjust. Apart from Zhoumiao and Etheris, the Sentinels on the 88th floor, Crescent Moon, Bethlia, and Yanzhe restrained Ming and Wei, while the other Sentinels and Guides blocked the remaining pollutants.

The protective shield has developed more cracks, but it hasn't completely cracked.

"I can't hold on any longer." Mingyou withdrew her power, lay on her side on the ground, curled up in a ball, and convulsed.

Zhou Miao lay sprawled on the ground, extreme pain coursing through his entire body.

The moth said, "You've temporarily stopped the two of us, but not them. Your defenses are crumbling."

Bethlia and Yan Zhe switched places with Guan Zhou and Fei Mobi. Bethlia's abilities could no longer be used excessively, and Yan Zhe was there to protect her.

Inside the city center, researchers in the laboratory stood outside, gripping their weapons, ready to fight to the death.

The protective barrier broke, and the pollutants failed to enter the central city.

The snow stopped sometime ago.

"It's time to end this." It was Shuzao's voice, heard by every sentry, guide, and ordinary person without any equipment.

The area is protected by two layers: the inner layer covers the central city, and the outer layer extends to the twelve white towers, creating a terrifying perimeter.

The jade pendant stretched out, reaching straight into the sky.

The drooping aerial roots entangled the wounded and transported them to the central city for centralized storage, while the branches attacked pollutants.

Shu Zao stepped on happy Yu, and it brought forth a crescent moon.

No nonsense.

"Domain Replacement".

The SSSS-level Sentinel and Crescent Moon's rank have been replaced.

"Domain Purification." Crescent Moon unleashed her SSSS-level domain.

There are no obstacles to entering the mental landscape, and there is no need to consider whether there is a dedicated guide. The sentinel is not even aware that the pollution in the mental landscape has been cleared and the sentinel has left.

The scene before them was peaceful and serene, which horrified them.

The pollution of the mental landscape vanished abruptly!

"Go clean up the contaminants, this is none of your business."

Crescent Moon: "Received."

"Xiyu, is Qi Hui dead?"

It moved too slowly.

"No, she's trapped in a pile of contaminants and needs to use Etheris's abilities."

"Bring them all."

"receive."

Etheris arrived first, and he stared intently at Shuzao.

Shu Zao tilted her head: "I've changed?"

"Nothing's changed, it's still incredibly powerful."

happy Yu arrived with Qi Hui tied up.

"Save her."

Etheris: "Ugh!"

Qi Hui opened her eyes: "I'm alright?"

"Domain Replacement".

Qi Hui understood.

"Domain · Leapfrog".

"Use your abilities on Yuanli, Boyou, Elisai, Fuyuan, Yanzhe, and Femobi."

Qi Hui's voice was excited: "Director Xiang is fine too, we can get three more."

With an SSSS-level rank, one is no longer limited to being an exclusive Sentinel.

"Is that so?" Shu Zao changed it, replacing Lin Che and Qi Hui's levels, "and applying them to me, Guan Zhou, and Mu Mai."

She saw the robot carry Bethlia into the treatment room.

"receive."

Yuanli and the others felt the changes in their bodies and looked at the towering trees behind them.

She woke up.

Boyou returned to the tree and used his abilities.

Qi Hui left, and happy Yu brought Terry to her side.

"Commander Shuzao, you're finally awake."

"Domain Displacement." She replaced another SSSS-rank Sentinel with Trida's rank.

Although Shuzao's abilities cannot be used in combination, she can use them on different individuals simultaneously, without having to wait until the previous replacement object is finished before replacing the next one.

For example: she can't continuously use it on Qi Hui, but if the swaps are stacked, both her and Qi Hui's levels will continue to rise, which is quite overpowered. She swapped Qi Hui's level, and without disconnecting, she can also swap Trida's level.

"Go treat the wounded, don't let them into the treatment room."

"Yes, yes, yes."

She knew the general role of their abilities after reaching SSSS level thanks to the bracelet that Hua Zhongmian put on her hand.

Otherwise, she would have to work hard to be the striker herself.

"Temporary SSSSS-level spiritual entity, Xiyu, don't let Commander Qi Hui down."

"rest assured."

Instead of fighting alongside her personal sentinels, Shu Zao strengthened the protective perimeter, destroying the three black circles outside the three white towers from a distance, blocking the pollutants' path back.

This is a classic case of "closing the door to beat the dog"—it's nothing more than that.

The disparity in strength was so great that the pollutants around the central city were cleaned up in less than half an hour.

It was too fast. So fast that Nironko walked uncoordinatedly as he came out of the command center.

"Is that all?"

"Mm." Shu Zao replied, sitting on happy Yu's lap. The distance between them didn't hinder their conversation.

"Aren't you coming down?"

Shu Zao: "The ground is so dirty."

Temperatures rose, snow melted, and the ground was covered in blood and extremely dirty.

She had just changed into her dress and didn't want to get it dirty.

"Are you alright?"

She's reliable, she's so reliable.

I woke up, quickly made a few arrangements, and the crisis was averted.

Shu Zao smiled and shook her head: "It's nothing, we should repair the central city."

"I'll arrange it immediately."

Once the ground was cleaned up, Shu Zao stepped onto it, and all eyes turned to her.

"Gurgle."

"Gurgle."

"Gurgle."

Shuzao looked at the little sentry whose stomach was growling with hunger, and bent down: "Hungry?"

I'm not hungry.

"Gurgle."

Shu Zao tried hard to suppress a laugh: "I'm hungry, let's cook."

Nilonko pulled Shuzao aside: "Did you collect a lot of food?"

"Yes."

"Take some out, and I'll tell them where the food came from. The twelve white towers are gone, and the surplus grain in the central city can be used for short-term supply, but not long-term."

"Sure," she said, trusting that Nironko wouldn't dare to play any tricks. "But I have seeds; I can plant them and eat them right away."

She has the additional 'skill' of controlling herself to make plants grow rapidly.

When Yuanli and the others returned at night, Shu had already removed the protective barrier around the White Tower, leaving only the central city area.

meeting room.

"Where are those family heads?" The families she had planned to use as a warning to others hadn't come.

Nironko: "Sacrificed."

She didn't consult him, and he took the opportunity to eliminate dissidents.

Shu Zao raised an eyebrow and stopped asking questions.

"I want to establish a regime."

Xingyao stood up and gave Nilonko and the others a detailed introduction.

After he finished speaking, Nironko spoke first: "It's feasible, but the law will take time to be written."

He had no objection. Shu wanted to seize power and be free from constraints, and he supported him. He had personally experienced how uncomfortable it was to be the speaker.

However, the kind of regime she proposed is quite unusual.

"It's finished." Shu Zao took out a thick stack of papers, almost as tall as her.

A group of old men opened those legal articles.

There's no need to consider public acceptance of the new regime; it's something Shu wrote early on, and they should believe it.

After all, her intervention ended their panic and brought them a way out.

"When do you want to ascend the throne?" If it's to be as soon as possible, the clothes for the enthronement must be made overnight.

"The auspicious day is in three days. I have prepared everything I need, so you don't need to worry about it."

"An auspicious day?" Nironco thought carefully, but couldn't think of anything auspicious about it.

"It's my birthday."

Nironco: ...

After a long pause, he uttered two words: "Great fortune."

The meeting concluded successfully.

The Shu family was happy, and so were the other families at the meeting.

They had less power, but they gained status, becoming nobles and different from small and medium-sized families.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Shu Zao used the "fireside chat" method to have a heart-to-heart talk with the people, putting their minds at ease.

The law was promulgated the following day.

On the third day, the sentries and guides were rewarded and their positions were announced.

That day, Kasi came to see her.

"Shu Zao, you've given me way too much of a back door. Forget it."

He's weak.

"No, without you, that position wouldn't exist, and without that position, there wouldn't be any positions under it."

Her daughter didn't occupy any sentry or guide position.

The fourth day was the founding ceremony.

The empire's totem is the image of Xiyu. She originally wanted to use her own photo, but worried that some people would choose to print it in black and white on paper with the totem printed on it in order to save star coins.

That would become a funeral portrait!

It's bad luck.

Shuzao put the crown on herself. She stood on the high place and received the salutes from all the sentries, guides and ordinary people (without having to kneel).

The 23-year-old monarch had many embarrassing, awkward, and toe-picking moments.

She has been both greasy and romantic, and it's hard to control the degree of her behavior; she seamlessly switches between the two from time to time.

Despite the many setbacks along the way, his back grew straighter and straighter until he ascended the throne.

A month later.

The relaxed feeling of early morning attracted Nilonko.

The White Pagoda has not been rebuilt yet, but a simple communication station has been set up on the original foundation.

The central city isn't fully occupied, so there's no need to move to Baita.

Note: The names in different places will not be changed; Shuzao was too lazy to come up with a new one.

She implemented a series of policies to encourage female guides and sentries to have children.

An electronic monument was also erected, inscribed with her great achievements.

Education has also become a crucial issue, as national unity cannot be achieved without education.

The world she went to was not as advanced as this one, but its governance policies had a history of thousands of years, which she could refer to, taking the essence and discarding the dross.

It was quite a coincidence; she was good at history and political science, and had even done some research on her own in private.

"Why not send sentries into the contaminated area to investigate?"

He got anxious seeing her busy with trivial matters every day.

"No need, I am the strongest in this world."

It is truly the best in the world.

She can sense which area is emitting pollutants.

With power in her hands and overwhelming strength, her sense of relaxation must be at its peak.

Life was leisurely and carefree.

"Is there really such a big difference between an SSSS-class Sentinel and an SSSS-class Guide?"

He remembered that even if Yuanli and the others were strong, they weren't this overbearing as she was.

"Maybe I'm the exception."

Twenty years after the founding of the empire, the twelve white towers were restored to operation.

Fifty years after the founding of the empire, the White Pagoda was expanded outwards, eventually forming twenty-four White Pagodas.

Two hundred years after the empire's founding, the laboratory developed a potion that could enhance the chances of ordinary people giving birth to Guides and Sentinels.

Four hundred years after the empire's founding, the ratio of sentinels to guides is normal, and the thirty-second phase of development, written by Shu Zao, has begun without any rejection reaction.

Six hundred years after the founding of the empire, the birth rate stabilized, and monogamy was implemented throughout the country.

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