Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 383 Zhu Zhuqing's Views on Wuhun City and Xingluo City

"It's a misunderstanding, Xiao Wu. Na'er and I were just exchanging elemental attributes."

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Tang San stepped forward to stop the two from continuing and sent a fist-sized ball of spatial power into Xiao Wu's body. Although Gu Yuena only gave a little bit, with the passive ability of the Blue Silver Emperor, that little bit of spatial power could be amplified a thousand times.

Gu Yuena's eyes widened in disbelief.

So, as long as Tang San is tied up and taken back to the Star Dou Great Forest, her true form will definitely be able to recover from her injuries in a very short time, right?

However, Gu Yuena only thought about it.

In reality, even with the power of her true form, she might not be able to bring Tang San back at this point. Besides, she hasn't fully learned everything about the human world yet.

To be honest, after staying in the human world for so long, she really didn't want to go back. This place was much more interesting than the Starry Sky Forest, which hadn't changed much in ten thousand years.

"Zhu Qing, what do you think of Wuhun City?" Seeing that Xiao Wu had benefited and was no longer "sulking" with Gu Yuena, Tang San asked Zhu Zhu Qing, who was standing to the side.

"Ah? Oh~ It's very prosperous, with a vibrant energy that I've never seen in Star Luo City." Zhu Zhuqing had been wondering who Gu Yuena was, speculating whether she was Tang San's daughter or something. Hearing Tang San's question, she finally realized what was going on and shared her thoughts on Spirit City. "I thought Star Luo City and Heaven Dou City were already quite prosperous, but compared to the six outer cities of Spirit City, they are far inferior. I really don't know how they were built."

"It's simply a miracle!"

Those who see the six outer cities for the first time are amazed and then doubtful, unable to imagine how the Spirit Hall could have built such prosperous cities in just two or three years.

Especially for nobles, it was an extremely incredible thing that commoners without soul power could unleash such incredible creative power.

Nowadays, many people migrate and expand to the six outer cities every year, and the six outer cities are willing to accept all people, including refugees and beggars who cannot survive.

After all, Wuhun City is booming and what it lacks most is manpower.

Rumor has it that the various countries within the Heaven Dou territory have already restricted the flow of people leaving their cities, preventing people from moving towards Wuhun City... After all, for a kingdom, population is the true foundation of a nation.

The Star Luo Empire is in a better position, since it doesn't have as many kingdoms or duchies within its borders. On the surface, the entire empire has only one voice: the royal family.

It is said that Emperor Qinghe of Tiandou is currently trying to unify the country internally, abolishing the independence of kingdoms and duchies, and concentrating all power in the hands of the emperor…

"This isn't a miracle; it's just that both empires have overlooked the power of the people. In reality, if someone can unite them, give them an achievable goal, and keep their promises, the creativity they can unleash is no less than that of Soul Masters. In fact, most Soul Masters are only stronger than them in terms of raw power, and are otherwise useless." Tang San shook his head, his words revealing his unconventional, even contemptuous, view of most Soul Masters in the current Soul Master world. "The Spirit Hall is very lucky to have achieved this; otherwise, building such a city in two or three years would be nothing but a pipe dream."

Zhu Zhuqing didn't quite understand, but after comparing the differences between Xingluo City and Wuhun City, she felt like she could understand it. But in the end, she also realized that she wasn't cut out for it.

But Tang San wasn't either—

Although she admired Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing was aware that Tang San could only give general directions in terms of management and governance; his greatest strengths lay in research, forging, and combat.

The reason why Wuhun City was able to develop to this point is because the Pope of the Spirit Hall was enlightened. He was not afraid of Tang San, a strong person who could rival him in strength, rebelling. He was willing to listen to his advice and even named him a Holy Son. Moreover, the grassroots staff were also willing to carry out the Pope's orders.

They were united as one.

And what about the Star Luo Empire?

Although there was only one voice throughout the empire, there were still those in other families and among the officials who outwardly obeyed but inwardly defied.

There are also corrupt individuals within the Spirit Hall. As power grows, it's inevitable that some will try to gain without effort. However, the Spirit Hall now eliminates these parasites as soon as they are discovered, unlike the two great empires, where the intricate web of interests only allows them to remove the insects on the leaves. It's much harder to eradicate the insects in the trunk and roots.

Therefore, Zhu Zhuqing also admired the current Pope of the Spirit Hall for his decisiveness.

Of course, most importantly, Zhu Zhuqing felt that the two empires were connected by interests, and in terms of faith, it was just a slogan like "For the Empire".

And what about the Spirit Hall?

Before Bibi Dong became Pope, the Spirit Hall relied on propaganda based on faith to recruit people, which meant that most commoner spirit masters were not really interested.

Most Soul Masters cultivate for a very simple purpose: to enjoy material things like wealth, power, and beauty, and secondly, to enjoy spiritual things like being admired and sought after.

The Spirit Hall directly mentions faith, but not interests?

Humanity is not that great yet.

After Bibi Dong became the Pope, she began to win people's hearts with benefits, which enabled the Spirit Hall to gradually grow stronger. However, the hidden danger was that the personnel in the various branches of the Spirit Hall were of mixed quality.

After all, the various branch halls have a relatively strong degree of autonomy, making it impossible to effectively govern the main city of Wuhun City.

After Tang San joined, he provided Bibi Dong with a lot of theoretical support. The core of their faith changed, but the underlying benefits did not disappear. On the contrary, because the form changed, they gained even more.

Of course, during the development phase, they had more and more work than usual, but compared to the past, more people were smiling.

Zhu Zhuqing felt it was impossible for the Star Luo Empire to be like the Spirit City. The internal web of interests was as intricate and complex as the roots of an old tree. But that was not the worst part. The most crucial thing was that the people, officials, and families of the Star Luo Empire did not have the same faith and cohesion as the Spirit Hall.

Or rather, their cohesion lies only in their own small families, without considering the entire empire.

This couldn't be more tragic.

The case of the Spirit Hall cannot be replicated. It already had a foundation of faith, and by making some changes, ordinary people could also obtain tangible benefits. This approach works in two ways.

And what about Xingluo?

Compared to this place, it's like a pile of rotten, dirty mud. If the Spirit Hall didn't develop, it might have survived for a long time. But now the Spirit Hall is booming. Even if Star Luo tries to catch up, as long as the creativity of the common people at the bottom is not brought into play, it will never be able to catch up with the Spirit Hall. In fact, the gap will only widen.

"This is giving me a headache." Zhu Zhuqing rubbed her temples, giving up on thinking it over. She decided it was best not to overthink it; she could deal with it later when she got back. Besides, in this world, strength meant greater influence...

(End of this chapter)