You became an emperor by letting me AFK.

The fact that the subspace dared not act recklessly before and after the arrival of the Heavenly Dao does not mean that humanity's unilateral recklessness would not cause a large amount of pollution to accumulate. Once accumulated, it could easily evolve into a wider spread.

The reason I'm ignoring you now is entirely because of the centennial celebration of the Heavenly Dao Festival. I'll deal with you later and make sure you're not allowed to continue being an eyesore in the continental sea.

After discussing cooperation, Zhuang Qing returned to the mindset of a tourist.

There are so many new and exciting things.

It's better to give up that plan. What you lack as you get older is exposure to new things. Just treat it as a long-awaited trip.

Chapter 156: The Newly Appointed Person (6K)

Xiayi Temple.

Since she began preparing for the centennial celebration of the Heavenly Dao Ceremony, Feng Tianyin has been traveling around.

Instead of staying in the Imperial Study to handle official business as usual, she inspected various areas of Xia County to ensure the implementation of plans. This was because many new technologies were introduced, and the fireworks had become larger and higher, ushering in a comprehensive upgrade.

Every new technology needs to be showcased before anything else is discussed.

The capital of Daqian was bustling with activity, the entire city was bright red, decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and everything was ready.

Not only cities, but also surrounding counties and towns are actively participating.

Xiayi has completed the prototype of a "metropolitan area" ahead of its time. Its enormous size has driven the development of surrounding villages and towns, forming a blueprint for a metropolitan area centered on itself.

Industrial feel.

Its immediate impression is the roar of machines, the stacks of steel, and the rippling of coal dust, casting a cold-toned filter over the entire city.

It was both prosperous and rough around the edges of early industrialization.

The beauty of Xiayi lies in its architecture, but unfortunately, things like blue skies and white clouds are not available now.

Everything has a price.

Feng Tianyin knew very well that it was impossible to make the city completely clean overnight, so she had no choice but to use a lot of decorations to cover it up, at least to show the Heavenly Dao a colorful sight.

Her philosophy is "pollute first, then clean up," which is currently within the acceptable range.

Moreover, Xiayi is actually "the city most suitable for industrial pollution" because other places are too easy to accumulate subspatial pollution.

But Daqian's heart doesn't need this worry.

Since we're not worried, let's aggressively develop industry.

Yeah.

The core industrial sector can be maintained as much as possible under Feng Tianyin's watchful eye, but it will have to remain as it is for the next few years. She has no aesthetic preferences; the world is simply made up of numbers. However, some people still expressed regret.

"The weather is terrible, it's shrouded in smog all day long, and I'm having trouble breathing even at my age."

"It's stuffy and has a strange smell."

"Whenever I have a holiday, I go to the suburbs to walk around and breathe fresh air, but now the smog is blown away by the wind."

"The weather will only be sunny on the day of the Heavenly Dao Festival."

Some are happy while others are sad. To outsiders, Xiayi is developed, prosperous and advanced, but the local people have felt the other side of the cost of industry. Fortunately, their living standards have made up for this.

Inexpensive industrial products are the most important.

Feng Tianyin urged the academy to develop canning technology as early as possible. With the large-scale operation of food factories, this product quickly entered the market. It was durable, convenient to eat, and inexpensive. Moreover, with the progress of agriculture and animal husbandry, meat accounted for an increasingly larger proportion of the catering industry, and technologies such as sugar production and monosodium glutamate purification ensured the taste and vitamins.

She doesn't know much about cooking, but she knows everything about ingredient lists. With one set of techniques, she can guarantee a healthy diet.

Even though some people feel that the food is better than before due to its "technological and grueling" aspects, Daqian is still solving the problem of "creating something from nothing".

At this very moment, Feng Tianyin is inspecting a food factory.

"This thing is being offered as tribute?"

Jiang Bai, standing beside him, stared blankly at the various canned goods and asked, "Am I being a bit conservative? I feel it's strange to offer these things to the Heavenly Dao. Shouldn't they be presented as exquisitely presented dishes?"

"My lord, we've used that format for all the recent festivals, so shouldn't we be using the most advanced cuisine?"

The factory owner answered cautiously.

Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow, thinking that it seemed to make sense and was quite novel.

Was it my fault?

What delicacies haven't been displayed on the offering table? But canned food is definitely a first.

The owner continued, "In addition, we also used cans to create a statue," revealing a statue of the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao, only made up of layers upon layers of cans.

The scribes and priests were greatly shocked.

The group couldn't help but look at the person in charge, as only he could decide whether to adopt the plan.

Feng Tianyin nodded.

"There's nothing wrong with it? I think it's sacred."

Since the high priest had spoken, there was no problem. So Jiang Bai added an item to the tribute list with a stroke of his pen, and the shopkeeper thanked him profusely.

Becoming a tribute item is excellent publicity; it instantly elevates the product's image and ensures it will sell like hotcakes in the future.

Indeed.

Some people do have a negative view of canned food, but if it becomes a tribute, it can turn unwilling customers into consumers. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation? It's estimated that the High Priest also intends to promote it. Gao Zan was indeed farsighted.

After leaving the food factory, the group headed straight to the test area, where countless hot air balloons were densely packed.

They are ready and can take off at any time.

Even the surface of the balloons is embroidered with various patterns and blessings, and when they are released, they will surely become a beautiful sight in the sky.

Blue skies and white clouds are too monotonous; these hot air balloons will make the sky more colorful.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready."

"No, you're not ready. Continue the adjustments. Remember, you need to recalculate the relationship between the balloon's curvature and aerodynamics. The required lift, reducing the aircraft's drag, and increasing its flight speed all need to be considered. Furthermore, the hot air balloon's heat loss needs to be calculated separately..."

As always, the high priest performed the calculations on the spot.

Fortunately.

At least the people in the academy could understand it and barely follow the train of thought. After all, the High Priestess had changed; before, she would directly state the formulas, but now she knew how to use connecting phrases and sentences.

Lu Zhengshu answered fluently and even had the energy to introduce the latest fireworks.

"Your Majesty, Your Excellency, we have developed an improved version of gunpowder that can generate more kinetic energy per unit weight..."

It's more like a bomb than fireworks.

He actually modified the original plan for the military into fireworks, guaranteeing they'd be big and loud. This thing is already being considered for use in clearing mountains and roads, but it's still in the technology verification phase. Unexpectedly, its first appearance was at the Heavenly Ritual.

To wish for good luck.

After all, no one can guarantee what will happen if an explosion occurs, but at least there is the protection of the heavens during the festival.

The dazzling array of new ideas surprised even Jiang Bai, who was used to approving projects at every turn.

Seeing is better than hearing.

Seeing the projects that have been approved by my signature is still awe-inspiring. Some of the more cutting-edge experiments, such as airships and train cannons, are even more terrifying in their power. I wonder what the effect will be if they are successful in the future.

Unfortunately, it's too new and not mature enough to be used in the festival for now. Of course, the current product is already quite gorgeous.

"Your Majesty, why don't you also use your psionic powers to decorate it?"

"I won't presume to take the lead; before the Dao of Heaven, any spiritual energy pales in comparison."

"Ok."

"However, I can link the power of willing psionicists to allow them to experience the power of the Heavenly Dao more directly."

Feng Tianyin was going to preach to the psionic talents who had come from afar.

Xia He reviewed the bugs that arose during the era's transition and began to focus on the game's evolution.

It's been quite a busy time.

Previously, not only Feng Tianyin was using the loophole, but several other civilizations were also accelerating their development by taking advantage of the surge in spiritual energy during this period. However, they have all been fixed now, so you still need to be down-to-earth.

She stretched and yawned, took a sip of coffee, and then continued her inspection.

A bird's-eye view overlooking the entire Daqian territory.

In terms of actual control area, it is a full 600 million square kilometers, but the definition is "the area is covered by the road network". If we include "the area does not meet the former definition and no other regime claims the area", then the area is even more exaggerated.

but.

The polar regions to the north, the ocean to the east, and the deserts and plateaus to the west are not considered the core area.

The truly fertile lands are the Blessed Basin, the Southern Blessed Plain, then scattered hilly valleys, and finally the coast of the intercontinental sea.

Xia He's main focus is also on this ocean.

"You're the only one who's restless."

Students with poor grades naturally attract the most attention from teachers, and it was hard for her not to notice this restless area. Sure enough, the surrounding warnings indicated that the intensity of the war was still rising, affecting the eastern island group.

[Regional tensions increased by 10%, larger-scale firefights are expected]

Neither Saran nor Malaya had the national strength to sustain a war for so long, but they had the advantage of having pirates involved.

They became mercenaries to make money.

Xia He saw a large number of pirate units participating in the war, and they actually had a "wild monster spawning mechanism," meaning that the ecological niche of the barbarians in the past had become that of pirates in the Age of Exploration.

That makes sense.

In fact, refreshing only accounts for a small part; the vast majority are pirate members who have accumulated experience over many years.

Over the years, many people in various countries, led by Borneo, have become pirates out of necessity, while the Great Qian Dynasty has no motivation to suppress pirates because it makes money by escorting ships. As a result, various forces between the continent and the sea have fostered a monstrosity.

[Hint: The "Pirate War" event has taken shape]

[Increased tensions in the region will lead to increased troop production, and pirate units affected will receive a +2% supply boost.]

A region event has been triggered!

Their constant back-and-forth has finally become a chronic problem, enough to give anyone around them a headache.