You became an emperor by letting me AFK.

It's not that there are no minerals; in fact, Daqian has already been developing iron and copper mines, but they are located at relatively deep depths and cannot be accessed without steam power.

If you want to become an iron-age civilization, go mine iron ore.

But what if I don't have iron?

Go mining.

Xia He couldn't hold back when she saw this situation where one thing had become a double-edged sword.

"That's why I specifically chose the starting point of the Great Qian Dynasty to avoid this situation."

Even with the players' abilities, it would be difficult to operate under such conditions. Therefore, the people of the New World have always lived a very hard life and are already envious of the people of the Great Qian who are well-fed and clothed.

As long as you are employed by them and work hard, you can make a living.

This is what makes a great civilization.

At first, the priests preached the Heavenly Way Sect, and everyone was skeptical. But this time, they finally stopped doubting and recognized Him as the only God.

For a time, a large number of statues of the Heavenly Dao were sold in Xinxiang.

Xia He clearly saw the spread of faith at a visible speed, unstoppable.

The Heavenly Dao Sect has taken root in the New World. With her casual addition of special effects this time, no one will doubt its authenticity. At least the West Coast will spread the name of the Heavenly Dao Sect and convert to the new religious community.

Simultaneously.

Signals of faith also came from the other side of the New World.

"Isn't that the East Coast?"

Even Xia He was puzzled. Logically speaking, it was a colony of various countries in the Western Continent. How could they spread their own beliefs there? It would be good enough if the two sides could avoid becoming enemies.

Filled with curiosity, she turned her gaze to the other side of the mainland.

Chapter 177 A New Round Is About to Begin (6K)

West coast of the New World.

A group of people dressed as missionaries from Western sects took off their monks' robes and celebrated joyfully as soon as they landed.

"We're out of that damn dark place."

My companions also smiled at the coastline, and the small port towns on land that hosted us were not xenophobic, but rather quite welcoming, since everyone was more or less fleeing the religious wars of the Western Continent.

Others argue that new theological theories have been expelled.

The place of exile.

The name itself is a reflection of its past; it was once a place to punish criminals, a place where life was a matter of life and death, as the undeveloped new continent was a harsh place.

Most people even died during the long journey before landing, as there were too many unexpected events during the crossing of the sea.

For example, shipwrecks, getting lost, family members, and pirates are all deadly.

However, humans are resilient.

Waves of immigrants gradually established stable settlements and began to live on the east coast, while the western continent, due to frequent wars, was too lazy to care. They simply authorized them to establish autonomous regions and cultivate land, and as long as they paid taxes, they did not concern themselves with the specific affairs.

Even if they imported Daqian's telegraph machines, they still couldn't truly manage the mainland thousands of kilometers away.

This is determined by the degree of social organization, and cannot be changed by one or two technological products.

"In short, we are free."

Martin, the leading missionary, gesticulated wildly and said, "We want to establish another sect here, namely the Heavenly Way Sect."

"good idea."

“We cannot choose any sect from the Western Continent, otherwise we will still be drawn into the conflict.”

"Just use the Heavenly Dao Sect's theories; they're quite open-minded anyway."

"Yes, that's what we'll do."

In fact, some of them were already believers, so Xia He saw this scene through his perspective and realized that the Heavenly Dao Sect had actually infiltrated the Western Continent in a subtle way.

The doctrine designed by Gergentana was not exclusive, and even had materialistic and dialectical elements, with a fairly open content.

It will not emphasize alarmist admonitions, but simply regulate the principles of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness.

The Heavenly Dao Sect truly doesn't need those complicated schemes.

The possession of the Way of Heaven is the greatest form of propaganda, so there is no need for other religions to painstakingly plan for control. Simply letting things take their natural course makes it easier for other believers to join.

Get more in one fell swoop.

The underlying code determines that the Heavenly Dao Sect is more inclusive, just like the Great Qian Dynasty.

"This way we can save some effort in missionary work."

Xia He looked at the fanatical missionary Martin and was certain that her faith would take root on the East Coast, perhaps not on a large scale, but with a wide distribution.

The survivors, unaware of the divine intervention they had received, were simply dreaming of the future. Even the fact that their town was a place of exile couldn't dampen their enthusiasm.

The future is just around the corner.

They no longer have to worry about the ongoing religious tragedies.

Religious conflicts in the Western Continent were not as severe as they used to be. Now, the availability of guns and cannons has made them far more deadly, not to mention the added competition for industrial goods, which has led to frequent wars.

While countries are indeed showing a trend toward controlling war, things won't stop anytime soon; it's a long way off.

This is also partly due to the influence of the Qianlong Emperor.

The official operator team established by Feng Tianyin exported a considerable amount of weaponry.

Her motives were impure.

Since you're at war, why not sell some weapons and stir up trouble? Anyway, anything that doesn't involve much technology will be copied sooner or later.

Xia He clearly saw that the proportion of military supplies displayed on each trade route was not low; those little bots were too wicked. Thanks to this, the fighting in the Western Continent was quite intense, reaching an even higher level.

It's better to let them fight each other before the forces of the Great Qian truly get involved.

In addition, Gao Xingzhou's visit also spread the word about the Heavenly Dao Sect. After all, his entourage was quite large, and he received courtesy from various countries, making it hard for people not to know about the Heavenly Dao Sect behind him.

Let's get a concept out there and promote it first.

In fact, missionaries learned about this much earlier through their travels and conversations with their colleagues.

For example, missionary teams like Martin knew about the Heavenly Dao Sect long ago, but only recently began to follow it.

They decided to settle here.

"It's decided, I'll start my missionary work here. I'm no longer concerned with what's happening on the other side of the ocean."

"Anyway, we're already considered an autonomous region within the colony, so whatever."

"A new life awaits us."

The jubilant crowd unloaded a large amount of supplies from the ship, including various machinery parts, livestock, and seeds, clearly indicating that they were well-prepared and determined to operate the business long-term.

The local people were also very welcoming, as the saying goes, many hands make light work, and they welcomed the missionaries' investment.

Given the current situation in the exile areas, xenophobic sentiments cannot be fostered.

To embrace all things.

Faced with the pressure of survival, people tend to set aside their barriers in the new world, making it easier for them to bring new ideas, new systems, and new things.

Martin brought not only missionaries, but also many scholars, clerks, and others.

And a large amount of experimental equipment, documents, and files, because they had also been ostracized to some extent for their research, they made up their minds to simply leave for distant lands and escape the war. Even the Great Qian Dynasty was operating in the New World, so there was nothing wrong with this place.

"I heard that the Great Qian Dynasty also has colonies here."

"That's on the other side of the continent, thousands of kilometers away. Forget about it, you'll probably never meet him in your lifetime."

"Not necessarily, I think it will happen soon."

"I don't want to think about those things anymore. I'm going to start clearing the land. My new life begins today."

Who among the brave souls willing to cross the ocean doesn't have ideals and perseverance? Most importantly, they are tenacious. In Xia He's eyes, this journey has selected the fighters from the Middle Kingdom and the Western Kingdom.

The same applies to the Great Qian Dynasty.

The empire was deadly in its orderly fashion, but if one looked at the intercontinental sea world, one would find that many peripheral city-states and small countries had also sent people.

They belonged to the Great Qian Dynasty and went to build things thousands of miles away.

The most daring and aggressive people from both sides have arrived.

The competition begins on the east and west coasts of the New World. According to her estimate, this year's 120th anniversary of the Enlightenment can add another boost, and then quickly transition to the 130th anniversary of the Enlightenment, at which point the era will change.

"It's best to get through this middle round as soon as possible, and then we can deal with it more carefully once we get to the Industrial Age."

Xia He made up her mind.

According to the game mechanics, even though steam engines are prevalent now, it doesn't count as the industrial age.

It's still a bit lacking; it will only count when internal combustion engines and electricity become widespread. When that happens, the world will be fully interconnected, which will further propel the expansion and sweeping influence of subspace forces.

"If we're only talking about traveling to other worlds, we probably achieved that through subspace teleportation even earlier than space travel."

She believes that the small robot is definitely capable of doing it.

The reason for not doing so is that the world's strength is not strong enough and too fragile, which means that we need to get through the 120 to 130 stage as soon as possible. We should go back to the Great Qian homeland first to see if the conditions are ripe.

In an instant, Xia He's gaze traveled thousands of miles away.

Top of the temple.

Feng Tianyin received a telegram from the New World, a response to the Heavenly Dao's blessing.

She couldn't help but feel happy as she read the letter, since Heaven had chosen the colony in its pre-round assessment, which meant it recognized her focus.

After all, the main theme of this round is overseas expansion.

He approved of Xinxiang.

“Send back a congratulatory letter. Jiang Bai, draft a list of new city management personnel; we need to prioritize that area.”

“Gengtana, you too, we need to increase the parish resources in Xinxiang so we can accelerate missionary work.”