Doctor, I'm really strong!

You can do whatever you want within the red line, but crossing it means certain death. Not only will you suffer, but your family for three generations will be unable to hold their heads high. This cost is enough to deter those fools who want to reach out.

"Another bunch of people."

In Ling's hand was a new list of personnel changes; the Ministry of Internal Affairs had truly rounded up all those people.

In Yan Country, such a thing would never happen. Children from low-income families don't even have the right to go to school. Those who can go to school are all children from wealthy families. How could those people dare to send inferior milk to the schools of the rich? Any child's parents could kill him or make him wish he were dead.

"What's wrong? Fragment of the God of Yan, do you have any objections to the leader's decision?"

Ling looked up at the expressionless Talulah and said worriedly, "By doing this, Jiuli will inevitably become an enemy of the entire bureaucratic system in the future, after all..."

Which official doesn't want to get promoted and make money? Before I became an official, I had no special privileges, and after I became an official, I still have no special privileges. Wasn't I just wasting my time as an official?

Talulah, the black snake, smiled and said, "Isn't it obvious? He (Liu Jiuli) is fighting against the greed and desire of human nature. In the foreseeable future, humans will not be able to completely control their greed and desire, so this has been a protracted war from the very beginning, a war that will last until the end of civilization."

"This is the path of martyrs."

It reminded him of Jie, and of her words: "Our enemy is outside, but also within our own hearts."

"But it's undeniable that he's gradually moving towards success, or rather, achieving a stage of success." Black Serpent Talulah walked to the window with her hands behind her back. "He understands human nature, knows what to do, and has given everything he should. The Red Guard civil servants' salaries are higher than those of any other civil servants in other countries. The salaries at the grassroots level are five times that of civil servants in other countries, and at the top level, they are ten times. The price is the elimination of all previous unspoken rules. There are no privileges, only real power granted by the people. Anyone who crosses this red line will be killed without mercy!"

"This is too difficult." Ling shook his head in pain.

"Just because it's too difficult, does that mean we shouldn't do it? At least in this respect, I admire his (Liu Jiuli's) awareness."

With his back to the black serpent Talulah, Ling said, "I never expected that the evil god of Ursus would admire a Yan person."

Talulah, the Black Serpent, laughed heartily: "Because he will become the Tsar of Ursus, an unprecedented Tsar in history, an uncrowned Tsar. You can refute me with a thousand reasons, but it is undeniable that he perfectly meets the requirements of Ursus. You do not understand the soul of Ursus. The people need a strong father."

Black Serpent Talulah paused, then added, "In fact, isn't your Yan Kingdom the same? You need a leader for the people. Right now, your temporary strength is just masking your internal contradictions, but the greed of the feudal system will eventually reignite the flames. The spiraling ladder of history doesn't belong to any one country or nation, but to the entire civilization. No one is an exception."

Finally, Talulah the Black Serpent turned to Ling and said, "Since you've chosen to support us, don't hesitate or keep thinking about other things. Many things disappear when you're looking back and forth. Rather than regretting what you've lost, it's better to hold on tight when you should. You may not be able to see the course of history, but at least you should know what you should be doing now."

After leaving those words, Talulah the Black Serpent walked away without looking back; she still had to substitute teach two political classes.

Ling's gaze returned to the list in his hand. In other countries, the people on the list would be privileged elites, high above the rest. Now, because of Liu Jiuli's words, they had been kicked out of the civil service system. It was impossible for them not to resent it. Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents. Moreover, they must feel that they have lost not only wealth, but also their future.

These people are hidden dangers, but we can't eliminate them to prevent future problems, because that would discourage other serving civil servants. So we just leave them there...

"That's it! We can do it this way."

Ling thought of a very good method and immediately went to Liu Jiuli to suggest it.

Section 113: Breaking Through the Shackles

(Second update, (～￣▽￣)～)

The results of the iron-fisted anti-corruption campaign were quite impressive; the very next day, a group of civil servants submitted their resignations.

This clearly has the suspicion of forcing the emperor to step down. The main problem is that some officials didn't come to power for the sake of the people. They can't get rich by being promoted. They can only live a life that is five or six times better than ordinary people, or at most ten times better. They can't stand seeing people around them being obsequious and smiling at them. What's the point of being an official?

Liu Jiuli didn't tolerate these people. He allowed all of them to resign. Resigning at this time would definitely be recorded against them. They could forget about having any connection with the civil service system for the rest of their lives. If their children wanted to take the civil service exam, this would also be a bad record.

However, before you leave, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will conduct a secret investigation. If they find anything suspicious, you'll have to go to Sun Prison to cleanse yourselves. Don't think that resigning will make you forget everything.

The cost of this was a major reshuffle of the civil service system, as well as dissatisfaction and fear among many officials. However, administrative efficiency did improve significantly, and those civil servants who truly wanted to serve the people stayed. They would not touch those shady industries and strictly required their families not to do anything they shouldn't. After this incident, Liu Jiuli gave special allowances to the families of civil servants.

To put it simply, once you become an official, you, your wife, and your children will receive additional subsidies. These subsidies include vouchers and extra allowances equivalent to more than three times their basic salary, so that when they live a good life, the whole family can live a decent life.

However, this allowance for maintaining integrity is not so easy to obtain. As a result, family members also have the responsibility to supervise and protect the family member who becomes a civil servant. If something goes wrong, you will all suffer the same fate, except for children under the age of two who can be exempted from liability. The difference lies in the severity of the punishment.

Generally, the main person responsible will be sentenced to death (plus labor reform in Sun Prison), family members will be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment, and their property will be confiscated. If there are huge economic transactions with others, even if the money is legal, the relevant personnel will be blacklisted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and kept under constant surveillance. In this regard, Liu Jiuli has shown the same boldness as Zhu Yuanzhang back then.

The actual meaning of this system is to prevent a person from touching things they shouldn't. Of course, Liu Jiuli also knows that this is too difficult, because for those in power, various temptations are never-ending. If they are not careful, they will fall into them and then sink deeper and deeper into the self-hypnosis of "as long as no one knows, I have not committed a crime".

"Do your best within your capabilities."

Liu Jiuli also knew that he had no ability to change human nature, so he could only start with the system and constantly revolutionize himself.

This is equivalent to cutting yourself every now and then. It's impossible not to feel pain, and it's normal for your body to react. But it's much better than being covered in sores and waiting to die. Sometimes Liu Jiuli himself was even thinking about the problem of "the end of politics" after his death.

Life is short, yet we often worry about things that will last a thousand years.

Therefore, he must start struggling now.

A highly confidential plan is underway, so confidential that only Liu Jiuli knows about it. This plan is buried among a vast sea of ​​administrative orders and hidden in the selection of countless grassroots civil servants. He has sown a vast field of seeds across the grassroots, waiting for the person chosen by the people to one day stand before him, so that he will have a successor.

Life is a long march, and only death can announce its end.

"What are you thinking?"

"Oh, your sister, what's the matter?"

Liu Jiuli leaned back in his chair, lost in thought, looking as if he had attained enlightenment.

"As for those civil servants who were implicated, I think they should be given a chance."

"There are some things that absolutely cannot be done, and if you do them, you must bear the consequences."

“I know you certainly won’t allow these bad apples to continue to exist, but they are also civil servants with some ability. Why not give them a chance? For example, send them to some difficult places or give them some challenging tasks. If they can complete them, then these talented but immoral people can be restricted from use.”

Ling's words made Liu Jiuli's eyes light up, and he immediately sat up straight and said, "That makes sense! We can try it."

The biggest benefit of doing this is to alleviate the dissatisfaction of these people and make them feel that there is still hope. This transformation from a promising future to sudden despair can easily lead to mental breakdown. But if an opportunity suddenly comes again before they can't think straight, then according to the principles of PUA, they will rush to seize it, even if it is a very difficult task. These people may even fight over these positions.

Then their conflict no longer lay with Liu Jiuli, the decision-maker, but with each other as competitors.

Unless you encounter someone who's either a "laid-back" type or someone who defies the odds, the former doesn't care about anything, and the latter is someone who's dissatisfied with everything.

So Liu Jiuli "mercifully" decided to give these people a chance and announced the news. However, the number of "atonement" positions was limited, and ultimately one-third of the people would be eliminated. So, what about you...?

Let the competition begin. I'm giving you the opportunity, but if you don't seize it, don't blame me.

The effect of this tactic was truly immediate. The civil servants' hostility instantly turned into competition with each other. Even if they lost the competition, they would admit their mistakes in frustration, calm down and think things through. Without the previous burning desire for revenge, they could smoothly accept being ordinary workers afterward.

There are definitely some people who absolutely cannot accept it, but their numbers are very small. They can distinguish friend from foe very clearly, perfectly????乛?乛????.

The method was dirty, but it really worked – two peaches kill three warriors.

While brute force can overcome ten opponents, using a little maneuvering, especially with the backing of force, can easily convince others to be good people, leading to a Stockholm syndrome outbreak.

Longmen Future Science and Technology City R&D Center

Kroos was busy in front of a computer. This large quantum computer was specially redeemed by Liu Jiuli from the system. He redeemed two in total. The other one was disassembled, and the internal hardware was disassembled into a size that could be directly copied by the Omnipotent Factory and then reassembled. The energy problem was handled by the Originium Reactor. However, Kroos's energy equipment needs to undergo a second upgrade recently.

Because Liu Jiuli enhanced the totamac device with Originium energy, he obtained a high-performance nuclear fusion device that could be put into practical use with unimaginable ease. Except for its size, which is currently at the level of a nuclear power plant, everything else is not a problem.

The reason for this technological upgrade is that the totamak device is a technology that can be analyzed in a short time even if one has never used it before. The system does have better things, but the huge number of points required to exchange for them is one issue, and the biggest problem is that they cannot be copied once possessed.

The powerful productivity that Liu Jiuli currently possesses is entirely dependent on the system. However, as a rational member of the Chinese nation, he believes that what he owns is what he truly possesses. Even if Liu Jiuli is 100% certain that the system now belongs to him, he still needs to prepare a contingency plan at any time. Energy and materials are of paramount importance for technological development.

The same technology applies to quantum computers; they can all be analyzed. The research team at Future Technology is currently busy with this, and Kroos is one of the people in charge. Her role here is much greater than it was at Rhodes Island, and she provides more assistance. Therefore, Kal'tsit has tacitly accepted the fact that Kroos was actually poached by Liu Jiuli.

Oh, we're all family, don't be so formal. Anyway, Liu Jiuli had no qualms about poaching people from Rhodes Island.

Currently, among the research projects led by Kroos, in addition to the upgrade and optimization of controlled nuclear fusion, there is also the underlying code editing technology of Originium Arts. As mentioned before, the earliest Originium Arts were copied from the local Originium creatures. However, the greatest truths are the simplest. At least in Liu Jiuli's common sense, when a model has not been simplified to the most basic one, it means that there is still room for further exploration.

For example, if this is a fire-type Originium Arts, the simplest Fireball spell, then this Originium Arts includes three effects: Condensation, Shaping, and Launch. As for the explosion, that happens naturally after the collision and does not require extra attention, but you can increase the explosive power by adding explosion effects.

So the question is, how do we completely break down the Originium Arts energy circuit of this Fireball spell to its most basic level?

That is, the simplest and only "1" that all Originium Arts inevitably use.

This is like exploring the microscopic world of matter and pursuing the God particle that represents the unity of all things. That 1 is the only one that cannot be divided any further; it is the most fundamental existence.

In addition to conducting numerous experiments, Kroos also had to analyze the Originium Arts models through various mathematical calculations, perform extensive analysis and comparisons, and then identify the useful parts.

In other words, the current Originium Arts are not simple enough.

This is similar to assembling a computer. You can use a deluxe case that costs 10,000 yuan, or you can skip the case altogether, just plug the parts into the motherboard and use them. Eliminate the parts that can be eliminated and only keep the real core components.

For example, the original Fireball spell, an Originium Arts technique, had 19 energy circuits, but now it has been simplified to seven. Furthermore, once a starting point is found, it can be drawn in one go with any pen, greatly improving efficiency.

Now Kroos is absolutely certain that Liu Jiuli's idea is not a pipe dream. There is still room for further simplification and upgrading of Originium Arts, and for further lowering the threshold for use. She has now come to enjoy the feeling of constantly getting closer to the essence of things. Every researcher has a heart that seeks the truth.

This model calculation involved three quantum computers: Jiuzhang, Gougu, and Suanchou. Kroos had already found a breakthrough in her research, and today she was going to use the massive computing power to achieve that breakthrough in one fell swoop.

Will she succeed?

Chapter 114: Kroos's Small Step Takes the Entire Terra Continent Ahead

(Happy May Day everyone! (^▽^))

From the moment we were born between heaven and earth, humankind has revered nature.

Nature has given humanity everything it has now, and human civilization is created on the basis of nature. Therefore, nature is the embodiment of an all-knowing and all-powerful God. The things that nature bestows were given sacredness by humankind in the primitive era, and this sacredness can even continue into modern society.

Compared to Earth, whose physical laws are unbreakable, the Originium energy of Terra is clearly too supernatural. Its unique, idealistic energy form has greatly changed this world and the people who live here.

The first person to use Originium Arts was a god among men in that era.

Therefore, even today, Originium Arts is seen by many Terrans as a synonym for mystery, power, and danger.

This complex emotion was also projected onto the infected, who were the object of fear and apprehension. This reflects the complex mentality of the Terrans after they excommunicated the infected.

But with guidance from an outsider and the pioneering spirit of an engineer, Originium Arts was no longer sacred. Instead, it was placed on a research platform for in-depth, fundamental research, just like any other thing.

Even Rhine Labs can't do this because their thinking hasn't reached that level.

Some people believe that the answer given by nature is the initial starting point, never considering that human thought is the final key to unlocking the door to truth.

Nature only shows you what you can see; much more lies on the other side of the world.

Just as we explore the composition of the microscopic world, the study of Originium Arts will open the door to a new world today.

"This is……"

Kroos was a little confused as she looked at the complex code that appeared on the screen.

It was made up of a bunch of numbers, not code, but something much more complex.

These numbers are constantly changing, as if trying to express some meaning.

"Is there a bug?"

Kroos tried to decipher these numbers, but all she got was a bunch of gibberish. A few minutes later, the gibberish disappeared, replaced by Originium Arts arrays that had been simplified to just horizontal and vertical lines.

No, it can't even be called a magic array; it's more like lines...

Kroos shouted excitedly, "We found it! We found it! This is the foundation of Originium Arts, the energy lines that constitute all Originium Arts, those energy circuits that can exist independently!"

Those who don't understand this will definitely not understand what it means. Only those formally trained mages know that an energy circuit needs a closed internal circulation to exist. It cannot exist as an independent line. This form of expression is a circle. Then, various effects are added inside the circle to ultimately obtain the spell model for activating Originium Arts.

The Yan Kingdom calls it a "magic array," but whatever it's called, the fact that a circle is the foundation has become a consensus among everyone.