After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"what's up?"

Wu Quxing said, enunciating each word clearly.

"Old Yan saw the body of Di Ting at the Dizang Temple. Di Ting used his claws to leave two words on the ground."

Wu Quxing took a deep breath.

"Lingshan".

Lingshan...

Zhou Yan clenched his fist on the table.

Lingshan...

The white-haired dragon king Aruna descended from the sky and wanted to go to Mount Ling. Now, even the mythical beast Di Ting left behind the words "Mount Ling" before it died.

What exactly happened at Lingshan?

Lü Dongbin said that great compassion is also great demon. Does that mean that all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas on Mount Ling are now possessed by demons?

Seriously, if even a single being is this difficult to deal with, Zhou Yan couldn't imagine how terrifying he would have been if an entire sacred mountain were filled with demonized beings.

"I see."

Zhou Yan nodded to Wuquxing.

"I will pay more attention to Lingshan and such."

Zhou Yan understood that the Little Yama King had sent Wuquxing to see him specifically because he wanted to use his omniscient abilities to analyze Mount Ling.

Wu Quxing took out a paper fan, opened it with a whoosh, and asked while waving the fan.

"Little one, have there been any problems with the governance of Dongyang Prefecture lately?"

Zhou Yan looked disgusted.

"People with different perspectives tend to consider different things."

Wu Quxing nodded in satisfaction.

"Yes, it seems you understand that society is very complex."

Zhou Yan smiled wryly.

“I used to hate entrapment and thought the police and the military were disgusting, but when I actually got to the position, I realized that without these people I hated, there would have been a riot long ago.”

Within the Eastern Xia Alliance, the conflicts between the military and civilians, and between the police and civilians, are extremely deep. This deep conflict stems from two main reasons: firstly, the police fail to protect the people and even enjoy indiscriminately killing civilians.

This indiscriminate killing is not due to individual wickedness, but rather because the Eastern Xia United States does not prohibit gun ownership. According to a social survey conducted by a certain Eastern Xia University, the average household in the Eastern Xia United States possesses 1.8 firearms.

Therefore, when the police are on patrol, if they sense that a resident or civilian is about to draw a gun or try to seize a gun, they will immediately open fire and kill the suspect.

Fourthly, it's a very simple logic: it's better for someone else to die than for you to die. When you see someone making a move to draw their gun, you can't gamble that they don't want to kill you; you have to strike first.

Police officers who mistakenly kill civilians often have a bad reputation.

Then came the army. Protests and riots were commonplace in the Eastern United States. The National Guard was responsible for suppressing these demonstrations and riots. This constant confrontation with civilians and beatings had created a deep-seated conflict between the military and civilians.

When Zhou Yan was still a civilian, he disliked both the police and the army.

However, under the current circumstances, even though Zhou Yan has a very positive attitude towards ordinary people and hopes to help them, they just won't listen. They just like to make trouble and insist on taking high-tech jobs with a high school diploma that can't even do three-digit addition and subtraction.

They even call it human rights, equality for all, and so on.

There were also those who shirked their duties, those who didn't put in any effort, those who would complain to the union after working only a few hours about the government being controlled by Zhou Yan and forcing labor, and those who secretly engaged in cult activities. Some even shouted slogans in front of Wei Youde.

"By enslaving your citizens and forcing them to do so much work, even if you rebuild the city and save more people, you have utterly destroyed human rights and freedoms!"

"Was it all worth it?!"

Afterwards, Zhou Yan increased the army's patrol missions (at the cost of increasing bonuses) to ensure that these people would not violently resist the law. He then ordered more FBI agents to infiltrate the public and secretly control their public opinion.

It was only after Zhou Yan came to power that he realized that the most hated groups were the most solid and useful, while the general public was just a bunch of underachievers who dragged him down every day.

They won't budge unless you kick them a few times.

Wu Quxing said, waving his fan.

"This is a matter of mindset. Once you've been a congressman or governor for a while, you'll find that ordinary people are just a bunch of pigs. What they love most is to use their self-righteous ideas to speculate about the government's government, and then spread conspiracy theories and use the government's name to enhance their own reputation."

Zhou Yan chuckled repeatedly.

If it were a month ago, Zhou Yan would definitely have argued back when he encountered Wu Quxing's remarks. But now that he has been in charge of Luomen City in Dongyang Prefecture for so long, Zhou Yan really does have the feeling that Wu Quxing described.

"However, we can't entirely blame the public."

Wu Quxing changed his tone.

"Our country has been hopeless for decades, and the privatization of education has led to a large number of people losing their minds."

Wu Quxing began to shake his head.

“I’m an ordinary citizen, I like to lie low, and I have a deep distrust of the government.” - Lu

Before Wu Quxing died, the upward mobility channels in the Eastern Xia Federation were cut off. Commoners could no longer improve their social class through their own abilities. Since they could not rise in social class, commoners would naturally stop trying and would only choose to lie low.

Furthermore, due to the increasingly sharp antagonism between classes, ordinary people harbored anger and resentment towards a government that, while managing society, was only worsening the social environment.

In short, the current disobedience, subservience, and opposition to the government by ordinary citizens are all consequences of the government's actions over the past few decades; this is merely a retribution for those actions.

"so……"

Wu Qu Xing looked serious. (Moon)

"The people need education and guidance. I have already discussed this with Lao Yan. We will open various free universities and free high schools later. We will no longer use 'happy education' to fool the people. We will adopt absolute cramming education and start the college entrance examination system from junior high school."

"Anyone who scores high on the exam, regardless of social class, can learn the skills of a highly skilled worker. We will take concrete actions to shape a completely new Eastern Xia United States."

Zhou Yan clapped.

"I will do my part for this ideal."

Wu Quxing smiled slightly.

"So you understand how to choose between sentient beings and Buddhas, right?"

Zhou Yan's expression changed, and his lips moved a few times, but he didn't speak.

Wu Quxing countered with a question.

Have you heard of the trolley problem?

Zhou Yan responded.

"This is arguably the most famous question about human nature."

The trolley problem is that a trolley is faced with two roads. On one road, there is one person tied to a trolley, and on the other road, there are three people. You must choose one road to drive the trolley, which means you must choose to kill one person or kill all three people.

Wu Quxing continued.

"Yes, the question of whether sentient beings can become Buddhas is a trolley problem. For an ordinary person, if they can get everything they want without any effort, why wouldn't they do it?"

Zhou Yan hummed in agreement.

Who wouldn't want to get everything they desire effortlessly without any effort?

"But another problem is that if all sentient beings truly attain Buddhahood, the concept of humanity will cease to exist. This is not just turning back the clock, but rather dismantling the wheels and engine of history, bringing human history to a standstill."

Zhou Yan countered with a question.

"Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone could attain bliss?"

Wu Quxing laughed heartily.

"Young man, so why do you feel that what the Buddha can give to all sentient beings, we cannot?"

"As history rolls forward, and technology, supernatural powers, and various industries develop, we will soon enter the universe. We will break the limits of 0 and 1, give birth to electronic AI, and colonize the entire solar system, and even the Milky Way."

Wu Quxing winked at Zhou Yan.

"And this 'All Beings Buddha' only provides a high-level VR effect. Is that impressive? No, it's not impressive at all."

"He is not worth us humans exchanging our entire civilization for."

Our journey is to the stars and the sea.

Zhou Yan remained silent for a moment, then smiled.

Wu Quxing's words were simple: "All sentient beings are Buddhas, times have changed."

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Cooperation is Possible

Zhou Yan countered with a question.

"But it seems that it will take another hundred years or even several hundred years to achieve this goal. In those few hundred years, the normal population will have been replaced several times over."

Since we won't live for hundreds of years, what normal person would choose the future of humanity instead of enjoying a carefree life now?

Wu Quxing agreed.

"This is the trolley problem. The Buddha can give everyone the most realistic VR experience right now, while we need more than a hundred years to give VR experience. Everyone has their own ideas, their own advantages and disadvantages, but there's someone like me."

Wu Quxing's expression darkened.

"I still hope to see what lies ahead of the wheels of history."

Zhou Yan suddenly thought of "Qianqiu" in his Little Universe. Wenquxing had also told Zhou Yan that history is always moving forward, and mankind is always making progress, stumbling and falling.

As the political team of Little Yama, these people must also prefer to look to the future and see what the rolling wheels of history will encounter, rather than cutting off humanity's future now and all lying down towards Little Western Paradise.

Zhou Yue FeI group {〉: Seven pomegranate three si ≠→ Er Yan said knowingly.

"No wonder you said the people are pigs and need to be guided."

Wu Quxing responded with satisfaction.

"Yes, the public is very short-sighted. They can't see what's happening beyond their own little plot of land. I once asked a member of the public, if you gave him 10,000 yuan or gave it to 10,000 people, including himself, 100 yuan, what would he choose? Of course, he would choose to give himself 10,000 yuan. Whether the others get the money or not is none of his business."

"Therefore, I know very well that when ordinary people encounter Little Western Paradise, they will inevitably choose Little Western Paradise over the future of humanity, but people like us..."

Wu Quxing squinted.

"I will choose the future, whether the people like it or not."

This means that when the public chooses to give themselves 10,000, the star Wuqu will intervene and force the person with the choice to choose to give 100 to 10,000.

Zhou Yan remained silent.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Wuquxing left the farmhouse, waving his paper fan.

Zhou Yan stayed in the farmhouse for a while, and when it was four o'clock in the afternoon, he sighed and left the farmhouse, returning to the city government of Luomen City.

As soon as he returned, Wei Youde led his men to Zhou Yan. The designated future mayor of Luomen City humbly asked Zhou Yan a question.

"The federal government called and said that from now on, no one is allowed to sleep."

Wei Youde was confused by what he heard. Although he did as instructed, he came over to discuss it with Zhou Yan, hoping to get some insight into the value of the order from Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan pursed his lips.

"Just do whatever the federal government tells you to do, and don't ask any more questions."

Wei Youde smiled wryly.

"Understood, I'll make the arrangements right away."

As he left, Wei Youde sighed. It seemed he was still not qualified enough; he couldn't understand Zhou Yan's situation.

Zhou Yan watched Wei Youde leave. Wei Youde was quite old; if he knew about the existence of Little Western Paradise, Zhou Yan estimated that Wei Youde would immediately rebel.

Therefore, the matter of Xiaoxitian should be kept under wraps and absolutely not publicized.

Zhou Yan walked back to his room. The Chongming Bird had already woken up. When Zhou Yan entered, the bird spread its wings and flew towards him. Zhou Yan hugged the little guy and slowly walked to the bedside to sit down.

The Chongming bird rubbed its head against Zhou Yan's chest, then looked up and asked.

"Brother, are you in a bad mood?"

Zhou Yan said helplessly.

"I want to shatter the dreams of many people."

Zhou Yan stroked the feathers of the Chongming bird, then placed the little bird beside him.

The small universe opened, and Zhou Yan took out a brazier, a piece of paper, and a pen. When he picked up the pen, Zhou Yan hesitated for a moment.

Ok……