Their commission was suspicious.

Oh.

Although Chen Luo rarely manipulates puppets absolutely, it's not that he can't.

Death is not the end! It is the beginning of atonement!

"..."

This behavior is somewhat devilish, but those who understand the law like it.

"However, a person only needs one soul in their body, so after they die for the first time, the soul is first thrown into the river to summon the gold and silver souls, and then thrown into the soul lamp to extract the soul fire. The original soul works outside."

"The officials in the capital are really unlucky to have you as a scapegoat," Shi Zhi Lu Zhe complained.

“But the mission states that the empire will be reborn from the flames. Isn’t Soulfire fire? So I think the world supports me in doing this,” Chen Luo said matter-of-factly.

"You must have gotten a perfect score on your Chinese reading comprehension, right?"

"Once the empire cultivates new administrative talents to fill the vacancies, we'll cut off the extra corrupt officials. We'll replace them one by one. And the souls of those corrupt officials after they die will be thrown directly into the soul fire to suffer eternal torment. In this way, we can ensure a smooth transition of the administrative system and purify the environment of the capital."

The Rebirth of the Empire (Progress): 33%

As the saying goes, a good plan is half the battle.

Chen Luo felt that the current task progress on the talent panel interface was too low.

Chapter 880 Chen Luo: Esdeath is my dearest friend and family! I need to pay more!

"The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is harsh. Although the plan is perfect, we have to consider some additional obstacles, which is why we only gave 33% progress." Chen Luo said, stroking his chin.

"Seriously? You just talked about it once and you're already giving me 33% progress? Aren't you satisfied?" Herrscher of Knowledge complained.

"Then tell me whether this plan is feasible or not."

"High, very high." Even those who understand the laws of nature have to admit this.

Chen Luo's ability to transform into a puppet is a devastating blow to the capital city.

Compared to the empire of Akame ga Kill!, the previous civilization was much larger in both size and number.

Even so, the progress of the pre-civilization's humanization process is gradually increasing.

Although the Imperial Capital has such wondrous existences as Imperial Arms, most of its methods are still primitive, involving blood and blades. They have no mental resistance and are completely unaware of the slow intrusion of the puppet's mark.

For individuals of average strength, helping the Revolutionary Army overthrow the Empire is undoubtedly the most feasible option. If they simply follow the original storyline step by step, there's a 90% chance they can succeed in overthrowing the capital. However, it will take an extremely long time.

However, if one possesses the twisted spiritual power of the Herrscher of Consciousness, completing the "Rebirth of the Empire" mission would be quite simple.

Having the ability to transform Chen Luo into a puppet is like being in beginner mode—the kind of player who can't lose even if they want to.

What's even more coincidental is that the overall structure of the empire was that the capital city controlled everything.

Therefore, Chen Luo didn't need to travel to other places; he only needed to control the capital.

Chen Luo happened to develop orange juice as a group of doll-like items in order to solve the problem of dollization in the previous civilization.

Therefore, this plan is highly feasible and almost impossible to fail.

Compared to the already extremely corrupt capital, although other parts of the empire also had some problems, the key issue was still the capital.

Without the heavy taxes levied in the capital, there would have been no room for the revolutionary army to rise up.

As long as corruption and heavy taxes are eradicated, the empire can still be a very good country. With strong national power and military dominance over the world, peace and prosperity can be guaranteed.

Historically, top-down reforms are always faster than bottom-up reforms. However, bottom-up reforms are often more thorough.

However, top-down reforms generally don't yield significant results.

Because few people in the upper echelons are willing to sacrifice their own interests.

But it would be much easier if everyone obeyed one person who insisted on top-down reforms.

"Although I really want to drag the minister out and behead him tomorrow, if I do that, the effect of this imperial reform may not be very high."

"Is it because it was too abrupt?"

"Mm." Chen Luo nodded.

"I really need to find a suitable breakthrough. How about we just choose General Bude? First, we can turn General Bude into a puppet, and then have him use the pretext of 'purging the court of corrupt officials' to get rid of the ministers. That would be much more reasonable." Chen Luo began to organize his thoughts.

"And what about the young emperor?" asked the Law Master.

"Let him continue being emperor. Fundamentally, the young emperor actually wants to be a good emperor. After we turn him into a puppet, we can show him some books on the art of rulership."

Although the young emperor did many wrong things in fact, it was because he was too young and had no judgment at all.

The young emperor idolizes his father, the late emperor, and hopes that he can live up to his title and become a great and wise ruler like his father.

The young emperor himself was a tragedy. Although he was not a bad person, he was too deeply misled by his ministers, which indirectly led to the empire's demise.

At the end of the original story, the young emperor voluntarily went to the guillotine for the future of his new country, telling Najenda before his death, "I am not worthy to be an emperor."

He also instructed her to build a new country "without bloodshed, in peace and tranquility".

Therefore, there is still a possibility of saving the young emperor.

"As long as puppets control the highest levels of the country and make them work 007 like corporate slaves, the reality that the people are the masters of the country can truly be realized. Even if it is still an imperial system."

In a sense, dollification is indeed a capability that can benefit a country.

Although only a small group of people at the top of the empire were made into puppets, and it was impossible to achieve a true utopia like the puppet world, it was still able to resemble the ideal country in the minds of most people.

All I can say is that this world has never been perfect, but Chen Luo can build it into the world he envisions.

Even though the scope of this world is somewhat large, Chen Luo can still achieve his goals within this empire.

"What about the Revolutionary Army?" the Herald of Knowledge asked again.

Meanwhile, the Herrscher of Knowledge, who had been sitting on Chen Luo's lap, glanced at Najenda, whose body was slowly being healed.

"Recruit them into the government," Chen Luo said.

"There are indeed bad people in the revolutionary army, but there are also good people. And the fact that such a large force can be formed means that there must be enough capable people in the revolutionary army."

"Once the ministers who are the root of the empire's corruption are eradicated, and the young emperor issues an edict of self-reproach, the revolutionary army's goal will instantly crumble. Whether to cooperate with foreign tribes to overthrow the empire or to rebuild a better empire, I believe those with lofty ideals will be able to make their choice."

"And those revolutionary leaders who might not be good people will definitely come to the capital after being recruited. We can just turn them into puppets then. Or I can take some time to go to the revolutionary army headquarters and turn those leaders into puppets."

Chen Luo had sent Loli Hassan to the Revolutionary Army headquarters a couple of days ago, and Chen Luo's teleportation anchor is still there.

As a famous performance artist once said: If they weren't forced to starve, who would become a beggar?

Similarly, the same principle applies to the revolutionary army.

If it weren't for the lack of food, who would be willing to risk their head to join the revolutionary army?

If it's for power, then being recruited by the government would allow one to become an official.

"What about the Night Raid?" The Herald of Knowledge pointed to the Night Raid members.

"Do you think... if General Bud accompanied the young emperor alone to the Night Raid headquarters to personally offer him amnesty, would Najenda accept?" Chen Luo asked.

"I don't know." The Herald of Knowledge shook his head.

"What if we also whitewash the entire night raid, claiming they were a special force trained by the emperor to eliminate ministers' cronies and pave the way for the overthrow of the ministers?"

"Uh... what are you thinking about all day long?" the Herrscher of Knowledge retorted.

"I'm not that smart. If it were Yukari Yakumo, she could have made a much better plan. I just have the power to change the world. People living in modern society know a thing or two about information warfare. It's just a reversal, right?" Chen Luo said.

"I hate tragic endings. Good deeds should be rewarded, and bad deeds should be punished. I dare not say that everyone in the Night Raid was a good person, but they certainly killed bad people. Reputation, wealth, power, family... there was always one they wanted," Chen Luo said, looking at the people in the Night Raid.

Of all the members of Night Raid now.

Najenda was fed up with the corruption of the empire and wanted to establish a nation that treated its people well. Once Chen Luo's puppet transformation was complete, her wish could be fulfilled.

Akame's greatest love is his sister, but due to their differing stances, they can only fight each other. If Akame becomes a member of the special forces appointed by the young emperor, their differences in stance can be instantly resolved.

Leone probably doesn't have any great ambitions; he just dislikes those bad guys.

Brand, despite being a slayer of a hundred men, was also unable to withstand the corruption of the empire.

Despite having similar circumstances to others, Mine had an extra dream: to be a meritorious contributor and a wealthy woman with countless gold coins to spend.

Lubbock wants to be with Najenda, and if Najenda's dream is fulfilled, she might have time to date.

Tatsumi, Sayo, and Ieyasu want to save their hometown.

Once the capital is truly purified, their hometown will not need saving at all, and they will even gain a great fortune.

Where does wealth come from?

They're raiding the homes of corrupt officials.

That bastard minister is absolutely richer than a country.

"It's just a pity that Tatsumi and the others have only been with Night Raid for a short time, and they may soon be out of a job."

[Ding! Mission complete]

While Chen Luo and the Herrscher of Knowledge were discussing how to revitalize the Empire, not long afterward, Najenda's arms and eyes also slowly recovered under the healing power of the metamorphosis.

“Legend has it that the leader of the Path of Tranquility possessed the ability to heal others, foresee the future, and see through people’s hearts from birth. But in the matter of healing others, perhaps you, Lolo, are no less capable than him.” Looking at the arm that was smooth and free to move after the threads had come off, Najendan said sincerely.

"Oh, right, there's also Anning Road." Chen Luo remembered something.

“What happened to Anning Road?” Najendan asked.

"It's nothing," Chen Luo shook his head.

When the topic of Anning came up, Chen Luo felt that he might need to have a talk with them.

That's a religion, and where there's a religion, there's the power of faith.

Moreover, Anning has now developed into a fairly large organization and has indeed posed a certain threat to the Empire.

Chen Luo tried to reason with the leader of the Anning Taoist sect.

I wonder if it would be feasible to make Anning Dao the state religion and then collect the power of faith...

That leader of the Anning Dao sect is a talented person.

I heard it's a hybrid of a human and a dangerous species...

But how the hell did they manage to get by?

"It might be a little difficult to say, but Lolo, can I ask you a question?" Najendan asked.

"Just say what you want to say directly, there's no need to beat around the bush. I'm very receptive to what you say," Chen Luo said.

"Lolo, you should also know how corrupt the empire is now, right?"

"Yes, I know." Chen Luo nodded.

"The capital city is currently in a state of dire straits. Even though I've only been here for two days, I can see that clearly. They've even managed to exploit people to the point that they've forced Tatsumi and the others to leave their village and come to the capital to develop their lives and save their village. It's obvious that life isn't much better outside of the capital city either," Chen Luo said.

"So... have you thought about changing this situation?" Najendan continued to ask.

"Of course I've thought about changing the status quo. I've already started thinking about how to change the current state of the Empire. There's an old saying in Gensokyo: 'Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.' The people are the foundation of a nation. I can't tolerate a country that exploits its people to support itself. Especially that damned minister!"

Hmm, let me go home and look up some outrageous forms of torture, and I'll subject him to them all.

If he can't take it and dies, then he'll be resurrected and the execution will continue.

And by the way, hang it at the city gate of the capital, so anyone entering the capital can stab them for free.

No, I feel like that would be too easy on him.

"If, and I mean if, the Revolutionary Army could save this country, could you please lend a hand when they face Esdeath?" Najenda asked.

“Your soul fire might be useful to Esdeath, but the most crucial thing is your identity, which is extremely important to Esdeath,” Najenda said earnestly.

It goes without saying how powerful the Soul Lamp is; it can make even the slightest touch of its flame cause unbearable pain to bad people.

Even if Esdeath is fighting against the enemy from her own standpoint, and therefore not considered a sinner, then Chen Luo, as Esdeath's cousin, could still persuade her.

"No way, boss, Esdeath is my dearest friend and family. She's the only remaining member of my family besides me." Chen Luo looked at Najenda in surprise.

Do you want to hear what you're saying?

“But from a moral standpoint, with Esdeath around, we cannot overthrow this corrupt empire,” Najenda said.

"Anyway, I can't bring myself to kill Esdeath," Chen Luo shook his head.

What a joke! After the Empire starts to decay, and you beat Esdeath up, who will defend against the foreign enemies?