I'm in Type-Moon, I have a Holy Evil Simulator

"Ultimately, it's just a vanity project."

After all, Axue is a second-born human being, and in her previous life she had been deeply involved with the grassroots people, so she has a very clear understanding of some things.

"Since the government has already opened its granaries and distributed relief food, the people should naturally be grateful and not blame the government. As for whether the food ultimately reaches the people, do you think it's important?"

"—playing with fire! They are undoubtedly playing with fire!"

Xiantaoyuan just felt that none of the officials in Chunri Mountain City were good people.

They have always been concerned about enjoying the glory and wealth in Kasugayama City, but have never thought about the local people even for a minute!

Even if the retainers support Torachiyo now, it is only in order to gain a better political position in the future, and they just think that Torachiyo is more capable of leading them to wealth and power!

This great famine was nothing more than a natural and man-made disaster, and these retainers didn’t need to take it into consideration at all!

People die every year, so why can't more people die this year?

“How can we get rid of these corrupt officials?”

Although Sentaoin is the daughter of the Nagao family, she is a woman after all. She does not dress up as a man like Torachiyo, so naturally she does not have much power.

She was incapable of breaking up such a complex corruption chain, unless—

"Of course, Senior Brother will be the head of the family."

Axue said coldly.

"Master Xiantaoyuan, only when my senior brother becomes the head of the family can you have the power to govern the country. Can Nagao Harukage give you these rights? It is obviously impossible."

Axue knows.

Sentaoin has always been a neutral party. Nagao Harukage and Torachiyo are both her flesh and blood, so she naturally would not think of hurting either side.

But under the current situation, the existence of neutral parties is undoubtedly seeking death!

Xiantaoyuan must take sides.

Whether he prefers his brother Nagao Harukage or Torachiyo and Axue, with whom he has a better relationship, Sentoin must have already known the answer in his heart.

"...Okay, little monk, since that's the case, it looks like I have no choice but to work with you!"

When Xian Taoyuan thought of the miserable appearance of the village and the officials who were living a life of debauchery, he unconsciously clenched his fists and slammed the table.

"We must kill those corrupt officials! Let all the people of Echigo Province have enough to eat!"

Chapter 4000: The Old Brother Returns ( words)

The progress of paddy field transformation has been very successful.

Within a week, the farmers in Owari Province had instructed the villagers to build a complete drainage and irrigation system for their fields.

The villagers seemed to see hope in this, and began preparing to plant sweet potato seeds in the fields.

[However, an untimely rainstorm at the approach of winter destroyed everything overnight.]

"It's over, everything is over!"

After a night of heavy rain, everyone's faces looked unhappy.

The farmers in Owari Province looked at the flooded paddy fields in front of them and said in disbelief: "This would definitely work in Owari Province! But why is it like this in Echigo Province..."

Just a winter rainstorm destroyed all the waterways that had been renovated and improved. The rain was like a natural disaster and completely destroyed their work for a week.

"Can you try again?"

Axue asked, and the Owari farmer shook his head and sighed, "If we can't even withstand the winter rain, then based on current technology, even if we survive this period, the paddy fields will still be destroyed once spring and summer arrive!"

Obviously, this technician from Owari Province no longer had any hope of transforming the paddy fields in Echigo Province.

"Axue, I found the reason."

Torachiyo walked over from not far away and said with a serious expression.

"—The nearby river burst its banks."

Echigo Province is a rainy region. Because it is close to the sea, it has abundant rainfall even in winter.

Therefore, once heavy rain falls, the river near the village will burst its banks, and the flood will submerge most of the fields.

The solution is also very simple.

That is to divert the river to control floods.

Floods and famine are both extremely difficult problems to solve. If Axue and the others want to address the famine, they can also use the seeds of the southern barbarians to change the current situation.

But wanting to manage the river is just wishful thinking.

"...Maybe, we can try a different farmland?"

Xiantaoyuan felt that this piece of farmland was too unlucky. After all, other farmlands might not encounter such a difficult situation.

But Axue shook his head and refused, "This is the closest piece of farmland to Kasugayama Castle. If we can't even solve the problem here, how can we convince others that we can solve the famine?"

While they were discussing, an old man named Xiuzabulang came over with a cane and brought some bad news.

“The villagers are not going to do this anymore.”

Hidesaburo sighed.

"Every year, the river in this area floods, destroying everyone's hard work. And with winter approaching, the soil is about to freeze, and everyone feels that converting the paddy fields is impossible."

"Why don't you try harder?"

Ah Xue asked back, with persistence in her tone.

"As long as we can defeat the river, this village will become prosperous, right? No one will have to go hungry anymore."

"...beat the river?"

Xiu Sanlang felt that he had just heard a huge joke. The old man shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Child, it seems you still don't understand. How can water be defeated by humans? Humans are just being played around by God. The end of going against God's will is death..."

"Little monk, let's not think about converting the paddy fields. Let's just rely on the intact dry land to grow sweet potatoes."

Xiantaoyuan also held the same opinion as the old man and persuaded Axue to give up.

The child in black just squatted by the field and scooped up a handful of muddy water with his tender little hands.

Water is invisible but has all forms; water is empty but can contain all things.

How can humans defeat the river?

"I can't even cross a flood, how can I think of transcending the way of heaven?"

Axue's mumbling was heard by Hu Chiyo. The Buddhist martial god just looked at the field in front of him, and then suddenly said -

"If an enemy comes, we will fight him with our army; if water comes, we will block it with earth. Ah Xue, if the water cannot be defeated, then we can use stones to make the river change its mind!"

"What do you mean, senior brother?"

"Let's keep digging canals. As long as we dig enough, we'll be able to stop the river from bursting its banks!"

Torachiyo decided to use the dumbest method.

That means try again, try to build the paddy field again!

The reason we failed last time must be that we didn’t dig enough canals!

Since humans cannot defeat water, let stones defeat water!

Without seeking anyone's opinion, the Buddhist martial god picked up his hoe and continued digging the canal.

"Try again."

There was no way Axue would give up, so he chose to continue working with his senior brother.

"My Lord! I'm here to help too!"

Kato Danzo, who had been guarding in secret, also appeared and joined the battlefield of digging the canal.

But this time there was no help from the villagers, and even the farmers sent by Owari Province did not have the same enthusiasm as before. This time it was completely Torachiyo, Axue, and Kato Danzo who were busy doing nothing.

Xian Taoyuan was a weak woman after all, and could only stand by and ask about the well-being of Axue and others in the fields.

Just as Torachiyo was swinging his hoe with all his might, he heard a very weak voice from the side.

"You've never created paddy fields before, so why won't you give up?"

Torachiyo paused, turned around and saw two or three skinny villagers sitting under a crooked tree. They continued weakly.

"You are a noble lord of Kasugayama Castle. You usually have enough to eat. Why are you wasting your energy in a place like this? Are you torturing us?"

The villager's eyes had lost their luster, and he spoke in a desperate tone.

"Please stop doing this, please, leave this village..."

Torachiyo had no idea why these villagers would say such things to her.

She just looked back confusedly and said, "Did I... cause you any trouble?"

But the villagers just lowered their heads and searched the ground for something to fill their stomachs.

But Axue on the side seemed to understand something, and said to Torachiyo in a cold tone -

"This is the way the world is. As long as someone is struggling to become stronger, those who do nothing will look very pitiful."

Axue was reborn in a second life, and when she looked at some of the things she had encountered from a child's perspective, she suddenly had new insights.

Some extremely cruel truths that my past self would never have imagined.

"If everyone is the same, it wouldn't be noticeable, but as long as there's one outlier in the crowd, that difference will stand out."

The child in black said quietly.

"I, the one watching from the sidelines, am the most pitiful person in the world, so these villagers will chase you out."

"But they know this will never succeed, so these people will start to laugh at you, look down on you, and isolate you, just like they are doing now."

Axue's words were almost cold and cruel, a truth that Tora Chiyo could not understand no matter how hard she tried.

"That way, these people don't have to look at themselves anymore."

"...Is that so? Humans are truly a difficult thing to understand."

Although Torachiyo spoke so coldly, he didn't swing the hoe with as much force as before.

Perhaps it is just as Axue said, that my appearance in this world is a cruel torture for ordinary people in the world.

Why am I so energetic and energetic in digging a canal here?

Is it to save these ordinary people?

Or is it just to satisfy Axue's own selfish desires?

Thinking of these things, Torachiyo began to feel dizzy.

"Axue, Senior Brother suddenly feels a little weak. Let's go back to Kasugayama Castle today."

"What?! Ah Hu, are you catching a cold?!"

When Xian Taoyuan heard this, he almost had a heart attack.

After all, this is Torachiyo, the reincarnated war god Bishamonten!

It was a unprecedented event that one day I would hear Tora Chiyo say something that made her feel uncomfortable!

"That's fine, let's call it a day. I also need to think about what to do next."

So Axue and the others decided to work all day and then return to Kasugayama Castle to rest for a while.

But not long after they walked away, they met a little girl who was as skinny as a piece of firewood at the village gate.

She squatted at the village gate. If it weren't for her pair of dark eyes that still had some spirit in them, everyone would have thought she was a starving corpse on the roadside.

"Save us..."

When Axue and others passed by her, the little girl suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"Please, save us..."