Divine Tribulation of the Star Civilization - Chapter 1102

[1102. The Age of Chaos (3)]

They could be a prophet in the temple, an imperial general who fought bloody battles, a deacon of the Imperial Executive Council, or a talker from a certain lower class.

Under the instructions of the superstructure, the soul scientists and soul forging masters began to add fuel to the flames and vigorously promoted the belief in “human gods”, and all the major families spared no effort. Therefore, the god-making movement naturally became the most efficient method of mental control for rulers in the past dynasties.

Strength and belief are highly unified, and the nodes of each class are amplified and connected one by one, restricting each other, each forming the leader of the new class, and maintaining a high degree of consistency with the will of the ruler.

Due to the unremitting shaping of “human gods”, the Quentin Empire was also “temporarily” pushed to another peak.

However, the shortcomings of this are also quickly revealed…

There are more and more “people and gods”, and management is becoming more and more difficult. Gradually breaking away from the invisible administrative line, they each took their own side. Within the empire, giants often conflicted with each other due to their interests, causing the empire to fall into chaos and crisis again. At the same time, the long-term chaos has overwhelmed the living space of ordinary people.

The gradual disintegration of central power and the weakening of control have also laid the foundation for many hidden dangers within the empire.

In order to eliminate the impact of “human gods” on the upper class, the ruling class has increased its territorial expansion and attempted to use external wars to ease internal struggles.

On the other hand, even if they kill, destroy and conquer the four universes in the name of religion, which consumes the strength of the powerful “human gods”, everyone can see that this is not a long-term solution.

After a hundred years of peace without war, the empire faced another wave of man-made disasters.

Where should these powerful “human gods” go?

The reality is before us: food and warmth lead to war, prosperity and peace will eventually come to an end, and the enemies of the empire will one day be defeated, but what about the internal strife? Everyone understands the truth that “birds are gone and bows are hidden”. “Tool people” cannot automatically return to their warehouses and remain indifferent to the world.

As a result, the Quentin Empire gradually drifted away from its glorious past.

The “human gods” were gradually marginalized due to unprovoked internal friction, and their power was greatly weakened. At this time, with the support of family members, the “human gods” who were exiled in the remote areas of the empire rose up one after another. They were so arrogant that they called themselves the only gods, and launched a protracted purge against internal hostile forces.

The central power is beyond the reach and cannot be maintained.

Fierce confrontation and excessive involution were going on all the time, and the entire pyramid structure was crumbling. It didn’t take long for it to create more divisions and contradictions in society.

No matter how big things are, they all develop from small things.

At the end of the god-making movement, another more serious problem arose – soul crystals became increasingly difficult to obtain.

On the southern continent, intact dark green soul crystals could no longer be found hundreds of years ago.

In order to get more of this kind of thing, the imperial forces had no choice but to turn to the northern continent to look for it. Because someone once brought back some fragments of dark green spar from the Northern Continent. According to scholars’ analysis, the source of life contained in the fragments of the soul spar of the Northern Continent is purer and more powerful.

It can be analyzed, but no one knows the true relationship between the Northern Continent and the Soul Crystal. Everything comes from the oral accounts of adventurers. It is difficult to explore the truth with just these few soul crystal fragments, let alone satisfy the demand.

Human nature and divinity, rules and struggle, the upper-level rulers control the source of soul crystals, which has become the focus of intensified conflicts within the empire. The dissatisfaction and endless resentment of all classes erupted like a blowout, and more people shifted their own problems and unanimously pointed the finger at the rulers.

In such troubled times, the rulers still did not forget to continue to create “moderate” pirate lines – uniting several of the largest ancient powerful families, externally declaring war on family forces that despised the royal power, and internally stepping up the exploitation of resources of all classes.

The rulers want to use blunt knives to cut their flesh and gradually eliminate dissidents, but they have a great time doing it again and again.

At that time, no one could figure out the true intentions of the rulers. Could they not see the situation clearly?

What’s the point of muddying the waters anyway?

Some people say that diverting conflicts is the orthodox method used by the empire’s ruling class; some say that this is the last resort of the upper class; others say that this is a sign that the rulers are at the end of their rope, and they are playing with fire; some even say that this is It is the far-sighted wisdom of the empire’s upper echelons…

In a word – under the avalanche, no snowflake is innocent.

In fact, how to transfer class conflicts has become a serious concern for the rulers over time.

A brave man is angry and draws his sword against the stronger one; a timid man is angry and draws his sword against the weaker one.

The duplicity of the ruler soon became apparent, and many nobles alienated themselves. However, if this were not done, the internal conflicts within the empire would intensify.

At that time, there were powerful conquests within the empire, and the rulers were unable to control them, acting like cowards, while the Northern Continent lay there quietly, waiting for a new master. If the conflict is not transferred and no one is convinced, the entire empire will eventually fall apart.

Seeing that the situation had taken a turn for the worse, at this moment, the imperial royal family resorted to its final killer weapon – the Northern Expedition to the Foreign Races.

There is only one way out in the end: create a more powerful “true god” and march into the northern continent. Search for soul crystals and find secret treasures along the way. Gods will kill gods if they stand in their way, and Buddhas will be killed if they stand in the way of Buddha. The Northern Continent will be completely included in the empire’s territory.

Finally, the ruler will raise his arms and resolve all disputes perfectly.

Just do it, the order for the Northern Expedition was issued, and the war mobilization orders spread across the empire’s territory like flying catkins.

The Quentin Empire was to create the greatest “god” of all time – a plan that everyone knew about. But the ideals are full and the reality is bone-chilling. I thought everyone would respond to the call, but at the beginning, only a few responded.

These people thought that just like in the past, the ruling class was passing on conflicts and provoking disputes, supporting a few new gods and promulgating a few new policies, and then the disputes between various forces would intensify…

In fact, this kind of plan , which has no charisma or binding force on them.

After seeing that the mobilization order issued by the high-level officials was fruitless, a certain senior clan leader suddenly slapped his forehead and came up with a plan: Why not summon all the “human gods” from all over the country to march north, and let them come to the royal capital within a limited time to meet?

They also thought of using the title of “Guardian King” to punish and completely destroy the stubborn people who dared not listen to the call or obey the orders.

In fact, this plan was just a humble cover at the beginning, and its original intention was just to separate the core of each force – the “human god”, so as to facilitate the plunder of other forces’ resources.

However, after encountering opposition from various companies, the plan was criticized by everyone.

At this time, a force that resisted the pressure and supported the “King Support” plan, the Jupiter family, took the lead to stand up. They took the lead in dedicating their most powerful “human gods” to the rulers of the empire, and persuaded several ancient families to prepare to “purge the rebellious parties” from the imperial capital.

No one knows what happened during this period, and how the Jupiter family managed it with their sharp tongue.

Soon, the royal rulers summoned the world and promised: If the Northern Expedition succeeds, then the forces that “support the king” will get the greatest benefits first and have the most soul crystal resources; those who do not follow will be declared Those who are heretics are subject to the severest punishment and can be destroyed by everyone.

Under the temptation of this powerful “charisma”, more than a dozen families were soon pulled into the “King Support” chariot.

They raised the banner and decisively attacked the resisters who defied the king’s orders.

For a time, blood flowed into rivers, the ground was wailing, and corpses were everywhere. Hundreds of thousands of people died in this “just” massacre.

So scary!

The outcome of the losers can be imagined: those who committed minor crimes had their resources confiscated and were exiled to a barren land; those who committed serious crimes did not compromise and were directly exterminated.