Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 229

Chapter 229 A Reminder to Ming Zhong

: “In order to research alternative energy sources to ‘human blood’ and achieve mechanized talisman production, and for the sake of comprehensiveness, I hereby submit this application. I hope the President will approve the purchase of talisman printing press components powered by various energy sources, including oil, electricity, controlled nuclear fusion, and ion energy, as well as experimental space. The total price tag is… this much?!”

Inside the President’s office, Ming Zhong nearly popped his eyes out as he looked at the application submitted by Dao Zong Elder Su.

Ming Zhong Civilization could only guarantee the most basic living conditions. To live a better life, one still needed to work hard to earn money, so currency had not yet disappeared.

Mechanized talisman production would benefit both Jiuzhou and them. While the investment might seem substantial, it would be a mere trifle compared to the future returns.

“Agreed.”

“The application to establish a school of immortal cultivation at the university… Agreed.”

“From the perspective of protecting national security, we should conduct military exercises using several Tribulation-Duan and one Mahayana-Dai as imaginary enemies in Jiuzhou, and focus on researching new weapons to prevent risks from the upper echelons of Jiuzhou… Did the person who submitted this application have their brains eaten by ferocious beasts?”

Ming Zhong glanced at the applicant; it was indeed the head of national defense.

It had been several years since Jiang Li quelled the war and eliminated most of the ferocious beasts. Inspired by this, the people united in purpose, and at a cost far less than anticipated, they finally eliminated the ferocious beasts.

The head of national defense played a significant role in this process and is a true war hero.

However, after developing emotions, he began to crave war.

Now in peacetime, he couldn’t find an opponent to wage war against, so he set his sights on Jiuzhou.

“Using the Tribulation-Duan and Mahayana-Dai as imaginary enemies, we can’t even defeat a Fusion-Dai ferocious beast!”

In Ming Zhong’s view, the gap between their civilization and Jiang Li’s was greater than the gap between Stone Age primitives and modern armies.

Experts in the humanities and social sciences were baffled by the orderliness of Jiuzhou. While individuals in the world of bells differed little from one another, in Jiuzhou, the disparity between them was immense. Under these circumstances, high-ranking cultivators indulged their selfish desires and acted recklessly, leading to chaos in Jiuzhou.

However, the situation in Jiuzhou was quite the opposite.

When a Daoist elder brought a copy of “A Brief History of Jiuzhou,” the humanities and social science experts were overjoyed and engaged in tireless research, ultimately arriving at a conclusion: it was due to the existence of the Human Emperor.

When Jiuzhou connected with the Immortal Realm, demonic forces prevailed, and mortals were treated like dirt, unprotected by righteousness and subject to arbitrary destruction. Fear reigned supreme, and any means were employed to achieve power, with no distinction between right and wrong. Order was utterly chaotic.

However, with the disappearance of the Immortal Realm, the invasion of extraterritorial demons, and the emergence of the Human Emperor, the concept of right and wrong emerged in Jiuzhou. What benefited all beings was right, and what did not was wrong.

The Human Emperor judged what benefited all beings.

Under the maintenance of successive Human Emperors, order prevailed in Jiuzhou, and the current Human Emperor, Jiang Li, has taken it to new heights.

Unlike previous Human Emperors, Jiang Li possessed absolute power.

In the past, some powers, conceited and powerful, would disobey the Human Emperor’s orders, leaving the previous Emperors gnashing their teeth but helpless. These powers dared not oppose Jiang Li.

Experts viewed Jiang Li as a unique individual. He was so powerful that even the extraterritorial demons posed no threat to him, and nothing in Jiuzhou could restrain him.

Common sense would dictate that Jiang Li, as the most powerful, would enjoy the privileges of the most powerful, slumbering on the lap of a beautiful woman while awake, ruling the empire. As long as he lived well, he wouldn’t care about Jiuzhou.

This was human selfishness.

However, Jiang Li always considered Jiuzhou’s interests, rarely considering himself. This could only be the result of his inner morality.

Experts unanimously concluded that Jiang Li, the 72nd Human Emperor of Jiuzhou, was a saint.

Ming Zhong, after reviewing the experts’ analysis of Jiang Li and drawing on his own experiences with him, agreed with this conclusion.

After rejecting the application, Ming Zhong began to consider a way to force the head of national defense to retire.

“Busy?”

Ming Zhong looked up in surprise, seeing Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu appear in the office.

Is this the legendary “whatever you wish for, it will be answered”? Emperor Jiang truly possesses immense powers.

“Even if Emperor Jiang and Sect Master Bai are visiting, even if you have grave concerns, you must put them aside. Besides, nothing’s too pressing right now,” Ming Zhong said with a smile, warmly welcoming them.

They didn’t refuse, but sat down and shared their experiences with Ming Zhong.

The news was so shocking that Ming Zhong was silent for a moment before taking it all in.

“So there really are aliens.” Ming Zhong recalled his first encounter with Jiang Li, mistaking him for an alien.

“Is the Emperor trying to say that, to the Goule civilization, we are the outsiders?”

Ming Zhong felt a sense of usurpation. The native Goule civilization had vanished, leaving only a single server, while it was he, the remnant of the immortal realm, who, with Jiang Li’s help, had survived the crisis, flourished, and become the masters of this universe.

“I’m asking you to take this as a warning and not follow the Goule civilization’s path. But I remember you have a similar holographic simulator. Since it hasn’t malfunctioned, perhaps I’m overthinking it.”

“No, what you say is very useful. It’s a wake-up call for our civilization,” Ming Zhong said with a serious expression.

“I’d like to record what you just said and keep it confidential, circulating only among the presidents. Is that okay with

you?” “As you wish,”

Ming Zhong thanked him and continued, “Before, everyone didn’t enter the virtual world because of the ferocious beasts. Everyone was busy developing technology, and no one had the time to enjoy the virtual world.”

“But now that the ferocious beasts are gone and there’s no external pressure, people tend to be overly free and undisciplined. Many people want to live in the virtual world their entire lives.”

“I didn’t pay much attention to this situation, thinking it was just a way to enjoy life. Now it seems to have a huge impact on the real world. The virtual world doesn’t engage in production, and it will hinder the progress of civilization as a whole. We need to hold an expert meeting to study how to deal with this trend.”

“Look at this.” Ming Zhong turned the screen towards Jiang Li. On it was a proposal from the Academy of Sciences on national strategy issued a few days ago.

This proposal detailed the advantages of the virtual world and the disadvantages of real society from various perspectives, stating that the trend of human evolution is to move from the real world into the virtual world. Ultimately, it argued that everyone should enter the virtual world.

The proposal also stated that this generation had sacrificed too much, even wiping out their emotions, to defeat the beasts. They should enjoy the virtual world and let the next generation build the real world, making this a national strategy.

At the bottom was Ming Zhong’s comment.

Rejected.

The next generation wasn’t foolish. Ming Zhong felt that the next generation would allow the next generation to build the real world, endlessly, and ultimately interrupt the progress of civilization.

I wonder if such a decision could be made during the time of Outline Civilization? Now, with the lesson of Outline Civilization, Ming Zhong would never allow such a thing to happen.

Suddenly, a huge and desperate aura filled the continent.

“Extraterritorial Demon?!” Jiang Li abruptly stood up.

(End of this chapter)