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Chapter 214 The Demon Emperor After the Fact

Xue Dinglu was stunned for a moment.

Is it possible that none of the mythical figures in the entire world live past 100?
This data is absolutely insane. Xue's Law closed his eyes and said that the theoretical lifespan of a legendary-level human is over 150 years. And that's just for short-lived humans. Mythical-level humans, on the other hand, have lifespans of several hundred years.

However, their world doesn't have a single mythical figure over a hundred years old...

Based on human lifespan, their world is equivalent to having no one over 30 years old.

He suddenly realized that what he took for granted might already be a miracle that many in the world could only dream of.

"But, a mythical-level being's combat power shouldn't decline until at least 200 years old, right?" Xue Dinglu thought of the Great Sage. Although the Great Sage was a demon, he was also a short-lived being. When he was over three hundred years old, he could play a support role and was second to none in all of Greece except for Zeus.

"Do you think my family would let them live until their combat power declines?" the old demon king retorted sarcastically. His tone was very impolite, but Xue Lude no longer found his words offensive, because this was already the most polite person in that war-crazed world.
"Do you know that in our world, all races have evolved the ability to recover from injuries extremely quickly, but the price is a reduction in lifespan?" the old demon king said. "Because we are all squeezing out our life force in exchange for short-term combat power."

"Starting at 90, cells begin to divide slowly and no longer have the recovery ability of young people who can heal in a few days after an injury. People your age either die in battle or are too old to lift weapons because of old injuries, becoming the object of ridicule for other young people."

"At 100 years old, the old wounds buried since childhood will make you wish you were dead every winter. The fighting power gained from long-term stimulation of cells will backfire at this time. You will become old and blind, and your hands will always tremble. Young soldiers who could be your grandsons can even laugh and throw you into the cesspool."

"Do you think they would rather fight for a future by using their last bit of energy when they are over 90, or wait until they are over 100 and can only rely on others to feed them because they are slurring their words and wearing diapers?" the old devil said slowly.

He spoke very quickly, and only looked at Xue Dinglu after he had finished speaking.

Xue Dinglu remained silent. He had never imagined that there really was a race that would recklessly stimulate their bodies in their youth, resulting in injuries and illnesses before their lifespan was even half of their theoretical lifespan, and that they would even have to choose their own death at the age when they were at their strongest.

The cruelty of that world, Xue's Law, had only been heard from the old demon king from beginning to end, but now that he was here, he was finally beginning to truly understand it.

On Earth, that would be a race that would risk their lives to secure a future by the age of 30.

Even if the future they risked only resulted in dying together with a mythical-level enemy a few years younger than themselves, or other even younger warriors, it would still be a profitable choice for their race.

He recalled the old demon king's experiences: at the age of six, he went to the battlefield and fought against a group of adults, wielding a weapon longer than his own body and risking his life in sub-zero temperatures.

His sister, brother, sister, and parents all died before his eyes. As they died, they didn't tell him to live well, but to avenge him and kill all the enemies...

“Military-oriented…” Xue Dinglu uttered a term.

"No, a world even more cruel and extreme than the cruelest systems and ideologies in your world... Even all races, who may originally be peace-loving, are forced to become more extreme and more insane than others in that environment..."

"Because if you don't go crazy, you'll die!"

The old devil's words made Xue Lude speed up his cooking.

Without any preaching or inspirational rhetoric, Xue Dinglu simply recounted everything about their world in a straightforward manner, yet he still felt a suffocating sense of oppression.

Just like he learned that in the world of the old demon king there was a group of originally peace-loving races called the "Spirit Race". They were somewhat like elemental spirits in nature, but in that high-pressure environment, each of them learned how to unleash all their magic power.

They treat themselves like a bomb, charging forward and self-destructing during wartime.

Of course, this race was later wiped out, by the demon race to which the old demon king belonged.

……

For a long time afterward, the old demon king continued his intense absorbing of knowledge through binge-watching TV series, while Xue Law lay in front of the computer, idly watching everything on the screen.

In such a world, there's nothing he can do. Xue's laws don't have mind control abilities, so he can't change everyone's minds. He naively believes that once everyone's material needs are met, they won't want war... That's impossible.

Just like the old demon king had basically ensured that everyone had enough to eat and wear, but ironically, the very confidants he originally led were the first to betray him.

Even their confidants didn't think their betrayal was wrong; rather, they believed the old devil had betrayed them first because he had abandoned the glory of his ancestors and brought the war-driven dump truck to a halt, thus depriving these war-born individuals of their life's purpose.

That world can only be saved by the old demon king himself, and it's not something that can be saved overnight.

Just like his initial plan, four generations? Five generations? Perhaps only after so many generations, when the world is no longer plunged into the fear of the dark forest due to war and mutual slaughter, will people's perceptions slowly change.

Even this peace is unlikely to last long. Once everyone gets used to it, an era of population explosion is inevitable. However, after such an explosion, the resources that were barely enough to keep society running will be insufficient to support the growing population. Therefore, some people will inevitably struggle to survive, and they will inevitably turn to the methods of their ancestors, exploiting their bodies for strength in order to fight for a future of survival.

As these unstable factors increase, the entire foundation becomes a powder keg ready to explode at any moment. Once a fuse is lit, the original peace will be destroyed from the root.

This is the dynastic cycle...

Just as Xue was deep in thought, the old demon king's voice suddenly came: "Is there more?"

"Hmm?" Xue Dinglu gave him a puzzled look.

"I've finished watching. I saw that Ying Ziying was beheaded, and I can completely guess the rest of the ending... There's no need to watch any further..." the old demon king said, handing the phone back to Xue Dinglu.

"You're pretty fast." Xue Luding took the phone and began transferring all the torrents he had prepared, covering everything from the Han Dynasty to modern history. As the download started, Xue Luding asked, "What do you think? Can you analyze from an outsider's perspective which fatal mistakes the First Emperor made?"

The old demon king closed his eyes. At this moment, he recalled his life. Xue's law asked him to analyze the reasons for the First Emperor's failure. Wasn't he also analyzing the reasons for his own failure?

"First, arrogance; they didn't exterminate the nobles and unstable elements of the other six kingdoms..."

"Ah."

"Secondly, greed, spending vast amounts of time and resources on the search for immortality..."

"Thirdly, the issue of succession..."

"Fourth, regarding the original Qin state's military industrial system..."

"Fifth, the contradiction between the advanced system of the present era and their extremely backward productive forces..."

……

With each point listed, the old devil seemed to be dissecting his own problems as if he were cutting open a knife.

He made almost all the mistakes that the First Emperor made, and even more serious ones, only because of his own strength. If their world were a world without magic, he wouldn't have made these mistakes in 14 years...

It will explode within ten years.

He can now view the First Emperor objectively, whereas he himself, who was once involved, was completely unable to view his own actions correctly.

"Your ancestors were truly great. They meticulously recorded every pitfall and detour in history for future generations to reference," the old demon king remarked, adding his own感慨 (feelings/admiration).

Xue Dinglu was stunned for a moment again, then laughed.

“Yes, that’s why I always say that history progresses in a spiral, not a flat path. All the costs will become valuable experiences for future generations. Just like after you’re gone, there will definitely be people in your world who want to follow the same path as you and learn from your mistakes so they won’t repeat them,” Xue Law said to the old devil.

"Heh, but they don't have time. I'm already in the form of the 'Emperor of Aftermath' now." The old Demon King laughed, recalling a suggestion Xue Dinglu had made earlier, and said, "By the way, don't call me 'Demon King' anymore, it sounds awful. Call me 'Demon Emperor'!"

Xue Law: "..."

It seems that every person from another world who has finished surfing falls into some kind of serious illness.

He either becomes a madman, or he frequently uses jokes that even Schrödinger's Law can't help, and they might even be just random jokes.

Fortunately, my aunt just became someone who likes to sleep, do square dancing, and secretly play "Drunken Butterfly" late at night.

“I also have a very meaningful piece of history here. Would you like to take a look?” Xue Dinglu said. He naturally wanted to show the history of the Titan civilization to the old Demon King… or rather, the old Demon Emperor.

"Ok?"

"That's my history in another world, a very healing civilization." Xue Dinglu took out a video that he had edited, which was originally intended for the people of Silver City to watch, and handed it to the old Demon Emperor.

Similarly, there is the history and culture of the entire Titan civilization.

(End of this chapter)