Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution

Chapter 505 Unforeseen Evolution of the Times... [Requesting Monthly Tickets and Recommendations]

However, as more and more commoner martial artists advance to higher levels, the nobles find that they have fewer and fewer bargaining chips and resources to use for recruitment.

Even if we only recruit a small group of elites and let them fight each other, it still won't be enough.

As the supreme ruler, the ultimate nutrient-rich individual in the food chain, and the most obvious target—the emperor—Emperor Ying Zheng couldn't sit still any longer.

He was also afraid that the system he had created would be overthrown and could not be passed down through generations, so he resorted to his ultimate move—transferring the gunpowder.

He called upon the entire Qin Dynasty to launch a western expedition, claiming that he would conquer the entire earth, establish a completely unified Qin Dynasty, and make all lands illuminated by the sun and moon, and rivers belonging to the Qin Dynasty, belong to the Qin Dynasty.

He also said that everyone should not worry, that the future of Qin is bright, that the bright moon of Qin can shine on the windowsills of every household, and that in the future Qin can also explore the entire universe and build an immortal Great Wall around the entire Milky Way.

Thus, the unprecedentedly powerful Qin Dynasty was mobilized, and the war machine roared to life.

These superfluous civilian warriors, due to uncontrollable factors, were all sent to the West for the Western Expedition.

War is cruel, consuming a large number of civilian warriors, whose lives were used as fuel to build the glory of the Qin Dynasty.

The results were brilliant. The entire earth was indeed conquered. The westward expedition was a success. The banners of Qin were planted all over the earth, and the whole world spoke only the Qin language.

Those who performed meritorious service and survived were ennobled for their military achievements, became new nobles, and went ashore.

The elite commoner warriors accumulated during this period were also completely depleted; they either all died or transformed into new nobles, turning their attention to the former peasants.

The entire world instantly stabilized.

The rich fruits of the world were divided up, with the lion's share going to royalty and nobility, while the next level of powerful families, landlords, and wealthy merchants also got a piece of the pie.

Everyone was satisfied; the cakes had grown bigger, and they could take a bite. Even if they thought they were too small, they wouldn't complain.

The common people and slaves who were separated from the elite, who didn't even get a sip of soup, and were about to be relocated to new lands to become expendable resources, carrying bricks and tiles, were very dissatisfied.

At first, they were relatively satisfied. Although they had left their homes and were forced to relocate and register as farmers, they had at least been allocated some land. They had a few barbarians as tenant farmers and became small landlords themselves, even though they had to pay heavy taxes to the Qin Dynasty.

But at least he rose in social class, from a commoner to a small landowner.

But when they learned that 99% of the spoils of the western expedition were divided up by the royal family and nobles, and that the little they got was barely enough to go around, and that their own warriors had died in vain, they immediately felt resentful.

Why should one's own child die in battle and receive only a drop of something that is not even worth soup, while noble lords can divide up the greatest benefits without even going to the battlefield?
Although they were resentful and cursed in secret, their lives were not in danger, and they still had a bright future, so no one dared to rebel.

If nothing unexpected happens, as long as the Qin Dynasty doesn't act recklessly and continues to transfer gunpowder and expand production, all dissatisfaction will be worn away by time.

But if the Qin Dynasty didn't act recklessly, would it still be the Qin Dynasty?

Having witnessed the overwhelming power of ordinary people, the nobles were afraid, and the royal family was wary.

They fear that this force will be consolidated and overthrow them.

Therefore, they tried every means to weaken and divide the power of the common people's martial arts practitioners.

The reason why the common people's martial artists grew so fast, to the point that they almost lost control and nearly crashed, was simply because the Dao Ancestor had opened up a great road for them to acquire resources.

The solution is quite simple: just shut down the resource acquisition and exchange path opened by the Dao Ancestor.

But who is the Dao Ancestor? How could they possibly have the right to comment on him?

They could not change the Dao Ancestor's thoughts and actions, and were helpless against the existence of the Heavenly Net.

At this moment, countless people were secretly cursing the Dao Ancestor, wondering why he had to be so kind to commoners. It was simply making trouble out of nothing.

Why not just hang out with those nobles? Wouldn't that be more enjoyable? Wouldn't it be better for everyone to be happy and forever superior? Why do we have to cause trouble?

At this moment, countless people harbored resentment towards the Dao Ancestor.

They complained that the Dao Ancestor was too controlling, gave too much, and was too kind to the common people. They thought it was bad for everyone to follow the elite path, so they created three thousand saints, each from a sacred family, to rule over the ants forever, for trillions of years—what a wonderful era, what a stable pyramid!

The system of my Great Zhou Dynasty is the best, how stable and how long-lasting!

The Dao Ancestor insisted on opening the path for those foolish and lowly servants, fearing they wouldn't be able to learn it, and even provided them with cultivation techniques and resources—what a waste!

Wouldn't it be great to gather all these resources together and give them to us nobles for free?

What a waste.

It's heartbreaking to see.

So the nobles took action, joining forces with landlords, powerful families, and wealthy merchants to suppress their common enemy.

They joined forces to manipulate the market, driving down the prices of [Super Tribute Rice], [Spirit Crystal Rice], [Dragon Tooth Rice], and [Dragon Blood Rice] to an extremely low level, even cheaper than the exchange rates on the SkyNet.

As a result, people stopped buying from Tianwang and started buying from them instead.

The profits from farming by ordinary people are ridiculously low, which has greatly reduced their enthusiasm for farming.

The government will purchase all the Super Tribute Rice, Spirit Crystal Rice, Dragon Tooth Rice, and Dragon Blood Rice that are grown. All of them must be sold to the Qin Dynasty at extremely low prices, and private transactions are not allowed.

Every single grain of rice that goes into your stomach must be remembered clearly, and there is a fixed number of each grain.

You can only eat if the imperial court allows it; otherwise, it's considered illegal eating.

The imperial court's dragon aura and legal net oversee the entire realm, leaving no one unchecked.

Humanitarian laws govern all behavior and must not be violated or deviated from.

What a joke! If you can't do anything to the Dao Ancestor, can't you at least do something to me?
If we can't control Skynet, can't we at least control you?

Then they began to raise the prices of other cultivation necessities, reaping the precious contribution points from the people.

Then, the contribution points will be concentrated to purchase higher-level and more valuable resources from Skynet.

The Qin Dynasty also intervened, announcing a ban on going to sea and prohibiting individuals or small groups from renting Tianwang's spaceships to earn resources in the starry sea.

They launched a massive conscription, mobilizing large numbers of able-bodied men to build the Great Wall on the galactic frontier, construct the super palace-like spaceship "Epang Palace," build the star-sea mausoleum "First Emperor's Mausoleum," and form pioneering legions to mine various star system resources for the empire.

The government implemented strict controls on elixirs and magical artifacts, prohibiting their free circulation. Purchases required permission from the imperial court and the possession of elixir tickets or artifact tickets.

It is not allowed to work and cultivate at the same time. It adopts an ultra-fast assembly line and does not allow you to do other actions, so that you cannot work and cultivate at the same time, thus rendering the various integrated labor and cultivation methods passed down by the Taoist Ancestor ineffective.

Extend your working hours to the limit, leaving you exhausted and unable to relax after work, wanting only to lie down forever.

It takes all sorts of things into account.

They tried every possible method and measure, with only one core objective—to reduce the number of commoner martial artists, slow down their cultivation speed, and reduce the potential number of high-level commoner martial artists.

In short, it's about consolidating one's ruling position and suppressing unstable factors.

The door to cultivation should probably be closed to these ignorant masses.

Unfortunately, the tide of time rolls ever onward, crushing all those who try to stop or control it, and cannot be resisted.

What happened next was unexpected by both the carnivores and the common martial artists.

The era has entered a period of rampage...

(End of this chapter)