Super God: Rise of Civilization

Yang Yu's icy voice echoed throughout the entire imperial study.

This empire, if it wants to develop, must shed blood.

"Your Majesty, what if it exceeds one hundred million?"

The female official couldn't help but interject.

"Exterminate ten clans." He turned to look at the female official beside him, "You've reminded me."

Female officer:......

Was I being too talkative?

……

The reforms of the Star Empire have begun in earnest.

At a single command, a million-strong army outside the capital marched into the capital and began to confiscate the property and exterminate the families and clans of those who had embezzled and violated the law.

Many corrupt officials, their families, and businessmen had not even had time to transfer their assets before their homes were overrun by countless people.

Countless gold and silver treasures were all deposited into the national treasury.

Along with the reforms, the entire capital was filled with deaths and bloodshed.

Some merchants even wanted to unite to put pressure on the emperor, but smart people knew the price to pay for going against imperial power.

Some even wanted to unite with the remnants of various countries to launch a rebellion.

But they discovered that none of the people of Central Continent were willing to risk being beheaded to rebel against them.

What are the people thinking?

Eat your fill.

They'll follow whoever can feed them.

Under the emperor's rule, I can eat my fill, and occasionally my family and children can get new clothes and go to school. Why would I join a rebellion?

Moreover, the emperor did not confiscate property and exterminate families without reason.

Every time a house was raided, the crimes committed by that house would be made public. Who would want to join in a rebellion for no reason?

This reform, originating in the capital, directly increased the national treasury's revenue compared to last year.

With this investment, many construction and research projects were launched in full swing.

In just one year, the Ministry of Works, which was transformed into the Academy of Engineering, had already developed the steam engine.

This marked the beginning of the Star Empire's first industrial age.

……

The Celestial Court of Merlo.

Royal Palace.

After a long and winding journey, the three angels, Yan and Keisha, finally returned to the Heavenly Court of Merlo. Standing in the main hall, they looked at Keisha, who sat on the throne, and reported on the gains of their trip.

"Queen Keisha, 99 percent of civilizations are still in the primitive Iron Age. We are already guiding them toward the Industrial Age. It is expected that in a thousand years, they will be able to move toward the Industrial Age and enable themselves to survive better."

Angel Yan hesitated, then continued, "However, in the Pain Galaxy, we discovered a civilization that, without angelic guidance, has already begun its march towards the industrial age..."

"We've discovered a civilization on the path to the industrial age?"

Holy Keisha listened to Yan's report with surprise in her eyes. On a planet without angelic guidance, she had discovered a civilization that had autonomously entered the industrial age.

Could this be a newly discovered planet with intelligent life?

"Yes, their monarch is great. In twenty years on the throne, he has transformed a small country in a remote corner into a vast empire that dominates the entire planet."

"I find it hard to imagine how they rose to power and dominated an entire planet in an era when transportation was underdeveloped and communication relied almost entirely on relays."

"After observation, it was found that they did not believe in angels or anyone else, but only in the monarch who led them to power. In their belief, they believed that their monarch could lead them to a happier life."

"Moreover, the monarch of this civilization did not fool his subjects, but instead spent money everywhere to build schools so that his subjects could be enlightened through reading."

There was shock in Angel Yan's eyes. Putting herself in her shoes, even with her advanced knowledge, it was unlikely that she could have done that.

But that monarch did it.

Upon hearing this...

Keisha and Hexi exchanged a glance, curiosity appearing in their eyes.

What kind of monarch was he?

They had traversed the universe for over 20,000 years, and the monarchs they had encountered all knew how to fool the people, as that helped them to rule.

But the monarch Yan mentioned was somewhat contrary to this.

"Oh? Does this monarch have no flaws?" He Xi, who has not yet retired and is still Keisha's right-wing bodyguard, asked with a smile.

"Flaws? Lustful, ruthless killer?"

Angel Yan thought about it and realized that these were his only two shortcomings.

"How exactly is he a lecher? And how exactly is he a ruthless killer?"

Keisha, He Xi, and the left-wing guard Ruoning became interested.

They are all ancient monsters who have lived for tens of thousands of years. What kind of scene haven't they seen?

"He made Yan Jie his queen, saying that if he made Yan Jie his queen, he would have faith in angels."

"His generals committed massacres, destroyed cities and countries, and buried prisoners alive; every single one of these acts was done with his tacit approval."

Moi was quite angry when she thought about this.

"Lust is a problem that no man can avoid. Besides, Yan is so beautiful, isn't it normal for him to want to marry her? If he's not interested, I think that monarch has a problem with his orientation."

"Which great monarch hasn't trodden upon the corpses of his enemies?"

Ruoning chuckled to herself. She had only reached her current position by stepping over the corpses of countless demons.

Moy, a young man who had not experienced much warfare, was ultimately too inexperienced.

Chapter 7 [Progress of the Times]

Five years later.

Over these five years.

The Star Empire is gradually recovering, and the reforms are progressing very smoothly.

Each year's fiscal revenue is higher than the previous year.

"Your Majesty, this is the latest rifle manufactured by the Imperial Academy of Engineering through research and improvement. This weapon has a simple design and no longer uses a muzzle-loading bullet like a firearm."

"Instead, we discovered a substance called mercury fulminate, and through improvements, we designed a percussion cap containing mercury fulminate to ignite the gunpowder in the barrel. The percussion cap is placed on an anvil with a flash hole, and striking the percussion cap ignites the gunpowder in the barrel, thus completing the firing."

"Initially, we planned to wrap it with cardboard, but we found the risk of it exploding was too high, so we chose to use copper..."

Yang Yu fiddled with the bolt-action gun in his hand, listening to the explanation from the dean of the engineering institute, somewhat bewildered.

Your engineering academy is full of talented people.

They had only been in the first industrial age for a few years, and they had already invented the percussion gun?

Moreover, it directly bypassed the paper bomb.

"Your Majesty, this is also the latest cannon developed by the Academy of Engineering. It is a breech-loading rifled cannon, but it is still in the testing and improvement stage. It is expected that it will take at least one or two years before it is put into use."

Following that, the director of the Imperial Academy of Engineering briefed the emperor on the Imperial Academy of Engineering's research on military matters in recent years.

"A breech-loading rifled gun?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Yu stared dumbfounded at the dean of the engineering institute in front of him.

My dear minister, although I am not a history major, if I remember correctly...

The breech-loading rifled cannon of the Yuanxing Civilization appeared at the beginning of the Second Industrial Revolution.

We've only just entered the first industrial age, it's only been a few years.

So you've managed to invent the percussion gun and the breech-loading rifled cannon for me?

"Is Your Majesty dissatisfied?"

Upon seeing His Majesty's gaze, the Dean of the Academy of Engineering was startled. "Our Academy of Engineering is only in the testing phase of the breech-loading rifled cannon. It still needs improvement. It is still a long way from being officially put into service with the army."

"Strive to do your best!"

Yang Yu was at a loss for words. He had impulsively decided to visit the Academy of Engineering today, and it had given him a pleasant surprise.

After viewing the weapons.

Yang Yu put down the rifle in his hand, put his hands behind his back, and walked around the huge engineering institute for a tour.

As he passed by the simple laboratory, he pointed to the staff working inside and turned to the dean of the engineering institute beside him, asking, "What are they doing?"

"This... Your Majesty, these lads insist on building steel warships that can sail on the seas, and they've even provided me with numerous scales and theoretical models. So, this old minister can only have them create a model for now, so I can take a look..."

Upon hearing this, the president of the Academy of Engineering gave an awkward smile.

"Nonsense! Can steel and wood weigh the same? How could they possibly travel on the sea?"

One of the generals standing nearby said unhappily.

Even though he had never attended school, he knew that the weight of steel and wood were not proportional.

Wouldn't steel ships sink directly at sea?

"Nothing is absolute. Why can wood float on the sea but steel can't? Why can birds fly in the sky but we humans can't?"

"If you have an idea, then go for it. I and the Empire are supporting you from behind."

Yang Yu smiled and patted him on the shoulder. The Star Empire's ability to truly reach the vast ocean depends on the Imperial Academy of Engineering.

This Imperial Academy of Engineering is truly full of talented people with boundless imagination.

This group of people thought of many things that he hadn't.

Ironclad warships, I think they appeared during the First Industrial Revolution, were they steam-powered ironclad warships?

"By the way, I heard that your engineering institute is researching something—a car that can run without horses. Is that true?"