Half a month has passed since the Great Tribulation in the Holy Court, and people are gradually emerging from the shock of the shattered continent, returning to normal life.
The Holy Lord has fallen, and the Elder has also kicked the bucket, but this has little to do with ordinary people.
Life must go on.
Divine myth powerhouses have opened up rivers and leveled mountains, and with the assistance of powerful technological forces, the reconstruction of the thirteen provinces of the Holy Court is proceeding very rapidly.
If it weren't for the many building debris still piled up outside the city and the visible terrifying cracks hundreds of meters long, it would be difficult for people to imagine that not long ago, they had just experienced a disaster that could be called "world-ending."
"At that time, our city, the entire southern district, collapsed, as if it were swallowed by a black hole, it was terrifying."
"Yes, it was too frightening at the time, no one expected that we could survive such a desperate situation."
Passers-by sighed, looking up at the lush trees not far away.
His companion then lowered his voice and said, "It is rumored that the reason our Holy Court suffered such a sudden disaster was that the top three Elders had problems, and they were corrupted by an unspeakable evil god!"
"Evil god?"
"Don't you know? Our entire bizarre world is now shrouded in the crisis of evil gods. Many more people have died outside, and quite a few oases have been wiped out overnight."
People living in the Holy Court know little about the evil god faction and their minions.
If they had heard such news on a normal day, they would have at most sighed, mourned for the oases outside, and felt proud and honored for their own Holy Court. They were very powerful and could block all dangers and disasters outside their door.
But now, having just experienced a disaster that almost annihilated the entire Holy Court, they have realized that they are not far from disaster, and the Holy Court is far from invincible.
Even the Fire Seed Organization, which saved them and is far more powerful than the Holy Court, faces the threat of evil gods. How can they stand idly by? They were simply ignorant before.
Even without the disaster half a month ago, even if the powerhouses of the Holy Court had not fallen, they might have suddenly died inexplicably one day.
Some of the stronger and more influential awakened individuals already knew about the Ark Plan, and they clearly did not have tickets.
"Let alone us, if it weren't for the Fire Seed Organization and the appearance of that great esteemed one, even many of the noble lords in the city wouldn't have been able to escape."
"Yes, during the disaster half a month ago, many Mythical Crowns fell, let alone small figures like us."
"Praise be to the esteemed Mentor!"
"Praise be to the esteemed Mentor!"
"But the Fire Seed Organization has taken over the management of our Holy Court. How can we, dignified people of the Holy Court, be ruled by those of lower status? We are noble citizens of the Holy Court!"
In the crowd, a man with narrow eyes and a richly-robed robe spoke.
It was like pouring a basin of cold water, and the enthusiastic discussion fell silent for a few seconds.
But soon, someone retorted with a cold laugh, "If it weren't for the esteemed Mentor, our entire Holy Court would have been destroyed and completely become history. Moreover, the big figures and noble lords of the Holy Court had long planned to abandon most of the land and set sail with only a small portion of the provinces on an ark.
"Who do you think among us is qualified to get a ticket on the ark, is it you?
"Don't forget, the borders of our Holy Court are still being impacted by the waves of weirdness. If this brother has the ability, I suggest you go to the front lines to kill the weirdness first. Moreover..."
The young man speaking paused, gazing at the tall, sturdy giant tree in the distance, as straight as an unyielding spine.
"The Holy Court is very powerful, but as its citizens, we rarely get a stable chance to awaken, unless we sell ourselves to the noble lords.
"But now it's different. With the arrival of the Fire Seed, there is hope and opportunity.
"Look, the martial arts schools under the Fire Seed have opened. We only need to pay a negligible amount of money to learn the most advanced cultivation methods from the schools, which can greatly increase the pass rate for awakening. If your talent is good and your performance is outstanding, you can even get cultivation from the school.
"In my Changming District martial arts school, there are several junior brothers and sisters whose families are very poor, and the school directly bears their cultivation needs... If we can win first place in the martial arts school, first place in the district, and first place in the city, we can even get generous rewards, including many materials that money cannot buy.
"Let's put it this way, now we not only have a chance to advance further, but we can even glimpse the legendary realm of myths."
And all of this was brought to them by the Fire Seed.
In this era, what is more desirable than having power in one's own hands?
Moreover, the Fire Seed did not force them to do anything; they could still choose to live the same life as before. It was just that having just experienced the disaster and having an opportunity for improvement before them, most people chose to fight for it.
The craze for national cultivation has already begun and is becoming more intense.
Bang—!
In a luxurious private room facing the street, a young man slammed his cup onto the table.
"This Emperor Luo City clearly belongs to my Abel family!"
Clearly, the disaster had passed safely;
Clearly, the ancestor of the Muer family, another top family in Emperor Luo City, had fallen, and their Abel family could control the entire city;
These were clearly two joyful events, but how could the Fire Seed suddenly interfere!
"Damn Fire Seed!"
"They are also spreading cultivation methods and awakening methods everywhere, and building inheritance sites and awakening sites... How can our Abel family use this as a bait to attract those of lower status to fight for us!"
"Damn it!"
The young man in the luxurious robe cursed.
After cursing, he nervously glanced at the door, on which were engraved secret runes that could isolate sound and mental power.
He breathed a sigh of relief, then felt ashamed of his nervousness.
Knock, knock, knock—
The knock on the door was sudden. The young man flinched.
A nondescript shout came from outside the door.
"Open the door, we're here to check the water meter."
Check the water meter?
Check what meter?
The young man was shocked and confused, but before he could think further, the door, engraved with various ritualistic runes, was pushed open.
A young man in a black vest with neat short hair walked in.
"Nock Abel, you have committed a crime."
"I am from the Third Law Enforcement Bureau, a Silver Wing Enforcer, codenamed Luoxiu, ordered to arrest you and bring you to justice."
The young man in the black vest took out his badge.
The noble youth was both shocked and angry.
He was a high-ranking noble! The city lord did not have the qualification to try him, let alone some law enforcement bureau!
The young man in the black vest shook his head with pity, "Some people are stupid, some are wicked, but some are both stupid and wicked. We are enforcing the law entirely in accordance with the local laws of the Holy Court, but some people seem to be unaware that they have committed a capital offense according to the law."
"I want to see your superior!"
The young man was still shouting when suddenly his face changed, turning fearful.
"Myth, Myth!"
A divine aura emanated from the enforcer.
The young man slumped to the ground.
How could he be so honored to have a noble Myth personally intervene!
...
A Myth personally intervening was to prevent combat. Once combat broke out within the city, it was more likely to endanger bystanders.
Secondly, the Fire Seed had an abundant supply of Mythical power within its ranks.
Qian Mian borrowed over a thousand Myths to form the Law Enforcement Bureau under the jurisdiction of the Intelligence Department.
The Mythical realm was the backbone of the Law Enforcement Bureau.
They were not mere soldiers, but at most, they were small team leaders.
Similar scenes occurred in multiple cities in the twelve provinces, causing minor ripples and then quickly subsiding.
Fang You had reviewed the information from the Central Holy Court.
This Holy Kingdom had learned a lot from the Candela Empire in terms of culture, law, and system.
Their people lived in abundance, and the rights of ordinary people were protected... or so it was supposed to be. However, after a long period of development and without external threats, the Holy Court had undergone changes unknowingly.
The great nobles held high positions, obsessed with the game of power.
The roots of the Holy Court were mostly rotten.
This time, the Fire Seed carried out a considerable scale of purification.
Whether it was right or wrong, whether it was met with罵 etc... Fang You didn't care. What he cared about was the power of the Holy Court; he truly needed this power.
He picked up the information compiled by Xiao Huan.
The total population of the Holy Court was previously over 64 billion, but after this great tribulation, it was less than 50 billion.
All those in the High Realm and above had perished.
Only six demigods remained, four were provincial governors, and two were ancient ancestors of super families on the verge of death.
There were probably thirty to forty Myths, or even more.
The reason for the uncertainty was that many major families in the Holy Court deliberately concealed the information of their strong individuals, but it was also because the Fire Seed did not care; otherwise, it would not be difficult to find out. The Holy Court was a country with advanced rune technology, and there were many information processing and storage terminals, which were like returning home for Xiao Huan, where she could roam freely.
However, regarding Myths and Demigods, let alone Fang You, even Hei Dao, Qian Mian, Xiao Huan, and others didn't care. As long as these guys behaved themselves and didn't act against humanity.
What Fang You truly cared about was the population of 50 billion.
"Just this population alone can accelerate our Fire Seed's Oasis Plan, greatly shortening the time for all oases to advance to level nine, and..."
"Among so many people, how many will have exceptional talent? There will definitely be many powerhouses emerging."
The class structure of the Holy Court had long been solidified, with many strong individuals content with luxury, while ordinary people had no way to progress. But now, he had established martial arts schools in urban areas of various cities and promoted the sixth basic cultivation method. Those with talent and diligence would naturally stand out and change their lives.
This was the value of people.
And there was also the value of land.
"The territory of the Holy Court is vast, and its resources are abundant. It can accommodate not only 50 to 60 billion people but even 200 to 300 billion. However, the disaster is imminent, and there is no time to promote a multi-child plan now."
"But the land itself has infinite value."
After the Fire Seed Secret Realm was upgraded to Lv8, it had 12 available slots for integration.
Ten of them were the ten great oases, including Starfire City and Burning Fire City, with the lowest being a level seven oasis. Another slot was used for the Academy Secret Realm to build a secret realm passage.
The remaining one slot was kept in reserve and was now used on the land of the Holy Court.
"The Holy Court was originally a self-contained world, but after being shattered and reshaped, it is now within the bizarre world. The current Holy Court is equivalent to a small Great Domain, possessing some oasis characteristics."
The Holy Court was vast, and after being incorporated, only the core area could be used for base functions.
However, as time passed, the base module would eventually incorporate the entire Holy Kingdom and transform it into a vast oasis nation.
At that time, when their warriors stepped on the land of the Holy Court and killed the surging strange creatures, they would continuously provide Destiny Points to the organization.
The Holy Court was vast, and it was currently facing many strange creatures.
If this place could be transformed into a Destiny Point harvesting battlefield, the gains would be far greater than ten super oases.
Fang You flipped through the information.
Xiao Huan had thoughtfully circled some important content.
"Hmm, this super weapon called the Thunderstorm Defense System actually possesses the power to kill High-level beings? It's quite powerful, perhaps Master Wang can study it."
He cast his gaze, and saw a behemoth.
It was a war machine larger than an entire city, built with countless legendary rituals and materials of gods and demons as its foundation. It was a representative work of the Candela Empire's rune technology.
Well, this item was dismantled and transported by the Holy Court from the Candela Empire.
Similar to the Thunderstorm super weapon, there were six other super weapons such as 'Final Sun' and 'Eternal Frost'.
If these super weapons were used in conjunction, even beings at the tenth realm of origin would have to retreat, and ordinary high-level beings would have no time to escape.
But in the recent tribulation, none of these super weapons were activated.
Although more than half of the high-level officials of the Holy Court had perished and the people were in panic, the lack of any contingency plan in the face of a sudden disaster was the problem of the Holy Court itself.
Long-term peace had made them lose their vigilance.
"These weapons are all made by Candela, and the Holy Court had carried out related research and development plans, but there were no results; they could not build such super weapons."
Could the Fire Seed build them?
They could try.
But it was not to replicate similar super weapons, but to absorb the technical essence within them.
After all, super weapons could only kill high-level beings, far from being able to fight against evil gods. Otherwise, these weapons would not have remained within the Candela Empire.
There were many other gains.
Xiao Huan had found several precious treasures and dozens of Divine Sources from the treasure vault beneath the Holy Lord's mansion, not to mention countless legendary materials.
Up to now, the important places within the first province had not been fully explored.
Fang You flipped through for a few minutes, then closed it. He checked the internal situation of the Holy Court again, and seeing that it was stable, he withdrew his gaze.
"The harvest is good, but it's enough to let others handle it."
"Xiao Huan, you should also focus more energy on cultivation and strive to enter the High Realm as soon as possible."
"I, I know."
In the panel, the girl poked her head out, with a look of reluctance towards the distant treasures.
The joy of counting money was hard to give up.
But she wanted to respond more to her master's expectations.
She strengthened her gaze.
Fang You looked into the distance and let out a surprised sound.
"Chi Yan has finally entered the tenth realm and begun forging his law divine body. Our Fire Seed has gained another great general!"