Chapter 305 Theocracy

The matter of lifespan was temporarily thrown to the back of Wei Yuan's mind.

His attention was truly focused on the theocracy proposed by Gonggong.

Under the rule of the gods, everything in the human world would operate in an orderly manner.

Even just through Gonggong's description, Wei Yuan seemed to have already seen such an era, absolutely correct and absolutely justified. And the current appearance of the water god Gonggong left no doubt that what this god was saying was from the bottom of his heart, with no falsehood.

To be honest, Wei Yuan himself was a little tempted.

Or rather, more than a little.

The usually lifeless deer in his heart was jumping around like it had just taken a pack of Mentos.

A world without contradictions or conflicts, completely devoid of various man-made disasters, and without even a hint of unfairness, because the gods had already found the most correct path in life for everyone.

From the moment of birth, the gods would have already seen what you would be like a hundred years later.

It was almost like cheating.

The gods personally selected the most perfect option for you from countless choices.

Where to go to school, what kind of people you would meet, would be incredibly clear in the eyes of the gods who inherited the imperial throne. The tapestry of China would be woven into an extremely gorgeous, even flawless, magnificent fabric in their hands.

In other words.

Probably when you were born, you would have the most suitable environment for your growth.

The best parents.

If you liked playing video games, your mother could play online with you.

If you liked to travel, your father would happen to be a backpacker.

Even if you were one in a million and liked cross-dressing, you might even find the limited edition Lolita dress from ten years ago that you had been desperately searching for in your father's closet, and then have your mother do your and your father's makeup. Under the terrifying base number, everything impossible could be turned into an undeniable certainty in the eyes of the gods.

Study what you liked, do what you loved.

And the gods would even guarantee you a job.

Not just a job, even a partner.

Dear, would you like to come to the world of theocracy?

A one-stop education service, guaranteed job placement, guaranteed partner.

Produced by the Water God Gonggong, absolutely guaranteed.

By the way, the most beautiful love of your youth, the gods will prepare for you.

On this path, there will be no obstacles, no difficulties. No one will have a tragedy. You just need to walk forward peacefully, happily walking towards the ending prepared for you by the gods. Moreover… it is very likely that under the rule of the gods, even death will not be so painful.

Those who like to be alone will quietly leave the world.

Those who like excitement may be surrounded by relatives and friends, watching the people they love, and then after drinking a glass of wine, or listening to their favorite song from decades ago, they will fall asleep peacefully, without worrying about those who come after.

Because they are also walking on the path of life prepared for them by the gods.

Without the slightest mistake, without the slightest problem.

Isn't this good?

It's absolutely amazing, isn't it?

Wei Yuan thought about it and felt that this world was simply full of temptations.

Even the strangest personalities can find like-minded people.

Not to mention those social butterflies.

Not to mention the hopeful idealists.

Even the otaku with zero social skills can live a life that only exists in anime, surrounded by like-minded friends, spending a pink bubble-filled, sour-smelling youth with a partner whose personality is perfectly matched.

This alone can make countless teenage boys howl and turn into believers of the Water God, rushing over, half-kneeling on the ground, holding up their arms, and piously sacrificing their youth.

Just like those who devoutly believe in Zhurong.

Come on, Water God, please be rougher, don't pity me.

Not to mention the more perfect workplace, the better life, it's simply unparalleled, okay.

Just thinking about it, it felt like it was really as Gonggong said.

A complex and beautiful tapestry.

Then there was only one question left.

Wei Yuan couldn't help but fantasize about that kind of life, retracted his distracting thoughts, looked at the water god Gonggong in front of him, pondered for a moment, and said as if he were interviewing for a position:

"So… how is it arranged who does what kind of work?"

"Hmm?"

"For example…" Wei Yuan spread his hands, seemingly a little embarrassed to ask this, coughed, and said, "Who does the easy work, who does the troublesome work, whose wife is beautiful, whose wife is gentle, whose husband is muscular, whose husband's abs are all one?"

"Who can be in the center of a bustling city, and who has to be in the borderlands or farmland because of work? Who lives in luxury, enjoying air conditioning, and who wanders around, sweeping the streets under the scorching sun?"

Humans raised doubts to the gods.

Gonggong said calmly: "Naturally, it is decided by me."

"I will find the work that is most suitable for everyone's destiny."

"As for spouses…"

"Of course, they are also the most suitable."

Wei Yuan looked at the god strangely:

"The most suitable? Emotion is very complicated. How do you see what is most suitable?"

Gonggong said seriously: "The most compatible bodies."

Wei Yuan: "…………"

Hmm??!

Huh?!!

Wait a minute…

Wei Yuan was shocked.

He felt like he had been run over by a Jiuli chariot pulled by an ancient mammoth.

Gonggong said calmly:

"In addition to this, there are also personality and future possibilities. Through deduction, a future is woven that will never have quarrels and that everyone likes. However… why do you care about this? Since you are a subject of King Yu and are now over five thousand years old, I don't understand what you care about."

"Five thousand years, a change every hundred years, you should have been married at least fifty times."

"This should be without objection."

Wei Yuan: "…………"

"May I ask, Water God, you seem to have a lot of experience."

"Do you have a wife?"

The handsome god nodded.

"Many."

"…………, Damn it!"

Wei Yuan uttered a word that perfectly represented his mood. He also understood the problem of emotions that Gonggong spoke of. It was probably about finding the perfect other half, possibly making a playboy repent, making a straight man enlightened, or a playboy paired with a gold digger, a scumbag facing a slut, a straight man and a straight woman tormenting each other.

Gonggong said: "You seem to disagree."

Wei Yuan raised his eyebrows and said, "I just have some questions."

He pondered for a moment and asked:

"A very simple question, maybe you didn't notice it because you are a god."

"If those people see the lives of others and feel that their own lives are not good, what should they do? Everyone has desires. Perhaps some people are used to eating only a bowl of clear soup noodles every morning, but once they see other people eating better food, that bowl of clear soup noodles will become very difficult to eat."

"Seeing others working in air-conditioned rooms will arouse longing in their hearts, and they will feel that they can also have a better life. That kind of desire, of course, may also be a lust."

"And this will inevitably bring conflict."

"How do you solve this problem?"

"Do you use the power of the gods to suppress everyone's desires, or… does your blueprint even prepare not to give them a chance to develop desires?"

Wei Yuan said softly: "Let those who are high above always be high above, and let those who are low in the dust not even have a chance to look up. Those who eat clear soup noodles will not feel unbalanced because of those who eat steak, because they will always be used to eating clear soup noodles."

"They may not even know that such food exists in the world."

"Because in the eyes of the gods, they do not have the talent to be in a more core area, and are only suitable for doing hard labor. And once they know the outside world, they will develop desires and may choose to leave the perfect lines planned by the gods. Even, will death also be set?"

"The death of a certain person at a certain time is the best for the world."

"That tapestry called the human world will not have the slightest impurity, and from birth to death, it will not be up to oneself."

"You say that everyone is working hard on their own correct path, but in the eyes of the gods, there is only the overall correctness, right? Isn't such correctness also a kind of tragedy?"

Wei Yuan stared at Gonggong, suddenly realizing something, and murmured: "Therefore, the rule of the sages."

"Empty their minds, fill their bellies, weaken their ambitions, strengthen their bones."

"Always keep the people without knowledge and desire."

"The world is at great peace."

Gonggong looked at him deeply and said, "Did you say this sentence…?"

Wei Yuan replied: "Lao Tzu said it."

The voice paused, and Wei realized the ambiguity of this sentence and was silent.

"Lao Tzu is a great sage."

"…………"

"I mean, Lao Tzu's name is Lao Dan."

"He is an ancient person."

Perhaps Gonggong didn't know the ambiguity of those two words, he didn't care about this, he just tasted:

"The individual's correct path conflicts with each other, causing a lifetime of tragedy; is that better than a happy and fulfilling life?"

"Happy and fulfilling?"

Wei Yuan thought for a moment, and then sneered instinctively.

If he chose the happiest and most stable path, then Ying Zheng would only be the King of Qin, and he would not die on his eastern tour; then the honest Zhang Jiao would be at peace in the mountains, doing his Taoist practice, ignoring the suffering of the people outside, and he would be able to attain enlightenment; and Liu Xuande would not rise up for the people, and A Liang would be in Langya, doing his aristocratic son, chanting spring snow and autumn rain.

Then there would be no Qin Shi Huang's unified world.

There would be no Great Virtuous Teacher who healed the sick and saved people.

There would be no Emperor Zhaolie who led the people across the river, and there would be no Zhuge Liang who gave his all until his death.

Wei Yuan felt a chill rise in his back just thinking about such a beautiful picture.

He looked at Gonggong and said, "What you said, I think is very good, but that is not China."

"As for why… people have desires, of course, besides this, there are many other things."

"The gods have arranged everything. If it were people from other places, they might think that this is a gift from the gods and should be accepted well; but China is different. Our blood has the blood of Xuanyuan, and the bones of these Jiuli people. The blood is hot, and the bones are very strong."

"They would probably think, why must I only be like this?"

"To have the gods arrange the fate and position in the world of all people, with everyone's future determined before birth, not to mention now, even the descendants of the Yan and Huang tribes in China thousands or two thousand years ago would not recognize it."

Wei Yuan pointed to himself and said:

"If I have to say it, my predecessors have already answered this question."

He raised his head, and in his eyes, there seemed to be a flame that often rose in the eyes of humans, looking at the eternally unchanging god, and said:

"Are kings, lords, generals, and ministers born with a silver spoon?!" (meaning, is nobility hereditary?!)

ps: Today's second update... three thousand two hundred words.

It seems, I feel like I should be able to adjust my schedule today... lying like a corpse.