Chapter 339 - 336: Slavery and the Palace of Thought

Chapter 339: Chapter 336: Slavery and the Palace of Thought

’The Immortal... is going to appear at Taiji Hall... and wants everyone to go there?’

As Fang Can’s announcement spread to everyone in the city, a mix of fear, reverence, terror, lust, and anticipation took hold...

These varied emotions swirled in the minds of the masses, and soon, the entire city began a great migration.

After he had used such thunderous methods to obliterate the Imperial Palace, the citizens harbored no illusions about Fang Can’s mercy.

He had told them to go, but Fang Can never said what would happen to those who didn’t show up.

If only for the sake of their own lives, they had to hurry to Taiji Hall.

In an instant, the entire city’s populace was on the move, everyone surging toward the Imperial Palace.

Over a million people, shoulder to shoulder, moved like a migrating colony of ants.

The guards in charge of the palace gates didn’t dare to stop them. The Immortal had killed the emperor, so what chance did they stand?

In just a few moments, the entire Imperial Palace was swarmed by a sea of commoners, packed so tightly that not even a drop of water could pass.

For most of these people, it was the first time in their lives they had ever witnessed the splendor of the Imperial Palace, and they marveled at the royal family’s wealth.

Anyone who tried to take advantage of the chaos to steal something, or cause any other kind of trouble, was instantly crushed by a ray of light from the sky, given no chance to even explain themselves.

After dozens of people were crushed to death like this, the vast majority of the remaining crowd behaved themselves and didn’t dare to cause any more trouble.

The crowd was so large that latecomers were forced to remain outside the palace walls, staring longingly in the direction of Taiji Hall.

Time slowly trickled by, and amidst the swirling emotions of anxiety and anticipation...

A pillar of light descended from the heavens, landing in the center of the crater where Taiji Hall had been annihilated.

Fang Can’s white hair cascaded down to his waist like a waterfall. A churning, pitch-black force field, like the wild flames of the Abyss, rose around him as he levitated in the air above the massive crater.

At his appearance, the surrounding rings of citizens fell to their knees, row by row, like wheat being harvested in autumn.

Wealthy merchants and commoners alike all prostrated themselves at Fang Can’s feet.

The kneeling tide of people spread outward like a wave, and cries of adulation and pledges of loyalty erupted from their mouths.

"Long live the Immortal!!!"

"Please, Immortal, bless me!"

"O merciful Immortal, please accept my faith!"

...

Even as they shouted, the people secretly glanced up at Fang Can, their greedy eyes roaming over his form, thinking they had hidden their intentions well.

...

Fang Can repeated the demands he had made on the mountain peak about establishing his own nation, but the people below looked up in astonishment.

’I can sleep with Fang Can *and* get an official position? Is there really such a good deal?’

As for the slavery Fang Can mentioned, the citizens didn’t see anything wrong with it.

They knelt to the Son of Heaven and high officials every day. What was the difference who ruled them? If everyone was a slave, it was the same as no one being a slave.

Now, with a true Immortal standing before them, they would worship him even if there wasn’t a system of slavery.

Meeting the gazes of the people below, Fang Can grinned ferociously. "The prejudices in every person’s heart are a Da Shan. So, allow me to move this Da Shan for you."

"From this day forward, under my rule, there will be no barriers between your hearts! What is spoken will be what is thought!"

As he spoke, Fang Can spread his hands, and the frequency of the Telepathy transmission from the Fang Can-satellite above his head began to broaden.

Previously, their thoughts were transmitted only to Fang Can himself, but now, he was projecting them into the mind of every single person in the city.

Within a three-meter radius, they could now hear each other’s innermost thoughts.

In that instant, through the power of Telepathy and Heart Image, the hearts of the entire city were united as one!

"I want to do the Immortal, I want to be a shrine maiden..."

"What... what will become of our Li Yang... *sob*..."

"I hope the Immortal blesses me with boundless wealth, I’m willing to be his dog..."

...

Suddenly, the people who had been listening to Fang Can’s divine voice found their surroundings erupt in a cacophony of noise.

All kinds of voices flooded their minds, leaving them bewildered and agitated.

’What is all this noise? It’s disrespectful to the Immortal! And someone just flat-out said they want to fuck the Immortal. How can you say something like that?’

One of the citizens looked up in annoyance, only to see that the lips of the people "speaking" hadn’t moved at all. Their eyes were filled only with fear.

Recalling Fang Can’s words from moments before, a sense of terror dawned in their hearts.

’That’s right. You can now know each other’s thoughts directly. From now on, just like the Trisolarans, you cannot hide any of your ideas,’ Fang Can’s deep laughter echoed in everyone’s mind.

’What are Trisolarans?’

A question arose in the minds of some of the citizens in response to Fang Can’s words.

[Trisolarans are a race from a certain work of fiction. Their thoughts are transparent to one another, and they cannot hide their thinking through speech.]

The question was answered swiftly, and the meanings of terms like "race" and "thought transparency" were understood intuitively through Heart Image.

That’s right. Not only had Fang Can made their thoughts transparent to each other, but he had also opened up a portion of his own knowledge base to them.

From now on, Fang Can would selectively answer some of the questions from the city’s populace.

After all, if you’re going to do something, you should do it to the best of your ability. He had spoken of cultivation, and he certainly wouldn’t be stingy about it.

He was curious to see just how far this nation could advance in 30 days under his intensive nurturing.

A Half-Step Fifth Turn-level satellite hung in the sky, its computing power easily able to handle the questions of the entire city’s population.

It was foreseeable that under Fang Can’s intensive nurturing, even if only a small fraction of these million people proved to be talented, it would still be an immeasurable treasure for the entire civilization.

With the efforts of an entire civilization, they might have a chance to sprint into a modern technological society within ten years.

After sowing the seeds of knowledge in everyone’s minds, Fang Can’s main body vanished from the imperial city.

Since the entire imperial city was now under his rule, the task of rebuilding order could be handled remotely by the satellite in the sky.

As for himself, he had to go back and collect his interest: learning the Qiankun Great Shift.

Then, he would spend a day taking control of the entire nation of Li Yang and, before leaving, cultivate a team of absolutely reliable core followers to establish an unprecedentedly unified Empire.