Chapter 843

Chapter 843: Ruling Lingjing Star

Year 7975 in the Blue Star Xia calendar, Lingjing Star

"All beings of Lingjing Star listen up, this is a safety announcement. For your safety, please do not engage in the following behaviors: First, do not attack the patrol robots…"

Dozens of flying machines are patrolling Lingjing Star, continuously broadcasting safety announcements in the language of Lingjing Star. Below, some Buddhist cultivators watch the showy robots with clenched teeth, filled with hatred, but they dare not show any discontent.

Because if they take a stance to attack, it would trigger a harsh response from the robots. Often, a bomb falling would not only mean their death but also endanger those around them.

Meanwhile, in the central continent of Lingjing Star, beside a once-prosperous city, thousands of engineering robots are building a new city.

This is a completely Modern City, with complete drainage facilities, transportation systems, green spaces, and towering buildings representing technology.

On the other side, there is a temporary camp where thousands of engineers and scientists are planning the construction and transformation of Lingjing Star, occasionally breaking out into arguments.

In the temporary camp, Liang Long is discussing with Lin Jiang’s Soul Fragment. Lingjing Star is over a hundred light years away from Blue Star, so even quantum communication has delays. However, sometimes cultivation methods can be more convenient than quantum communication. For example, when Lin Jiang sends a Soul Fragment, the Main Soul can know what the Soul Fragment sees and hears.

At this point, it has been half a year since they arrived at Lingjing Star. In those six months, Liang Long and his team have destroyed the 186 most important temples on Lingjing Star, killed nearly all the Buddhist cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage they could find, and wiped out many key figures among the Buddhist cultivators.

Their expeditionary force has established thirty-six safe points on Lingjing Star, responsible for monitoring the entire area. Whenever Buddhist cultivators gather or show hostility, they will face devastating strikes.

Under this terrifying high-pressure policy, Lingjing Star has suffered heavy casualties, with millions dead, and the first wave of counterattacks from the Buddhist cultivators has failed.

While causing destruction, they also started a series of constructions. For example, the new city not far away, where two-thirds of the foundation work is already finished. In about a year, they will be able to move into the new city.

The living conditions are not great; they might even have to stay in unfinished houses. However, these are minor issues. The most important thing is the industrial foundation, such as large chemical factories, fertilizer plants, and pesticide factories.

After Liang Long and others examined Lingjing Star, they discovered that its productivity level is very low, and most people are suffering from malnutrition. Therefore, to make the people of Lingjing Star abandon their faith in Buddhism, their material needs must first be addressed.

"Nuclear fusion power plants, global communication centers, large agricultural support factories—we have a lot to do. The situation in Lingjing Star is much more complex than in Jiang Star. Both require building from scratch, but in Lingjing Star, we also have to consider the situation of the local residents."

Liang Long said that sometimes he really thinks about just destroying all living beings on Lingjing Star so they could essentially have a new Jiang Star, making the construction much easier.

"I understand your thoughts, but our struggle with Buddhism is also a battle of ideas. If we rely only on killing, we won’t get far. We need to practice on Lingjing Star and later conquer more Buddhist planets."

Lin Jiang said he naturally knew that eliminating all living beings would be simpler, but they couldn’t do that. They need to experiment on Lingjing Star to see how to break the hold of Buddhism.

"I know this, so I handed over the tasks. Zheng Yi from Ying Continent is managing things well. Now he is in charge, while I only handle security and technology matters."

Liang Long said that daily management is very complicated, which makes him feel tired. He is not very skilled in this area, so he decided to leave everything to Zheng Yi, who was already responsible for all affairs in Ying Continent and is more familiar with doing this.

"It’s up to you. The energy of this Soul Fragment is not much and may not last many years. You need to quickly record the situation of Lingjing Star into a video. I want to promote it on Blue Star to boost morale."

"No problem, but the most important thing is to establish a connection between the two places. Otherwise, if we take Lingjing Star, there won’t be any benefits from such a long distance."

"Zhu Bin is already researching a teleportation array. Once successful, there will be smooth communication between the two places."

"That’s good. Otherwise, I am really afraid that other Buddhist worlds might attack. Our strength here is too weak."

"There are no other Buddhist worlds within dozens of light-years around Lingjing Star, so you can rest assured. They won’t be able to attack so quickly, so you should make good use of this time."

Lin Jiang said, according to the information they had received, and the investigation of the Space Battleship on the Lingjing Star Star Domain, there are no life planets within dozens of light-years around Lingjing Star. It won’t be easy for the Buddhist world to attack, but of course, they know that the Buddhist world will definitely retaliate, so they need to make good use of this window.

If we use it well, when other top experts from the Buddhist worlds arrive, they might be greeted by dozens of Space Fleets. That would be quite exciting.

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Blue Star

A two-hour video went viral on Blue Star’s network. In the video, it shows the Blue Star expedition fleet arriving at Lingjing Star, the process of defeating Lingjing Star’s Buddhist cultivators, the destruction of Lingjing Star’s temples, and scenes of daily life on Lingjing Star.

As soon as the video was released, it became a sensation. Although the battle of Blue Star happened many years ago, most of the ordinary people involved are now gone. However, many cultivators are still alive.

They cheered loudly, not feeling that the killing was too much. After all, it was just revenge. The Buddhist cultivators had brought so much suffering to Blue Star, and their small act of retaliation seemed minor in comparison. The call to eliminate all living things on Lingjing Star was very strong.

Amid all the noise online, Lin Jiang stopped paying attention. He had many other important matters to focus on, such as the cross-border teleportation array that Zhu Bin was in charge of. This was currently the most important technological invention. Once it was successfully developed, Blue Star would be ready to conquer the stars and the seas. Otherwise, traveling hundreds or thousands of light-years would take hundreds or thousands of years, making conquest impossible.

"Don’t go to the Spiritual Energy Research Institute anymore. Every time you go, Zhu Bin gets more stressed. Don’t drive him crazy."

One day, Lin Jiang was getting ready to go to the Spiritual Energy Research Institute when Cao Ying stopped him. Each time he went, Zhu Bin’s stress increased. Even the great Tao Achieving Ancestor was about to lose his mind.

"Am I really that intimidating?"

"The authority of a leader comes from many aspects, but the biggest source is military achievement. You led Blue Star cultivators to defeat the invaders and counterattack Lingjing Star. Right now, you are the most authoritative person in Blue Star. It doesn’t matter how friendly you act."

Cao Ying explained that even a simple person who leads an army to defeat invaders and strike back at the enemy’s stronghold has an unparalleled authority. It’s even more so for Lin Jiang. So, despite Lin Jiang still appearing approachable, things had completely changed. High-ranking members of any force in Blue Star felt nervous when they saw Lin Jiang and avoided looking him in the eye. Lin Jiang might not have noticed this change, but Cao Ying did.

"Alright, alright, then I won’t go. Don’t drive Zhu Bin crazy."

"Yes, that’s right. If we’re really worried about the cross-border teleportation array, we just need to give them a little more support. The scars from the Blue Star War are nearly healed, and we have money again."

Cao Ying said, Jiang Star has provided multiple rounds of material support, sending back hundreds of millions of tons of resources. Plus, with Blue Star’s own recovery ability, the effects of the Blue Star War have faded away. They have even replenished about two to three billion in population, and they have plenty of resources. Just a little support for Zhu Bin is enough.

"Okay, I’ll listen to you. I was just worried."

Lin Jiang nodded. He indeed was a bit too worried, and he should pay more attention in the future.

"Exactly! If you have nothing to do, you can practice some Buddhist techniques. Some techniques have been improved and will greatly help us all in cultivating the Immortal Language. Once we masters perfect our skills, we can promote them throughout Blue Star."

"Alright, I will go into seclusion."

Lin Jiang said, now every area has someone in charge, so he doesn’t need to worry so much. He can focus on practicing techniques or even gain deeper understanding of the power of rules.