Chapter 851

Chapter 851: Harvesting Fat Sheep

Year 8200 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Lingjing Star

The industrial development of Lingjing Star has been ongoing for nearly two hundred years, and the technology of the Second Industrial Revolution has already been fully promoted.

By this point, Buddhist cultivators have become part of history. Under the organization of Zheng Yi and others, there has been a strong criticism of Buddhist cultivators, completely sweeping Buddhism into the dustbin of history. Even the most remote corners have been regularly searched, and nothing related to Buddhism is allowed to remain.

However, the high-ranking officials like Liang Long have collected all things related to Buddhism. Many Buddhist scriptures, treasures, and magical artifacts have been preserved and sent back to Blue Star, where specialists are assigned to study them.

The demon race has completely expelled the human race from the Western Continent. The Fire Scale Demon Emperor left nearly ten million humans as slaves for the higher-ranking Demon Kings, while the remaining humans moved to the Central Continent and the Western Continent.

Naturally, both continents welcomed newcomers, as industrial development requires labor and markets to thrive, creating an internal driving force. Otherwise, even their strong control would be useless.

The demon race territory is lush and green, with a landscape of wilderness. Although Liang Long and others look down on such a direction of development, the demon race lives very comfortably there. If they lived privately, it would be extremely enjoyable.

Meanwhile, the Central Continent and Eastern Continent have changed greatly due to industrial development. There are tall buildings and many factories, and the native human race of Blue Star enjoys the benefits of the new era.

One day, Liang Long called all the leaders to a meeting. Zheng Yi flew in from the Eastern Continent, and the Fire Scale Demon Emperor also came from the Western Continent. Several high-ranking officials from Huaxia arrived as well.

"Lord Liang, you called us here in a hurry. Is there something important?"

"Yes, the team of cross-border teleportation array led by Zhu Bin from Huaxia has reached ten light years away and is building the last transit cross-border teleportation array. It is expected to be completed in five years. In other words, in five years, they will go to Lingjing Star to build the last cross-border teleportation array."

"It has finally arrived, Lord Liang. How long will it take?"

"That’s wonderful, that’s wonderful!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone became excited. Although life on Lingjing Star was very comfortable and they were all high-ranking officials here, they missed their hometown and wished they could fly back immediately.

"It is expected to arrive in thirty to fifty years."

"Ah, will it take that long?"

"We can speed it up. Nowadays, Lingjing Star is fine. Shiyi and Fire Scale Demon, you can open the Stargate to meet up with Zhu Bin and the others."

"But with just a few of us, the Stargate we opened can’t even reach one-tenth of a light year."

"What I fear is missing the chance midway; we don’t want to become wanderers of the stars."

"Lord Liang, this plan won’t work."

They all refused because they were afraid that if they couldn’t meet up, they would become wanderers of the stars, and that would be very unfortunate.

"If no one wants to go, that’s fine, but Lingjing Star needs to be ready to start a new industrial era."

Liang Long said that Saint and the others were tired of being good guys; now it was time to be the bad ones. Of course, they wouldn’t take the blame themselves; they had so many yes-men to take the heat.

This is very normal; in the past two hundred years, those early supporters who surrendered to them developed extremely quickly. Some grabbed land, some built factories; which of them isn’t incredibly wealthy? To put it plainly, these people have more benefits than those from Blue Star.

So now that the pigs are fattened, they will definitely be slaughtered. They just have to take the blame one more time before that.

"Lord Liang is right; we need to keep improving our industrial level. We may not reach Blue Star’s level, but we definitely should have Jiang Star’s level."

"The most important thing is the benefit. We have endured for a long time. We did not come to Lingjing Star to be saints, but to be robbers. Now we will start to gather wealth, and later return to Blue Star with Zhu Bin and the others."

"You’re right, the resources of Lingjing Star should be sent back as well."

The group quickly reached an understanding. Although they gained a lot over the past two hundred years, most of it was spent on their enjoyment and training their own people. They brought tens of thousands over, and these people are not monks; they want things too. After two hundred years of growth, tens of thousands became millions. They are all their own people, and they definitely need to spend money to train them.

"Since there are no problems, I will make arrangements. In at most six months of preparation, we will begin a new industrial age. Everyone will need to cooperate a bit."

Liang Long nodded; it was about time to wrap things up on Lingjing Star.

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Year 8215 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Central Continent of Lingjing Star, Jialan Province.

A stack of documents was placed in front of Lan Guang. He struggled to lift the pen and sign the papers.

After signing the documents, Lan Guang looked up at the man in front of him and said, "Brother Chen, has it really come to this? My family, the Blue family, has been loyal to Blue Star…"

"Brother Lan, I naturally believe you; you will have a good place to go."

Chen Bin said lightly, but what he received in return was Lan Guang’s dim smile, and the atmosphere became somewhat tense.

Lan Guang’s mind kept recalling the memories from back then, when his father sent him as a proton to Modern City, yet he had a wonderful and happy childhood there.

After completing his studies, Lan Guang returned to Jialan City and took on the role of the Director of Education, responsible for educational matters and promoting the language and culture of Blue Star, which naturally offended the Buddhist cultivators of that time.

In the first three years, Lan Guang faced over thirty assassination attempts and schemes against him, two of which nearly endangered his life, not counting the accusations from relatives and the doubts from friends, yet he still chose to believe in Blue Star without hesitation.

Because at that time, he truly admired the Blue Star civilization, believing it was the real beacon, a pure and flawless existence in his heart.

Under the intense efforts of Lan Guang and his people, the Blue Star civilization was able to spread, promote, and grow quickly on Lingjing Star. Later, he received the rewards he deserved, becoming the governor of Jialan Province, while his Jialan Clan smoothly transitioned into a prominent noble family.

After that, with developments in industry and other areas, his entire family also gained great benefits. After two hundred years, the Lan family became one of the top noble families in Central Continent.

As time passed, the charm of the Blue Star civilization faded in Lan Guang’s eyes, and he began to see the hidden, darker side of the people of Blue Star. However, at that moment, Lan Guang could not turn back; he could only continue down this path. He hoped that the people of Blue Star would be forgiving, considering his hard work and contributions.

However, he had overestimated himself. Right now, the Lan family had become the fat pig in the eyes of Blue Star people, and it was time to be slaughtered. How could he not feel extremely upset about this?

Lan Guang had many thoughts in his heart, and Chen Bin’s mind was also filled with various ideas. He had worked with Lan Guang for over a hundred years, and they had a deep connection. He personally admired Lan Guang’s abilities and character greatly.

But personal friendships are one thing, and the bigger picture is another. Chen Bin was just a mid-level officer among the Blue Star people and had no power to change the entire Blue Star’s policy towards Lingjing Star.

"The Lan family originally belonged to the Jialan tribe of Lingjing Star and was a loyal follower of Buddhism. Because of Lan Guang’s understanding, the Lan family enjoyed two hundred years of glory, which was a blessing from Blue Star. Now that Blue Star is taking back its blessing, it is only natural."

Chen Bin comforted himself this way; since it was a blessing, there was a chance to take it back. At most, he could step in later to protect some members of the Lan family.

Chen Bin was the first to break the awkward atmosphere and left with the documents, which were about some factory land approvals.

These were not ordinary factories; they represented a new era and new technology. Behind them were two unusual things. First, these factories cut off the reach of the Lan family’s prominent clans, which meant they would gain no benefits. They would surely become dissatisfied and might even sabotage things, and those above were just waiting for their move.

Secondly, once these factories are built, they will bring huge social changes and many social issues, such as mass unemployment. This will be a transitional period, during which the people will have great grievances, and Lan Guang, the current visible leaders, will become scapegoats.

In other words, it was clear that those above were setting a trap for you to fall into. Even if you don’t want to jump, you have to, because they have their eyes on the wealth of these noble families and plan to legally seize it through a process.

They had no way to resist; their strength was not enough, and they had nowhere to escape. The whole Lingjing Star was under the control of Blue Star, and their fate was already decided.

"Sigh."

Before leaving, Chen Bin turned to look at Lan Guang and sighed. He had a good friendship with Lan Guang and truly admired his personal integrity and charismatic character. Unfortunately, he was born in the wrong place. If he had been born on Blue Star, even from a humble background, his future would have been limitless, and he would never have ended up in this situation today.