Chapter 876

Chapter 876: More Armies

Lingjing Star

The killing intent in Xia Qingshan’s eyes was about to overflow. In his view, Lin Jiang was provoking him. Xia Qingshan did not accept the nonsense about the responsibilities of a ruler and his subjects.

A mortal emperor cannot eliminate all threatening people, so he needs to make compromises and use responsibilities to comfort his subjects, achieving a certain balance.

But he was different; he was an immortal, the Star Lord who lived on a planet, able to take countless lives in an instant without needing to compromise. What he wanted was complete submission.

Now, when Lin Jiang mentioned the responsibilities of a ruler and his subjects, Xia Qingshan saw it as a provocation, trying to trap him in a cage, which Xia Qingshan would never allow.

Xia Qingshan was filled with killing intent, while Lin Jiang stared back at him unwaveringly, gazing directly at Xia Qingshan, as if he had already disregarded life and death.

Lin Jiang was also expressing his dissatisfaction, feeling unhappy about Xia Qingshan’s sacrifices of billions of people from Lingjing Star. Lin Jiang had climbed up from the bottom and felt sympathy for those at the bottom. Xia Qingshan’s actions made Lin Jiang very upset.

At the same time, he was thinking ahead. If Xia Qingshan could sacrifice billions, could Lin Jiang also be on the list of sacrifices? Could Cao Ying and others also be sacrificed at any time? If there was such concern, who would dare to work freely, and who would be willing to risk everything for Xia Qingshan?

"Do you really think I won’t dare to kill you?"

"Yes, you don’t dare. I dare you to try."

"You…"

Xia Qingshan suddenly became furious. He was ready to take action, but just then, the office door opened, and Cao Ying, the Demon Queen, and Li Qing walked in.

"Xia Qingshan, if you want to kill Lin Jiang, you have to kill us first."

"Yes, Xia Qingshan, if you can, go ahead and kill us all."

"If we die, all the major powers of Blue Star will instantly collapse and fall into civil war. Do you believe you will never be able to escape the stars again?"

The three of them stood beside Lin Jiang and quickly formed a united front. At this moment, their interests were one. Xia Qingshan offered the lives of the beings of Lingjing Star, but not only the human race, the demon race was nearly wiped out as well.

"Do you really think that without you, Blue Star won’t keep turning?"

Xia Qingshan kept sneering; this was so arrogant. Killing you all won’t stop the sun from rising.

"Hmph, if you kill us, Blue Star will still turn, but think carefully, without us in control, Blue Star will split into dozens or even hundreds of factions. Who has enough power and influence to unite everyone’s hearts? A world that can’t even unify itself will be like meat in front of Canglan Star and those other worlds. Come on, at worst, we’ll go down together."

Cao Ying said coldly. This made Xia Qingshan stop for a moment, and he felt a pain in his heart because Cao Ying was right. Earlier, when he was negotiating with Li Canghai, the other fairies looked at him with disapproval.

"You all go outside first."

Lin Jiang said helplessly, asking Cao Ying and the others to go out first. He was grateful for their presence, but it ruined his plan.

"Xia Qingshan, I have no choice, and neither do you. Cooperation benefits us both; you can think about it carefully."

"I am Star Lord. What you are doing is nothing less than betrayal."

"Betrayal? Where does that come from? I have said that our loyalty comes at a cost. Everyone’s loyalty is the same. If one’s superior cannot bring benefits but instead causes destruction, who would remain loyal to you?"

Cultivators who reach Soul Changing and above are all seeking freedom. If they knew that even Tao Achieving and tribulations are like fish on your chopping block, you can imagine how they would react.

The Heavenly Court and the Buddha’s teachings are strong because they have order. Even if the order is bad, it is still order, which is better than having no order at all…

Lin Jiang’s voice softened a bit; after all, it wasn’t time to tear their masks off. When Xia Qingshan heard the words "Heavenly Court," he immediately came to his senses.

He has now joined the Heavenly Court, and there is a rule in the Heavenly Court that forbids cultivators above the level of Tao Achieving from killing without reason. This rule is to protect cultivators and to maintain the interests of the Heavenly Court. If there are no continuous divine beings joining the Heavenly Court, how can the Heavenly Court compete with the Buddha Sect?

"Sacrificing Lingjing Star was something I had to do. If Li Canghai and the others don’t show up, I will be killed. If I die, you all will die too."

"So we need to make a rule that everyone must follow. This time, I have turned public opinion against the Buddha Sect; they are to blame. However, there can only be one chance, do you understand what I mean?"

"If you help me seize Lingfa Star, I will become strong, and I won’t need to sacrifice living beings."

"Even if you take Lingfa Star, you won’t be able to hold it. Your strength among divine beings is considered average, yet you’ve taken Lingfa Star. How will other divine beings see this? It’s like a child holding gold in a busy market, I don’t need to explain further."

"In society, it’s not about how strong you are, but about understanding human relationships. You need to build good connections with other divine beings, and first, you must learn to share benefits, not just take everything for yourself…"

"······"

Xia Qingshan was momentarily lost for words because he realized Lin Jiang was right. There are only a few dozen divine beings in the Heavenly Court now, and he is just average. His family can’t truly take over all of Lingfa Star. Even if they try to forcefully take it, it would be very dangerous.

"Alright, alright, I understand. I have already joined the Heavenly Court, and there are rules I must follow. From now on, I won’t force any sacrifices. You can decide how to attack Lingfa Star."

Xia Qingshan felt guilty and left a message before walking away, disappearing completely.

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Year 8751 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Huaxia.

Huaxia has more than ten cities with teleportation arrays leading to Lunar Base. At this time, there are long lines at the teleportation array, and all these people are waiting to immigrate to Lingjing Star.

Huaxia has already carried out immigration over a hundred times, and they are very familiar with the process. So, when Lin Jiang gave the order, Huaxia quickly started working, selecting candidates from the immigration database and notifying them, all within half a day. They would then give the immigrants three days to prepare before they could leave.

Besides immigration, Huaxia is currently very busy with the production of Space Battleships. Huaxia allocated funds as quickly as possible, and tens of thousands of supporting factories immediately ramped up production. Workers and engineers worked in shifts around the clock, keeping the machines running without rest.

The main assembly factory was also bright with lights, and one by one, battleships were being assembled in the workshop.

"All battleship factories should not use the latest battleship technology. Use only the older models; speed is essential. In six months, we must produce at least ten fleets. Don’t tell me about productivity issues. If we can’t manage it, we’ll modify the production lines of other factories. If that’s not possible, then we’ll set up new production lines…"

Cao Wang shouted at a group of scientists. The situation regarding Lingjing Star was still confidential, but Cao Wang was qualified to know the truth. He was very worried about the situation on Lingjing Star and urged production with great urgency.

After finishing the meeting for the major mobilization, Cao Wang met up with Lin Huafei and the others. Cao Wang said, "I won’t say much about the situation with Lingjing Star. The task list from Ancestor Lin has also come in. I just want to ask you one thing: can it be completed on time?"

"Cao Wang, don’t underestimate me. If you can finish it, our Dan Academy can do it too. All the elixirs Ancestor Lin wants will definitely be delivered on time."

"The elixirs from Ancestor Lin are important, but the elixirs from Blue Star cannot be ignored either. Ancestor Lin’s previous order said that we need elixirs for those at the peak of their realms to make breakthroughs, and we cannot forget this. Lingjing Star needs a lot of people to be replenished, and their cultivation levels cannot be low."

"I understand. I will make arrangements, but the cultivators in military positions are already few."

"Then we can summon from the official system. Blue Star doesn’t belong to just a few of us; they are also beneficiaries. If we forcefully summon them, we are not done for yet. If they dare to refuse, you and I can unite to launch a major cleanup."

Cao Wang said coldly, the talents of Huaxia are mainly spread across three fields: the first is military positions, as the first batch of combat personnel; the second is science and education fields, responsible for technological research and education; the third is the government.

These officials, as part of the beneficiaries, mainly serve to manage local areas and maintain stability. During peaceful times, they naturally do not need to be involved.

But what is the situation now? The battle losses at Lingjing Star have exceeded 70-80%, and the military personnel are already insufficient. While Lin Jiang has demanded more troops, we can only summon experts from among the officials.

"I agree with this. Let’s both sign it together and let Qiu Weidao handle this matter; he will be very willing to do so."

Lin Huafei nodded. The bad person wanted Qiu Weidao to do it. The longer Blue Star remained peaceful, the less social mobility there was. This put more pressure on Qiu Weidao, who managed security, because he was too close to the higher-ups. Now, it was also giving Qiu Weidao a chance to play the bad guy and sort out things within Huaxia. Qiu Weidao was certainly happy about that.

Moreover, the three leaders agreed, and they had the confidence to control all of Huaxia. If anyone disobeyed, the three of them could suppress everything within Huaxia.