Chapter 532

Chapter 532: Revival of Spiritual Energy

"What? Commander He and General Hou have rebelled?"

On this day, a shocking message swept through the entire capital.

General Hou, the leader of the imperial guards and also the commander of the capital troops, mobilized his forces to seize control of the capital and the imperial palace, proclaiming the slogan of clearing out the king’s confidants.

On this day, countless Qingyi Guards took action, capturing numerous officials, generals, nobles, and even the powerful royal relatives who had committed many crimes.

A few days later, tens of thousands were beheaded, and their assets were confiscated, providing the rebels with over thirty million taels of silver.

Following this, the rebels, led by He Li, introduced a constitutional monarchy.

At the same time, the rebels began land reform in the capital and surrounding areas and recruited more soldiers.

When news of the events in the capital spread across the country, it caused an uproar nationwide.

Soon, countless powerful families began to organize their forces in an attempt to clear out the king’s confidants.

However, six months later, numerous powerful families that had risen up in rebellion were suppressed by armies equipped with advanced weaponry.

Meanwhile, the land reform was proceeding vigorously.

In areas where land reform was completed, the support of the ordinary people for the government reached unprecedented heights.

The landlords and powerful families that had their wealth stripped from them faced two options.

The first was to obediently surrender their land and wealth and then relocate to become submissive citizens.

The second was to resist the government and then face family extermination and confiscation of their properties.

One year later, under the deterrent power of a strong military, all land in the nation was nationalized, followed by a redistribution of wealth.

Once the land reform was completed, all landlords and powerful families were eliminated, and all influential families faced extermination.

Of course, there was one family that was the exception: the Jiang family of Lianshan County.

The Jiang family was where Jiang Yulan belonged, so He Li and the others did not dare to take any action against them.

……

After completing the land reform, the government then issued many decrees and established numerous departments.

Three years later,

With the dedicated effort of countless workers, the Da Min Empire built a rail network of three horizontal and three vertical lines, with hundreds of steam trains, significantly enhancing the transportation capacity of the Da Min Empire to an unprecedented level.

At the same time, countless factories sprang up in various cities of the Da Min Empire.

During these three years, the Da Min Empire established numerous Chinese language schools, training a large group of students to learn Chinese.

In three years, the shipbuilding industry of the Da Min Empire also achieved unprecedented success.

On the Min River, countless steamships replaced most of the ordinary wooden boats used for transportation.

In the third year of the constitutional monarchy, the government decided to implement compulsory education, mandating that all individuals under the age of fifteen must attend school.

In the fourth year of the constitutional monarchy, the military of the Da Min Empire reached eight hundred thousand.

The changes in the Da Min Empire left all neighboring countries feeling alarmed and fearful.

Under these circumstances, the Da Min Empire finally showed its fangs to the surrounding nations.

In the spring of the fourth year of the constitutional monarchy, the Da Min Empire’s army simultaneously attacked all surrounding nations.

In the face of advanced rifles and artillery, the neighboring countries that still used cold weapons had no ability to resist at all.

Even though many upper-class citizens of these countries resisted fiercely, it had no effect.

Six months later, all surrounding nations were defeated by the Da Min Empire.

With the neighboring countries subdued, the next step was, of course, another round of land reform.

Countless landlords and powerful families saw the labor force for building railways expand directly to over five hundred thousand people.

In the eighth year of the constitutional monarchy, after more than three years of recovery, the Da Min Empire launched another attack on surrounding nations.

While the Da Min Empire crazily expanded outward, various industries were also flourishing within the country.

In the tenth year of the constitutional monarchy, around the capital of the Da Min Empire, development reached the level of the First Industrial Revolution.

Time flew by, and another decade passed.

The imperial capital of the Da Min Empire finally welcomed the era of electricity.

The nations defeated by the Da Min Empire also entered the industrial age.

In the blink of an eye, fifty years had gone by.

In the sixty-first year of the constitutional monarchy, Emperor Dong Muyun Cang passed away.

In the sixty-second year, General Hou "passed away."

In the following years, many elders left this world, plunging the nation into deep sorrow.

After the elders departed, the younger generation took up the mantle of leadership, steadily guiding the Da Min Empire along the path of further development.

In the eightieth year of the constitutional monarchy, after generations of relentless effort, the Da Min Empire finally ruled the globe.

By this time, the Da Min Empire officially transitioned from the era of electricity to the age of the Internet.

To rapidly bring the civilization of this planet into the age of the Internet, Li Xiaojun summoned nearly a thousand bloodline descendants from other worlds.

Fortunately, after these individuals completed the tasks assigned by her, Li Xiaojun kept her promise and sent them all back.

For instance, the departure of He Li and his group did not mean they had died; they were sent back to their original worlds by Li Xiaojun.

Emperor Dong Muyun Cang, along with his two daughters and concubine, were all sent by Li Xiaojun to the Huayang secret realm, allowing them to cultivate as Immortals within the secret realm.

"Spiritual energy is about to revive!"

Li Xiaojun sensed the approaching spiritual energy with his divine sense on the planet.

After over ninety years, the spiritual energy in the starry sky was finally close to reaching Huayang Star.

Huayang Star was the name given to this planet by He Li and his group.

The name was chosen mainly because this planet was connected to the Huayang secret realm.

Six months later, the spiritual energy finally arrived at Huayang Star.

However, even though the spiritual energy had arrived, there wasn’t a single cultivator on the entire Huayang Star except for Li Xiaojun himself.

For this day, Li Xiaojun had sent all the cultivators, including He Mu Shan and some descendants of Jiang Yulan, to the Huayang secret realm.

…

"Next, which game should we start with?"

"Let’s begin with the survival game on the sea…"

"Okay, we still need to choose a main character."

Li Xiaojun scanned all the people on Huayang Star with his divine sense.

Finally, he focused on a person he had already chosen, the great-granddaughter of Jiang Yulan.

Jiang Yulan had given birth to a daughter for Li Xiaojun in this world.

This daughter grew up and, under Li Xiaojun’s arrangement, married an ordinary person and had several children.

These children grew up and had a big pile of children.

One of the daughters married a man from the collateral branches of the He family and had several offspring.

He Miaomiao was one of the collateral descendants of the He family.

Her great-grandfather was He Mu Shan, and her great-grandmother was Jiang Yulan, but she did not enjoy many benefits from the Jiang family or the He family.

This was simply because there were too many people in both families.

Especially in the He family, He Mu Shan had married countless wives and concubines after returning to Huayang Star, fathering hundreds of children.

These children had more children, leading to at least tens of thousands of descendants by now.

Thus, He Miaomiao, as a collateral descendant of the He family, was merely part of the middle class living in wealth.

…

That day, He Miaomiao was working at her family’s company.

Suddenly, she felt the world spinning around her.

In the next moment, she found herself on a vast ocean.

Beneath her was a small raft.

"Where… is this?"

He Miaomiao was stunned; she could not understand how she had suddenly appeared in such a place.

Just when He Miaomiao was puzzled, a majestic voice suddenly appeared in her mind.

【Welcome to the world of survival on the sea, where you can acquire powerful cultivation techniques, abundant cultivation resources, and powerful spirit artifacts…】

【Friendly reminder: You have three days of safety time. After three days, powerful monsters will attack you. If you cannot withstand the monster attacks, there will only be one outcome—death!】

The sudden voice in her mind shocked He Miaomiao.

At that moment, an information stream suddenly appeared in her mind, and as it entered, she instantly understood what the survival game on the sea was.

"Character panel," He Miaomiao whispered.

With her words, her character panel appeared in her mind the next moment.

Name: He Miaomiao

Gender: Female

Age: 24

Talent: Top-grade spirit roots

Cultivation Level: None

…

Besides the character panel, He Miaomiao discovered that the system panel also had a chat page and a trading mall page.

When she opened the chat page, He Miaomiao found many people were speaking.

"Where is this? How did I suddenly end up in the sea?"

"I was sleeping well, and suddenly I am here!"

"Me too! I was playing a game and suddenly appeared here…"

"Who developed this survival game on the sea? Is this virtual or real?"

Messages from countless people quickly scrolled through the chat channel.

He Miaomiao looked at the chat messages and realized everyone had suddenly appeared on the sea.

At the same time, He Miaomiao noticed that the top right corner of the chat page displayed that the chat room was Area 124, with a total of 10,000 people.

She also opened the trading mall page and found it was completely empty, with nothing inside.

Just then, He Miaomiao saw a message pop up in the private chat section of the chat channel.

When she clicked on the message, He Miaomiao discovered it was the Beginner’s Gift Package sent by the survival game on the sea.

Upon opening the Beginner’s Gift Package, He Miaomiao found a Fishing Rod, a bottle of Bottled Water, and a piece of bread.

"Claim the gift package!" He Miaomiao murmured softly.

In the next moment, a Fishing Rod appeared in He Miaomiao’s hand.

At the same time, a bottle of water and a piece of bread also appeared on the small raft.

"This, is this for me to go fishing?"

He Miaomiao didn’t pay attention to the water and bread, as she was not hungry yet.

Half an hour later.

He Miaomiao stared at a small box on the small raft, measuring no more than thirty centimeters in length, width, and height, and fell into silence.

"I caught not fish, but a Small Wooden Box."

After a moment, He Miaomiao opened the Small Wooden Box.

Inside, she found a book titled "Human Emperor’s Immortal Sutra: Qi Training Edition."

【Discovered cultivation technique, would you like to learn it?】

Suddenly, a system voice echoed in He Miaomiao’s mind.

"Learn."

In the next moment, the book in He Miaomiao’s hand quickly disappeared.

At the same time, a stream of information appeared in her mind.

After the information flow ended, He Miaomiao completely mastered the cultivation technique.

【Ding! Detecting cultivator, system activating.】

Suddenly, a clear and pleasant voice rang in He Miaomiao’s mind.

In the next moment, another stream of information emerged in her mind.

After this information flow ended, He Miaomiao finally understood what the system was.

The system she just awakened was a beginner level, so it had only one function: to explore rare treasures within a ten-kilometer radius.

At this moment, a map appeared in He Miaomiao’s mind.

The map was simple, with her current position marked in the middle.

Then, on the map, there were four green dots, indicating the locations of the rare treasures.

He Miaomiao looked at the map and discovered that the nearest rare treasure was only five hundred meters away.

Seeing this, He Miaomiao hurriedly started rowing her boat.

Soon, He Miaomiao arrived at the location five hundred meters away.

At that moment, she saw a Small Wooden Box floating on the sea.

Quickly, He Miaomiao got the Small Wooden Box onto her raft.

When she opened the Small Wooden Box, He Miaomiao found a clear, sparkling stone inside, about the size of a thumb.

【System Notification: Discovered low-grade spirit stone. (The spirit stone contains powerful spiritual energy, which can be used for cultivation and can speed up cultivation speed.)】

Seeing it was a spirit stone, He Miaomiao was overjoyed.

She carefully stored the spirit stone and quickly paddled toward another nearby resource.

After a few minutes, He Miaomiao found another Small Wooden Box.

When she opened it, she discovered it only contained some water and food, which left her a bit disappointed.

However, she did not lose heart.

After another few minutes, He Miaomiao found yet another Small Wooden Box.

This time, upon opening it, she was surprised to find a pile of wood inside.

As she took out the wood, He Miaomiao noticed that it suddenly grew dozens of times larger, nearly sinking the small raft.

【System Notification: Detected 10 pieces of wood. You can upgrade the small raft to a small boat. Would you like to upgrade?】

"Upgrade!"

He Miaomiao chose to upgrade without hesitation.

In the next moment, the pile of wood vanished, and He Miaomiao saw her raft changing at a visible speed.

Soon, her small raft transformed into a small boat more than four meters long and over one meter wide.

After the upgrade was complete, He Miaomiao found that when she rowed again, the speed of the small boat was significantly faster than the small raft.

【System Announcement: Congratulations to Chosen One number 46754358 for being the first to upgrade to a small boat. Reward: low-grade spirit stones +5.】

As He Miaomiao completed her upgrade, all players in the area received this system announcement.

He Miaomiao heard the system but did not pay much attention.

After placing the five low-grade spirit stones, which were her game rewards, into a Small Wooden Box, she continued rowing.

In the following time, He Miaomiao began the process of searching for Small Wooden Boxes.

Several hours passed, and He Miaomiao had found more than thirty Small Wooden Boxes.

Most of these boxes contained water and food, followed by wood, and finally spirit stones.

He Miaomiao also discovered that the Small Wooden Boxes she found could be broken down into wood.

So after breaking down most of the Small Wooden Boxes, she once again heard a game notification.

【System Notification: Detected 100 pieces of wood. You can upgrade the small boat to a small ship. Would you like to upgrade?】

"Upgrade!"