Chapter 581: Hundred-Year Plan

Neferi stood on the steps of the temple, looking back at the City of Light behind her.

As the capital of the Kingdom of the Sun, it is constantly expanding.

Buildings and courtyards built of marble, granite and blue sandstone are located in the area, and the stone streets are lined with green trees. Ethnic groups of different forms and customs cooperate with each other and work hard.

Whether it is the flying whales and giant beaks in the sky, the wild wolves who like to hunt in groups in the sea, or the various orcs who awaken from the wild and come to the royal city... In the City of Light, they all have to live in accordance with the laws of the kingdom.

You can only stay here and cannot go beyond.

This is the deterrence of God.

However, outside this ancient capital, the entire kingdom and the entire world are undergoing earth-shaking changes. This change began a hundred years ago when the King of Light issued the oracle, and it is still continuing today.

Neferi, wearing a long skirt adorned with many flowers of vengeful spirits, stepped into the temple that ordinary people could not approach.

Inside, there were only statues of gods and a bonfire on the ground.

Behind the statue of Yaoshen were four subordinate gods: Baishen, Wujiwang, Jushen and Guangmingwang. The firelight shone on them, casting shadows of various shapes on the wall.

Neferi prayed silently before the statue.

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report."

A red light flashed.

The young King of Light arrives.

"Neferi, is there something wrong again?"

Even after ascending to godhood, the King of Light still remained as approachable as before.

"His Majesty."

Neferi said with a bitter look on her face: "The camels have somehow reached a consensus and united. More than 60,000 camels are on strike at the coast, demanding better pay and more vacations and other benefits."

"very good."

King of Light smiled instead: "The camel beasts' resistance shows that they have developed self-awareness and thinking. This Hundred Year Plan is to enlighten their wisdom, which will allow them to grow faster and integrate into the further development of the Yao civilization."

Neferi could only smile.

You think it's good.

But when it comes to specific matters, I, as the apostle, have to coordinate and appease them.

Camels are key to picking and transporting tea. They are also experts in identifying various new species in the wild. After the accident, the kingdom's tea suffered great losses.

Camels have long been known to be docile, hardworking, and have strong endurance, and they also have a tenacious temperament when they go on strike.

"Your Majesty, the key issue is actually the issue of the dugong and the Zhouzhou people."

Neferi said seriously, "Because of the different treatments, the camel beasts are dissatisfied and angry."

"Why?"

The King of Light was puzzled: "The kingdom's code does not distinguish between different races in terms of superiority or inferiority."

“That’s not actually the case.”

"Even in an ideal situation, the Kingdom's policy adjustments will inevitably lag behind the actual social situation, and this time lag will cause some groups to benefit while others fall behind. As time goes on, the advantages of those who benefit first will continue to accumulate, and it will be difficult for those who come later to catch up. This is one of the microcosms of uneven group development."

Neferi said bluntly: "Your Majesty, you have been specializing in the research of gene sequences and promoting the Centennial Plan in recent years, but the current situation of the Kingdom of the Sun is very complicated."

"For the past several hundred years, the kingdom has maintained a relatively stable order, and conflicts between ethnic groups have been in a reconcilable state and have not been intensified on a large scale."

"After the initial development of the gene sequence was completed, the social situation has actually changed. People with the gene sequence look down on those without it, and those with more advanced gene sequence development look down on those with less advanced gene sequence development... This is an objective fact that cannot be avoided."

The vengeful spirit Luo paused and continued to preach.

"Although there were some twists and turns during this period, it remained stable within the existing order framework. Later, the Centennial Plan was launched, and you requested to try to activate the gene sequences of various species on the island. This subversive change swept the entire world, bringing about visible species diversification and strength enhancement, and also caused unprecedented violent conflicts and bursts of thought at the secular level..."

…

As the patron saint of the island world, King Chi Lian of Light decided to launch a century-long plan for the Kingdom of the Sun after repeated investigations and soliciting a large number of opinions from the people.

Apostle Neferi and Archon Zhao are both staunch supporters.

The reason is simple.

In the world under the command of God Yao, the Kingdom of the Sun started slowly. In front of it was the world of the Yao clan with deep roots, the Kingdom of Resurrection jointly held by the two gods who came later, and the Yunzhong Temple which entered into explosive development due to the theory of elements.

Compared with these developed high-speed worlds, the continental island world is undoubtedly lagging behind.

If the Kingdom of the Sun wants to avoid being left further behind and becoming completely marginalized in the next era, it must vigorously develop its local characteristics and advantages and open up new areas of development.

The Sand City of Yunzhong Temple is an excellent success story.

Neferi suggested: "The Kingdom has the most mature understanding and utilization of genetic sequences, and this technological capability still has great potential to be tapped."

Archon Zhao also said: "The population growth of the Redthorn Tribe has entered a period of stability for many years, and has been maintained at a population of 700,000 for more than ten years. The facts in Yao Country have proved that the increase in extraordinary power will lead to a decrease in fertility rate. The stronger the individual, the more difficult it is to give birth to offspring."

He proposed that the country's welfare should be further improved to attract foreign population. However, the Kingdom of the Sun had no advantage in competing with other worlds for population.

King of Light said: "We must choose another way."

"The kingdom needs to accommodate more ethnic groups, further tap the potential of the island world, and develop more civilized groups."

"We will use the gene sequence as a key to unlock the wisdom of other life forms in this world! We will allow them to join the new era of the Kingdom of the Sun and become new citizens of the kingdom!"

"Whether it's mermaids, wild people in the forest, islanders on the sea, or even monkeys and wolves in the wilderness, fish in the water, and birds in the sky, they are all potential naturalization targets for us!"

"Let's take a hundred years as the first stage and try to enlighten the world of the island!"

The plan was proposed by the King of Light, who personally completed a large number of visits and investigations as an incarnation, and conducted local frontier trials before reaching a practical conclusion.

Specifically, the first person to be naturalized is the mermaids in the sea.

The mermaids have a long history, and their intelligence and living habits are closest to those of the Redthorn Tribe.

Neferi went to discuss this matter with the mermaids in person.

The elders of the mermaids were very positive.

"If that's the case, that's great."

“I think most young people in the tribe would be willing to try it!”

"We have always longed to restore the glory of our ancestors. Under the guidance of God Yao and Lord King of Light, we will surely make great contributions to the world and the kingdom!"

…

As the elders had shown, the mermaids actively embraced the new life.

After the mermaids completed large-scale gene activation, more than half of them awakened to the same gene sequence.

[Gene Sequence 3: Atavism]

This ability not only improves the mermaids' strength, stamina, speed and other abilities, but also causes irreversible changes in their body shape.

Eventually, two new forms, or derived races, emerged among the mermaids.

One is the manatee.

This life form is much larger than the mermaid, and looks like a hornless calf, with a fish tail, and can live in water and on the shore.

They are slow-witted and sleepy, can feed on a variety of seaweeds and algae, and have a mild temperament.

It seems that mermaids evolved from sea cows.

After a long period of observation and exploration of the manatees, Neferi discovered that they had a talent: there was a kind of pumice in the manatees' vomited regurgitation that could float on the water.

When pumice is soaked in water, a large area of ​​light green seaweed will grow.

This plant, named "Seaweed" by the kingdom, is not only a natural detoxifying herb, but also a new spice. Simply dry it and sprinkle some on meat when cooking to make the meat extra delicious and sweet.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Another transformation of the merman is to become a Zhouzhou person.

At first, when Neferi saw the extinct Zhouzhou people appearing on the coast, she suspected it was an illusion.

She checked again and again, and finally confirmed that those Zhouzhou people were actually the result of the reversion of the mermaids' genetic sequence.

This overturns the existing historical cognition.

Archaeologists have always believed that the Zhou people were the masters of the land, while the mermaids were the creatures of the ocean, and the two were completely different races.

But the gene sequence denied this conclusion.

There is a blood relationship between the mermaids and the people of Zhouzhou, but this relationship is very complicated and continued before the time when the old man in the straw raincoat and hat existed.

Neferi spent more than ten years, through wreckage archaeology, blood tests, folk customs investigation, mermaid history inheritance, and visits to underwater ruins... and finally sorted out a picture scroll of evolution.

"Are the ancestors of the mermaids the sea cows or the Zhouzhou people?" King Guangming was very interested in this at the time.

Neferi said: "Your Majesty, at first we suspected that the mermaids were a group of Zhouzhou people who went to the sea and domesticated the sea cows and mated with the sea cows... that's when the mermaids were born."

"But such speculation has been proven to be completely wrong. Archaeologists have found scattered skeletons of sea cows on land, but they have not been able to restore their true appearance through the skeletons. The Zhouzhou people have no records of sea cows at all, which means that there were no sea cows in their time."

"We have conducted a large amount of elemental analysis on the blood in the Blood Cup, as well as in White Castle, Sand City, and the Abyss. We have proved one thing: the Zhouzhou people evolved from the sea cows."

"Originally, sea cows lived widely between the land and the ocean of this world. They had abundant food and were docile and peaceful. However, the world went through cycles of extreme cold and extreme heat, which led to both carnivorous beasts on the ground and large predators in the sea using sea cows as food."

"Under the pressure of survival, some manatees moved further inland and became the earliest continental people. In order to adapt to the land, they became short and strong, able to climb and dig holes to avoid large enemies."

"Another group of manatees evolved a more flexible body that could identify directions and currents in the water. They completely embraced the ocean and became mermaids that could withstand huge water pressure in the deep sea."

Thus, part of the historical gap in the continental island world has been filled.

Under the atavistic power of genetic sequence, two groups from different eras met for the first time.

The Zhouzhou people are hardworking and keen on collecting and building. Although they are short in stature, they are energetic and very good at group cooperation.

Manatees live a leisurely life on the seashore, relying on the seaweed given by God for food. They bask in the sun, eat and drink every day.

Everyone has their own way of living.

In order to take care of and naturalize the mermaids, the Sun Kingdom built a new city for them and gave them great support, allowing the Zhou people, mermaids and dugongs to govern themselves.

…

Neferi's thoughts returned to the temple.

She said easily, "Your Majesty, the mermaids are enjoying the first naturalization dividend. Now not only do the camel beasts want to fight for their own city, the islanders also want to confirm the legal status of their island in the kingdom, and the orcs in the mountains who have succeeded in the gene sequencing attempt are also constantly demanding to keep their forest hunting grounds and settlements."

The King of Light nodded and said, "If they want to preserve their past way of life, then let them keep their traditions and autonomy and divide themselves into autonomous territories."

Nefeli was a little anxious: "But Your Majesty, if the kingdom cannot be managed in a unified way, the efficiency will be extremely low, whether it is coordinating resources or allocating supervision."

"I know your concerns, and I also know it's difficult for you to deal with it."

The King of Light simply said calmly and firmly: "But, Neferi, you must remember that we are the guardians of the civilization of the Continental World."

"If the Kingdom of the Sun can always maintain its leading position in all aspects and provide these newly awakened ethnic groups with a suitable environment and opportunities, they will spontaneously move closer to the Kingdom without any coercion or orders. Just like the Yao Clan did in the past."

"But if the Kingdom of the Sun stops striving for progress, loses its purpose of representing the interests of the vast majority of people, and ceases to be a benchmark for world civilization, we must also allow this country to decline and perish, just like the Zhouzhou people were replaced by the mermaids in the past."

"The sun will always rise, and new people will rewrite civilization. So, diversity should be something to be happy about, right?"

A genuine smile appeared on the young god's face.

Nefeli was stunned for a moment.

Yes.

He was too obsessed with the kingdom as a whole, and forgot that the mission of the temple was to protect the entire world of the island.

Let’s look at it from another angle.

No matter they are Zhouzhou people, mermaids, camels or orcs, they are all investing in and having expectations for the future of the world.

They will be the kingdom's supervisors and competitors. If the Redthorn Clan can no longer represent the world's most advanced civilization and culture, and can no longer solve the various problems facing this increasingly complex world, these up-and-coming tribes will naturally join the competition.

It turns out that the Centennial Plan also contains such a far-reaching strategy.

She bowed her head in admiration and said, "Your Majesty, you are indeed far-sighted."

"This is just the tip of the iceberg that I learned from Lord Yao. Isn't that how Lord Yao treats the Yao people? Give them a fair chance, and leave the rest to them to compete for who represents the future of civilization."

King of Light looked towards the entrance of the palace in the distance and said, "I am worried about something else now."

"Is the bird spirit still guarding the Observatory?"

Speaking of this, Neferi's mood, which had just brightened up, began to rain again.

She spread her hands and said, "The bird spirit is still there, and it's still the same. It says that an advanced civilization that also practices [Pottery Jar Burial] will arrive on Zhou Island within ten years."

When she heard the news for the first time, Neferi was both excited and nervous. She organized the entire Kingdom of the Sun to prepare to welcome the visiting foreign allies.

But every time ten years pass, nothing happens.

The bird spirit would say with some regret: "Maybe the direction is wrong, but they said that they will definitely arrive in the next ten years!"

Fourteen times in a row, the same plot happened every time. After waiting for more than a hundred years, Neferi has become numb.

Even if the world were to end, it wouldn't be as torturous as this.

(End of this chapter)