[He was speaking halfway through when it was as if he had flipped a switch.]
The old men before you suddenly became fanatical, waving their fists and shouting, "His Majesty the Emperor is immortal! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"
"You ushered in the steam age, allowing human civilization to flourish. You have always been guiding us forward!"
At this point, the elders activated the mysterious switch again: "For the future of humanity, for the glory of humanity!"
You think they've been somewhat brainwashed.
[Considering your current state—unable to lift a weight, unable to move your legs, and even needing equipment to breathe—you think this brainwashing setup is brilliant.]
The elders continued to explain the settings.
"After Your Majesty established order in the Empire and brought civilization to humankind, you also adopted twenty goddaughters."
"However, half of them were swayed by four barbarian tribes outside the empire's borders and persuaded to surrender!"
"They are from fierce tribes of the Eastern grasslands, piloting brutal mechs or possessing gruesome prosthetics, and they enjoy hand-to-hand combat!"
"And there's the Western Desert Dancer Tribe; they're skilled in hypnosis and the manipulation of human hormones!"
"And the Southern Gu-evil Wild Kingdom, they are an animal protection organization that declares humans the mother of all spirits and summons their modified animal friends to fight!"
"Finally, there is the northern kingdom of demons, which built its nation on commerce and manipulates the people through political intrigue."
"They are all traitors, the biggest traitors, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, only you can guide us forward now!"
"Kill all those traitors, slaughter all those alien races!"
【you:"……"】
You thought to yourself, "I wish I really were that weasel."
"Although there will be big problems if that weasel gets up, I can get up in the future, wipe out all those guys, and then return their deaths to reality."
"The problem is that in this version, I've been nerfed to the point of being a dog, a real old man on a ventilator, unable to survive without this nutrient tank!"
"This is deadly!"
"Fortunately... this time they've given us a long enough time, ten years!"
"I can try using super-intelligent research into genetic engineering to give myself a colossal, magnificent body several meters tall!"
One year later.
You overcame numerous difficulties and obstacles.
Unlike the previous trials, although your body is now extremely weak, your authority and power are absolutely supreme!
[Loyal subjects are everywhere, and they're all brainwashed.]
[...It can't be called brainwashing, because they've grown up hearing your legend since they were little, from infancy.]
The miracles you have created permeate every corner of the empire.
[As dazzling as the sun!]
You are the pioneer of a new era, the creator of a new world!
At school, every student's recitation during breaks is a praise of your achievements.
When adults meet in public, the first thing they say is, "Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"
Not only at home, but also on the streets, and even on the walls of public restrooms, your noble and majestic face is plastered everywhere.
[Of course, you're not allowed to urinate while urinating, otherwise you'll be chopped off if seen on surveillance cameras.]
The palace you are staying in is extremely heavily fortified!
Those traitors and spies, at most, operate in the shadows, launching surprise attacks when you least expect them.
[However... there are too many places beyond your sight, and the opportunities for them to strike in the shadows are terrifying!]
There's no such thing as being able to guard against thieves for a thousand days if you're already a thief.
If you can't predict the future, you really can't handle it!
[They have too many methods. Although the spies who infiltrated may not have reached the core level, they are present in many key areas!]
[For example, when you were creating your Emperor Battle Body, spies from the four barbarian tribes tampered with it. After your brain was transplanted into the battle body, you would act involuntarily.]
[For example, during a brain transplant, those rebellious daughters you adopted but who betrayed you might suddenly appear, trying to interrupt the process and seize your brain.]
Fortunately, you can foresee what will happen two days from now. With the resources you can mobilize, stopping them in advance would be too easy.
Finally, you've achieved success.
Your brain, along with your thoughts and soul, has been transplanted and embedded into a genetically modified body that's five meters tall.
[Created entirely using the DNA of your current body, and infused with various gene-editing agents developed based on your verbal conditions, resulting in the world's strongest artificial body!]
"We have to thank Ichiba Awakening for this."
[You think to yourself.]
"These trials take you to worlds where cultivation is impossible, not only because the vital energy is scarce, but more importantly, because it's impossible to cultivate any system to a truly transcendent level!"
"If I hadn't learned so much about biology at Yuan Tiandi, I really wouldn't have been able to handle all of this."
"It's just that those bio-modification technologies all incorporate extraordinary variables like vital energy; otherwise, I could have created this body in a month, and it would be bigger, stronger, and tougher!"
"There are still quite a few shortcomings, but it's good enough for now."
[Due to drug abuse, this body only has a lifespan of about three years. Even after you transplant your brain, it will only last for a maximum of three years.]
Over the past year, many people have been unable to understand your way of thinking.
[As I said before, this is because there are no supernatural elements in this world of trials; it's a pure steampunk world.]
Even with physical enhancements reaching their peak, it's impossible to compare to a massive steel construct.
[Take, for example, the five-meter-tall genetic emperor battle body you created. Although its muscle and bone density far exceeds human limits, it can easily tear apart tigers and leopards of the same size.]
[Muscle strength can even rival that of steel!]
But in the end, it's just a five-meter-tall iron man.
[It's only comparable to steel; there are many alloys that are stronger than steel!]
[With this body alone, the combat power it can unleash is less than that of a medium-sized steam-powered tank.]
[If a large mechanical fortress were to come, it wouldn't even withstand a single shot; it would be blasted into mincemeat.]
[This body would be just as fragile as ordinary flesh in a sea of steel alloys, at best suitable for use as a special forces soldier in urban warfare.]
But its cost already exceeds that of a standard imperial army of one million!
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(Four o'clock? (ˉ﹃ˉ?))
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