Chapter 1574
Chapter 1574 - 1570: A New Movement
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For a long time, Lu Ping’an has always considered himself an outsider... The development battle of this plane and the reclamation of the Phoenix City World hardly concern him.
The Martial God Church winning would naturally be good... Although Lu Ping’an is not optimistic, after all, this multi-universe reminds him of the Abyss, conquering is an impossibility, sustained and effective trade and development are the most valuable choices.
His primary concern has always been himself and his team.
"Indeed, there’s that possibility."
The Phoenix Ape People cannot be taken away; they rely too heavily on the local traits, and even if taken, it would result in significant weakening.
After all, their "origin" is this world; they are the blossoms and fruits thriving on this "earth," and naturally, they will wither if they leave.
"I can become their new origin..."
When Lu Ping’an solidified this possibility, flames and starlight twinkled in his eyes; spiritual intuition and the instinct of life forms activated – that was his future path.
He, a Quasi-Eighth Tier, needs his own legion and sphere of influence.
If Lu Ping’an wishes, he can construct his own Divine Kingdom at any time and start his Ascension journey... Even if he does not wish to take that path, he also needs to share his "theories" and "power."
Let them continually be validated, practiced, expanded, and propagated, to become the true World’s Reason.
𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Having the World’s Reason does not necessarily mean becoming a Deity, but the existence at the level of Deity generally possesses this trait; Lu Ping’an, who already had the "traits of a deity," needed even more a "Divine Position" and "Divine Kingdom."
Even if it’s Quasi-God, Evil Gods, Demigods, their strength is already sufficient to intervene in the external world, their will sufficient to distort reality, their enormous existence in itself, by being in the world, will naturally construct their own sphere of influence.
The so-called Family Clan, the so-called subordinate power, those who receive their Blessings, share their Power and "Authority," and validate and propagate their rules and Reason... Most Proper Gods have churches, simply because this organizational form is more beneficial for propagation.
"Perhaps, this world will regret giving me this Blessing."
Lu Ping’an looked at the Divine Grace on the Panel and smiled subtly.
[(Phoenix City) World’s Benefactor (Level Unknown): The world remembers your kindness, your accomplishments are recorded by this land, you and your ethnic group are considered the most esteemed ’local residents’ of this world, your overall abilities receive the highest level of preferential treatment in this world, you will not encounter any form of ’soil and water rejection’ or world hostility.]
This Gift was given after the Newborn ethnic group began to expand.
Initially, Lu Ping’an was somewhat displeased, not because this Blessing was weak, this sort of "you are one of us" seemingly reciprocal treatment was actually "above the most-favored-nation" treatment.
For foreign strongmen, it’s sufficient.
As long as the rules are equal or beyond, letting them flow into the weaker market and domain, he naturally would consume most of the market share, with "most-favored-nation," "tax-exemption," "noble exclusive operations" treatments for Lu Ping’an, he could establish an empire here.
"But I’m not really interested in this world..."
This is the root of Lu Ping’an’s slight dissatisfaction with this Divine Grace; firstly, this world has already been marked by the Martial God, and additionally, there are too many monsters, demons, and ghosts, making development difficult, its inherent rules suit Lu Ping’an for "Cultivation," but not suitable for "long-term residence."
For a simple reason, this world’s underlying rules are too peculiar, only trait-specific life forms can survive and evolve here, it presents no issue for the Life system to come for research and advancement, but long-term settlement would only narrow the path.
But now, if Lu Ping’an wants his own "people," then having his own "nation" in this world, this "you are one of us" Blessing becomes critically important.
From this moment, he gained some motivation.
No matter how good the child is, if it becomes someone else’s, it would feel slightly irritating; but now that it’s still his own "child," he would naturally invest more care.
"I must transform myself into the source, becoming the origin of the Flame Race..."
"Move the Pillar to the courtyard?"
"No, perhaps consider upgrading the Holy Fire Church..."
"Uh, if it really worked, I suppose I wouldn’t be able to contain the eighth-tier... That said, I owe Dr. Shui a big favor for paving the way."
For top researchers and the Extraordinary, sometimes what they lack is not material, accumulation, or knowledge, but a direction.
Newcomers, noobs, always have plenty of "inspiration" and "ideas," but most of their ingenious thoughts are meaningless, lacking feasibility and the necessity for validation; Dr. Shui’s seemingly casual suggestions from a higher perspective indeed paved the way for Lu Ping’an.
Perhaps for others it was just a casual comment, but Lu Ping’an should remember this favor... in terms of cause and effect, this favor is not trivial.
"Let’s take it slow..."
Naturally, Lu Ping’an immersed himself again in his experiments, and during this time, the world did not stop and wait for him... no matter which world!!
This world once again turned into a mess, new ethnic groups became quality mercenaries, and also became the local "humans."
They received direct funding from the Eastern Country’s officials... unlike before, the power of Eastern Country’s officials became more active beyond their own borders, they began to proactively layout, catalyzing more sub-human species and overseas Eastern countries.
Culture, technology, and population, upon recognizing the potential of the Phoenix Ape People, made Eastern Country’s generous actions incomprehensible to Lu Ping’an.
The scene from Mercury 42 unfolded again... The Martial God Church actually had some opinions, but he originally did not have full control over this world, and the Phoenix Ape People were creations of Lu Ping’an, the "Eastern Country’s official reinforcements," so their discontent did not find fertile ground to escalate.
Of course, since Lu Ping’an is the "father" of the Phoenix Ape People, he inevitably got involved and possibly had to deal with resentment from both sides. If he wanted to do something with the Phoenix Ape People, he could very likely become a public enemy... Politics, as long as the interests are sufficient, the level of dirtiness and unscrupulousness is hard for normal people to imagine.
"What? I don’t understand, I’m just a technician."
"Stop bothering me, I’m just studying the ecological structure of this ethnic group, I want to make them stronger."
"Black Fire Legion? Burning Legion? Oh oh oh... impressive right, this is the manifestation of my power; I’m about to advance."
Lu Ping’an doesn’t understand? He understands very well, it’s precisely because he understands, that he pretends not to.
I don’t want control over the ethnic group, don’t want to be marked, stop bothering me, go forth and contend yourselves, my mere existence makes these ethnicities more valuable, I am a goldmine, don’t mess with me... Oh right, I’m also an arms dealer and a warlord, better be polite to me.
Thus, very happily, he who does not enter the fray, delightfully watches Eastern Country’s forces and Martial God Church openly and secretly compete, vying for influence over the Newborn ethnic groups and kingdoms.
"Eastern Country, you’re quite anxious..."
At this time, Lu Ping’an also faintly noticed some irregularities.
Eastern Country officials and Proper God Church, have always been using each other, mutually restraining; if Eastern Country officials don’t go too far, they would receive most of the compliance and support from the Proper God Church.
But now, is this interest really worth the Eastern Country officials upsetting this balance?
Lu Ping’an doesn’t understand, but that doesn’t stop him from spectating and maliciously speculating.
"Anxious, really anxious, would it not be because their homeland was stolen?"
Indeed, this speculative guess turned out to be partially true.
"A major crisis erupted in Earth’s native land, with a vast number of Aus people either dead or turned into refugees... the Aus Continent has fallen."
— End of Chapter 1574 —