dkrc Chapter 100 The Storm Is Brewing
Chapter 100 The Storm Is Brewing
Chapter 100 The Storm Is Brewing
The mountain of life tax contracts, all signed with the second party's name, lay before Su Fan like memorials awaiting his approval.
With a calm expression, Su Fan signed his real name, Su Fan, one by one in the place where Xia Jie should have been the client.
With each signature, a barely perceptible ripple of rules, perceptible only to him, flashed across the contract.
That was the [enforcement] ability of the [Gourd Porcelain Pillow] taking effect, firmly imprinting the life transfer rules contained in the contract into the corresponding individual's life essence through signature authorization.
This is not an immediate extraction, but rather a form of debt marking. Over the next year, these signatories will automatically and evenly lose those twelve days of their lifespan, and their life energy will converge on Su Fan through unseen channels, becoming "a part of his lifespan."
Through this tax collection, Su Fan collected approximately 48 million days of lifespan from the roughly four million people on Shikoku Island! That's a total of 130,000 years of lifespan!
This is just one tax collection, and given the small population of Shikoku Island, the amount of tax collected each time will only increase as the island expands.
And this is not a short-sighted approach, but rather a sustainable one!
A lifespan of over 100,000 years—even immortal beings in fantasy works would feel ashamed! After all, elves in fantasy works only live for a thousand years! Even dragons would age after 100,000 years!
Su Fan no longer needs to worry about his lifespan, and has no more worries about the future. Su Fan is the closest to immortality!
Su Fan was not complacent. His unlimited lifespan, combined with his abilities, was not entirely without limitations!
For example, the dust-level artifacts he creates all come with various costs or limitations. Mountain-level artifacts, on the other hand, have no limitations or costs, but they cannot be replicated.
For example, Su Fan will try to create another [Gourd Porcelain Pillow]! He will search for the patterns in the advancement of extraordinary objects.
Dust-level artifacts are acceptable, but even after using a lot of emotion crystals on the Seven Emotions Gourd, no indication of being able to advance has appeared.
Even though he followed the previous method strictly, Su Fan could only conclude that the mountain-level wonder was unique.
Immortality is certainly desirable, but without powerful protection, one can still die!
This issue can be resolved when Su Fan brings the fantasy world to life in the future!
Turning a fake into a real thing is a huge undertaking, and it's unknown how long it will take, but Su Fan doesn't lack time right now; time is on his side!
Lifespan is now just a number to Su Fan; the only price he pays is signing autographs until his hand cramps up!
Therefore, there is no need to further expand the lifespan tax; let's just treat the lifespan tax as an exclusive benefit for citizens of the Xia Kingdom!
"What's the situation in Xia Country?" Su Fan asked.
"The Ghost Cultivation Extraordinary System is developing rapidly," the Heavenly Dao reported. "The 'Yin Soldier Soul Refining Technique' has been optimized and updated based on the transformed Yin Soldiers, and is being developed towards higher-level Ghost General Formation Techniques, the foundation of Netherworld Arrays, and advanced applications of Yin Sha Qi, and some results have already been achieved."
"What about Japan?" Su Fan nodded in satisfaction and asked.
"The collection effect of Faith Power has significantly improved. As the Faith Power within the Three Sacred Treasures of the Neon increases, the Faith Treasures are strengthened!" Heavenly Dao replied. "Regarding the Faith Divine Art system, progress is slightly slower, but some new divine arts have been developed! Furthermore, a new Faith Talisman technology has been developed, which involves sealing divine arts condensed from Faith Power into talismans!"
"Amazing! Even the talisman has appeared!" Su Fan exclaimed.
Su Fan reviewed the development of the two systems transmitted from the Heavenly Dao in his mind. He could only say they were steadily improving and had a very bright future!
Of course, these two extraordinary systems aren't very powerful! But since it's still in its early stages, the framework has already been established!
"Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth! The battle between good and evil in Japan can be pushed forward a bit! Otherwise, I'll really be fighting with my own two hands!"
"Please put in a little effort. I'll transmit the faith talisman system to Japan as Abe no Gen. After all, those beautiful shrine maidens can't just be decorative! Since they yearn for the extraordinary, I'll give them to them! You, as Xia Jie, will develop the Yin Army in the Xia Kingdom! Use their lives to advance these two systems for me!"
With the rise of the prayer movement in Japan, Su Fan's enshrined artifacts in the temple have gathered countless powers of faith.
In return, Su Fan covered the entire Honshu Island with an invisible and intangible golden light phantom, like a pot lid covering the island!
The message was released that the land covered in golden light would not be easy for King Jie of Xia to break through!
The phantom has no direct impact on real life, but it's intimidating enough! This good news eased the tension in Japan considerably, and at the same time made them even more devout.
After all, Japan's total population is only 130 million, and almost 100 million of them live on Honshu Island.
As an international metropolis, Sakura has a very obvious siphon effect, with the population of the Sakura metropolitan area reaching around 40 million!
The remaining islands of Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku have a combined population of only 30 million.
Due to the current environment, some people from Kyushu and Hokkaido are also leaving their homes and businesses to move to Honshu.
After all, if Xia Kingdom and Japan were to go to war, it would always be safer to have the Onmyoji protecting us on Honshu Island!
Sakura City's housing prices have also seen another surge after a 20-year hiatus!
Now, only about 20 million people remain on the two islands of Kyushu and Hokkaido, and not all of them have the courage to abandon their families and businesses.
Whether it's the reluctance to leave their homeland, the realization that life in the Xia Kingdom isn't entirely unacceptable, or the self-deception that both sides are restraining each other from fighting, all sorts of reasons have kept most people on these two islands from leaving!
As for the original American military bases on both islands, they have all withdrawn, clearly indicating that they are standing by and not intending to get involved!
In a way, this can be considered one of the few gains Japan has made in the "battle between good and evil" scenario!
The retired emperor, who had been stationed in the region, chose to consolidate his power and retreat to his homeland!
After all, whether it was the resurrection of Guan Yuandao's statue or Xia Jie's strange power, it clearly told the world that a new era had arrived!
The old order needs to change; the era of airplanes and cannons is over! To secure a place in this new era, instead of being oblivious to change, it's better to go home and rummage through old documents to see if you can find some protection from your ancestors!
China has Zhenwu spreading his teachings and spreading the Dharma, while Japan has Guanyuan Daozhen descending and the Onmyoji lineage being passed down! Don't we have anything of our own?
While Japan and China were making a huge fuss, everyone else chose to play dead and observe in silence. As for providing assistance, it was very limited, or they simply hedged their bets!
Provide a good chessboard for both sides!