manynovel Chapter 273 Taking Over the Corona Empire
Chapter 273 Taking Over the Corona Empire
Without further hesitation or fuss, Wu Heyi, like a true king, resolutely stepped onto the throne.
He sat down with an air of grandeur, and at that moment, he seemed to see the future of the entire Sun Empire in his grasp.
"From this day forward, the Sun Empire belongs to me!"
Wu Heyi raised his head and said with great ambition, then burst into laughter.
The laughter echoed through the palace, filled with the joy of victory and anticipation for the future.
Only then did Mengxuanjun finally realize, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the clear sky, that the old servant had meant something else.
After ascending to the supreme throne, handling state affairs became an inevitable task.
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Wu Heyi was taken to a magnificent and spectacular hall.
The grand hall is magnificent, with thick and solemn pillars supporting the tall dome, whose exquisite carvings seem to tell the story of the dynasty's past glory.
Sunlight streamed in through the cracks in the window, casting dappled shadows on the floor.
Wu Heyi sat on the majestic dragon throne, which was made of precious wood and had lifelike nine-headed dragon patterns carved on the armrests, each dragon head seemingly shining with light.
He looked down at the ministers below, each dressed in magnificent court robes and wearing hats indicating their respective ranks. Wu Heyi listened quietly as they reported on the day's events.
At first, no one noticed anything unusual.
However, after a short while, some sharp-eyed people noticed something was amiss: the person sitting on the dragon throne today was not the king they were used to.
But before the official could voice his doubts, the sharp-eyed servant spoke first.
"When the late emperor was on the throne, he wantonly ravaged the people, causing them to suffer greatly. Now that the late emperor has been beheaded by the new emperor, ministers, do not make the same mistake!"
The servant's voice echoed in the hall, carrying an unquestionable air of authority.
Immediately, the officials who were about to speak shut their mouths upon hearing this, as if afraid of getting into trouble.
Upon seeing this, Wu Heyi's face immediately revealed a strange smile, with a hint of mockery in his eyes, and then he stared intently at the group of people in front of him.
A few minutes later, Wu Heyi was the first to slowly stand up and coldly said, "Dismiss the court."
And so it went for several days in a row. Every morning, he would go to court early and, whether he had something to do or not, he would have to listen to this group of people who had no real skills flattering and fawning.
Although he enjoyed the life of an emperor quite well at first, after experiencing the feeling of being a monarch, Wu Heyi did not continue to indulge in it. Instead, he immediately issued several important decrees.
These decrees, like a spring breeze, blew into this long-standing dynasty, allowing it to begin to revitalize itself from its predicament and move towards a state of reconstruction.
Immediately afterwards, Wu Heyi plunged into the library. Calling it a library was a stretch; it was really just a place to store books on historical anecdotes.
The original king spent all his time eliminating dissidents. His heart was filled with greed and fear for power. Every day he schemed to suppress all kinds of talented geniuses, because he was afraid that those geniuses would one day surpass him in cultivation and seize his throne.
Therefore, in the power structure he built, about 90% of the people were incompetent and useless.
In this situation, it's really not easy to find a small room containing historical records and humanities books!
The first thing Wuhe did after rebuilding the city was to re-examine the prisoners in the cells.
The cells were dark and damp, smelling musty, and the prisoners all looked haggard.
Wu Heyi carefully examined the situation of each prisoner, releasing those who were capable, ambitious, and possibly wrongly accused, so that they could regain their freedom and contribute to the country's development.
As for those good-for-nothings who did nothing in the court, they were ruthlessly turned into Demon-Sealing Cards and absorbed.
Doing so would not only accelerate the pace of national reforms, but also increase the age of Wu Heyi's own spirit rings, which is a win-win situation.
Over the next year, Wu Heyi made full use of various imperial examination systems to select talented individuals.
In the examination hall, the candidates were focused on answering the questions, all hoping to stand out with their talents.
Wu Heyi passed on the advanced technologies he knew to these talented people, and also relocated the Five Elements Sect members to this country, allowing them to take root and develop.
As a result, the Soul Realm organization, which was originally like garbage, was replaced by the Five Elements Sect, and the entire country's structure underwent a huge change.
A year later, the entire country was transformed, brimming with new vitality and energy, and its land area had increased more than tenfold!
The main purpose of spending this year doing all this was actually to find that mysterious nine-headed dragon.
In order to achieve his goal of finding the Nine-Headed Dragon, Wu Heyi vigorously developed the nation's power and tried every means to rapidly improve the overall strength of the people, because only when the people's strength was improved would it be more conducive to issuing the mission to find the Nine-Headed Dragon.
However, although this country has a population of several million, only less than 100,000 people among them have the cultivation level to reach level 30.
Moreover, 80% of the population are born with only half a level of soul power. Even if they empty their pockets and do their best to cultivate, it is difficult for them to raise their level to level ten.
Therefore, Wu Heyi took a different approach. He brought out the knowledge and methods of the Industrial Revolution and taught them to ordinary people.
He was like a patient teacher, instructing ordinary people on how to smelt steel more quickly, how to carefully forge powerful weapons, and even providing them with blueprints for firearms such as pistols.
Unexpectedly, this move was like throwing a boulder into a calm lake.
As a result, when the revolution was halfway through, Mengxuanjun took a young man with exceptional talent in inscription carving as his apprentice.
This young man, through his talent and hard work, actually created the first generation of soul-guided weapons.
This achievement directly opened a new chapter in the development of soul-guided weapons on this continent. From then on, the development of soul-guided weapons was like a surging river, unstoppable!
Finally, in the spring of the second year after Wuheyi established his kingdom, as the land began to recover and everywhere was filled with the breath of new life, Wuheyi finally saw the information about the nine-headed dragon that he had been longing for.