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After adjusting his mindset, Takashi Murakami smiled brightly; he had not disappointed the adults' expectations.
After this battle, the territory of the Forest Kingdom will expand dozens of times.
...Sanji Rinkichi Ershiba Shishi
Two weeks later, Yalin stared at the map that needed to be redrawn every day and fell into deep thought.
The impact of this battle exceeded his expectations.
To date, seventeen countries have voluntarily requested to become part of the Forest Kingdom. In particular, those countries that were originally allied with the Forest Kingdom have changed their minds faster than a weather vane, fearing that if they hesitate for even a moment, artillery fire will be launched at their doorstep.
More than a hundred countries presented him with gifts for various reasons, and the entire Daming Prefecture was filled with them.
Yalin felt perfectly justified in this matter.
I accept your gifts. As for your country, I won't hesitate to fight back when the time comes.
Only then can it be considered sound.
Volume 1: Chapter 27: Toad Pill
After this battle, the population and territory of the Forest Kingdom expanded to an exaggerated extent.
Many people believe that the chaotic Warring States period, which lasted for thousands of years, is about to end and a new era of unification is about to begin.
The same view is held within the Kingdom of Lianlin.
Calls for assembling troops and sweeping across hundreds of countries resounded everywhere.
Faced with this situation, the envoys who came to deliver gifts were filled with fear, worried that the daimyo of Yalin might impulsively destroy their country.
Even if some great powers with long histories possess extraordinary resources, these resources can only be used in times of life-or-death crisis, and require paying a heavy price.
Furthermore, Yalin didn't participate in this war at all, so these countries had no idea what to expect.
We can only hope that the Kingdom of Lin can be content with the status quo and that everyone can live in peace.
Although the possibility is extremely slim.
However, to the surprise of the daimyo, the Kingdom of Lin really did stop expanding, just like it had been six months ago.
This left the lords both worried and happy.
The good news is that my country can survive a little longer.
The worry is that the original Forest Kingdom was already terrifying enough; if it continues to develop, it might truly sweep away everything in its path.
The only way to destroy the Forest Kingdom is for all nations to unite immediately and commit all their resources and forces.
If we wait a few more years, it might be too late.
Everyone understands the principle, but in reality, it's impossible to do it.
Therefore, they can only wait to die slowly.
......
Yalin anticipated the thoughts of these daimyo and paid no attention to the undercurrents in the outside world.
After rewarding the heroes of this war, he instructed them to consolidate the newly expanded territory of the Forest Kingdom and to distribute basic manuals to popularize basic knowledge.
We must improve the living standards of the people in other areas as quickly as possible, so that they can get rid of the predicament of being poorly clothed and lacking food, and win the hearts of all people over the Kingdom of Forest.
If anyone tries to sabotage the process, once discovered, whether they were a former daimyo or a nobleman, they should be executed.
On the road ahead, there is no room for those who deliberately hold us back.
After Yalin gave the order, Murakami Takashi and others were somewhat disappointed that they could not continue to expand, but they faithfully followed his instructions.
Anyway, the world is right here, waiting for the Lin Kingdom to take it at any time.
A little earlier or a little later makes little difference.
After the meeting, Aino, who was serving him, poured a cup of hot tea for Ayashi.
"Lord Yalin, it is the Forest Kingdom's good fortune to have such a great name as yours."
Aino said sincerely, impressed by Yarin's command.
He was able to resist the temptation of unifying the world and focus on improving people's livelihoods. This composure and foresight are also part of Lord Yalin's charm.
As the steward of the daimyo's mansion, she also served as a bridge between Yalin and his subordinates. She even assisted Yalin in conveying instructions and occasionally handled some affairs.
She still outwardly served as a maid, but none of the warriors or ministers dared to underestimate her.
Of course, this was also Yalin's intention to cultivate Aino and make her his assistant.
“As a daimyo, I naturally want my subjects to live better lives,” Yalin said slowly after taking a sip.
This is the responsibility of a monarch.
In one's position, one should fulfill one's duties, assume one's responsibilities, and do one's best.
Since Yalin wanted to become the king who would unify the world, he naturally wanted to do his best.
"Besides, now is not a good time for complete unification." After moistening his throat, Yalin explained the reasons to the maid, cultivating her way of thinking.
"First of all, the Lin Kingdom has not been developed for long enough. It lacks a bureaucratic system and talent pool to manage the country comprehensively after unifying the world."
Simply put, it's a lack of foundation.
In just six months, the abilities and numbers of the ministers that Yalin promoted were insufficient to support the management of the empire after the world was unified.
As the saying goes, conquering the world is easy, but maintaining it is difficult.
Without a sound management system and the corresponding talent, even if one conquers the world by force, it will be difficult to dismantle the existing system and personnel.
—Unless Yalin is willing to let chaos and disorder proliferate again.
In this way, even if the whole world is defeated, the consequences will be endless. The world will not fundamentally change. At best, there will only be one more emperor named Yalin.
Yalin was preparing to develop for a thousand years to fight the Otsutsuki clan, so there was no need to rush things and leave such a hidden danger.
Their strength was already far inferior to that of the Otsutsuki clan, and with internal strife further exacerbating the situation, they were unable to pool their resources.
Why bother fighting then? Let's just hang ourselves on the Divine Tree and become White Zetsu.
“In addition, education and the dissemination of knowledge are equally important to the current Forest Kingdom, as they are the foundation for development,” Yalin patiently explained to Aino.
"My knowledge is not infinite, and I alone cannot advance the development and innovation of science and technology."
Although the technological level of the Forest Kingdom has surpassed that of the current era, it is basically due to Yalin's efforts to force its development.
For example, with the steam engine, even if others had the blueprints, it was difficult to understand the specific principles behind it. In the beginning, after the machine started, some people even thought it was a miracle performed by Yarin.
Most workers' understanding of steam engines was limited to knowing their function and how to operate them, to the point of knowing what they did but not why they did it.
This situation falls far short of Yalin's expectations.
Yalin plans to spend five years providing basic education for the entire Forest Kingdom, selecting and training talents in various fields to lay the foundation for the development of science and technology.
This aspect will be crucial once unification is achieved.
"besides......"
Yalin explained the stakes involved.
Aino listened to Yalin's plan, her eyes filled with respect and trust.
......
The ever-changing world naturally attracted the attention of extraordinary beings.
On Mount Myōboku, an orange toad with a stone engraved with the character "oil" hanging around its neck fell into deep thought after listening to the report from the little blue toad.
A divine incarnation? Impossible.
Those remaining gods are lucky to survive; how could they possibly stir up trouble in the world?
Even Mount Myoboku, a semi-isolated space, is greatly affected by the continuous depletion of natural energy.
The number of people in the tribe who can utilize natural energy has decreased significantly, and as for those who have been enlightened and can speak human language, only I am left.
In this situation, as the giant tree continues to absorb natural energy, the gods are simply waiting to die.
Even if a human happens to cultivate natural energy, it is impossible for them to unleash the power of the gods from thousands of years ago.
The environment of this world no longer allows for this.
The toad named Gamamaru thought this and became depressed.
When that divine tree bears fruit again, this world will probably be completely destroyed.
This process is quite long, starting with the gods, then the monsters awakened by natural energy, and finally humans; no one can escape it.
Thousands of years ago, when the Ōtsutsuki clan planted the tree, the fate of this planet was already sealed.
Gamamaru sighed, but still hopped and skipped into the main hall and came to the spherical memory stone.
This stone recorded everything that happened on earth, enough for it to roughly understand this human who claimed to be an incarnation of a god.
"Huh, what's the deal with this Forest Kingdom?"
Gamamaru stared blankly at the Ancestral Capital, which was completely different from this world, along with rows of cold and powerful steel machines and an army using strange weapons.
What are these things? Could humans have made them?
It suddenly began to believe in the idea of divine incarnations... just kidding.
Even thousands of years ago, there was no such strange and unusual thing.
How many years has it been, and the world has become like this?
Could this human daimyo be an invader from outside, just like the Otsutsuki?
Gamamaru couldn't help but think, otherwise there's no way to explain all this.
However, this suddenly gave it a sense of anticipation.
These creations are clearly not from the same school as the Otsutsuki.
If there are other outsiders, they might be able to give this planet a chance to survive.
Hama-maru still understands the principle that "two tigers cannot share one mountain".
Anyway, things couldn't get any worse.