Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1749 Recuperation
“In a prosperous age, there is no hunger or famine, so why bother with farming and weaving?” Ao Zang searched the lands he knew. “There are indeed some. Although the level of civilization in this world has been deliberately limited, there are many places that have never experienced war and have even more advanced civilizations.”

"Even the Phoenix King has areas he can't oversee?"

"It's not directly under the Phoenix King's control; it's the territory of the Atmospheric Shepherd Clan. There's a city-state called Emitis, built on a floating island. Although it's one of the smaller Atmospheric Shepherd Clan city-states, its orbit is always in a warm zone, so its main sources of income are flower cultivation and tourism. It should be a suitable place to accommodate our patients as a sanatorium. Wait a moment, I have some information here, I'll send it to you now."

A moment later, Shangluo also handed the data to Zhu Xianxi.

He's already satisfied with this for now, but as the contractor for this project, he still needs to show it to the client.

After leaving directly, he established a close relationship with Zhu Xianxi in the conference room of the large library.

"【Hanging Gardens】Emetides, this place is nice. The scenery is beautiful, it would be great to build a sanatorium here. And it's enclosed on all sides."

“Yes, it’s enclosed on all four sides.” Both of them valued this feature.

Although it's called a sanatorium, this place is actually used to treat people in society who have violent tendencies. Although they receive ample supervision, they must also be isolated from the outside world.

As a floating city, this place is ideal for isolation and treatment. Because everything that happens here is controllable, it prevents powerful and highly dangerous individuals from spreading to other areas.

This is important because, according to their plan, those who actually enter this treatment process are not simply those with "violent tendencies." Most mental health issues can be effectively managed through talk therapy and simple interventions. Sending them to this "sanatorium" indicates that treatment is already necessary.

In other words, this is an inpatient department issue that outpatient services cannot resolve.

Patients who need hospitalization are not so easy to treat.

“It looks like we’ll have to send more people,” Zhu Xianxi thought for a moment. “But do they have any ways to deal with them in the lower realm?”

"If the people sent down can be stripped of their powers, then there shouldn't be a problem."

“We shouldn’t strip them of their power.” Zhu Xianxi shook his head. “Because according to current research, this measure of stripping them of their power will actually cause irreversible damage to their spiritual roots. We only use this measure on true criminals.”

This is actually quite similar to a form of "chemical castration"—while chemical castration can certainly be used to control sex offenders, it has many side effects. The problem here is that the effects of these side effects vary from person to person. For some, it may cause extremely serious side effects, such as osteoporosis or permanent infertility. For others, it may not even be effective. This violates judicial fairness, because whether it's execution or imprisonment, it's the same for everyone; being tall or short won't result in serving more years in prison.

“Therefore, we will only confiscate their spiritual power after they have actually used their superpowers to commit violent crimes,” Zhu Xianxi explained. “This is my judgment as a cultivator of alchemy, since the relevant measures are carried out through the methods of cultivators of alchemy.”

"I see." If that's the case, then not many people will actually be sent to carry out the punishment of falling from heaven. And not many will be sent for recuperation.

"So, how big should this sanatorium be?" Zhu Xianxi thought for a moment: "Based on the standards of a top-tier psychiatric hospital, a capacity of at least 300 people would be sufficient. There aren't that many people who need this kind of intervention yet. We can add more later if needed."

"In that case, we shouldn't need too many troops for defense, and we should be able to handle things in the lower realm as well."

"Really?" Zhu Xianxi asked in surprise, "This is a scale that can be handled even in the lower realms? Not bad, their combat power is not bad."

Even considering the most extreme scenario, where 300 people band together to rebel, this would already be a significant public order incident.

"Yes, in fact, their elite warriors can possess combat power at the Qi Refining level."

"Hmm? Explain this in more detail. What do you mean by 'combat strength at the Qi Refining level'?"

Shangluo explained the method of training warriors in Jin Gang Zhou to Zhu Xianxi.

"I see." Zhu Xianxi nodded. "The world serpent of that world sacrificed humans, giving all fire-attribute races the potential for evolution. And some talented individuals among them can activate their innate superhuman organs and unleash combat power at the level of a Qi cultivator? Is that a high percentage?"

"The proportion is actually not low; 2% of the Fire Clan has this potential. However, the Fire Clan's population in the entire world is not high, only about 15%. 70% of the people in that world are the Terrans, also known as the Earth Clan."

In other words, the Vajra Continent is ruled by 15% of the population, and 2% of them can produce extraordinary beings.

This ratio is actually quite high, because in the Upper Realm, the proportion of Qi cultivators born in the population is extremely low—before Shangluo came, this ratio was two in a million, not one in a hundred. Only a handful of people in a city would advance. And these people are often not of the same age, so the number of those who enter the imperial court's talent pool each year is less than ten, with some also joining various sects.

However, if we broaden the criteria, then the percentage of people with psychic potential is actually around two percent. Lu Liang is one of them.

This is the result of providing spiritual roots to everyone over a long period. Although these two percent of people cannot truly break through to the Qi Refining stage, they will still be enhanced—often appearing as geniuses among mortals, becoming sages. And if we consider the standards for cultivating geniuses, 2% of the population becoming geniuses is simply outrageously high.

The current imperial court is not controlled by Qi cultivators, but it is basically controlled by such "wise men." Their energy and intelligence are sufficient to handle the complex affairs of a world.

“Hmm,” Zhu Xianxi thought for a moment, “Maybe it’s not just violent crimes. Violent crimes require Qi cultivators to commit, but some high-IQ crimes can be done at the ‘Sage’ level. I originally thought that 300 people wouldn’t be enough, but now it seems that it’s not difficult to fill the gap.”

"So, senior brother, what are your plans? Which of these people will go in, and which won't?"

(End of this chapter)