My brother is so cunning

Chapter 974 Accepting the People of Great Zhou
Ten years after the full recovery of the citizens of the Demon Alliance, the recovery of the former Great Zhou citizens of the Southern Continent has only just begun.

The reason for leaving a ten-year time gap is firstly because the people of the Great Zhou have a lower level of education and are far less easy to manage than the citizens of the Demon Alliance.

Unlike the Great Zhou Dynasty, where almost all nobles were wiped out, the Demon Alliance's ruling structure and organizational framework remained intact, and its citizens were able to be organized and resume production immediately after their recovery.

The people of the Great Zhou were leaderless. If they were hastily revived after their homes were destroyed, they would become an enormous number of refugees, and who knows how much chaos they would cause in the ensuing confusion.

Of course, these rabble could not pose any threat to the Demon Alliance. If they dared to gather and rob grain, the Gatling anti-aircraft guns could be set up and fired horizontally, wiping them out in no time.

But doing so would create too much sin, and in the end, the karmic consequences would fall on Wenrui, diminishing his merits.

Therefore, the citizens of Great Zhou can only be released and managed by grassroots officials dispatched by the Demon Alliance after the Demon Alliance has completed the initial resettlement of the citizens, restored social order, and stabilized the situation.

Secondly, Wen Rui did indeed stockpile a large amount of food in the Golden Ao Island Secret Realm in advance, but for the huge population base, it was just a drop in the bucket. It could feed two million citizens of the Demon Alliance, but it was far from enough to satisfy the tens of millions of citizens of the Great Zhou.

During these ten years, the Demon Alliance mobilized its citizens to vigorously develop agriculture. Thanks to the rich wood-elemental spiritual energy of the Jade Bottle permeating the waters of the five lakes and four seas, they achieved ten consecutive years of bumper harvests. The Demon Alliance's grain reserves were unprecedentedly abundant, which laid the foundation for the Demon Alliance to receive millions of humans from the Great Zhou Dynasty.

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Jiang Yun opened her eyes groggily. She had just had a terrifying nightmare in which a group of ferocious silver iron men descended from the sky, their hands covered in scarlet eyes that spewed out beams of light that could burn a person to ashes in an instant.

Those iron men slaughtered indiscriminately, and in a short moment, almost all the people in the city were killed, leaving no trace of their bodies, only tattered clothes scattered all over the streets.

Jiang Yun tried desperately to escape and hide, but she couldn't escape the clutches of the silver iron men. Hiding was pointless, as if each of those iron men possessed X-ray vision.

Finally, a blue beam of light struck her, and in an instant she lost consciousness, plunging into a long and desolate darkness.

Upon waking, Jiang Yun's first thought was that she had arrived in the underworld and was about to be judged by Yama, the King of Hell.

Jiang Yun wasn't too afraid of this. She was only fourteen years old and hadn't done anything wrong in her short life. Her only worry was whether she could be reborn as a human in the next life.

Jiang Yun was literate and had read some books, which was quite remarkable for the daughter of a minor official in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Great Zhou Dynasty implemented an education system where "learning was in the hands of the government," and educational resources were completely monopolized by lords and nobles, while commoners and slaves were excluded from the education system.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty of normal times, the literacy rate of the entire population was only about 0.5%.

However, Wen Rui's butterfly effect greatly changed this situation. One aspect of the Dandelion Project was to distribute beautifully bound enlightenment books free of charge in various vassal states of the Western Zhou Dynasty, establish the Creation Palace, and implement an education poverty alleviation policy that included all students.

Learning new knowledge of the Jie Sect is less about education and more about proselytizing. Entering the academy makes one a believer. If the Great Zhou government interferes, it will be considered religious persecution, and the instigator will be struck by lightning.

The Creation Palace is like a church, not a full-time school, but it holds weekly enlightenment classes where children who come to attend receive a free and abundant communion.

Although she was the daughter of a minor official, her father's meager salary was barely enough to support the large family. From a young age, Jiang Yun attended communion at the Creation and Learning Temple every week. After years of persistence, she learned to read and wrote, and even read many popular science books at the temple. One of them talked about the afterlife.

As her eyes gradually adjusted to the light intensity, her vision became clearer, and Jiang Yun realized that she was in a large tent, completely naked, soaking in a large crystal pool.

The pool water was at a comfortable temperature, and soaking in it made her stiff body feel quite comfortable. But she suddenly realized something and instinctively sat up, raising her hand to cover her private parts.

At fourteen, Jiang Yun was already a young woman. Although she wasn't a pampered young lady from a wealthy family, she was still sensible and knew right from wrong.

"Number: Qi 59140, Name: Jiang Yun, Successfully recovered, Health status: 85%."

Hearing a muffled voice, Jiang Yun shrank back in fright. Being naked made her feel extremely vulnerable, like a startled fawn, almost entering a state of emergency.

Peeking out from behind the sound, she was so frightened she almost jumped out of her skin. The speaker was a tall, silver iron figure.

Just like the Iron Man who slaughtered the entire city's inhabitants in his nightmares and finally sent her into endless darkness with a single shot!
"Get up, get dressed, and go to the next room to await orders!"

Iron Man handed over a set of cotton clothes and coldly gave the order, completely unaware that Jiang Yun was trembling and gripped by deep fear.

The metal arm holding the clothes hovered in the air for a long time, but Jiang Yun did not make any move. The iron man aimed his other hand at the water tank where Jiang Yun was hiding, and shot out a spark of electricity from his fingertip.

The trembling girl convulsed and jumped out of the water jug ​​as if she had been scalded. The intensity of the electric current was well controlled; it was very stimulating but not harmful.

"Rule 1: If there is no response within 10 seconds of the command being given, a 30-volt electric shock will be applied."

Iron Man declared emotionlessly, "No response after repeated shocks. The intensity of the shocks will increase progressively. Now, get dressed and proceed to the next room to await further instructions!"

Jiang Yun instinctively wanted to run away, but her remaining rationality made her stop. After all, she was still naked. Even if she escaped from this terrifying iron golem, how far could she go?

Suppressing her fear, the girl trembled as she stepped forward, took the clothes from the Iron Man's hands, and hurriedly put them on.

After getting dressed, the girl's nervousness eased slightly, but the Iron Man pointed to the tent exit and coldly ordered, "Go to the next room and await orders. Countdown: 10, 9, 8..."

Recalling the agonizing numbness she felt in the water tank, Jiang Yun dared not disobey and quickly followed orders, rushing towards the tent exit as if fleeing.

After leaving the tent where she had been revived, she didn't go directly to the next room. Instead, she had to go through a long tent corridor. Every so often along the corridor, there was a tall metal golem, its round, green eyes staring menacingly at her.

The sight had already terrified the girl, making her legs so weak she could barely walk. But she noticed that if she slowed down even slightly, blue sparks would start to fly from the fingertips of the iron figures on either side.

Jiang Yun dared not be negligent; no matter how scared she was, she had to force herself to walk through this terrifying corridor.

(End of this chapter)