Simulates history, but Chongzhen is the Divine Emperor at the beginning

Chapter 87 Crazy Critical!

[Your invisible hand slowly reaches out to the clueless Yu Anmin...]

[Grab it and refine it instantly! ]

You were pleasantly surprised to discover that when your telekinetic hand touched Yu Anmin's body, the strange things that had happened to the thieves happened again!

[A few strands of telekinesis continued to invade the other person's body. Yu Anmin, who was closing his eyes to feel the increase of divine power, suddenly fell unconscious on the spot...]

"Xiao Yu!"

[Some of the newlyweds, who were close friends, saw this and quickly came forward to help.]

[The intruders were well-informed, so they weren't surprised. Instead, they looked at you with sudden realization...]

[Quack! The master has knocked the newcomer to the ground, he must be dyeing him with our colors!]

【…】

[After a moment, Yu Anmin, who had fallen to the ground, opened his eyes in confusion. He seemed to be confused about why he had fainted... But he soon stopped caring about it because he noticed you in the crowd at first sight!]

[The moment he saw you, tears suddenly welled up in his eyes...]

"Xiao Yu, what's wrong with you?"

His strange behavior left his friends bewildered: "Even though the master is truly convincing, it's not enough to make them cry, right?"

Yu Anmin's eyes welled up with tears, and he said excitedly, "The sun is too bright, I can't help but want to cry!"

[Everyone:?]

Everyone looked up in confusion: "Isn't it cloudy? Where's the sun?"

"Isn't the sun right before our eyes?"

Yu Anmin leaped upside down, excitedly prostrating himself before the small figure in the crowd, bellowing, "There are no two suns in the sky, and in my heart there is only one, Master Zhou!"

"Master, you are the sun that hundreds of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty long for!"

【"loyalty!"】

[Everyone:...]

[The friends were all shocked: No... why did he suddenly become loyal? ]

[Although you do hold a high position in their eyes, you've only been a member for less than a year. Where does your loyalty come from?]

[Is Xiao Yu's brain damaged?]

Everyone was complaining in their hearts, but even if they complained, the atmosphere had already reached this point. Since Xiao Yu had already shouted loyalty to their face, everyone had no choice but to follow suit...

[And so, the passionate voice of loyalty resounded in the forest! ]

【…】

[“Success!”]

[Looking at the newcomer "Yu Anmin," who's already as enthusiastic as the other thieves, you can't help but feel a shiver in your heart: The experiment truly succeeded!]

[Your guess is correct: the reason why telekinesis can infect the opponent's mind is because of the mental pollution caused by the excessive growth of tyrannical divine power!]

[In this abnormal state, a person's mental consciousness will be extremely fragile, allowing your telekinesis to penetrate their inner being and leave your mark...]

[Although this isn't the random, forced brainwashing you initially imagined, it's still an extremely powerful ability!]

With it, you can easily build a force that absolutely obeys your orders, without the inefficient, long-term practice of favors to gain the hearts and minds of the people, as in your previous life. [After all, time is precious, and you don't have the energy to waste on meaningless popular support. Experience from your previous life has proven that under overwhelming power, no amount of popular support or support can withstand a blow from the Divine Emperor... Furthermore, mobilizing too many civilians will not only fail to achieve positive results, but will instead result in numerous meaningless casualties.]

[So the best way to fight in this life is to use a small number of elite troops to kill the God Emperor! ]

[You slowly established your strategic direction for this life...]

Then, you cast your expectant gaze on Li Laiheng in the distance: After such a long period of "revenge," this old thief's divine power has long surpassed its original limit!

[But strangely, although Li Laiheng was indeed becoming increasingly insane under the influence of divine power, with red light flashing in his eyes all day long, he never rebelled against you again...]

[This makes you both excited and nervous: excited because he seems to have become immune to the mental contamination of the tyrannical divine power, and the future "killing monsters and leveling up" can still proceed!]

[You're feeling uneasy because you're completely confused: while you know this effect is likely due to your telekinesis, you still don't understand the exact mechanism.]

[Also, you'd be remiss not to mention the upper limit of this telekinesis. If the brainwashing ever wears off, and Li Laiheng becomes stronger than you can possibly defeat, that would be troublesome...]

[But... right now, this is the only solution, isn't it?]

You sighed helplessly: No matter how high the risk, you have no choice but to go all the way. After all, you're pursuing a grand plan to slay gods with your mortal form. The chances of such plans succeeding are always slim. So even though you know this path might be fraught with hidden dangers, you still have to go on...

【Just think of it as everyone going crazy! 】

【…】

In the 48th year of Chongzhen's reign, you accidentally discovered your telekinesis's ability to brainwash. After careful experimentation, you successfully verified your hypothesis!

[Your telekinesis can infect those whose minds are affected by divine power, making them absolutely loyal to you!]

[And the benefits of telekinesis don't stop there. After being infected, you'll also find that they can become immune to the mental contamination of tyrannical divine power to a certain extent, thus continuing to obey your orders!]

This string of good news has you incredibly excited: As long as you continue to develop steadily, you should gradually become stronger. Once you're as strong as the Divine Emperor, perhaps you can attempt to slay a god...

[Even though there was little hope, even though there might be fatal loopholes, you still seized this ray of opportunity without hesitation!]

Because you have no choice...

[That year, you named this state between the bandits and Yu Anmin: "Critical Madness!"]

They've undoubtedly gone mad, but due to the mysterious interference of your telekinesis, they haven't gone completely mad yet. It's as if your telekinesis has retained some of their sanity, leaving them in a complex critical state of "both madness and sanity." That's why you call it "critical madness"...

In the 49th year of Chongzhen's reign, you infected all the new recruits with telekinesis, causing them all to reach this "critical madness" state!

[After that, you stopped adding members to the club, maintaining it at a mere fifty people... In the days that followed, you led this group of humanoid monsters to roam freely across northern Shaanxi.]

When they encountered local tyrants and evil gentry, they would beat them with fists and belts until they knelt and begged for mercy, asking for either a reduction in rent or a share of their land!

[When you encounter bandits, check to see if they've killed anyone. If they have, then kill them for gold coins!]

[When you encounter corrupt officials... just pretend you don't see them...]

"No, you're not strong enough to challenge the Divine Emperor right now. If you harm local officials, it would be tantamount to rebellion, and you'd easily be targeted by the Divine Emperor..."

[In this way, you frequently traveled around northern Shaanxi, bringing peace and prosperity wherever you went, and the people cheered!]

[You see everything, and thus become more determined, and you have no choice but to be determined...]

【You must believe that you are on the right path! 】

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(End of this chapter)