My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 108 My Great Qian Dynasty, together with all religions, governs the world!

Watching the logistics staff leave, Li Kang turned to stare at Chu Zhu again.

"What's wrong, Uncle Li?" Chu Zhu's words were as light and cheerful as ever.

"What exactly are you going to give me...?"

"It's just a coincidence." Chu Zhu shrugged. "I didn't know before that this person was a logistics member of the Commandery! Besides, I helped him three years ago. He might not have joined the Commandery three years ago, right?"

Li Kang remained silent for a moment.

"As for what I actually did..." Chu Zhu counted on her fingers, "I just couldn't stand this chaotic world."

"Five years ago, I overturned the table because I couldn't stand it. In the end, I reluctantly reached an agreement with those big factory owners because I didn't want to completely destroy the shantytown and leave it littered with corpses... which led to the birth of the trade union!"

“Three or four years ago, I stepped down from my position as the general secretary of the trade union, but I’m just a person who can’t stay idle!”

"So, it was because of some little accidents!" Chu Zhu narrowed her eyes, as if recalling that day again. "Perhaps it was because of the innocent and pitiful eyes of those children when we passed through the outskirts of the city! Or maybe it was... those old people waiting to die with a blank and helpless look on their faces. Or maybe it was because I was so bored at the time that I took a small stool and sat down next to them, listening to them tell those stories that should have been forgotten!"

"The end result was that I set up some nursing homes and orphanages! Along the way, I also sent some of the orphans and relatives of martyrs to these places to take care of them."

"The hero's family shouldn't be treated like this!"

Chu Zhu looked up at the ceiling, then suddenly sneered, saying coldly, "This Great Qian Dynasty really displeases me! Heroes who died for their country and people are not given adequate treatment! Their descendants are left to fall into the mire?"

Let alone real-world countries!
Even in feudal times, the Han Dynasty had orphans of martyrs like the Imperial Guards! These orphans of martyrs were born with impeccable revolutionary credentials!
The fact that the Great Qian Dynasty didn't do this either means that the person making the decision is short-sighted, or that person simply doesn't care about those who shed blood for the country.

However, the most outrageous thing is that although they don't provide financial support for these orphans, it is indeed much easier for them to enter the institutions of the Great Qian Dynasty than for ordinary people.

Chu Zhu was really confused. He felt like it was copying policies from the real world, but only copying a part of them.

Did they only copy the government's application? But not the actual benefits? That's really hard to believe!
Chu Zhu often felt that, although his political literacy was limited to the political lessons he had taken in the real world—a negligible level in reality—he felt that he stood out from the crowd, even excessively, in this dream world!

"...Let's not talk about state affairs!" Li Kang remained silent for a long time before finally managing to utter this sentence. He was still loyal to the Great Qian Dynasty! Therefore, he couldn't bear to hear such words...especially since these words were the absolute truth.

"Actually, it's you who's really strange..." Chu Zhu glanced at Li Kang, "Do you really think that if you die, this court will treat your family any better? Then why do you always rush to the front lines?"

Li Kang closed his eyes and finally said calmly, "I understand!"

"But there's no other way! We are the strongest dam in this seemingly peaceful world!"

“If I do not do what I should do because I am afraid of death, then when chaos sweeps across the country, my wife and children will die in the end! They will die even more miserably.”

Chu Zhu didn't say anything more, but just looked at Li Kang deeply and shook her head. "Actually, I thought that even if you didn't report it, you would still scold me?"

"Report? Report what?" Li Kang looked at Chu Zhu in confusion.

"This is something I have nothing to say!" Chu Zhu shook his head. Any normal person, seeing that he had set up these orphanages and nursing homes specifically for the orphans of fallen heroes and their elderly relatives, and recalling his previous conversations with Gao Changming, would realize just how terrifying his actions truly were!
Although Chu Zhu didn't have such thoughts at the time—three years ago, he still regarded this world as a game—in fact, he was indeed undermining Da Qian's foundation and eroding Da Qian's grassroots organizations in Jinghai City.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore!" Chu Zhu interrupted Li Kang's attempt to continue asking questions. "So, what do they want from you?"

Seeing Li Kang's puzzled expression, Chu Zhu raised an eyebrow and said casually, "I know they're from the logistics department! Okay, if you don't want to say, then don't..."

“You know that, right!” Li Kang quickly understood and breathed a sigh of relief. “Then there’s nothing to be ashamed of! They’ve come to deliver cultivation resources.”

"……Oh."

Huh?! Chu Zhu appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly she was in turmoil.

He watched as Li Kang casually pulled a tube from the drawer. The tube was transparent, with a milky white liquid flowing through it.

It is viscous and has a visual and tactile feel similar to milk, yet completely different!

"...Radiation water?"

“Yes.” Li Kang nodded with a smile and said with emotion, “This is one of the benefits of joining the Commandery! Half of the monthly salary is in Great Qian Coins, and the other half is cultivation resources… We’re not like those wild superhumans who are like stray dogs!”

Li Kang's words carried a hint of pride, and then he glanced at Chu Zhu, "You'll get a share too! It's just that it's a small amount... It's a pity that your current status is too sensitive, so you can't fully integrate! The status of a guest elder... ultimately only makes you half one of the Commandery's own people."

"I'm a little curious, do they also distribute the radiating stones?" Chu Zhu asked casually. "Ning Linglong is a cultivator, so won't she get any? Or will they give her radiating water? I remember that radiating water isn't useful to cultivators, right?"

“The allocation is there! But…” Li Kang said with a subtle expression, taking out a small box and opening it slightly, “The amount is about this much… It’s better than nothing! Vice Ning could starve to death if he relied on this for cultivation.”

"..." Chu Zhu looked at the golden granules the size of mung beans, hesitated, and finally asked, "So, where did her main cultivation resources come from?" Li Kang quickly closed the box, glanced at Chu Zhu with some curiosity, but didn't think much of it, and said, "She's a disciple of the Natural Tao! Naturally, she gets her resources from the Natural Tao... although strictly speaking, it was the government that traded the resources to the Natural Tao. And then the Natural Tao distributed them to her!"

After a brief pause, Li Kang shook his head. "Don't let Ning's seemingly tough appearance fool you! In reality, her background is quite deep... Although she always says she wants to push me down, to be honest, she probably hasn't been in our team as long as she thinks."

“Young people are always like this, always dreaming about the future! But in reality, the future she envisions is completely different from the future arranged by her elders.”

Chu Zhu frowned slightly, because he actually knew Ning Linglong's master, and they could be considered friends.

But to be honest, we weren't that close... because that person didn't live in Jinghai City for long!
Chu Zhu knew that the man frequently traveled between Tianjing and the capital... but he had never been able to find out the man's official status before! He only knew that the man actually had a lot of influence in the government.

Goodness, now it seems...

and many more!

"Can members of the Natural Taoism hold official positions in the Great Qian Dynasty?" Chu Zhu's gaze sharpened. Wait a minute, according to his previous understanding, joining the God Worshipping Society essentially cut off any possibility of advancement in the officialdom, didn't it?
"The teachings of Huang-Lao should be used to govern the world!" Li Kang uttered only eight words.

"...I've learned something." Chu Zhu grinned. He actually knew about this matter, but when it involved the extraordinary and Taoism, those eight characters seemed quite intriguing!
"Then I just don't understand why the God Worshippers are so discriminated against?"

“Wrong…” Li Kang’s expression twisted for a moment, then he said, “To be precise, it’s the Westernization faction of the God Worshipping Society that is being discriminated against! And even so, Tianjing can still be considered the stronghold of the God Worshipping Society!”

“I know you think I’m hostile to Zhang Hai, but what can I do? This is Jinghai.” Li Kang said patiently, “The Great Qian Dynasty is too vast, and the situation in each region cannot be generalized.”

"In Tianjing, the God-worshipping Church, which worships the supreme God, has its followers entering the halls and chambers..."

"In the capital city, the God-Worshipping Society, which venerates the Jade Emperor, is almost poised to become the state religion!"

"Of course, the openly recognized followers of various religions really can't climb too high in the official ranks! But the key is openness—if you cover it up a little, there's actually room for maneuver in this regard! In a sense, it's an unspoken rule, right?"

Chu Zhu choked for a moment.

"Furthermore, there are undercurrents surging within the imperial court!" Li Kang suddenly stopped, and said with a wry smile, "Why am I telling you all this?"

"Never mind you, I have to go to the underground temple! We'll talk next time." Seeing that Li Kang had reacted, Chu Zhu realized that she couldn't get any more information out of him, so she didn't press him further. She calmly rolled her eyes, waved her hand in refusal, and quickly left.

On his way to the women's restroom, Chu Zhu's expression gradually became serious. He knew a lot of what Li Kang had said.

After all, although he knew that Tianjing and the capital city had fewer things, that was only in comparison to Jinghai City!
He knew a part of the political landscape of the two capitals, but he didn't know what role Chaofan played in it!
Now, combining the information he had previously gathered, he finally had a rough reasoning model of the power structure in the two regions, and even in all parts of the Great Qian Dynasty.

"I originally thought that the Great Qian Dynasty was extremely powerful! Now it seems that, in essence, the large cities where the major extraordinary sects are located are actually half-controlled by the extraordinary sects—no, to be more precise, the emperor, or the imperial court, jointly governs the world with the various sects!"

"No wonder, all the cultivation resources were sold to various sects..."

"However, it seems that the situation in Jinghai City is quite special!"

Chu Zhu narrowed his eyes. The problem with Jinghai City was that all the sects were outsiders, and no single sect held a dominant position.

If one had to choose, Jinghai City wouldn't even acknowledge Tianjing, one of the two capitals—

The city beneath our feet will only obey the orders of the capital!

"No wonder it's so chaotic! No wonder, the Omnipotent, the Five Poisons, and the Hehuan Sect all have strongholds here, making a mess of things! It turns out that Jinghai City is not the norm at all..."

Finally, upon entering the base, Chu Zhu breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the familiar silver walls. She was back; everything was back! Nuwa, I missed you so much!
She called out a name and heard Nuwa No. 17's familiar reply: "I'm here."

Chu Zhu was genuinely moved.

Closing his eyes to calm himself, Chu Zhu carefully extracted useful information from his numerous past experiences. Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed into his mind!
"Wait a minute!"

"I remember that every now and then, Gao Changming would lead the logistics department of the special operations brigade to transport a batch of supplies to the field!"

"Now, putting his identity as a military commander and the fact that he was transporting cultivation resources into account—he was probably just going into the wilderness to collect resources for cultivation?"

"So the place he went to should be the cultivation resource mining site in Jinghai City that Zhang Hai once mentioned?"

Chu Zhu's expression grew increasingly subtle; he was currently contemplating a very serious question—

If I happen to choose the time when Gao Changming is out transporting supplies, I can go to the nuclear facility and stake it out...

Will he be able to see Gao Changming lead his team to open the door to the nuclear facility?
(End of this chapter)