Chapter 714: Chapter 709: You Want to Found an Empire?
Divine Strategy Army, Xicheng Branch.
Morning.
Xiaoxiao stretched lazily: "What a good sleep. It’s been a long time since I slept so soundly, thanks to Little Bai Pu, who drove those pesky Red Demons away... Huh!"
The ground suddenly began to shake violently.
Is it an earthquake?
Xiaoxiao reacted quickly, hurriedly running out of the room to an open space.
The other members of the Xicheng Branch of the Divine Strategy Army also came running over one after another.
"What’s happening? Are the Red Demons attacking again?"
"How could it be? Gangxin achieved seven victories in the Jiangnan Region, beheading the Red Demons; they’ve long fled to Southeast Asia and the Japanese Archipelago."
"Enough talk, quickly look to the west! My God..."
Xiaoxiao exclaimed in shock.
The earth was rising, a new mountain peak was being birthed, accompanied by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the peak was extending, growing taller at a visible pace!
"After witnessing the Starry Sky Wonder, now I see such a bizarre sight... A volcano sprouted on flat ground!"
Xiaoxiao murmured to herself, "Either I’m going crazy, or the world is going crazy."
Beside her, the Qilin scratched its head: "The Starry Sky Wonder was an invasion by the Stilan Star, and the volcanoes growing from flat ground, could there be some monsters beneath the earth..."
The crowd chattered in discussion.
Suddenly, a broadcast sound emerged:
"Fellow Huaxia people!"
"If an earthquake occurs near your residential area, and mountains break through the earth, please do not panic..."
"Our hope, Commander Steel Heart of the Huaxia Battle Group, is trying to save our homeland—Earth, from alien invasion!"
"As indigenous life forms derived from Earth, we will gain shelter from the Spiritual Energy particles of the earth, not suffering lethal harm! Please have faith in Lord Gangxin!"
"Now, fellow compatriots, please take your important belongings, leave the areas of abnormal geological activity, and prepare to rebuild our home..."
This broadcast came very timely.
The title of Gangxin seemed to possess a kind of magic, quickly calming down the people of Huaxia, initially anxious, instilling a sense of unexplained peace.
The evolution of terrain was still ongoing, yet Bai Pu no longer needed to remain in Earth Core Space.
He chose to return to the surface.
After Earth transformed into a Starship, Bai Pu, as long as he was in the real world, could issue commands to the Earth Battleship via the Gaia Mark.
The Earth Battleship, unlike a conventional battleship, did not require many people to operate.
After the successful transformation of the Planet Power Core, a part of the Spiritual Essence will transform into the main control program of the Earth Battleship, which can only be driven by the Major General authority of Bai Pu.
If Bai Pu wished, he could even, through the military rank exchange of Gaia’s Will, conduct long-term modifications on Earth, thoroughly transforming it into a gigantic space war fortress!
However, Bai Pu did not intend to do so; his goal was still to pursue evolution, reaching the pinnacle of personal great power.
If not for the sake of saving the civilization of Earth people, Bai Pu would rather create a conventional starship, more convenient for his journeys throughout the universe, exploring mysteries.
Now transforming Earth into a starship was merely a contribution Bai Pu made as a member of Earth people, within his capabilities.
He certainly wouldn’t transform Earth into a war fortress, as that would cause Earth people to lose their home to live on.
Once Bai Pu returned to the surface, representatives from various sides rushed to the Western Capital, seeking to meet Bai Pu.
They had already learned of Huaxia’s ambitious plan through explanations from Speaker Wan and others.
Initially skeptical of this plan, seeing the majestic mountains rise up, and the geographical wonders extending into the atmosphere in various regions of Earth, they no longer doubted.
This kind of great power clearly wasn’t something humans could possess; it had to be the work of Gaia’s Will.
And the goal these foreign civilian representatives sought from Bai Pu was one:
They wished to establish a globally unified federal parliamentary system, with Bai Pu as the first Speaker of the Federation, and other countries and regions to have a position in the future Earth Council.
After seeing the plan for the World Council, Bai Pu directly shook his head, refusing to meet the representatives.
"These foreign civilian representatives simply do not realize the Great Trend."
During discussions before Bai Pu, Speaker Wan and various bigwigs all shook their heads:
"In the future Earth, only Huaxia has the right to sit at the table. They still think about being on equal footing with us, even trying to restrain us with something called a world council... Pure overthinking."
"The only worthy resource from foreigners is their massive population. Although our Huaxia population is large, it accounts for only one-fifth of Earth."
"Exactly, if the future world solely comprised Huaxia people, Earth civilization might experience a temporary regression... Even with our efforts to populate, it would still take at least a century, if not more, to regain the current population numbers."
Bai Pu gently tapped the table.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have some opinions to share."
The gaze of the nine persons meeting focused over.
"The future Earth can only have one nation, one mainstream culture, which is the Huaxia culture."
"Emulate the ancient Emperor Qin Shi Huang, unified script, unified language, and unified ethics."
"Those willing to change and integrate into Huaxia culture, we welcome. As for those unwilling, refusing to integrate... they are severing themselves from the future."
Bai Pu’s words surprised everyone.
"After all, we are talking about billions of people. Do we intend to eradicate them completely? This would be an atrocity unprecedented in history. Whoever dares to do so, their skeletons would be dissected and stripped in the annals of history..." a Central Hub bigwig hesitated to say.
"I never said to exterminate."
Bai Pu smiled faintly, "The Silver Heart Great World we are about to head to has much more vast undeveloped land... Those groups unwilling to integrate into Huaxia culture can simply leave the Earth Starship. After all, the Earth Starship is mine."
Upon hearing Bai Pu’s final words, the central bigwigs became a bit less composed.
"Are you planning to establish an... Empire?"
Speaker Wan cautiously chose his words, "What I mean is, a highly centralized imperial system would indeed be more convenient for accomplishing the cultural unification you spoke of. If you wish to be an Emperor, I don’t think anyone could stop you."
Bai Pu looked around; the eyes of the other bigwigs were somewhat evasive.
"I’m not interested in creating an empire, nor am I interested in being an emperor."
Bai Pu shook his head and said, "I am the Captain of the Earth Battleship, and this identity is already enough. Compared to wielding great power and governing a nation, I am more inclined towards embarking on a path of personal evolution, seeking the pinnacle throne of evolution. The real universe and the Spirit Realm contain too many unsolved mysteries and treasures; I wouldn’t stop for a mere planet like Earth."
