Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 101



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Episode 101. The Times Are Changing

Considering that the mythical age was 15,000 years long, the legendary age is much shorter, lasting only 2,500 years.

In some ways, you could say that it’s comparable to a period in the mythical era. It’s become very short.

This trend continues after that. The ancient era is shorter, about 1,500 years. The medieval era is shorter, about 1,000 years. The subsequent eras are shorter still.

Is it simply because history was recorded in more detail as time went on? Considering that the history of Datang is completely recorded in fire, I think it is more about the complexity of historical interactions.

If we look at it objectively, there wasn’t much interaction in the mythical age.

Wasn’t the war with Shuzor a powerful interaction?

It was strong, but not numerous. If you look at it objectively, it was only a matter of dealing with one giant force called Shuzor.

The complexity of the battlefield is a problem of a different realm.

But moving into later times, or in other words, the modern era, war, diplomacy, and politics are no longer so simple.

If some powers try to implement subtle diplomatic checks instead of an all-out war, the math gets complicated. Should we tolerate it? Should we be tolerant? Should we respond with subtle diplomatic checks? Or should we attack it outright?

It gets even more complicated when you consider that these forces have grown in number over time. Currently, there are the Daton nation of Datang, the Iyakan nation of Seiwamuyu, and the Baekkan Federation.

They gathered together in large groups as a race, but differentiation had already begun in the legendary era.

Seiwamuyu has already split into several independent dynasties, and Erin and Tocha have gone through periods of unification and division, rise and fall, and are now divided into various countries and ethnicities.

In the end, complex structures lead to complex interactions, and complex interactions greatly increase the thickness of history books. So, if you look at the history books of the mythical era, you can sometimes see that even 3,000 years of history are summarized as, “We suffered for a week. That’s the end.” In later eras, dozens of history books are written about events that occurred in just one year.

In that respect, the legendary era and the ancient era of this world do not yet have much interaction.

Datang is still the most powerful nation. Other nations have to watch out for Datang. Even if you add up the population of all nations except Datang, it still falls short of Datang.

However, Datang’s policy is neither expansionist nor hegemonic. Rather, it is isolationist.

Datang has little intention of establishing relations with other countries or peoples.

Fundamentally, it is because they cannot leave the ultra-high-power zone, and another reason is that there is little to be gained from interacting with such ‘uncivilized’ tribes.

Therefore, the biggest criterion that distinguishes the legendary era from the era that followed comes from the point at which this structure was distorted.

If the Age of Legends was a time of romance, filled with stories and adventures of other races and nations, and countless heroes, growing their national power while the world’s strongest Datang claimed isolation.

The next era, the Age of Faith, is a time when national power has finally grown to the point where it can wage an all-out war against Datang and other countries, and they confront each other head-on, with faith, belief, and creed at stake.

In other words, until the Age of Faith when Datang started a war with external forces, Datang was at its peak for 2,500 years, and no one could stand against this great nation.

Exactly 2,500 years later, a nation that could finally stand up to Datang emerged.

But first, let’s check out how the legendary era datang has changed.

It wasn’t a small change.

In the age of legend, Datang has undergone great changes.

First, it proclaimed the end of the mythical age and the beginning of a new age (which had not yet been named).

This is what it means: From now on, we will create a new framework.

“From now on, we will make the twelve mines that existed in the mythical era the core axis of Datang!”

All Chaun, in charge of governance and legislation.

Manum Lapin, in charge of faith and art.

Castel Laurent, in charge of academics and advice.

Tattooan Marechi, in charge of welfare and quarantine.

Paldin Core, responsible for industry and transportation.

Osojoin Gulmyeong, in charge of national defense and agriculture.

Paron Echacado, in charge of criticism and supervision.

This is the Giriwang bridge in charge of rituals and martial arts.

Shuzormiya Riwaduwan, in charge of military and destruction.

Rezohui Medakbo, responsible for administration and finance.

The Mana school that deals with astronomy and metaphysics.

Nononono Hakang, in charge of entertainment and performances.

The apex is All Chaun, but the other eleven are of equal authority.

Apart from the actual power, the military is not on par with the extremes. However, in principle, they are equal on the table of Mainilun.

And for that to happen, one more step was needed.

“The first twelve Mainniruns of the Mythical Age will all be elevated to the rank of Anraier and their authority will be respected!”

We knew how to become an Anlair. Tattoonang Marech, Paldin Koa, Paron Echacado, and Mana Yupa, who were not yet Anlairs, were all promoted to Anlairs.

Thirdly, the one who will inherit the name of King Giri has finally appeared.

Like the first Giri King, she is a mixed-blood woman of Erin, Bark, and Daton. Although she has her own name, she declares that she will continue the name of Darida, and takes the vacant position as the second Giri King Darida and the last Anraier.

This is something that happened by chance, not something that is fixed. Perhaps in the future, a new Anlier may appear. Someone who takes on a new field that we haven’t thought of.

Measures were also set for such times, but… … . In fact, there was no need to use them. Because no one who achieved similar feats as the first Twelve Main Runs appeared in subsequent eras.

So, Datang was established with the wise god Ol Chaun at the top and eleven Anraiers assisting him.

However, as the size of the country grew and the status of titles rose, it was natural that lower-ranking officials would emerge.

“From now on, all the great spirits ‘Chaun’ will be granted the status of Mainirun! Those who achieve great things and become great people in the future, even if they don’t reach Anraier, will be qualified to enter Mainirun and receive the title of Mainirun!”

So the lower administrative organizations are also reorganized.

In short, Paldin Core was currently in charge of ranches, metalworking, blacksmithing, transportation, and all industries.

After that, he was assisted by ‘great people who could not change the paradigm but achieved great feats’ such as the ranch mine run, metalworking mine run, blacksmith mine run, and transportation mine run.

The one who benefited the most was, of course, poor Medakbo. There were as many as 25 Mainniruns under Medakbo. They subdivided all the work, including administration, finance, judiciary, diplomacy, etc., and great men emerged accordingly.

This is because the hurdle in the hearts of those in the Datang community has been lowered by the creation of a higher level called ‘Anlair’.

So when the standard for a great person was first set, it became, so to speak, the standard of ‘Anlier’, and later on, even if they were inferior to that, people’s perception and the meme itself changed to become ‘mainniran’ if they were great.

By the way, Mainniren, who is now considered a ‘high-ranking official’ of Datang, still overwhelms the great men of other races.

Even the clerk Mainiron, who seems to only do administrative work, can easily deal with the greatest heroes of other races just by sitting down and scribbling down some spirit texts.

There is no doubt that the position called Main Niran is still a very high position for the Da Tang people.

In that sense, in a way, Datang’s regime was the most conscientious dictatorship in history.

Obviously, everything in Datang can be handled by Olchaun as he pleases.

No one can stand against the Anliers under his command.

And the Minniruns below are also the strongest beings.

However, because the strongest sage, Ol Chaun, was a person who devoted himself to his country, people, and his own family, Anrai, Mainiron, and even the lower-ranking officials, such as Dutan and Ditit, thoroughly set an example for him by being devoted to the country, and could not even dare to go against that.

At this time, the soundness of the political system of Datang was truly 100%. This atmosphere was maintained even in later generations.

Because of that, it caused some unexpected problems.

“Capitalism, which is rampant in Erin and Baekkan, is doomed to failure due to its inherent contradictions!”

“What then is the truly ideal political system? It is Datang-Communism!”

“A beautiful and ideal system in which an iron-man dictator rules everything, the elites of society thoroughly serve the people, and the common people all work together and share equally what they earn will save humanity from all suffering!”

… … The communists who ambitiously tried to realize Datang-communism in places other than Datang achieved considerable success, seizing power and launching revolutions one after another, forming a huge force.

But unfortunately, the leader of that country was not a great man, but a greedy dictator, and the officials under him were not the great Anlaier and Mainilan.

Ultimately, the success of the revolution does not lead to the success of the nation.

“Why did it fail… … ? I tried it, but… … ?”

So, All Chaun, who established this system, became a wise god, and the others became bad.

Does it seem easy to reign for tens of thousands of years as the most conscientious and temperate dictator in history?

When that ideology spread throughout the world, Ol Chaun was still alive and well and was still the leader of Datang.

When I said I would build a country like this modeled after Datang, the response I got was, ‘Haven’t you misunderstood our political system? …?’

In any case, although Datang became the seed of communism in this world, it did not specifically advocate communism.

What was the datang? It was just a datang.

Rather than being communist in policy, the Datang people recognized private property, but had a culture that viewed greed as a sin and placed much higher value on charity and contribution to the public.

And for a country like that, it had an incredibly advanced welfare system.

Datang had a welfare system that was superior to that of any other welfare-centered country from the ancient times to the modern times.

What made this possible was not the excellence of the political system, but simply… … national power.

Datang was a country so powerful that it did not need to collect a lot of taxes from its citizens, and because the people were generous, they were able to share freely.

In short, we could say that the era of paradise has arrived again.

Of course, there are more responsibilities and obligations now than before… … .

It is true that I lived a very leisurely and prosperous life.

There are many stories from the legendary era, but this is probably the one that should be covered first.

How do the ‘just Datangins’ live in the legendary era? And how do other ethnic groups and countries live?

Because you can’t tell legends without also discussing how ordinary people live.

The lives of ordinary people in this era. Let’s check it out for yourself from now on.