Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 81



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Episode 81. Unified Electric 2

As Liwaduwan lowered himself from being a god to being a very superior person, a saint, the system of Datang was reorganized once again.

As always, at the top is the sage god Ol Chaun, the supreme leader of Datang who is beyond comparison.

All Chaun is the person in charge and final decision maker of all things that happen in Datang, and he is the guardian deity of the clan who respects the laws he has followed his whole life, accepts criticism and corrects it, and also helps others to follow these laws and reach the same level as he.

Under him are the ‘Ol Datun’, comprised of the ‘Chauns’ and ‘Mainniruns’, who are considered the best in their respective fields. These are the royal family of Datang.

And although they are lower in rank than All Chaun, they are equal in rank to the Osozoin Gulmyeong in the north and the Shujorumiya Riwaduwan in the south.

These two are equal ‘adults’ and have the sovereignty to rule their own regions as they wish.

Osozoin Gulmyeong is the emperor who oversees the Daesurim and its northern regions, as well as all areas under Datang’s influence.

Liwaduwan is a general who rules over all of Shujor south of the Hanjutamal Line.

For reference, although not a Tang, Seiwamuyu’s ‘Dragon King’ is also considered to be of this rank. The Dragon King is on equal terms with Liwaduwan and Gulmyeong, but bows to All Chaun.

Daesurim and Shujor are free to rule as long as they pay a set amount of taxes to Datang. The taxes paid to Datang are regularly discussed at Mainnirun.

The other Mainniruns rule Datang in their own areas. Each Mainnirun is in charge of a different area, so they have independent decision-making authority in that area. They are part of the All Datan and are in charge of their own Datan, so they exert a strong influence on Datang as a whole.

Simply put, All Chaun is the emperor. Gul-myeong and Liwa-du-wan are the kings or governors who received the tomb. The rest of the Mainni-rans serve as ministers, ministers, and prime ministers.

This unstable system worked quite well for about 100 years thanks to the earnest persuasion of All Chaun and the active, yet surprisingly tolerant, actions of Liwaduwan.

They shared a common ground of not wanting any more wars between the two sides. And they balanced things out by imposing relatively reasonable taxes and exercising appropriate influence on each other.

Of course, it wasn’t easy.

“Shujor’s taxes are too low!”

“The eyes of the inspectors you sent are trash! Then raise the taxes on Datang by this much! If you don’t like it, then go to war again!”

“Reka!”

It is a system that was established after 100 years of gritting one’s teeth and fighting and arguing.

Send out inspectors to secure productivity, collect a certain amount of taxes, and use the collected taxes to improve infrastructure to make the country richer.

They agreed to disarmament, but not to abolish their armies. In particular, the Shuzor Alliance insisted on disarmament for Datang and on expansion of its own armies.

As long as we have the asymmetric power called All Chaun, we cannot lower our military power.

And since they have to invest a lot in military power, they can’t pay much in taxes.

“We disarmament, you disarmament? It’s so obvious that you intend to strike again! If that’s the case, limit disarmament! Pay more taxes according to the number of troops you have!”

“What are you talking about? You want us to pay taxes as much as the military? The Great Forest is strong, but we don’t pay that much!”

“Then, I will give Daesurim as much as I fully support this coming year. Is that okay?”

“Huh, huh? What the heck? If we pay that much in taxes, there’ll be a rebellion?”

It was a system that was barely established with the single-minded determination to ‘at least prevent war’, even though people clenched their teeth, fought, and yelled.

They found the perfect balance. The armies were kept on guard against each other, but neither side was too strong, and neither side collapsed because of too many taxes.

Development is relentless. Over the past 100 years, grasslands, jungles, and deciduous forests have been cleared. And there are still thousands of years left to clear.

This balance seems likely to be maintained unless something unexpected happens.

Yeah, you all think something really bad is going to happen, right?

There were many bad things. Hate crimes, hate crimes against Daton’s Patchar, and the widespread and persistent retaliatory terror attacks by the Shuzorites.

A judicial attack punishing both Daton and Patchar. Discriminatory remarks against Lulmo and Nono, who directly participated in the war, and tax disputes within the Great Forest.

But these were all minor issues. Because they could be solved by force, they were easy problems. As time goes by and good policies come out, things will be okay.

In particular, Datang was practicing a pretty good conciliatory policy in this regard, as he had Liwaduwan disclose military secrets and put him in charge of training Datang’s troops.

He also lowered taxes and provided jobs to the Shujor Alliance, and conversely, he opened up several avenues for the Datons to advance in the Shujor region.

I think it will be resolved with time. There are many bad things, but still.

But, you know, even good things can upset the balance.

That is what happened to Manum Lapang, who was building the Mainilun one day.

That’s what she does most of the time. The Mainilun already has a building above, so she digs up the ground and adds more to it below. And she raises the ground from underground to make this great jewel palace even higher.

“What?”

As he was sculpting while handling spirits, Lapang’s body started to feel strange. As the Vachat Beram, who was helping him with his work, started to float, his body also started to float.

“Huh, huh~?”

And Manum Lapang, without any particular effort, has reached the realm of a sage, a saint, and even a saint, through the mysteries that have developed and matured naturally over thousands of years.

This was on the same level as Gulmung and Liwaduwan. Considering that ‘religion’, which originally had a great influence on society, was under her jurisdiction, it seems that she was actually on the right path.

“Wow~ I’ve become a lot stronger too?”

Manum Lapang was not interested in fighting, but he thought his own power, which allowed him to summon the power of the stars at will and lift and expand the giant Mainirun at will, was quite cool.

And then, as Castel Laurent studied Manum Lapin, who had made known such facts, he thought of something.

“Something. I think I understand what it means to be a hero.”

Castel Loran prepares an artificial ascension ritual. He is probably a ‘great man’ and a ‘good man’, so if he is supplied with enough celestial magic, he will ascend to the next level.

There was no particular reason why she came up with these theories and actually tested them on herself. It just seemed like something she could do. That’s what scholars do for a reason.

The lofty realm of a spirit master that he originally possessed, and the ritual of praying to the sacred crescent moon for the necessary celestial magic and receiving its power.

Castle Laurent naturally performed a ritual in Mainilun and became a saint.

Eventually, he achieved his second molt and became an adult.

There are now five people who have suffered a second molt in Datang.

Manum Lapang’s authority as a religious leader has grown, while Kass Laurent has become not only a scholar but also a political number two and key advisor to the prime minister, chief minister, chancellor, or whatever you want to call him.

That’s a good thing.

“… … It’s not going to work out at all!!!”

This is a death sentence for the already weak Liwaduwan.

“There are three adults on your side who are of the same level as me! It could have been two, but you artificially increased it by one!”

“I was just wondering if it was possible or not… … .”

Liwaduwan, again, was gripped with fear throughout the entire unification period.

“The balance of power is not right! Are you planning to invade Shujor now! Are you trying to suppress us again with force…?”

“No… … I won’t! I won’t! Neither Lapin nor Laurent have ever fought in their entire lives!”

“But I can’t believe in a being that strong! How on earth do you keep the balance?”

Actually, it would be easier if we just trampled all of Shujor. We could bring powerful superhumans, kill Liwaduwan, and make the land all Daton’s.

However, neither All Chaun nor Datang made that choice. Why is that?

Because we are human.

A human being shouldn’t do that. All Chaun still remembers what the sorcerer told him.

War was something that had no place in his life, and love, tolerance and understanding were more important values.

Liwaduwan is not threatening war if you listen to him, but is making a strong statement saying that he really does not want to go to war and would you be willing to think of a solution together?

Aggression is fear. Patchar attacks others as much as he fears them.

“Okay. Then let me first share with you how to artificially create a superhuman.”

“Of course I should!”

“Then, from now on, let’s discuss taxes… … .”

“But Young. Are we going to do this every time a superhuman appears? It seems a bit weird.”

Manum Lapang, who always throws a punch. The other main characters also took notice of her.

“I definitely think it’s ridiculous to do this every time. If I share the method of becoming a superhuman later, there will be dozens more Minnie Runs, but will you do this every time?”

Marechi didn’t like seeing strong people fighting.

“We need rules that everyone can agree on.”

Even Paldin Koado felt that the current fight was pointless.

“Why don’t we just organize the laws of the next generation?”

Osozoin Gulmyeong, who heard the news, still worshipped the infinite and one-sided reverse cult.

“Not like the laws of the past… … No, at least some rules that are a bit more understandable… … Hmm.”

Paron Echaca also thinks there is a problem with the current situation.

But what is a ‘great system that everyone can agree on’?

In fact, the current system is not satisfactory to even the main runners. There are main runners who obviously receive a lot of taxes and pay little, and there are main runners who obviously receive little taxes and work a lot.

It was a sensitive issue for those working under him, rather than for Minnirun himself.

“So to speak, we need tax laws… … .”

The most difficult problem in the world: collecting taxes properly and spending them properly.

Politics and administration are all related to it. A country with good tax laws runs the country with an efficient system.

And Datang has not yet escaped the old-fashioned administration. There is no proper administration, proper tax laws, and norms that everyone can agree on.

In other words, the constitution and the economy.

The next minerun will be the one to solve this problem.

He’s clearly the poor guy who works the most in the datang but gets scolded the most.

That’s how it is.

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