201: Chapter 200 Expansion Plan

As the "Kindling" plan progressed, selected individuals from the refugee civilizations began entering the Main Universe one after another.

They took root here, but they did not forget that their compatriots were still in the Milky Way Galaxy of the parallel world.

They did not forget their true origins, which would be completely swallowed and destroyed by the virus-like Zhangyang Civilization in a few years.

Therefore, what these "Kindling" individuals did most was not narrating or continuing their civilizations within the Main Universe.

Instead, they constantly traveled and appealed, calling upon the powerful civilizations of the Main Universe to rescue their compatriots still trapped in the Milky Way Galaxy.

However, because many pretentious planets and even galactic alliances had already attempted rescues.

The result was that these military forces, which originally thought they would gain great fame and were more powerful than the Xingyang Civilization,

were crushed and devoured like ants before the Shenxing Army of the Zhangyang Civilization, with not even a complete corpse recovered.

Because of these cautionary tales, no matter how bitterly these "Kindling" individuals pleaded, those civilizations remained indifferent.

They simply explained helplessly, "Look, even the Xingyang Civilization, a civilization with a god, could only buy five years for the Milky Way Galaxy in the parallel world."

"What changes can our civilizations of mortals possibly make?"

"Forcibly attacking the Shenxing Army of the Zhangyang Civilization will only increase our casualties. It's not that we don't want to help, but we truly cannot."

Countless civilizations in the Main Universe had long since abandoned the idea of going to the rescue.

Instead, everyone began to pray silently.

They prayed that the Great Deity Xingyang could stop that Evil God's attempt to come to the Main Universe in five years.

Or simply kill him outright!

Otherwise, if Chu Zhangyang truly came to this universe, everything here would be doomed, just like that parallel world!

However, although they could not go to the rescue,

many kind and insightful people in the Main Universe were thinking of ways through various different methods.

Soon, they found three planets that were still in their primitive periods and had just evolved intelligent life.

The human races there had not yet suffered a reduction in population due to resource pressure or overlapping survival areas causing conflicts.

Thus, the civilizations that discovered these three planets immediately rushed to the Milky Way Galaxy of the Main Universe to find the people of the Xingyang Civilization.

With a mix of surprise and joy, they suggested, "Great Civilization of Gods, look, we have found three planets with a full set of human races. Does that mean we can open three more Multiverse passages?"

"This way, the number of people we can save, those Kindling, will be four times what it is now!"

Not long after, upon receiving the news, Tu Kulei replied hesitantly, "Theoretically it is feasible, but it would require four times the current energy and spaceships. That is not a small amount!"

"Moreover, those primitive planets haven't established civilizations yet, and their populations are sparse. They won't be able to provide eighteen beings every day in the short term, right?"

"You must know, it takes three full months to recover the blood donated by these eighteen people before Primordial Power can be condensed again."

"If we drain the pond to catch the fish, the damage to their races will be devastating."

But these civilizations seemed to have already thought of a countermeasure.

They decisively stated that the issues of spaceships and energy could be raised through the civilizations of the Main Universe. After all, many civilizations here, especially those in the Milky Way, had many mirror civilizations in that parallel universe that was about to be destroyed.

The leaders said emotionally, "We will use technology in exchange for their blood, allowing those three planets to develop rapidly."

"As for the physical harm, we have civilizations with highly advanced medical technology among us who will ensure the survival of the blood donors."

"After all, with three more passages, we can save hundreds of billions more lives. I think the beings of those three planets can understand."

"The only problem now is that none of our civilizations can lead those people to the Giants of Light to perform the ritual of condensing Primordial Power and opening the parallel passages."

"Only those with a full set of races who have performed the ritual—that is, the people of your civilization—can lead the races of other planets to start the ritual."

After receiving the response, Tu Kulei hesitated for a long while before finally agreeing.

Thus, he dispatched Luo Ningning, Baliwei, and others to wait by the Giants of Light in the Main Universe.

They would perform the ritual after receiving the eighteen people of different races from those three planets.

At this time, on a wild and primitive planet.

Xiang Luzhang, the leader of the tribal alliance, did not yet realize that the planet he lived on

had already been listed by advanced civilizations as one of the three 'blood bank' planets.

He had more important matters to handle and keep him busy.

As the greatest tribal leader since the birth of civilization on the planet,

since taking power, Xiang Luzhang had campaigned in all directions, using both kindness and authority.

By now, of the eighteen human races on the entire planet, five were already under his command.

Including the race he was originally born into,

six races meant he already controlled nearly one-third of the planet's human resources.

In this era of slash-and-burn agriculture, this was unimaginable.

Aside from the fact that the planet was very small, Xiang Luzhang's foreign policy also had its unique aspects.

Unlike previous tribal chiefs, he did not treat the defeated races as slaves after conquering various tribes by force.

He didn't exploit them to death or even use them as living offerings for human sacrifice.

Instead, he gave them relative freedom.

He allowed them to produce in peace, and the tax proportions they paid were no higher than what they had paid before.

Furthermore, Xiang Luzhang was very good at learning from the strengths and experiences of each race.

He complemented weaknesses with strengths, giving full play to the specialties of each race.

As a result, the entire tribal alliance achieved unprecedented development.

The five races forced to submit soon discovered that although the true leader had become an outsider,

their lives had actually improved; they could eat their fill and keep warm.

Naturally, they held Xiang Luzhang in even higher esteem and faith.

However, Xiang Luzhang also had his own troubles during this time, coming from the race he was born into.

There were still a large number of conservative elders.

They were quite dissatisfied with many of his policies as the alliance leader.

At the council of elders, those white-haired old men took turns lecturing him.

"Luzhang, your political achievements are quite good, and everyone's life is better than before. But you cannot forget your roots; how can you change the traditions passed down from our ancestors?"

"Exactly, exactly. Many of the etiquettes that your grandfather and father strictly followed—with you, not even a shadow of them can be seen anymore."

Hearing the old men's constant dissatisfaction with him, Xiang Luzhang did not show any signs of anger.

Instead, he looked around with a smile and then said calmly, "Elders, it's rare for everyone to be so well-represented this time, so please speak your minds freely."

"I will see where improvements are needed. If what you say is right, I should naturally listen to your opinions!"

Seeing this middle-aged alliance leader being so humble, the old men began their teachings one after another.

One person spoke first: "Take sacrifices, for example. Our tribe has always had human sacrifices; only then can we show our sincerity to our ancestors and the gods."

"So, after every great victory, a large number of slaves and captives would be sacrificed. Burning them alive into charcoal allowed the heavens to sense our sincerity."

"But you, not only did you abandon our practice of burying the living with the dead, you even abolished the human sacrifice traditions of those surrendered tribes and changed them to animals!"

"It's truly ridiculous. How can those crawling beasts be compared to humans?"

Hearing the old man's initial attack, the other elders immediately nodded in agreement.

Another old man also stood up and said slowly, "Furthermore, our tribe is the children of gods, the descendants of gods."

"We stand above all other tribes."

"As the children of gods, we should enslave other races and treat them like livestock."

"But you, after conquering a place, instead of slaughtering the young and strong who might pose a threat, you gave them corresponding status."

"You allowed them to build villages not far from us."

"What's even more irritating is that you actually thought one tribe's farming experience was superior, and then you condescended to go and ask for advice."

"You have truly shamed our God Clan, and shamed the faces of your deceased father and grandfather!"

Although these old men were practically shouting in his face,

Xiang Luzhang still said with a smile, "The young and strong are the most important force for a tribe's development."

"As for asking for farming experience, it is even more necessary."

"Each race has existed for so long; to have survived until now, they must have some methods and specialties."

"Isn't it only right to learn from each other's strengths? We shouldn't only look at our own race, but the entire tribal alliance."

"Those places I conquered and the races I subdued are naturally part of the entire tribal alliance!"

"Bullshit!" one old man finally couldn't sit still and cursed loudly, "What are those races worth? When can they be compared to our great God Clan?"

"They should be our beasts of burden for generations!"

"In short, your policy of giving them civilian status is wrong!"

"Our God Clan, whether in the past or the future, must stand above all other races!"

Amidst the waves of agreement,

Xiang Luzhang could only smile bitterly and say, "Alright, alright, I understand the elders' intentions."

"It seems you indeed hold fast to the ideals in your hearts and want to restore our race's supreme status."

The elders looked at each other and all showed joyful expressions.

They felt that their sincere suggestions had finally persuaded this young leader.

The God Clan was about to return to its former high-and-mighty position, driving other races like cattle and horses.

Sure enough, Xiang Luzhang clapped his hands. "Then let us immediately perform human sacrifice to fulfill the expectations in your hearts."

The elders repeatedly called out in approval.

In fact, the leader even suggested, "This is the first true sacrifice since you took office!"

"We must make it grand. We can't just catch some minor characters to burn!"

"I think the leaders of those five races would be good; they hold high positions and great power."

"The gods will also be able to sense our sincerity!"

Xiang Luzhang shook his head. "No, those five are still too lowly. Not enough sincerity!"

The elders were all stunned, thinking that those five were leaders in charge of a race.

Although those races were indeed lowly, for use as human sacrifices, there were no higher-level slaves than them.

While all the old men were hesitating,

Xiang Luzhang clapped his hands.

Suddenly, dozens of young men carrying weapons rushed into the large tent where the meeting was being held.

An elder shouted angrily, "What are you crude men doing rushing in here?"

"Don't you see the alliance leader is speaking?"

Xiang Luzhang smiled. "Naturally, they rushed in to seize the people for the human sacrifice."

As soon as he finished speaking,

those young soldiers grabbed the old men.

Then, one after another, they were led toward the bonfire outside the tent.

The elders immediately panicked and shouted, "What is the meaning of this? Are you going to burn us?"

"Xiang Luzhang, how dare you! We are the elders who watched you and your father grow up!"

Xiang Luzhang smiled slightly. "There's no other way. To show sincerity to the gods,"

"for the first human sacrifice since I took office, naturally only burning you will do!"

"Presumptuous!" One old man was already so scared he had wet himself, but he still used his last strength to curse, "We are the elders of the God Clan; even the tribal chief cannot touch us as he pleases."

Xiang Luzhang clearly didn't want to hear the final wails and curses of these old men.

So he quickly waved his hand.

These elders were tightly bound by the soldiers and then thrown onto the bonfire.

The painful wails only lasted for a short while

before quickly coming to an end.

The life force of old men was indeed very fragile.

Having finished all this, Xiang Luzhang finally breathed a sigh of relief; that bunch of old fogies who only knew how to blindly stick to the old ways was finally gone.

The world was quiet.

Thus, he began the great reforms that truly belonged to him.

First, he promoted the leaders of the other five races to the position of elders.

They could jointly discuss the major affairs and development direction of the tribal alliance.

Then he raised those five races from the status of second-class citizens to the same level as his own race.

There were no longer any barriers or grudges between the races.

They even began to intermarry one after another.

As a result, this tribal alliance became stronger and stronger. When the other two races heard and saw these things,

they naturally felt great admiration in their hearts and soon came to submit.

Thus, there were already eight races within Xiang Luzhang's tribal alliance.

Just as everything was developing beautifully, the spaceships of the advanced civilizations also landed here.

In the first batch of visitations by the visitors from beyond the heavens, Xiang Luzhang's name was naturally included.

Everyone met in a small thatched hut.

The people from the advanced civilization tried their best to show a kind expression and explained, "This is writing! Of course, you already have writing, it's just not perfect enough!"

"We will perfect it for you."

"In addition to writing, there is also various high technology."

"In short, your civilization will soar with our help, and its development speed will far exceed your original course!"

The discussion lasted a very, very long time.

A few days later, Xiang Luzhang finally walked out of the thatched hut and announced to the tribal people his final answer: agreeing to give their blood.

The other elders, after weighing the options and given the authority of the tribal alliance,

naturally had no one who would raise an objection!