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118: Chapter 118 [Laws and Ordinances - Corvée for All Souls - Labor is Glorious]On the other side.

The wind at Kunlun Pass carried a lingering scent of scorched earth, stinging people’s faces.

Although the massive mushroom cloud had dissipated, the absolute shock on a physical level still remained in the cells of every living creature.

Gone.

All gone.

The old Greek man who played tricks with thunder, the bird-men who wildly drove the sun chariot, and even the one-eyed Odin who constantly uttered the word ’Glory’—all had vanished like smoke.

The ’Divine Power Chains’ originally connected to thousands of Mythical Creatures had snapped completely in that instant.

Without a master, dogs naturally lose the confidence to bark wildly.

An extremely bizarre silence settled over the battlefield.

The monsters that were snarling a moment ago, eager to tear apart the defensive line, now looked as if their spines had been removed. Several massive Cyclops still clutched their great wooden clubs, their only weapons, but now they didn’t know whether to raise them or lower them; their huge eyeballs were filled with confusion and terror.

They could sense that the terrifying ’Little Sun’ could burn their main god to ashes, and it could certainly roast their thousands of pounds of flesh into charcoal.

”Commander... should we attack?”

In the trench, the First Battalion Commander wiped the black ash from his face, the bolt of his rifle clicking loudly as he aimed at the Centaurs less than fifty meters away.

Huang Lei spat out the sand in his mouth, his brow furrowed into a knot.

The battle up to this point had long surpassed the scope of his understanding. If the opponents kept charging, there would be no question; they wouldn’t even need guns, just bayonets to stab them back.

But these bastards weren’t charging anymore.

They were trembling.

Especially the Hellhound; its originally fierce three heads were now pressed flat on the ground, tail tucked between its legs, whimpering pitifully, looking like a lost Husky.

”Requesting instructions from headquarters,” Huang Lei said helplessly. ”Ask the Chief if we should carry out a saturation strike to completely eliminate the remaining threat. Just one word, and I’ll lead my men up to skin them alive.”

...

Soon, the message reached the command hall.

”Chief, Comrade Su Yun, Regiment Commander Huang Lei from the front line requests whether to proceed with a firepower saturation to completely clear the residual threat?” Qin Shuangyue asked.

After all, those who are not of our kind surely have different intentions—that was a lesson passed down by the Old Ancestor.

Su Yun didn’t speak, merely staring at the data on the screen.

He suddenly noticed.

Cyclops: average height fifteen meters, strength attribute twenty times that of an excavator, extremely durable, no flaws except eating too much.

Centaurs: movement speed comparable to a sports car, extremely adaptable to terrain, moving as easily over mountains as swamps.

And those Chimeras, Griffins...

”Clearing them is too wasteful,” Su Yun shook his head. ”Old Ancestor Long, you know that our Country has just undergone massive changes, and many places need reconstruction. Building roads costs money, erecting bridges costs money, and even clearing the ruins of this battlefield will consume so much manpower and resources.”

Long Yi paused: ”This... is true. But what does this have to do with these monsters?”

”How is it unrelated?” Su Yun pointed at a Cyclops trembling on the screen. ”Look at this big fellow, all solid muscle. Is this meat? No, this is productive force.”

”A piece of heavy engineering machinery costs millions, needs fuel, needs maintenance, and only lasts twenty years. What about this thing? Give it food, and it can work. If it breaks, it can heal itself. It’s incredibly strong and not picky about the job. One of them is worth a thousand machines, no problem.”

”Simple slaughter is the lowest form of resolution.”

”We must not only win, but win profitably and for the long term.”

Su Yun smiled slightly, tapping lightly on a skill icon.

It was a green passive icon named [Auspicious Beast Presents Good Fortune].

”[Host’s intent detected: Refusing senseless slaughter, seeking post-war reconstruction resources, converting surplus Mythical Combat Power...]”

”[Skill ’Auspicious Beast Presents Good Fortune’ is being released...]”

”[Judgment in progress... Talent ’Territory is Domain’ intervenes.]”

”[Judgment passed. Current coverage area: Entire Longxia Country.]”

”[Target group detected: Western Mythical Creatures without protection from their Divine Master (Cyclops, Centaurs, Chimera, etc.).]”

”[Effect ’Pacification and Blessing’ cannot satisfy the host’s need to ’exploit labor force’... Reforming concept...]”

”[Associating with the ’Labor Law’... Fusing the will of the ’Great Production Movement’... Extracting the practical spirit from historical foundations like ’The Foolish Old Man Moves the Mountains’ and ’Jingwei Fills the Sea’...]”

”[Skill mutation complete.]”

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【Edict · Labor Service for All Spirits · Labor Is Glorious】

【Description: Under heaven, all land belongs to the King; all shores belong to the King’s subjects. Once you enter Huaxia, there are no idle spirits. Western monsters are often fond of idleness, brutality, and tyranny; the Master of the East must civilize them with culture, make them understand farming and labor, and redeem their sins.】

【Effect One: Ideological Steel Stamp · Labor Is Most Glorious. All Mythical Creatures judged as ’Prisoners of War / Illegal Immigrants’ will have negative emotions like ’brutality’ and ’bloodlust’ forcibly erased, and a high-priority ’Desire for Construction’ will be implanted. Targets will experience extreme pleasure, akin to a Divine Power infusion, from completing tasks such as moving bricks, transportation, and heating supply.】

【Effect Two: Form Adaptation · Heavenly Craftsmanship. Based on the target’s physiological structure, labor protection equipment conforming to Longxia Country standards will be forcibly materialized. (E.g., Cyclops automatically obtains [XL-Type Anti-Explosion Safety Helmet] and [Hundred-Ton Engineering Shovel]; Centaurs are automatically equipped with [SF Express High-Load Vest].)】

【Effect Three: Perpetual Motion Mechanism. The target’s stamina/Divine Power recovery speed is linked to the workload. The more they work, the more energetic they become; once they stop working, they immediately fall into a state of extreme weakness and anxiety.】

【Current Consumption: 200 Mana Points. Maintenance Consumption: 0 (Due to the ’Infrastructure Maniac’ trait, consumption is compensated by the monster’s own fat and Divine Power).】

【Note: In this Country, Divine Beasts are not meant to be enshrined in temples; they are meant to turn the millstone. No work? You won’t even get to eat shit!】