Happy times are always fleeting. Since everyone harbors the ambition to dominate the world and desires to become a cultivator, they must put in the effort.
Idle lives were cast aside; everyone kept themselves busy. Those with military talent went out to devise strategies and lead troops into battle, while those responsible for research and development buried themselves in their work, striving to craft weapons that would grant them a fighting chance when clashing with cultivators in the future. Furthermore, for some unknown reason, everyone inside Yanhuang City—including the ordinary farmers—learned that it was possible to cultivate. They began exercising with a fanaticism that bordered on insanity, telling themselves that if their brains weren't sharp enough, they would rely on brute force; they refused to let the City Lord do all the work alone.
In truth, this group had all been fooled by my students. I had never once said that cultivation was mandatory; they were the ones spreading rumors in my name. I felt more and more like a mascot. The only redeeming quality in all this was that their loyalty to me remained steadfast.
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