Chapter 21: The Seven Kingdoms are destroyed, the first year of the Divine Revelation
The following matters were simple. Zhuo Yuanming led the army and quickly incorporated the Liu Country's army. As for the royal bloodline, having witnessed such divine might with their own eyes, they all obediently accepted their capture.
Jiang Fan was not afraid of them developing rebellious thoughts. He spared their lives and sent them for labor reform, contributing a part to the construction of the Human Race.
When the army began managing Liu Country, Jiang Fan looked at his System task.
[Task: Annihilate the Seven Kingdoms and establish a new era for the Human Race! Completion (2/7)]
[Reward: 300,000 System Points, One Silver Draw Opportunity]
In just a few days' time, he had already destroyed two countries. He believed it wouldn't take long for the task to be easily completed.
Next, he also needed to speed up the progress. His own seal was continuously unlocking, and his strength had now reached five ten-thousandths.
The day after Liu Country's demise, the news reached the ears of the remaining five countries.
After verifying the news was accurate, the various countries fell silent. Liu Country's strength could rank third, yet a power of such caliber was annihilated so quickly.
Regarding Liu Country's strategy, they had already guessed it was to defend the city based on the opponent collecting a large amount of grain.
A million-strong army coupled with an impregnable city couldn't even hold out for a day. Liu Country's foundation was not weak, they knew this, which meant the opponent's strength was simply too powerful.
On the third day, having taken complete control of Liu Country, Jiang Fan continued to lead the large army out to attack.
On the fourth day, the army reached the city gates of Lu Country. The battle between the two sides lasted less than a few quarters of an hour before Jiang Fan alone flattened it.
Now, Jiang Fan's power was growing day by day. Suppressing several million Human Race was not a problem. Lu Country was thus annihilated. After spending one day taking control, Jiang Fan continued to attack the remaining four countries.
Facing Jiang Fan's fierce advance, the remaining four countries were afraid. The power displayed by Jiang Fan and his large army truly terrified them.
One by one, they began exchanging letters, preparing to unite and resist Jiang Fan's forces.
But ants are ants after all. Even when huddled together for warmth, they still appeared too weak when facing overwhelming power.
On the sixth day, the army led by Jiang Fan arrived below the city of Chen Kingdom.
The four countries had already agreed to bring all their military forces to Chen Kingdom. Several million troops covered the wilderness like a dark cloud.
The monarchs of the various countries stood atop the city walls issuing commands.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—"
The drum sounds echoed through the heavens and earth, cheering on the several million strong army.
Jiang Fan watched everything from a distance, feeling some emotion: "Dark clouds press upon the city, threatening to crush it; armor glints in the sun like opening golden scales. Horns sound throughout the sky in the autumn colors; border rouge congeals into night purple. Half-furled red flags face the Yi River; heavy frost and cold drums make no sound."
"My Lord has such elegant taste! This poem is wonderfully exquisite and will surely be passed down for ten thousand generations!"
Zhuo Yuanming exclaimed in admiration.
Jiang Fan waved his hand dismissively. He hadn't composed this poem; he merely recited it now as it fit the scene and evoked emotion.
"The remaining four countries are all here, good... It saves me the trouble of looking for them one by one."
This time, Jiang Fan didn't need the large army to go first; he prepared to act directly himself.
"Wait for my return!"
"We respectfully obey the divine decree!"
Jiang Fan took a step forward, his figure flickering as he approached the several million strong army.
"Report! Someone is detected approaching from the front!"
"Someone approaching? How many troops?"
"One person!"
Hearing this, the monarchs were extremely surprised.
"Report!"
"That person has already arrived in front of our army!"
"Report! That person can actually fly through the air!"
...
Messages were constantly relayed to the monarchs' ears, one after another.
Soon, without needing scouts to report, they saw Jiang Fan arriving above the large army.
"Why can this person walk on air!"
The four kings were utterly shocked.
"Eye of Sinful Punishment - Judgment!"
A majestic voice echoed through the heavens and earth.
In an instant, everyone felt their hair stand on end.
They saw a golden divine eye slowly appearing above everyone else's heads, each person wearing a vacant expression.
The next moment, everyone lost consciousness. When they regained their senses, they found themselves tightly bound to a cross, their companions around them in the same state.
They were terrified. This sudden change was something no one had expected.
The several million crosses on the wilderness were horrifying. The monarchs of the four countries were also firmly nailed to the city walls.
"What is this!"
The monarch of Chen Kingdom was scared witless.
The monarchs of the other three countries also turned pale. Everything was too sudden, as if an invisible giant hand had gripped their throats, making it hard to breathe.
What followed was simple.
After Jiang Fan beheaded the monarchs of the four countries, he had the large army begin taking over Chen Kingdom, and also dispatched troops to manage the remaining three countries.
Thus, the Seven Kingdoms were annihilated, and the Divine Court was established!
"System, why isn't the task completed? I've already annihilated the Seven Kingdoms."
Jiang Fan was very puzzled, having not heard the notification sound for a long time.
[Ding! Host has only annihilated the Seven Kingdoms and has not re-established a new Human Race system. The task will only be completed when both conditions are met simultaneously.]
"So that's how it is. Alright, a little time doesn't matter."
Jiang Fan nodded. Isn't it just establishing a new system? That's very simple.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a year had passed.
Within the year, the original Seven Kingdoms were abolished, and their lands merged. From then on, there were no more Seven Kingdoms, only the rule of the Divine Court standing in the center.
The Divine Court was located at the central position of the former Seven Kingdoms.
A cathedral standing a full hundred meters tall was located in the center of the continent, looking very majestic and spectacular.
Over a year's time also allowed Jiang Fan's strength to be unsealed to his talent limit, which was one percent of his full power.
And this building was a product created by Jiang Fan using divine power. It wouldn't wear out even with wind and rain and carried a trace of divinity. As time accumulated, the divinity would gradually increase.
Another year passed in the blink of an eye. Most of the Human Race gradually began to convert into Jiang Fan's believers, which made his divine rule increasingly secure.
This approach had both pros and cons, but from the perspective of the Creator, the benefits ultimately outweighed the drawbacks.
Today, Jiang Fan announced that the Human Race would enter a new era. The first year of the Kaiwen calendar was thus abolished, and the first year of the Divine Revelation calendar began.
In the 1st year of Divine Revelation, Jiang Fan began leading the Human Race to vigorously develop productivity, and the technological level of the Human Race started to see growth.
Under his call, the Human Race began to focus on Technology development.
In the 10th year of Divine Revelation, the Human Race initially entered the Steam Age. The Technology Revolution thus began, and steam engines and electric motors were gradually invented.
This greatly increased the productivity of the Human Race. Machinery gradually began to replace manual labor. Many tasks that manual labor couldn't complete were easily accomplished by the Human Race with the help of steam engines.
In the 50th year of Divine Revelation, various machines were continuously improved. Various natural phenomena were discovered under Jiang Fan's guidance, and with his intentional hints, inventions gradually appeared one by one.
The Human Race steadily entered industrial civilization. Electromagnetic induction was discovered and applied. Direct current and alternating current appeared one by one. The Human Race mastered new energy methods, and electric current entered their field of vision.
Jiang Fan also issued a divine decree, focusing on the development of physics, mathematics, biology, and chemistry.