You Have Science, I Have Martial Arts-Chapter 428 - 214: Will You Be Beasts of Burden or Rebel With Me?
For several consecutive days, the situation outside Huajian City grew increasingly dire.
From the initial harassment of trade routes to the current road blockades, it’s evident that the Black Mountain Thieves are stirring up a massive rebellion.
A great number of Rakshasa Race people, desperate for better lives, continuously joined the Black Mountain Thieves, raising the banner of resistance, even daring to proclaim their intentions to overthrow the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom’s rule. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Especially the male martial arts powerhouses within the Rakshasa Race, who are eager to rise and become masters.
When the Rakshasa Race ruled Ancient India, males were revered. However, the branch that fled to Kunlun was once led by the last princess of Ancient India’s Rakshasa Kingdom.
Even the preserved National Guardian Divine Skill only retained portions suitable for female cultivation, which led to the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom being female-dominated.
The world is material, and the one with the strongest fist becomes the leader.
However, thousands of years of continuous oppression and exploitation by the Rakshasa Royal Family against ordinary Rakshasa People have steadily fueled growing dissatisfaction.
The rising male martial arts powerhouses within the Rakshasa Race are also eager for power, causing the entire Rakshasa Woman Kingdom’s situation to become increasingly unstable, like a barrel filled with gunpowder.
At present, the flames that might completely tear apart the Sealed Country might ignite in Huajian City.
If an internal war truly erupts, Huajian City, being the first to bear the brunt, could likely be reduced to ashes. Especially since the city lord Lian Hongyin is currently avoiding conflict, the atmosphere is increasingly tense.
And the quickest to react are the merchants.
The prices of essential goods like food in Huajian City have been skyrocketing thrice daily, the staple food price has tripled, and the Rakshasa nobility hoarding food in the city have been earning vast profits.
Even if the city were to be besieged by rebels tomorrow, they are determined to make enough money today!
Ye Qingzhou cursed the nobles of Huajian City for their despicable acts while he raised the weapon prices at the Divine Blade Pavilion sixfold.
No need to praise Hayek’s greatness.
Watching Ye Qingzhou gleefully count money, Huang Liwen seemed restless: "Old Ye, shall we flee while the rebels haven’t besieged the city yet? A wise man avoids standing beneath a collapsing wall."
Recently, the City Lord’s Mansion declared that Lian Hongyin was fine, merely needing rest.
But nobody believed it!
The Black Mountain Thieves have attempted to attack the city gates multiple times, and the City Guard Army dared not engage, leading everyone to assume the city lord’s injury is grave.
In Kunlun Grotto Heaven, the outcome of war is often determined by the strongest powerhouses.
Lian Hongyin is severely injured and Huajian City is besieged; if the rebels breach the walls, the ensuing chaos will likely be unimaginable given the rebels’ discipline.
Despite this, Ye Qingzhou remained calm.
"Soldiers thrive on deceit. Demonstrate strength as weakness, presence as absence, proximity as distance, and distance as proximity. If Lian Hongyin is indeed severely injured, she would either secretly evacuate or summon all city physicians for treatment. Choosing to remain idle is likely a baiting tactic."
"Bait? Are you sure? What if you’re wrong?"
Huang Liwen remained fearful.
He’s just a regular high school student from Blue Star, entirely unwilling to be dragged into this Sealed Country war within Kunlun Grotto Heaven.
Ye Qingzhou comforted him: "Don’t worry, martial arts prioritize self-preservation. To a powerhouse whose might returns to themselves, the fate of the city’s civilians isn’t as crucial as their own life. If Lian Hongyin were truly hurt, she would escape silently, causing the nobility in the city to panic. Currently, various rumors are circulating, but the nobility are busy profiting from the national crisis, so it’s surely a ruse."
"Why are you so sure?"
"Because if it were me, that’s exactly what I’d do."
Ye Qingzhou said plainly, as fighting alongside Huajian City holds no meaning — merely needless sacrifice. Only survival allows one to seek vengeance later.
"Damn, are you really so lacking in integrity?"
Huang Liwen couldn’t help but criticize.
Ye Qingzhou sighed: "To lose land while preserving people results in retaining what truly matters, whereas losing people leads to greater loss. The damage a martial arts powerhouse can inflict exceeds that of thousands of ordinary soldiers; thus, to the Sealed Country in Kunlun Grotto Heaven, powerhouses are the greatest asset and trump card. Land and populace, even if lost temporarily, can be reclaimed later. But if a powerhouse dies pointlessly in battle, it creates a true calamity."
Ye Qingzhou’s words left Huang Liwen speechless.
On Blue Star, before martial arts revival, wars required some popular support; but in Kunlun Grotto Heaven, martial arts heritage remained uninterrupted, and the abundant Primordial Qi permeated every corner.
This implies that martial arts powerhouses with master-level cultivation are like killing machines, requiring almost no logistical support.
Martial Arts Masters wield Qi that penetrates heaven and earth, with endless power. As long as they live, they’re equivalent to thousands of troops.
Not to mention, within Kunlun Grotto Heaven, above Martial Arts Masters, there are Martial Arts Grandmasters, Martial Saints, even Martial Gods.
These martial arts powerhouses, illustrious worldwide, are the true core of war’s outcome-changing forces, while lands, populace, and armies serve as mere aids.
"Sigh, hopefully nothing happens."
Huang Liwen remained somewhat anxious.
Dongji Kingdom has been at peace for a long time; for a high schooler like him, war feels extremely distant, making him uncomfortable with the current Huajian City’s situation.
