Picking Up Attributes From Today
chapter-259

Chapter 259: The Empire Is Established, The Dragon God Descends

“My dearest clansmen! From the moment I came to this world, I have had a dream. This dream has been motivating me all this time, making me fearless as I press forward!

“I dream of the day that we humans can stand with our backs straight, where we can break free of the other races’ oppression and be able to truly rule over this continent!

“I dream of the day that we humans can trample on the Colossal Dragons, rip the Titans into pieces with our hands, keep out the Beast People in the deserts, and confine the Fairies to the Goddess Lakeside!

“I dream of the day that the Titan Plateaus become our grazing pastures, the Dragon God Empire becomes our fertile fields, the Far Northern Wastelands become our mines, and the Fairy Forests become our hunting grounds!

“I dream of the day that human children can also have a chance to cultivate and openly step into the halls of Battle Aura and magic to become strong experts!

“I dream of the day where Beast People and Titans become our slaves, Colossal Dragons are served to us on the dining table, and Fairies dance for us!

“I dream of the day…”

Trample on the Colossal Dragons!

Rip the Titans into pieces!

Turn the Far Northern Wastelands into grazing pastures and the Fairy Forests into hunting grounds!

Serve Colossal Dragons on the dining table!

Have the Fairies dance for the humans!

His astounding speech resounded in the depths of every human’s heart. As they pictured what he had described in their minds, the blood in them began to boil passionately.

“There are rumors in the continent that claim that I’m the reincarnation of an evil deity. That’s how I managed to possess such terrifying strength at my age. But the truth?” Meng Lei scoffed. “I have only one word in response—ridiculous!

“I am pure human and am neither a deity that has descended upon the world nor the reincarnation of a Devil. The strength I possess today is purely the efforts of my cultivation!

“Now, some are definitely going to wonder—can weak humans possess such terrifying talent? The answer is—yes, of course! I’ve mentioned this before, but there has never been any lack of people with amazing talent among the humans!

“Timon Barton, the number one genius in Dragon God Empire history, started his cultivation journey at the age of 9, became an eighth-grade expert at 11, and broke through to Saint Domain at 14! His amazing talent is top-notch in the continent!

“Is Timon Barton a Dragon? No, he isn’t! He’s pure human!

“Augustine Kroc, the number two genius in Dragon God Empire history, began to cultivate at the age of 10, became a Ninth-Grade Warrior at 16, and broke through to Saint Domain at 26! He surpassed the ancients and dazzled contemporaries to become second in history!

“Is Augustine a Dragon? No, he isn’t! He’s also human!

“Do you see that, my fellow countrymen? Even in a horrendous environment like the Dragon God Empire, human geniuses can still firmly suppress the Dragons. Are the humans really that weak, then?

“No, no, not at all! We are strong! Very much so! We are far more excellent than what we imagine of ourselves. We have unimaginable potential and talent!

“Therefore, I promise you this—in regions under human rule, all humans under the age of 20 can undergo magic aptitude evaluation tests and receive Battle Aura manuals at no cost!

“I promise—in regions under human rule, I will build Battle Aura academies and magic academies and allow all children under the age of 16 to enroll into the academies at no cost. They shall have the chance to undergo compulsory education for a duration of six years!

“I promise—in regions under human rule, I will not levy taxes of any form, collect any agricultural tax to be paid in grain or other forms, or recruit soldiers in any way for the next ten years!

“I promise—in regions under human rule, every decent human in the registry will receive a plot of land measuring at least two square kilometers, such that everyone can have their own fields!

“I promise—in regions under human rule, humans will never be slaves. Everyone will be equal, and there will be no slaves and no nobles!

“I promise…”

“…”

His impassioned speech lashed forcefully against everyone’s hearts like a wakeup call, thoroughly igniting the humans’ blood and passion.

Blood instantly drained from the other races’ faces. In particular, the Fairy Empress and the other two monarchs’ countenances had changed drastically.

Those under 20-years-old would undergo magic aptitude evaluation tests and receive Battle Aura manuals at no cost.

Those under 16-years-old would have the chance to undergo compulsory education at no cost.

No taxes would be levied, no grain would be collected, and no soldiers would be recruited in human territory.

Everyone would receive plots of land measuring two square kilometers each! Everyone would be equal! And humans would never be slaves.

No one understood the meaning behind these governance measures better than the three monarchs.

Once Meng Lei put that into action, innumerable experts, innumerable geniuses, and innumerable military resources would emerge from among the humans.

In fact, every person in the country would be able to fight.

What was even more frightening was that once Meng Lei put that into action, would this sit well with the human slaves currently being enslaved and oppressed in the other three great empires?

No, they would rebel! They would run!

They would yearn for the Dragon God Empire and compete with one another to head to the Dragon God Empire.

When that happened, the three great empires would definitely be thrown into great upheavals.

“That guy… He’s practically a madman!”

The three monarchs’ eyes bore into Meng Lei as crashing waves churned in their hearts.

They had initially thought that Meng Lei was merely just ascending the throne. Even if he became emperor, all he would do was just continue the same Dragon God Empire traditions. At best… He might abolish the Four-Classes Stratification System! But never would they have ever imagined that…

Meng Lei’s ambition would be far beyond that. Not only was he going to be emperor, but he was also going to lead the humans in an emergence and even destroy the other three great empires’ foundations.

“Kill him! I have to kill that guy! If he lives, the Beast People Empire might even have to face the threat of destruction, let alone invade the south!”

Murderous intent filled the livid Beast Emperor’s eyes.

“Lord Horace, you must kill that renegade no matter what! If he is not vanquished, the Titan Empire will never see days of peace again! In fact, we might even end up like the Dragon God Empire!”

The Thunder Titan Emperor, who could sense a huge crisis impending, gnashed his teeth.

“What exactly is Her Holiness thinking? She actually wants us to protect someone like him?”

The Fairy Empress was rather unhappy with the Fairy Goddess’ holy decree. Even though the Fairies were peace-loving and close to nature, there was actually no lack of human slaves within their borders.

After a long passage of time, the Fairy Empire had actually also become just like the Dragon God Empire and the Titan Empire and had formed an enormous and complex racial system in the empire.

Fairies, half-Fairies…

Dozens, even up to a hundred, human slaves could be found in the territory of even a half-Fairy noble of the lowest class. The human slaves tended their fields, planted crops, picked fruits, mined, and constructed bows and arrows for them…

One could say that the Fairies’ refined demeanor, elegance, tranquility, and beauty were all built on top of the human slaves’ hard labor. Without their laboring, how could the Fairies possibly afford their elegance?

It wasn’t as if Fairies were machines that neither ate nor drank—they also ate grains just like everyone else.

In any case, to sum it up, the Fairy Empire had just as many human slaves as the other empires.

Should things really go according to what Meng Lei had said,, the Fairy Empire would end up facing an unprecedented trial.

“Should I save him or not?”

The Fairy Empress was troubled. For the first time, she had developed doubts about the Fairy Goddess’ holy decree.

Meng Lei gazed at the sky. As he overlooked the mountains, the rivers, and the lands, he made an awe-inspiring and grand declaration.

“I declare… the official establishment of the very first empire in human history!”

“The empire is established! The humans shall rise!”

“The empire is established! The humans shall rise!”

“The empire is established! The humans shall rise!”

All the humans present broke into thunderous cheers and shouts, every one of their expressions stimulated and every one of their voices hoarse from shouting. Their eyes were red as their blood boiled with passion…

“The empire is established! The humans shall rise!”

Galen Bonaparte, the Swirling Snow Sword Saint, blinked his tears away as he waved his right arm and shouted along at the top of his lungs with the rest of the humans. The human sword saint, who had only just submitted to Meng Lei half a month ago, had been thoroughly won over by Meng Lei’s personal charm.

“The humans have finally risen up!”

An elegant and gentlemanly smile was still on Puhaman the Dead Souls half-deity’s lips, but the tears in his eyes had failed him and were rolling down his cheeks as he smiled.

He might be a Dead Souls half-deity, but he was nonetheless still a human. In this instant, he felt exceptionally proud!

“The humans’ emergence has been set, and their momentum is unstoppable. Any empire or race that dares stand in the way of the humans’ emergence shall all be thoroughly submerged by the waves of humans!”

Some of the half-deities sighed softly. They could totally imagine how news of everything that had taken place here would sweep through the Dragon God Empire, sweep through Heaven’s Vault Continent, and sweep through every nook and cranny of the existential plane like a tornado once the next day dawned.

When that happened, the humans’ zeal would awaken, and the enormous race that had been in hibernation for the last million years would erupt with an unprecedented force to sweep through the continent and subdue all other races.

“Of course! This is on the condition that Meng Lei must live! If he dies, all will be for naught! Thus, here comes the problem—can he successfully overcome his crisis today?”

Just as the people’s thoughts were in disarray and each harbored their own thoughts, a golden light pillar that pierced through the heavens and earth suddenly descended from high up in the sky.

It was as long as the sky and as high as the galaxy.

About 10,000-meters-thick, it was just like a pillar that connected the earth to the sky!

“This is…”

The sudden phenomenon caught everyone’s attention, and they raised their heads and looked over.

They saw a hole that had suddenly appeared in the sky right away. Then, a savage-looking head emerged from within, followed by a long body…

It was a 100,000-feet-long Colossal Dragon with golden scales all over and looked as if it were forged from gold.

Awe-inspiring and holy, powerful and fearsome, it overlooked the world!

Howl!

The 100,000-feet-long Colossal Dragon roared into the sky. Rolling sound waves exploded into the surroundings like a nuclear bomb, causing the void to splinter and break everywhere they went.

“Ahhh!”

Despite being a great distance away, everyone in the square nevertheless felt as if their heads were going to break apart from pain. Their minds were a total blank, and their ears rang from its roar.

“That… That’s…”

A half-deity exclaimed, “T-the Dragon God? Could it be the Dragon God that’s descended?”

“A body length of 100,000 feet! That’s no longer a body length that a half-deity Colossal Dragon can achieve! It’s definitely a true god-level Colossal Dragon!”

“The Dragon God! It must be the Dragon God!”

“The Dragon God is meting out divine punishment! The Dragon God is meting out divine punishment! We’re doomed! We’re doomed for sure!”

The human experts were filled with fear and horror. Even if they didn’t recognize the 100,000-feet-long Colossal Dragon, a mere glance was more than enough to let them know that the newcomer didn’t come bearing gifts.

“Hahaha! His Holiness the Dragon God! That’s the aura of His Holiness the Dragon God!”

The Tempest Colossal Dragon among the crowd was delighted. He was so worked up that he couldn’t help but shake lightly all over.

“I knew it! His Holiness has never once abandoned us! I knew he would descend upon us sooner or later! Haha, he’s finally come today! I shall watch how you’re going to die today, you renegade!”

“Little did I think that I would see the Dragon God first instead of Horace! We’re gonna have a good show now!”

The three monarchs were astonished. They’d initially thought that the focus today would be Horace killing Meng Lei, but little did they think that the Dragon God would show up first.

“But this makes sense, too. The Dragon God Empire is the Dragon God’s one and only power of faith domain. Now that it’s lost its source of power of faith, its Dragon God name would be in vain if it didn’t seek revenge!”