Chapter 8: The Apocalypse
In ancient times, the Oriental Yuanwu Continent consisted of eight regions and one island, collectively known as the Nine Regions. www.biquge.info Unlike the Western Sacred Law Sect that worships the magic of the law, the people here worship the force of martial arts.
At the beginning of all the ancient martial cultivators of the Primordial Martial Continent, they must first condense the Force before becoming a martial cultivator, and only by cultivating and consolidating the Force in their bodies can they obtain all kinds of magical powers: moving mountains and moving the earth, following the heavens and the earth, staying in the face and longevity, etc., of course, there are some extremely special abilities.
In ancient times, the Yuanwu Continent was mainly composed of the land of Shenzhou, the wilderness of the wasteland, the extremely cold glacier, the gully of chaos, the cemetery of wildfire, the burning rock, the continent of Wanmao, the land of dwarves and the island of tides, each region included many countries and regions, such as the land of Shenzhou, including the Apocalypse, Mengman, Xinjiang, Qinchuan, East China Sea and other countries and regions.
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To this day, the original martial continent still retains primitive tribes and clans, and the martial cultivators have not disappeared into history with the advanced modern civilization.
The two parties that seem to be very contradictory are actually not in conflict, because after all, there are very few martial cultivators, and the vast majority of ordinary people can't condense the Force in their lives. When a small group does not pose a threat to a large group, these factors are selectively ignored.
Although there are still many people who advocate martial arts in modern times, when they practice according to the methods left over from ancient times but fail to achieve results, they begin to doubt the feasibility of these cultivation methods, and finally come to the conclusion after trial and error: due to the influence of the modern climate, the previous cultivation methods will not work, and martial cultivators may no longer exist.
Some human beings who advocate science are even more direct: there are no martial cultivators in the world at all, this is just a mythical story compiled by ancient people because of their admiration for strength.
Modern people who advocate strength have begun to improve their strength through high-tech means. Even if there are people who believe that myths and stories are true, because they can't practice the Force, they are even more unwilling to spend a lot of time, energy, and financial resources to try to condense the Force.
Therefore, although martial cultivators are still respected by a very small number of admirers in the original martial continent, they are no longer invincible, and in real life, there are many precedents for people who call themselves 'martial cultivators' to be defeated by ordinary people using technological weapons, needless to say.
But even so, every year there are still some students who squeeze their heads to enter the martial arts academy. Why? There are two reasons for this.
One is the pseudo-admirer. This is because in the Yuanwu Continent, the relevant laws on cultivators have not been completely abolished. Martial cultivators' degrees of freedom, laws and regulations are much more lenient than ordinary people's. So there are a lot of people who want to play the hand of becoming a 'martial cultivator' to drill some loopholes.
As for why these laws were not repealed, it was because the leaders of the country did not want to be the sinners who destroyed the legal culture of antiquity.
The second is a true admirer. Some people who worship strength still believe that there are martial cultivators, and they believe that through cultivation, they can obtain various supernatural powers such as rejuvenating Yan Yishou and flying to the heavens and the earth, not to mention that there are many benefits of entering the martial arts seminary. Moreover, some people who advocate strength believe that if one day they really condense the Force and become a true cultivator, and they have powerful scientific and technological weapons to support them in modern times, wouldn't they be invincible in the world?
It is precisely because of these reasons that the Martial Arts Academy has not been washed away by the trend of historical development, although it is not as many as the modern Science and Technology Academy, but it is indeed a place where talents are produced.
There are many martial arts academies in the Apocalypse Kingdom of the Land of Shenzhou, which can be divided into primary, intermediate, and advanced according to their ranks. Those who can enter the Advanced Martial Arts Academy are even more talented talents, not only must they have the innate conditions of being one in a million, but they also often have an age limit.
In addition to the Martial Arts Academy, there is also the Science and Technology Academy, which, as the name suggests, is a place that helps ordinary people learn and study science and technology.
Separate from the various academies are large and small sects, which have survived through history because they are a cultural symbol. It is a culture of worship formed by the self-organization of the admirers, just like the temples and churches built in some places because of the admiration of Buddhism, Zen science, and the creation of Western gods.
Denominations differ from academies in that academies are subject to higher authorities and state jurisdiction and are more like public organizations, while denominations are more like private organizations. When problems arise in society, denominations have the right to remain watchful and neutral.
Of course, this is only one side of the difference, more importantly, it is said that martial cultivators all improve their cultivation by strengthening the Force, but the cultivation methods of the Force can be varied, and the establishment of various sects is to distinguish the various sects and organizations composed of various methods of Force cultivation.
Moreover, the study of a certain aspect of the Force in ancient times is deeper in the sect than in the Academy. The academy is more detailed and knowledgeable, and the sect is more detailed and refined. This is also the reason why some unfathomable cultivators in ancient times liked to join the sect.
As a landlocked country in the Shenzhou Continent, the Apocalypse Kingdom is a complex formed by the concentration of multiple organizations. Although there are also open and secret battles, they are generally calm and steady.
The monarch of the Apocalypse Kingdom, the nobles in the country, and the state officials are only responsible to ordinary people, not to the almost extinct martial cultivators. Martial cultivators are not completely restricted by the state and laws, but they must support the king, safeguard national interests, and safeguard national security, otherwise they will be sanctioned by the organization that specializes in governing martial cultivators--- the Martial Alliance Law Enforcement Association, and the various martial cultivation sects, individual martial cultivators, and even the public enemies of the whole country.
The organization that protects the nation's public safety and regulates the nation is called the Ministry of Self-Defence. The office of the Ministry of Self-Defense, the highest system in the country, is called the Ministry of Self-Defense of the National Capital of the Apocalypse, and the Ministry of Self-Defense of each city and region is called the Ministry of Local Self-Defense. The Ministry of Self-Defense is mainly responsible for the image work, and more in the security, protection, legislation, surveillance, service, etc., which belongs to the work of the country's reputation and is the face of the country.
Another organization that is in charge of the work in various local areas at the same time as the Ministry of Self-Defence is called the Ministry of the Coalition Forces. The difference is that it works behavior, which embodies 'doing', which can be described as the lining of the country. The Ministry of Self-Defense is responsible to the public throughout the country and to all public affairs, while the Combined Forces are accountable only to the Combined Forces of the Ministries.
In addition to these two main departments in the internal affairs of the Apocalypse Kingdom, there is also a department called Confucius and Mencius Academy, which is responsible for academic research, talent training, scientific research and creation, but more importantly, education and supervision, and has absolute power over the Academy of Science and Technology and the Academy of Martial Arts.
Compared with some countries, the Kingdom of Apocalypse is a country that attaches great importance to science and technology and innovation, and the Confucius and Mencius Academy was founded by a very great and wise sage Mr. Confucius and Mencius in ancient times. Now it has developed into a huge educational system organization unit, which is responsible for the martial arts academy and science and energy academy across the country.
And the Martial Alliance Law Enforcement Association is responsible for all martial cultivators, which naturally includes the martial cultivators of the Martial Arts Academy, so the Martial Alliance Law Enforcement Association and the Confucius and Mencius Academy are somewhat similar in some aspects. But one is to constrain and destroy, and the other is to develop, create, and maintain.
However, the law enforcement of the Wumeng will be relatively special, it is a special agency, and its status is transcendent. Why? Because it is rumored that many of the elders in the Law Enforcement Council of the Martial Alliance are old monsters, and they don't know how many years they have lived, and even the monarch of the country wants to give them three points, and they are very respectful.
However, in the eyes of modern people, this 'status transcendence' should be put in quotation marks, because it is not as useful as the actual martial arts academy.
As mentioned earlier, the Apocalypse Kingdom is very concerned about the development of science and technology compared to other countries. So which countries are the opposite?
Historically, as one of the eight regions of the Yuanwu Continent, the land of the dwarves was really not big. It's a small mini to be exact. The land area does not have to be compared with the Shenzhou Continent, and even the Apocalypse Kingdom in the Shenzhou Continent is twenty or thirty times larger than it. To the west of the dwarven land is the East China Sea, across the East China Sea and the Shenzhou Continent, across the sea adjacent to the Apocalypse Kingdom. There are only two or three major countries, but its sea area is relatively large, and there are many small islands in the sea, and it is the existence of these small islands that together form the geographical structure of the dwarven land.
The character trait of Dwarven Land is that it lives up to its name: short and refined. Although they are short, they must not be underestimated, because their martial arts cultivation spirit is superior to that of the Primordial Martial Continent, and this alone is completely worthy of learning from people around the world, but sometimes they are also very stubborn. It is for this reason that they do not care about the field of science and technology, but prefer to invade.
They have a strong spirit of martial arts cultivation and self-confidence, selfish, tenacious they are not only stubborn, but also extremely dissatisfied, they love aggression they have invaded the land of China since ancient times, but for the result, the victory of the scale has never taken care of outsiders.
The achievements of the Mongolian barbarian country in the field of science and technology are not outstanding, this is mainly because the country is not rich, most of the mountain roads are not passable, many places are still very primitive, a mountain is separated by a mountain, and it is also very common to cross the mountain or a mountain between the two tribes. The country is also aggressive, with constant civil wars, and although most of the reason is due to being forced by life, this is also the reason why the Mongolian Barbarians are not successful in terms of technology.
If you compare it to the West, you will have to talk about the Holy Law Sect in the West. Historically, the Holy Law Sect is also known as the Holy Domain of the Law and Philosophy, and most countries are painstakingly researching and creating science and technology, because since ancient times, Western countries have attached great importance to the cultivation of the magic power of the law, and if they want to use the magic power better, they not only need strong mana support and strong spiritual power, but also have extremely supporting high-end weapons, so that the two can cooperate to help the invention of more powerful moves. Therefore, if you want to create high-end weapons, you need strong technological innovation. Therefore, Western countries pay more attention to science and technology.
The Apocalypse Country is a country on this planet called the Earth, and it is difficult to determine how strong this country is, whether it is a middle-level country, a low-level country or a high-level country, because this country has a lot of heritage, and it does not like to show mountains and waters, and it was unanimously believed that many unborn talents are cultivating here.
Moreover, this country loves peace very much, and on the issue of determining the national level, it is very modest, often calling itself a low-level country, but most countries in the world do not believe in and affirm this level, and finally vote to determine the Apocalypse Country as a middle-level country, and it is a leading figure in the middle-level country.
Despite this, there are still some countries that do not measure their own strength, thinking that the Kingdom of Apocalypse is easy to bully.
Therefore, the Apocalypse Kingdom seems to be relatively peaceful and coexisting, and various organizations coordinate and coexist, but there are inevitably many spies and black hands behind it, especially the capital of the Apocalypse Kingdom, King's Landing, which is even more serious.