A person's ideal ...... In other words, the ideals of each stage are always changing. When Xin Yu first came to this world, his greatest wish was to live his own small life in harmony and beauty, and it was enough to live a lifetime with enough food and clothing.

After that, because of his cultivation and his contact with the astral world, Xin Yu had a strong interest in cultivation, and all his purposes revolved around this practice...... Even if it is the development of science and technology in the ocean country, it is because the scientific and technological civilization can also study and discover the law, which is a useful supplement to astrology or cultivation.

However, after integrating into this world this time, Xin Yu's ideal has changed again, that is, to live his own life...... From a philosophical point of view, this is the discovery of the meaning of life, and it is a kind of "freewheeling" realm. From the perspective of cultivation, in fact, this is also a level of cultivation, whether it is intentional or not, it is good for cultivation.

To be more specific, Xin Yu's ideal is divided into two aspects, on the one hand, it is for his own thoughts to be able to reach it, and no matter what he does, he must focus on the purpose of "smoothness". The other is that whether it is cultivation or the responsibility of the "species" in which he is located, Xin Yu wants to be perfect and does not want to leave too many regrets.

In the past, perhaps in order to ensure that the development of the scientific and technological civilization of the Ocean Country, which was still very immature, would not be encircled and suppressed by the astral civilization, Xin Yu once wanted to stimulate the scientific development of the Ocean Country, but did not take into account more ...... Although from the perspective of the planning he made for the maritime country, because most of the rules of Xin Yu's previous civilization were copied, whether it was the citizens of that industry, or the nascent bureaucratic system and aristocratic system of the maritime country, they could enjoy the benefits brought by the development of science and technology, especially the economic benefits.

However, it is because these rules themselves can promote the development of science and technology, so Xin Yu will adopt them. Although judging from the results, all strata of the maritime country have enjoyed the "benefits" brought by development, but from Xin Yu's heart, this is not the ultimate goal.

And now Xin Yu's thinking has changed dramatically, it's not that he doesn't want to develop scientific and technological civilization, after all, as an effective supplement to cultivation, the development of scientific and technological civilization to the end will be of great benefit to him personally and even to the entire cultivation civilization. It's just that now Xin Yu feels that although the development of scientific and technological civilization is very important, the most important thing is the people of the maritime country themselves.

In other words, Xin Yu shifted his attention from the development of technology to the development of "human beings" themselves. And because Xin Yu's own strength is limited...... At least in the sphere of influence of other astral forces, it is impossible for Xin Yu to exert his influence. So in the current situation, it is impossible for Xin Yu to extend his "tentacles" to other countries.

Moreover, as far as Xin Yu's current sense of belonging to the "population" is concerned, the citizens of other countries are not "his own people" that he identifies. Therefore, he will not give anything for the development of other countries...... To put it bluntly, he wants to completely control the pace of the development of the maritime country, or the development of science and technology, in his own hands. Instead of letting the scholars and scientists of the maritime country do it on their own, as in the original, and even when the development speed is not fast enough, Xin Yu has to find ways to "stimulate" it.

Now, Xin Yu's "feelings" for the Ocean Country are much deeper than before, if he hadn't let out the rumors and decided not to inherit the throne of the Lord of the Sea Country in the future, maybe he would still be very happy to be the king for a while.

Of course, this kind of thought only occasionally flashed in Xin Yu's mind, after all, for Xin Yu, the most important "career" is cultivation...... This is a kind of evolution and leap of the life level, whether it is the "pleasure" brought by making people strong or the sudden change in the realm, it can make people feel extremely enjoyable, which is also the reason why many cultivators still can't stop after embarking on this path, even though they know that they will probably not be able to reach a higher state in their lifetime.

Moreover, judging from the long time that Xin Yu has basically "determined" what he can have, it is really "overkill" to be in charge of a secular country. Therefore, whenever Xin Yu has the idea of fully grasping the development of the ocean country, he will shake his head and give up if he is a little "rational".

In fact, even if Xin Yu does not ascend to the throne of the Lord of the Ocean Country, he can guarantee his influence on the entire Ocean Country. On the one hand, the most powerful force of the Ocean Country, that is, the equivalent of Xin Yu's previous life Huaxia "Second Artillery" troops, such as nuclear weapons and astrological troops, has always been in the hands of Xin Yu, although Xin Daqiang and Xin Kong, who is likely to succeed to the throne in the future, can also call on a part, but can completely control such a powerful force, at present, only Xin Yu, and with the passage of time, Xin Yu's influence in the top armies of these Ocean Countries will only get deeper and deeper. As long as Xin Yu has not left this planet for tens or hundreds of years, it is impossible for anyone to get their hands on such a huge power.

In addition, from the beginning of its establishment, this country has been branded with Xin Yu, whether it is established or the development after the establishment, it is related to Xin Yu...... In other words, in the minds of the vast majority of the people of the maritime country, Xin Yu is not the founding monarch of the country at all, what is this? This is the will of the people.

Therefore, even if at some point in the future, his younger brother Xin Kong takes over the throne of the Ocean Country, Xin Yu can still become the only existence in this country...... Although this is not a fair thing for Xin Kong or even the current Xin Daqiang, that is to say, for every lord who sits on the throne of the ocean king, it depends on who it is.

Inevitably, even Xin Daqiang, who was born as a tenant farmer, will have the "ambition" of a man, and he will not feel very "comfortable" with such a strong son who has absolute authority over the maritime country. However, Xin Daqiang is in a high position after all, and he has no ability to lead a country, so he has a son to help him, but he doesn't feel the threat of being robbed of power.

As for the future Xinkong...... Now it has basically been determined that Xin Kong will take over the future king's throne, so for Xin Kong, there is still a "Taishang King" on his head, no matter from which point of view, it is a kind of pressure.

But Xin Kong was taught by Xin Yu since he was a child, and his throne was "given" to him by Xin Yu at all, maybe a little uncomfortable, but for Xin Yu's status in the Ocean Country, and what the eldest brother wants to do, he will not absolutely refuse.

The first two lords of the Ocean Country, because they are extremely close to Xin Yu, may be able to accept Xin Yu's special existence. But Xin Kong will one day embark on the path of cultivation, and the position of the Lord of the Sea Country will eventually be passed on to one of his descendants.

Power is a thing that sometimes makes people lose their most rational judgment, even if the strength of the star magician is very strong, but this is not the reason why he has become an invisible "Taishang King". Although it is impossible for Xin Yu to meddle in the management of the Ocean Country in specific affairs, and other countries in this world also need to worship some astral magicians or astral forces. But it is not so much that even the army and the people's hearts are in control...... In other words, the relationship of other countries to the astral world is like paying protection money, but Xin Yu truly has the right to remove the king at any time, not just physically threatening the king's life.

Xin Yu naturally knew that this kind of status above the supreme power would bring some obstacles to his future "guidance" of the maritime country...... Even if his strength is strong, the future lord of the country may not pose a threat to his "rule", but there are still specific things that need to be done by others. It is not terrible for the lord of the country to disobey the yang and the yin, after all, the ocean country is a man who is willing to do things for him.

However, if the lord of the country makes some small moves, there will be a big trouble of "leading out many doors...... On the small side, this will confuse the people and cause a certain amount of organizational chaos. On the big side, it will even make the whole country lose its cohesion. Whether it is Xin Yu or the future lord of the country, he will fall into a decline in prestige because of such a political struggle.

If that happens...... It is foreseeable that such a situation will definitely occur, because if you want to "help the small corner of the Ocean Country" on the horse, you can match the pressure of the astral world, and then "go one more journey" to the point where the astral world cannot stop its normal development, and the time must be calculated over hundreds of years.

In these hundreds of years, it is inevitable that many countries will be replaced...... If it is calculated based on the lifespan of ordinary people, an average of 25 years will have to change a generation, that is, at least a dozen lords will be replaced in the middle. Although these lords are all descendants of the Xin family, after a long time, the blood relationship has become thin...... Speaking of which, in the pursuit of power, even the relationship between biological father and son is not strong, let alone such a thin blood tie?

Although Xin Yu's thoughts were very inappropriate, he still felt that he was ...... I live and say I still want to do that. And the only way, except for himself to occupy that position, is to let his younger brother Xin Kong embark on the path of cultivation, and still serve as the lord of the sea country...... Although doing so would tie Xin Kong to the throne, depriving him of a wide space for movement, and losing a lot of experience and opportunities in his cultivation, Xin Yu couldn't think of any other way to be more peaceful.

Regardless of Xin Yu's status in the ocean country in the future, and whether Xin Yu can live in harmony with the future lord of the sea country, for now, Xin Yu does not need to worry about such a distant matter. Speaking of which, the current king, that is, his father, Mr. Xin Daqiang, is still very healthy because of the long-term use of the Qi Nourishing Pill. Judging from the current trend, at least seventy or eighty years can live, and with the limit of Xin Kong's ability to serve as the head of the country, at least one or two hundred years can still be gained...... Although one or two hundred years is not enough for the development of the maritime country to the goal of standing proudly in the world, it is too far away to consider what happened at that time now.

What Xin Yu needs to consider now is to eliminate the impact of the catastrophe on the maritime country as much as possible, so that the country can get back on the path of rapid development. And to solve this problem, you need to deal with the loss of population and wealth.

While the loss of population is the greatest loss of the maritime nation in this catastrophe, it is not the most urgent problem to be addressed...... Even if you want to be in a hurry, you can't rush it. After all, the population base of the Ocean Country is too low, and even if the birth rate of babies is high, it is impossible to increase by one or two million in just a few years.

And even if the number of new people is enough to make up for that loss...... Expanding the number of immigrants is actually faster than simply growing the natural population, but it is also difficult for the "new" population to quickly transform into a human force. After all, the national quality of the maritime country cannot be cultivated in a day or two, and those talents from all walks of life who were lost in the catastrophe also need time to accumulate.

In addition, if the population is really increased in a short period of time, it will also be a very huge pressure on the post-disaster maritime countries...... With the loss of overseas territories, there is a huge shortage of food supplies alone. Coupled with some investment in welfare policies, the pressure on the state has intensified.

Therefore, what the maritime countries urgently need to recover at present is still economic regression. The economic impact of the catastrophe continues to affect everyone in the country. Although the loss of the most elite mainland region of the Ocean Country is not extremely huge because of Xin Yu's "rescue", coupled with the loss of so many overseas territories, as well as the post-disaster reconstruction, such as the loss of wealth caused by the tilt of production towards disaster relief materials and the shrinking of exports, there are hundreds of millions of taels of silver!

How terrifying is this number, even after Xin Yu was able to industrially produce silver in his previous life, 100 million taels, that is, 50 million tons of silver, is not a small amount. If converted into U.S. knives, calculated at 500 U.S. dollars per kilogram, it will cost 25 trillion U.S. dollars.

On the news that Xin Yu saw before he crossed over, the most powerful American imperialist in his previous life, the "chicken fart" in a year was only a little more than 17 trillion, and Huaxia, which ranked second, was only a little more than 10 trillion. And the ocean country lost several twenty-five trillion dollars in one fell swoop, figuratively speaking, this is equivalent to the gross domestic product of the entire earth in the previous life for a year.

That is still calculated from the industrial silver of the previous life, and in this world, there is no production process of industrial silver, but it can be exchanged for gold at a real price of ten to one. It is far less than about seventy-five times that of the earth in the previous life, that is to say, the accumulation lost by the sea country in this disaster is enough as the total economic volume of the earth in the previous life for several years...... What is this concept?

Although the current maritime nation still has a wealth accumulation that far exceeds the loss, in this disaster, even if it is not broken, it is still very bad. Therefore, Xin Yu desperately wanted to make up for it in the astral realm...... And when forces like the Falling Star Sect provoked a war, Xin Yu had the opportunity to sell "war materials", which was also a good opportunity for the Ocean Country, wasn't it?