The Blue Star, apart from its desolate surrounding space, was teeming with life under the spiritual resurgence of its internal space. Ye Yun could even feel that the industrial aura that once permeated the entire Blue Star was rapidly disappearing.
Suddenly, a flicker of surprise crossed Ye Yun's eyes.
"What's going on? Why are some small towns in certain countries entering a state of anarchy?" Ye Yun, upon entering the Blue Star, habitually scanned the planet with his divine sense, but this time he noticed something different.
He discovered that many small and medium-sized towns in the central or European regions were in ruins, with sparse pedestrians on the streets, littered with refuse left behind by human life. Even the yards of many luxury homes were overgrown with weeds, as if the owners had not tended to them for a long time.
In some towns, there was no trace of human life to be seen.
Ye Yun's divine sense instantly expanded, and he began to investigate the surroundings of one of the towns. One town might be understandable, but the appearance of over a dozen such towns was clearly not normal.
"Holy crap, what is this situation?" Soon, Ye Yun found the crux of the matter tens of kilometers away from the town, and this discovery made Ye Yun feel as if he were in a dream.
Because he discovered large areas of newly constructed buildings amidst the mountains. All building materials were made of giant stone blocks, three meters long and wide, and each building reached a height of over a hundred meters. One of them, clearly the main building, was over four hundred meters high.
What shocked Ye Yun the most was that this architectural style, belonging to the central continent, was identical to the descriptions in historical books of ancient Greek mythology. Furthermore, on the tallest building, Ye Yun discovered several large ancient characters – Temple of the Titans.
In front of the Temple of the Titans was a vast city square, with each surrounding building clearly labeled. There was a theater, a church, a river valley, an altar, a Shaman Hall, and a massive "Hall of Communication with the Gods!" Bustling with activity, it occupied an area no less than fifty square kilometers, all built along the mountains, maximizing the use of the natural terrain and water features. Such a massive scale even dwarfed the Dragon Palace of Mili Island.
"This is some serious superstition, isn't it? How much funding would this cost? It would be much better to use that money to improve strength." Ye Yun couldn't help but grumble as he watched thousands of people busy below.
Human physique had generally increased several times over, so even those three-meter-long stone blocks could be easily lifted by two people. However, Ye Yun was displeased with their "neglect of studies." But regardless of his displeasure, with the impending fusion of star domains, these people would perish, and Ye Yun felt no psychological burden regarding their lives or deaths.
Ye Yun knew a little about the Titans, who were twelve giants in the mythological system of the central continent. In Hua Yi country, everyone called them Titans. These twelve were six males and six females, the offspring of the first-generation god-king and siblings of the second-generation god-king. They possessed immortal lives, immense power, and noble status. Simultaneously, there were ambitious individuals among them, and their stories were an inseparable part of the entire Greek mythological system.
However, he never expected to find humans worshipping them in such a place.
With a thought, Ye Yun scanned and discovered that it was the same around the other dilapidated towns. The number of people involved had reached a terrifying figure of tens of millions, which made Ye Yun uneasy. His divine sense then rapidly swept across the territory of Hua Yi country, only to be greatly surprised.
"What's going on? Weren't the local governments of Hua Yi country capable of maintaining order? Why are they starting to build superstitious structures like Taoist temples, and at a much grander scale than anywhere else?"
Ye Yun couldn't sit still any longer. Ye Yun could ignore the lives of the people in other countries, but Hua Yi country was too deeply connected to his Dragon Palace and was his motherland, so he had to care.
His divine sense swept over and found that the five bigwigs were all at the Tianyue Tower in the capital. It seemed these five had a particular fondness for Tianyue Tower and preferred to discuss matters there. Ye Yun didn't bother listening to their conversation and instantly appeared beside them.
"Five bigwigs, long time no see."
"Holy crap... Kid Ye? Can you not appear so suddenly next time? My heart can't take it." Tang Zhe, a military bigwig, reacted faster than the others. The moment Ye Yun appeared, his right hand tightly gripped the dagger at his waist.
"This, it seems to be a bit sudden. How about I punish myself with three cups?" Ye Yun said awkwardly, looking at the elders, then walked over and grabbed the teapot on the table, preparing to drink it down in one go.
"Hold on, little Ye, this isn't something you drink like that." Song Ji quickly blocked Ye Yun's action, his expression looking somewhat tense.
"What the heck, elders, I haven't drunk water for months, you can't be that stingy, can you?" Ye Yun grumbled at the five old men.
"Heh, little friend Ye, this isn't tea or wine. This is something we painstakingly retrieved from the Heavenly Dao to supplement Elder Xia's health. As you know, Elder Xia has a lot of matters to handle every day and cannot properly develop in the Heavenly Dao, and with his age, his bodily functions have..."
"Haha, it's fine, little friend Ye. Things are meant to be consumed, don't be polite. And don't listen to Jin Di's nonsense. Look at me, I used to rely on a wheelchair, but now I can walk on my own." Xia Xingchao was the oldest and reacted the slowest. Ye Yun's sudden appearance had indeed startled him.
"Haha, a gentleman wouldn't snatch what others desire." Ye Yun put down the teapot he was holding and then sat down, directly asking the questions in his heart.
"Taoist temples? Heh, little friend, those are not just Taoist temples; they are sects we plan to establish." Hearing Ye Yun's question, they all laughed.
"Sects?" Ye Yun was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood the key point. "You plan to divide the government into sects under your respective jurisdictions, replacing the existing provincial and prefectural governments with sects?"
"Can this function really be replaced?"
Although he understood, Ye Yun still held some doubt about such a transformation.
"It's unexpected that little friend Ye understands so quickly. This is no longer an era of technology, so we need to make some changes, don't we?" Song Ji gently put down the tea set and began to brew tea again.
"Provincial and prefectural governments or directly administered municipal governments already have autonomous rights. In many aspects, they are not much different from the sects in novels. Moreover, we are not saying that cities will enter a state of complete anarchy; city management will proceed as usual. The establishment of sects is only for better management and to discover talented individuals," Song Ji said, his tea-brewing movements flowing like water.