Chapter 317 - - 315 Chongming Country chaos first_1

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The eldest senior brother, to protect himself, had become loyal in both body and mind to Duge, aiding him in devising strategies from the sidelines;

Master Yu Hongsheng was forced to ensure his own safety and had to feign allegiance to Duge, assisting by providing counsel as well.

Thus,

with the concerted efforts of everybody,

the important assassins within the organization, in just a short span of two days, all acknowledged that Dragon Teeth had a new master.

To prevent accidents, Princess Luo Shuang’s identity could not be revealed, thus her new identity was that of a leader sent from Dragon Teeth’s headquarters to take over for Yu Hongsheng and command Dragon Teeth.

Having Yu Hongsheng as a witness, no one questioned Luo Shuang’s identity.

This was thanks to the assassins in Dragon Teeth being completely ignorant of who was pulling the strings behind the scenes.

The true mastermind only communicated directly with Yu Hongsheng, and of course, it was possible that the mastermind had other means to control Dragon Teeth.

After all, a single line of control was too unstable.

However, Yu Hongsheng, for the sake of preserving his own life, would not divulge these secrets. Just like he always insisted, he had never seen what the manipulator behind Dragon Teeth looked like. He just took funds from them and accepted missions.

He only knew that every time he met with them, it was with an Innate Expert, who always wore a mask during their encounters…

Duge didn’t excessively pressure Yu Hongsheng. His power wasn’t sufficient yet, and it wasn’t the time to probe for the mastermind behind the scenes, especially since Dragon Teeth wasn’t truly in his hands yet!

Moreover,

he had to figure out a way to boost his own attributes first…

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Dragon Teeth was no small organization.

The assassins, nearly three hundred in number, were simply divided into four stages based on rank: Heaven, Earth, Star, and Shadow.

Heaven was the highest, while Shadow was the lowest. Leng Shi, the body Duge had taken over, was a D-class Assassin. With a few more missions, he could be promoted to a Heaven-class Assassin and regain his freedom to take on paid assignments.

It was said that the missions most frequently given to Heaven-class Assassins involved the assassination of members who defected from the organization…

Currently, within Dragon Teeth, the highest skilled were the D-class Assassins, totaling about forty in number.

There were about a hundred Star-class Assassins.

The remaining hundred or so were Shadow-class Assassins, considered novices among the assassins, at the stage of honing their skills, taking on ordinary assassination missions. Wu Chang’s current rank was that of a Shadow-class Assassin…

And now, these Shadow-class Assassins, beyond their daily assassination tasks, those who were idle at home were all dispatched by Duge to bookstores to promote storybooks about female heroes.

For example,

Hua Mulan taking her father’s place in the army, Liang Hongyu beating the drum to battle on Golden Mountain, and Lady Liang pacifying rebellion and guarding the frontier, among others.

At the same time,

they continued to stir up discussions among the populace:

Are women truly inferior to men?

Is it a woman’s destiny to support her husband and educate her children?

Princess Luo Shuang desires to establish a female corps, and if she restores her country, she plans to enact gender equality in Qingwu Country…

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“Master, are Hua Mulan and Liang Hongyu real?” Luo Shuang, engrossed in the storybooks written by Duge, couldn’t put them down.

“I made them up,” said Duge without looking up. “Princess, being female, you naturally do not have an advantage in this war. Therefore, we must find you a group of supporters, elevate the status of women, and make them change their mindset, which will help you quickly turn the tide.”

“Won’t this make men more antagonistic?” Luo Shuang asked. “After all, it is men who go to the battlefield. Compared to them, women have no advantage on the battlefield. If the people of Qingwu Country knew my governance philosophy was gender equality, I guess no one would support me.”

“Princess considers very thoroughly,” Duge said appreciatively, glancing at Luo Shuang. “But inside Qingwu Country, no one supports us to begin with, right? Once the concept that women can be the masters of the household spreads, we will have effectively gained a group of supporters out of thin air. What we are doing now is simply creating a breakthrough point.”

“…” Luo Shuang furrowed her brows in confusion. “Is it really so?”

Of course not.

But now that pulling one hair moves the entire body, things are different…

Feeling his attributes rapidly increasing, Duge smiled and said, “Princess, don’t view the issues with your old perspective. As far as I know, among Heavenly Demons and Immortal Gods, there are also quite a few women. We’ve started this trend, and there will be others who will follow suit and support us, or rather, cooperate with us.”

At present.

There are still more than a thousand Alien Warriors in this world.

Duge didn’t believe that there would be no “propaganda”-related keywords among more than a thousand warriors.

As long as there are, this wave would become the trend.

Moreover.

No one would suspect them because all eyes are on Princess Luo Shuang.

“Oh,” Luo Shuang responded, pushing forward a proclamation and said, “The Prime Minister of Chongming Country wants us to go to the Capital City; he’s willing to support my restoration of the country. What’s your opinion on this?”

“There’s no love or hatred without reason in this world. He has never even met you, so why would he support you?” Duge glanced at the proclamation and said, “It’s a trap aimed at us. Don’t bother with them, just focus on our own affairs.”

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Duge’s guess was right.

He had merely started a movement for gender equality, and those candidates who couldn’t stand being idle cast out even more explosive topics over the following days.

“Princess Luo Shuang promises that after regaining the country, she will open more schools for girls in Qingwu Country, allowing girls the right to attend school as well.”

“Gender equality helps to develop society…”

“For the past hundreds of years, women have been subject to discrimination and unfair treatment; is that innately correct?”

“My fellow sisters, it’s time to step out of your homes and fight for your rights.”

“Princess Luo Shuang promises that she will encourage innovation, granting artisans lawful status.”

“Princess Luo Shuang promises that after restoring the country, she will greatly improve the status of merchants.”

“Princess Luo Shuang promises that after the country’s restoration, she will reduce taxes for ten years…”

“Princess Luo Shuang is born a true dragon, and when the time comes, will be assisted by Immortal Gods to ensure Qingwu Country enjoys favorable weather and bountiful harvests…”

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All over Chongming Country, a variety of messages flew far and wide.

Initially, the warriors exercised restraint, focusing the topics on gender equality, but as time passed, topics such as craftsmen, merchants, tax reduction, and so forth all bubbled up, spreading throughout Chongming Country’s streets and alleys via leaflets, announcements, and rumors.

In the rumors, the Fourth Princess almost seemed like a living Saint, as long as she took back Qingwu Country.

Then Qingwu Country would become a dreamlike kingdom where everyone was equal, everyone had the opportunity to succeed, people lived in peace and contentment, and were not burdened with excessive taxes…

Around Chongming Country, wherever there were people, they all talked about the Fourth Princess. In all professions, almost every person was filled with fantasies of what the future Qingwu Country could be.

The people’s voice is harder to suppress than a flood. Once rumors begin, they simply can’t be held back.

Before Qingwu Country fell into chaos, Chongming Country began to feel the stirrings of unrest.

There was no helping it, as the matter with the Extinguishing Sky Demon began in Chongming Country.

In Chongming Country, the Alien Warriors were finding it hard to make a move; if they didn’t seize the opportunity, once the warriors who controlled Chongming Country grew stronger, it would be the end for everyone.

The best way to find an opportunity was to plunge the world into chaos swiftly.

Once the world fell into disorder, blood checks and tests would not be as strict, and they would have more chances to cause trouble and opportunistically boost their attributes.

It could be said.

The Alien Warriors from Chongming Country wished even more fervently than Duge that Luo Shuang could spark a war in the shortest time possible, and it would be best if everyone were drawn into it…

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