Chapter 789

Hearing Lin Ye say this, Karna hurriedly shook his head in refusal. "I can't, Lin Ye. I've never been a king; I'll definitely make a mess of it."

However, Lin Ye's response was even more firm.

"If I say you can, you can! Even if you can't, you can! There are only two of us. I am an outsider; being the king here will definitely not be as easy for me to gain the recognition of the people of this country as it is for you.

Besides, with my current strength, even if I ran to any country to be a god-king, it wouldn't be a problem. Asking me to be a king is belittling my status."

"This..." Karna thought about it, and it seemed that this was indeed the logic.

Lin Ye was a god-like existence; asking him to suddenly be a king was indeed inappropriate.

Lin Ye: "Just tell me if you agree or not. If you don't agree, then I can only go find Arjuna and the others."

"No need for that, I agree!" Karna said hurriedly. Compared to Arjuna, the prince, it was more appropriate for him to be the king.

However, Lin Ye did not tell Karna that he and Arjuna were actually brothers by the same mother but different fathers.

Back then, after Kunti obtained the Command Spell, in order to test its effect, she directly summoned the Sun God Su Liye to descend. Kunti regretted it after using it, but she couldn't refuse Su Liye. Since he had already come, she couldn't just say:

"I was just testing if this Command Spell worked well; you can go now." Su Liye wouldn't have let her off, right?

But after giving birth to Karna, Kunti thought that being pregnant before marriage wouldn't do, so she abandoned Karna, which led to everything that followed.

Lin Ye looked down on Kunti's behavior, but he didn't want to get involved in other people's family affairs.

"Let Karna discover this secret himself when the time comes. It feels a bit inappropriate for me to say it."

On the other side, Karna also continued to look down.

Day 5: You officially ascend the throne and become the King of Kuru. You swear:

"I will break with my past,

Make a clean break with all traditions,

The brand-new me will surely create brand-new rules,

Smearing the ashes of caste and dogma on my forehead,

I swear, from now on, my ability will define my existence!

With realizing equality for all as my faith!"

Once Karna's declaration was made, people from all over Kuru responded one after another!

Day 16: You receive news that the escaped hundred sons of Dhritarashtra and the five Pandavas have joined forces with all the Kshatriyas of Kuru, and at the same time, they are establishing another country in the north of Kuru by recruiting stubborn and conservative people.

Day 17: You find Lin Ye and tell him about the northern country, asking if you should immediately lead troops to quell the rebellion.

However, Lin Ye tells you:

"You have just ascended the throne, and your foundation is not stable. You should first achieve political results to stabilize your regime. As long as you let the people see that you can indeed treat everyone equally, they will surely turn their hearts toward you. By then, the rebel army will collapse without a fight. Remember, the country is the people's country; those who win the hearts of the people win the world."

Listening to Lin Ye's words, you nod silently.

Day 18: You begin to form a team you can truly trust.

February 1: An army that listens entirely to you is established. These people are either aspiring individuals like you who want to overthrow the caste system, or warriors who admire your strength and are willing to follow you. You are overjoyed and begin to look for suitable generals to lead the army.

February 2: You find that those who can serve as officers are basically Kshatriyas, and they have already joined the northern camp. You are quite troubled by this.

Just as you are thinking about whether you need to train more generals, a young man named Ashwatthama finds you.

You recognize him as Drona's son, but he tells you that he and his father are not on the same path, and he hates Arjuna, which is why he came to join your camp. You choose:

Option 1: Agree to let him serve as the main general: It's hard to find a talent; how can you let him go? Besides, the other party seems quite sincere.

Option 2: Disagree with the other party's request. The other party is the son of an enemy general; what if he is a spy for the enemy?

"This..." Karna was truly conflicted for a moment this time. He already knew Ashwatthama's great name.

Drona's son, second only to Arjuna among Drona's many disciples. This person was absolutely the most suitable candidate to serve as the main general, however... was he reliable?

"Forget it, it's hard to find a talent; I can't just let him leave like this. Even if he has ulterior motives, with me and Lin Ye here, he won't be able to make any waves. I choose 1!"

Karna was still very confident in his own strength.

On the other side, Ashwatthama was also shocked by Karna's magnanimity as he watched this scene.

"He actually... really trusts me?"

Ashwatthama was indeed not a spy. In the north, the five Pandavas and the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra were at odds with each other, and he hated that atmosphere.

Especially being forced to fight under the command of that group of people he had always looked down upon, he was even more disgusted.

Plus, although he was a Kshatriya, he was the poorest kind of Kshatriya; his life was not even as good as some Vaishyas, so he didn't have any feelings for this identity.

And Karna also began to think, "Although the generals for this army are solved, there can't be only Ashwatthama as a general. I wonder if Lin Ye has a way."

February 7: Karna finds Lin Ye and tells him about your current predicament, and Lin Ye simply drives away. Half an hour later, he brings a group of people from the car.

"This is Alexander, one of the four great commanders in European history. Next, he will teach your soldiers the art of war."

Karna is overjoyed, immediately welcomes Alexander, and establishes a military academy.

February 18: Lin Ye gives Karna a code of law and tells Karna:

"The root of abolishing the caste system lies in governing the country according to law. Regardless of status, upholding the principle that the Son of Heaven is subject to the same law as the common people is the only way to achieve equality for all."

Karna nods in agreement and begins to implement it.

March: Karna begins to lead troops to attack the manors left behind by the Kshatriyas, bringing their resources under state ownership and breaking the Kshatriyas' monopoly on resources.

April: Industrialization with the power of the whole country, establishing various factories.

May: After obtaining printing and papermaking from Lin Ye, Karna begins to develop compulsory education for all and founds schools all over Kuru.

Karna's first step has begun! ===== CHAPTER 791 =====