Chapter 33: Let the wilderness burn!

Good, good, good, dying in a more abstract way!

Zhao Si sighed, then pondered carefully:

"Both roads are impossible to pass; I must think of a solution…… How should I make use of these ten little Golden Crows?"

"It's obvious that killing them is the most foolish plan; doing so would not only bring a deadly disaster upon myself, but also completely waste the value attached to the little Golden Crows."

"What value does the little Golden Crow have?"

"The innate spiritual root, the Fusang tree?"

"Nonsense! A single spiritual root is worthless; the most valuable thing about these ten brats is, of course, their status and political influence!"

"They are Di Jun's children, Xi He's beloved, the legitimate heirs of the Heavenly Court; it's no exaggeration to say that these ten can fully represent Di Jun and Xi He, and even the tendencies and interests of the entire Heavenly Court."

【"I had no choice before, but now I want to be a good dragon." You said so.】

【"The second Golden Crow also roared: 'How can we do good politics hanging out with you bunch of bugs?!'"】

【You chose (to guide the ten Golden Crows to betray their father's mistaken plan, using the excuse of "saving the Wilderness world" to channel the juvenile demons' righteous passion, and have them join the human faction!).】

【Di Jun: ……】

【"The third Golden Crow roared: 'Father, we are the Crown Princes! You will regret this!'"】

【Di Jun: ……】

"Yes!"

【……Facing the ten Golden Crows, these curious little darlings, you choose (?) please fill in freely.】

【You solemnly bowed to the ten Golden Crows, then laid out the slaughter-of-humans plan you and Di Jun had devised back then, and earnestly explained that the current tragic war between demons and humans on the Wilderness arose from that, due to the Heavenly Emperor's mistaken decision……】

【The ten Golden Crows, after all, are hot-blooded youths; they inherently possess a sense of justice, and upon hearing that their father had enacted such a tyrannical policy, after a brief shock, they naturally began to doubt his great image.】

If we still follow the original plot of Hou Yi shooting the suns, leading to the setting of the Wu-Demon war, that would definitely affect the reward earnings.

This plan is highly feasible, because the Wu Clan is still a subordinate tribe of the Demon Race, although they have long been oppressed and exploited by the Heavenly Court's ruling class, but how much rebellious sentiment they harbor remains unknown.

With the ten Golden Crow Crown Princes openly siding with humanity, what political signal would that send, and how would the Demon Race react?

Zhao Si hesitated a bit, after all he is somewhat a kind-hearted ordinary person; the ten Golden Crows are merely innocent kindergarteners, and doing this to them is truly beastly!

【You said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, if I cannot stop this mistaken slaughter-of-humans plan…… then let the Wilderness burn!"】

【"Let Jin Bing and me speak."】

【In Di Jun's voice, as if blazing with the fierce true fire of the sun: "I have already given you the Edict of Succession; what more do you want? If you did not want to slaughter humans initially, why did you accept it?"】

【How could these ten inexperienced little Golden Crows withstand this? After your barrage of combos, they all become dazed, their whole bodies trembling with excitement as they blaze with the sun's true fire, howling to save the Wilderness! To save the myriad people! To ascend as Heavenly Emperor!】

【"What exactly are you trying to do?" Di Jun said slowly.】

【When speaking passionately, you even produced the Edict of Succession, indicating that you were made heir by the Heavenly Emperor for betraying humanity; now seeing the Wilderness tragedy everywhere, you feel unworthy of the heavenly position, and if the ten Crown Princes are willing to save the world's billions from fire and flood, you are willing to relinquish the throne and let them succeed as Heavenly Emperor!】

【Your rhetoric is maxed out!】

【"Who else is behind you?" Di Jun wondered which Saint had given you support, thinking you couldn't possibly oppose the plan out of nowhere; there must be someone……】

【"Your Majesty, I only want to stop the slaughter-of-humans plan." You replied.】

For the Wu Clan it's the same: they haven't rebelled, yet you force them to join the rebellion—what's the difference between that and the sinister act of forcibly dragging people up to Liang Mountain's marshes?!

【At this point, you again lamented, saying that after observing countless tragedies during the plan, you finally came to your senses; having come to Tang Valley today, you specifically wished to ask the ten Golden Crow Crown Princes to save the Wilderness's myriad people, for as long as they stand opposite the Heavenly Emperor, the Heavenly Emperor who loves them will surely mend his ways, no longer causing the world's beings to suffer, and thus the populace will naturally acclaim them, earning boundless merit……】

"But isn't this too dark?"

【"Your Majesty." You said.】

Hiss…… Sounds like there's a lot to play with!

How will the Heavenly Court adjust its policy toward the demon-human war?

【"Why? Didn't you agree to it nicely before?"】

"Lay out Di Jun's plan to use the Demon Race's might to exterminate humanity, then appeal to the ten Golden Crows with righteousness, earnestly urging them to save the world for the sake of the Wilderness's billions of innocent beings who are about to die tragically due to the Heavenly Emperor's mistaken decision……"

"How should we handle it then?"

Isn't Di Jun trying to separate his friends and family from the guilt of slaughtering humans?

Zhao Si still remembers, after the game update earlier, he was promised a reward whose tier depends on how much the Wilderness storyline deviates from the original—the greater the deviation, the better the reward.

【Di Jun: ……】

【Benefits maxed out!】

【Should we rewind time and return to the previous life choice?】

【Di Jun: ……】

If anyone dares to harm even a hair of theirs, the Heavenly Court's assorted Quasi-Saints and Great Luos would surely go mad and kill them!

"Golden Crow…… Hou Yi shooting the suns?"

A thought crossed Zhao Si's mind:

"Wait…… the Golden Crows should still be immature toddlers; couldn't we use talk therapy to bring them over to the human faction……"

My next divisive target is the Wu Clan; if I can't persuade these barbarians to join the human faction, I could just use the ten Golden Crows as a pretext, giving them a "borrowed knife to kill a bird" maneuver—if I slaughter the ten Golden Crows, the Wu Clan would be forced to rebel even if they didn't want to……

So we can't do that……

"Too much focus on birth, better forget it…… besides, there are still rewards after completing the simulation……"

Zhao Si couldn't help but devise a dark plan:

"Couldn't we, following the Wilderness's traditional plot, have the ten Golden Crows be shot to death by the Wu Clan's Great Witch Hou Yi—nine of them—as a spark to provoke the Heavenly Court into declaring war on the Wu Clan, thus forcing the Wu Clan onto Liang Mountain?"

【Father?】

【Di Jun: ……】

Zhao Si narrowed his eyes and clicked to continue the game:

So if your son ends up siding with humanity, what would you do?

【"There are many people, they are innocent dead humans and demons."】

On the other side, Di Jun gritted his teeth and withdrew from the battlefield besieging the Red Cloud Old Ancestor, and in a low voice said to the communication treasure.

Time has already flowed backwards……

Righteousness is maxed out!

The Great Golden Crow's blood boiled with fury, and on the spot he used the communication treasure to roar at Di Jun: "Old thief! I swear I will not coexist with you!"

Di Jun: ……

……

(End of chapter)