Chapter 3: Elements, Divine Authority, and Divine Cong

A long silence.

Then the earth shook and the mountains swayed.

"You seem to have mastered the 'universal element' that I have never imagined, yet can support all human authority!

Capital, capital, I cannot understand nor deny the existence of this strange element.

Then according to the rules, new King, this island, which was once a vast land, will be mastered by you.

Finally, a little help for you.

The beginning of your civilization can be at that 'harbor where the giant whale falls and iron and fire merge'."

The mysterious voice in his heart finally announced to Zhang Gui, and also pointed out a location that was unknown how far away, but could be sensed in the dark.

All the dust settled.

The stone platform was still the original stone platform, but Zhang Gui was completely different.

His experience just now was called 'Enlightenment' in ancient times.

The condition is to master at least one 'element of all things' and extract the conceptual essential rules from it.

Then derive authority from the 'element'.

Finally, condense the 'status' to obtain immortality.

The element is the soil, the divine authority is the seed, and finally, it grows into a giant tree that covers the sky.

At this moment, Zhang Gui, with the help of the power of the ancient ritual, extracted the concept of 'capital', a brand-new element, from his otherworldly thinking mode.

It is equivalent to an original in the field of mysticism.

According to a certain supreme law, he directly mastered the three core rules of 'element capital': appreciation, exchange, and circulation.

And 'capital', according to its characteristics, belongs to the super soil that can grow many different divine authorities.

Zhang Gui, as the 'Nation Holder', chose the judiciary, and the divine authority he obtained, although only the most restricted 'territorial divine authority' among the three grades of 'territorial, mighty, and unique',

but its core rules with the 'capital element' have a fusion and mutual addition, which also made him satisfied enough.

He couldn't help but say the motto that originated from his own cognition and was absolutely sincerely recognized:

'Capital is the necessary demand for the development of productive forces, and the continuous development of productive forces is the fundamental driver of civilization's progress.

Law is the invisible supreme shackle and guarantee of a country, restraining and guarding all the behaviors of all citizens!

The two are the inner truth and outer appearance of a healthy developing society.'

Clear and accurate, without the slightest ambiguity.

This is the declaration of becoming a god, unique in a lifetime.

Although the strength is based on the power mastered by the authority holder, that is, Zhang Gui, the nature is comparable to heavenly punishment.

Unless there is a collision of abilities of the same grade, it cannot be resisted or exempted.

After that, Zhang Gui, who automatically understood this truth, immediately began to experiment.

He whispered in the darkness:

"I accept the land promised by the ancient gods and name this land 'Zhenlong'.

Now, as the King of Zhenlong and the Legislator, I announce:

Except for the first three clauses of the 'Great Charter' that cannot be changed, two other codes of criminal and tax law are established.

First, paying taxes to the Zhenlong regime is the natural obligation of any individual or organization that mines, farms, or engages in all economic activities on this land.

Violators shall be punished with fines or expulsion.

Violent tax resistance should be imprisoned, and in serious cases, the death penalty may be imposed."

Such laws are reasonable even in modern countries, so they were naturally accepted by the judicial authority and began to constrain the behavior of all living beings on the island.

Matter determines consciousness, and the qualitative change of consciousness can also react on matter.

The authority took effect, and Zhang Gui felt an unprecedented coolness in his mind, and his physical body began to change.

New organs grew in his mouth, spread through the esophagus, trachea, extended into the intestines, stomach, and lungs, and extended into the atrium through blood vessels.

This organ is called 'Divine Cong', which is the manifestation after the ancestor's transcendent genes became dominant. It looks like a small tree cluster, rooted in the flesh and blood, forming ancient divine texts.

Specifically on Zhang Gui's body, the Divine Cong is pale gold.

The divine texts on the trachea and lungs form a whole, which are the two words 'Swallow Crow'.

The intestines, stomach, and esophagus form a whole, which are the two words 'Drink River'.

The liver forms a whole alone, creating blood that also turns pale gold, reflecting the four words 'Water-Fire Harmony' Divine Cong.

And the Divine Cong can parasitize vital organs such as the lungs, liver, and stomach, and the divine texts manifested are so clear and complete that their quality is unimaginable.

And if a person's Divine Cong can cover a complete organ of the body, it can be called 'Main Divine Cong'.

The first supernatural ability produced by this Divine Cong is his 'primordial ability'.

Just like a healthy little pony will stand up immediately after birth, Zhang Gui soon discovered that although he produced three Main Divine Congs at once, they only brought one ability.

'Explosion'.

The principle is extremely simple, which is the physical manifestation of the volume expansion caused by fire burning water into steam.

Of course, for a transmigrator like Zhang Gui whose soul comes from a technological civilization, once the phenomenon of water and fire fusion is deepened and interpreted to the atomic state, the energy explosion is unimaginable.

But it's still too early for that.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Gui, carrying a large bag of clear water, returned to the caravan's campfire.

The chaos caused by the earthquake had subsided.

The boiling pot emitted the fragrance of rice.

Zhang Jiujiang saw his friend return and pulled him over with a pale face: "Dagui, were you okay during the 'Dragon Arching Earth' just now?"

"I'm fine," Zhang Gui said with a smile.

Zhang Jiujiang still said worriedly: "You haven't read proper books, so you don't understand some truths.

The 'Travelogue of Xing Xiao' says that encountering a Dragon Arching Earth on an island is terrifying, and if it's accompanied by a tide, it's a narrow escape!"

It is better to have no books than to believe everything in them.

For an island of the size of Giant Serpent Head Island, and with a huge basin landscape, what is there to fear about storms and tides as long as you are not on the shore?

However, Zhang Gui did not refute his friend's words and whispered: "These clerks are used to Luan Ya. Since they are not nervous, there should be no major problems."

Only then did Zhang Jiujiang slowly settle down and sit cross-legged by the fire, drinking the thick porridge in small sips.

Zhang Gui was busy helping in the kitchen.

When he got close to the campfire, he felt a wave of heat rushing into his mouth, his whole body felt hot, and he felt indescribably comfortable.

The closer he was to the fire, the more energetic he felt, but his mouth felt slightly dry.

The crowd illuminated by the firelight was shadowy.

A kind-hearted, middle-aged, short, and fat clerk accidentally noticed that Zhang Gui was too close to the fire.

His hair seemed to be scorched, so he hurriedly stepped forward a few steps and pulled him back.

"Little Brother Gui, have you lost your mind? Why are you so close to the fire? Be careful not to burn your clothes."

Zhang Gui could only move a step symbolically and said helplessly: "Many thanks for the reminder, brother, truly many thanks.

It's just that I was frozen stiff from the journey just now, so I thought I'd roast by the fire while working.

Sorry to trouble you."

"Fire and water are ruthless, it's not a game.

This large campfire is over a person's height, it's not easily seen, and if it burns someone, it's common to be torn and bruised.

You are a young man with no experience, you can't treat it like a stove at home."

"Yes, yes, I understand."

Zhang Gui nodded like a garlic-pounding machine and had to move further away from the campfire.

(End of chapter)