Zongman: A journey through time starting from the Supreme

So Saigo felt that this demon was very smart. She was trying to stay away from her people in this way. She knew that one day she would surely perish in the demon war.

If those people believed in her too deeply, they might die in the war with her.

If one has a superficial belief in her, there is a possibility that one can believe in other demon gods and survive.

This is the love that the Salt Demon has for his people, a tragic love, a love that is worth his own life.

"When they are integrated into Liyue Harbor, it will probably only take two or three generations for the belief in the Salt Demon God to completely disappear. The Salt Demon God will become a strange demon god, a memory passed down by word of mouth."

Saigo and Heulia talked about this cruelty.

Heulia didn't care. She just shook her head and said, "...As long as my people can survive and continue to reproduce, I will be satisfied."

Saigo stared at the amazingly gentle demon god and sighed, "...It's best if you think so."

"... Let's go, Heulia. The Salt Demon has now fallen in the Demon War. When the war is over and peace comes, it will be time for you to exercise your authority."

"I saved your people and gave you a way to live. Now you are my family and my property!"

"…This is your compensation for this 'war'. It is also your last time of enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens, and your last time of ceding territory and paying compensation!"

The candle in the long lamp held in Saigo's left hand suddenly lit up, and the light surrounded Saigo and Heulia. When the light faded, the two had disappeared in the town that turned into salt.

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Thousands of years later, this place will only become a relic, and the Salt Demon will become a legend.

"As you wish, Master Zarathustra!"

Heulia felt that this Lord Zarathustra was actually a gentle person like herself.

He is so gentle even to a demon like me. Following him may be the best ending.

……

In Liyue Harbor, sporadic candlelight ignites the darkness, bringing patches of life.

Morax, wearing a white hooded robe, stood on a high ground, gazing at the newly built city below.

After several months, Liyue Harbor has already taken shape.

People of this era did not understand urban planning, so Xixiang had previously given a basic urban construction plan and allowed the people of Liyue to build this new city according to his blueprint.

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After a few months, this newly built port city was no longer as chaotic as it was at the beginning, but was well organized, with each area divided very strictly.

"You are back, Zaratul."

Morax felt the fluctuations of the technique behind him, mainly because Saigo did not hide it from him.

The Rock Demon withdrew his gaze from Liyue Harbor and turned away. When he saw Heulia following Xixiang, he was also stunned for a moment.

"Heulia?"

Morax was a little surprised and didn't know why this demon god was following Xixiang.

Saigo briefly explained what happened before. Morax nodded slightly and said, "...That's great."

"…Although I don't have much hostility towards Heulia, during the Demon War, all demons are enemies, not friends. This is destiny that cannot be violated."

"But if it's you, Zaratul, you don't really need to care about this destiny."

Morax said with emotion that only he who knew Saigo's true identity knew how special this 'demon god' Saigo was.

"I will instruct a few Yakshas to go to the ruins of Guiliji and escort the refugees from the Kingdom of Salt to Liyue Harbor."

"...Liyue Harbor was just built, and a large number of manpower is needed here."

Morax gave Heulia a promise.

"Thank you very much for your tolerance, Morax."

After receiving Morax's assurance, Heulia felt relieved.

"Then it's time to wait, Morax."

Xi Xiang held a long lantern in his hand. He stood beside Morax, looking at Liyue Harbor below, and said with a chuckle.

"Wait until those demon gods recover from their injuries and appear again."

Morax's face was heavy, and he whispered:

Chapter 18: Two Emperors Rule the World, the Seven Stars of Liyue

"At the end of the Demon God War, two emperors ruled the world, one civil and one military, and the world gradually became peaceful."

"There is a star in the sky called the North Pole, which is eternal and bright. Seven stars follow it and never leave it. It is called Ziwei, also known as Beichen."

"In the beginning, Liyue built the Purple Palace, with the Emperor sitting high above it. Seven people of high moral character and talent were assigned seven duties to govern Liyue. This was the prototype of the Seven Stars of Liyue in later generations."

"..."

"When the people live in peace, the world will be at peace!"

——"Liyue Chronicle"

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There is a pavilion on the top of Liyue Mountain City, named "Purple Palace".

This palace was built on a high place, overlooking the entire Liyue Harbor.

Saigo was wearing a black robe with gold edges. He stood by the window of a tall building, gazing at the lights of thousands of homes below.

Nearly ten years have passed since Saigo destroyed the Kingdom of Salt and subdued the Salt Demon Heulia.

Morax once said that he would prepare for the next demon invasion, and this preparation would take ten years.

The truth is that the demon's concept of time is "seventy-six-seven" different from that of humans, and the time it takes for the demon to recover from injuries is also different from that of ordinary people.

After ten years, Liyue Harbor was basically completed. According to Xixiang's original plan, a mountain city with distinct areas and like a fortress was built.

The only thing that has not been built is the port.

The demon gods Osel and Orobas are lurking on the islands outside Liyue Harbor. If the two sea demon gods invade, they and their followers will definitely come from the direction of the port.

Since we know that the port will inevitably experience a major war in the future, there is naturally no point in building it.

It is now well built, but when war comes it will surely be destroyed by the might of the devil.

Moreover, now that war is raging everywhere in the continent of Teyvat and demons are fighting each other, commercial trade has almost ceased to exist, and the ports going out to sea are temporarily useless.

During these ten years, Xixiang personally took charge of government affairs, sitting high in the "Purple Palace" and ruling Liyue.

Compared to other demons, Morax does have more extensive knowledge and is proficient in government affairs, but that is only compared to other demons.

Compared with Saigo, a demon who has traveled across many worlds and possessed many thousands of years of experience and cultural accumulation from several civilizations, Morax would have to cover his face and flee in shame.

After all, before Morax established Liyue, there was no developed civilization on earth, so naturally there was no predecessor to learn from.

Morax established Liyue and ruled it completely by feeling his way forward. Fortunately, as the God of Contracts and a man who understood the principles of law, no major problems arose when he governed Liyue.

Even Saigo now knows that the one who ruled Guilishu in the past was actually the Demon God of Dust Guizhong, and Morax learned much of his understanding of government affairs from Guizhong.

At that time, Guiliji was also ruled by the two demon gods with wisdom and strength.

The governance in Morax is relatively good, but the governance of other demon gods' subjects is really chaotic.

You can let these demons fight in battles and kill enemies, but most of them really don’t understand how to govern a country.

There was even no concept of a country at that time. The first country in Liyue that could be called a country was the Salt Kingdom governed by the Demon God of Salt.

The reason for this is that the Salt Demon is weak and has to delegate power to the people.

After Guiliji was destroyed and the people of Liyue migrated to Liyue Harbor, Xixiang had no choice but to accept the order and personally serve as the ruler in the midst of danger.

He established the "Purple Palace" and combined legislative, judicial and executive powers into one person, truly monopolizing power. He took a bird's-eye view, designed strategic policies, and ensured that every policy benefited the people.

Land was surveyed, water conservancy projects were built, household registration was checked, education was promoted, and even a basic examination and recommendation system was established. The entire Liyue Harbor was thriving.

Although it is still a war time and there is no longer the grand spectacle of thousands of ships competing, the prosperity of Liyue Harbor is no less than before the Demon God War.

Even compared to when it was still in Guiliji, Liyue Harbor is now more organized and orderly, and even the streets are very clean. This is all Xixiang's requirement.

In his impression, ancient cities were actually smelly.

During this period, Xixiang also formulated the first law of Liyue.

In the past, when disputes and crimes occurred in Guiliji, the punishment was based on past experience and tradition. If it were not for the existence of contracts, lynching would have been rampant long ago.

Now, Saigo has directly enacted a law, writing the contract in black and white, so that there will be a law to follow when disputes arise.

After the birth of law, new professions gradually emerged, such as judges and lawyers. I just don’t know whether there will be a Liyue Luo teacher in Liyue in the future to preach the law.

Nowadays, the people are doing their respective jobs and all praise the emperor. This emperor no longer only refers to Morax, but also to the present-day Saigo.

The title of Emperor Morax is more like a respectful title. In the past, he only made a general economic plan for Liyue every year, but did not govern it personally.

However, Liyue was already in ruins. It was unknown how long it would take for Liyue to recover slowly on its own. Xixiang had no choice but to take action himself and restored order in Liyue in just a few years.

His title of Emperor is more like a practical one, because Xixiang really rules Liyue with the power of an 'Emperor'...

Sometimes Saigo also sighed that he, a chaos demon, did not cause chaos, but now he was in the process of sorting out the order. Is this considered a balance between good and evil?

Liyue Harbor is brightly lit, a huge change from the desolate place ten years ago.

Saigo stood by the window and looked at the sky.

Although this day was fake, the constellations were not much different from what Saigo remembered.

The Big Dipper is located in the sky. On the five times extended line of the line connecting Tianxuan and Tianshu, there is an extremely bright star, whose name is Beiji, also known as Ziwei, and also as Beichen.

At night on the continent of Teyvat, many people rely on this unchanging star to determine the directions of east, south, west and north.

Except for the beginning, Xixiang was responsible for all matters, big and small, by himself. After the order in Liyue was stabilized, he divided the power into seven parts and only held the final decision-making power himself.

The seven people who were in charge of different duties in Liyue were called the Seven Stars by the gossipers among the people.

The seven people were not annoyed. Instead, they smiled and thought the name was good. They were still arguing privately about which of the seven stars they should be. They were almost fighting for the name.

Although Liyue Harbor is large, it cannot accommodate too many people.

Although there is no concept of a country now, Liyue Harbor is more like the capital of a country, and there are many villages and towns outside Liyue Harbor.

You have to know that Liyue is millions of square kilometers in size. It is impossible for it to have only a few cities, but it is dotted with human villages.

However, the shadow of war is still there, and those villages dare not go too far away from Liyue Harbor, but just guard the surrounding areas like satellite cities.

"Emperor, what are you thinking about?"

Saigo came to his senses when he heard a voice behind him.

The candlelight in Hall 5.5 is burning brightly day and night.

Although gods and humans coexist in this era, the devil will not always appear and has his own mystery.

Although Saigo was directly involved in governance, he was also in a high position in the government. Apart from the 'Seven Stars', few ordinary people had ever seen him.

After all, not everyone can see the emperor.

At the desk in the room, Gan Yu was studying hard with a few books.

Saigo discovered that this child was very talented in handling government affairs, and was hardworking and persistent, never complaining or feeling tired. He was definitely a good candidate for 007.

As a boss, he was of course ecstatic to meet such a worker, and Saigo also generously shared his knowledge and wisdom to teach her how to handle these trivial matters.

At that time, I will just be a hands-off boss and let Ganyu do the work alone.

He came here to be a salted fish, but he didn't expect that he would have a hard life now and have to govern the country.

Chapter 19: How about I go and kill Inazuma?

"Emperor?"

Ganyu called softly.

The word "Emperor" was called out in a bright and clear voice without any hesitation, which showed that Ganyu was already accustomed to being called that way.

Compared to Morax, Xixiang is more humane. He governs Liyue personally, and all matters of Liyue, big or small, are under his control.

Compared to Morax's superiority, Xixiang has a closer relationship with the people of Liyue.

It’s not Morax’s fault, but in the past when Guili Ji was established, he and Guizhong ruled together.