Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Because Jiang Ming didn't want to waste time on unnecessary things, he asked Thomas to get straight to the point. After Thomas processed the procedures for them to enter and exit the island, he brought them to the Thousand-Armed and Hundred-Eyed Statue.

"Jiang Ming, what is that? It's such a big statue! Is that the Eye of God embedded in it? How can there be so many of them?"

Kiana looked at Jiang Ming and asked with some confusion.

"Well, let me explain."

Thomas said after taking a deep sigh.

"You should have heard about the Eye Hunting Order, right?"

"Eye Hunting Order? What is that?"

Kiana asked, tilting her head.

"To put it simply, it is to rob people of their God's Eye."

Jiang Ming explained for her.

"Ah? But Jiang Ming, didn't you say that the Eye of God represents people's wishes? Isn't stealing the Eye of God the same as stealing their wishes?"

"We are helpless about this. General Raiden is not only the supreme ruler of Inazuma, but also the god of Inazuma. The eternal and unchanging will of [her] who governs this country is her will."

"Thunder and lightning?"

"Yes, I heard that this is the general's current surname."

"Ohh, and Mei... wuwu!"

Just when Kiana wanted to say something, Jiang Ming immediately covered her mouth.

"Ahem, go on, go on."

Jiang Ming said with an awkward smile.

"Well, for this reason, the general relied on the Three Magistrates to stabilize the country's politics and relied on the isolation order to cut off the flow of people. She wanted Inazuma to maintain a static state, so that the long river of time could flow by on both sides, and only Inazuma would remain motionless until [eternity]."

“But she couldn’t.”

Jiang Ming said in a calm tone.

"Of course, this is just my own understanding. As for the recent issuance of the Eye Hunting Order, the reason may be that the general believes that the Eye of God can provide people with the power of change, and the eternity in the general's eyes cannot allow such an unstable existence. Therefore, General Lei Dian sent Tianling's officers to collect the Eyes everywhere and embed them into the statue one by one."

"Ah? What about people who can mobilize elemental power without the Eye of God?"

Kiana asked a question.

"Ahem, then the general will most likely put that person inside the statue. After all, that person might represent the Eye of God?"

Jiang Ming said with a smile.

"Huh~ How strange... And that general is really selfish, far inferior to Mei."

Kiana said with a look of disgust.

"Haha, maybe only you foreigners would dare to criticize General Lei Dian's actions so bluntly."

Thomas said this without taking those words seriously at all.

"However, I also agree that the Eye Hunting Order is indeed something that should not exist, so Miss Kamisato has been determined to fight since the Eye Hunting Order was issued."

"Miss Kamisato?"

Kiana seemed to have grasped the point.

"Oh, that's the eldest daughter of the Inazuma Kamisato family. She's the person we're going to meet next, right, Thomas?"

"Ahaha, yes, then the tourists from Narukami Island, you said to follow me to the next stop - Kamisato Prefecture."

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The community's executive office.

"Is this the residence of the Inazuma family? It doesn't seem as... exaggerated as I imagined?"

"Haha, after all, I've already seen the Jade Pavilion."

"Welcome to Kamisato Mansion. Miss has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Hmm? Where is it?"

Kiana looked around but didn't see the so-called Miss Kamisato.

"Behind that screen."

Jiang Ming pointed to the screen in front of Kiana.

"Behind the screen?"

"Haha, as the eldest daughter of the club, Kamisato-san usually treats guests like this."

Thomas explained to them.

"This can be considered a custom that the community has followed for hundreds of years. Please understand."

"After all, she is the noble Princess Egret."

"Well, you have traveled across the ocean and are exhausted from the journey. Now that you have come to my house, this is the only way to meet me. Please forgive me for not being considerate enough."

Behind the screen, Linghua sincerely apologized to them, and then talked freely.

"In fact, I have been looking forward to your arrival. I also believe that you must have the power to change the current situation. In today's Inazuma, under the implementation of the Eye Hunting Order, the wishes of the people are being trampled upon. Although the community magistrate serves the general, due to his duties, he is also the party closest to the people's livelihood. The power of the magistrate comes from the trust of the people. If we turn a blind eye to such a situation, how can we sleep peacefully? Therefore, I hope you can lend me your power, so that we can definitely..."

But before Linghua could finish her words, Jiang Ming interrupted her.

"So? You want us to overturn the Eye Hunting Order, stand against the god of this country and become her enemy? Sorry, we are not interested in causing trouble for ourselves."

"Um... No, that's not it..."

"I told you, miss, that won't work..."

"I'm here to help you!!"

Kiana, who had been observing for a long time, suddenly shouted loudly.

"It's my duty to protect the people! I'm betting on Kaslana's honor! I will definitely... wuwu!!"

But before Kiana could finish, Jiang Ming covered her mouth again and said embarrassedly.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. This child has always been so impulsive and outspoken since she was young. I will discipline her. Ying, what are you going to do next?"

"I'm ready to go."

Ying said in a calm tone.

"I'm only here to see General Raiden."

"Ah, ah... please wait a moment! Please... don't go yet..."

Linghua became obviously anxious.

"Hmm... You said you were here to be General Raiden? I will introduce you to General Raiden, but the prerequisite is... You have to help me fulfill three small wishes."

"What wish?"

Paimon asked confusedly, and Ying stopped walking.

"It's about three people who lost the Eye of God. You may understand it after you meet them."

Afterwards, Kamisato Ayaka told them the general situation of the three people who lost the Eye of God.

"Hmm... the warrior who protects the village, the former samurai who enforced the Eye Hunting Order, and the swordsman who once aimed to be the best in the world, right?"

"Yes, please help them as much as you can. I will wait here for you to come back."

"Okay, I promise you."

Ying replied that some hope is better than no hope.

"Haha, I'll leave it to you then."

Ying and Paimon turned and left to look for the three men.

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"Um...you two..."

"We are not here to look for General Raiden, so we won't go, but...tsk tsk, Miss Kamisato is really calculating!"

"First, he asked Ying and the others to help the three people who lost the Eye of God, and to have pity on them. Then he pretended to pull them into his camp. Putting aside other things, this alone made them originally just want to meet General Lei Dian, but in the end they were pulled to the opposite side. What a good plan."

Jiang Ming said this with a smile and applauded their plan.

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"Jiang Ming..."

Kiana gently tugged at the corner of his clothes.

"Mr. Jiang Ming, maybe what you said is right, but we just hope you can come to help us. Inazuma now, the people can no longer live in such a repressive atmosphere. How many people have had their God's Eye and wishes taken away? How many people wanted to leave Inazuma but were caught back in the end? We just want to consider the people."

Linghua said very seriously.

"Haha, Ms. Kamisato, you're joking. I'm not unwilling to help you."

"Eh? Then Mr. Jiang Ming, you..."

Jiang Ming spread his hands.

"It's just a casual remark. Don't worry about it, Ms. Kamisato. We will definitely help if we can, but now is not the right time."

After saying that, he took Kiana and left the Mulou Teahouse.

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"So, Jiang Ming, should we help or not?"

Kiana asked vaguely while eating the tri-color dumplings that Jiang Ming bought for her.

"Of course I'll help you. Didn't you say so yourself? I'm betting on Kaslana's honor."

As he spoke, Jiang Ming turned around and looked at Kiana, but there was no trace of Kiana beside him.

"Jiang Ming! I want to eat this!"

I saw Kiana standing in a ramen shop not far away and shouting.

"..."

"Did you even listen to me?"

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