Pioneering

Chapter 111 The First Mission
Flying is one of the basic human desires.

The Blue Star people's obsession with flying can be traced back to the time of cavemen...

Zhong Ming's obsession with flying can be traced back to being humiliated by the fire ghost face-to-face as a wild chicken...

Now, Zhong Ming finally got rid of the "can't fly" situation. Although it wasn't martial arts or wizards that fulfilled his dream of flying as expected, the refreshing feeling of flying with divine power is not bad at all.

Free and unfettered, with the perspective of sitting high above the clouds, Zhong Ming somewhat understands the desire of human beings to fly.

"Hahaha!" Zhong Ming deliberately suppressed the flying speed, and laughed heartily.

Without suppressing the speed, he was able to enter the sub-light speed in a demigod state, and he could go back and forth in the North Continent in a short time.

When he was proud, he couldn't help talking to himself:
"There is a limit to what humans can do."

"I have learned one thing from my short life, the more you play tricks, the more you will find that human beings have limits."

"Unless it surpasses humans."

"I'm not a human being!"

"Oh, I'm not human anymore, that's all right."

"Hahaha……"

Just as Zhong Ming was recklessly enjoying the thrill of flying, his keen divinity sensed the people on the ground, and his face became slightly dignified.

It was the beginning of spring at this time, and it was by no means a time of "lean and yellow". On the ground, from time to time, people with yellow and thin skin and ragged clothes could be seen scrambling in the wild, looking for something to eat.

Wild vegetables, weeds, leaves, bark, even soil...

Occasionally, people who are so hungry that they faint, will ignore the teachings of the gods and pick up some hungry people who have fallen on the ground and can't get up again...

Even if they were reduced to such a miserable situation, these leaders did not dare to look for food openly, and could only sneak around.

Because without the permission of the lord, the leader cannot catch fish in the river, wild animals in the forest, or rabbits in the field; the leader cannot cut down trees in the forest.

Everything on the territory, except the life rights of the people themselves belonged to the gods, everything else theoretically belonged to the lord.

Zhong Ming was very heartbroken. On the one hand, as a blue star person (god), there was not much conscience left to spur him;
On the other hand, what's more, he is heartbroken for his loss. In his eyes, these starving people who died are all vain beliefs!
"What are you doing, don't these scum nobles know what sustainable exploitation is?" Zhong Ming thought bitterly.

Zhong Ming knows that in the feudal era, the taxation of ordinary people was very high, and the monopoly and coercion were far stronger than those in the industrial era.

But every time he saw it with his own eyes, he was still very shocked and regretful.

The most basic "tithe" of the church of the gods, not to mention the citizens, the nobles have to pay it, if you don't pay it, you are disrespecting the gods and resisting theocracy!
Zhong Ming, who has personally experienced the power of the gods, deeply understands how ridiculous it is for mortals to want to fight against the gods.

Therefore, even if they were dissatisfied with the Church of the Gods, no noble would dare not pay church taxes.

In addition:

The citizens are farmers, and they have to pay up to [-]% to [-]% of the land tax;
People who lead people to log in the forest land have to pay a "forest land tax";
People who lead people to fetch water from the river have to pay a "river tax";
If the lord wants to get married, the lord will collect the "marriage tax" from both parties;
If the lord wants to buy or sell livestock or grain, the lord will charge a "transaction authorization fee";
The lord's court resolves civil disputes, and the lord receives the "court money" from both parties in conflict;
If the residents want to open a shop, it is even more serious. Not only do they have to pay a fixed "business tax" every year, but also "city cleaning fees", "firefighting fees", "city maintenance fees", "security fees"...all of them are indispensable ;

……

The most outrageous thing is that some lords also stipulate that the subjects who have extramarital sex must charge both parties an "adultery tax".

Compared with these taxes that are taxed as long as you can't breathe, few ordinary citizens will take it seriously at all when they occasionally criticize aristocratic lords who request to exercise the mere "right of the first night".

Survival is a problem, and how many people care about the so-called dignity and chastity?

However, these exploited people do not have the guts to resist the church of the gods and the nobles.

Since there are occasional attacks from alien races such as dark creatures, monsters, and devils, it is difficult for ordinary people to survive in a cruel world without the protection of supernatural beings;
There is also a large gap in strength between ordinary people and those in power.

Therefore, ordinary citizens had to "willingly" support them.

……

On a mountain that has been bitten bare, a young man climbed up the mountain step by step with his old father on his back.

Soon, the two reached the mountainside.

"Father, are you planning to go back to the village after being thrown in the mountains, so you broke branches along the way to mark it?" A young boy frowned and looked at his old father.

The old man, with deep wrinkles on his weather-beaten face, looked lovingly at his son and replied, "Bout, what are you talking about?

I was already an abandoned person, and I never thought about going back to the village.

I broke off these branches all for the purpose of marking your way, so that you will not get lost when you return to the village.

The beasts of the mountain are not vegetarians. "

After listening to his father's words, Boot couldn't help but burst into tears, hugged his head, and cried bitterly.

After a while, Boot begged: "Father, please forgive me!"

The old man touched his son's hair kindly, and said: "No, it's nothing, it's not your fault that you abandoned me.

How did you and your wife survive without throwing me away?How will my grandchildren survive?

I'm old, it's useless.

I don't blame you at all.

Alright, alright, just throw me here, you hurry back to the village! "

After hearing his father's words, Bout was heartbroken and deeply saddened.

He choked up and said, "I'm so sorry for you, you worked so hard to bring me up.

How could I have the heart to leave such a good father like you in the mountains to fend for myself.

I am willing to accept any punishment from the lord, please go back to the village with me. "

The old man suddenly became anxious: "How can you resist the lord and the teachings under the crown of the Sea God! Go, go, go back to the village!"

A cruel custom in some parts of the Principality of Yige - "abandoning the old". Old people who have reached the age of 60 without noble status will be abandoned by their children.

If you don't discard it, you will be severely punished by these noble lords.

This can not only save materials, but also solve the problem of aging, which is simply the ruling logic of "genius".

In order to be quickly accepted by the rulers of the Principality of Yige when the Sea God Church preached, it even preached that these abandoned old people were sacrificed for the sea god's crown, which is glorious. of……

Anyway, the church tax that these old people can provide is pitiful, and the faith generated by prayer after energy decline is not as good as that of young people. It is not bad to save some food to support young believers.

Boot argued, "But, Father, . . . "

Just as the two were arguing endlessly, a figure shrouded in a hazy and sacred luster suddenly appeared in front of the two of them, majesticly saying:

"Hi, mortal.

The Sea God you keep talking about can't fill your stomachs, let alone fill your family's stomachs.

Interested in learning about a new His Majesty?
A crown that can make you live comfortably and earn wealth through hard work? "

(End of this chapter)