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Upon hearing Lin Ye's words, Karna quickly shook his head and refused, "No, Lin Ye, I've never been a king before, I'll definitely make a mess of things."
However, Lin Ye's response was even more resolute.
“If I say you can do it, you can do it, even if you can’t! There are only the two of us. As an outsider, I’m definitely not as likely as you to gain the approval of the people of this country to be the king here.”
Besides, with my current strength, I could easily become the god-king of any country. Making me a king would be beneath my dignity.
“This…” Karna thought about it and it seemed to make sense.
Lin Ye is a god-like figure; it's really inappropriate to suddenly make him king.
Lin Ye said, "Just tell me if you agree or not. If you don't agree, then I'll have to go find Arjuna and the others."
“There’s no need for that, I agree!” Karna quickly said. He felt it was more appropriate for him to be king than Prince Arjuna.
However, Lin Ye did not tell Karna that he and Arjun were actually half-brothers.
After obtaining the summoning ticket, Gunti, wanting to test its effects, directly summoned the sun god Surya. Gunti regretted using it immediately, but she couldn't refuse Surya. Since he had already come, she couldn't very well say no.
"I was just testing this summoning talisman to see if it worked, you can go now," she'd say. Could Surrey possibly be her again?
However, after giving birth to Karna, Gunti realized that she couldn't be pregnant out of wedlock, so she abandoned Karna, which led to what happened later.
Lin Ye looked down on Gongti's behavior, but he didn't want to get involved in other people's family affairs.
"Let Karna discover this secret himself in due time. I feel it's inappropriate for me to say it."
Meanwhile, Karna continued watching.
Day 5: You officially ascend the throne as the King of Kuru, and he swears an oath:
I will break with my past self.
Severing all ties with tradition
The new me will surely create new rules.
Smear the ashes of caste and dogma on your forehead.
I swear, from this day forward, my abilities will define my existence!
My belief is to achieve equality for all!
As soon as Karna's declaration was issued, people throughout the Kuru region responded enthusiastically!
Day 16: You receive news that the 100 sons of Dhritarashtra and the 5 sons of Pandita have joined forces with all the Kshatriyas of Kaundinya and are establishing a new kingdom in northern Kaundinya by recruiting stubborn and conservative people.
Day 17: You found Lin Ye and talked to him about the situation in the Northern Kingdom, asking if you should immediately lead troops to quell the rebellion.
However, Lin Ye tells you
"You have just ascended the throne, and your foundation is not yet stable. You should first establish achievements to consolidate your power. As long as the people see that you can truly treat everyone equally, they will surely be drawn to you. At that time, the rebels will collapse without a fight. Remember, the country belongs to the people, and he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world."
Listening to Lin Ye's words, you nodded silently.
Day 18: You begin to build a truly trustworthy team.
February 1st: An army completely devoted to you is formed. These people are either like you, ambitious individuals who want to overthrow the caste system, or warriors who admire your strength and are willing to follow you. You are overjoyed and begin to search for a suitable commander.
February 2: You discover that most of the officers are Kshatriyas and have already joined the northern camp, which troubles you greatly.
Just as you were pondering whether you needed to train another general, a young man named Ma Si approached you.
You recognize him as Drona's son, but he tells you that he and his father are not on the same path, and that he hates Arjuna, which is why he has joined your side. You choose:
Option 1: Agree to appoint him as the commander: It's not easy to find such a talented person, how can I let him go? Besides, the other party does seem quite sincere.
Option 2: Disagree with the other party's request. The other party is the son of an enemy general. What if he is an enemy spy?
"This..." Karna was genuinely conflicted this time. He already knew of Ma Si's great reputation.
Derona's son, second only to Arjuna among Derona's disciples. He is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate to be the commander-in-chief, however... is he reliable?
"Forget it, we've finally found a talented person, we can't just let him leave like this. Even if he has ulterior motives, with Lin Ye and me here, he can't cause any trouble. I choose one!"
Karna is quite confident in his abilities.
Meanwhile, Ma Si, witnessing this scene, was also shocked by Karna's magnanimity.
"He actually... really believes me?"
Ma Si was indeed not a spy. In the north, neither side of the five sons of Pandu nor the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra was willing to submit to the other, and he hated that atmosphere.
He loathed it even more when he was forced to fight under the command of a group of people he had always looked down upon.
Furthermore, although he was a Kshatriya, he was the poorest of the Kshatriyas, whose lives were even worse than some Vaishyas, so he didn't feel anything about this identity.
Karna also began to think, "Although the general of this army has been dealt with, we can't just have Ma Si as the only general. I wonder if Lin Ye has any ideas."
February 7th: Karna found Lin Ye and told him about his current predicament, while Lin Ye drove away immediately. Half an hour later, he returned with a group of people.
"This is Iskandar, one of the four great commanders in European history. He will be the one to teach your soldiers the art of war."
Karna was overjoyed and immediately welcomed Iskandar, establishing a military academy there.
February 18th: Lin Ye gave Karna a codex and told him,
"The fundamental solution to abolishing the caste system lies in the rule of law. Regardless of status, the principle that the emperor is subject to the same laws as the common people is upheld in order to achieve equality for all."
Karna nodded in agreement and began to implement it.
March: Karna began leading his army to attack the estates left behind by the Kshatriyas, nationalizing their resources and breaking the Kshatriyas' resource monopoly.
4. The whole country devoted its resources to industrialization and established various factories.
May: After obtaining the printing and papermaking techniques from Lin Ye, Karna began to develop universal compulsory education and founded schools throughout Kuru.
Karna's first step has begun!
Chapter 472 Life Simulation, Arjuna
While Karna was beginning to govern, Arjuna was having a major headache.
"What should I do?"
Arjuna looked at his own simulations, which were far less elaborate than Karna's.
Day 5: You and your brothers begin your escape to the north of Kuru.
Day 6: On the run...
Day 7: Escaping on horseback...
Day 8: Escaping by boat...
Day 9: You received news that the king, who was unwilling to leave, and some ministers who did not have time to escape, had become prisoners. You were greatly saddened and then continued your escape.
Day 10: You have finally escaped to the north of Kuru. Drona proposes that you use the north as your base to rally the loyalists of Kuru to prepare for a counterattack on Elephant City, and you agree.
Day 11: You spread the news that you were alive, and sure enough, Kshatriyas arrived one after another with their servants and soldiers. You looked at the ever-growing army and felt extremely confident.
Day 15: More and more people are coming to join you, but you find that they do not obey your orders. Instead, they begin to fight for the position of commander-in-chief of the allied forces, as if whoever wins the position will become the next king of Kuru.
“This is the human heart.” Arjuna understood; these people had come to him not out of loyalty.
They were simply afraid of Lin Ye, afraid of Karna, and afraid of having their power taken away.
Now that Bhishma has ascended to heaven and King Dhritarashtra's fate is unknown, how could these Kshatriyas possibly relinquish power to them?
"No, this can't go on! But... what can I do?"
Day 16: You find Duryodhana and want to discuss with him about letting Jhin Zhan succeed to the throne, and then everyone work together to first obtain the leadership of this team, but Duryodhana refuses directly.
Day 17: The allied forces began to elect their commander-in-chief, and in the end, it was Darius's uncle, Shakunin, who elected Darius as the next king of Kuru!
"What!" Arjuna was stunned! How could this be!
In terms of age, the eldest brother is ahead of everyone else!
In terms of strength, I'm the one who won in the martial arts arena!
No matter how you look at it, it's impossible for them to be invincible!
Day 18: The angry Pandavas felt their power had been taken away, so they also pulled their supporters to split into another camp.
Day 20: The conflict between the two camps intensifies. Shakuntni proposes that in order to reclaim Elephant City, they must work together, so he asks them to submit immediately or leave. They refuse and bring their supporters to the northwest.
Day 21: You've heard that Ma Si has gone missing, but nobody cares about him at this point.
February: Duryodhana invites you to his place to discuss the plan for a joint attack on Elephant City, and the five of you gladly go.
February 5th: You arrive at the agreed location, a brand new palace.
You entered, but did not see the figures of Nandi and his companions. At that moment, the entire palace suddenly burst into flames, and you then discovered that the palace was actually made of wax!
"No way! They want to silence us!" Arjuna's expression changed drastically.
Before the throne, there was never any consideration for kinship. The Kuru war in the pan-human history was originally a power struggle between the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra and the five sons of Pandita. However, the original pan-human history was restrained by King Dhritarashtra and Bhishma. Now that both of them are gone, the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra would never tolerate him.
Arjuna was unaware that Duryodhana had used the same tactic against Arjuna and his brothers in history. This was still relatively mild; the five Arjuna brothers shared a wife, the Black Princess, who was also taken over by Duryodhana due to his scheme to gamble with the five brothers.
This murder is really nothing.
The flames intensified, and just when it seemed you were about to perish in the inferno, a magnificently dressed figure appeared before you.
He claims to be Krishna, and says he has come to take you away.