“Revolutions are usually accompanied by bloodbaths. Tell me, how many people have you killed this time?”
Chapter 253: Slaughtering 30,000,000 People, A Great Windfall
How many Dragon People nobles were they in the Dragon God Empire?
Meng Lei didn’t know the answer to this question, either.
According to Dragon God Empire laws, however, all the offspring that Dragon People nobles produced were also nobles. As a result, in spite of the Dragon People’s low reproduction rates, the number of Dragon People nobles nevertheless still reached frighteningly high numbers after 40,000 years.
How would so many Dragon People nobles possibly agree to having their titles stripped and financial assets confiscated?
“This policy was implemented four months after you left, Master. It was in progress for a total of ten months before it was officially completed.”
Puhaman gave him a bashful smile before he added, “In total, I’ve only killed fewer than 30-odd million people, I’d say.”
“Only”?
Fewer than... 30-odd million people?
Meng Lei almost wet himself in shock. A hint of shock and horror surfaced in his eyes as he looked at Puhaman.
What an impressive guy!
He didn’t actually bat an eyelid at having to kill so many Dragon People. He was practically a goddamn butcher!
“What a ruthless, bloodthirsty devil!”
Bubbles almost wet himself in shock, too. As he looked at Puhaman, his eyes took on a hint of fear and horror while Nadja and Seisia also put some distance between themselves and Puhaman.
They might be underground evil deities, but when had they ever killed that many? They didn’t even dare to think about it.
“It couldn’t be helped!”
Puhaman held his hands out. “Thinking that they had strength in numbers, not only did the Dragon People refuse to hand over their financial assets and land, but they even incited the common masses at the bottommost tier of the hierarchy, who didn’t know better, to stage rebellions and riots. Left with no other choice, I could only pick up my sword and go on a killing spree!
“With them alive, the empire couldn’t stabilize itself, and they may bring trouble to Master’s lands. In order to solve the problem once and for all, I could only cut the Gordian knot...”
“Isn’t that cut of yours a little too harsh?”
Meng Lei didn’t know what to say.
According to his ideals, once he had taken control of the momentum, once he gave the billions of humans in the Dragon God Empire an equal chance at education and cultivation, in fewer than a hundred years, large numbers of experts would definitely surface from among the humans. By then, why would they still need to fear the Dragon People?
Meng Lei had absolute confidence that under equal conditions, the Dragon People definitely wouldn’t be able to beat humans.
Hundreds and thousands of years later, the Dragon People would eventually disappear over the long course of history. Killing them? Was there a need to?
A sad Puhaman asked, “Have I erred, Master?”
“I can’t say that you’ve erred, either. Perhaps it’s I who is being too merciful.” Meng Lei waved the question off and said, “Go on.”
“Secondly, I’ve promoted human elites and allowed them to take control of imperial court affairs, as well as political control of various areas.”
Puhaman went on. “As of now, every crucial organization—such as the imperial court, regional executive governmental branches, and military troops—are all under the humans’ control. I have kicked out all the Dragon People.
“It’s no exaggeration to say that after two years of efforts, the humans have already thoroughly taken over the Dragon God Empire and are the one and only masters of the empire.”
“Not bad!”
Meng Lei nodded in approval.
“Thirdly, in order to crack down on religious faith in the Dragon God, I’ve also abolished the Dragon God Vatican and destroyed the Dragon God statues.”
Puhaman snickered and said, “This was extremely easy to accomplish. I left it to the Counter-Dragon Squad, and they completed the mission very effectively.”
“The Counter-Dragon Squad?”
A look of puzzlement came over Meng Lei’s features.
“The Counter-Dragon Squad is a Dragon People military troop that I built. They consist of Dragon People experts whose level of strength ranges from ninth-grade to Saint Domain!”
A resigned Puhaman said, “There are simply too many Dragon People in the Dragon God Empire. It’s a shame to kill so many Dragon People who are already at ninth-grade or Saint Domain level. It couldn’t be helped, so I assembled all of them in one place and founded the Counter-Dragon Squad. They specialize in doing things that’ll offend people.”
“Are those Dragon People experts actually willing to follow your command when you’re treating the Dragon People like that?” Bubbles asked, “Do you think they are fools?”
“Fools? Of course not! Those Dragon People hate me with every fiber of their being and wish for nothing more than to rip me into pieces. How would they possibly work for me?”
A laughing Puhaman said, “With no other choice, I could only use my Dead Souls Magic to turn them into puppets. That’s the only way they’d listen to me!”
“You devil!”
Meng Lei and the others couldn’t help but shiver. They didn’t know how they should be describing that fellow anymore.
Puhaman rebutted, “Don’t look at me like that, Master. Even if I didn’t do that, they would also be killed anyway. What I’m doing is saving their lives instead!”
Just listen to what he’s saying!
Was that something a human should be saying?
You’ve already turned them into puppets that are neither really dead nor alive, yet you claim you’re saving their lives? Can you get any more shameless than that?
“And then?” Meng Lei asked.
“Thirdly, I’ve built temples that worship Master and fashioned statues of Master to spread Master’s faith.”
Puhaman snickered and said, “Temples and statues are
