With Porridge in Hand, Follow Me

【You recruited eighty-five people in Liu Family Village.】

【In fact, you remembered every single one of them.】

【In the previous simulation, they had all taken part in the uprising. Some joined early, some late. Some died before you left Fubao Star, while others fell in the battle at the starport.】

【Before taking Liu Ying and the others away, you all gathered beneath a large tree at the village entrance.】

【In front of everyone, you conjured bowl after bowl of white rice porridge.】

【“Follow me into the uprising. I can’t promise you anything else, but there will always be enough porridge! Eat! Have as much as you want—eat until you’re full!”】

【Everyone was struck dumb on the spot, their eyes filled with longing for food.】

【White rice porridge?】

【Forget an ordinary bowl of white rice porridge—even bran meant for pigs was something the people of Liu Family Village could rarely eat their fill of.】

【For years, under the enslavement and exploitation of the alien races, they had lived in misery, with clothes barely covering their bodies and never enough food to fill their stomachs, struggling constantly just to survive.】

【Now, bowl after bowl of steaming, freshly made white rice porridge appeared before them. They could hardly believe they were not dreaming.】

【It was only when the sweet, scalding porridge entered their mouths that they suddenly realized—】

【This wasn’t a dream!】

【Liu Ying and the others ignored the heat of the porridge. They gulped it down, swallowing their equally scalding tears along with it.】

【The villagers gathered nearby were already crying from hunger.】

【They deeply regretted not answering your call just moments ago and joining you in the uprising.】

【What were they afraid of?】

【Even if the aliens killed them tomorrow, it would still be worth it if they could eat their fill today!】

【Using the Divine Wind Technique, you sent bowl after bowl of white rice porridge to the watching villagers.】

【“Come and eat, too.”】

【Although these villagers had not joined the uprising, many of them were relatives of the rebel soldiers.】

【The families of the rebel army received special treatment!】

【Liu Tian held out a bowl that he had eaten halfway through but could not bear to continue eating. He handed it to Liu Ying.】

【“Daughter, I was worried just now that following this hero would bring you trouble, that you might be in danger. But now I think… Go, child. Do what you believe is right!”】

【You lengthened the Binding Immortal Rope, allowing Liu Ying and the other eighty-five people to hold on to it. Then, just like that, you carried them away from Liu Family Village.】

【These villagers had spent half their lives under crushing pressure, without even knowing what it meant to have a life or what living truly was.】

【But when they reached the sky and felt the fierce wind against their faces, when they experienced flight without restraint, a surge of heroism and ambition rose within their hearts.】

【They marveled at the wonders of the immortal path and looked down upon the vast land below.】

【Most importantly, a certain emotion appeared in the way they looked at you—a thing called absolute loyalty.】

【Liu Ying most of all. This was already the second time she had placed her loyalty and trust in you.】

【You arrived at the Wing God Cult’s Number One Mine on Fubao Star.】

【During the sixth simulation, you had mined here for several years, though it had been your clones doing the digging.】

【It was also here that you met Old Zhang and learned about the starship his master had left behind on Fubao Star.】

【This time, you had no need for that low-quality starship that still required repairs.】

【Still, you thought you might as well help Old Zhang and the other workers escape their suffering.】

【The Number One Mine was not far from the Main Church, so the guards and overseers in the area had already heard something about what happened there.】

【“Have you heard? Someone from the human race broke into the Main Church and killed everyone in the city! We’re so close to the Main Church… Maybe we should run first?”】

【“Nonsense. The High Priest is a mighty expert of the Absolute Ground Realm. A human? Hah…”】

【“That’s what I thought too. Those weak humans couldn’t possibly have that kind of ability. Hahaha!”】

【The two guards at the mine entrance sat lazily on a rock, chatting.】

【That was, until they saw you drifting over their heads.】

【“M-My heavens! Is that a human? He’s flying!”】

【In the Real Realm, being able to fly without wings most likely meant that one possessed a divine ability.】

【You lowered your head and glanced at the two of them.】

【“Sometimes, you really should believe the unofficial histories.”】

【Then, with a slap from across the air, you sent the two guards—who were about to sound the alarm—flying.】

【Not that sounding the alarm would have done them any good.】

【After that, it took you less than the time needed to finish a cup of tea to completely “disassemble” the entire garrison of the Number One Mine.】

【You also took the opportunity to pack all the source stones in the mine into your Pot-Heaven Space.】

【Don’t ask. Just know that auto-loot was still enabled.】

【The miners were still staring blankly at you, as though a heavenly god had descended among them.】

【You heard their thoughts. They suspected that you were an alien who merely looked very much like a human, and that you had come to rob the Wing God Cult.】

【You did not want to waste time explaining. You simply took out bowl after bowl of white rice porridge.】

【“Porridge in hand—follow me! Kill the aliens! Join the rebel army!”】

【With food on offer, what else did they need to say?】

【“Rise up! Rise up! Rise up!!!”】

【Thunderous cries of rebellion rang through the mine.】

【Even on a third-rate star like Fubao Star, after years of brutal alien enslavement and oppressive rule, the human race had become numb and passive, accepting the idea that being born human meant being born a sinner.】

【But when a spark of resistance was kindled—】

【When the banner of rebellion was raised—】

【countless people still followed, as if driven by an instinct buried in their bloodline.】

【That bowl of white rice porridge was merely the motivation that gave them the strength to take their first step.】

【The courage and spirit of resistance in their hearts were what would support them through the next ten thousand steps.】

【With this first rebel army, numbering no more than a thousand people, you quickly swept through and pacified the area surrounding the Main Church.】

【Most of the aliens were physically sent to the afterlife.】

【A small number were kept alive to serve as servants and laborers, performing physical tasks such as transporting the weapon-refining materials needed by Granny Duobao.】

【The rebel army established its headquarters in the Wing God Cult’s Main Church.】

【However, you gave the place a new name—White Porridge City.】

【A memorial to the legendary White Porridge Uprising.】

【The rebel army was currently settled inside the city, along with their families.】

【There were more than enough empty houses. With the rebel army’s current numbers, they could live wherever they pleased—one house each, or several if they wanted.】

【Even if no one worked at all, the supplies stored in the city would be enough to sustain more than a thousand people for a very long time.】

【For now, you did not continue expanding. You were waiting for some people to come up from the Human Realm.】

【At the same time, you were waiting for Granny Duobao to produce the weapon-refining plans according to your specifications, as well as for her disciples to arrive on Fubao Star.】

【Year Four. Age thirty.】

【Drawing trait…】

【Trait acquired successfully!】

【“Super Fast Charge” (Purple—Epic): When recovering your immortal-path energy—whether true qi, vital energy, divine power, immortal power, or the like—you can enter Fast-Charge Mode and recover at a much faster rate. However, certain conditions in the surrounding environment are required.】

【Adjust trait?】

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