"Each region is protected by a sect. On the day of the Star Rotation, the common people are uniformly placed within arrays scattered throughout."
Having left the Five Extremes Mountain for only three days, Pan Yang was already sun-tanned. While shielding his forehead from the sun with his hand, he explained, "In return for the sect's protection, the common people plant Spirit Rice in the locations with the densest Star Spiritual Qi, assisted by the cultivators in the village with rain-making and fertilization."
"Every year, Spirit Rice is handed over to the sect without passing through bureaucratic hands."
Liou Yuan nodded in agreement, understanding the differences between the people of the two regions.
"Under imperial rule, power is too dispersed, and bureaucrats in various cities continuously exploit the people's resources, causing taxes on the common people to increase day by day."
"Indeed, life is much better without an emperor."
