Cultivation: Being Immortal Chapter 943

In the year 10,200 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Blue Star

Students from the farthest planet in the Tianbei Star Domain have arrived, and now all the planets from both Star Domains have sent people to study at Blue Star.

In addition, each planet has sent elite disciples to Blue Star for training, which is about the structure of modern government.

This is something that all the planets are very backward in. On some planets, there is still no government, and even the concept of law is absent; they are managed by rules that are very rough. Even on some planets with governments, they are mostly feudal dynasties of ordinary people, with extremely outdated ruling levels.

This is a problem that all the planets have realized. With the introduction of Blue Star civilization, their economic development far surpasses the establishment of legal systems, leading to many issues.

"Taoist Friend Ming’an, it has been many years since we last met."

Lin Jiang hosted Ming’an in Haigang City; indeed, they had not seen each other for hundreds of years.

Over the years, Ming’an has traveled far and wide, connecting with different planets, which has been very exhausting. So after finishing things in the Tianbei Star Domain, Ming’an decided to take a break and let his junior, Ming Xin, continue the journey.

"It’s been quite a few hundred years, Taoist Friend Lin. I’ve worked so hard in the Tianbei Star Domain while you’ve made a name for yourself."

"Haha, now everyone knows the name Blue Star in the Tianbei Star Domain. Blue Star has become a beacon in the stars, even Chenbei Star has sent people to study at Blue Star!"

Ming’an said that Chenbei Star is the farthest planet in the Tianbei Star Domain. He had just returned from Chenbei Star recently.

"That’s just a fancy name. Hundreds of thousands of students come to Blue Star, and we have spent countless efforts to take care of them. You know, our cultivation academy receives many official subsidies. Their tuition fees are not enough."

Lin Jiang said that with hundreds of thousands of students, even though his tuition fees are very high, they are still nothing compared to the resources they consume. Lin Jiang invests heavily in the cultivation academy. Not to mention, there are at least twenty or thirty Tao Achieving Transmigration cultivators teaching there personally; that’s not something just anyone can enjoy.

Lin Jiang chatted with Ming’an, their conversation wide-ranging. Ming’an has traveled to many planets, and his experiences have made him more talkative than before.

Of course, this time Ming’an came to Blue Star not for tourism. He led a team from Canglan Star, bringing over three thousand government officials for training, including both junior and senior officials, as well as some technical officials. After they return, they will become the main force for change in Canglan Star and then expand to Lingfa Star.

This includes Ming’an himself, who is also here to learn. Once the reform of the secular government of Canglan Star is successful, he will go to Transmigration.

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Huaxia, Jingdu City

Ming’an entered the residence of the Prime Minister, and he was accompanied by other leaders from different planets. They came to observe and learn how to manage a large power within a modern system.

"Dear elders, look! The Prime Minister is currently dealing with documents about agricultural development. The population of Huaxia people on Blue Star is over 55 billion, and among them, there are only 16 billion cultivators. The vast majority are ordinary people. According to our latest policy, cultivators below the golden core level, which includes the Qi Refining and Building Foundation stages, are also categorized as ordinary people, because in our current technology, these two levels of cultivators do not have much advantage over ordinary people, including lifespan. Currently, the average lifespan of ordinary people in Huaxia has reached 170 years."

"Therefore, the government’s national policy must take ordinary people into account, and agriculture is the foundation of the country. Elders, do not underestimate ordinary people; they have made significant contributions to the achievements of Blue Star today…"

A university teacher was explaining to Ming’an and the others, mainly observing how the Prime Minister handles documents, why he does it this way, what the benefits are, what the drawbacks might be, and how he weighs them.

The Prime Minister remains the busiest person on Blue Star, without exception. Even Lin Jiang is not this busy, because most of the mundane matters are handled by the Prime Minister, while Lin Jiang only deals with major issues.

Ming’an and his group did not disturb the Prime Minister; they simply followed him, observing how he handled government affairs, including meeting guests, receiving subordinates, and inspecting local areas, with someone always nearby to explain. At night, they would also review what they had learned.

The mid-level officials are the same, but they observe the mid-level officials of Huaxia. As for the lower levels, they must go to work and become interns in certain departments.

"Being an official in Blue Star is really difficult. Just look at their Prime Minister; after half a month, has he slept even once? He has less than two hours of rest every day."

"They are all cultivators, why sleep?"

"Cultivators are not made of iron; their spirits can also get tired. If it were you, could you keep this up year after year?"

"Um, no, we cultivate to enjoy life. If we live like this, then what’s the point of cultivating?"

After observing for two weeks, a group of people gathered to sum up their thoughts. They all felt that being an official in Blue Star is not easy, as there are too many things to handle.

"Taoist Friend Ming’an, why aren’t you speaking?"

"I have dealt with Blue Star for a long time. Sometimes I wonder why Blue Star is so powerful, but now I feel that Blue Star should indeed be this strong."

"Taoist Friend Ming’an, how do you mean?"

"Each of our families brought many people, and Taoist Friend Lin arranged for us to see how the Huaxia government works, which was very sincere. It showed us more vividly than what the professors teach in university. You can’t tell me that over the past half month, you haven’t received any reports from the people below you."

The mindset of Blue Star officials is completely different from ours. We see the government as a caring parent and the people as children, while they see the people as their parents. Can it be the same?

"When the mindset is different, everything else is different too. This is a fundamental issue. If the foundation is wrong, there is nothing more to say. That’s why I say the strength of Blue Star is what they deserve."

"I cannot agree with what Taoist Friend Ming’an said. From what I know, Huaxia government officials are not that dedicated either. Every year, it seems at least a hundred thousand officials are investigated for corruption and other problems."

"At least they have investigations. Can our families find even a hundred people in a year?"

"Uh…"

Everyone fell silent. There was nothing more to say. They all knew their own situation, and there wasn’t that much corruption. After all, they were all part of the same group.

"Moreover, regarding the corruption you mentioned, I’ve seen many cases. More than half of those corrupted actually did their jobs. For example, a middle-level police officer truly fought hard when evil conductors caused trouble. Yes, they were corrupt, but we can’t deny their efforts. There was also a person from a remote county who made the local economy grow five times in ten years. Even though he was indeed corrupt, he did get things done."

So for the people and for us, we are not afraid of corruption; we fear not getting things done. Mediocre officials are worse than corrupt ones.

Ming’an spoke to the crowd. Over the past half month, he had learned a lot. He had spent several years at Blue Star, but back then he mostly focused on studying in college and did not really engage with these matters. Now that he had experienced them, he had more ideas.

"Ah, managing ordinary people is much harder than managing a sect. Luckily, we don’t have to manage them ourselves; otherwise, it would be a matter of life and death!"

"Yes, so it’s important to encourage the people below us to study well. We, on the other hand, can take it easy."

"Haha, my senior brother is right. We are just here to observe and broaden our horizons. If real work needs to be done, it still relies on the people below us."

The group laughed. They were either Tao Achieving or Transmigration, and no longer involved in specific tasks. The real work would be carried out by the people they brought; they only needed to supervise.

Ming’an shook his head. He was different from these people. He really wanted to manage Canglan Star well. He felt a deep connection to Canglan Star and did not want it to fall apart.

Moreover, he hoped that Canglan Star would be like Blue Star, a lighthouse in the starry sky, a holy place in everyone’s hearts.

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Spiritual Energy Research Institute

"The Spiritual Energy Research Institute is different from ordinary organizations. Don’t look at me; I am not a scientist now. My research level at the Spiritual Energy Research Institute wouldn’t even be ranked a thousandth."

What is most important for us is management. How to manage? Actually, we don’t have to worry about that. The specific tasks are for those geniuses to dream up. We just need to provide the money, yes, the money.

"The most important thing in research is to provide money. Don’t be afraid of wasting it; be generous. What we dislike most in this field is being stingy, thinking that if we invest money, we must get returns. That’s nonsense. Let me tell you, nine out of ten projects we invest in at Blue Star don’t yield anything. But that’s okay, as long as they aren’t wasting money on purpose, one project that breaks even is enough…"

Cao Wang bragged to people from different planets. Other organizations can freely show things to people from other planets, but not here; this is the foundation of Blue Star.

The leaders from other planets exchanged glances, feeling that Cao Wang made a lot of sense. Research, after all, is always full of twists and turns. There’s no guarantee that an investment will succeed.

After the talk, Cao Wang took them out to eat, drink, and have fun, making sure they had a joyful training period. What skills they could learn depended on luck; anyway, he wouldn’t reveal a single true thing.