Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System Chapter 1413 - 1218: Your Majesty, Spare Us

All in all, in short, the moment Yao Jinlong emerged, everyone present on the scene was scared out of their wits.

Many officials were so frightened that they simply plopped down onto the ground, yet they clutched the phones in their hands with a death grip, terrified that the phones might suffer the slightest damage.

You have to know, these were given to them by the Emperor, just bestowed upon them moments ago—if anything were to happen to these phones, for them it would absolutely be a catastrophe.

Especially at the very instant that the golden dragon soared into the air, their scalps tingled and their backs went cold, as if a pair of eyes had been staring at them this whole time.

It was as if that golden dragon was the Emperor’s eyes themselves, and from now on, anything they did would never escape the Emperor’s sight.

At that thought, a chill ran straight down their spines.

Meanwhile, if Lin Yi knew what they were thinking, he would most definitely nod in firm agreement.

After all, these phones really could monitor every single move they made.

Without exaggeration, as long as Lin Yi installed certain software on them,

that camera could run continuously, and not a single movement, not a single word would slip through the cracks.

Of course, Lin Yi wouldn’t actually do this unless someone committed some major offense; otherwise he would not go around violating people’s privacy. After all, even for the people of this ancient era, they too possess a right to privacy.

As someone from a later generation, how could Lin Yi possibly not understand something like that? Precisely because of this, it was merely a means of intimidation. Until the moment came when it was absolutely necessary, he didn’t mind resorting to such methods.

That said, he believed that in the short term he wouldn’t need to use anything like that, or rather, it was very likely that nothing of the sort would happen during his own reign at all; perhaps only in his son’s son’s time would this truly come into its own. After all, his current deterrent power was still overwhelming, his reputation spoke for itself, and every last one of them was utterly timid, not daring to challenge him.

If anyone harbored such a thought, he would absolutely not spare them lightly; or to put it another way, his Immortal prestige was laid out right there—who wouldn’t tremble when hearing his name?

What’s more, every one of these fellows had a handle firmly in his grip.

As long as he was displeased, he could wipe out their entire clans at any moment, and do it in a way that wouldn’t have the slightest impact on him. You have to know, even without them, he could still govern this Dayou Empire perfectly well.

Besides, over there he also had Leng Yu continuously training new officials for him.

You could say that what they were least lacking nowadays was exactly this group of officials. Precisely because of that, each of them was doing everything in their power to cling to the position beneath their buttocks, terrified of making a mistake and angering Lin Yi. This made them live every single day in constant fear and trepidation.

And this was exactly what Lin Yi most wanted to see. Now let’s turn back to the scene before us. At this moment, the scene was truly ridiculous—some sitting, some standing, you couldn’t even tell how comical it all looked.

When that boot-up animation finally vanished, that Divine Dragon also withdrew back into the phone screens in their hands, and only then did everyone collectively come back to their senses, each patting their chest and letting out a long breath.

Yet when they looked again at the thing in their hands, there was clearly a few more shades of timidity and dread in their eyes; some of them even felt the urge to respectfully return these things to the Emperor.

No kidding—there was a Divine Dragon on this thing. Who would dare touch such an object?

After all, from ancient times on, anything bearing a dragon was something used exclusively by the Emperor. Who would dare use it?

But Lin Yi now had absolutely no intention of taking them back. Instead, he directly bestowed them upon the officials, which made their hearts start speculating wildly, pondering what Lin Yi’s true intent was. Yet no matter how they racked their brains, they couldn’t figure out the reason. Just then, Lin Yi’s voice rang out again:

"My beloved subjects, first take a look at what you are holding in your hands. I have given this object the name ’phone’. As the name suggests, it is a kind of mechanism held in the hand.

As for what a mechanism is, I trust that in recent days you should have more or less gained some understanding—for example, the machines used for road construction, those are called mechanisms. And this phone, as the name implies, is a miniaturized version, small enough to be held in the hand.

Of course, as to what uses this thing has, they are truly vast and subtle. The specifics will require each of you to go back and slowly, slowly study it.

I shall only speak of one point for now, that is its first function: it allows for the use of the clairvoyant eye and keen ear over a thousand miles. That’s right, long-distance talking and meeting face to face."

As soon as these words fell, everyone around immediately widened their eyes, staring at the thing in their hands with faces full of shock.

At the same time, the doubt they had held earlier resurfaced again: could this tiny thing really accomplish the work of the clairvoyant eye and keen ear over a thousand miles?

But how could that be possible?

Looking at this thing, apart from that Divine Dragon just now, there didn’t appear to be anything else at all.

Right at that moment, Lin Yi simply waved his hand and took out his own phone. When everyone saw that the Emperor was also holding the same object, only then did they finally let out a long breath of relief.