Chapter 359: The City of Slaughter is Not a Purely Evil Place, The Correct Answer
That is, the local nobles had become accustomed to embezzling soul master subsidies for many years, and they had long grown used to this income.
When the two great empires' royal families suddenly stopped issuing soul master subsidies, the local nobles would undoubtedly seek other ways to make money.
In Douluo Continent, being an ancient world with outdated views, the methods for nobles to make money were very limited, and the easiest thing they could think of was undoubtedly exploiting the common people.
So, in the end, stopping the soul master subsidies would not reduce the conflict between nobles and commoner soul masters; instead, it would lead to local nobles intensifying their exploitation of the common people.
Since commoner soul masters are born as commoners, if local nobles increase their oppression of the common people, it would inevitably affect the commoner soul masters, leading to a surge in the number of evil soul masters!
In previous livestreams, many of the reasons for the fall of evil soul masters had been shown to be tied to the oppression and exploitation of commoners by local nobles.
Thus, the reason for the rampant evil soul masters during the Peerless Tang Sect era on Douluo Continent must undoubtedly be partially attributed to the two great empires!
The specific reason was that the two great empires, unwilling to see the re-emergence of a Spirit Hall, refused to create an institution to take on the role of the Spirit Hall.
Without a "Spirit Hall" to provide checks and balances, as the noble and soul master classes expanded, the two empires would inevitably make decisions that favored the interests of soul master families and the nobility, even if those decisions were wrong.
For example, when it came to soul master subsidies, the two empires, whether they wanted to continue issuing them or not, would inevitably cancel the subsidies over time.
The reason was simple.
The two empires originally provided the soul master subsidies to counterbalance the Spirit Hall's free martial soul awakenings for commoners and to win the hearts of commoner soul masters.
Without the Spirit Hall, there was no longer any need for this policy.
After all, continuing the soul master subsidy policy would cost a lot of money each year!
Even if the emperors of the two empires were wise enough to realize that the policy had more benefits than drawbacks and chose to continue, as the two empires continued to develop, the soul master families and the noble class would only grow stronger. Eventually, local nobles would reach out for the soul master subsidies.
In an ancient world like Douluo Continent, the royal family's oversight of local areas was severely insufficient.
Without the Spirit Hall's supervision, once the local nobles colluded to embezzle the soul master subsidies, the royal family might never know about it.
Once local nobles targeted the soul master subsidies, it would inevitably lead to clashes with commoner soul masters, who could never win against the nobility.
But in Douluo Continent, soul masters could still fall into darkness and become evil soul masters, which made everything worse.
When the local nobles made life unbearable for commoner soul masters, some of them would inevitably fall into darkness, becoming evil soul masters and seeking revenge on society.
And when the two empires realized that the soul master subsidies were being embezzled by local nobles, they would likely stop issuing the subsidies altogether.
But this would create even worse consequences!
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As Lin Yu thought further, he also considered the City of Slaughter.
In the livestream, while the absence of the Spirit Hall was one cause of the rampant evil soul masters in the future of Douluo Continent, Lin Yu felt that the lack of the City of Slaughter was also a contributing factor.
Why?
Because Lin Yu believed that the City of Slaughter acted like a prison specifically for evil soul masters and fallen soul masters who had committed grave crimes.
If the City of Slaughter still existed, many evil soul masters and fallen soul masters, facing pursuit from the two great empires (perhaps?) and Shrek Academy, might choose to escape to the City of Slaughter.
After all, facing a manhunt, these evil soul masters and fallen soul masters would be killed if they were caught. But if they escaped to the City of Slaughter, they might be able to survive.
Of course, life in the City of Slaughter was not as easy as it seemed.
But once someone entered the City of Slaughter, they usually couldn't get out. The evil soul masters and fallen soul masters wouldn't know what the City of Slaughter was truly like, and might even see it as a refuge.
Without the City of Slaughter, many evil soul masters and fallen soul masters, facing pursuit from the two great empires (perhaps?) and Shrek Academy, would be forced to fight for survival, and the only options left would be life or death.
To survive, these evil soul masters and fallen soul masters would undoubtedly commit various heinous acts, all to improve their strength.
This was the difference between having the City of Slaughter and not having it.
The City of Slaughter seemed like a place for filth and corruption, but like light and shadow, where there is light, there must be shadow—this is inevitable.
At least in Lin Yu's view, the existence of the City of Slaughter was still more beneficial than harmful to Douluo Continent!
And Tang San's destruction of the City of Slaughter was done out of short-sighted pride, but the long-lasting harm would affect the future of Douluo Continent for countless years to come!
In short, one sentence: Tang San is a fool!
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After thinking for a while, Lin Yu finally sorted out his thoughts and concluded his answer.
With three opportunities to exempt punishment, after deciding on his answer, Lin Yu directly spoke out on the illusory screen.
[Lin Yu: In the livestream, the reason for the rampant evil soul masters on Douluo Continent in the future is because after the destruction of the Spirit Hall, Tang San did not establish a force to take on the responsibilities of the Spirit Hall.]
[The two great empires, fearing the Spirit Hall, did not want to see the emergence of a new Spirit Hall, yet they were unwilling to establish a similar institution to perform the same role.]
[In the end, as time passed, the noble and soul master classes expanded, and human greed inevitably caused them to target the common people, oppressing and exploiting them.]
[Commoners and commoner soul masters were inseparable, leading many commoner soul masters to fall into evil soul masters, thus causing the rampant evil soul masters on Douluo Continent in the future. Moreover, this was also because Tang San destroyed the City of Slaughter!]
Had Lin Yu answered first again?
In the livestream, when it was seen that Lin Yu had answered first, many forces couldn't help but feel a sense of pressure and urgency.
Even after the livestream's upgrade, only the top three correct answers would receive rewards.
And based on previous experience, when Lin Yu answered, he either didn't answer, or if he did, it was always the right answer.
Now that Lin Yu had answered, the first-place reward was definitely gone, leaving only the second and third place rewards.
They had to answer quickly!
Soon after Lin Yu had answered, the illusory screen flashed again with a series of answers to this question.
[Spirit Hall - Xie Yu: In the livestream, the reason for the rampant evil soul masters on Douluo Continent in the future is because Tang San destroyed the Spirit Hall and the City of Slaughter!]
[Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect - Lin Xuan: In the livestream, the reason for the rampant evil soul masters on Douluo Continent in the future is because Tang San destroyed the Spirit Hall and the City of Slaughter, and then the two great empires and Shrek Academy could not maintain the order of the continent like the Spirit Hall did!]
[Heaven Dou Imperial Family - Su Yao: In the livestream, the reason for the rampant evil soul masters on Douluo Continent in the future is because Tang San destroyed the Spirit Hall and the City of Slaughter!]
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As various forces sent in their answers to this Q&A, Lin Yu was waiting for the livestream to respond to whether his answer was correct.
As Lin Yu waited anxiously.
Soon, a cold voice sounded in his mind.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you answered correctly!"
Upon hearing the system's response, Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh in relief.
For this Q&A, Lin Yu had thought long and hard about the answer. He had thought of everything he could, and from the beginning, he had mentioned the destruction of the Spirit Hall and explained the reason for the rise of evil soul masters.
He believed his answer was logical and consistent with the historical trends, so it should be correct.
Since he felt like he had thought of everything, if his answer had been wrong, it would have been very difficult for Lin Yu to come up with a new one.
Now that he had answered correctly, everything was great!
(END CHAPTER)
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