Turn 7: End.
Another decade has passed and with it passing you're inching ever closer to the apocalypse.
With the help of your divination, you estimate that the apocalypse will start anywhere between 6-21 decades (turns) from now.
As your information about the crises is almost nonexistent you cannot estimate how prepared you are for the coming crisis. But the being you saw in your visions does not spell good fortune.
Without knowing for how long you must fight it is difficult to say if your supplies will last but at least they'll last longer than they did yesterday.
You can only hope that the actions in the past decade have pushed you closer to survive
-[x] a new messenger.
There is smoothing astounding about tapping a device, while knowing that hundreds of miles away someone is recording said taps and would later translate it into actual sentences.
This was not the first time you have thought of this and will likely not be the last as you've made a point to visit any opening of a telegraph station.
This one being the thirtieth out of the planed thirty and it never got old.
You could see the future in your claws one of instantaneous communication for all.
And you could not wait for to come to fruition.
Gain the limited telegraph coverage infrastructure which provides +20% administrative efficiency, +30+economic growth and +1% EEP while costing 30 EFEP in maintenance.
-[x] the track of progress. (must be in the top three priorities).
The laying down of the first track has been seen setback after set back as new practices were need to be implemented to ensure quality construction.
Of course, the setbacks have been predicted so the project wasn't actually behind schedule and by the end of the decade the first train has started to run.
The train itself is a steel behemoth and could carry almost fifty tons in goods.
Just the single line has already transformed the economy of the cities its connected to.
There are even a few cars for specialized for passengers as while the train is slower than flight many would prefer the slower option for the comfort it brings.
+20 base economic power
-[x] settling the frontiers.
The challenge of trying to build new communities in mostly untouched land has been made massively easier by the existence of the emperor roads.
The newly constructed roads have been a great help in moving the large number of materials needed for such an endeavor.
It has also been a massive help in reaping the fruits of your labors as it allowed the new communities to sell their harvest in the far off population centers, increasing both the amount of produce and material in the market and the tax paid to the empire.
The newly settled lands have also helped in lowering the pressure on the cities as more and more people left the countryside for the cities, those Keku were very happy to just take up a job they already knew and are the majority in the newly settled land.
Of course, there still large starches of land that are full of the wilderness but a noticeable portion of them have been settled and is now being cultivated.
+10 base economic power, +5 economic power per turn for the next two turns.
-[x] education for all.
The expansion of the school system has seen slight setbacks which were mostly resolved by diverting more funds.
But the wanted increase for the curriculum did not go as planned as many of the needed teachers were hired to provide the needed education for the growing stream of Keku immigrating to the cities.
This has only seen the curriculum expand by a year instead of the two originally envisioned.
Things in the country dis on the other hand progressed swiftly, by the end of the decade all of the larger villages had a dedicated school and teachers and the smaller ones at least have a few teachers for the more important subjects.
Education increases in both quality and quantity, large education system has it maintenance increased to 250 EFEP.
-[x] industry standard. (can only be in the three lowest priorities).
There is very little you had to do but open the purse string and some slight follow ups to ensure you aren't being scammed.
After that it was mostly up to the factories ability to construct the needed equipment.
And while not all -or even the majority- of the various industries in the empire completely switched to the utilization of steam enough had that by this point whoever hasn't can't compete.
+25 base economic power, +15 in the next turn as the rest of the market catches up and endeavors use their new profits to invest in more machinery.
-[x] An egg nests.
Most of the funds saved were quickly redirected to education to stem the tide of bleeding.
Even with further investment you haven't achieved your objectives fully but at least you hadn't walked backwards.
Spent to prop up the education for all action.
-[x] Investment opportunities.
in return to form the investment department has been investing in safe prospects and mostly oiling the gears of the economy.
True it doesn't give much return but growth is growth.
+1 base economic power. +20% temporary economic growth.
-[x] Looking for enlightenment.
Tikentu quietly drew ever more Qi into his dentian an easier prospect with the new condensation arrays.
Yet he could feel the inefficacies in his approach, where before the amount of Qi he lost was minuscule with the rush of power that is now cursing through him the loss has become significant enough to sense.
And if you can sense it, you can fix it.
Qi lore rise to LV 11.
-[x] craft
--[x] condensing arrays.
It was the work of hundreds of cultivators.
Carefully carving arrays one after the other and setting them in the various places of power.
Cultivating in the locations now saved for the elite you could feel the difference that they bring, as you gather Qi almost two times as fast while being almost twice as dense.
It this moment that validates your path, you're sure you might have been able to spend all the time until the apocalypse cultivation and who knows the heights, you'll have reached but this simple arrangement of runes has changed everything and not only for you.
Since they have been installed the first steps have been making great strids, even with the lesser spots they have available
You've chosen to sacrifice 73.5% of your place of power capacity for a 50% increase in speed of cultivation in addition you have chosen to prioritize your elites giving them 150% of this bonus (75% total) while your non elite only receive 50% of it (25%). Including this turn you stand at 2,273/3233 capacity
-[x] traveling demigods
Traveling throughout the country side and converting the populace has gone about as expected when this task is done by semi-immortal martial artists.
And ever more Divine Qi has been generated.
Although from reports it seems that there is some push back form the various faiths around the world about converting their followers.
Nothing worrisome of course but it might be better to get ahead of it before it becomes something worrisome.
Conversion continues as scheduled, unrest increased as various faiths start to get annoyed that their followers leave their faith.
--[x] The bounty of the ocean- the ocean and seas contain untold wealth both of food and of metal, by use of your new insight it is possible to now tap into that wealth with relative ease bringing great wealth to the empire.
You have spent a lot of time in the waters of your home in the last decade.
Organizing fish mining operations has not been something you've expected to do but if it will help in your casue then you'll gladly attempt it.
There has been some problems with a few types of fish that seem to not have enough thought capacity to carry out such complicated tasks but with a few tires you've found the right specie and it was smooth sailing from there.
The collection and distribution you have mostly left to your mortal bureaucrats.
And from the report you've read the effort is going well.
Temporary increase in EEP and large temporary increase of economic growth.
-[x] the power of sacrifice (no option under here takes AP)
--[x] sacrifice wealth- commend your empire to tribute 150 Estimated Economic Power worth of wealth and gain 1 divine charge.
All throughout the empire vast bonfires are lit and into them a considerable amount of wealth is thrown.
From food, to metal to personal momentous all had been consumed and form the fires you had drawn power.
Gained 1 divine charge. (which was used).
-[X] The burden of a god
--[X] sermon for the faithful.
You have spent much of the time dedicated for this just healing people, for there is no greater joy then seeing one loved one saved from certain death.
You would say that this time has been well invested just for that alone, the benefits for the faith are honestly a secondary concern.
Increased faith fervor (why did no one tell me I was using favor instead of fervor?), which mostly means it stay at the same level as the faith spreads.
Advancements.
This last decade has seen the science community flip again and again.
The first such flip has come from the demonic sword where scientists managed to recreate on of the alloys it was constructed out of it.
The replica is a shadow of the original but compered to the alloys currently in use in the empire it blows the durability and tensile strength charts and while only small amounts o fit can be constructed due to the complicated process it has been of great use in construction.
Gain primitive plassteel (major)- +1% EEP +10% economic growth, increase the hardiness of new infrastructure, may unlock and improve actions.
The second flip comes from something much simpler, one of the Keku on scholarship in the imperial university has gone home for vacation and apparently accidently stumbled on a far more efficient and powerful fertilizer while helping his family around the farm.
This would only be discovered a few months later when his family would write him about how their harvest has increased by over seventy five percent.
A few follow up studies about feasibility and sustainably have produced a fertilizer that is only about forty percent more effective than what's in use but also wouldn't completely drain the land.
Gain advanced fertilizer (major)- +2% EEP, +50% economic growth, triggers a population boom as food overflows the markets in amount not seen before.
The rest of the advancement in the filed aren't as exiting but every piece of knowledge is valuable.
+4 advancement points
Cultivator reports.
This decade two hundred fifty-four new first steps have been awakened.
Additionally, a hundred thirty-four first steps have attempted tribulation, of them ten have succeeded in their cultivation, the word that a new third step ahs arisen has seemed to make people more determined to succussed.
With the influx of new second steps, the older ones have indicated they are readying to face their own tribulation in the coming decades, they will attempt doing so in two decades at the latest (two turns away) and would like your help.
A net of 120 new first steps.
A net of 10 new second steps.
13 second steps have indicated their resolve to face the tribulation.
Additionally, Haku, a second step cultivator from the five sects has stepped into the second expansion, a slow pace for a talent like her but reportable she has been shrinking her cultivation to work on some other project although by the end of the decade it still didn't seem complete.
Haku now stands at the second expansion of the second step.
Faction actions.
Five sects: much of the resources of the five sect has been invested in developing and constructing the "heavenly lightning deflection" array but they still continued their efforts to awaken new cultivators although with one of their main teachers recovering from tribulation this has been less effective than previous decades.
With the help of your divination, you estimate that the apocalypse will start anywhere between 6-21 decades (turns) from now.
As your information about the crises is almost nonexistent you cannot estimate how prepared you are for the coming crisis. But the being you saw in your visions does not spell good fortune.
Without knowing for how long you must fight it is difficult to say if your supplies will last but at least they'll last longer than they did yesterday.
You can only hope that the actions in the past decade have pushed you closer to survive
-[x] a new messenger.
There is smoothing astounding about tapping a device, while knowing that hundreds of miles away someone is recording said taps and would later translate it into actual sentences.
This was not the first time you have thought of this and will likely not be the last as you've made a point to visit any opening of a telegraph station.
This one being the thirtieth out of the planed thirty and it never got old.
You could see the future in your claws one of instantaneous communication for all.
And you could not wait for to come to fruition.
Gain the limited telegraph coverage infrastructure which provides +20% administrative efficiency, +30+economic growth and +1% EEP while costing 30 EFEP in maintenance.
-[x] the track of progress. (must be in the top three priorities).
The laying down of the first track has been seen setback after set back as new practices were need to be implemented to ensure quality construction.
Of course, the setbacks have been predicted so the project wasn't actually behind schedule and by the end of the decade the first train has started to run.
The train itself is a steel behemoth and could carry almost fifty tons in goods.
Just the single line has already transformed the economy of the cities its connected to.
There are even a few cars for specialized for passengers as while the train is slower than flight many would prefer the slower option for the comfort it brings.
+20 base economic power
-[x] settling the frontiers.
The challenge of trying to build new communities in mostly untouched land has been made massively easier by the existence of the emperor roads.
The newly constructed roads have been a great help in moving the large number of materials needed for such an endeavor.
It has also been a massive help in reaping the fruits of your labors as it allowed the new communities to sell their harvest in the far off population centers, increasing both the amount of produce and material in the market and the tax paid to the empire.
The newly settled lands have also helped in lowering the pressure on the cities as more and more people left the countryside for the cities, those Keku were very happy to just take up a job they already knew and are the majority in the newly settled land.
Of course, there still large starches of land that are full of the wilderness but a noticeable portion of them have been settled and is now being cultivated.
+10 base economic power, +5 economic power per turn for the next two turns.
-[x] education for all.
The expansion of the school system has seen slight setbacks which were mostly resolved by diverting more funds.
But the wanted increase for the curriculum did not go as planned as many of the needed teachers were hired to provide the needed education for the growing stream of Keku immigrating to the cities.
This has only seen the curriculum expand by a year instead of the two originally envisioned.
Things in the country dis on the other hand progressed swiftly, by the end of the decade all of the larger villages had a dedicated school and teachers and the smaller ones at least have a few teachers for the more important subjects.
Education increases in both quality and quantity, large education system has it maintenance increased to 250 EFEP.
-[x] industry standard. (can only be in the three lowest priorities).
There is very little you had to do but open the purse string and some slight follow ups to ensure you aren't being scammed.
After that it was mostly up to the factories ability to construct the needed equipment.
And while not all -or even the majority- of the various industries in the empire completely switched to the utilization of steam enough had that by this point whoever hasn't can't compete.
+25 base economic power, +15 in the next turn as the rest of the market catches up and endeavors use their new profits to invest in more machinery.
-[x] An egg nests.
Most of the funds saved were quickly redirected to education to stem the tide of bleeding.
Even with further investment you haven't achieved your objectives fully but at least you hadn't walked backwards.
Spent to prop up the education for all action.
-[x] Investment opportunities.
in return to form the investment department has been investing in safe prospects and mostly oiling the gears of the economy.
True it doesn't give much return but growth is growth.
+1 base economic power. +20% temporary economic growth.
-[x] Looking for enlightenment.
Tikentu quietly drew ever more Qi into his dentian an easier prospect with the new condensation arrays.
Yet he could feel the inefficacies in his approach, where before the amount of Qi he lost was minuscule with the rush of power that is now cursing through him the loss has become significant enough to sense.
And if you can sense it, you can fix it.
Qi lore rise to LV 11.
-[x] craft
--[x] condensing arrays.
It was the work of hundreds of cultivators.
Carefully carving arrays one after the other and setting them in the various places of power.
Cultivating in the locations now saved for the elite you could feel the difference that they bring, as you gather Qi almost two times as fast while being almost twice as dense.
It this moment that validates your path, you're sure you might have been able to spend all the time until the apocalypse cultivation and who knows the heights, you'll have reached but this simple arrangement of runes has changed everything and not only for you.
Since they have been installed the first steps have been making great strids, even with the lesser spots they have available
You've chosen to sacrifice 73.5% of your place of power capacity for a 50% increase in speed of cultivation in addition you have chosen to prioritize your elites giving them 150% of this bonus (75% total) while your non elite only receive 50% of it (25%). Including this turn you stand at 2,273/3233 capacity
-[x] traveling demigods
Traveling throughout the country side and converting the populace has gone about as expected when this task is done by semi-immortal martial artists.
And ever more Divine Qi has been generated.
Although from reports it seems that there is some push back form the various faiths around the world about converting their followers.
Nothing worrisome of course but it might be better to get ahead of it before it becomes something worrisome.
Conversion continues as scheduled, unrest increased as various faiths start to get annoyed that their followers leave their faith.
--[x] The bounty of the ocean- the ocean and seas contain untold wealth both of food and of metal, by use of your new insight it is possible to now tap into that wealth with relative ease bringing great wealth to the empire.
You have spent a lot of time in the waters of your home in the last decade.
Organizing fish mining operations has not been something you've expected to do but if it will help in your casue then you'll gladly attempt it.
There has been some problems with a few types of fish that seem to not have enough thought capacity to carry out such complicated tasks but with a few tires you've found the right specie and it was smooth sailing from there.
The collection and distribution you have mostly left to your mortal bureaucrats.
And from the report you've read the effort is going well.
Temporary increase in EEP and large temporary increase of economic growth.
-[x] the power of sacrifice (no option under here takes AP)
--[x] sacrifice wealth- commend your empire to tribute 150 Estimated Economic Power worth of wealth and gain 1 divine charge.
All throughout the empire vast bonfires are lit and into them a considerable amount of wealth is thrown.
From food, to metal to personal momentous all had been consumed and form the fires you had drawn power.
Gained 1 divine charge. (which was used).
-[X] The burden of a god
--[X] sermon for the faithful.
You have spent much of the time dedicated for this just healing people, for there is no greater joy then seeing one loved one saved from certain death.
You would say that this time has been well invested just for that alone, the benefits for the faith are honestly a secondary concern.
Increased faith fervor (why did no one tell me I was using favor instead of fervor?), which mostly means it stay at the same level as the faith spreads.
Advancements.
This last decade has seen the science community flip again and again.
The first such flip has come from the demonic sword where scientists managed to recreate on of the alloys it was constructed out of it.
The replica is a shadow of the original but compered to the alloys currently in use in the empire it blows the durability and tensile strength charts and while only small amounts o fit can be constructed due to the complicated process it has been of great use in construction.
Gain primitive plassteel (major)- +1% EEP +10% economic growth, increase the hardiness of new infrastructure, may unlock and improve actions.
The second flip comes from something much simpler, one of the Keku on scholarship in the imperial university has gone home for vacation and apparently accidently stumbled on a far more efficient and powerful fertilizer while helping his family around the farm.
This would only be discovered a few months later when his family would write him about how their harvest has increased by over seventy five percent.
A few follow up studies about feasibility and sustainably have produced a fertilizer that is only about forty percent more effective than what's in use but also wouldn't completely drain the land.
Gain advanced fertilizer (major)- +2% EEP, +50% economic growth, triggers a population boom as food overflows the markets in amount not seen before.
The rest of the advancement in the filed aren't as exiting but every piece of knowledge is valuable.
+4 advancement points
Cultivator reports.
This decade two hundred fifty-four new first steps have been awakened.
Additionally, a hundred thirty-four first steps have attempted tribulation, of them ten have succeeded in their cultivation, the word that a new third step ahs arisen has seemed to make people more determined to succussed.
With the influx of new second steps, the older ones have indicated they are readying to face their own tribulation in the coming decades, they will attempt doing so in two decades at the latest (two turns away) and would like your help.
A net of 120 new first steps.
A net of 10 new second steps.
13 second steps have indicated their resolve to face the tribulation.
Additionally, Haku, a second step cultivator from the five sects has stepped into the second expansion, a slow pace for a talent like her but reportable she has been shrinking her cultivation to work on some other project although by the end of the decade it still didn't seem complete.
Haku now stands at the second expansion of the second step.
Faction actions.
Five sects: much of the resources of the five sect has been invested in developing and constructing the "heavenly lightning deflection" array but they still continued their efforts to awaken new cultivators although with one of their main teachers recovering from tribulation this has been less effective than previous decades.