Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)

[Karthak Urzak]

The divisions between a cultivators and mortals are much more dire than the class division we have in life. To the point that mortals can't even interact with their leadership without dying due to environmental factors.

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That is massively Way-dependent. Edit: And even the likes of Shenhua can interact with people via simulacrums. She ran Xiangmen's bureaucracy for years.

 

[nope0]

Proliferation of technology, public infrastructure, communication and quality of life.

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Yeah, true. Although quality of life would depend from place to place. Most places in the empire are probably better off than places like Somalia, Haiti, or the DRC. I have to wonder how many people in the empire suffer from malnutrition and other diseases. Apparently in Xiangmen they do have a social safety net. But, yeah, I get your point.

Man, the empire really missed out with Shang Tsung, right? What a tragedy. Industrialization would have improved the lives of so many.