Meng Chao sighed softly.
He could actually understand Lin Chuan, and he did not think that he was extreme.
Because in his previous life, he had been set up by a rich class rep, his mother had been heavily injured, and his father had been scammed by Prosperous Resource Recovery Company's General Manager, Shen Rongfa. His life had also been hanging by a thread, but the law could not protect them. They could not even get their insurance premiums and compensation money back, so his heart had also been filled with darkness.
When his sister, who was gradually turning evil, said that the law protected the rich, and the poor could only rely on themselves, he had nodded in his heart and categorized the poor and the rich into two different species.
But …
When the apocalypse arrived and billions of bolts of lightning roared in the sky above Dragon City, regardless of whether it was the poor or the rich, regardless of whether it was a dozen people crammed into a dark and damp house, regardless of whether it was a mansion, regardless of whether it was a 3D mobile suit that jumped around like a kangaroo, regardless of whether it was a limp person or someone who was above Deity Realm, all of them were reduced to ashes and died without a grave.
After returning to the past from the apocalypse, Meng Chao only wanted to save Dragon City and his family.
Of course, there was a problem within Dragon City.
A perfect civilization might only exist on Earth.
But only by surviving could they slowly improve and completely solve the problem, right?
Perhaps it was because he could empathize with Meng Chao.
Lin Chuan smiled.
"I knew that you could understand me. Our backgrounds and experiences are similar, so we're the same," he continued.
He continued, "From that day onwards, a small seed was planted in my brain, and it slowly sprouted. While I mixed around Lu Siya and her rich classmates, I observed how these rich and noble children lived their lives. At the same time, I tried my best to search for similarities between us. I wanted to prove that we weren't different from each other and that we were all humans.
"But I couldn't find it.
"So we're the same just because we look similar?
"But our appearances are clearly different. At the very least, the fighting suits they're wearing are made of superbeast leather and shells. They're something we can't afford. Even if we add all the people in Blessed Heavenly Garden and Joyous Heavenly Garden together, no one will be able to afford them.
"Besides, every time before and after they cultivate, they will use secret medicine to nourish themselves. They will take supreme-grade gene medicine, use the most advanced cultivation machines, and enjoy the most scientific cultivation methods. Occasionally, they will even receive personal guidance from peerless fighters." So, spirit energy promotes the activity and metabolism of their cells, making them tall and handsome. Their skin is fair, and their vitality magnetic fields are crystalline. They give off the feeling that they have transcended the mortal world.
"What about us?
"To feed his family of six, my father worked hard in the depths of the dark and endless mines. He wanted to mine more ores and practiced some martial arts, but he did not have the nourishment of secret medicine, advanced equipment, or the guidance of a great teacher. The waste from his high-speed metabolism kept accumulating in his body. His arms were deformed and swollen, and they were thicker than his thighs. He looked like … a gorilla.
"When I was young, every time my father came home, the children in the neighborhood would see him. They didn't understand anything and would always imitate my father's way of walking. I always fought with them.
"But as my father's arms became more and more deformed, I couldn't help but mutter in my heart. Exactly what would my father become if he continued cultivating like this? In the end, would he only be left with a brain that was connected to two extremely strong arms?
"Oh, even his brain was unnecessary, because my father didn't need to think when he worked. That was Lu Siya's father's job. He only needed to follow Lu Siya's father's orders and dig.
"My father was like that, and it was the same for the adults in Blessed Heavenly Garden, Joyous Heavenly Garden, and the slums who worked in various industries. Due to virus infections, monster bites, and genetic mutations, many of the Dragon Citizens were born in all sorts of strange shapes. They were tormented by all sorts of occupational diseases, and they had to work day and night. They didn't have time to catch their breaths all year round. Gradually, they became less like humans and less like ghosts."
Meng Chao nodded.
The problem Lin Chuan mentioned did exist.
The Other World was an incredibly unstable world.
Since the spirit energy magnetic field could interfere with the atomic energy shell and completely change the properties of matter, it could also break the genetic chains of carbon-based life forms.
It could also break the genetic chains of carbon-based life forms, causing them to instantly show all sorts of strange and mutated traits.
In this regard, there was no difference between humans and monsters. They were both plagued by the problem of evolution and mutation.
It could only be said that humans could try to control the direction of evolution and mutation through cultivation.
But rich people had a lot of cultivation resources and guidance from peerless fighters, so they had a higher chance of controlling their mutation.
"If appearances aren't the key to deciding whether we are the same species, then what about language? No matter what we become, we can at least communicate with each other, right?"
A strange smile appeared on Lin Chuan's face again. He shook his head slowly and said, "If that's what you're thinking, you're gravely mistaken. When Lu Siya and I entered the same school, I noticed a really strange phenomenon. The rich people don't even look at the cleaners and odd-job workers in the school.
"Yes, sometimes, they will order the odd-job workers to do certain things. In fact, they will politely say 'please' and 'thank you', but there's no warmth in their eyes. They look as if it's only natural. It's as if they're typing a series of commands into a machine.
"As for the children of the cleaners and odd-job workers, they don't have the right to enter the school that's specially set up for rich people. Sometimes, they come here because of something, but they can only wait outside the metal railings.
"The rich people might never really speak a single word to the children of odd-job workers. Even if they speak the same language, what's the point?
"If it's not appearances or language, could it be genes? That's even more laughable. In this era where biochemical technology is widespread, humans can use spirit energy to break genetic chains and insert brand new genetic segments at will. Genes are no longer the key to deciding the nature of a species.
"I get it now. It's our hearts. No matter how different our appearances, genes, and the way we dress, our hearts can understand each other. No, I can't understand it! Up to this date, I still can't understand why someone can dig a swimming pool just for a dog to bathe in and feed the dog the best beef tenderloin!
"Even if I earn a lot of money now, I have enough financial resources to dig a hole, raise two dogs, feed them the best beef tenderloin, and then go to a waterhole to digest the expensive beef tenderloin, but I will never do that!
"Even if there comes a day when I become a Deity Realm elite and have more money than I can spend in my next life, I won't be able to understand this, and I don't want to understand it either!"
A fierce light shone in his eyes, and he swung his arms.
The wound on his arm had just healed, but it tore open again.
"Big Brother Lin, your wound has opened up again."
Meng Chao brought along with him harvesting equipment that contained bleeding control and bandages. He quickly helped Lin Chuan treat the wound.
"I'm sorry, I was too excited."
Lin Chuan sucked in a deep breath and gradually calmed down. "Honestly, there's no need for me to say all this. These words will only make me look ugly, and I'll look like an ungrateful scum. I'll destroy the perfect image of the Weeping Reaper, right?"
"How could that be?"
Meng Chao smiled. "I think that the current Big Brother Lin has become even more real. You have flesh and blood. It's not easy for everyone who fights for survival!"
"If you can think that way, then I won't say anything in vain. I just hope that you can understand that school and society are different. In school, everyone enjoys the same cultivation resources and is bound by the same set of rules. Regardless of whether you're a Demonic Halberd Pig or a Crystalline Nine-headed Dragon, you might look about the same, but when you step into society, the difference between you and them will be revealed."
Lin Chuan was incredibly serious. He used his bleeding right hand to hold Meng Chao's hand tightly. "The sooner you understand your own identity and who is your own kind, the better it will be for you. Trust me, we're the same kind. No matter what, I'll definitely, definitely, definitely not harm you!"
Meng Chao narrowed his eyes and stared at Lin Chuan for a long time.
"I trust you, Big Brother Lin." He nodded slowly.
"That's good."
Lin Chuan smiled and stuffed the Blood Jade Essence into Meng Chao's hands. He whispered, "This is for you. Hide it well. Don't let Lu Siya know."
Meng Chao quirked his eyebrows.
"My injuries are mostly healed. The rest are just superficial wounds, so it's fine. Besides, I've reached Heaven Realm, and my regenerative abilities are stronger than yours. You need it more than I do," Lin Chuan explained.
"But no matter what, this is something Lu Siya gave me. If she knows that I gave it to you, it won't be good. So, when you use it, try not to let her see it."
"… Thank you, Big Brother Lin."
Meng Chao took the Blood Jade Essence and said in a seemingly casual manner, "Do you think I'll use it?"
Lin Chuan was stunned for a moment before he quickly said, "It's better to be prepared. Who knows what other dangers we'll run into? Besides, even if we manage to find the Red Radiance Jade mine, when we return, we'll still have to deal with the undead with the fungus on its back and the Lion Dragon Fish!"
He rubbed his temples. He seemed to have noticed that he had said too many things he should not have said while the crystal mine's spirit energy magnetic field interfered with him. He turned around and walked back to the camp.
"Wait, Big Brother Lin."
Meng Chao looked at his back and said thoughtfully, "What you said just now makes a lot of sense, and it made me think of a lot of things. Indeed, regardless of whether it's transmigration, the Other World, spirit energy, or superhumans, they're all new things. They're things that Earthlings have never encountered in the tens of thousands of years of civilization.
"Dragon City is a lone army in the Other World. We transmigrated here in the past, caught off guard, and faced everything unknown. We fought our way to this day from the despairing era when zombies ran rampant, monsters surrounded the city, and order collapsed. It wasn't easy, and there are definitely some sequelae that we can't handle perfectly.
"There are a lot of things in Dragon City that are worth us working hard to change, but I think that there are at least two things that are pretty good.
"First, you said that the rich families have a lot of resources and live luxurious lives. I believe that, but at the very least, those powerful people built their businesses with their weapons and risked their lives to get what they wanted. They didn't steal from others by force, right?
"Let's talk about the Lu family. Lu Siya's grandfather is Sky Pillar Corporation's founder, Lu Zhongqi. He was the strongest mine explorer in Dragon City in the past. He discovered nearly one hundred underground spirit energy ley lines and built a solid foundation for Dragon City's crystal technology system. That's why the Lu family is living a good life today.
"Since Lu Siya's father managed to become the general manager of the mining company, he must have some tricks up his sleeves. It's impossible for him to just rely on the image of someone who values relationships. After he excavates and refines the crystal mines he discovers, he sends them to the school, the military, the other forces of power, and all the superhumans to help us cultivate and protect our civilization.
"The stronger you are, the greater your responsibilities will be, but once you fulfill your responsibilities, you will get more resources and enjoy a better life. That doesn't seem to be a problem, right?"
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