After Earthlings transmigrated to the Other World, they faced the invasion of the zombie virus, and they had to dig out the potential in their genes. Regardless of whether it was in terms of depth or scope, their research toward viruses surpassed those on Earth.
There were more than one hundred virus research centers in Dragon City. The so-called gene medicine was related to viruses as well.
Through the screening of the zombie crisis, humans who could survive until today had a greatly strengthened immune system and were not afraid of most viruses.
However, in order to ensure that the zombie crisis would not return, legal virus research institutes would take precautionary measures in advance to ensure that the virus was not contagious to humans.
"This means that there's a high possibility that this is a virus attack that specifically targets Spirit Creation Creatures?"
Meng Chao was deep in thought. "Then, why did this Giant Sandworm suddenly swell up by several times its original size and gain a brand new skill? It went from a monster to a superbeast. What's going on?"
Just as Gao Ye was about to answer, a cry of alarm came from the monitor of Junkyard No.4. The entire ground collapsed.
In truth, the surface was made of a lot of trash, and it was riddled with holes by Giant Sandworms. It was incredibly brittle a long time ago.
When the workers dragged the super Giant Sandworm's carcass out, they accidentally touched the weakest structure underground, and quite a lot of equipment fell to the ground.
"Let me."
Gao Ye said in the comms channel.
Then, he sat on a chair that looked like a dental examination chair in the laboratory, but it was densely entangled with tubes and wires.
His head was gradually enveloped by a superbrain.
The pipeline shone brightly, as if spiritual energy was flowing out from the center of his eyebrows and temples. It flowed along the network and went straight to Trash Site No.4.
Something incredible happened.
A rather clumsy Giant Sandworm suddenly lifted its head and crawled into the depths of the drainage pipe with movements that were ten times more agile than before.
It was like a scalpel that went straight to a lesion. It accurately located the super Giant Sandworm and ate the trash and rocks that blocked the workers from moving forward. Soon, it cleared a path.
As the hoist rotated slowly, the steel cable dragged the soft cloth, and the super Giant Sandworm's carcass was finally dragged to the ground.
The staff cheered.
Gao Ye sighed in relief and put down the supercomputer. He stared at the super Giant Sandworm on the screen and mumbled, "It's too beautiful …"
"Director Gao, were you the one controlling that Giant Sandworm just now?"
"I never knew that a monster controller could control a biochemical beast from such a long distance away."
"Right now, Dragon City's internet is becoming more stable. 9G technology is also enough to transmit human brainwaves and mental power. Monster controllers and biochemical beasts don't necessarily have to stay together. Of course, they also need to have strong mental power to control them remotely."
Gao Ye answered casually and looked at the drainage pipe on the screen. He thought about it for a while before he said, "When I controlled the Giant Sandworms to crawl down just now, I noticed that there's quite a lot of industrial sewage and sludge soaked in chemical waste in the depths of the drainage pipe.
"I think that the Giant Sandworms might have eaten the mud with complicated components and been stimulated by the mutated rabies virus, which is why they underwent an unknown mutation.
"We can only come to a conclusion after we collect samples of industrial sewage and polluted silt for further testing and experiments.
"No matter what, this super Giant Sandworm is definitely a miracle. It's so majestic and beautiful. This is the perfect machine made of flesh and blood. It's much better than the clumsy scrap metal from Heavenly Works Machines. This is the future of our civilization!"
Meng Chao stared at Gao Ye for a long time. "Director Gao, you seem to be … averse to runic symbol machines?"
Gao Ye smiled. "The graduates of Monster University are all averse to runic symbol machines, aren't they?"
"That's true."
Meng Chao thought about it. "Runic symbol machines use up more crystals, and their failure rate is higher. They also pollute a lot of things. In many situations, they are indeed not as green, efficient, and pollution-free as biochemical modification technology.
"Aside from that, there's another serious problem with runic symbol machines. As automatization technology continues developing, all sorts of new runic symbols with new functions are continuously discovered and researched. They are gradually taking over most of the positions of normal people."
Gao Ye was really happy that he found the super Giant Sandworm, and his attitude toward Meng Chao became much better. He looked excited, and it looked like he wanted to treat Meng Chao as a close friend.
Many of the more eccentric people were like that. Usually, they kept their mouths shut, but once the floodgates were opened, they would talk non-stop.
"Right now, Dragon City is in a very awkward situation," Gao Ye said.
"On one hand, the higher-ups of Dragon City clearly understand that it's impossible for them to conquer and rule the boundless Other World with just tens of millions of people. If they want to rule it effectively, they can only continue developing the internet and automatization technology. They can use runic symbol machines and superbrains to replace humans.
"But on the other hand, before we can expand our territory and seize enough living space, Dragon City can't provide enough and dignified jobs for tens of millions of citizens.
"Hence, when the runic symbol machines with the newest superbrains replace humans in jobs and show efficiency that is ten times higher than humans, there are millions or even tens of millions of youngsters who can't find jobs.
"What will happen if this sort of runic symbol technology and automatization technology continue to develop?
"1% of superhumans use spirit energy to modify their nerves, and their nerve information transmission speed will be ten times or even one hundred times faster than that of a normal person. The difference between superhumans and normal people is like the difference between a normal person and an insect.
"To these superhumans, instead of handing their jobs to normal people, it would be better for them to use their great mental power to control drones, spider fighting vehicles, and all sorts of automatized machines through 9G or even 10G networks to complete their jobs. Even if they have to pay for the normal people who have nothing to do after they finish their jobs, it's still better than letting them be clumsy and screw up their jobs.
"As time goes by, ordinary people lose their ability to work. No matter how hard they work, even if they are willing to study and work twenty-four hours a day, it is impossible for them to work day and night in the crystal mines that are filled with super radiation like machines.
"Gradually, normal people will no longer be able to find their place in civilization. For the first time in human history, 99% of humans will become useless. Don't you think that this future is really terrifying?"
"It's … It's not as exaggerated as you make it out to be, right?"
Meng Chao forced a smile and said, "I've studied it before. During the Industrial Revolution on Earth, there were plenty of people who were worried that machines would replace humans. The workers even rushed into the factories and smashed the rumbling machines to smithereens. In the end, after three hundred years, not only were humans not replaced by machines, they even developed a brilliant civilization, and countless new jobs were created.
"Don't you think … you're worrying for nothing?"
"The Industrial Revolution was accompanied by bloody colonization. The so-called brilliant civilization was created by throwing billions of normal people into the gears of machines and using their blood and tears to create it. When colonization reached its limits, civilization also reached its limits, and we had to restart it with two world wars and the Great Depression," Gao Ye said faintly.
"Don't misunderstand. I'm not a moralist who bemoans the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind. I don't have any objections to colonizing the Other World, enslaving the creatures of the Other World, and squeezing out every last drop of their blood and sweat.
"I'm just wondering whether the resistance of the creatures of the Other World is as weak as the backward civilizations on Earth. Will something as good as conquering a country filled with gold really happen to Dragon Citizens with just a few dozen muskets?
"If it can't, then in a situation where space and resources are limited, 99% of the normal people will become burdens, burdens, and trash.
"Don't think that I'm trying to scare you. Don't think that the first Industrial Revolution didn't kill off the meaning of normal people's existence, and the second, third, fourth, and fifth Industrial Revolutions will never be able to do so. In this world, where the speed of evolution and mutation is one hundred times faster than on Earth, there is no species that can never be eliminated, not even humans, who claim to be the most intelligent of all creatures.
"In truth, the thinking machines that are carved with runic symbols, driven by crystals, and implanted with superbrains and even the central nervous systems of monsters are fundamentally different from the machines of the first Industrial Revolution.
"The latter can't replace 90% of the functions of humans, and they still need humans to control, maintain, and repair them.
"If the former continues to develop, they can operate, maintain, and repair them on their own. In fact, in some of the more automated, unmanned factories, runic symbol machines can produce runic symbol machines, and the entire process doesn't need humans to participate in it.
"More importantly, the humans of today are completely different from the humans of the first Industrial Revolution.
"On Earth, no matter how great the difference between normal people and the people in power is, there is one thing that is practically the same, and that is their bodies.
"Even the smartest person in power cannot think one hundred times faster than a normal person.
"Even the strongest person in the Upper Realm can't defeat hundreds of ordinary people by himself.
"Even if the person in power has hundreds of the most advanced machines, he still needs thousands of normal people to work for him. He might also need hundreds of guards to manage them. These workers and guards have families, and their families are all normal people. Just like that, when the strength of thousands of normal people is gathered together, they can still fight against the people in power and their machines.
"This is why the people in power do not dare to ignore the existence of normal people.
"Regardless of whether it's to appease normal people, fear of normal people's anger, or greed for benefits from normal people, the people in power have to rack their brains to maintain the balance between them and normal people.
"Even if we rewind time by thousands of years, in the bloodiest and darkest era of slavery, the human beings, as slaves, at the very least, had their own value, which was exploited and enslaved. The existence of such value allowed the slaves to compete with the slave masters, and a stirring and tragic story was played out.
"But times have changed, Meng Chao, times have changed.
"Superhumans themselves aren't terrifying, and the fully automated runic symbol machines with superbrains aren't terrifying either. But when these two are added together, they can take away 99% of the normal people's value when they are enslaved and exploited. They will no longer be of any use!"
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