Gao Ye sounded like he was just trying to scare Meng Chao.
He was just short of sticking his nose close to Meng Chao and saying, "You didn't expect this, did you?"
But Meng Chao remained calm and indifferent.
Gao Ye was a little disappointed, but he could only continue speaking based on his train of thought. "We believe that after decades of colonization war, Dragon City will definitely be divided into two different classes.
"The first tier is Transcendents.
"The Extraordinaires of that time will far surpass the Extraordinaires of today in terms of power and influence.
"They will have the power to destroy the world and will have mega corporations that are one hundred times larger than they are now. They will conquer tribes and kingdoms in the Other World, and they might even become Gods in the eyes of the Other World locals.
"At that time, the superhumans who stand above us can use unmanned aerial vehicles, intelligent fighting vehicles, and biochemical pets to create an army that is absolutely loyal to them. In fact, they can even create an army that is an extension of their limbs.
"If they want slaves and cannon fodder, they don't need to seek Dragon City's help. They can just use the locals of the Other World to carry out their will.
"This sort of superhuman doesn't need to be bound by Dragon City and doesn't need to bear any responsibility towards normal citizens. They can do whatever they want and pursue their own strength and the benefits of the mega corporations.
"If at that time. They were still willing to maintain the existence of the Survival Committee and protect the glory of Dragon City because the Survival Committee and Dragon City had become their tools. They could help them get more resources and provide them with more fuel on their journey to evolve from humans to superhumans.
"The second class consists of ordinary people.
"I reckon that in the future, the normal people in Dragon City will not be as miserable as the normal citizens when the empires on Earth rose to power in terms of material conditions and basic safety.
"Because superhumans gather great power in themselves, there's no need for them to oppress their former comrades.
"But superhumans also don't have the motivation to pour their resources into their comrades so that they can become stronger than themselves.
"This has nothing to do with morality. It's just a very simple arithmetic problem.
"If the same resources are used on yourself, you might be able to make yourself stronger, break through the limits of life, and master new techniques. But if you use them on your compatriots, you will only be able to cultivate a third-rate expert who is only slightly stronger than cannon fodder. Is there a need to do so much?
"In the end, even if Dragon City's civilization really conquers the Other World, the lives of normal people might not be much better than right now. There's a high possibility that they will still live like this. They will sleep in cramped spaces that are as narrow as a hornet's nest and eat synthetic food made from earthworm meat and monster offal to fill their stomachs every day. They won't be able to compete with superhumans in terms of intelligence, and they won't be able to compete with drones and the native slave labor in the Other World in terms of cost. They won't be able to do well, but they won't be able to do well. They can only rely on the benefits the superhumans give them to live, and they can't find jobs.
"Meng Chao, this is Dragon City's future. Don't you think it's terrifying?"
"Uh …"
Meng Chao blinked. He really wanted to say, "There's such a good thing?"
Although Takano's deduction was not without reason.
A future where most ordinary people became burdens and parasites was indeed terrifying.
But Meng Chao had seen an even more terrifying future.
Compared to the future where all of Dragon City was reduced to ashes, the "bad future" Takano described was practically heaven.
Meng Chao scratched his head. He gradually understood Takano's worries.
He and perhaps his companions were worried that once Dragon City conquered the Other World, the superhumans would become arrogant, change their nature, and fall from grace.
But this problem was a little groundless.
Or rather, they were too optimistic about it.
The truth was that Dragon City could not conquer the Other World.
Regardless of whether it was normal people or superhumans, when they faced the supernatural beings of the Other World, they could only huddle together and struggle against them. In the end, they would all die.
"Now, you should know who 'we' are."
Takano did not know about the countless thoughts that flashed through Meng Chao's mind. He thought that Meng Chao had been intimidated by him, so he raised his head and said calmly, "We don't want this future to become reality. We want to limit the superhumans' strength so that superhumans and normal people can reach a balance."
"Wait," Meng Chao said.
"Director Gao, you're a superhuman too."
"That's right. I'm a superhuman, and so are you."
Takano sighed. "But before we become superhumans, we are first humans. Even if we become superhumans, we don't intend to betray the interests of human civilization, right?
"If the 'bad future' I mentioned just now comes true and the 1% of superhumans become stronger until they surpass the limits and definitions of humans, then they can break free from Dragon City, Earth, and human civilization to exist independently, while the 99% of normal people become weaker and lose their spirit and ability to fight for civilization. They will end up as burdens and parasites. Do you think that this is our original intention of colonizing the Other World? Can these two classes of people protect the interests of human civilization?"
Meng Chao thought about it for a while and said, "Director Gao, even if you're not worrying for nothing, isn't it a little too early for you to be thinking about this? It's like a couple who just bought a lottery ticket and are arguing about how they should split the five hundred million. There's no need for that, right? "
"No, there's a need for it. If we don't think about it and take action now, it'll be too late," Gao Ye said seriously.
"Superhumans are getting stronger day by day, and the difference between them and normal people is getting bigger day by day. Right now, if normal people work together, they might be able to keep the superhumans in check. But when the superhumans really gain power that's equivalent to that of gods and demons, how are normal people supposed to maintain a balance with the superhumans?"
"Aren't you thinking too lowly of superhumans?"
Meng Chao asked with a deep frown. "No matter how strong superhumans are, they come from normal people. Many superhumans want to protect the interests of all humans, including normal people. The Supernatural Tower and the Survival Committee also advocate unity above everything else. The stronger you are, the greater your responsibility is.
"Over the past few years, the Supernatural Tower has mentioned two slogans. Haven't you heard of them? The blood of the strong flows for the weak! Superhumans are the sabers of human civilization!
"I believe that superhumans who uphold this spirit won't completely lose control."
"Of course I've heard of these two slogans, but don't you think that they're really terrifying?"
Gao Ye said with a cold smile. "The blood of the strong flows for the weak. On the surface, it's encouraging, but in a subtle manner, it divides humans into the strong and the weak. It also highlights the duties of the strong." But you have to understand that duties and rights are equal. When the strong truly bleed for the weak, they can enjoy more resources than the weak, and they can even ask for rewards from the weak. Isn't that only natural?
"At the same time, this slogan also stimulates the laziness of the weak. It makes the weak think that bleeding and sacrificing is the duty of the strong, and that they just need to curl up under the wings of the strong.
"The saying that superhumans are the sabers of human civilization is the same logic. It might seem like a heroic slogan, but in truth, it's the right to wield brute force in the hands of superhumans. Whoever has the saber will control everything. If there comes a day when this saber changes direction, what will happen to the weak?
"Of course, I believe that when the Supernatural Tower tossed out these two slogans, they didn't have any ill intentions. Most of the superhumans in the current era will sincerely carry out the spirit contained in these two slogans and fight for human civilization. They will even sacrifice themselves.
"But people change.
"Even if the superhumans of this generation don't change, their descendants, the next generation of superhumans, and the next generation of superhumans will change.
"Just now, you said that no matter how strong a superhuman is, they are born from normal people. That might be the case now, but in fifty years or one hundred years, when a superhuman's father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, maternal grandfather, and maternal grandmother are all superhumans, why would they believe that they are born from normal people and have the responsibility to fight for normal people?
"At that time, I'm afraid that words like 'the blood of the strong flows for the weak' and 'superhumans are the sabers of human civilization' will gain a brand new meaning. They'll turn into poison with honey smeared on it.
"In any case, the normal people who make up 99% of the population can't place their hopes on the morals and slogans of the superhumans who make up 1% of the population. Otherwise, the future of our civilization is bound to be dark and bloody.
"The weak should not expect the strong to bleed for them without any reason or bottom line. The saber of human civilization should be every human. It's only when normal people and superhumans reach a balance of power will our civilization have a future, and it's only then that we can truly win the Colonization War."
"Director Gao, you convinced me," Meng Chao said while scratching his head.
Meng Chao scratched his head. "But I still don't understand. What does the balance between normal people and superhumans have to do with what happened in Spirit Creation Creatures? Right now, the normal citizens in Dragon City can awaken to supernatural abilities through cultivation and keep the high-grade superhumans and their mega corporations in check! "
"Yes, but what about the probability and trend?"
Gao Ye asked. "As all sorts of resources are gathered in the hands of the high-grade superhumans and mega corporations, the entire cultivation system is becoming more complicated and cutting-edge. More of the divine arts have to be built from a young age before they can show any results." The cost of cultivation for normal people is getting higher, and their hopes of becoming superhumans are getting slimmer. "The paths for Dragon City to rise in power are shrinking, and it's slowly becoming a miracle for the poor to be born rich." It's impossible for normal people to rely on normal cultivation methods to fight back and control their lives. How are they supposed to keep the peerless elites and mega corporations in check?
"Lucky people like you who are talented and run into all sorts of fortuitous encounters are rare existences.
"To most normal people, the path to becoming a superhuman in the conventional sense has been blocked.
"So, I developed a technology …"
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