"Meng Chao, your maturity and calmness have exceeded my expectations time and time again," Ye Xiaoxing said.
"That's right. Even though the current Dragon City still has all sorts of problems, compared to the great development we've obtained over the past half a century, these problems are nothing. Dragon City's achievements and conflicts are related to one finger and nine fingers. The black sheep among the superhumans and the greedy normal people are bound to be a small group of people. They can't represent most of the prideful, rational, and united humans.
"Besides, we've never avoided talking about all our problems.
"We sincerely believe that Dragon City is facing a major change that has never happened in the history of human civilization over the past ten thousand years. In this turbulent era where the future is uncertain, every citizen has the right and responsibility to think about Dragon City's future. No matter how childish the problems and solutions they give us are, they have the value of being discussed and put into practice.
"You said it yourself. There are endless debates about the problems and future of Dragon City on the internet.
"In the universities, research centers, various companies, the Supernatural Tower, the Red Dragon Army, and the Survival Committee, there are even more high-end and intense discussions being held every day. Everyone fights until their faces are red with anger because they want to find a way out for Dragon City.
"But all our discussions and discussions have a basic premise. We sincerely hope that Dragon City will become stronger and better. We hope that Dragon City will continue developing and solve a series of problems while it's developing.
"Let's talk about you and Siya. Even if you look at certain problems from different angles, at the very least, you both hope that Dragon City will become prosperous and better, right?"
Meng Chao and Lu Siya looked at each other and said at the same time, "Of course."
"That's right. As long as everyone is fighting for Dragon City's future, we have the foundation to seek common ground while putting aside our differences. We can think of ways to solve all our conflicts."
Ye Xiaoxing sighed. "But some people with ulterior motives aren't like that. They hide in dark corners and fan the flames to intensify conflicts. Their goal isn't for Dragon City's development, much less for the normal people's welfare. Instead, they want to flip the table and destroy all of Dragon City.
"Lin Chuan and Gao Ye were youths with a lot of potential. In the future, they would have become pillars of support for Dragon City.
"Their thoughts and the series of questions they threw out might not be unreasonable.
"If they're willing to trust the Supernatural Tower and the Survival Committee so that they can openly discuss and solve the problem, they might really be able to push Dragon City to a brighter future.
"Unfortunately, they were bewitched by people with ulterior motives and were controlled by the abnormal beasts' mind attacks. They crawled into the deepest corners of their minds and turned into puppets of the abnormal beasts. In the end, while harboring beautiful ideals, they did things that harmed the interests of Dragon City and millions of citizens.
"Lin Chuan and Gao Ye aren't exceptions.
"Over the past year, based on our surveillance, the abnormal beasts have infiltrated Dragon City more and more citizens have been bewitched by them. Lin Chuan and Gao Ye are just the tip of the iceberg. There's an even greater scheme brewing in the dark.
"In fact, we suspect that the existence who created the White Spirit is connected to the person who bewitched Gao Ye. Hidden in the darkness is a large organization with a strict structure. The goal of this organization is to use the internal conflicts in Dragon City to continuously tear apart the various social classes and interest groups so that we will fall apart on our own without being attacked.
"The main mission of the special squad I'm in charge of is to dig out this organization and completely destroy the enemy's scheme.
"Right now, we don't have a lot of clues. This organization is also very skilled in bewitching and controlling normal humans. It'll be very difficult for us to find and get rid of it with brute force alone. Even if we ask five Deity Realm superhumans to take action, it'll be useless.
"But for youths like you who have … unique instincts, even if your cultivation realm isn't high for the time being, you have hope of finding another path and finding more clues.
"That's why I asked Siya to bring you here. I hope that you can help us.
"Due to the nature of the special squad, the needs of the investigation, and the fact that you haven't graduated yet, you can't be considered to have officially joined the abnormal beast research department.
"But in terms of treatment, I will do my best to help you fight for what you need for your own cultivation, the development of the Ultimate Style, and Superstar. It's just as I said just now, we're happy to see heroes like you who are loyal to Dragon City and human civilization in control of even more power and authority.
"Of course, you have the freedom to choose. We still don't know just how large the enemy is, but based on Lin Chuan and Gao Ye's examples, the enemy is incredibly mysterious and dangerous. Once you become their target, I can't guarantee your safety.
"You can still back out now. As long as you sign a nondisclosure agreement, I'll have Siya send you back."
Kindling shone at the corner of his eyes.
Kindling shone at the corner of his eyes.
After his conversation with Ye Xiaoxing, the progress of the Mystery of the Supernatural Entities increased by another 1%.
Meng Chao sensed the increase in his contribution points and the delight that flowed in his spirit meridians. He said firmly, "Captain Ye, I swore to Lin Chuan that I would definitely find the mastermind and continue protecting Dragon City in his place. As a superhuman, there's no such thing as being completely safe. I'm willing to join your squad and investigate the organization behind Lin Chuan, the White Spirit, and Gao Ye.
"The problem is, can you tell me just who our enemy is?"
Ye Xiaoxing was a little stunned. "Thank you for your selfless contribution to Dragon City, Meng Chao, but we don't have a lot of information in our hands right now. We don't know the true face of our enemy."
Meng Chao stared at Ye Xiaoxing and said, "At the very least, you should tell me whether our enemy is just an abnormal beast or some other human, right?"
Ye Xiaoxing and Lu Siya looked at each other and fell silent at the same time.
After a long while, Lu Siya said, "Meng Chao, do you think that our enemy is a human?"
"The three holes on the White Spirit's tailbone came from human technology from more than ten years ago," Meng Chao said.
"And Lin Chuan and Gao Ye's ideals might be extreme, but they are logical. Unless they have a deep understanding of human civilization and have a deep understanding of the conflicts between the various social strata, it's impossible for them to be bewitched to this extent.
"I can accept that monsters have intelligence.
"Even if a monster can solve a Sudoku puzzle or win against a human player in a Go match after training, it's not something unbelievable.
"Apocalyptic Beasts in the wild gradually understand the functions of human weapons as they fight to the death against humans. They also understand how humans work together with each other and even learn human language. I can accept all of this.
"But no matter how developed a monster's brain is and how many mind techniques it has mastered, it managed to understand the concept of civilization on its own without human help and infiltrate all the social strata in Dragon City without any obstacles. It even managed to bewitch elites like Lin Chuan and Gao Ye. I just can't understand how it managed to learn, evolve, and disguise itself.
"So, there's definitely a human involved in this.
"Captain Ye, if you want me to help you find more clues, you should at least tell me whether the enemy is a monster or a human, right?"
Ye Xiaoxing tapped his desk in silence.
Half a minute later, he said with great difficulty, "Meng Chao, please forgive me for hiding this from you. One, we don't have concrete evidence, and everything is just a guess. The other is that what I'm going to say next is a core secret of Dragon City. If you listen to it, you won't have the chance to back out."
"I never intended to quit either. So, are our enemies really humans?" Meng Chao asked.
"I don't know."
Ye Xiaoxing shook his head slowly. "We don't know whether they're considered humans or monsters right now."
"Them?"
A thought appeared in Meng Chao's head. "Are you saying that there are a lot of people like … Gao Ye or Professor Sandworm?"
"No, they might be even more terrifying than Gao Ye."
Ye Xiaoxing thought about it for a while. "Meng Chao, have you ever seen a very famous sci-fi novel from Earth? There's a plot in it. Due to a certain reason, a few starships from Earth fled into deep space. They won't be able to return to Earth for millions of years and become a pure starship civilization.
"The problem is, they left in a hurry. All the starships didn't bring enough resources, and it wasn't enough to support the humans in the starships to live and reproduce in the dark and cold universe for the next millions of years.
"The moment they realized this, they had no other choice but to fire at the other starships.
"They destroyed the other starships and killed all the people on them. Then, they plundered their resources and gathered all the resources on one starship to ensure the continuation of the starship civilization.
"Have you seen this novel before?"
It was indeed a very famous sci-fi novel.
Besides, it provided a certain amount of guidance and inspiration to solve the crisis Dragon City would face after it transmigrated.
Many of the Dragon Citizens curled up in the lair and endured the roars of the zombies and monsters outside. They could only rely on similar novels to kill time.
Meng Chao had seen the novel before, so he knew the plot Ye Xiaoxing mentioned. He had even discussed it with his classmates.
"Now that you've read the movie, you should know that the 'starship civilization' embarked on a path that was entirely different from that of the 'Earth civilization' the moment it was born in the internal strife. The 'starship people' who survived by killing most of their own kind were no longer 'earthlings'. They were not even qualified to be called 'human beings' anymore.
Once he finished speaking, Ye Xiaoxing was silent for another half a minute before he said with great difficulty, "But have you ever thought about the fact that Dragon City is actually a huge starship that was launched into the Other World in a hurry?"
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