It was not that Dragon City did not have resources.
But most of the resources were hidden in Shattered Starlake, Graveyard Forest, Raging Waves, and the fog they had just conquered.
The mountains there were dense forests, and it was covered in swamps and traps. Even though the large monsters had all been killed, there was still an endless stream of pests.
Even if Dragon City possessed advanced technology that far surpassed that of Earth, if they wanted to develop all the resources, they would still need a few years and a lot of resources for development and construction.
The next few years would be a crucial period for Dragon City. It would also be a period of pain.
The Survival Committee and the Supernatural Tower had to face a cruel choice. Should they pour their limited resources into Dragon City's reconstruction and defense to ensure the normal citizens' daily lives and cultivation rights, or should they pour it into the development at the borders of Dragon City and actively search for, save, and attack the satellite cities that might have been lost in the fog?
The first choice was for Dragon City's present.
The second choice was for Dragon City's future.
In his previous life, the higher-ups had chosen tomorrow.
Even if the resources in the city were lacking, the living conditions of the normal citizens were terrible, and all sorts of conflicts intensified, the Survival Committee gritted their teeth and gathered a sum of resources to train and motivate the superhumans. In the end, they won the Monster War.
The price they had to pay was that the conflicts in society became incredibly intense. The normal citizens who lived hard lives became suspicious and even hostile toward the superhumans who stood above them. This suspicion and hostility were used by the abnormal beasts to stir up trouble in Dragon City, which made their so-called "victory" incredibly devastating. It also created a hidden danger that could destroy Dragon City in the future.
The current Dragon City might have won the northern offense, but to develop the areas around it and destroy the enemies lurking in the fog in one go, they had to mobilize a lot of resources to the areas outside the city. However, they ignored the living conditions of tens of millions of citizens. This problem was still not solved.
Many of the citizens were quite critical of the Survival Committee's actions.
For example, they were talking about the problem of residences.
When the fog descended, many important people were assassinated. The experts, scholars, and managers of companies who were lucky enough to escape the disaster felt fear in their hearts. They wanted to immediately move to high-end residential areas where the defense system was tighter and there were more powerful people among their neighbors.
The supply of high-end residential areas could not meet the demand, so the rent and housing prices rose like crazy.
There was no need to mention top-class mansions like Dragon City No.1.
Even Blessed Paradise, which had just experienced a murder case, had its housing prices increase by 50% in just a short month, which left the normal citizens dumbfounded.
In all honesty, regardless of whether they were experts, scholars, or the higher-ups of companies, as long as they could earn money with their intellect and abilities, they could move wherever they wanted.
The Survival Committee and the Supernatural Tower had the responsibility to protect the important people. Hence, they strengthened their defenses. Hence, they strengthened the defenses around the high-end residential areas.
But when they saw the normal citizens whose homes were destroyed by monsters and who had to live in tents or simple sheds, who had to endure the crowds, the walls had ears, the hot and humid living environment, and were constantly worried about the plague spreading and zombies jumping up to attack them at any moment, the important people who moved to Blessed Paradise and even Dragon City No.1 felt that they were worlds apart and that they were not of the same race.
Dragon City Sect ', Dragon City No.1 Soon, and that the prices, and grew, and they Mountain No.1 families. Sea, and the prices of them.
Children were the greatest hopes of normal people.
Originally, even if he was just a normal person with mediocre talent and worked day and night in a job with a low salary, as long as he could save some money and ensure his child's basic cultivation expenses, he would have the slightest hope of being able to get into university. In fact, if he could become a broken-star superhuman, that would be good.
Then, the family would still have hope. The parents would be even more motivated when they worked, and the children would have a goal. At the very least, they would not walk down the wrong path.
But when they realized that the Monster War would not end so easily and that it would enter an even more bizarre and unpredictable stage …
All the superhumans in the city started training hard.
Because of it, they bought resources in a frenzy. They used their cash and Supernatural Coins to exchange for crystals, gene medicine, fortified nutritional fluid, all sorts of monster raw materials, and treasures.
Many of the superhumans could not absorb so many resources in a short period of time.
But that was fine. The shelf life of gene medicine and fortified nutritional fluid was very long. Crystals were also hard currency that was equivalent to gold and silver. Even if they could not cultivate, they could still earn a lot of money by hoarding them.
Many of the superhumans bought cultivation resources in excess, which pushed the prices of cultivation resources up nonstop. In fact, they reached a point where there was no market for them.
As a result, the children of ordinary families suffered.
This was a world dominated by Transcendents.
If the child did not even have the slightest hope of becoming a Transcendent.
Normal citizens would have a hard time finding the motivation for them and their children to continue living in this mysterious Other World where zombies ran amok and monsters roamed about.
It was not to the extent of seeking death.
But when the normal citizens looked at the superhumans, their gazes became even stranger.
The broken-star superhumans and middle-grade and low-grade superhumans were in a better situation. They usually came into contact with each other a lot, and many of the broken-star superhumans ran into problems like not being able to buy cultivation resources or live in luxurious apartments. They were in the same boat as the normal citizens.
Besides, when they really ran into monsters, the middle-grade and low-grade superhumans fought right under the noses of the normal citizens. The kind citizens could see their contributions and sacrifices.
But the normal citizens had a hard time understanding the research projects of the elusive high-grade superhumans who stood high above them. They could not understand their profound and complicated cultivation content either. They could only see the superhumans and their families living luxurious lives. The nine great mega corporations they controlled also benefited greatly from the development at the borders of Dragon City, and the scale of their operations grew larger.
If Lin Chuan was resurrected and spread his theory of Demonic Halberd Pigs and Crystalline Nine-headed Dragons among the normal citizens, there would definitely be a market for it.
Even Meng Chao ran into this problem.
The last time the fog descended, Blessed Heavenly Garden, which was an old residential area, was also attacked badly. Its defense system was riddled with holes because of the monsters' fangs.
Even though the monsters had only destroyed a few buildings at the perimeter and did not enter the unit where Meng Chao's house was located, Blessed Heavenly Garden's neighbors had lost their homes.
They had to temporarily set up tents and simple sheds in the residential area, and Meng Chao could not bear to see that happen. His heart was filled with lingering fear.
The monsters were becoming smarter as they evolved.
Next time, he might not be so lucky.
If he were alone, he would be willing to stay and fight with his neighbors in Blessed Heavenly Garden.
But he still had his parents at home and his little sister, who was gradually awakening to a mysterious power and might turn into the Dark Witch at any moment.
Meng Chao had to consider moving out of Blessed Heavenly Garden and search for a middle-grade residential area with a more complete defense system.
But his little sister had said a year ago that Blessed Heavenly Garden was their home. If all the powerful people moved out of Blessed Heavenly Garden and only the old and weak were left, it would be easier for the monsters to invade the place.
To protect her home, Bai Jiacao would rather die than retreat.
And if he moved out of Blessed Heavenly Garden at that moment, he would feel as if he was abandoning his neighbors of decades. Forget about the fact that his little sister might turn evil again, Meng Chao did not feel good about it either.
Meng Chao had been troubled by this problem for a month.
During that month, the property prices of middle-grade residential areas in Dragon City increased by 50%.
Meng Chao was dumbfounded. He scratched his head and wondered why he had never run into this problem in his previous life.
Oh, in his previous life, he was still worrying about his parents' medical fees in the hospital. Forget about the increase by 50%, even if the property prices of middle-grade residential areas fell by 50%, it would have nothing to do with him.
Meng Chao's mind raced.
With the wisdom of someone who had returned to the past, the analysis of large amounts of data, and his calm thinking, he came to a conclusion.
The increase in property prices was just the aftermath of the fog descending. Some of the rich people who did not have strong wills bought their houses in panic.
Once the situation stabilized, the property prices would definitely fall. At that time, it would not be too late for him to buy them.
The second month after he made this decision, the property prices increased by 50% again. It was a magnificent feat of doubling the property prices in just two months.
"…"
Meng Chao decided to shoulder the responsibility of a superhuman. The blood of the strong flowed for the weak. He wanted to stay and live and die with Blessed Heavenly Garden!
The situation was chaotic, and people's thoughts changed. All sorts of ideologies appeared one after another. Many of the powerful people and organizations were thinking about how to save the city. They deduced Dragon City's future and came up with completely different conclusions.
While he was in Agricultural University, Meng Chao noticed that the students were gradually becoming restless.
There were fewer people who focused on their classes, but there were more posts on the university forum and public debates.
"Practicing martial arts can't save Dragon City", "monster controllers can't save Dragon City", and "runic symbol machines can't save Dragon City". These arguments gradually became popular. It was as if the young people of the current era had to act like they were worried about the country and its people, or else they would appear apathetic.
Meng Chao's classmate, Xie Feng, was a passionate fan of these sorts of debates.
Meng Chao followed him and watched a few of his classmates' debates.
The topics of discussion ranged from whether they should increase the superhumans' tax rate and implement progressive taxation. Every time a superhuman increased their cultivation realm, they would increase their tax rate by one level. Then, they could use more of the tax on the benefits of normal citizens and try their best to reduce the difference between the social classes in Dragon City.
Then, they talked about whether there was an unfair competition between superhumans and normal people since they had an advantage in intelligence and physical strength. They talked about whether they should set a ratio between superhumans and normal people in most of the grassroots jobs and whether they should hire a certain number of normal people.
They also talked about whether the existence of the nine great mega corporations was good or bad for the future development of Dragon City. They talked about whether they should restrict or even break up the nine great mega corporations so that more power would be gathered in the hands of the Survival Committee.
They also talked about how the limits of humans were. Are Deity Realm superhumans still considered humans? How can we ensure that Deity Realm superhumans will forever treat normal people as their own kind and work for the welfare of normal people?
The students' debates were naturally not brilliant. It was difficult for them to even be reasonable. Most of the time, they were very childish and were just venting their emotions.
There were also many students who came from the nine great mega corporations who said in all seriousness that they should restrict the development of the mega corporations for the future of Dragon City. All glory and power should belong to the Survival Committee and the Supernatural Tower!
Their words were met with loud applause.
It also made Meng Chao realize that half a century after he transmigrated, as the Monster War entered a brand new stage and the monsters evolved, a complete change would descend on Dragon City like a storm.
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