When he exposed Bai Shan's true colors just now, Meng Chao had been talking nonstop.
Now, when he heard Bai Shan's final struggle, he remained silent.
It was not that he could not think of anything to refute her.
It was also not that Bai Shan's questions were flawless and could rationalize her actions of turning into the monsters' puppets.
Instead, Bai Shan's experiences were like a dagger that cut into the depths of Meng Chao's mind. It was a question he did not want to face ever since he returned to the past.
'In my previous life, Dragon City charged into the apocalypse under the lead of the mega corporations.
'Now that I've returned from the apocalypse, how should I face Sky Pillar, Universe, Soaring Dragon, Thundercloud, and the nine great mega corporations as well as the nine great cultivation families and peerless fighters behind them?'
In the past, Meng Chao could use the excuse that he was young, his cultivation realm was low, his fighting strength was weak, and his memories of his previous life were not clear. Besides, the threat of the monster civilization was like a dark cloud that suppressed all of Dragon City.
He could not come into contact with the mega corporations and peerless fighters, and he had to focus all his attention on solving the problem of the monsters. Naturally, he could only ignore the nine giants who controlled Dragon City.
But as they gained full victory in the northern offense, the Monster War gradually headed towards another conclusion.
If humans won the pitched battle, then what awaited the monster civilization was just a matter of how much longer they could struggle before death.
Meng Chao had advanced by leaps and bounds through multiple life-and-death battles and became the leader of the Golden Generation in Dragon City. He could no longer ignore them and deceive himself.
However, he did not have the strength to answer or even solve the problem of the mega corporations. It was too much for him to do.
Bai Shan misunderstood his silence.
"Are you going to say that the rich people have the right to enjoy everything, because everything they enjoy was obtained by their fathers, grandfathers, and peerless fighters who risked their lives and fought for it?"
She smiled coldly and said, "But these powerful fighters aren't the only ones who are fighting to the death. All the people living in Dragon City are doing everything they can to survive.
"My mother curled up in the underground workshop. She squinted her eyes and smeared so much venom on the blades and bullets that her teeth, bones, nerves, and flesh were all corroded. She died a horrible death.
"There are also plenty of Leprosy Village villagers who end up as scavengers. They dig out some resources that aren't even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth from the leftovers from the outside world. Even so, they have to face the risk of corrosion and pollution. Because of the germs and microorganisms that grow in the trash, they contract all sorts of diseases.
"There are also quite a number of villagers who help the outside world test new weapons and cultivation techniques. The side effects of these things are just as strong as their power. If you're the slightest bit careless, you'll suffer from Qi Deviation. The crystals might even explode and blow you up into nothingness.
"The hard work we put in and the hardships we endured are no less than those of the superhumans who wander the wild. In fact, the sabers they swing and the bullets they fire were created after we sacrificed our precious lives. Why can't we enjoy the same life as them?
"Alright, I know that there are big and small contributions. The contribution from killing Apocalyptic Beasts is clearly much greater than when my mother was corroded by the venom in the underground workshop and rotted to death.
"But we're not that greedy. We don't want to live in big mansions, eat good food, enjoy the most advanced medical technology and gene medicine, and live carefree and sunny lives.
"No, we've never thought about these extravagant hopes. We just want to live a normal life with some dignity and a sense of security. We want to feel like we're a real human. That's enough.
"We're all Dragon Citizens and humans who transmigrated from Earth. We face the same problem of lacking resources and monster invasions. But in the end, some people can live extravagantly in the palace and live a luxurious life, while others can only curl up in nests that are like rat holes. They hit their joints that are as swollen as rubber balls and quietly endure the pain of the venom invading their nerves and bones. Is this fair?"
Meng Chao was silent for a long time. In the end, he could only sigh and say, "I think I understand why you ended up as the monsters' puppets."
"No, you don't understand. People like you who came from the outside wouldn't understand," Bai Shan said coldly.
"If it's just because it's unfair and the mega corporations ignore us and the peerless fighters and rich people just don't know about our existence and only care about enjoying themselves, perhaps I'll blame the heavens and the people around me. I'll be in pain and give up on myself. In the end, I'll accept my fate. It's my fault that I wasn't born in the outside world and was born into a rich family.
"But I won't end up as the monsters' puppets and become enemies with those high and mighty people. I, Pearl Bai Shan, still have a bottom line.
"But as I gained a deeper understanding of the outside world and the nine great corporations through the internet and helped Wild Wolves expand their influence with Zhang Tie, I gradually took over the authority in Leprosy Village. Then, I finally noticed something I never dreamed of.
"Meng Chao, have you heard of Spirit Snake Venom Blades?"
Meng Chao nodded instinctively.
Ever since Dragon City transmigrated to the Other World, to fight against zombies, monsters, and the incredibly bad environment, humans modified and developed more than ten thousand weapons. Most of them were wildly imaginative and strange-looking weapons, but when they were used in battle, they were discovered to be just wishful thinking and just empty talk.
But there was also a batch of weapons that managed to withstand the harsh battlefield and the fiercest monsters. They became masterpieces and fine products that everyone knew.
Spirit Snake Venom Blades were their representative works.
This saber had runic symbols carved into it, crystals embedded in it, and poison hidden in the runic symbols. It was powered by the spirit energy released by the crystals. It was a beginner-grade spirit energy weapon created by Sky Pillar Corporation.
Sky Pillar Corporation started with crystal mining and metal refinement.
But just like the other eight of the nine great mega corporations, once they relied on their main business to accumulate their resources, Sky Pillar Corporation immediately extended their tentacles to the important areas that concerned Dragon City's survival.
The current and future Dragon City would be in an era of eternal war. Weapon manufacturing was the same as crystal mining. They were both important.
Sky Pillar Corporation had firm control over high-grade crystals and rare metals, and they gradually developed outstanding refinement, creation, and processing technology. It was only natural for them to get involved in the development of weapons, and Spirit Snake Venom Blade was a popular product that the weapon manufacturers under Sky Pillar Corporation focused on creating during the early stages.
The formula for the special alloy used to create Spirit Snake Venom Blades was still a top secret of Sky Pillar Corporation.
This alloy ensured the strength, hardness, and tenacity of metal, but it was also like wood or even a sponge. It was filled with gaps between small molecules, and it could absorb and lock in acid and poison.
As long as they used the special liquid injection technology that Sky Pillar Corporation claimed to be the "advanced technology" to make the saber absorb acid and poison, aside from physical damage, when they killed monsters, they could add secondary corrosive damage or even tertiary poison damage. Their damage would increase to 300%!
No one could resist the temptation of having three times the damage.
Countless superhumans flocked to Spirit Snake Venom Blades.
During the first few years, Spirit Snake Venom Blades were sold in limited quantities, and the scalpers had to pay 100% more to buy them.
Sky Pillar Corporation relied on Spirit Snake Venom Blades to set up the Spirit Snake brand, and they smoothly established themselves in the weapon manufacturing field.
To this date, the weapon manufacturers under Sky Pillar Corporation had developed dozens of light and heavy weapon series. They could even develop motorized armor and light-thinking fighting vehicles on their own. They became the second pillar of support for the corporation aside from crystal mining and refinement.
'Oh, right.' Meng Chao looked at his feet and suddenly noticed that the dagger Bai Shan had been holding in her chest to ambush him just now was the newest lightweight Spirit Snake Venom Blade series. It was called Ghost Snake.
But Meng Chao did not understand why Bai Shan suddenly mentioned Spirit Snake Venom Blades.
"My mother produced Spirit Snake Venom Blades."
Bai Shan sucked in a deep breath and said calmly, "Or rather, she worked day and night to produce Spirit Snake Venom Blades, and that's why she was slowly poisoned to death."
"…"
Meng Chao's instinctive reaction was that it was impossible.
Let's not talk about whether the mega corporations were good or bad for the future development of Dragon City's civilization.
At the very least, Meng Chao knew that a mega corporation as large as Sky Pillar Corporation paid a lot of attention to its image, employee benefits, production environment, and process.
There were plenty of talented students who graduated from ace courses from famous universities and awakened to supernatural abilities while they were still in university. They wanted to join a mega corporation no matter what.
Veteran hunters like Man-eating Shark Zhou Chong would rather stay in an insurance company under a mega corporation than join the secret police or the abnormal beast research department.
It was all because the mega corporations had high salaries, good benefits, a good working environment, and were responsible for their employees' continuing education. They did not have to worry about anything else!
It was especially so for Sky Pillar Corporation.
Meng Chao and Lu Siya were rather close, and through her, he learned a little about Sky Pillar Corporation.
This was especially so last year. He had created Surging Lightning with Soul Breaking Saber Luo Wu and his son, who were at the peak of Heaven Realm. With the help of the Broken Star Club, the sales had been booming, and their production was gradually unable to keep up.
Many companies had their eyes on Surging Lightning's brand and extended olive branches to work with them.
Among them were the weapons manufacturers under Sky Pillar Corporation.
Meng Chao had visited Sky Pillar Corporation's weapons research center with Luo Wu and his son.
Forget about the towering research building and the clean production workshop, just the variety of food in the employees' canteen was enough to broaden Meng Chao's horizons, and he ate to his heart's content.
Once he ate and drank his fill, he could not help but sigh. In the end, this was one of the nine pillars supporting Dragon City!
It was hard to imagine that Spirit Snake Venom Blades, the hit product of Sky Pillar Corporation's weapons research department, were created in a dirty and messy workshop in Leprosy Village.
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