Meng Chao really wanted to say that Dragon City was a society governed by law. Who would dare to do that in broad daylight?
But when he thought about what his little sister went through in his previous life and the brutal training he received in Ghost Tribe's training camp …
Alright, Dragon City was just too big. There were plenty of dark corners where the sun could not shine. To survive in the mysterious and unfathomable Other World and even become kings, many people were willing to trample on all laws, morals, and rules.
"It's true!"
A 'Ji thought that he did not believe him, so he quickly defended himself. "You don't think that regaining your youth is attractive because you're in the best period of your lives. You're at the golden age where you've just started to show off your ambitions. Of course you don't want to become a snot-nosed brat again!
"But what if you're someone who has great power but is old? Just like the nine old bastards who control the nine great mega corporations. To them, the temptation of being able to live again is stronger than anything else. To obtain the secret of regaining their youth, they'll do whatever it takes and do whatever it takes. They'll even give up on their families, businesses, and Dragon City! "
"Then tell them the secret!"
Meng Chao said. "I think that the ancient ruins and supernatural powers belong to all humans. Since it's a secret from the ancient ruins, there's no problem in telling them so that we can research it together, right?"
"I don't want those nine old bastards to know my secret! If I have to say it, I'm only willing to say it to 'Warrior God' Lei Zongchao, provided that he pours tea for me and admits his mistake. He will reflect on his stupidity in the past with the utmost sincerity! "
A 'Ji grumbled. Then, he changed the topic and said with a bitter expression, "No, the problem isn't whether I'm willing to tell them the secret or not. The problem is, I don't know the secret of regaining my youth at all!
"It was pure coincidence that I was able to regain my youthfulness. I was just lucky.
"You have to understand that even though Jin Wanhao obtained part of the theory of regaining his youth from the ancient ruins, with Earthlings' current technology, he couldn't replicate it and create the medicine. Even if Jin Wanhao spent a lot of effort to build a secret lab and search for treasures over decades, even if he hired Red Brows Su Lun's mother, who was a top-class genius pharmacist in Dragon City, he couldn't do it.
"In the end, Jin Wanhao went berserk, and his hands and feet danced. He mixed more than a hundred kinds of raw materials, and through some unknown and irreversible catalysis, he somehow returned to his youth.
"You should know just how chaotic a person's vitality magnetic field is when they go through spirit energy deviation and how many strange and disorderly spirit energy magnetic fields appear in their bodies, right?
"What's worse is that it was just a regular training session. It wasn't a real experiment to regain one's youth. Therefore, Jin Wanhao didn't make sufficient preparations beforehand. He didn't record the entire process of regaining one's youth. He also didn't record how many materials were fused into his body in what form, density, and quality.
"And after he became me, when my brain cells were completely renewed, I completely forgot about the entire process and the principle of rejuvenation!
"If you want to completely grasp the mysteries of a technique, the most important thing is that it can be verified and reproduced. Tell me, how can you reproduce this kind of rejuvenation?
Meng Chao thought about it and found that it made sense.
If A 'Ji was telling the truth, then his situation was very similar to Meng Chao's.
They were both lucky, and it was very difficult for them to reappear.
"Now, you should understand. There's only one secret to regaining my youth, and that's me," A 'Ji said.
"Even though I don't think that they'll definitely find a way to regain my youth if they capture me and cut me up for research, even if there's only a one-in-ten-thousandth of a chance, the powerful old coots will definitely do it without hesitation!
"Big Brother Chao, since I helped you capture Red Brows Su Lun and the Vortex and saved the lair, help me and don't let those powerful old coots capture me!
"Um … Didn't you say that you want to protect the order in Dragon City and that you don't want the world to descend into chaos? 'Cell rebirth and rejuvenation' is a technological shock that mankind, as an intelligent life, has never encountered since it stepped onto the stage of history. Our morals, laws, customs, social contracts, and even our entire civilization are all built on the foundation that human beings will definitely die in a hundred years. If the powerful leaders grasp the technology of rejuvenation, it will be a severe shock and chaos to our civilization and to the understanding that mankind has existed for ten thousand years! Think, Big Brother Chao, think carefully! "
"Huh? You seem to understand the dangers of regaining youth very well."
Meng Chao stared at A 'Ji coldly. "Then why did you ignore the impact of this technology on human civilization and hide underground to research it for decades?!"
"That's …"
A 'Ji's face turned red. "That's Jin Wanhao's fault. It has nothing to do with me. I'm just a naive and innocent boy from Leprosy Village."
"That's a good way to shirk responsibility."
Meng Chao snorted. "In any case, no matter what sort of crazy or infuriating thing I did, as long as I push the blame to Jin Wanhao, everything will be fine."
"Big Brother Chao, I know my mistake, but what's done is done. I can only grow up slowly. It's impossible for me to turn back into Saber Jin Wanhao all of a sudden!"
A 'Ji begged. "Fortunately, this technology hasn't spread out yet. Aside from us, no one knows about the secret of regaining youth. As long as you pretend that this never happened and let me go like a fart, it won't affect our civilization in the slightest.
"B-From now on, I'll definitely learn from this experience and swear to follow my beloved Big Brother Chao. I'll imitate your fearless spirit of contributing to Dragon City even if you have to sacrifice your life to help others. I-I'll use the great power and wealth Jin Wanhao left behind to fight for my comrades, my home, and our civilization. I'll treat it as atonement for the past Underground Emperor, okay?"
A 'Ji placed his palms together and put on an innocent and sincere face.
There was no way Meng Chao would believe his nonsense.
But when he thought about it carefully, the technology of regaining youth was indeed the same as controllable transmigration technology. It could change the direction of the entire civilization.
The impact it would have on human society would not lose to the latter.
In his previous life, Dragon City had run into this problem.
At that time, Dragon City's civilization had won against the monster civilization and advanced boldly into the depths of the Other World. They ran into dwarves, elves, vampires, dragons, and other Other World races.
Forget about the difference in their fighting strength and the form of their civilization for the time being, the inborn talents of many races attracted a lot of interest from Earthlings, and they even stirred up bloodshed.
For example, the secret of immortality that allowed the elves to live for thousands of years.
This secret had caused ambitious people to capture countless elves in secret to conduct research on them, and it stirred up a bloody war between Earthlings and the elves.
It also caused quite a number of people who valued their lives more than their comrades and home to betray Dragon City without hesitation and join the enemy camp.
Quite a number of them were just as A 'Ji said. They were old bastards who had great power.
Their betrayal dealt a severe blow to Dragon City, and it also determined its fate of being destroyed in the end.
It could be said that most of Dragon City's defeat did not come from the battlefield when it was destroyed by the flames of the apocalypse. It could be said that Dragon City had not lost on the battlefield.
Even before Dragon City was destroyed, Earthlings' steel army still had the ability to sweep through everything in a head-on battle. There were very few races who were willing to fight head-on against Earthlings' heavy armored vehicles.
But all sorts of unbelievable Other World technology severely challenged Earthlings' morals, laws, and even the limits of humanity. It caused Earthlings' thoughts to become chaotic, and order to collapse.
A 'Ji was right.
The sturdiest fortresses always crumbled from within.
Before the entire society was mentally and physically prepared for it, they could not reveal the secret of regaining youth.
Right then, Meng Chao did not have the power to control Dragon City.
Once the secret of regaining youth was revealed, there was a high chance that it would land in the hands of the old people who had great power. No matter what happened after that, Meng Chao would not be able to control it.
The problem was, the old people's strategy in his previous life had led to Dragon City's destruction.
In this life, if they continued to control Dragon City, would they be able to open up a brand new path that would lead to victory?
Meng Chao was very doubtful.
Perhaps it would be better for Dragon City's future if they got rid of the old and replaced them with a new batch of new blood who were eager to improve themselves.
But …
Meng Chao cast Lu Siya a slightly diffident glance.
Lu Siya immediately understood what he meant.
"I'm fine with it. I'll listen to you, as long as you're happy," she said with a shrug.
Meng Chao was a little stunned. He exchanged a glance with A 'Ji and asked tentatively, "Um, Big Sis Ya, don't you want to give the secret of regaining youth to your grandfather, the creator of Sky Pillar Corporation?"
"Give it to my grandfather and let him regain his youth so that he can control Sky Pillar Corporation for another fifty years or even one hundred years. What benefits would that bring to me?"
The Queen Bee retorted with the word 'ambitious' written all over her face. "My grandpa finally died, and there's still my dad. If my dad also masters the technology to regain his youth and manages Sky Pillar Corporation for another fifty years, or even more than a hundred years, when it's my turn, it'll be a long time before it's my turn.
"Oh, I'm just making a very optimistic assumption that everyone can only regain their youth once. What if they can regain their youth multiple times? Wouldn't that mean that they'll never die? "A group of powerful, domineering, and immortal old people will always ride over their necks. They'll never be able to stand up for themselves, and they'll always have to bow down and pretend to be obedient. Do you like living in this sort of world?"
"Um …"
Meng Chao really wanted to say that there was a limit to cell division and regeneration. Regaining youth was something that could only happen once or twice, but not repeatedly. Even the elves, who were powerful, could only live for a few thousand years.
Besides, based on the elves' example, a long lifespan might not be a good thing for a civilization to become strong.
At the very least, the elves, who could live for thousands of years, did not manage to become the rulers of the Other World. Instead, they were defeated by the races who could only live for a few decades or at most one or two hundred years, which was why they were filled with a sense of danger and believed that time waits for no man, so they had to seize every minute they had. They fled like rats and could only hide in forests or caves.
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