"You're right. At the time when Blood Alliance collapsed, I was the real strongest fighter in Dragon City. With Jin Wanhao's absolute strength, I did indeed have a high chance of seizing power in Dragon City. But the problem is, what happened after that?"
Lei Zongchao asked faintly. "At that time, Jin Wanhao and I had just broken free from Blood Alliance's oppression and torment. All we had was pure strength. We didn't know how to manage a city, much less how to rebuild and promote the entire civilization.
"As for the nine gangs, they each manage more than one million survivors. They have a lot of professionals who know how to organize and manage them. They also provide the necessary public basic services for the survivors, such as water, electricity, food, and spirit energy. They can also unite the strength of the survivors to fight against zombies and monsters.
"If I stood on Jin Wanhao's side and became enemies with the nine gangs, both sides would end up with heavy losses.
"A general's success is built on the bones of thousands of people. Even if I could seize the highest power, I would definitely have the corpses of my comrades under my feet.
"And our pitiful civilization was already riddled with holes because of transmigration, floods, zombies, and monster invasions. We were on the verge of death, and it wasn't easy for us to get rid of those maniacs from Blood Alliance. All the survivors hoped for a precious moment of respite. If another war broke out, perhaps peace would never arrive. The monsters would become the final victors and trample on our home. Even if Jin Wanhao was my best friend who had gone through thick and thin with me, how could I do something that would hurt my friends and make my enemies happy?
"After all, I once used all my strength to swear to Jin Qianxi that I would protect this city and not destroy it!"
"I see!"
Meng Chao came to a realization.
He could not help but respect Lei Zongchao's choice in the past.
"Besides, I didn't think that I would have a good ending after I seized the highest power in the past."
Lei Zongchao pointed at his chest and said calmly, "Everyone has a monster in their hearts. It's easy to win against the monsters in the wild, but it's much harder to win against the monster in our hearts. We usually have to use all our strength to subdue it or at the very least, coexist with it peacefully.
"At that time, I was still too young. The monster known as ambition in my body was still ferocious and monstrous.
"To be honest, I'm scared. I'm not confident that I can control it.
'If I agree to Jin Wanhao's request and become the gang leader of Golden Tooth, then help Golden Tooth win against the nine gangs and become the only ruler of Dragon City, I wonder if my ambitions will grow endlessly and Golden Tooth will replace the nine gangs to become the only mega corporation in Dragon City.
"Right now, there are nine great mega corporations in Dragon City, and they are keeping each other in check.
"If Golden Tooth becomes the one and only tyrant, do you think that the chronic illness of the nine great mega corporations won't grow in Golden Tooth?"
Meng Chao fell into deep thought.
He had to admit that Lei Zongchao was right.
The problem with the nine great mega corporations was a structural problem, and it would not change just because the founders were good or evil.
In truth, the creators of the nine great mega corporations were all famous superheroes just like Lu Siya's grandfather.
They were the same as Lei Zongchao. They had saved millions of lives and made outstanding contributions to the development of Dragon City's civilization.
However, no matter how noble and selfless a person was, once they became Deity Realm superhumans with astonishing power and became the leader of a mega corporation, it would be difficult for them not to consider their own cultivation and the interests of the corporation.
Lei Zongchao understood this clearly and resolutely rejected the temptation of being a dictator. His image in Meng Chao's heart became even more great.
"I know that Jin Wanhao won't forgive me even when he dies, but I won't regret the choice I made in the past."
Lei Zongchao sighed and said firmly, "At the very least, based on the development over the past few decades, the nine great mega corporations have been operating Dragon City really well. Without their hard work, it would have been impossible for us to welcome peace, restore order, rebuild the city, and continuously expand our living space. In the end, we even won against the monster civilization.
"Compared to the contributions made by the nine great mega corporations, what you said about the rich people being domineering and living a luxurious life is just a small matter. At the very least, it's a price we can temporarily bear with.
"And the mega corporations control the basic public services in Dragon City, such as water, electricity, gas, crystal mining, and metal refinement. They also have stronger fighting power than the regular army. These are all problems left behind by history.
"After all, during that era when everything was falling apart and lawless, these public services were built by the nine great gangs, the predecessors of the mega corporations.
"When we built the Survival Committee, we had to let them retain their vested interests, or else, there was no way the nine great gangs would have been willing to bury the hatchet and give up part of their power so that they would be willing to follow the rules of the game.
"Be patient, young man. We will solve this. When the time is right, these problems left behind by history will be solved."
Meng Chao mulled over Lei Zongchao's words and felt that he was implying something.
A thought appeared in his mind, and he asked boldly again, "Mr. Lei, when do you think we can solve these 'temporarily bearable prices', or rather, 'problems left behind by history'? Can't we do it now?"
Lei Zongchao picked up the gene concentrate in his hands and rubbed his face slowly. A brilliant light shone from between his fingers. "My young friend, if you're usually as impatient as you are now, I don't know how you managed to live up to this day even though you kept fighting against those cunning abnormal beasts.
"With my status, it's impossible for me to say things that don't care about the overall situation and affect the unity of Dragon City.
"You should calm down and think calmly about just who are our enemies and who are our friends at this point in time.
"Right now, the monster civilization has just been 'defeated', but it hasn't been destroyed. We've just destroyed the enemy's main force in a field battle, but we haven't found the enemy's nest yet. We also don't understand just how these biochemical weapons, which completely go against the logic of carbon-based life structures, are reproduced or created.
"And what sort of terrifying existence is the mastermind or creator hidden behind the monster civilization?
"Besides, we don't even need to talk about whether there are enemies who are one hundred times more brutal than the monster civilization in the boundless Other World beyond Monster Mountain Range.
"Right now, Dragon City is like a frail patient who has just eaten too much and is standing at the crossroads of fate. Do you think that this is the best time to carry out a major surgery to remove the tumor in your body?"
Lei Zongchao's words were a little harsh.
But his tone was still gentle.
It was a form of protection, but it also sounded like a senior encouraging a junior who shared the same ideals as him.
Besides, he did not seem to have the intention to send Meng Chao away because they could not get along well with each other.
Meng Chao's mind raced, and he said gravely, "I understand. Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Lei!"
He removed the word "senior" and just called him Mr. Lei to make him seem closer to him.
Lei Zongchao smiled faintly and changed the topic. "I heard that you've cleared some of the joints in Divine Nine Dragon Seals and can already use it to a decent level?"
Meng Chao relaxed. He knew that Lei Zongchao would not talk about the mega corporations with him today.
But what he said just now should have satisfied the legendary Battle God, and he passed his "test".
Now, he was willing to give him a few pointers!
"Who would dare say that they can use Divine Nine Dragon Seals to a decent level in front of Mr. Lei?"
Meng Chao suppressed his excitement. "But while I was practicing Divine Nine Dragon Seals, I did run into a lot of problems and obstacles. Please guide me, Mr. Lei."
"Alright."
Lei Zongchao did not hold back, but he did not waste his breath either. He said faintly, "Then, use Divine Nine Dragon Seals and use your strongest power to punch me!"
Meng Chao was a little stunned.
He did not waste his breath either.
His eyes instantly turned into two volcanoes that were about to erupt. His gaze was filled with burning magma, and his presence was completely different from a moment ago.
The greatest benefit of returning from the apocalypse was that his mental fortitude was one hundred times stronger than that of his peers.
Regardless of whether it was when they faced ferocious monsters or legendary martial arts legends,
To change the future of himself, his comrades, his home, his city, and the entire civilization, he would do anything and seize every chance he had.
Whoosh!
In an instant, Meng Chao's muscles tensed up to their limits. Goosebumps rose all over his body, and they were as hard as steel. His hair, nose hair, skin hair, and the hair between his legs all stood up as if they were electrified.
The steam from Hell's Blood gushed out of his pores, and like thousands of red arrows, they spread in all directions in a radial pattern.
Crack! Crack!
Crack! Meng Chao's spine rose up again and let out clear sounds that sounded like firecrackers. Wisps of profound and complicated spirit tattoos appeared on his skin, and they shone brilliantly as if they were alive. They flowed slowly, then surged madly into his limbs through the lines on his latissimus dorsi, causing his arms and legs to instantly swell up by one fold.
Even if the Black Star under his feet was incredibly sturdy, it still let out cracking sounds.
The ripples in the air were like layers of air waves that gathered together to form raging waves.
The ripples in the air were like layers upon layers of air waves, converging into surging waves.
It was as if he was a hungry python that had gone berserk.
It was like a hungry python that had gone berserk.
The spirit tattoo wrapped around his palm and fingers along his arm. From the gaps between his fingers, wisps of golden light flowed out and gathered in front of his fist, forming a small, dazzling sun!
Originally, Meng Chao's strongest fist technique was Demon Subduing Pole, which came from the old principal of Ninth High School.
But now, with the great increase from Divine Nine Dragon Seals, Meng Chao had successfully turned the starting stance of Celestial Tyrant's Star Shattering Slash into a violent fist technique.
He hadn't been practicing this move for long.
When the raging fire tornado-like energy exploded from his palm, even he couldn't control it.
He could only roar and charge at Lei Zongchao's bald head, which had surfaced from the water, with all his might.
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