A slightly malicious and mocking expression appeared on the girl's face again. She laughed in a self-deprecating manner. "On the surface, everything in Dragon City seems to be developing in a good direction. The people have reestablished law, morals, and order. Through ten expeditions, they dealt a heavy blow to the monsters around Dragon City. They also went through ten years of great construction, and the dilapidated city became brand new.
"However, while the city appeared to be thriving, the nine great mega corporations were like nine tumors. They grew deformed and expanded without any control.
"They kept most of the benefits from the city's development and monopolized most of the important positions and crucial channels. They did everything they could to steal cultivation resources.
"With an astronomical amount of resources piled up on them, the powerful fighters in control of the mega corporations are also improving by leaps and bounds. They're getting stronger, and they're no longer exaggerating when they say that they've surpassed mortals and entered sainthood. It's because the powerful have truly caught a glimpse of the hope of standing above mortals.
"The powerful became peerless fighters, and they formed their own cultivation families, rich families, and interest groups that were so deep that they could not fall. While they continued solidifying their rule, they widened the distance between them and the normal citizens. Gradually, they became two different classes and even two different species.
"During the early days of Dragon City's transmigration, even though it faced natural disasters like Red Dragon River flooding, zombies rampaging about, ancient viruses leaking out, lack of resources, and other natural disasters, the difference between people wasn't too great. Even if the bandits who occupied a mountain and did whatever they wanted, the normal citizens could use their numbers, courage, the weapons they discovered in secret, and a little bit of luck to topple them.
"But as Dragon City developed with each passing day, the economy became more prosperous, the military grew stronger, and the surrounding regions became more stable, the difference between people grew larger. Gradually, it became impossible to close the gap. In fact, it was impossible to catch up to them.
"The people at the bottom of society with genetic mutations fight each other for a few smelly cans in the dark and damp slums, while the rich children of the nine great cultivation families bathe comfortably in medical cabins filled with Hell Beasts' blood. They also cut off the fleshy tenderloins of Iron-armored Rhinoceroses to feed them to their pets, which have been biochemically modified and mechanically modified. This is a daily occurrence in Dragon City, but this is a ridiculous play that would never happen in the hellish Dragon City half a century ago.
"If this continues, there's no way Dragon City won't end up like Earth and Peach Blossom Town. There's no way the peerless elites who control the nine great mega corporations won't turn into demons who are even more terrifying than monsters."
The Wisdom Tree sighed.
The young girl's face formed by the green tide also had a worried expression.
It was as if he was truly sad for Dragon City's future.
"I know that you might think that I'm exaggerating and that I'm trying to drive a wedge between us. Right now, the nine great mega corporations are still the pillars of Dragon City. Quite a number of peerless elites have made outstanding contributions to Dragon City's development, and they are all heroes," the Wisdom Tree continued.
"Trust me, that's only because their strength hasn't reached the point where they can completely surpass the mortals and Dragon City.
"Just like the leader of Peach Blossom Town. Before he made a name for himself, he was also selfless and willing to sacrifice his life for the sake of Peach Blossom Town. Even when he had just seized the leadership of Peach Blossom Town and before he had enough power, he was like an army ant that was willing to die for Peach Blossom Town at any time.
"At that time, if he had really died in a flash flood or a monster invasion, he would have definitely left his name in history as a hero who stood up to the world. Who would have thought that a hero's skin would contain a huge rampaging rat?
"People change.
"Even if people don't want to change, the power in their bodies and the benefits behind them will push them to continuously change.
"And the critical point of change is whether the power in the hands of the strong is so strong that the weak can't win against them even if they rely on numbers.
"In this world with spirit energy, supernatural abilities, and peerless elites, when a powerful person's fighting strength increases to the point where he can surpass an entire mechanized army, he will no longer be bound by the laws of the world. He will no longer need to care about the interests and feelings of most people, because he will have already become a superhuman. He will be a completely different species compared to the mortals that most people belong to.
"This is the tragedy that happened in Peach Blossom Town.
"It is also the tragedy that is about to happen in Dragon City.
"Based on my deductions, Dragon City's civilization is about to reach this critical point.
"Before the critical point, the peerless elites who control the nine great mega corporations can still be fought against by the mortal armies and low-grade superhumans. So, the peerless elites have to hide their claws and disguise themselves to continue fighting for their civilization.
"After the critical point, the peerless elites will reach Deity Realm and turn from Deity Realm superhumans into existences who surpass Deity Realm. At that time, they will be true land immortals, human-shaped deities, and self-propelled nuclear bombs. No matter how the mortal armies and low-grade superhumans organize themselves and fight with everything they have, they will not be able to win against them. In fact, they will not be able to fight against them.
"When this day truly arrives, the human-shaped deities will definitely not fight for human civilization. Or rather, they will redefine human civilization. Trust me, when they redefine human civilization, there will be no weak people.
"And this critical point is the Enclosure Act that Dragon City has just released.
"Ever since we won against the main force of the monster hordes during the pitched battle at the borders of Dragon City half a year ago, the Enclosure Act was passed, and the nine great mega corporations have been occupying a lot of land. They have taken a lot of forests with a lot of spirit energy, mines with a lot of resources, abnormal magnetic fields, and blessed lands that are suitable for cultivation and research.
"Based on the Enclosure Act, in the next 99 years, the mega corporations will not need to pay even a single copper coin in taxes for the resources produced in these places. In fact, they will have the right to decide how to develop and manage these places.
"The public resources that should belong to all Dragon Citizens have become the private property of the peerless elites. If this isn't to prepare for them to jump from humans to deities, what else could it be?
"Meng Chao, you should know all of this, right?
"Because your Superstar is one of the biggest encroachers aside from the nine great mega corporations.
"Of course, I told you that you're different. I believe that your goal is definitely for the future of Dragon City's civilization. If there's a need, you will give Superstar everything you have without hesitation.
"But can you guarantee that the masters of the nine great mega corporations will be like you and only have Dragon City in their hearts? They won't care about themselves at all."
"Um …"
Meng Chao really wanted to scratch his head and say that it was not that he didn't have himself in his heart.
It was just that with Kindling and the contribution point system, he could get an appropriate amount of compensation for each contribution he made. In fact, he could even get more than what he deserved.
Regardless of whether the wisdom tree's motives were evil or not, its words were not wrong.
The masters of the nine great mega corporations did not have Kindling and the contribution point system. Would they be willing to sacrifice themselves to help the people in need and contribute wholeheartedly to Dragon City's civilization?
Based on Meng Chao's memories from his previous life, the answer to this question was not good.
There was no need for Meng Chao to be stubborn.
After all, the existence of the nine great mega corporations and their increasing growth had always been a hot topic for Battle God Palace, Broken Star Club, and Blue Home. Were they good or bad for Dragon City, the Red Dragon Army, the middle-grade and low-grade superhumans, and the normal citizens?
Meng Chao had even become a popular figure in the debates a few times thanks to the guidance from his previous life.
The point he made was supported by quite a number of young officers and poor elites.
With the infiltration of the mastermind of the monster race into Dragon City, this was not a secret.
The reason it made such a statement was not necessarily because it was trying to get on Meng Chao's good side.
Meng Chao snorted coldly, and his wariness reached its peak.
"Now, you should understand why I incited the attacks on Dragon City time and time again, right?"
The wisdom tree continued without batting an eyelid. "I don't want to destroy Dragon City, and neither do I want to kill all Dragon Citizens. On the contrary, I want to save all Dragon Citizens and build Dragon City into a city of light, just like Peach Blossom Town.
"But the peerless elites who want to stand above all of humanity definitely don't want to see a world of light where everyone is equal and everyone can share all resources. There will be no more deceit, oppression, enslavement, or hierarchy.
"Even if I don't take the initiative to attack, once these ambitious people discover the existence of Hidden Fog Desolate Region, Heaven's Pit, and Peach Blossom Town, they won't be able to hold back their greed and get a share of this paradise.
"If I want to build a world of light, I must first get rid of these peerless elites. They are the tumors that live on civilization!
"That's why I sent the White Spirit to stir up internal strife between Sky Pillar Corporation and Universe Corporation, one of the nine great mega corporations.
"I helped Professor Gao Ye, a genius in the biochemical modification field, break free from his frail human body and transfer him into the incredibly strong Giant Sandworm's body. He turned into the abnormal beast Earthquake and explored how normal people could fight against superhumans.
"Then, I spent a lot of effort to develop the Deification Capsule so that normal people could become powerful for one minute. That's right, even if it's just for a short minute, it's enough for the powerful to be wary before they recklessly bully the weak.
"I even sent the Vortex to stir up chaos in the lair because I wanted to continuously magnify the chaos and stir up a chain reaction so that I could overthrow the mega corporations and peerless elites' rule over Dragon City. This is the order that is bound to lose balance and be destroyed. That's the only way to rebuild the carefree and perfect city of light that Jin Qianxi and I saw!"
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