If the monster civilization was as strong as it was in Meng Chao's previous life …
They would definitely set up layers of defense lines in the barren mountains and rivers in the depths of the fog. They would do everything in their power to stop the humans' attacks.
Even if the humans temporarily built forward operating bases, they would definitely run into endless waves of monster hordes, and they would launch waves of counterattacks.
Because of that, the mega corporations would definitely not be able to expand too quickly.
The difference in strength between the humans and the enemy would be a constant tug of war.
The first wave of colonists who rushed into the wild would definitely suffer major losses.
Then, compensating them with ninety-nine years of tax-free development rights was only natural. It was relatively fair, and most people would be able to accept it.
Meng Chao was the butterfly that returned from the apocalypse. He was just too powerful.
He only flapped his wings lightly and did not use much strength, but he stirred up a chain reaction that completely destroyed the monster civilization.
After the pitched battle at the borders of Dragon City ended, the monster civilization seemed to have given up on themselves. They basically collapsed.
A lot of strategically important places that could stop the humans and deal a lot of damage to Dragon City were given up on.
The advance squads of the mega corporations effortlessly occupied the strategically important places with a lot of resources, natural strongholds, and high vantage points without even needing to fight.
This was the literal meaning of "horse racing enclosure".
There were plenty of times when the advance squads of the mega corporations just needed to send drones to circle the area in the air to announce in a grandiose manner that after fighting to the death, they had killed all the monsters in the area and had completely turned the land into humans' territory.
This created two problems.
First, the expansion speed of the mega corporations was too fast.
After half a year of crazy expansion, the nine great mega corporations were practically all at the borders of Dragon City. They occupied a large piece of land that could be used to build three to five new cities. The total area they occupied actually surpassed the area of the main city area of Dragon City.
And the valuable resources hidden in this large piece of land were astronomical figures that could not be measured.
Compared to the main city area and the areas around it, which had long since been riddled with holes and even the stones had been squeezed dry, the land that the mega corporations occupied was far more than just rich.
If they were to use a popular saying on the internet, this land was like "if you poked the ground with a stick, it would sizzle and release spirit energy"!
With this land and resources, the mega corporations were showing signs that they could not get rid of them.
Quite a number of employees of the mega corporations and the members of the nine great cultivation families considered themselves heroes who had chased away the monsters and defended Dragon City, and they became increasingly arrogant.
Their attitude toward the question of how to divide the monster civilization's legacies became firmer.
Secondly, many small and medium-sized enterprises and ordinary citizens were quite dissatisfied with the Enclosure Act.
Originally, he had expected that Dragon City would have to fight to the death in the process of conquering Monster Mountain Range, and the nine great mega corporations would have to pay a devastating price.
In that case, compensating the colonists' blood, sweat, and sacrifice with the tax-free benefits of the newly developed land for ninety-nine years was the reason why the people supported the Enclosure Act.
Since the monster civilization had been defeated like a landslide, it seemed like they did not need to mobilize the elite squads made up of superhumans from the mega corporations. They only needed the Red Dragon Army to mobilize normal squads, and they would be able to get a large amount of land and resources into Dragon City's arms.
In this sort of situation, was there any need for the nine mega corporations to take advantage of the situation?
Of course, the nine great mega corporations were not the only beneficiaries of the Land Enclosure Act.
As the largest armed force in Dragon City, they had an absolute advantage in numbers, and the Red Dragon Army had naturally been advancing boldly over the past half a year. They occupied territories in Monster Mountain Range, and they now had the capital to stand as equals with the mega corporations.
And the Meng Chao family's Superstar was the biggest winner aside from the nine great universities and the Red Dragon Army.
Although the total amount of land and resources they occupied was far less than the Nine Elite Universities, in terms of the expansion speed of the enterprise itself, it far surpassed the rich and powerful families that had long been established and had deep roots.
It was no wonder then why many people in the field were talking about how Superstar had already left the ranks of normal small and medium-sized enterprises and was about to become the tenth mega corporation in Dragon City.
Before long, the Nine Greats would become the Ten Greats.
As long as they were able to introduce the bloodline of other peerless experts through business and marriage, the Meng Family would become a new rich and powerful family.
Although his family had benefited from the Enclosure Act.
Compared to the mega corporations being unable to do anything about it, walking down the same path as in his previous life and dragging Dragon City into hell, this small profit was nothing in Meng Chao's eyes.
"Half a year ago, the implementation of the Land Enclosure Act was reasonable and necessary," Meng Chao said with a frown.
"But based on the actual situation over the past half a year, there were some problems during the implementation of the Land Enclosure Act. The long-term negative effects it brought might be greater than the short-term positive effects.
"That's why I think that the Land Enclosure Act should be stopped.
"The land and resources that the mega corporations have already taken into their pockets will naturally not be spat out, but the resources that Dragon City will bring with it should be the common wealth of all Dragon Citizens, including land, mines, technology, information about the ancient civilization, and other things. They won't be the private property of some corporation, some family, or some peerless elite!"
"That's right," Shao Zhengyang said gravely.
Shao Zhengyang said gravely. "I won't deny that the nine great mega corporations have contributed greatly to Dragon City's civilization when they formed the Survival Committee, built Dragon City, and launched a full-scale counterattack over the past few years. The peerless elites who created the corporations and the normal employees of the corporations have all contributed greatly to Dragon City, so they should receive reasonable rewards.
"But it's just as you said, if we talk about contributions, there are tens of millions of Dragon Citizens. Which one of them hasn't contributed to their home, their comrades, and their survival?
"Of course, due to the limitations of talents, abilities, environment, and other conditions, some people's contributions are greater, and some people's contributions are lesser, but their loyalty and love for the entire civilization are exactly the same.
"A normal citizen fought to the death against a monster that came through a dimensional rift in his residential area. To protect his neighbors, he was injured valiantly and even sacrificed himself.
"A soldier at the frontlines of the Red Dragon Army was surrounded by a monster horde. He might not have spirit energy and couldn't use killing moves that could destroy the world, but his expression did not change. He picked up bundles of hand grenades and jumped into the raging monster horde.
"A peerless elite from a mega corporation fought fiercely against an Apocalyptic Beast at the peak of Monster Mountain Range.
"If we talk about the benefits he brought to Dragon City, the last person is naturally the greatest.
"But who dares to say that the first two are insignificant? Who dares to say that the first two don't deserve to enjoy the benefits brought by Dragon City's development? Who dares to say that the last person can naturally enjoy special privileges and take 99% of the fruits of victory?
"Dragon City's laws are strict. We won't burn bridges after we've outlived our usefulness and change our laws constantly.
"The mega corporations and peerless elites have already taken the land and resources into their pockets, and we've agreed to let everyone develop them for ninety-nine years with the lowest tax rate. Naturally, we won't give them a day, an hour, a minute, or a second less.
"But the Enclosure Law has always been a temporary measure. Based on the changes in the tactical situation, it can naturally be stopped at any time.
"But right now, there are some people who don't know when to stop and when to stop. They don't want to stop the Law of Fencing Lands. Instead, they're getting greedy and want more. They want to turn the temporary law into a real law so that they can carry out this law in Monster Mountain Range and the even larger Other World. They want to use this law of encircling land and occupying it to become king.
"If this goes on, independent kingdoms controlled by mega corporations will definitely appear around Dragon City.
"Wind and rain can enter those places, but Dragon City's laws won't.
"The living beings on the ground and the crystals underground will all turn into the private property of one family.
"By relying on these private properties, the so-called rich families will become so deformed that they can't be controlled.
"The rich children will continue to cultivate and evolve until they become like the ancient people, who can do anything as they wish. The normal people who aren't rich are bound to be left far behind. Let me ask you, Dragon City's civilization won't have any cohesiveness left. How can they rule over the Other World for five hundred years and even rebuild Earth?"
Meng Chao nodded.
"In the long run, we'll have to find a way to close the gap between normal people and superhumans and get rid of the gap between the rich and the poor. This is indeed a problem that Dragon City's civilization needs to solve urgently. In fact, it concerns the survival of Dragon City's civilization," he said seriously.
"We can think about the long run slowly," Shao Zhengyang said.
Shao Zhengyang said, "But right now, we're faced with an urgent problem. Is the so-called Enclosure Law suitable for the Hidden Fog Desolate Zone?
"That's …"
Meng Chao's mind raced, and he immediately realized the severity of this problem.
Hidden Fog Desolate Region was the monster civilization's main camp.
It was also a fertile land that had been nourished by its mother for millions of years.
Even though the mother had been sleeping most of the time for tens of millions of years and only 1% of its body was still slightly active, the mother was still the strongest biochemical weapon the ancient civilization had meticulously created.
But a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. The "mother" was the strongest biochemical weapon meticulously created by the ancient civilization. The vitality magnetic field released by 1% of its active tissue was enough to interfere with the magnetic field of a planet. It gathered spirit energy from all directions and formed crystal mines under Hidden Fog Desolate Region. Etherealized plants that were filled with spirit energy and nutrients also grew on the ground. It also attracted a large number of monsters to live and reproduce there.
Hence, even though Hidden Fog Desolate Region was not even 1% of the total area of the basin surrounded by Monster Mountain Range, it was still bigger than a horse.
Based on the experts' estimations, this place contained more than 30% of the resources in Monster Mountain Range.
It was a true cornucopia!
Forget about the other places, if even Hidden Fog Desolate Region was divided up by the nine great mega corporations, Dragon City's civilization might end up repeating the mistakes of his previous life!
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