Meng Chao was stunned.
Lv Fanghui's question was so sharp that he didn't know how to answer it.
It has to be known that even though the nine great mega corporations led Dragon City to destruction in his previous life, Dragon City was destroyed.
As a result, he naturally didn't have much confidence in the Nine Elites.
After he returned to the past, he paid attention to the flaws of the nine great cultivators and how he could change the situation where Dragon City was controlled by the nine great cultivators.
But he was much more mature mentally than he looked. He did not think that he could save Dragon City by defeating the nine great mega corporations.
Things weren't that simple.
Besides, the reason why mega corporations were called super was because they were so big that they could not fail.
Not to mention that the Nine Elites were full of masters and the founders were all God State Overlords.
They were in control of most of the strategic areas in Dragon City. During the Monster War, they also contributed greatly to Dragon City, so they had long since tied their fates together with Dragon City.
The collapse of the nine great monsters would definitely cause a chain reaction. In fact, it might even cause an earthquake that would affect all of Dragon City's civilization.
Hence, even though Meng Chao clearly stood on the side of the Red Dragon Army, the small and medium-sized enterprises, and the poor children, he did not dare to do so.
But he had never been against working together with mega corporations or rich people.
Unity. Even if it was just on the surface, it was very important to Dragon City's future.
Lv Fanghui's question, however, shattered his last bit of hope that he could get things done.
However, aside from the sharpness, Meng Chao did not sense much animosity or malice from Lu Fanghui.
Thinking about it, it made sense. For a big shot in the industry like Lu Fanghui, hiding a dagger behind a smile was a basic operation.
If he harbored ill will toward Meng Chao, he would not have said those words, which made Meng Chao become wary.
Just as Meng Chao expected, before Meng Chao could answer, Lu Fanghui poured himself another cup of wine and took a small sip. He smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I judged you by your own standards. Perhaps you have other thoughts, but that's what I thought when I was young. I'm someone who wants to save Dragon City, so there's no way I can stand with those selfish people who only want to become stronger. We walk different paths, and we can't work together!"
"What?"
Meng Chao was stunned again.
"Is it strange? Who hasn't been young before? Who hasn't been passionate and devoted to serving their country?"
Lv Fanghui squinted his eyes as if he was reminiscing about the glorious years when the flames of war were everywhere. His pores exuded the smell of gunpowder.
"That was before we defeated Blood Alliance and formed the Survival Committee."
Lu Fanghui said. "At that time, I was about your age. I was a young man in my early twenties, and I grew up in a great era where we were fighting to save the city. All of us had the spirit of being willing to sacrifice our lives for Dragon City. We didn't have any heart at all.
"At that time, after going through a lot of hardships, we, the righteous sects, finally defeated the evil sects led by Blood Oath Alliance.
"I also harvested Blood Alliance's legacy and unlocked some of the secrets of the ancient ruins. I've also gained initial control over the zombie virus.
"And the fog at the perimeter of Dragon City is ten times thicker than it is today. It's like a gray wall that blocks the monsters outside. No one noticed that an even more terrifying threat than the zombies is about to descend on us.
"The people who have been suffering in the apocalypse for more than ten years cried tears of joy. They thought that the darkness was over and that light was about to descend.
"It was especially so for the young people in their early twenties. After going through a bloody battle and finally winning against the demon king, Blood Oath Alliance, we were delighted and couldn't wait to build a new world that was more equal, prosperous, and bright.
"But we soon realized that we were wrong, very wrong.
"After we defeated Blood Oath Alliance, many of the so-called righteous sects didn't selflessly share Blood Oath Alliance's legacy with all the citizens, and they didn't generously fulfill their promise to compensate the people who were injured or even sacrificed themselves in the battle. They also didn't build the new order that we dreamed of, where everyone was equal and could prosper together.
"It was the opposite. Without the threat of Blood Oath Alliance, many of the righteous sects occupied Blood Oath Alliance's ecological position. To fight for Blood Oath Alliance's legacy, they fought until their heads bled. Those were real fights against each other. Compared to today, when we fought for the monster civilization's legacy in front of the Survival Committee and the media, those fights were much more intense and brutal.
"And even if they did everything they could to get valuable resources, most of the leaders of the righteous sects didn't use those resources to improve the lives of the citizens, or at the very least, the gang members.
"It was the opposite. Those people squandered the resources that countless gang members fought for with their blood and sweat on themselves.
"While countless citizens still do not have clothes to cover their bodies and food to fill their stomachs, while countless gang members are rolling on the ground in pain because of the lack of medical attention and medicine, the leaders of the 'righteous sects' are enjoying an astronomical amount of resources to themselves. They are getting stronger and stronger, and they are getting further and further away from ordinary people.
"My companions and I watched all of this with our mouths agape.
"Even though we were the children of the leaders of the righteous sects and people who benefited from the new order, at that time, my companions and I were just in our twenties. We were your age, you were passionate, and you risked your life to save Dragon City. You bled a lot and added a lot of scars to your body.
"We treated the intersecting scars on our vitals as supreme glory, so it was only natural that we couldn't accept it. Countless people sacrificed everything and worked hard to create the new order, but it turned out to be like this.
"What I couldn't accept the most was that my father, Lu Zhongqi, was also one of those sanctimonious but selfish bastards!"
When Meng Chao heard this, he could not help but gasp.
Even if it was just some sort of rhetorical trick, Lu Fanghui's evaluation of his father, Lu Zhongqi, who was one of the strongest people in Dragon City, could be considered as him confiding in a junior like Meng Chao.
"You have to know that before we defeated Blood Alliance, the person I admired the most was my father."
Lu Fanghui tightened his grip over his wine glass and sighed. "No one knows better than me just how much he sacrificed to save Dragon City. He squirmed around like an earthworm in the dark and deep underground cracks. He was affected by the spirit energy radiation. His hair fell off, his teeth trembled, and he often ran into deformed pests. Sometimes, he was bitten until he was covered in wounds. Sometimes, he could only rely on eating pests to stay alive.
"The most dangerous time was when he suffered from too much spirit energy radiation. His entire body festered, and his flesh and blood practically fell off his bones. His trembling organs could be seen clearly.
"Everyone thought that he was dead. We buried him in a crack, but after a total of ten days and ten nights, he miraculously crawled out on his own!
"You can say that my father contributed everything to Dragon City and even died once.
"His body and soul suffered in hell every second, and that's why we were able to find the coordinates, directions, composition, and reserves of dozens of crystal mines. It provided us with enough 'fuel' for Dragon City's rise to power.
"As his son, I know better than anyone else that he's definitely not a greedy person who values material comforts and lives an extravagant life. Let's not talk about the flashy talk about contributing to Dragon City. Even if we talk about personal enjoyment, the only thing that makes my father happy is the crystals in all sorts of forms. When spirit energy surges in them, they shine with more than ten thousand different lights. Compared to cracking the secrets of crystals, the wine, women, wealth, and temper in the world are nothing!
"It's precisely because of this that when my father, Lv Zhongqi, acted like the leaders of the other righteous sects and did everything he could to steal resources and use all the resources for his own cultivation so that he could expand his faction of power and take more resources instead of improving the people's lives, I became even more disappointed. In fact, I felt … a deep sense of betrayal.
"It was as if I watched a dragon slayer grow sharp scales and turn into a brand new dragon, and that warrior was my father, the hero I idolized the most!
"I got into a huge fight with my father.
"I questioned him. If the righteous sects, including Sky Pillar Club, continued to extort people and steal resources like Blood Alliance after they rose to power, then used the resources they stole on a small number of higher-ups in the gangs, would we be any different from Blood Alliance? Why would we work so hard and risk our lives to overthrow Blood Alliance's rule?
"You should know that the reason why my father and his old brothers decided to use the name 'Sky Pillar' when they established the gang was because they hoped to turn into a giant pillar that could support the sky and support our home!
"With my father's current actions, how could he face his friends who died on the way forward? How could he face the name Sky Pillar?
"Naturally, my father would not change because of a few questions. He didn't care about his own son running away from home because he despised him.
"Ever since he died once, it was as if he was made of compressed crystals. His heart was as hard as steel, and he did things his own way. He could not be shaken.
"I don't expect that I can use 'kinship' or 'justice' to reform an evil dragon covered in scales and turn it back into a hero.
"Fortunately, there is no shortage of idealists in this world.
"At that time, Dragon City was not completely ruled by the nine great gangs, who later built the Survival Committee. There were more than ten gangs of similar size, and the nine great gangs were just the fiercest, most domineering, best in stealing resources, and only a small number of powerful fighters could use them to cultivate.
"There were also quite a number of righteous sects whose ideals and methods ran counter to those of the nine great gangs.
"They abided by their beliefs and used all their resources on the people in the areas they controlled. They wholeheartedly built the small homeland under their feet to become more equal, prosperous, and beautiful.
"I remember that at that time, the gang that was filled with the most idealism and dedication and attracted hot-blooded youths like us the most was a gang called Red Heart Club.
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