"Do you?"
The more the Immortal Cultivator from "Manjusaka, the City in the Sky" talked, the more excited he became. Perhaps he was simply trying to buy himself more time at the beginning, but right now, he could not have been prouder and prouder of the system that originated from the Land of Sins. "When the concept of 'slaughter stream' was first created by Lord Wuying Lan, we hired professors from the Imperium University to track and investigate twenty-seven mining groups for ten years.
"The result of the investigation indicates that the happiness index of the miners who watch 'slaughter stream' for a long time soars every year, and the proportion of slacking, violent strikes, and even large-scale riots shrinks every year. After the miners vent their anger and excess energy in the thrilling programs, they are now able to work dutifully in peacetime. If there are any disobedient troublemakers, how can they be bold enough to say or do anything when they see the miserable end of the sinners in the Land of Sins?"
"I understand it now. It is an example to the monkeys," Xiahou Wuxin said.
"The sinners in the Land of Sins are the chickens, and the hominoid miners are the monkeys."
"You — you —"
Xin Xiaoqi bulged her eyes, completely dumbfounded. Although she had seen a lot of bizarre things in the Land of Sins, she did not expect such evilness to exist in the world at all. She stuttered for a long time, but she still did not know how to comment on the Immortal Cultivators of the Imperium.
"You can say that."
Wei Xiaotian continued with a smile. "The trial broadcast in the mining groups was very successful, which significantly improved the happiness index and production efficiency of the miners. Very soon, 'slaughter stream' was spread out in the entire Imperium. To this day, almost all the hominoids, especially those who are engaged in dangerous and strenuous labor, consider 'slaughter stream' the only 'stimulant'. They do not even have time to rest after seventy-two hours of nonstop work deep inside the mines but insist on watching the 'streamer' kill two people. They will not fall asleep until they are satisfied!
"As a result, the society is stabilized, the hominoids feel happy, and the productivity is significantly improved. The civilization of mankind is developing faster and faster. The most amazing thing is that it does not cost much at all. Isn't it all thanks to you?
"Also, the entire stream industry is completely fair, open, and transparent. There are barely any thresholds. It is the most direct channel of promotion for the majority of the hominoids. Any hominoid can participate in the auditions of 'streamers' as long as they are willing to give it their all. As long as they pass the rigorous test, they will be sent to the training center of 'Manjusaka, the City in the Sky' for refinement. We will modify them with the most cutting-edge technology, arm them with the most advanced magical equipment, and polish them with the most amazing drugs. Then, they will be projected to the Land of Sins for games, bringing joy to all the people of the Imperium.
"As long as their style is eye-catching enough, their tactics dazzling enough, and they boast the power to attract other people's attention, even a nobody at the bottom level of the mine thirty thousand meters below the surface of the frozen planet in the past can become a big star that everyone in the Imperium knows!
"The way out is right here. The Imperium never asks about background and is willing to give anybody a chance. If you want to distinguish yourself, just go through the tests one after another!
"With such a bright path right in front of them, what can the hominoids complain about? The reason why they have to waste their lives deep inside the sunless mines is because they are cowardly, cowardly, and weak! If they are truly capable, they can absolutely fight their way out of the thousands of soldiers and become a 'streamer'! How can they complain about the unfairness of society when they are not capable? How can they do that?
"Right now, Lord Wuying Lan has a lot of superstar-level 'streamers' under his command. They are all the most influential people in the Imperium and the most awesome idols in the hearts of countless hominoids. The power of role models is infinite. Thousands of hominoid young people are all trying their best to become cool and arrogant 'streamers'. They have devoted all their energy to that.
"With the 'streamers' playing the role of great heroes, who will bother with the strike leaders or even the armed resisters in the past? They would've been outdated a long time ago! "
Even the old and cunning Xiahou Wuxin was dumbfounded. After a long sigh, he said, "Your approaches … are indeed impressive."
"Lord Wuying Lan is naturally a genius who can change the entire Imperium!"
Wei Xiaotian remarked with mixed feelings. "The Imperium did not manage the hominoids in such a way a long time ago. At that time, our approaches were still simple, crude, rigid, and clumsy. We even treated the hominoids as slaves.
"But as it turns out, the slavery system is one of the most inefficient systems. It cannot exploit the greatest value of the hominoids at all.
"What is more useful than the whips that are enshrouded in thorns and soaked in venom is to take advantage of the weaknesses of humanity. It is sex and money!"
Xiahou Wuxin mumbled, "Money?"
"Yes. In the Imperium today, there are not many slaves in the traditional sense. Most of the hominoids are free people, including the miners who are struggling in the mines. Theoretically speaking, they are free people. The mining groups also offer them high salaries and stimulate their enthusiasm for work as much as possible with glittering money."
Wei Xiaotian said, "However, money is just a pile of waste paper if it is not really used for consumption. It is even worse than waste paper. It is just a string of unpredictable numbers.
"The resources in the universe are so precious that it is naturally impossible for us to allow the hominoids to buy enough assets. But if we refuse to sell them anything, they will immediately discover the fraud of money and realize that the numbers in their accounts are worthless.
"At this moment, Lord Wuying Lan came up with an extremely genius idea again. He installed the 'gift system' and the 'lottery system' in the slaughter stream to attract the hominoid viewers to buy all kinds of virtual gifts with their real money and reward the 'streamers'. In such a way, the extra money would be consumed.
"For ten bucks, you can give a certain 'streamer' a virtual flower in the slaughter stream, making your name appear in the system for 0.01 seconds.
"For five hundred bucks, you can buy a glittering virtual dragon-slaying saber for the 'streamer', and you will be thanked loudly by the streamer. You will feel proud in front of all the workers in the entire mine. This is the vanity of human beings and the only way for the bottom-level workers to gain other people's attention.
"If you are willing to save your money for a year and a half, you can ask a certain 'streamer' to adopt the killing method that you specify for fifty thousand bucks. You can also leave your name on the body and shout 'this guy was killed for a certain big brother on a certain planet' while singing and dancing. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Think about it. A streamer in the Building Foundation Stage or even the Core Formation Stage calling you 'big brother' for only fifty thousand bucks. How cheap it is!
"Many bottom-level workers work in the factories with the harshest environment on the most remote planets of the Imperium. They do not have many channels to spend their money. When too much money is accumulated in their accounts, they will inevitably have bad thoughts.
"By guiding them to spend their savings in the virtual world with such rewards, they will have no choice but to continue working in the factories dutifully. There are indeed many workers who work at a high intensity for half a year without any rest. They have to save a huge sum of money even though they are so exhausted that they vomit blood just to tip the streamer, just so that their name can appear on the interface for half a second and they can hear the streamer calling them 'big brother' or 'big sister'.
"Some people have even borrowed money from loan sharks to tip the streamer without bothering about anything. They have sold themselves and turned from free people into slaves. They have only themselves to blame.
"As for the gambling, it is the same logic. We often hold all kinds of killing competitions in the slaughter stream. Sometimes, the streamers are slaughtering the sinners in the Land of Sins, and sometimes, the streamers are murdering each other. Different betting methods and odds have been set up.
"It is true that some people become rich overnight after betting everything. They get rid of the identity of bottom-level workers and can live the rest of their lives comfortably. Naturally, the Imperium guarantees the legal rights of those people.
"But a hundred times more people lose more and more the more they gamble. They are mired in the mud and cannot free themselves. In the end, they owe a huge debt and become slaves in a different sense.
"Rewards and gambling, a two-pronged approach. This is how our world works.
"In the slavery system in the past, true human beings directly enslaved hominoids, which was too simple, crude, and inefficient. Right now, true human beings enslaved money, and money enslaved hominoids. Everything is voluntary. How perfect and harmonious!"
"You …"
Xiahou Wuxin remarked with mixed feelings, "You have truly studied human nature thoroughly."
"Yes. Human nature is inherently evil. As long as you understand the weaknesses of human nature, you will be able to turn anybody into a real slave at your will!"
Wei Xiaotian said sincerely, "In the past hundreds of years, there have indeed been a lot of problems inside the Imperium, which led to the invasion of the foreign enemies. The Imperium was caught in a temporary slump."
"However, ever since Lord Wuying Lan promoted the slaughter stream, the relationship between true human beings and hominoids has undergone drastic changes. The Imperium is more united, and its production efficiency is higher. The contradictions in various aspects are gradually alleviated, too. The comprehensive national strength of the Imperium has soared.
"Right now, the enemies in all aspects have been pushed back by us. Even our greatest mortal enemy has been beaten to the point that he is barely breathing. How can the soldiers in the frontline achieve that alone? It is all thanks to Lord Wuying Lan!
"As for the sinners in the Land of Sins, you should feel extremely proud to be devoted to such a great cause and contribute to the everlasting prosperity of the Imperium as the furiously burning fuel.
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