"The carefree utopia that you mentioned does exist. It's right on the 'Eternal Light'."
Chu Zhixiao said to Li Yao, "The environment there is beautiful and spacious. There is never any worry about the shortage of resources or the scourge of extraterrestrial devils. People can do whatever they want. Nobody needs to be on guard in the frontline like 'soldier bees', and nobody needs to work in the dark and damp mines like 'worker bees'. All the food and energy that they need are obtained from an enormous machine known as the 'circulator'. All the residents on the 'Eternal Light' believe that it is an inexhaustible existence similar to a 'perpetual motion machine'. They never suspect the truth of the 'circulator', nor do they know that the 'circulator' is merely the 'feeding' of the Holy League for a long time behind the 'circulator'.
"Living in such a world is naturally the happiest. There is not the slightest pain, and you can enjoy the truth, goodness, and beauty of humanity. But what's the price? The price is that, compared to a regular starship of the same size, the Eternal Light can only accommodate one tenth of the crew members, and the food and energy it consumes are five times more than the starships of the same type. It means that the resources that are enough to sustain dozens of starships and dozens of times the population are supplied to the Eternal Light incessantly in order to maintain the 'illusionary truth, goodness, and beauty'.
"How can it be possible for the entire Holy League and even the entire universe to live the life of the residents on the Eternal Light?
"More importantly, if so many resources are invested and a way to make progress is found in the illusionary light, all the resources will be worthwhile. However, the experiment results on the Eternal Light are not the same.
"If the first-generation residents on the Eternal Light did not forget their dignity and destiny as the 'last human beings' hundreds of years ago, and they were still studying and developing in the fields of technology and training, hoping to clear the venomous fog, pollution, and radiation on the planets one day so that the civilization of mankind could expand again, then, as the old residents died and new residents were born, indulging in the love of the 'circulator', they gradually lost their ambitions and enterprising spirit, dwelling in the trivia and hilarious hypocrisy.
"They are becoming more and more indifferent to the outside world, and they are becoming more and more accustomed to everything on the Eternal Radiance. In fact, their desires are insatiable, and they are constantly asking for higher levels of enjoyment.
"The first generation of residents could tolerate a living space of ten square meters per person, five days of synthetic food and two days of non-natural food, and they were willing to spend most of their time studying, working, and exploring technologies and techniques of a higher level. Hundreds of years later, however, their extravagant descendants demanded a living space of at least fifty square meters per person, at least two tasty non-natural food meals a day, and a lot of nutritious synthetic food were wasted by them carelessly just because the taste was bland!
"At this time, their highly degenerated brains are all immersed in meaningless entertainment, and they have long forgotten the importance of study and work. They cannot even consider such a simple question. The space and resources on board are limited. No matter how they circulate, they can only maintain the same level as before. How can they create so much space and resources for them to enjoy?
"Do you know what the most important topic on the Eternal Radiance right now is? The parasites who claimed to be Cultivators and citizens of the Cultivation civilization were discussing the difference between biological sex and psychological sex. They were discussing whether or not those who were biologically male but considered themselves female were qualified to enter the ladies' room. Also, they were discussing whether or not pets should be regarded as legal residents on Eternal Brilliance and enjoy the same rights as them. However many kittens and puppies there were, they could not be hunted and killed randomly!
"Hehe. It's hilarious, isn't it? The world outside is burning with war and devils, yet the parasites living in their sweet dreams are still concerned about the problems of men using the ladies' room and their pets! How 'beautiful' such a 'country of Cultivators' is, but how illusory and fragile it is! As long as the Ultimate Benevolence Masters decide to stop supplying energy and food to the Eternal Radiance today, the utopia will collapse abruptly after midnight tomorrow. It will turn from a paradise of truth, goodness, and beauty into a hell on earth. The parasites will all turn into corpses in three days, and their corpses will be gnawed by their pets in ten days.
"I'm giving you this example to tell you that the utopia that looks beautiful does not exist. Human beings are imperfect creatures. We need the restraint of order and the stimulation of pain all the time. Without order, our desires will be magnified infinitely, swallowing ourselves and the universe. Without the stimulation of pain, we cannot move forward, and we will degenerate from machines that modify the universe into hilarious, shameful, and abominable parasites.
"I know how much pain I've been through, and I know how many cruel battles I've been through, but this is the significance of my existence. I would rather live such a life as the Goddess of Slaughter, the captain of the Yaksha Squad, and the major than live on the Eternal Radiance as an ignorant, fat parasite!"
While talking, Chu Zhixiao patted the spider tank's head hard, as if she were trying to record her words into the crystal processor of the spider tank.
She did it.
Li Yao was almost dizzy by Chu Zhixiao's words. He was even more dumbfounded by the truth of such a large-scale experiment on humanity. Tides were surging inside his soul.
Dozens, if not hundreds, of starships, hundreds of years, and the lives of generations of human beings had been spent on such an enormous experiment on humanity. It — it was far beyond the limits of "evil". Li Yao did not know what to say about it anymore.
The brainwashing on Chu Zhixiao, on the other hand, was not cutting and twisting her brain as Li Yao had imagined in the past. Instead, it was' laying out facts and reasoning with her willingly '.
Dreadful. Too dreadful!
"Wouldn't such an experiment consume a lot of resources?"
Li Yao could not help but ask, "What is the purpose exactly?"
"To better grasp humanity and formulate the next development strategy of the Holy League," Chu Zhixiao said matter-of-factly.
Chu Zhixiao said matter-of-factly, "The Covenant Alliance is a vast place with countless worlds, planets, and starships, and a population of billions. It would be irresponsible of us not to run small-scale experiments to determine the effectiveness of our strategy, wouldn't it?"
Li Yao was lost for words. Thinking for a long time, he said, "But such an experiment is false after all. The residents on Eternal Light do not know the truth of the outside world. That's why they keep degenerating. What if they learn part of the truth and establish certain ideals? Maybe they will develop their civilization with abundant resources."
"Even if they can develop their civilization, so what?"
Chu Zhixiao said, "Even if the residents on Eternal Light can break their shell, we are still unable to break the shell that enshrouds our universe. We are all trapped in the shell, in a starship that is unimaginably enormous and magnificent. However, no matter how enormous the starship is, space and resources are still limited. We still have to suppress our feelings, desires, and free will in order to survive under the protection of absolute order. Any seemingly hot-blooded impulses will only hasten our death."
"I — I still don't quite understand."
Li Yao asked in fear, "Why can't we break the shell of the 'universal starship'? Maybe there will be infinite space, resources, and … hope outside?"
"It's unbreakable," Chu Zhixiao said casually.
"The gods tried hundreds of thousands of years ago. Even if we did break the shell, we would only see the truth a hundred times darker and the most ferocious enemies outside."
Li Yao found it odd. "Major, how do you know?"
"The Ultimate Benevolence Masters told us," Chu Zhixiao said.
"According to the Ultimate Benevolence Masters, the gods and the Pangu Civilization Alliance perished and fell into hibernation to resist the most brutal enemies beyond the universe, which kept our peace for hundreds of thousands of years. Those enemies even feed on the feelings and desires of human beings. Once they smell our feelings, they will invade us and annihilate us. It's also one of the main reasons why we have to suppress our feelings and desires."
After a brief daze, Li Yao asked, "Are the enemies beyond the universe the extraterrestrial devils?"
"No. Compared to those enemies, the extraterrestrial devils are simply dwarfed by them."
Chu Zhixiao said, "The extraterrestrial devils are enemies that we can understand and fight against, but the real enemies from beyond the universe are beyond our understanding and our ability to fight. We can only hide in the darkness, hold our breath, cover our mouths, and lower our heartbeat and pulse to the minimum. Don't think about anything, and don't do anything. Wait. Wait quietly."
After a brief silence, Li Yao asked, "What are we waiting for?"
"The awakening of the gods," Chu Zhixiao said.
"The Ultimate Benevolence Masters told us that the gods are considering strategies to deal with the enemies beyond the universe in hibernation, and they will definitely come up with an idea. All we need to do is wait for the gods to wake up and provide them with sufficient resources to build ourselves into the toughest army. By then, all we need to do is to obey the orders of the gods. That day is not far away."
"Ah …"
Li Yao held back for a long time, but he still couldn't help but ask, "Major, do you believe the Ultimate Benevolence Masters?"
Chu Zhixiao stared at Li Yao's crystal camera in a daze, making Li Yao feel creepy. He finally lit another cigarette.
"I do."
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