"This trait makes humanity, as a whole, appear incredibly complex. If there existed a powerful order that could, to a certain extent, control the unbridled expanse of individual will, always prioritizing the choices and needs of the collective will over individual will, then humanity as a group could unleash incredibly terrifying creativity."
Li Fengnian put his hands behind his back and continued, "But similarly, if order completely collapses and everyone fights on their own, then the human race will quickly become a mess. Just like now, each faction has inherited a limited portion of the scientific and technological achievements before the outbreak of the catastrophe.
Due to their different inherited domains, each faction has significant skewed focus. It might seem that uniting them to compensate for each other's shortcomings is the best option. However, it's simply impossible for factions of the same level to communicate and learn without barriers. Even if they do, there will inevitably be reservations.
"It's almost inevitable for humans to oppress and exploit their own kind. If some people gain greater power amidst the complete collapse of order, do you think they will choose to protect the weak and establish a new order, or will they oppress the weak and abuse their power?"
Chen Yan frowned and thought about it, then sighed heavily.
really.
Perhaps there really are saints among humans, but such beings are extremely rare.
After all the surviving technologies from before the Cataclysm fell into the hands of various forces, each force would prioritize how to use the technology to consolidate its own territory and rule.
Even if someone really holds a greater ideal and hopes to consider issues from the perspective of all mankind, it will be difficult for him to do anything.
Because it is almost impossible to form real trust between forces!
"In other words, the world has become such a horrible state, and even human civilization as a whole is almost on the verge of extinction. It seems extremely dire, but in reality... perhaps it still suits the needs of a small group of people? Even more troublesome is that this small group of people possesses truly powerful power in this wasteland?"
Chen Yan asked in a somewhat vague tone.
Fei Changyuan continued, "You can understand it this way. Human nature does have a bright side, but it also has an ugly side. Perhaps in your eyes, the world has become like this, and it is an intolerable setback.
However, in the eyes of some people, this is the new era they have always dreamed of. Although the lives of most people have become worse than those of pigs and dogs, their lives are still luxurious and have not been greatly affected.
Besides, even if there are some effects, it's completely acceptable. At least they can live longer. If they've already successfully broken through the limit of lifespan, then... how far away can immortality be?
Chen Yan was silent.
When he first traveled to this wasteland, he thought that because civilization had been completely destroyed, the surviving humans could only rely on their own efforts to struggle to survive in the wasteland, and did not have the ability to truly change the wasteland environment.
But as he stayed in this time and space for longer and longer, his understanding of this wasteland became more and more specific and clear, and Chen Yan discovered that the actual situation was very different from his initial guess!
Those tiny settlements of survivors may indeed not have the ability to change their living environment, but the top forces standing at the top of the wasteland pyramid may have the ability to make life better.
It's not that I can't, it's that I don't want to...
I walked for an unknown amount of time with a heavy heart, when suddenly a completely new scene of ruins appeared before my eyes.
A collapse occurred in front of the dilapidated highway. About a few hundred meters away, an overpass that ran across the north and south and crossed the highway in a cross shape was broken into pieces.
Moss and vines have already covered the concrete load-bearing columns under the viaduct, and the lush scene looks full of vitality.
On both sides of the road at the end are high-rise buildings with unique shapes.
All high-rise buildings are over 100 meters high. Some are still standing tall, while others are broken at one-third or in the middle. Large sections of the intact structure tilted and fell on other buildings nearby, making them look like they are leaning against each other.
Although this is already a suburb, or even a remote suburb, there are still many strange buildings of all kinds.
After all, the core area of a city is limited. If you want to accommodate as many urban residents as possible, you have to constantly create various concepts to divert a large number of people to more remote areas.
So it is not difficult to understand why we see a complex of buildings in a more remote suburb.
However, after fifty years of natural growth, those reinforced concrete buildings have long since coexisted with various green plants.
In addition to the vines and mosses that almost completely covered the surface of the building, dense weeds had already stubbornly emerged from the cracks in the road surface.
And as the weeds grew vigorously, the originally neat and smooth road surface had been squeezed into cracks and small stones were scattered all over the ground.
This type of building complex located in the suburbs is also very dangerous, but the degree of danger is not on the same level as that in the core area of the city.
"Everyone, alert! There's an unusual noise up ahead, it sounds chaotic. I'm going to check out the situation first!"
Xu Qinghe's voice came from the peripheral of the smart bracelet.
Chen Yan suddenly came back to his senses, tightened the Eclipse rifle in his hand, and looked ahead intently.
For the awakened ones, a distance of several hundred meters can be seen very clearly.
However, the appearance of urban ruins ahead interfered with the vision to a certain extent.
In fact, according to Chen Yan, building a building in such a remote suburban area close to the highway was really intended to cheat people from the very beginning.
Aside from the cheap land price, are there any other advantages to this kind of shabby place?
Not at all!
If you want to sell a house, you have to hype up all kinds of unfounded concepts and sell the house to people who don't need it at all.
For example, something like "only ten minutes away from the core urban area"... After you buy the house, you find out that it only means a ten-minute direct flight away...
It's outrageous!
With these thoughts in his mind, Chen Yan took a few quick steps, shortened the distance between him and Xu Qinghe, and immediately saw clearly what was happening ahead!
That should be a real caravan.
Although it is not very large, the configuration is quite complete.
Chen Yan saw at least twelve armed men fighting with four level two zombies in a tense and exciting manner.
According to the information on the smart bracelet, those four level 2 zombies are quite powerful!
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