"Some people do good deeds without expecting anything in return, just to accumulate that illusory merit."
“And some people…” Li Xuanzu reviewed Qian Gang’s memories and spoke again.
"They are simply sick, that's true, mental illness. They do great good deeds without benefiting themselves, just to please their own hearts, or rather, just to gain the gratitude of others."
“These kinds of people generally have one thing in common: they’re not very capable, but they’re very concerned about saving face. These kinds of people are pathetic,” Li Xuanzu said, smiling as if he had remembered something happy.
"Brother Li, you seem to have a very clear understanding of life. So, do you think the wealth that rich people in your human society donate for free is because they lack ability?" Big Black had some doubts.
As a mysterious creature, it is most likely to peer into people's hearts, which is why there are many things about it that are not understood.
"This is a bit complicated to explain, but simply put, it's about gaining fame."
"Don't be fooled by the fact that some rich people say they are making donations for free. They not only gain a good reputation among the public, but also..." Li Xuanzu paused here.
"Forget it, there's no point in telling you all this. It's disgusting. Anyway, how could these profit-driven businessmen possibly do anything that would be detrimental to themselves?"
"As for those rich people who donate their property after death, most of them have had unworthy children and made many enemies during their lifetime. Donating all their property is firstly to reduce their perceived threat to others, and secondly to gain fame, so that their descendants can at least have a safe life."
"Humans are something you can study your whole life and still not understand," Li Xuanzu sighed, then lay down again.
Dahei didn't say much throughout, but it was still thinking about what Li Xuanzu had just said.
The more I think about it, the more alarmed I become.
Upon closer examination, it will discover that although it is a monster, the things that humans play with are a hundred times dirtier than it.
He has never possessed the body of a rich person. Those people who can accumulate wealth and rise to that social class have a very long-term vision and have made preparations early on.
It's fair to say that after the apocalypse, connections become especially important; whoever can make connections will be able to reach the safe zone in Kyoto first.
In both Kyoto and Shanghai, the wealthy made up 10% of the population before the apocalypse.
This is no small number. There are 20 million people in these two places combined, of whom 2 million arrived in advance. Food and other items were stored and transported in containers.
Does anyone really believe that after the apocalypse, the world will be reshuffled and social classes will be disrupted?
No, no, no, cattle and horses are still cattle and horses. Putting aside the methods, vision, and ruthlessness required to accumulate such wealth, the bodyguards around them are not people that ordinary people can approach at will.
Some with connections and influence might even possess firearms, despite the strict prohibition in China against such items being held by non-official personnel.
In the early stages of the apocalypse, possessing a certain number of firearms, a substantial number of allies, and ample supplies, it was inevitable that they would become a powerful force.
Some of them have already infiltrated the upper echelons of the Chinese government.
Many psychics are directly under the command of a particular person and are not driven by Huang Lao.
On the surface, they seem to be constantly contributing to the Dragon Kingdom, but as long as their master gives the order, they will abandon their country without hesitation.
Once people possess power, faith, morality, and any shackles that could have bound them will cease to exist, because they will no longer have such things.
Li Xuanzu finally understood why Elder Huang was so eager to hand over the third-tier spirit core to Huang Yuanqing, even at the cost of aligning himself with him, the "public enemy" of the Dragon Kingdom.
He must have realized that in this cannibalistic society, without strength or power, having a high position is nothing more than being a puppet.
It's just a pity that Huang Yuanqing was too useless.
Old Huang, perhaps he was born at the wrong time, or perhaps he was a breath of fresh air in a world full of filth in the end times.
Unfortunately, fate never favors the weak.
The ultimate law of survival is not just the survival of the fittest, but also the principle that the strong will always be strong.
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