To the Utopian, the wasteland is dangerous.

If you don't know what evil is, it will be difficult to survive in the wilderness.

The explorers who had felt that everything was fair, just and open in Utopia were now at a loss as to what to do in this unfair, unjust and unopen wasteland.

Of course, the nature of utopia means that if others want to invade the city, they must abide by the rules. In this way, outsiders will also become members of the utopia, and there will be no invasion.

Even saints are bound by this city, and this is why utopia will always stand.

As Plato mentioned before, even if the people's choices lead to their own destruction, they cannot stop it as long as it is allowed by the rules of utopia.

Because there will always be newcomers who will come here and continue to practice the perfect justice of utopia.

The city is immortal, though all its inhabitants may die.

Thinking of this, Lu Ban felt that Utopia was no different from the weird things in his world.

"Don't you think you are violating the rules of Utopia by telling us this?"

Feng Yu suddenly asked. After all, what Hippocrates said just now were words that damaged the reputation of Utopia. It was hard to guarantee that this city would really allow such remarks to exist.

"Please rest assured that freedom of speech is also a rule of Utopia. As long as it is not a false accusation or rumor, as long as it is the truth, even a saint cannot stop it from being spoken. So, this also proves that what I just said is true."

Hippocrates laughed.

"But even a half-truth can become a lie."

Feng Yu responded sharply.

"What you said may indeed be true, but there may also be other information that we don't know about, and the real situation may be very different from what you said."

The existence of the Council of Elders made Feng Yu and Lu Ban realize that the rules of Utopia are not flawless. As long as there are enough explanations and motivations, it is possible to bypass some of the rules.

Of course, such behavior must be beneficial to Utopia. Any attempt to take advantage of the situation and harm the city will probably be met with a bolt from the blue at any moment.

What Hippocrates just said was also beneficial to "Utopia", so it would not be considered to be harmful to the city.

"Even so, if you want someone from the academy to become the next saint, cooperating with me is the best choice, isn't it?"

Hippocrates said with a raised corner of his mouth.

In utopia, all conspiracies and intrigues will be exposed under the scorching sun, and only open conspiracy is the best option.

As Hippocrates said, it would be difficult for the academy to win the next election if it follows the normal path. Only by breaking away from the utopian rules can it have a chance of survival.

“What do we need to do?”

Lu Ban, who had remained silent until then, asked.

"As far as I know, in recent years, many of the merchants who traveled to Utopia have stayed here. They support the Yellow Sand Brotherhood behind the scenes. Although this complies with the regulations of Utopia, many members of the Yellow Sand Brotherhood have subtly turned to those merchants outside."

Hippocrates did not directly answer Lu Ban's question, but signaled with his eyes to a group of well-dressed young people. The woman leading them looked to be about thirty years old and was obviously a saint.

"For these people, Utopia is a very high-quality market. It would be best if they could stop exploring the outside world and just rely on the resources brought by traveling merchants to survive and be squeezed for wealth."

"I know that. It's a comprador."

Lu Ban was well aware of this kind of behavior. In modern times, compared with plundering by force, dumping goods to gain wealth is a more common method. Since the other party will be bound by the rules if they enter the utopia, they might as well treat this place as a colony, a place to sell goods, and sustainably drain the pond to catch all the fish.

"comprador?"

Hippocrates wasn't quite sure what Lu Ban meant, but he still gestured to another group of people.

They were a few people who were farther away from here. They looked to be in their early twenties, with tanned skin and strong muscles. They looked brave and good at fighting.

One of them was the one Lu Ban saw during the debate in the square during the day. He must be a member of the Wild Wolf Guard.

"Although the Wild Wolf Guards have not shown any signs of communicating with the outside world for the time being, their proposition is to maintain the status quo of Utopia and remain self-contained. Only in this way can their importance be highlighted. However, if they are trapped here, one day this place will change hands and be occupied by a more powerful city-state."

Hippocrates whispered.

Compared to the Quicksand Brotherhood, the Wolf Guards are relatively short-sighted. They may not have any ill will towards Utopia, but their closed-minded behavior will eventually lead to bad consequences.

"As for the Yellow Sand Council, their attitude is too tough. Utopia is not suitable for going to war with other city-states. Our extraordinary people will suffer heavy casualties in the war, and even the city will be plundered."

Hippocrates pointed to a group of children on the opposite side who looked to be only eleven or twelve years old. Although they were young, they already had a perverse temperament in their eyes, which made people afraid. However, this easily made people think of the ignorance being fearless. For children whose minds were not yet fully mature, the idea of ​​fighting violence with violence was normal.

"According to what you said, you are indeed not suitable for direct conflict with other city-states, at least not now."

Lu Ban agreed.

"So, I think we should go out and explore this world, find what we need from the remains of the old civilization, and revive this world. Only in this way can the people of this city truly welcome the end of their childhood."

Hippocrates sighed.

People in the wasteland have very short life spans, and there is not much knowledge that can be passed on. Even more people die before they have gained any experience. For the entire civilization, this situation has led to stagnation in development. To solve these problems, either external forces are needed to speed up the development of civilization, or a way to solve the crystal core disease must be found.

For Hippocrates, the answer to both these questions lay hidden in the promised land, in the ruins.

“Very convincing.”

Feng Yu commented.

"What you need to do is to find loopholes in these three camps and make them lose their justice. Once the claims of these forces are considered harmful to Utopia, they will naturally lose their eligibility to run for election."

Hippocrates said finally.

"You mean, use the rules of Utopia to exclude them?"

Lu Ban thought about it and realized that this coincided with what he wanted to do. If the academy was the camp he needed to support, then other camps would inevitably have the intervention of other God's Chosen Ones, and situations that would endanger Utopia would inevitably occur.

"That's right. At the moment, it seems that the most vulnerable group to defeat is the Yellow Sand Brotherhood, which is in collusion with the outside world."

Hippocrates' eyes became sharp.