"In short, the inner city is absolutely key," An Zhi concluded. "Zhang Baye, send over any news from other countries about the inner city immediately."
"Received," Zhang Baye replied crisply.
Di Jia bent her index finger and rhythmically tapped her notebook, lost in thought: "The perfect ending to this world must be overthrowing the gods and saving humanity from the unspeakable hand, but what is the normal ending?"
Su Jinyun was also thinking about this question, and thought of something from a long time ago: "A normal ending would meet two conditions - a good ending for the person involved and a bad ending for the world."
"The former is an individual's ending, at least for the Chosen One, the ending at that time was good; the latter is the normal development of this world, an ending destined for destruction controlled by something unspeakable. So if we think about it the other way around, the ordinary ending might be an ending that doesn't overthrow the gods, then for the Chosen One, where can they go to reach the end?"
“Most of that world is polluted, which is why everyone is scrambling to get into Vina City,” Han Jiuying added. “No matter how you look at it, running away is the wrong direction, unless the chosen one has a purification-type talent.”
“But no matter how powerful the Chosen One is, he can’t purify all the land outside by himself, otherwise he would truly become a god.” Li Yun couldn’t help but tease him.
Zhang Mingyu agreed with Han Jiuying's general direction, but differed slightly on the details: "All indications suggest that the Chosen Ones' main target is still the inner city, but the gods might not be the enemy, right?"
All eyes turned to him.
Zhang Mingyu didn't care and continued to express his opinion: "Don't forget, the city lord of Sin City originally meant well, but his methods were a bit extreme."
“The situation on Unique Star is completely different from that on Dawn Star, so I think it’s not a good reference point,” Xia Qingkong retorted coldly. “Everyone should be able to see that Unique Star is still practicing feudal superstition and dividing people into different classes. Dawn Star doesn’t worship its chosen ones as gods just because they have special abilities. The instigators of Sin City were also rebelling against the Unspeakable, but they never thought of enslaving humans. Comparing them to Unique Star is an insult to them.”
Perhaps it was because Xia Qingkong's attitude was always cold, and her words were a bit harsh this time, that the atmosphere in the meeting room became tense for a moment.
Su Jinyun, as usual, stepped in to smooth things over, smiling to ease the atmosphere: "Don't worry, I don't think it's completely without reference value. After all, there's a saying in our country, 'to achieve one's goals through indirect means.'"
She paused, then quickly added, "Of course, I'm not saying that such a person is right, but in his heart, he may not necessarily think he is right. Why don't we analyze the gods of the One Star and their psychology in doing these things? If I say anything wrong, you can correct me in time."
The others nodded in agreement with Su Jinyun's line of thinking.
Clearing her throat and holding the notes she had prepared, Su Jinyun began her analysis from the beginning: "Because they possess special abilities, they hold a high position on the Unique Star. However, with the arrival of the Unspeakable, their position has been questioned."
"It must be because the ineffable bestowal of talent upon the chosen ones allows mortals to also possess special abilities," Zhang Baye added.
Su Jinyun nodded: "That's right. From this point of view, the gods of the One Star are essentially humans with special abilities. They are helpless against the Unspeakable and ultimately choose to submit to the Unspeakable in order to maintain their own status."
"Is it possible that they are the primary victims, and have become unspeakable puppets?" Li Yun thought, raising a possibility.
"Impossible." Zhang Mingyu, who leaned towards psychology, retorted, "Based on all the information we have so far, it's highly unlikely that the gods of the Unique Star would subjectively feel any desire to protect humanity. They have already reaped enough benefits and consider themselves superior to humans, so they don't have the subjective urge to protect them."
The protective instinct often stems from love and a sense of justice.
To make it easier to understand, Zhang Mingyu used an analogy: "When a flood comes, it indiscriminately submerges you and ants. Some ants grow to the size of humans in the flood and try their best to resist the disaster. Theoretically, you would only fear that they might harm you after gaining more power, and you would never think of sacrificing yourself for these ants."
“…That makes sense.” Li Yun was completely convinced.
“I’ve also wondered if the gods saw that Wei Yixing was beyond saving, so they deliberately sent everyone on their final journey.” Wang Shouzhi scratched his head. “After all, rather than waiting for death while sober, it’s better to unknowingly face death in a world of extravagance and debauchery. It can be considered the gods’ final mercy to mankind.”
Li Ge shook his head: "You're dreaming, but if the gods really did that, there probably wouldn't be any rebellious organizations. People aren't worried about scarcity but about inequality, and there's no doubt that Vina City is doing a poor job in terms of people's livelihood."
"High technology, low lifestyle, that's the essence of cyberpunk." Zhang Baye is the youngest member present, and he is quite knowledgeable about many fashion elements.
Li Ge glanced at her, not minding her bad habit of interrupting, and continued to express her opinion: "Vina City is essentially still a social logic of the upper class exploiting the lower class. Because the gods control all means of production, the 'gods' of the only star are almost synonymous with 'capitalists,' and everyone needs to serve the gods."
"Because serving the gods has a very high threshold, coupled with long-term brainwashing and control, people inside and outside the city of Vena have come to believe that serving the gods is an honorable thing."
Li Yun added to his statement: "Disrespecting the gods is against the rules, but there are still resistance organizations. However, because they do not have enough power to resist the gods, they have temporarily broken up into smaller groups."
“Speaking of which, the rules of this world don’t seem to be that strange,” Green, who had been silent until now, couldn’t help but speak up.
The think tank actually sensed this.
Han Jiuying nodded, maintaining her previous viewpoint: "The main rule should be in the inner city. The farther the natives escape from the inner city, the less the power of the rule can reach them. As for why escaping from the slums doesn't count as escaping from Vena City, there must be other key factors that we can't figure out right now."
"However, from another perspective, if a chosen one violates the rules and is in great danger, they may also flee to the slums. They can just wait for the other chosen ones to pass the test and then enjoy the benefits themselves," Zhang Baye added.
"This should be the last resort."
An Zhi neither agreed nor disagreed. In fact, she knew that if other countries wanted to abandon their chosen ones, they would probably urge them to enter the inner city as soon as possible without telling them about this last chance to save their lives.
As for them and Yin Zhu...
Seeing Yin Zhu, who had rolled over in bed and fallen off, then groggily climbed back onto the screen to continue sleeping, An Zhi couldn't help but smile.
It's unspeakable, you've chosen a terrible scourge.
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