The leaders of the Asada and Mira tribes were feeling extremely troubled by this rather advanced social issue.
It's too early to say which side is wrong; Haru is right to say they made tremendous efforts. After all, over 80% of the massive project was completed thanks to Haru's numerical advantage.
The effort and manpower they invested in the early stages of construction are evident to all and no one can refute that.
Previously, because the land was vast and there wasn't enough space for everyone, people didn't care about these things. However, as the number of Haru increased dramatically...
The land on the other side of the river has been almost entirely occupied by Haru, and now everyone's living space has reached a very tense situation.
The human race, on the other hand, believed that since Haru had already occupied so much land, their own race should at least be left with some land, otherwise where would their descendants live?
The newly built ark became a prize that both Haru and the human race wanted a piece of.
However, even if the two sides split the problem in half, Haru's population growth problem is like a virus that cannot be contained.
A year later, even with all efforts to control the numbers, the number of Haru still doubled.
Within a limited space, a surge in population has brought about a variety of social problems and conflicts.
This perfectly illustrates the saying, "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it."
The population advantage we had in the past brought us great benefits, but it has also created great hidden problems now.
I sat on the deck of the ark, staring blankly at the flag that our tribesmen and Haru had once raised together in the center of the ark's deck, with three large characters written in ink on it—Hope.
We could have put the name of the ark on the hull, but everyone said the ship was too big and the name wouldn't be visible on the hull.
So everyone put their heads together and made a huge flag, on which they wrote the three characters "Hope" in black ink.
I remember everyone was very excited that day. Whether it was Haru or our tribesmen, they were all smiling broadly. We celebrated on the Ark for a whole night.
But now, I can feel it. The relationship between the two sides is starting to change; in life, it might be over some supplies on the ark, or simply because of differing opinions.
Humans and Haru will quarrel, and Haru's own race, or even humans, will start arguing. There are many seemingly insignificant conflicts, which wouldn't have been considered problems at all a few years ago.
The main reason for this is that after everyone built the Ark, they had nothing to do and their energy could not be effectively utilized. In addition, the social pressure brought about by the continuous population growth changed everyone's temperament.
If this situation isn't resolved as soon as possible, I feel that these small conflicts will definitely become big problems someday.
Those Haru who had escaped the quagmire of war might pick up the weapons of war again and launch an attack on us.
What's even more frightening is that Haru has now penetrated into every aspect of our industry. Whether it's manufacturing tools or weapons, they are not lagging behind us.
If a real fight breaks out, their overwhelming numerical advantage could wipe us out in an instant.
The fact that Haru can still refrain from taking action shows that they have become much more civilized and know that they cannot maintain their large population on this land on their own.
Otherwise, given Haru's temperament twenty years ago, we would have been wiped out countless times by them.
It must be said that if we disregard human nature from a surreal perspective, Haru's actions at this moment can be considered quite benevolent.
Even we humans ourselves might not be able to do what they have done. For many years, in ancient times, people with small territories and large populations would try to take over neighboring countries.
The word "robbery" is very sensitive. On a small scale, when it comes to an individual, it is robbery. On a larger scale, when it comes to a country, it is a legitimate way to seize the land that rightfully belongs to it.
The Haru, with their current numerical and equipment advantage, could easily wipe us out and replace us. But they haven't done so, which proves they are not the barbaric race that once only knew how to kill.
Dante then sat down next to me and greeted me warmly as always.
"Sir, you still look so worried. It's a pity that Dante's mind isn't as clever as Su Su's and the others, so he can't come up with a solution for you."
Top jumped down from a tree, carrying a bunch of fruit in his hands, and casually tossed a few to Dante and me.
I reached out and took the fruit Top threw to me, took a bite, sighed, and said, "Dante, our peace is hard-won, and I don't want to see everyone fighting again."
"Sir, I know. But these problems can't be solved in a day or two. We can take it slowly..."
"No, we can't take it slow. You've seen the current situation. If a major conflict breaks out one day, all our efforts over the past twenty years will be in vain."
That's what I don't want to see. It would be great if we could just get rid of all those invasive Procyonella.
However, after all these years, we still haven't found a suitable method to eradicate those *Protoplastrus* species.
My eyes dimmed considerably as I said this, because over the years we haven't been solely focused on building the ark.
We have tried many methods to deal with these invasive Protozoa, but no matter what method we use...
They can only destroy the surface fruiting bodies of Protoporphyra; the underground hyphae are the very foundation of their survival.
As long as their hyphae exist underground, Protozoa cannot be truly eradicated, which is what makes us feel most hopeless.
"Alas... It's a pity that the land on the opposite bank of the river was also infected by Protozoa, otherwise we should have been able to fence off more land."
Dante shook his head and sighed as he recalled that a few months ago, all the land on the other side of the river, except for the land they had marked out, had been invaded by the Protoceratops.
Top squeaked, looking somewhat puzzled; it didn't quite understand our concerns.
Top is very satisfied with his current life. He doesn't have to worry about predators and can eat and sleep without worry, which is the greatest happiness for a monkey.
I grabbed a handful of soil and let it fall through my fingers. Is there really no way to deal with these *Protoplastrus* algae?
No! There must be a way.
I got up and left the deck, plunging into the workshop to continue my research.
I feel that my thinking is still limited to the framework of this world. What if I didn't use the thinking of this world to consider these issues, but instead considered them from the perspective of my original world?
What we lack most right now is land, but we can't say we lack land; rather, we lack usable land.
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