93: Chapter 93, Go a Little Too Far

"Do you have evidence?"

Gao Yuan asked...

After all, this matter was too significant, involving the future direction and human ethics; if the plight of the Future World was truly a man-made predicament, then it was simply... too heinous.

Gao Gan nodded...

"Of course I do. In fact, it's not just my father and me; many others have questioned it... it's just that no one can shake the The Consortiums!"

"In this world, over 90% of humanity still lives on Earth, and the vast majority of them are concentrated in the Eight Great Capitals! I've been at the Federal Academy of Sciences all these years. A hundred years ago, when Father rose to power, he used an iron fist to open a crack, securing a bit of financial autonomy for the Administrative General Administration!"

"Over the years, I've used this freedom to conduct gene sequencing on the so-called radiation species in the wild... and found that these species all show traces of human gene editing! Moreover... there's an even more important discovery: if it were just these radiation plants, it wouldn't have resulted in the current lack of usable soil! Because Earth itself has metabolic functions!"

"The composition of the radiation currently in the soil is different from the radiation caused by these plants... In other words, human intervention is also involved in the soil radiation!"

"The Development General Administration has too much power; they control almost all of humanity's industries, and all of them are vital ones! Only some insignificant ones might allow the middle class to enter... What the The Consortiums want to do is confine the vast majority of people in the cities! Raising them like pets..."

Gao Gan's expression was calm as he spoke, without a hint of anger...

But Gao Yuan felt a chill down his spine...

Could the The Consortiums really be so excessive?

"Gao Gan, do the The Consortiums really have that much power? And achieving this must consume a lot of resources... What are they after?"

Gao Yuan asked...

Gao Gan smiled...

"What are they after? Naturally... to dominate this world alone! I've calculated it; they don't actually need the whole world to be irradiated. They only need to create Mutant Radiation Zones in the areas several hundred kilometers around the Eight Great Capitals. Even if other places aren't irradiated, who would know? The Development General Administration has a public welfare activity where they've organized an 'Ecological Patrol Team' to patrol globally. This Ecological Patrol Team is actually just their lapdogs; nominally for patrolling, but in reality, it's for imprisonment, not allowing ordinary people to leave!"

Speaking of this, Gao Yuan thought of her... Wang Chenjiajia, whom he had met in the Golden Triangle.

Was she an accomplice in confining humanity?

"Gao Yuan, the social classes in this world have been solidified for too long... There have always been voices of opposition from the bottom, but they just haven't gained much momentum..."

Gao Yuan recalled what Qin Mugu had said about the current situation of the lower class in the Future World when they first met...

At the time, Gao Yuan was actually somewhat envious...

After all, there was no pressure of living, and one could play to their heart's content...

In Gao Yuan's impression, the vast majority of the lower class should be happy.

"Gao Gan, aren't the vast majority of people at the bottom carefree and very happy?"

Gao Gan gave Gao Yuan a deep look: "I understand your thinking. Having games to play, a house to live in, free Nutritional Paste, free transportation... it sounds like they shouldn't have any complaints. But... do you know what the human heart is? The human heart is never satisfied. When you've played games since childhood with no limits and no constraints, you aren't actually happy at all... You only play games because you have nothing else to do!"

"We conducted a survey, and in fact, over 80% of the lower class are very dissatisfied with the current situation and feel it should change! Only 20% have solidified thinking, believing the world is just like this and impossible to change!"

Gao Yuan fell into deep thought...

He remembered the fun of secretly playing on the computer as a child, but after growing up, the computer became a tool. Sitting in front of it every day, he really could no longer experience that childhood joy...

And when no one was home as a child, sneaking candy... one piece, two pieces, it was indeed very happy! But when a whole jar of candy was placed before him and his mouth went numb from eating, he could no longer taste a hint of sweetness...

The lower class in the Future World might be just like that...

Lacking nothing, playing games with full immersion, and dreaming whatever dreams they wished, yet unable to feel happiness!

Whereas in the Real World, a young father returning home after a day's work and hearing his daughter sweetly call 'Daddy' would feel an incomparable warmth...

Everything requires contrast; happiness can only be felt when there is desire in the heart. When you have no desire, no hope... but live like a pig, you will never experience the pure joy a pig feels while eating slop.

Gao Yuan understood...

"So, you and your father, Gao Qiu, went through all the trouble of planning just to find an opportunity?"

"Yes... because the The Consortiums' power is too great for us to shake, we can only seek external help... You, Gao Yuan, my brother, can travel between two space-times. You are the best candidate. You can assist us in returning this world to normal!"

Gao Yuan shook his head...

"Your technology is so advanced and even you have no way; will adding me make a difference?"

Gao Gan looked serious: "Of course. Because the Development General Administration holds everyone's lifeline. They not only control food but also control air and water by creating obstacles! Once someone tries to resist, they lose the qualification to live in the Eight Great Capitals and are exiled to the radiation zones... the result can only be death!!"

"Air, water, food... no one can live without them! So as long as people want to live, they have no way to resist... But you, my brother, can bring air, water, and food from the Real World... then we can escape the fate of being shackled by the The Consortiums!"

Gao Yuan hadn't originally thought this much...

Now, hearing Gao Gan's words, he felt a chill down his spine...

Exactly. The The Consortiums create crises to artificially isolate people from natural water and air. If you want to survive, listen to them and be a pig obediently...

"What do you plan to do? I can provide you with supplies... but you must also provide me with technology. I've already been quite out of line in the Real World; any more excessive, and I'm afraid... I'll be dealt with humanely!"

Gao Gan waved his hand: "I can give you an Interstellar Warship... and some Earth-Orbit Electromagnetic Cannons! With these, no one should dare touch you. Besides, your current Armed Self-Defense Reconnaissance Drones and Security Robots should be enough for daily security..."

"I could even assist you in becoming the world hegemon in that world... that would make providing resources much more convenient!"

Gao Yuan was tempted...

But... he didn't want to do it!

"Because... although being a hegemon was good, he refused. He only wanted to be a business owner, because if you stand too high, you can never experience simple happiness again..."