94: Chapter 94 This world is terrible

Gao Gan walked up to Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan truly discovered that the man shared about thirty percent of his features, especially the nose—it was exactly the same.

"Brother, this world is rotten. It always needs someone to break it! If you and I don't do it today, our descendants will be nothing more than pigs in the future!"

Gao Yuan pondered in silence.

"I want to see Gao Qiu!"

Gao Yuan felt a bit nervous after speaking. He already believed seventy percent of what Gao Gan had said. By making this request now, he knew that as long as he saw Gao Qiu, everything would come to light.

He originally thought it would be a simple matter.

But Gao Gan shook his head. "You cannot see him for the time being!"

"Why?"

"He is not in Gaojing! Our father was, after all, once the Chief Executive of the Human Federation. Even though twenty years have passed, it is still impossible for him to return to Gaojing. If he were discovered elsewhere, people would at most say he looks like Gao Qiu and it wouldn't cause a stir. But if he were in Gaojing, the Gao Family knows him too well!"

"I am the only one who knows the news that Father is still alive!"

Gao Yuan frowned. If he couldn't see Gao Qiu, he had reason to suspect that there was some exaggeration in Gao Gan's words.

As for how much exaggeration, he wasn't sure.

Whether Gao Qiu was his grandfather or his father, Gao Yuan had lived with him for nearly twenty years. When he had left without saying goodbye, Gao Yuan had even called the police to search for him, but had never found him. He hadn't expected him to have returned to the Future World.

"Then where is he now?"

"In the Asteroid Belt! The low-class people on Earth lack a spirit of resistance, but the Asteroid Belt is different. Those who go to work in the Asteroid Belt are people dissatisfied with the status quo. Furthermore, the control those capitalists exert over the Asteroid Belt is the most severe; even air and water are rationed daily! If we are to overthrow the existing order, the miners of the Asteroid Belt are the ones most likely to become warriors!"

Gao Yuan fell silent for a moment.

He had originally thought the Future World would surely be getting better and better, but he hadn't known that a thousand years later, there would be a group of people who couldn't even breathe air freely.

"He's planning a rebellion in the Asteroid Belt?"

Gao Yuan asked.

He felt this was too absurd.

Setting aside the massive number of robots, the weapons of the Future World were all intelligent. Even if an uprising was successfully incited, was victory even possible?

"It's not a rebellion; it's a return! The world shouldn't be like this!"

"What are the odds of success?"

"Not even one percent!"

Gao Gan said.

Gao Yuan wanted to laugh. So Gao Gan knew. And Gao Qiu knew as well. Since that was the case, why bother with all this trouble?

"Do you find it ridiculous? If the odds of success are less than ten percent, then what is the use of our efforts?"

Gao Yuan didn't speak, but his silence was an admission.

The Gao Family was considered part of the top tier. Since that was the case, wouldn't it be enough to just enjoy life happily?

After I'm dead, who cares if the floods rise?

Gao Gan poured a cup of tea and took a sip. "Your current status is too low. With your current ability to help us, the odds of success are only 1%! If you controlled the whole world, then the odds could increase to 10%!"

"10% isn't high either!"

Gao Yuan said.

"In the end, someone needs to break this. If our Gao Family doesn't do it, someone will still come to do it five hundred years, a thousand years, or two thousand years from now!"

Gao Yuan sat down, re-evaluating this 'brother' of his!

"Do you not have a better plan?"

"Of course we do, but it's very difficult. Divide the Development General Administration. If the three major families of the Development General Administration can be turned against each other, the odds of success would be at least fifty percent!"

"Have you tried?"

Gao Yuan asked.

"Of course. We have been trying to divide them all these years, but the effect has been minimal!"

"So? In the Asteroid Belt, they can't even breathe freely, yet you expect them to lead humanity toward freedom! Also, I don't understand—wouldn't it be better to use robots for mining?"

Gao Yuan asked.

Gao Gan shook his head.

"You don't understand. Two thousand years ago, during the Song Dynasty in Xia, there was a policy: whenever there was a year of famine, the government would start conscripting soldiers, incorporating those refugees into the military. Why did they do that? In any era, refugees are the root of turmoil. As long as the able-bodied among the refugees are conscripted, the remaining elderly, weak, sick, and disabled won't be able to cause any trouble."

"Now, although basic survival can be guaranteed, there are always people dissatisfied with the status quo. This is human nature. Currently, capital has left a path for these people: as long as they go to mine in the Asteroid Belt, whether it's for ten or twenty years, they can become middle-class once they return. This is a channel for upward mobility!"

"Mining machinery and robots are indeed more efficient than humans. But if this path didn't exist, what would those people do if they stayed on Earth? They would protest and cause trouble. People are prone to a herd mentality; if many people cause trouble, even those who originally had no such thoughts might be swept up! Now that this segment of the population has gone to mine, Earth remains stable!"

Gao Yuan's breathing grew a bit rapid. He had never imagined that the truth was actually like this.

"What if all the low-class people were killed off?"

Gao Yuan proposed a horrific possibility.

"Haha, brother, you are too young. If there were no low-class people, there would be no top-tier people! Without contrast, what meaning would life have? Killing them all is indeed achievable, but what then? If only a tiny minority of top-tier people remained in the world, how would their sense of superiority be manifested? If the low-class people were all killed, perhaps humanity would go extinct!"

Gao Yuan looked at Gao Gan and suddenly understood.

The ancients understood a principle: one should not worry about scarcity, but about inequality. Conversely, only inequality can manifest a sense of superiority! If there were no low-class people for comparison, then the top-tier people would become the low-class! Even among the top-tier, there are differences. Should they kill everyone who isn't as good as themselves?

Even among the three major families of the Development General Administration, there must be differences—not just in wealth, but also in intelligence and appearance. Who would define what is more advanced or superior?

If that door were opened, humanity truly might go extinct.

Gao Yuan was filled with emotion!

"Gao Gan, actually, I came here to say one thing!"

"I know. You are going to be the Director of the Department of Information!"

"As long as you know. What do you think I should do?"

Gao Yuan asked.

He had originally come to discuss cooperation with the Gao Family, but after arriving, a shocking secret had been unveiled.

Moreover, he wasn't an impostor; he was a genuine member of the Gao Family.

It was quite dramatic.

"The Department of Information likely doesn't hold any real secrets! It's all just what they allow you to see! However, it's a good start. The Department of Information is one of the non-mainstream departments of the Development General Administration! At the very least, it won't trigger a strong backlash from them! As for what to do, that's up to you. In fact, your focus should be on the past world!"

"I understand. When can I meet with Gao Qiu?"

"I don't know, but he knows you're here. He'll naturally return when he wants to see you! The Department of Information of the Development General Administration is in Shangjing, which is Su Family territory. I'm not worried about your safety, but I will give you one reminder: Su Dai is someone worth winning over!"