Chapter 1459 Sleeping on the side of the Bed
Meng Chao coughed loudly. “Kof, kof kof…” His face was flushed, and a meaningless sound came out of his throat.
“It seems that after Lu Siya betrayed the Lu family, the younger generation of the Lu family has been implicated by her.”
Shen Yulin said, “Otherwise, why would you be so agitated when I mention Lu Siya’s name?”
“Yes, yes!”
Meng Chao said, “Superstar Company has indeed been quite… arrogant recently, hasn’t
it?”
“Who says so?”
Shen Yulin snorted. “When Meng Chao was still alive, he was already the face for the ‘rise of the gra.s.sroots,’ and he received the support of many ordinary citizens and low-level superhumans from humble families.
“Ever since Meng Chao, in the battle on Mist Mountain, in order to destroy the remnants of the monster civilization, he sacrificed himself and fell into the Raging Tiger River with the enemy. He was buried in the raging waves of spirit energy and became a legend that could not be replicated. In the eyes of many ordinary citizens and low-level superhumans from humble families, he was about to ascend to G.o.dhood.
“Lu Siya, an ambitious woman, claimed to be the successor of Meng Chao. She subtly reaped the trust and support of ordinary citizens and superhumans from humble families. In addition to her intelligence, means, and knowledge of the nine corporations, she has been able to grasp the critical points and solve the sore spots continuously in just one year. As a result, Superstar Company has grown more than tenfold. It has indeed caused a lot of trouble for the nine corporations.
“However, no matter how cunning Lu Siya is, she does not have three heads and six arms. How can she compete with the nine major families on her own?
“Behind Lu Siya is the Broken Star Club, Battle G.o.d Palace, Blue Home, and even the Red Dragon Army. They all consist of middle-level and low-level superhumans from humble families, not the nine mega corporations or nine major cultivation families.
“These people want to seize the leadership of Dragon City from the hands of the nine corporations and replace the nine n.o.ble families of cultivation as the rulers of Dragon City. This is the real reason why Lu Siya is able to stir up trouble and Superstar Company is able to rise up so quickly and cause so much trouble in Dragon City!”
Meng Chao was silent for a moment before he said, “So, what are we going to do on the nine corporations’ side now?”
“It’s going to be very difficult!”
Shen Yulin sighed and said, “If the opponent is a monster that is baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, it will be easy. As long as the bayonet is red and the battle is b.l.o.o.d.y, the outcome of the battle will be clearly determined.
“But right now, the guys led by Lu Siya and Superstar Company are trying to manipulate the public’s opinion and try to take advantage of the small profits in front of them to deceive the ordinary citizens, slander the nine corporations’ rule over Dragon City, and lead Dragon City into the abyss of eternal d.a.m.nation.
“It is not possible to deal with those people with ulterior motives by force alone.
“Besides, we are all human beings after all. We used to fight side by side. We don’t want to fight against each other unless it is absolutely necessary.
“That’s why I said that Dragon City urgently needs a brand-new war to divert everyone’s attention from the internal problems of Dragon City to the extremely vast foreign land. “A brand-new war can reunite the various strata of Dragon City, which are gradually cracking
“A brand-new war can give those warriors, swordsmen, gunmen, and hunters who hold the skills of slaying dragons but have no use for them, who feel lost and even have anti-social tendencies, a stage to show their skills again.
“A brand-new war means brand-new resources, brand-new jobs, and brand-new room for advancement. It can let those superhumans who come from humble families see the hope of making contributions and achievements so that they won’t keep having wild thoughts and try to s.n.a.t.c.h the cake from us, the old cultivation aristocratic families.
“Of course, a brand-new war will also allow millions of ordinary citizens to see the power and usefulness of us superhumans once again. Presumably, when we continue to plunder new land and resources for them, they will return with flowers, cheers, and hugs like they did in the past. They will once again respect and worship us as if we were guardians or even saviors!”
Shen Yulin’s words made a lot of sense.
If it was not for the fact that he had foreseen the outcome of this war in his doomsday memories and had personally witnessed the tyranny of the Turan civilization, Meng Chao would have been convinced by Shen Yulin.
The only problem was…
“Are you all so confident that you can obtain a new victory?”
Meng Chao frowned and asked.
“Of course. Our enemies are just a bunch of aborigines who drink raw meat and blood!”
Shen Yulin could not help but laugh. It was as if Meng Chao had asked a question that even a three-year-old child would know the answer to. “It’s not like you haven’t seen the appearance of those aborigines. They are deformed, ugly, and bony. They don’t have the sharp teeth and claws of monsters or the advanced technology of the people of Earth. They even lack the most basic organization and the courage to fight b.l.o.o.d.y battles. They are simply born slaves!
“If the heavens don’t take them, they’ll be blamed instead. Letting such a vast and fertile land before us be occupied by such weak aborigines from the Other World is simply a crime against civilization!
“Believe me, this war will definitely not last as long as the Monster War. There will be rivers of blood and heavy losses.
“In fact, I don’t think there’s a need to mobilize the forces from Dragon City at all. Even the Red Dragon Army doesn’t need to mobilize a single soldier. With the strength of the nine mega corporations, we can win this ‘corporate war.’
“No… Maybe, there won’t be a real battle at all. As long as the armored airships of the nine corporations descend from the sky and launch a round of firepower coverage on the orcs’ lair, the panicked aborigines of the Other World will collapse and kneel on the ground in worship as they shiver. “The winner will never have to be judged. Do you think that when the armored airships of the nine corporations return to Dragon City with large spoils of war and the news that the orcs have completely surrendered, will anyone still criticize us?”
Meng Chao sighed.
Shen Yulin was right.
Until now, the Turan orcs, whom the people of Dragon City had encountered aside from him, were indeed like weak slaves.
No, they were not “like” weak slaves. They were slaves in the first place, whether they were the rat people who had been enslaved by the five clans for thousands of years, or the old, weak, and disabled amongst the rat people.
The combat ability of the old, weak, and disabled rat people were used to calculate the overall combat ability of the Turan orcs.
This would be the most serious strategic misjudgment made by the Dragon City civilization.
“Director Shen, have you ever thought about this question?”
Meng Chao stared at Shen Yulin and enunciated each word clearly. “If the natives of the Other World are really so weak, why do so many monsters choose to live on Monster Mountain Range with relatively poor resources, relatively small s.p.a.ce, and no potential for development? Why don’t they run to the two sh.o.r.es in the middle and lower reaches of the Raging Tiger River, where there are abundant resources and vast land, to be kings and overlords?
“You have to know that many Apocalyptic Beasts have the ability to move mountains and overturn seas. They are as terrifying as railway guns that are loaded with nuclear warheads.
“Even such Apocalyptic Beasts don’t dare to cross the lake of thunder. Don’t you think that there is a small possibility that there are many existences that are more terrifying than the Apocalyptic Beasts in this mysterious foreign land? Isn’t it very likely that the war that we launch rashly will not develop according to our
plan?”
“Of course, we’ve thought about that.”
Shen Yulin revealed an expression that he had expected and indifferently said, “The result is still the same. Even if there are existences in the middle and lower reaches of the Raging Tiger River that are even more terrifying than the Apocalyptic Beasts, we still have to fight this battle!”
“Why?”
Meng Chao widened his eyes.
“The reason is very simple. Humans don’t harm tigers, but tigers eat people’s hearts!”
Shen Yulin’s eyes revealed a fierce light as he coldly said, “If we really live next to an existence that is even more terrifying than the Apocalyptic Beasts, let’s not talk about whether or not we can tolerate each other. Do you think it’s possible for the other party to tolerate us forever?
“If you are an existence that is ‘even more terrifying than the Apocalyptic Beasts,’ do you think it’s possible for you to see a behemoth like Dragon City inexplicably appear behind you and be restrained by the laws of the Other World, then still believe that we can stay out of each other’s way?
“We understand the principle of allowing others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed. The other party must also understand it.
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“It is better to attack first and then suffer. Since there is bound to be a war between us, instead of turning Dragon City into a battlefield and reigniting the flames of war that were finally extinguished in the streets and alleys of Dragon City, we might as well take the initiative to attack and set the battlefield near the other party’s lair. Only by pushing the battle line as far as possible to the other party’s lair can we not worry about smashing our own bottles and jars. Only then can we make the most of our technological civilization’s overwhelming and endless heavy firepower advantage!
“Also, one of the most important points is that starting a modern war is by no means an easy task. It requires long-term preparation and large-scale mobilization.
“Right now, Dragon City has not completely emerged from the decades-long Monster War. We still have many experienced veterans, a large number of weapons production lines that can operate normally, and workers who are skilled in manufacturing technology. People are also used to the negative effects of war. Whether superhuman or ordinary people, they are not afraid of war.
“However, if peace continues, a lot of veterans will wither away. A lot of weapon production lines will be sealed, rusted, and sc.r.a.pped because of insufficient demand. A lot of weapon R&D and manufacturing teams will lose their place and turn to civilian use or even be disbanded altogether. “You must know that sc.r.a.pping a weapon production line and disbanding a weapon R&D team is easy, but rebuilding the entire military industry and the war system, as well as reshaping the fighting will of all the citizens, will be even more difficult than ascending to the heavens.
“If we are truly paralyzed by the peace in front of us and wait a few years after the horses are released, until the weapons are restocked in the warehouse, and only then do we realize that our neighbor is an existence even more terrifying than the Apocalyptic Beasts, do you think it’ll still be possible to restart the war machine in a hurry?”