1808 A Seemingly Beautiful Future
“The future Dragon City will no longer have a Survival Committee.”
Su Mulian shook her head and said, “In my nightmare, the highest governing body in Dragon City was the Council of Equal Rights. You and Meng Chao were the leaders of the Azure Alliance and Battle G.o.d Palace. You were the chairmen of that council for decades.”
“Council of Equal Rights?”
Meng Chao frowned slightly. “What’s that? ”
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“The Council of Equal Rights was initially a temporary organization established to implement the Anti-Trust Act.
Su Mulian said, “In my nightmare, the nine mega corporations expanded abnormally, just like in reality. They gradually turned from the mainstays that defended Dragon City to the tumors that hindered Dragon City’s progress.
“Squeezed by the nine tumors, the children of the wealthy families grasped tremendous training resources and channels of promotion. The difficulty and cost of training for ordinary citizens increased day by day. Not only were they unable to compete with the children of the wealthy families in terms of extraordinary strength, but they also became less and less of a match for the children from wealthy families in terms of business compet.i.tion and public office.
“At that time, in Dragon City, the conflict between the rich and poor became increasingly intense, and it eventually led to a fierce fight. The result of the fight was unexpected. Meng Chao, you appeared out of nowhere, and Lu Siya knew a lot of the nine great families’ secrets, so she provided you with crucial help. In the end, the poor, which had the Red Dragon Army, Battle G.o.d Palace, and the Azure Alliance as its core, defeated the rich, which had the nine great cultivation families as its core.
“To prevent the nine big cultivation families from making a comeback, you pursued your victory and successfully pa.s.sed the Anti-Trust Act in the Survival Committee.
“According to the spirit of this bill, the core a.s.sets of the nine mega corporations that were related to strategic fields would be collected by all Dragon City citizens.The rest of the a.s.sets were also split into several small- and medium-sized enterprises, and they no longer had a crushing advantage in a certain field.The adopted sons and daughters of the nine cultivation families were also encouraged to restore their original surnames and form new families that were smaller in scale and posed no threat to anyone.
“The Council of Equal Rights was originally a temporary working group set up to push forward the work of splitting up the nine great families.o
“However, you should all know that the nine greats are enormous. Astronomical interests would be generated during the separation process too.
“Since the Council of Equal Rights controlled astronomical interests, it was only natural that it had tremendous power when it came to the distribution of interests.
“Moreover, after splitting up the nine big cultivation families, we had to ensure that there would be no new rich and powerful families in Dragon City. All citizens, regardless of rich or poor, could enjoy the same cultivation treatment. This was long-term and would inevitably be repet.i.tive.
“Therefore, the Council of Equal Rights, which had tremendous interests and power, turned from a temporary working group that simply monitored the separation work of the nine mega corporations into a huge, long-term organization. Its work responsibilities and scope of supervision had been expanding too. In the end, the Council of Equal Rights became qualified to manage all matters that involved ‘equal training rights of talented human beings.’
“In a world filled with spirit energy and where martial arts are respected, cultivation is undoubtedly the most important thing.
“The Council of Equal Rights was in charge of the inequality in training in Dragon City. Naturally, it evolved into one of the most important inst.i.tutions in Dragon City.
“Besides, the Survival Committee was founded by the nine mega corporations after all. Even if the nine mega corporations were split up, there would still be a large number of powerhouses from the wealthy families acting as members of the committee.
“At that time, you and Lu Siya were known as the spokespeople of the more than ten million Dragon City citizens. These powerful people from rich and powerful families who had just been attacked and were hiding their claws would not stand against you openly, but they had been in the Survival Committee for decades and were familiar with all kinds of rules and regulations. Digging traps and burying mines without making a sound were old skills that they had.
“Before these veterans who were covered in wounds, it was very difficult for you to carry out your will as you pleased.
“You might as well start from scratch and expand the jurisdiction and permissions of the Council of Equal Rights that you had firmly controlled.
“In the end, during the ‘second Dragon City defense war,’ you made use of your counterattack’s power and successfully abolished the Survival Committee, starting an absolute rule that completely belonged to you!”
Meng Chao gasped.
In his apocalyptic nightmare, the nine mega corporations that had expanded to their limits were the main culprits that led to Dragon City’s destruction.
The future where the powerhouses from the wealthy families would monopolize the cultivation resources, monopolize the path of ascension, solidify the social cla.s.s, and make a comeback with the hereditary system was definitely not the future he wanted to create.
It was true that he had thought more than once about taking advantage of the riot raised by the Blood Alliance to attack the nine n.o.ble families and push for the Anti-trust Act to break up the mega corporations as well as the families themselves. That way, all the children of the humble cla.s.s could bathe in the glorious flames of spirit energy as equally as the children of the n.o.ble families.
To realize this, he could not do without a powerful official organization that he could firmly control.
And this official organization would eventually evolve into Dragon City’s highest management organization. It seemed that … it was not something impossible.
“That sounds like a pretty good future.”h
“The Survival Committee has long become a tool for the nine super-rich families to advance their personal interests,” Lu Siya said. “After a large number of the poor came in, the rich and the poor families fought openly and secretly, overthrowing each other’s reasonable and necessary proposals. This has turned the organization into an old car that has not been repaired for a long time. Its efficiency is extremely low, and it is no longer suitable to lead Dragon City forward.
“If it becomes an organization that’s firmly in my hands and Meng Chao’s, is there a problem with that?”
“That’s right. I want to know what the problem is too.”
Meng Chao stared at Su Mulian and asked, “Did I betray my promise and my ideals? Did I fail to protect the right of ordinary citizens to cultivate, which led to the emergence of new rich families? In fact, I even became the new spokesperson for the rich families and turned from a ‘dragon slayer’ to an ‘evil dragon?’”
“No, you didn’t.”
Su Mulian hesitated for a moment but still shook her head. “The Council of Equal Rights was highly effective. Until the destruction, there were no new rich families in Dragon City, at least not on the level of the nine cultivation families.
“At that time, the right of ordinary citizens to cultivate was also be guaranteed in Dragon City. The awakening of extraordinary powers were no longer be exclusive to a few people. Instead, it was within reach for the vast majority of ordinary citizens as long as they worked hard in their cultivation.
“Today, only 5% of Dragon City’s citizens have awakened their extraordinary powers.
“In the future, when Dragon City is at its peak, about 30 to 40% of the citizens will awaken their extraordinary powers!”