Chapter 1799
1799 The Dust Has Temporarily Settled
As the members of the Blood Alliance were arrested one after another, they either defended themselves with pale faces or made self-righteous statements. The above remarks were soon spread across Dragon City’s streets and alleys through an ubiquitous network.
In the past few decades, among the tens of millions of ordinary citizens in Dragon City, some people with insight had thought about the problem of “once the superhumans are too powerful, what reason would they have to always protect and fight for ordinary people?”
However, this question was too profound. The answer that one would get if one constantly pondered it would very likely disintegrate the human laws, morals, and social consensus that originated from Earth.
Besides, in the past, the superhumans and ordinary people had faced a common threat—the monster civilization.
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The differences and even conflicts between them were temporarily put aside and covered up.
As the nine mega corporations founded by the first-generation superhumans grew larger and more powerful in the present and the Blood Alliance resurfaced, problems that might not have been solved were put under the spotlight again before thousands of eyes.
Before the chaos died down, everyone was deep in thought. On an extremely long night, Meng Chao, who came from a humble family, had defeated Yun Feidian and Lu Zhongqi, two Deity Realm experts from the great families, all by himself. He killed the Blood Alliance’s terrifying scheme before it was even born. The news tore through the night sky like lightning and injected a stimulant into the hearts of several thousand ordinary citizens, allowing them to see new hope.
For most of the ordinary citizens who would probably never awaken extraordinary powers for the rest of their lives, their mediocrity was tolerable. However, it was absolutely intolerable for their descendants to live forever in a world where the probability of ordinary people awakening extraordinary powers was getting smaller, the cost was getting higher, the competition was getting fiercer, and the situation of those who lose out was getting worse.
Meng Chao’s sudden appearance told them that at least for now, the situation was not so bad that they could not change it.
The nine cultivation families were still unable to completely free themselves from the ordinary people and monopolize all resources and power.
There was still a way to rise and still a chance—even if it was slim—for ordinary people with extraordinary talent to compete with those rich and powerful individuals who were ahead of them by more than half the track at the starting line.
Millions of normal citizens also believed that Meng Chao, who had created one miracle after another, would stand firmly against the evil ideas of the Blood Alliance and the nine mega corporations. He would always represent the interests of normal people and fight for ninety-nine percent of the human race.
Such a beautiful and strong desire made them subconsciously ignore the details and even the truth of Yun Feidian and Lu Zhongqi’s deaths that happened deep underground, or rather…
On such a dark, chaotic, lost, and uncertain night, everyone just needed a classic, perfect, golden, and shining image of a hero to guide them to work together and move forward as a united front like a bright lighthouse.
Under such circumstances, as soon as Meng Chao returned to the surface, he had already surpassed the old Deity Realm experts who represented the interests of the rich and powerful families as well as enterprises. He had become the person a majority of the ordinary citizens trusted and supported the most: “Their peerless expert.”
In contrast, due to the impact of the Blood Alliance’s destruction, not only did Yun Feidian’s Thundercloud Technology and Lu Zhongqi’s Sky Pillar Corporation suffer a direct blow, but they were also in danger and on the verge of collapse.
The other seven mega corporations, including Universe Corporation, were also inevitably affected.
Some of their middle- and high-level managers were exposed to be deeply connected to the Blood Alliance. Even if they were not official members of the Blood Alliance, they had secretly provided certain conveniences for the Blood Alliance’s operations in exchange for all kinds of benefits, including secret training methods, experimental data, and crystal resources.
For a long time to come, in the face of the overflowing anger and vigilance of more than ten million people, the nine mega corporations would probably have to resort to measures such as scraping their bones or even cutting their losses to barely keep their decades of accumulation.
No matter what, the era of the nine mega corporations was over.
In the game of establishing a new order in Dragon City, Meng Chao was definitely not fighting alone.
Battle God Palace, which was mainly made up of Battle God Lei Zongchao’s disciples and the Red Dragon Army, which emphasized organization rather than individual combat power, had become his strongest allies.
The Azure Alliance, which had been co-established by civil organizations that advocated the rights of the ordinary people such as the Broken Star Club and Blue Home, was his most solid shield.
For the whole night, the members of Battle God Palace, the Red Dragon Army, and the Azure Alliance worked hard and fearlessly on the front line, facing the rat tide, the zombies, and the members of the Blood Alliance who were still resisting. To save the lives of ordinary citizens, many people had made great sacrifices.
These sacrifices cast their own flesh and blood into the new order that was about to be born, paving the way for Dragon City’s civilization to continue moving forward and for the lower class to rise.
When the sun rose, Shen Yuanbao brought Meng Chao the nine great families’ unanimous decision.
First, the nine great families were willing to form a ‘joint investigation committee’ together with the Red Dragon Army, Battle God Palace, the Azure Alliance, the adjudicator court, and Research Department under the Supernatural Tower to thoroughly investigate the remaining forces of the Blood Alliance lurking within their families.
Thundercloud Technology and Sky Pillar Corporation, in particular, were willing to disclose their core financial and R&D data for the convenience of the investigation.
Before the investigation was over, none of the members of the nine great families were allowed to leave Dragon City without the joint investigation committee’s approval. This rule not only blocked the possibility of any Blood Alliance Remnants from escaping to the depths of the Other World and seeking refuge with the indigenous civilizations. However, they were basically giving up on dominating the development of Picturesque Orchid Lake.
Second, the nine super-rich families would support the in-depth reform of the Survival Committee, which had been in operation for decades. They would greatly increase the number of seats for ordinary people and Red Dragon soldiers, reduce the proportion of members from the super-rich families, and increase the possibility of passing bills beneficial to the ordinary people such as the Compulsory Cultivation Law and the Anti-trust Law.
Third, the nine great families would support the establishment of a new Joint Combat Command Center to integrate the Red Dragon Army and the company armed forces to be in charge of Dragon City’s external military operations.
Unless authorized by the Joint Combat Command Center, whether it was a company armed force or an individual with unique skills, they were not allowed to represent Dragon City’s civilization and send out forces.
The nine great families’ attitude made Meng Chao heave a sigh of relief.
His efforts of the past few years had accumulated at this moment, allowing the major interest groups in Dragon City to make the most rational choice. They had, at least temporarily, resolved the biggest hidden danger within Dragon City.
When the red sun rose from the horizon, the chaotic dust finally settled.