Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 751 - 006

Chapter 751: 006

[In fact, the scripts of the Liberating Emperor were not limited to scenarios like "alien invasions." There were all kinds of scenarios, such as "AI rebellion," "imminent asteroid impacts," and "global volcanic eruptions."]Zhu Xinyu continued, [But "alien invasion" is the most commonly used one. After all, this script can resolve the issue of workers’ idleness on two servers at once. Moreover, aliens provide a very clear image of an "enemy," which is more conducive to fostering a sense of identity with the "human collective."]

[Furthermore, a person fighting in such a script is simply acting in accordance with their instincts as a hunter-gatherer, unleashing their nature, dissipating the fatigue and dissatisfaction accumulated from urban work environments. Although these memories will be blurred, presented as if one had "played a game," some biological-level impacts are imprinted onto the Biological Brain. When they re-enter a civilization society with "abundant material conditions," they will feel nothing but joy and gratitude towards such life.]

Yawgmoth’s thoughts didn’t immediately catch up. He hesitated, [Xiang Shan has become the supreme emperor, hasn’t he... Why would he need to do this? To maintain an illusion that "human society is still in existence"?]

In the past, the Usurper of the State needed to maintain the illusion that "human society still existed" because the power he seized was only so great—compared to past history, the Usurper of the State was indeed an unprecedented Tyrant, his will easily reaching every underclass and crushing any individual, but the organizational form of humanity determined the upper limit of governing strength.

But after two hundred years of successive reinforcements, Liberating Emperor Xiang Shan had even greater power than the Usurper of the State. The technology possessed by the Liberating Emperor was now the entire foundation of human society—all the foundations of human society were in the hands of Liberating Emperor Xiang Shan.

[Efficiency.]Zhu Xinyu said, [In this respect, he’s not much different from two hundred years ago, everything is still about efficiency first. Even the most tyrannical Tyrant cannot eradicate people’s passive resistance—this passive resistance doesn’t even need to come to consciousness. As long as everyone slackens their efforts, the overall development efficiency of humanity will decline. The Liberating Emperor detests such declines. Just like that.]

[The Reincarnation of servers ensures that most of humankind remains spirited and passionately invests themselves in work. Just like that.]

Yawgmoth fell silent.

Many years ago, Xiang Shan had once spoken of his wish to everyone. He wished that each person could engage in labor with interest and full enthusiasm—without concern for efficiency, without regard for form, purely guided by one’s interests and creating meaning for one’s existence through labor.

——Life is inherently meaningless, so it can construct any kind of meaning...

——Everyone should do this...

Many years ago... Which year was it...

Yawgmoth asked Zhu Xinyu earnestly, [How does Xiang Shan evaluate himself now?]

[Ah? Oh...]Zhu Xinyu recalled earnestly for a moment, [Roughly speaking, he compares himself to Qin Shi Huang, unified the world, remade the rules, with sins in this age but meritorious deeds lasting a thousand autumns. After him, there would be no more strife among humanity. Everyone would be able to find the meaning of their existence and live happily. The pain felt by people now is merely due to their old-fashioned thinking. After a myriad of years, the merits and demerits will be judged.]

[Incredible...]Yawgmoth muttered softly.

[That really is something.]Ingrid sighed as well, [He can actually empathize with Qin Shi Huang now. Two hundred years ago, he preferred Emperor Gaozu of Han. Ah, that’s not right—he liked Emperor Gaozu more because Emperor Gaozu came from humble beginnings—at that time, he clearly identified more with civilians.]

[I think that you should not consider the current Liberating Emperor to be the same person as he was two hundred years ago—especially you, Yawgmoth. With such a long time passed, he has gradually become someone else entirely.]

Yawgmoth did not respond but changed the subject, [What about the others? Those old friends I knew...]

[Most are in similar circumstances to you.]Zhu Xinyu said, [The rest have mostly sacrificed themselves. Whether they chose to side with the Liberating Emperor or opposed him, the Liberating Emperor now treats them "equally"—ah, except for those who participated in the Steal the Country, their fate was harsher, thrown into laboratories to test cutting-edge brain enhancement technologies.]

Ingrid said, [The emperor is truly alone. At first, Niyaguti believed in him and devotedly researched ways to restore Earth’s ecosystem. David didn’t believe him at first, but after the Liberating Emperor took action, he had no choice but to surrender. Chen Feng chose to assist him—but in the end, they all met the same fate.]

[What about the resistance organization?]

[The current resistance organization calls itself the "Border Wanderer."]Ingrid said, [Over a hundred years ago, Xiang Shan was not as radical as he is now. He would generally just exile those who refused to obey him to the Far Sun Planet beyond Saturn, even providing some supplies, allowing them to develop freely as long as they did not obstruct him—they could stay in the Solar System if they wanted or embark into the star ocean if they desired.]

[But decades ago, after the people of the Border School managed to scrap together a fleet of migrant ships from those barren resources, the Liberating Emperor’s fleet forcefully smashed in; they either commandeered or destroyed the migrant ships after giving warnings.]

Yawgmoth queried, [Why? Venturing into the star ocean was his and David’s... his own dream, right?]

[Xiang Shan believes that humanity has unified, and wars have been eradicated. These dissenters going out to colonize are like creating division. Perhaps years later, war may be reignited.]

Yawgmoth sneered, [Humanity’s astronautical technology can hardly support interstellar expeditions, can it?]

[The Liberating Emperor isn’t afraid, but he loathes the potential for division and war.]Ingrid sighed, [Unity in human civilization has been achieved and should never be fragmented. If a colonial fleet takes root on an alien planet, humanity’s civilization will be divided into two. The two branches of civilization might suspect each other, leading to an arms race—actions that are inefficient.]

Zhu Xinyu said, [On that note, this scoundrel does have some self-awareness. No normal human being could tolerate his despicable actions.]

Ingrid added, [Within the existing theoretical framework of humanity, it’s impossible to build a craft small enough to deceive the Liberating Emperor’s surveillance systems and also capable of interstellar travel—when the Liberating Emperor turned hostiles that year, there were indeed many border residents who took a small amount of fuel and burst toward the Solar System. They were betting on the Benchmark Man’s low-temperature hibernation ability.]

Yawgmoth fell silent again.

He did not design such a potent damage resistance ability for Benchmark Man hoping for such a turn of events.

[However, those people are ultimately a minority. Most of the border dwellers eventually decided to resist—that’s the origin of Border Wanderer.]