AWB Chapter 351 Total War
Chapter 351 Total War
Mechanical Earth Starfield:
On Planet Revelation III, beneath the main urban area, there is a passage leading to a secret chamber unknown to anyone.
This is the most secluded hideout of the Spark Organization, and also the gathering place where the organization's four leaders hold their daily meetings.
It's hard to imagine that the location of the top leader of the Spark Organization, which the government has been investigating for so long, is actually underground in the main urban area.
No one would believe it if you said that Hope, the powerful and influential underground emperor, hadn't been involved.
The dim light cast shadows of people inside the room onto the pale walls.
"I have a question."
Himothers raised his hand.
The others in the room all turned to look at him, and Hope, who was in the lead, nodded slightly, indicating that he should ask.
"Why do we always have to dim the lights in the room so much when we have a meeting? It makes us look like villains."
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
WALL-E then got up and turned on the room lights.
The four people inside were, unsurprisingly, the four leaders of the Spark Organization. They had gathered here today for only one thing.
Bai Bing.
"Where did this person come from? Why do we never have any information about him?"
Everyone looked at Himothers.
The latter also seemed to have thought of an excuse long ago.
"If even you can't find any information about him, then do I need to explain his identity further?"
The others were slightly taken aback, but quickly understood what the other person meant.
"Gentlemen, the current predicament of the Starfire Organization means we need a larger force to lead us to victory... Since Gene Earth has abandoned us, why don't we..."
Before Simothers could finish speaking, Hope, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.
"Himosses, you're getting bolder and bolder. You dare to make decisions without my permission. This underground party isn't just something you call the shots."
Upon hearing this, Himothers surprisingly did not remain silent but instead retorted angrily.
"Oh? Hope, what did you say when the organization was founded? That all four of us would have decision-making power within the organization. How come you've already forgotten after such a short time?"
The Spark Organization is structured somewhat like the ETO, consisting of four categories.
One group, led by Simothers, consisted of idealists who wanted to rebel against the exploitation of giant corporations and other capitalists to establish a utopia.
One type was the revolutionaries, led by Felix, who attempted to launch a revolution to re-establish order.
The biggest difference between the two lies in their attitudes toward the government. Simothers has always harbored certain illusions about the government of the mechanical Earth. If the power held by the giant corporations could be returned to the government and the state apparatus could regain real power, there is still a chance that society will improve.
The revolutionaries wanted to establish a completely new regime, but they were unclear about how to implement it. However, they always viewed the issue with a postmodernist mindset, believing that the new government would definitely be better than the old one.
The third type of people are opportunists like WALL-E. They don't really care about the future of the organization; as long as they can continuously generate benefits for themselves by launching revolutions, that's good enough.
Therefore, in order to unite these three types of people to jointly establish the Spark Organization, Hope promised them quite a few benefits.
The biggest advantage is that the four people have joint decision-making power over the organization.
WALL-E leaned back in his chair, his fingers rhythmically tapping on the table.
"Anyway, I'm not involved in this matter. I've already received the money. According to our consistent principle, I'm only responsible for providing him with the venue. As for who he is, I don't care. I advise you not to care too much either, lest you get yourselves into trouble."
When WALL-E said this, his gaze remained fixed on Hope, who was in first place. Everyone knew what Hope was thinking.
The Spark Organization has been used as a tool by one of the three giant corporations, Shadowlight Pharmaceuticals, more than once.
It's absurd that a free organization dedicated to opposing capitalist exploitation is working for a giant corporation.
If they hadn't offered so much, WALL-E probably wouldn't have agreed at all.
"Felix, what do you think?"
Seeing the two of them like this, Hope had no choice but to look at Felix, who was sitting to the side and had just been pulled out of the water.
Felix was taken aback.
"Are Bai Bing and her group going against the government?"
"So... right?"
Felix wasn't entirely sure either, since he couldn't really guess the true purpose of this group. But since they were an external force, they must be different from the main force.
Felix nodded.
"Then I support Bai Bing."
Everyone...
That's really simple and straightforward... typical of you!
With the score at three to one, and seeing everyone's decision, Hope couldn't say anything more.
Anyway, he only wanted to use the Spark Organization to gain more political power for himself. As long as Bai Bing didn't threaten Yingguang Pharmaceutical, he could accept it.
"However, there is one thing I still want to make clear beforehand."
Hope adjusted his glasses with his hand.
"The reason why the Spark Organization exists is that they need a Spark Organization, not that we are actually the Spark Organization. I hope you can understand this."
“Some things, once the red line is crossed, not only me, but even the Shadowlight Pharmaceuticals behind me can’t protect you.”
As Hope spoke, she stood up from her seat. Since a decision had been made, there was no need to continue the meeting.
The three people present understood what he meant.
The polarization of the mechanical Earth is too severe, a cyberpunk world with highly developed technology but extremely lacking in spirit.
There are too many wealthy people in the affluent areas, and making money through capital operations is too easy.
They don't even need to work; they can accumulate wealth dozens or even hundreds of times greater than ordinary people simply by exploiting the surplus value of the lower classes with their means of production.
But for most ordinary people, making money is too difficult and the cost of living is too high.
In a country with a normal social structure, the poor should have the same educational opportunities as the rich.
Ordinary people living on a mechanical Earth would never have such an opportunity.
Their education leans more towards science and engineering and pragmatism; the little education related to ideological and political thought is more about subjugation through large corporations.
The exam paper was filled with questions related to giant companies such as Yingguang Pharmaceutical, Enwan Technology, and Huoling Heavy Industry.
This kind of educational permeation has instilled in generations of children a fixed mindset that they owe their good life to giant corporations.
They believe that the rich have earned their wealth through hard work, and that as long as they put in enough effort, they can also achieve the same level of wealth.
They attribute all shortcomings to insufficient effort, all limitations to limited thinking, believe in the so-called "heaven rewards diligence," and learn the so-called mindset of the wealthy.
This will only exacerbate the wealth gap in society.
The wealthy are paying more attention to environmental protection and animal ecology, and they are constantly calling for cats and dogs to be included in the protection list in order to demonstrate their love and compassion.
Meanwhile, the poor who live on the same planet as them struggle to even meet their basic needs.
They don't genuinely care about the underprivileged and vulnerable groups; they merely use their own theories to speak for the vulnerable groups they imagine, thus indulging in self-pity.
A child living on the capital planet says he wants an interstellar warship, while a child living on the border planet only wants a new coat to keep warm. Ironically, the latter's dream is much harder to achieve than the former's.
The local government had merged Arabic, English and Chinese long ago, but since Luo Congmin took office, he has never stopped working on foreign language education.
Even in situations where foreign languages are no longer needed, he still mandates that everyone receive foreign language education during compulsory education.
Because if it stops, the result might be the same as the current situation on Mechanical Earth.
The wealthy would use foreign languages to differentiate the education received by different social classes. Grammar schools used Latin to distinguish the education of ordinary people from that of nobles.
The polarization of the mechanical Earth has led to a large number of unemployed people.
The best way to help these poor people is to find them a place to go.
That's right, that's the reason why the government allows the Spark Organization to exist.
The Spark Organization can gather a large number of unemployed people to alleviate the pressure on the government, since dealing with these unstable factors is as simple as cleaning up garbage.
But they would never allow the Spark Organization to cause trouble on the rich planet, a fact known to the higher-ups of the Spark Organization.
But they certainly wouldn't be content to stay on the frontier planet forever. Regardless of which of the four parties they belong to, they all want to get rid of the current status quo of the Starfire Organization.
Now, Lin Xuan is about to completely break through this restriction.
So whether or not to let Lin Xuan join is essentially a question we need to consider.
Is the Spark Organization ready for a full-scale war against the entire Mechanical Earth?
Once they embark on this path, none of them will have any way back.