A hundred years ago, the people of the Nameless City attempted to break away from the citizen system and establish their own social system for the Deserted City residents.
This was precisely why this once prosperous city of the Deserted City residents was wiped out in an instant.
The one who led the army to massacre the Nameless City was a direct ancestor of Ma Dafu.
This is also why the Ma Family has stood firm in Yangsheng City for years.
This event was erased from history but was captured on film by his ancestors and stored as a proud victory on a disk hidden in the family archives.
Old Ma’s father saw the video on the disk and fell into deep pain, leaving the family to come to this land, building Starfire Town from nothing.
Old Ma’s father called his actions atonement.
After his father’s death, Ma Dafu inherited his father’s will, maintaining this small town and watching it decay, on the brink of collapse.
The head of the Demon Infant in Bone Valley constantly reminded Ma Dafu that a hundred thousand people were erased there silently.
Old Ma’s melancholy stemmed from the worldview his father instilled in him.
He practically never felt happiness in his life, except for the day before yesterday.
Therefore, when raising Ma Xiaoling, Old Ma tried his best to preserve his daughter’s innocence, but perhaps he tried too hard, or maybe Ma Xiaoling was "uniquely gifted," naturally "without a heart."
Until Ren Zhong arrived, wiped out the Descending Demon Baby, changed Starfire Town’s fate, and brought peace to the hundred thousand wronged souls of the Nameless City.
Ma Dafu found relief, knowing that he was old and wanted to entrust someone with his burden, but he never expected Ren Zhong’s ambition to be so terrifying.
What Ren Zhong wanted to resist was far more than just Yang Bingzhong and Pu Cha.
He wanted revolution!
Therefore, Ma Dafu chose to reveal the long-buried secrets in his heart, hoping Ren Zhong would recognize reality.
After listening to Ma Dafu’s story, Ren Zhong also fell silent.
Ma Dafu: "Your talent is high, but no matter how talented one is, it’s impossible to overturn the world. There was the Ma Family in the past, and now there are others, probably even stronger! You will surely die! Will you still insist?"
Ren Zhong countered, "Do you know what the Mengdu Group has been doing recently?"
"Are you talking about them capturing Deserted City residents and sending them to labs?"
"Yes."
"I know."
"What do you think of it?"
Ma Dafu: "Those people are pitiful."
Ren Zhong: "The system on Source Star is flawed, and this is the root cause of the suffering. Someone must stand up and do something humane, the people of the Nameless City could, and so can I. This isn’t called persistence, it’s called facing death without regret! What’s death compared to that? If there’s no revolution, can we live forever? People must die. In one’s lifetime, how one dies is not important at all! What matters most is how one lives! Whether one lives in a way that does not betray one’s aspirations! No one can stop me! If one person can’t do it, then ten people! If ten people can’t do it, then ten thousand! If ten thousand can’t do it, then all the Deserted City residents of Source Star! Including citizens like you, Old Ma. So, Old Ma, are you going to stop me, like your ancestors did? I’ll give you a chance to betray me."
In this "center of power" of Starfire Town, Ren Zhong’s revolutionary flame burned brightly for the first time.
Ren Zhong finally revealed his true face in front of Ma Dafu.
The spark of revolution finally gave rise to its first burning flame.
Ma Dafu was left speechless and dumbfounded.
He thought for a long time, yet shook his head and said, "This can’t succeed, it’s meaningless, alas."
"Three months ago, when I came here, I was still a Deserted City resident with nothing. But now... If back then I told you I would achieve all this today, your answer would still be ’This can’t succeed.’ But it’s become reality. How do you know unless you try?"
"Humans must always seek a better path. Human systems won’t remain unchanged. The universe is so vast, with resources galore. The Nine Major Groups are already preparing to move out, there are stars and seas outside. They lack nothing. There is no absolute antagonistic relationship between high-ranking citizens and Deserted City residents. As for them needing brains, why can’t they think of another more reasonable solution? They’ve enjoyed too much wealth and material resources, yet now they even want to seize the bodies of Deserted City residents! Why can’t they leave a bit of space for Deserted City residents to survive? Deserted City residents have no choice, I have no choice."
"Finally, is this system of exploitation and oppression, which fishes out the pond, correct? In my view, it is not a rational product of historical evolution, but rather a temporary shoddy shortcut. The whole Source Star has problems, and so it must inevitably encounter backlash."
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