This question was indeed steeped in an utterly bizarre air.
After giving it some thought, everyone present felt chills crawl down their spines.
"Our Bureau of Anomalous Beasts has a hypothesis. In fact, Meng Chao was the one who proposed it."
Ye Xiaoxing took up the thread. "Judging from how the 'monsters' evolved into a 'Monster Civilization,' how intimately they understood Dragon City's social structure and civilizational weaknesses, and how they even infiltrated deep into the nest cities and turned quite a few humans against us, it is highly likely that the Monster Civilization captured many humans alive, read their memories and thoughts, and used the Civilization Fire of humanity to illuminate their own path of evolution.
"However, the tiny number of humans scattered across the wilderness could never recreate the vast social system and technological standards of the Earth Era. They would inevitably degenerate into savages who ate raw meat and drank blood, and would not be much help to the Monster Civilization.
"A self-sufficient satellite town that operated according to Earth's rules was what the 'mastermind' behind the Monster Civilization needed most.
"So long as this mastermind was smart enough, after discovering a satellite town of Earthlings, it might not necessarily drive a Beast Tide to destroy it.
"Perhaps finding a way to 'raise' the town in captivity, observing and studying Earthling society, would better aid the monsters' evolution and help them develop highly targeted tactics capable of destroying the entire human civilization in one stroke."
After pondering for a moment, the Young and Vigorous Faction officers all revealed looks of sudden realization.
Their gazes all turned toward Meng Chao.
Meng Chao gave a dry cough and said, "I drew inspiration from the practices of our Agricultural University.
"When many departments at Agricultural University encounter monsters, they do