Lu Chengwen looked at Rat Head. "Of course I know. I also know you have a grand plan, one that concerns humanity's future and changing the world! But how are you going to pull off a plan that big without money? Keep relying on the whole religion routine?"
"It's faith," Rat Head said.
"Fine, fine. Faith."
Lu Chengwen put an arm around Rat Head's shoulders, glanced back at Bu Ersun in the car, then turned back and asked sincerely:
"In that future world of yours, can I still be rich?"
"Heh. Of course. Not just money—we can give you power, women, status, and dignity too."
Lu Chengwen clapped his hands. I've already got all that.
But he still sounded excited. "Could I become someone important, like Huo Leiting?"
"Of course, as long as you share our ideals."
"I do."
"How do you know? I haven't even told you what we want to do. How can you know you agree?"
"Come on! If I get to be someone important like Huo Leiting, how could I not agree!? I'm sold already!"
"That's not what I mean."
Rat Head said, "We'll destroy every existing order and build an entirely new martial world—a new world. In the future, this world will stop developing technology. Everyone will return to a simpler age. No atomic bombs, no big data, no AI replacing humanity, no threat from robots. Nothing that could destroy the human race."
Lu Chengwen tried to make sense of it. "I get it. You think... the world now is filthy, corrupt, and dangerous. People have atomic bombs, big data, AI technology, advanced robots... and those things will eventually destroy humanity. So you've decided to destroy humanity first?"
"Not destroy it. Rebirth."
Lu Chengwen snapped his fingers. "Right! Rebirth! Everyone goes back to the farming