The full utilization of robots ushered human society into unprecedented prosperity.
"From today onward, humanity has entered the Cradle World."
So said a poet.
"Beneath the cradle lie nuclear bombs."
So wrote a novelist.
Sure enough, things did not develop in a positive direction.
Because the Internet Empire stopped issuing subsidies. The reason was simple: Mi Shan had been replaced, and Sutter had run out of money.
In many regions, part of the material wealth produced was no longer set aside as licensing fees. Instead, most of the wealth created by robots was taken by the region's administrators and industrial and commercial tycoons.
How could they be like the Internet Empire and hand out hard cash to the unemployed just because of a few words of praise? What a sin.
They merely increased unemployment benefits. Like Miken in the past, they could keep Wanderers from starving to death, but anyone hoping for decent housing or dignity was out of luck.
Wanderers no longer had to worry about starving, but they had no housing, no medical coverage, and no one would hire them.
People quickly grew furious!
"Damn it! Back when Mi Shan was around, we could enjoy the wealth produced by countless robots. Now you've replaced Mi Shan with robots made by humans themselves and claim it's safer, but we've become destitute again!"
"Damn it, bring Mi Shan back!"
"Bastards! This is the administrators' conspiracy! They took away the free Mi Shan and put their own robots into the markets and factories. The wealth those robots produce has nothing to do with us!"
"Damn it! Citizens of the Internet Empire, unite and bring Mi Shan back!"
Countless unemployed people were enraged. After losing their daily housing subsidies and medical coverage, they could no longer maintain a decent life and became