Chapter Eighty-Five: A Commission Targeting the Mani Republic!

"No wonder it's the most powerful nation in the Changpan River System!"

That praise came from more than just one or two people.

"Unfortunately, New Song's citizens have come to regard a benefit that people from other nations would consider an incredible opportunity as something they're entitled to.

"Most of them don't know how to appreciate it."

Still, there were plenty of clear-eyed people aboard the Dark Peng.

Xu Zhenzhi gazed out the porthole at groups of high-speed ships chasing one another and sighed.

They were a bunch of New Song citizens who had just come of age.

They'd chosen to spend the spaceflight allowance provided by the government on high-speed ships built for racing.

And they were using them to have fun with one another.

Aside from their explosive acceleration and stability at high speeds, these ships were

practically useless.

They were nothing more than toys.

Yet all along the Dark Peng's journey,

the crew had seen this kind of thing time and again.

"These young citizens of New Song grew up in comfortable surroundings.

"With generous social benefits, they've never had to bear the pressure of making ends meet.

"So naturally, they don't see this spaceflight allowance as a chance to change their lives.

"They think their lives don't need changing at all!"

Shi Zunhou said, unusually serious.

He came from the Shi Family, a minor local power in the Black Stone System.

The Shi Family had paid a tremendous price to advance further

and make their way out of the Black Stone System.

Shi Zunhou had managed to leave back then

only because the family had gone all out to make it happen.

Behind him,

many members of the Shi Family's younger generation had failed to win the same chance.

Yet in the New Song Kingdom, every