But the monopolization of resources was an enormous problem for ordinary people as well.
It had nothing to do with hard work.
"Diligence leads to wealth" had always been nothing but a lie.
As for becoming extraordinary without relying on resources—
Such peerless geniuses did exist in this world, but you might not find even one among trillions of people.
Clearly, Shi Tianyi was not one of them.
In this era, beneath the entertainment culture fostered by corporations, far too many people were immersed in fantasies. Becoming extraordinary in reality was difficult, but in the virtual world, all one needed was a gaming helmet to soar through the skies, burrow through the earth, and become capable of anything.
In a world like this, the most painful thing was not giving up and letting oneself rot. Letting oneself rot could instead bring plenty of happiness. The most painful were those who remained clear-eyed in this world, yet lacked the strength to change it.
Shi Tianyi now worked in a factory, pressing buttons. In truth, the job was utterly meaningless. Machines could do it countless times better than he could. But in this day and age, nearly every position was meaningless, every job a waste of life.
Yet to obtain extraordinary resources, one had to have a job.
The basic welfare points granted by corporations could only be used to drown oneself in debauchery and dreams; they could not improve one's physique or increase one's vitality.
Extraordinary resources required special points.
And for this one meaningless button-pressing job, thirty people had fought over it. Only after defeating every one of his opponents had Shi Tianyi secured this incomparably ironic position.
Without question, it was a form of selection—or rather, a way to prevent another Legend from being born.
If extraordinary resources were