Director Lei froze for a moment when he heard Ke Meng's soul-searching question.
This was not a question he could answer lightly.
Director Lei thought it over and answered from the perspective of an ordinary person on the Koi Continent. "We might not need technology, but this world is made up of countless ordinary people. They can't use Special Items, but they need the benefits technology brings. Otherwise, their quality of life won't improve, and they won't be happy."
Ke Meng considered this. Director Lei was right: investigators had Special Items and could meet their needs with all sorts of bizarre objects.
Ordinary people could not. Special Items were highly unpredictable. Ones that could not cause harm were one thing, but their side effects were still hard to bear, making frequent use impossible.
Technological products did not carry that risk. Those risks were gradually eliminated during research and development, and only relatively harmless products entered civilian use.
"I understand," Ke Meng replied. He had found his answer.
Technology still needed to advance.
As long as the world still needed technology to drive social development, that fundamental need could not be cut off.
From then on, Ke Meng would selectively peek at the internal structures of technological products in his dreams.
He had also had this in mind when creating the joint dream, though at the time, it had merely been a backup plan. He had never expected to actually use it.
Now that it really was useful, all the better.
"That chair of mine that sends things skyward could serve as an Earth Cannon for you. It could launch heavy payloads into space, where you could assemble satellites, rockets, or even space stations. Use it however you like." In the blink of an eye, Ke Meng had come up with