Joey's words made the three Slaks look at each other, not knowing what to say.
"The harder you work, the more those who control the rules will earn, and they will keep you poor and work hard to survive..."
"Are there many people like you?" Johnny interrupted Joey."
The homeless man who recovered from the shock replied, "In the past, when the economic situation was good, there were some homeless people, but not as many as now."
"The war only prospered a few areas. Most ordinary people lived a very hard life. The company took away too much profit, but was reluctant to give ordinary people a bite of sweet porridge."
After listening to the homeless man's answer, Johnny opened his personal terminal and quickly browsed various economic indicators, news, social issues and other information about the Serpent Company.
Half an hour later, a confident smile appeared on Johnny's face.
"You said, if I give those who can't survive a chance to live with dignity, will they follow me?"
This question made the three Slark people even more stunned. The injured one was the first to react, "If you can feed them, wear them warmly, and buy their lives with money, it can be done. Sir, if you can feed us, we can do it too."
Several ships of trade supplies, even if they are all rare resources such as High-energy Crystal, may not satisfy Overmind and greatly increase the strength of Swarm.
If a galaxy kept sending various resources from the council to Overmind, the benefits to Swarm would be huge. As for whether to take risks, Johnny pinched his chin with his metal hand. High returns always come with risks.
When people are oppressed and exploited, they will resist. The main thing is to draw out their anger and give them strength. The company's giant snake tower is a good outlet for people to vent their anger.
Johnny feels the secretion of various hormones in his body. He is a mimic insect. Not only can he change into any form, he can also infect other species with viruses. This infection can kill and strengthen.
These poor Slaks are the best carriers. Johnny will give them hope, give them strength, and give them the grace from Swarm.
A few days later, Mengka's people, Joey, and Terrell left the Coiled Serpent System in a larger cargo ship. The cargo ship only contained half of the rare resources, which made the two little foxes a little uneasy.
If Mengka's people weren't armed and the boat wasn't his, they really wouldn't want to leave. Johnny didn't follow. He left half of the funds and planned to establish a gang under the Giant Snake Company and take root here.
Monca was very happy to see this situation and thought it was a sign of Johnny's surrender. He was afraid of Johnny and also admired Johnny.
The company's governance is very rough. The bottom layer, maybe not just the bottom layer, all the Slaks are consumables, the company's consumables, and anything can be materialized.
In terms of grassroots governance, the company never cared about it because it cost money and could not bring profits. So in order to survive, the people at the bottom united together and organized themselves into gangs.
These gangs compete and fight with each other for the only survival resources. The entire Serpent Company, on one side is the world of company-related personnel, which is comfortable, luxurious, and beautiful. On the other side is the world of the people at the bottom, who have tried their best just to survive.
The separation between high-tech society and inefficient governance social system has created the cyberpunk snake galaxy.
In an abandoned building, a large number of low-level Slavs gathered here, decorating the abandoned and dilapidated place with colorful lights and machinery. This was a small gathering place, a market, and a place to sleep.
Normally, this place would be very lively, with various sounds and music going on all night long. The people at the bottom are very precarious, and they will have fun in time and enjoy life.
The large number of Slaks gathered here now are not here for fun, they are here for other things. They stand together in an orderly and quiet manner, waiting for the speaker on the high platform.
It was a purple snake. According to the Slak people's aesthetics, it was handsome, powerful, and strong. It gave people a leadership temperament and made them surrender at first sight.
His voice is even more magical, as if every word and every sentence is the truth.
"O hard-working and honest Slak people, you are troubled by hunger, disease, and poverty. It seems that these things are your innate destiny. This is how you people should be."
"I'm here to ask, should I really do that? The gentleman on my left has an estate and has worked hard for half his life. He should be happy, but he is sitting here."
"The young man next to him has a higher education than most people here and knows more knowledge. But, so what? His knowledge did not bring him a prosperous life, and he is still sitting here."
"There are many, many people like them. I feel very strange, isn't wealth produced little by little by people like us? Why can't a person who has been cooking for half his life open a restaurant, and a person who has been building a building for half his life cannot afford a house. Do you think there is a problem with this situation?"
The purple snake ignited the emotions of the audience with his provocative words. They looked at the speaker on the stage excitedly and enthusiastically. They also knew that there was a problem, but they didn't know where the problem was.
"It's the company, it's the greedy company that took away too many things. No, it was them who took away what we deserve!" A female Slark roared hysterically.
What she yelled triggered the long-suppressed anger in people's hearts, and more people roared angrily.
"Yeah, it's all the company's fault. They're the devil!"
"Yes, we are going to overthrow the company and blow up the Serpent Tower!"
"We are starving while they are living and drinking. This is not fair! We want fairness!"
The purple snake that Johnny transformed secretly smiled. These people are easy to be incited. They are like firewood. As long as you operate them properly and ignite them, you can burn the entire galaxy.
He let out a sharp hiss, and the angry crowd slowly quieted down. They already regarded Johnny as their leader.
"We are not thugs or terrorists. We cannot use violence to fight violence. The power of the company is also very powerful and we cannot compete."
"We live in darkness, and I will bring you the strength and hope to live, which is lofty faith. A god, a great Overmind, will help you and save you."
After saying that, several of Johnny's newly recruited men pushed up a small car with cups of drinks on it. It looked fine, but in fact, the liquid contained the Infestor that Johnny had induced.
"Let us first drink holy water, then take communion, and finally, let us pray to the great God!"
As Johnny finished speaking, the drinks rich in Infestor were distributed to each of the Slaks.