Is that so?
Within Data City, many families received the news. During the meeting, the family representatives became solemn, and unusually, they even summoned Wang Ye and Mr. Heavenly Secrets, who were wandering around the Federation.
Wang Ye looked quite surprised. "Is there something wrong with this arrangement?"
In the conference room, a group of high-ranking officials immediately frowned.
Those grassroots powerhouses in the Jade Dynasty Realm were all implanted with Disintegration Program when they entered the Jade Dynasty Realm. While in the Jade Dynasty Realm, they were forced to give up their resources. Even so, they still managed to carve out a path through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Some chose the demonic path, while others, due to their exceptional talent, survived in the Jade Dynasty and became experts.
Although these people are controlled by the government through the Disintegration Program, the various families have been deliberately courting and respecting them over the years, which has at least made the atmosphere between them much more harmonious. They have also promised each other many benefits for their offspring, so many people have gradually stopped caring about the so-called Disintegration Program. After all, they know that as long as they don't make any fundamental mistakes, the government won't easily use that thing.
But now that there's a new track, it's meant to rekindle their memories of being enslaved.
Having relinquished the opportunity that was rightfully theirs, can they still win it back this time?
"Did Chen Qing do this on purpose?" a middle-aged woman from the Hou Family asked in a gloomy tone.
Because of her important position, she couldn't go to that world immediately. Now she's being told that if she goes too late, all the good spots will be gone. Not to mention outsiders, even she, a member of her own family, is feeling resentful.
"What kind of argument is this?" Wang Ye frowned and said, "The situation in the Northern Wasteland is tense, and a major war could break out at any time. Moreover, the families there are becoming increasingly alienated from us. We need to use reincarnation to strike at their root and take control of their families' roots in order to truly control the court and the country. Isn't the reason we're using your people to carry out this plan because we trust you?"
"Besides, what the Underworld said wasn't wrong. Children from good families have better resources and receive better training from a young age. If they pursue martial arts, they will have an advantage over others. What's wrong with letting the more outstanding people get a better birth?"
Everyone was stunned, and for a moment they couldn't find fault with what was said. Indeed, they were willing to give up the birthright of a prominent local family, so how could they say that they did it on purpose?
but
"But why is it allowed to replace him?" a middle-aged man asked in a gloomy tone.
"That shouldn't be the case." Wang Ye nodded. " The Underworld in Northern Wolf City is newly built. I guess the Underworld wants more high-quality souls to move in so it can obtain more Power of Cause and Effect to establish Underworld as quickly as possible. That's why it's willing to pay any price to keep all the souls from beyond the heavens. So, I'll write a letter and ask the Lord to intervene and prevent such a thing from happening."
The meeting room fell silent.
Are you kidding me? Are they here to stop this from happening? They just feel that Chen Qing wasn't discreet enough and should have directly allocated the good positions to the larger families instead of openly allocating them based on quality, thus forcing family members to use their privileges.
But now that the breach has been made, there's no turning back.
"Ahem," one of the middle-aged councilors coughed lightly, abandoning the awkward topic and saying directly, "We invited Mr. Wang here mainly to discuss something."
"What is it?" Wang Ye asked, looking at the other person.
"Regarding the issue of birth quotas for large families," the councilor said, "We were initially unaware of this allocation system and failed to properly discuss it with Chen Qing. Looking back, this seems inappropriate. We still have many high-quality spirits who haven't entered your world, yet those quotas were immediately allocated to those who went first. This is a significant imbalance, so we hope to reserve a number of quotas."
"That probably won't work," Wang Ye shook his head.
Why?
"Do you all think that reincarnation is something you can just do whenever you want?" Wang Ye looked at them with amusement.
The others were taken aback, and for a moment they were puzzled. "Is there some hidden meaning in this?"
"Consider this: if one of you wanted to be reborn as a direct descendant of the third branch of one of the four great families, how would we know when they would have a direct descendant? What if the husband and wife in that branch were incompatible and never consummated their marriage? What if they found an old flame outside and had a child there?"
Everyone suddenly realized, yes, they had never really thought about what this so-called reincarnation in the Underworld was all about.
"You guys don't think that if we in the Underworld decide that a spirit will be born into a certain family, that family has to give birth to one according to our decision, right?" Wang Ye said with amusement.
Everyone suddenly realized, "That's right. If the Underworld decides a person's fate, the living world will immediately become pregnant according to the Underworld's will. This is practically a weapon of causality. The Underworld is too terrifying."
"So how does your Underworld operate? Does it wait until you're pregnant?"
"That's right!" Wang Ye laughed, "After a woman becomes pregnant, the embryonic baby does not have a spirit. It needs to be nine months old before it can develop on its own. At this time, the spirit will reside there, which is the true reincarnation."
"I see." The group of people at the meeting understood, but their expressions remained extremely serious.
This statement is likely true, and it makes more sense for how the Underworld operates. When a woman becomes pregnant, the Underworld is aware of the news and can then arrange for the soul of the woman with high virtue to be reborn, thus ensuring a smooth process.
But that's not good news for them.
This means that good locations are not something you can control; once you miss them, there probably won't be any good locations left when they go.
After all, one needs at least two years to recover after giving birth, right?
Two years from now, whether it will even be possible is a question!
For a moment, the councilors present were conflicted; if they stayed in the Data City, good positions would become increasingly scarce.
Wang Ye shook his head as he looked at the group's dilemma.
No wonder Imperial Capital of various dynasties disliked powerful clans. This is understandable; powerful clans monopolize resources, which is not good for either the public or private sectors. Look at this so-called Data City; he's been here for a month now, and all he talks about is freedom, fairness, and democracy. Haha, he really has the nerve to say that.
These dynasties, spanning hundreds of thousands of years, have long been infiltrated by these powerful clans and aristocratic families in every aspect of their existence. It is almost impossible for those below to rise to power. He did not want such a thing to be repeated in the world created by Chen Qing.
The problem is that everyone wants their family to prosper, and when power is involved, it tends to favor their own children. Over time, this can lead to the monopolization of resources, the formation of powerful clans, and the blocking of others' upward mobility. How can this problem be solved?
Such a major problem was naturally beyond the comprehension of a demon who had only lived in the human world for a few decades. After all, this was a problem that had troubled countless emperors throughout history.
He was now quite curious to see how Chen Qing would resolve this issue.
However, this is on the premise that you can complete your task.
Wang Ye leaned back. Chen Qing had promised to let him come to the so-called original world to see for himself, and that guy never suffered a loss; the tasks he gave him were getting harder and harder.
The investigation into who secretly concealed Pu Yunchuan's data is currently at a complete standstill, and the second task is honestly not much worse than the first, and may even be more difficult.
Eliminate Disintegration Program
What a joke! This thing is key to the control of the grassroots by these powerful families in the Federation. It's not so easy to eliminate. Thinking of this, he touched his fingers. No one noticed that an eye had appeared on Wang Ye's palm.
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The red-light district in the northern part of the Data City Data City a recognized legal area. In today's situation of extreme exploitation of labor, it would be somewhat inhumane to ban a place used for entertainment and venting.
Today, the red-light district is bustling with business, a rare sight after the recent turmoil in the Data City.
The panic caused by the previous turmoil still affected the economy. Many stocks fell sharply, and naturally fewer people came to the entertainment industry. Especially this week, everyone's attention was on the so-called New World, and most people paid less attention to the red-light district, resulting in a frighteningly quiet business here this week.
The business owners in this area who had planned to close down for a while to take a break were surprised to find a large number of people arriving today.
And the crucial point is that they're all unfamiliar faces!