In Rongcheng, Ye Zhou and Chen Hao sat opposite each other in the conference room, discussing the strange rise of the Ark organization.

At this time, Ye Zhou finally understood how the Ark organization that he saw in the simulator split from Hermes--the leaders of these two organizations were madmen, and when the two madmen collided, all the problems that could have been resolved through negotiation would rise to the most intense level.

If it weren't for Conn's unwillingness to listen to his opinions, if it wasn't for McKinsey's paranoid belief that he was right, if it wasn't for the bloody raid launched by Hermes... then the world would probably continue to run according to its original trajectory.

"I really didn't expect their strategy to be so effective. When Conn gave us all the information, I still felt that this was just a small matter that was no big deal."

"But I didn't expect that their influence would spread to this level-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hearing Chen Hao's words, Ye Zhou sighed deeply, and then spoke:

“So, that’s why we advocated the public’s full information from the very beginning.”

"Information difference is the most terrible thing. If people cannot obtain complete information, they will tend to believe the most exciting information."

"Isn't this the story created by the Ark organization? The first conversation between other civilizations, mysterious symbols, perfect victims, and beautiful pictures of immortality.... These keywords, each one alone, are enough to trigger a frenzy, let alone all gather together?"

"You put yourself in your shoes, if you were an ordinary person without any information, would you buy this for this set of rhetoric?"

Chen Hao on the opposite side was silent for a moment, as if he was carefully evaluating his rationality. Then, he spoke:

"I don't think I can't---not because I'm so smart and rational, purely because I don't like being ordered."

"Let's take a step back, even if the information in the adjacent dimensions is true, why should I listen to them?"

"They ask us to give up the body and we have to give up the body. They ask us to save energy and we have to save energy. We have to survive by relying on their alms. What is the difference between this and cede land and compensation?"

"I can't stand this insult. I would rather fight them in the form of human beings until they are destroyed."

"There's no way. Maybe this is born with a rebellious bone. It's not obvious at ordinary times, but at the critical moment, its influence begins to emerge."

Ye Zhou nodded and replied:

"It's not just you, but many Chinese people think so--or why is our public opinion environment the most peaceful?"

"This is not the result of our previous public opinion education, it is purely that our people do not take this."

"They despise and even despise the other's escape-minded behavior, as you said, born rebellious."

"So, what we have to worry about now is not that this influence will spread to the country on a large scale. As long as this nation exists for one day, this kind of thing will not happen."

"But the problem is that we are indeed facing pressure from the outside world. How to solve this? Is there any idea?"

Chen Hao nodded, got up and opened the big screen in the office, and said while connecting to the computer:

"In fact, our current situation is very similar to that during the Cold War. The whole world has been divided into two factions. The people are entangled in themselves and tend to escape. In terms of technology, the countries that are closer to consciousness uploading are the same faction. We can directly call them uploading."

"The other thing is us, the bears, and some of our traditional allies. These countries do not believe in the nonsense of consciousness uploads. They just want to survive the difficult times and rush to the world of the adjacent dimension to conquer the city."

"In the other party's eyes, our ideas are purely dreamy. Not only can we not achieve our goal, but we may also ruin the future of the entire human race."

"So, they will stop us at all costs. They will fight for the right to speak in this world and fight for the dominance of resources, so as to invest resources into their plans."

"To put it bluntly, this is a new round of battle for hegemony caused by the butterfly effect, and it is a battle for hegemony with high-sounding reasons."

After pausing for a moment, Chen Hao continued:

"Just like the Cold War, the excuse for launching the Cold War is so-called ideology, so-called freedom, equality, personal will, and so on. For the sake of that illusory goal, the two superpowers have been fighting each other for nearly 50 years."

"And this time it is even more ruthless, the reason is directly the survival of all mankind. If there is no absolute dominant force to put pressure on it, this confrontation may not last for a hundred years."

Ye Zhou frowned tightly, he shook his head and asked:

"Do they really can't see that this is a lie?"

"They can't see it."

"I understand. The essence is to grab money and food, but I have to take the guise of robbing the rich and helping the poor, right?"

“That’s it.”

Chen Hao's materials have been opened on the screen, and Ye Zhou saw a long list of country names on it, but what he was pleased that the major powers with great influence in the world are basically standing in the camp of China.

After watching for a while, he asked in confusion:

"Why is there no ugly country?"

"This is also the question we want to ask--they didn't say anything."

"It's unusual, isn't it? They are clearly the core of the Ark organization, but they have not come forward to support the Immortal Life Movement. We suspect that they chose not to wade into the muddy waters after evaluating the nature of the incident and the expected benefits, just like they did in World War I and early in World War II."

Ye Zhou nodded and said:

"That means that they are actually a threat, right?"

"Yes, we must have the upper hand, otherwise, the Ugly Kingdom will become the most ruthless hand before the wall collapses."

"I understand...island countries, South Island, Aozhou, Faguo, Faguo, Faguo... etc. I can understand how to upload the awareness of the country, but what is the situation of the country?"

"Public opinion has been stolen and made some moves, but it is not actually firm. They belong to one of the allies we can fight for."

"What to fight for...? You have to fight."

Ye Zhou sighed, took his eyes away from the screen, and then said:

"I originally thought that the major crisis of the invasion of the adjacent dimension united humans, but unexpectedly, their first attack put us in a complete division."

"This is too dangerous. If we continue to develop according to this trend, it is very likely that we will be extinct before the fight with the neighboring dimensions."

"So, it is impossible to count on the great unity of the world's nations---they don't want to unite with you at all."

"I think we should leave our fantasies behind and prepare early."

Hearing Ye Zhou's words, Chen Hao's eyes became solemn, and then he asked with a little hesitation:

"You mean...you want..."

"It's all here, it doesn't matter if you say it out loud, right? The situation is so obvious now. They are a bunch of disobedient children. They need a master. Why can't we be their masters?"

"The plan to manage the world has spread to every corner of the world. We have already gained a comprehensive advantage both economically and culturally. So, why can't we go further?"

“This is not in line with our strategy.”

"Before Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, it was also a peace-loving country. Now, we can be."

"But, hot war is very dangerous, you have to admit that we don't have the strength to fight that uploaded nation alliance right now."

Ye Zhou shook his head and replied:

"No, you're thinking too extreme."

"There is no need for hot wars, because in fact, we don't need to fight."

"Times have changed, and showing strength does not necessarily require artillery fire."

"What we need may be a rocket, a certain technology, a certain piece of equipment, or......"

"A certain plane."
Chapter completed!