Chapter 465 - : Double-edged Sword (1/2)

“Um… Is there a problem with the One Hundred Ways to Destroy Dragon City?” Meng Chao tested the waters by asking.

Shen Yupeng replied seriously, “No, absolutely not. The booklet is written really well. It has great foresight and has enlightened us. It gave a good lesson to the secret police, nine great cultivation families, mega corporations, and other related departments.

“Plenty of seniors in the superhuman circle also believe that this booklet went straight to the point and highlighted the hidden problems in Dragon City. Supernatural abilities are a double-edged sword our civilization has never seen before. It can push our civilization to a brand new height, but it can also plunge our civilization to an abyss of destruction. Where it will lead us will depend on how we use it.

“So, after the ambush on Noble Descent Hotel, the secret police, related departments, the mega corporations, and nine great cultivation families started reflecting and reorganizing themselves at a grand scale.

“It was especially so during the months you went to train in the wild. Everyone made bold decisions and practically hurt themselves to get rid of the evil practices that had formed over the years. They also started learning and developing the spirit of serving the citizens.

“Specifically, many departments and industries organized strict examinations over the distribution of cultivation resources and how they have been used over the past ten years or even longer. Even if it’s just one high-calorie nutritional fluid, one gene medicine, or one karat’s worth of crystal, they wanted to know where it went so that they can ensure that it’s used for official business.

“At the same time, all the small banks and secret accounts that have existed long ago were exposed so that we could reduce a lot of illogical expenses. We also reduced quite a number of excessive benefits we give to superhumans. The money and cultivation resources that we freed were then given to the people to upgrade the defense systems of the old residential areas and modify the normal schools in those areas so that we can support the cultivation of poor children.

“At the same time, we also noticed that many superhumans in the past paid too much attention to their own cultivation, so it was inevitable that they put themselves on a pedestal and could not connect with the people. It’s no wonder then why the distance between them and the normal people kept widening. It even caused some of the citizens to have certain thoughts about us.

“When it came to this, the ace investigator of the abnormal beast research department, Lu Siya, set up an example for us. Under your influence, she got rid of her arrogance and delusions of grandeur, then took the initiative to merge with the people. She did voluntary work and promoted the thought that superhumans should serve the normal people. It received good comments from everyone.

“So, with great seriousness, we learned from Lu Siya and wrote a report on our thoughts and did voluntary work for the public. I have to say, doing voluntary work is much more relaxing than capturing lost people!”

The more Meng Chao listened, the stranger he found it.

He felt that Shen Yupeng sounded a little… out of character.

Meng Chao could only brace himself and sau, “Big Brother Peng, from what I heard, the superhumans in Dragon City have been doing a good job over this period of time and are getting closer to the normal people. Isn’t that a good thing?”

“Of course it’s a good thing. I didn’t say it’s a bad thing. I’m just praising the writer of the One Hundred Ways to Destroy Dragon City for having great foresight and Lu Siya for being the model cultivator!”

Shen Yupeng stretched out three fingers and pushed them together. That gesture generally meant “insignificant. “It’s just that we ran into a small problem. It’s not big, but the secret police lost one-third of its forces over the past few months.”

“Wh-What do you mean?” Meng Chao was dumbfounded. “One-third of the secret police left? Why?!”

“Because these people’s determination wasn’t strong enough, I guess,” Shen Yupeng said expressionlessly. “Of course, objectively speaking, it’s not easy being a secret police officer and adjudicator.

“What are good jobs for superhumans? Honestly, it’s simple. There are two criteria for it. First, they can earn cultivation resources. Second, they have room to grow stronger. If I were to add one more, it would be that they want their names to be known and for people to call them heroes, right?

“Take the hunters, pathfinders, and explorers as an example. These are jobs where you enter the wild and face monsters head-on. They fit the criteria perfectly. The superhumans just need to keep fighting the monsters while they practice their fighting skills, and they will get a lot of cultivation resources. Their cultivation realms will naturally increase by leaps and bounds as well.

“If they manage to record footage of exciting fights or kill high-grade superbeasts, they might even become famous overnight. It’s no wonder then why countless superhumans flock to those jobs like bees to honey.

“But what about the secret police in Dragon City?

“First, due to the needs of the job, most of the secret police and adjudicators cannot reveal their identities. They can’t appear under the spotlight and become heroes welcomed with cheers by the people.

“Second, similarly, due to the unique nature of our work, we can’t guarantee that we will run into superhuman criminals every day either.

“One hunter might kill hundreds of monsters while training for a month in the wild. After eating a large amount of monster flesh and gene medicine as well as gathering countless spirit energy and fighting experience, he or she will naturally reach a brand new cultivation realm.

“But the secret police in Dragon City sometimes spend a month to get to the bottom of a case. It’s highly likely that we will spend twenty-nine days on trivial clues and writing official documents.

“It’s also highly likely that we will not sleep for seven days and nights just to keep a criminal under surveillance. And it’s even likelier that after we will find that we ended up on the wrong path after spending a great deal of time and energy on it, which means that we ended up doing something useless.

“And when we capture the criminal in the end, we have to do it quickly and suppress the criminal instantly. We can’t give the superhuman criminal any chance to retaliate. This means that we can’t improve our fighting strength.