Prison Island

Chapter 453 People must rely on themselves

Gao Xin remained silent, feeling that it was a wake-up call.

He understood why Milan said that labor is the ultimate dignity of mankind.

When people are unable to create wealth with their own hands and efforts, they will have nothing, even if they can receive a lot of welfare and food for free, as well as free internet and money directly distributed by the community for them to spend.

But isn't this what a dog is? Dog food, dog beds, and other necessities all depend on the owner's allocation.

The only thing they can do is wag their tails and beg for mercy from their masters. Just like now, countless people in the outside world are scrambling for the job of being a servant of the powerful.

Because this is the only way to increase your own value.

Just like a pet dog, is it possible for it to grow its own dog food in its owner’s home?

No, there is no way anymore.

If you lose the right to work, you lose all dignity.

"So the problem is essentially the Supreme Council. They cut off all resources, including those provided by the Burning Emperor..."

"Come to think of it, the primary goal of the Ultra-Intentional Army has always been to overthrow the global government."

Gao Xin murmured.

Milan nodded: "Yes, the Extreme Italian Army is naturally aware of this. Their choice is to violently overthrow the giant enterprise regime and negotiate with the Burning Emperor as the representative of mankind."

"But this force is too small. Do you know how many people there are in the Extreme Army?"

Gao Xin was stunned: "How much?"

Milan shrugged: "More than 200,000 people."

"Damn..." Gao Xin was shocked. The Ultimate Army that had been fighting against the global government only had 200,000 people?
Milan added: "In fact, there were several million at the peak, but many were captured and taken to the Prison Island...so after so many years of development outside, there are only 200,000."

Gao Xin thought that the gap was too big, as the global government controlled almost all resources and population.

Damn, I’m afraid Cangyue can’t really handle it all by herself?

Milan continued, "Why couldn't the Ultra Italian Army expand after most people were captured on the island? Because there were no more like-minded people outside."

"The vast majority of parasites get everything for free without any effort. The reason they are dissatisfied with the status quo is that they just want to get more."

"If you join the Extreme Instinct Army, you will lose everything you have... People who grew up in the new era don't have the courage to start from scratch and build civilization through their own labor on the Extreme Instinct Army's territory."

"Some people dream of joining the Extreme Army, overthrowing the powerful companies, and getting everything. But these people don't have firm beliefs at all. They run to the Extreme Army's territory and escape within three days..."

"Even after they escaped, the global government did not forgive them. They still lost everything and were thrown into the prison island."

"As more and more examples like this appear, almost no one in modern society wants to join the Extreme Instinct Army."

"Even if the Extreme Instinct Army conquers a new area, the local grassroots people will spontaneously resist... to prove that they are not in the same group as the Extreme Instinct Army..."

Gao Xin sighed: "It's really... useless..."

He recalled the days when he lived in the community. Although the people there complained about life every day, they would give up all their desire for dignity once the powerful and wealthy offered them some benefits.

Although they keep saying they want to work, if they really have to work in a factory like robots, they will think they are crazy...

That is menial work for robots, they would rather be servants… They can provide more emotional value to the powerful than machine servants, and they are even proud of it.

The reason they can provide higher emotional value is not because they are better than robots, on the contrary, they are much worse...

Simply because they are 'human beings'.

Milan sighed, "The territory occupied by the Extreme Italian Army is a ruin. It is impossible to capture everything. Most of the things have to be created by ourselves."

"Build your own house and grow your own food. This is the kind of life that ordinary people on the Sin Prison Island dream of. People outside the island can no longer accept it."

"So the Extreme Intentions Army has long been on the decline. Two hundred thousand people was the information from a few years ago. There may not be that many people now..."

"One death means one less. Now we are just slowly waiting to die..."

"Cang Yue is invincible, but if he loses once, he will lose everything."

"Perhaps the last hope for mankind is the Island of Sin."

Gao Xin was stunned: "Sin Prison Island?"

Milan chuckled: "This is what I thought... Maybe it's a little ridiculous, but Sin Prison Island does retain the ability of human beings to correct themselves. It is the last piece of pure land..."

"Even though it's a place where the strong prey on the weak, even though there's bloodshed here, even though I hate the violence and cruelty here."

"But at least the people here know how to improve their lives, build their own civilization, and know that they have to get what they want themselves... They know that everything in the world has a price!"

"It's easy to say, but people outside forget it. If you lose your animal nature, you lose everything. Without these, there will be no civilization."

"The wild driving force that drives humans to pursue order, peace, and the creation of a better civilization has been lost by humans outside, and they have domesticated themselves into dogs."

"But the people on this island still have such ability... I witnessed how this island, from a barbaric purgatory like a fighting cage, gradually established a city-state, a country, and order..."

"It's almost like the history of mankind since the beginning of time has been accelerated through the Silver Tower... evolution... evolution..."

“Although this process is extremely bloody, compared to the initial battle royale, it is indeed getting better and better, spiraling upward.”

"Perhaps for individuals, life outside is better and more comfortable, but from the perspective of the hope of human civilization, the people here are the real 'people'."

Gao Xin looked at Milan in shock. He never thought that this woman would say such a thing.

This powerful man has always been against war, trying his best to maintain the situation on the island and constantly avoiding war.

They actually acknowledged that the primitive violence and desperate savagery on the island were exactly what real humans should have.

"Why was the Prison Island built?" Gao Xin couldn't help asking. Milan shrugged: "This is the only request of the Burning Emperor in the Imperial Covenant."

"All criminals are sent to the Prison Island, which is sealed off. There are no laws here, and the people there have no taboos."

"Sounds like a show that plays with humans, doesn't it?"

"But as time goes by, I increasingly suspect that this is the last piece of 'barbaric' pure land that the Burning Emperor deliberately left for mankind."

“It is isolated from the so-called modern advanced society, but it is a spark of self-correction for mankind.”

Gao Xin was shocked beyond words, this idea was simply outrageous.

But it's not impossible.

The largest group of people on the island were criminals, and the largest number of criminals were... rebels from outside during the first few years. More than 100 million of them were captured in one go.

Why don't these people allow the global government to kill them all? Instead, they want to build a prison island to exile and torture them?
Because they are the most rebellious group of people.

Gao Xin said in a serious tone: "The power that is blocking this place is the global government. We have to face the power of the entire human society. Even the apostles will listen to the Supreme Council."

"If Xiao Ran really supports the Sin Prison Island to correct the mistakes of human society, why does he allow the apostles, who are so powerful, to support the global government?"

Milan tilted his head and said, "No one can understand the thinking of the Burning Emperor. You can explain the Sin Prison Island from any angle. I am just expressing my thoughts."

"I think that the Burning Emperor still has feelings for humans. He is a life form that transcends humans. He is both the child and the father of humans! He is both a creator and God!"

"With the wisdom of the Burning Emperor, would He not know what those powerful people who represent humanity are thinking?"

"He must know everything clearly, but this is also the choice of mankind."

"That's the representative chosen by humanity itself, and that's almost everyone in the world."

"The Burning Emperor has no interest in, nor any obligation to inform or expose the truth. He even accepted it. Because even without those powerful companies, there will still be other powerful people."

"As I said before, this is due to the immaturity of human society as a whole, and has nothing to do with what the Burning Emperor gave."

"So the Burning Emperor did not change anything and allowed humans to develop in this way. He just left a spark of fire for the dying human civilization."

Gao Xin was silent. Let’s take Milan’s previous example. Ran Di was like a young man who had become successful but was constantly demanded by his parents and relatives.

For reasons that may have been emotional, He did not ruthlessly destroy humans or forcibly control them, nor did He have any interest in doing so.

Instead, as it wishes, it provides material support to humans and allows countless machines to serve humans.

He saw clearly that mankind was bound to perish, but was too lazy to give any advice. However, He left a part behind to allow mankind to correct its mistakes... in the most primitive and natural way.

It really is like a god overlooking everything.

Milan sighed: "The Island of Sin is a kind of transcendent wisdom of the Burning Emperor."

"Yes, the Sin Prison Island is just a small reservation. The blockade by the outside world is invincible. At most, strong men like me can occasionally break out, and then be captured by the angel army."

"But on the other hand, if, I mean if one day... everyone on this island can fight their way out and defeat the navy and the robot army that are blocking their way, doesn't that mean that the Island of Sin has bred a group that can defeat the global government?"

"Even the global government that controls the command of the omnic army can't stop them from breaking out from a small island..."

"Does this also mean that a stronger and new human civilization has been born?"

Gao Xin was stunned and said, "Yes, there are navy, angels, and even apostles blocking our way."

"If everyone on the island can escape and gain freedom, it means that we have surpassed the global government to a certain extent."

"No matter what method, whether it is soft power or hard power..."

Milan nodded and said: "Yes, this is the filter!"

"Sin Prison Island is like the embryo of human civilization. Whether it will self-destruct or eventually break free of its shackles and be reborn depends entirely on how far we can go."

"It is meaningless to blindly kill each other unless the trend of unification is unstoppable."

"So, before a truly groundbreaking system emerges, I can only reject war and do my best to reduce the damage caused by war."

"Don't let this place end up in self-destruction."

Gao Xin looked at Milan in shock. It turned out that this was what Milan had been doing.

Her opposition to war is not cowardice or complacency with the status quo. It is just that if the reasons for the war cannot convince her and it is not a real trend that can replace the existing situation, then she will reject such a war.

I would rather have more people live, because being alive is the most important thing.

Milan finally said firmly: "Life will find a way out on its own."

"People must rely on themselves."

Gao Xin took a deep breath and nodded to her: "Thank you for your advice."

For the first time, he felt that his knowledge was suppressed, or rather, he felt that this woman was very cultured...

Can we only say that she is worthy of being the strongest person who has stood firm for twenty years? Even Quinn of the Extreme Army had to bow down to her, even if he did not accept some of her choices, he still submitted to her.

Because she is not only strong in fists, but also has strong cultural knowledge. Compared to her, what is Caesar, a fool and a rough guy?
As the most powerful person, there is no individual on the island that she wants to surpass. What she is considering is a more macro and collective way out.

If Sin Prison Island cannot bring changes to human society, then they are just a group of criminals.

On the contrary, if they can break through all shackles and reawaken the vitality of human civilization, they will be the founders of a new civilization.

This is the real redemption game.

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(End of this chapter)