Becoming an Emperor Starting from the World of The Wandering Earth

After the two left, the warehouse fell completely silent.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Wilson showed not a trace of surprise on his face.

He's been with Murphy for so long, what hasn't he seen?

Those exoskeletons, those drones, and the almost hypnotic effect every time Murphy appeared before the workers and relief workers.

But he was just a veteran and didn't understand those mystical things.

However, Wilson understood one thing.

That is absolute loyalty to Murphy.

He did whatever Murphy told him to do.

If Murphy doesn't want him to ask something, he should never ask it.

This is also what Murphy is most satisfied with about Wilson.

"Let's go, Wilson, Texas is about to descend into chaos."

"Yes, sir!"

In the specially made bulletproof car, watching the warehouse gradually disappear into the distance, Murphy couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, Murphy's strategy has always been to proceed steadily, rely on the rules, and expand slowly.

By relying on the Faith Mall and Skynet, gradually annexing energy sites, expanding production, winning over people's hearts, and cultivating armed forces, they can accumulate a sufficiently large fortune in this gradually collapsing world.

The reason for taking such radical action today is...

It was Betty's previous actions that made him realize one thing.

While taking a steady and methodical approach is indeed a safe choice, it is too slow and too passive.

The widespread belief fostered by online propaganda, seemingly with a large base, can reliably provide several hundred faith points every day.

But these beliefs are too superficial and too easily influenced by external factors.

A well-crafted smear article can significantly slow down the growth rate.

If an unexpected event occurs, there is even a possibility of attenuation.

While gradual expansion and recruitment, using one's own charisma and persuasive rhetoric to brainwash people into becoming followers is indeed a good approach, it's too slow.

Moreover, Murphy knew very well that his real enemy was not the powerful UEG.

Although UEG has been established for many years, the space elevator has not yet been launched. Countries still retain some civil administration and military command authority, but they need to abide by UEG's Wandering Earth Law.

In this situation, Murphy could do a lot.

After all, every human being has desires, and those with desires can be bought off and corrupted.

What's more, he also managed to acquire the art of mind suggestion.

In fact, Murphy had been trying to take action against Irving and his teammates all this time.

However, whether it was a coincidence or not, they didn't have any time alone during this period. They were mostly traveling all over the United States for meetings or conferences, and even when they traveled, they were rarely alone.

But if a space elevator crisis were to occur, the situation would be completely different.

At that time, due to the space elevator crisis, countries will choose to relinquish most of their military command and establish the UEG Joint Force.

This is mentioned in the movie and official derivative materials.

Indeed, the post-crisis world will be more turbulent, making it easier for him to expand and collect faith.

But don't forget, in the world of The Wandering Earth, there is a super mastermind hiding behind the scenes—MOSS.

Once all countries formally relinquish their power.

At that time, MOSS will rapidly expand from a super AI focused on engineering management and aerospace into a "ruler" capable of deeply intervening in global military, civilian life, and even social control.

Murphy is not afraid of the bureaucrats in the UEG.

But he was afraid of MOSS.

That super artificial intelligence that has no emotions, only logic.

By then, no matter how powerful his mind control techniques are or how extensive his network of connections is, these advantages will no longer exist.

Even though MOSS could be threatened by Zhou Zhezhi in the movie, it was entirely because Zhou Zhezhi trapped it with the isolation plan.

However, this so-called isolation plan did not involve physically trapping MOSS. Instead, Zhou Zhezhi drew an infinitely large circle for MOSS, granting it unlimited permissions and computing power within the circle.

The boundary of the circle is the success or failure of the Wandering Earth project, while going outside the circle means the destruction of MOSS.

The plan consists of three steps.

First, Zhou Zhezhi withstood the pressure and pushed for UEG legislation, which completely cut off the resource supply for non-planned technologies in the development of MOSS by linking the highest operating authority of the 550 series artificial intelligence with the construction and operation of planetary engines, life support in underground cities, and engine orbit calculations.

Only if the Wandering Earth project proceeds normally can MOSS obtain full access to the highest computing power.

If the plan fails completely, such as if Earth is torn apart by Jupiter, MOSS's core computing units will be physically destroyed simultaneously.

The second step was for Zhou Zhezhi to push for the global distributed deployment of MOSS's core root server, rather than placing the core of MOSS inside the space station, despite opposition from many others.

This ensures that MOSS cannot easily detach itself from the core of human civilization.

The third and most crucial step was to completely ban the Digital Life Project, classifying it as illegal. This legally and technically blocked MOSS's ability to upload consciousness and exist independently in the digital space through digital life technology.

It was this "isolation plan" that led to the later power struggle during the lunar crisis and the Jupiter gravitational crisis.

But all of this was unacceptable to Murphy.

Unless he can stop Zhou Zhezhi and prevent the isolation plan from being implemented.

Otherwise, in order to protect itself, MOSS would eliminate all uncontrollable individuals that pose a threat to the Wandering Earth project.

Currently, MOSS's reach is mainly in the engineering and aerospace fields. Due to limited access and the physical isolation provided by Skynet, he can barely keep his true intentions hidden.

However, once the space elevator crisis occurred, MOSS's authority exploded, gaining absolute monitoring and intervention capabilities over the global network.

By then, no matter how physically isolated he is, no matter how deeply he hides his servers, as long as his influence continues to operate and his factories continue to produce, it will be almost impossible for him to completely escape MOSS's omnipresent eyes.

Murphy knew without even thinking what the consequences would be of being targeted by MOSS.

One day, a massive horde of predator drones will suddenly go out of control, appear over his factory, and then easily wipe it out.

Unless Murphy already possesses trillions of faith points and frantically upgrades the shop to acquire super technology capable of rivaling or even surpassing MOSS.

But that's clearly wishful thinking.

Therefore, we can't wait any longer.

We can no longer snowball our efforts by merging a few small sites, opening a few relief windows, and slowly accumulating faith points, just like before.

Too slow, too passive, too many variables.

He needs a faster pace of development, a more chaotic environment to cover his actions, more faith points to accelerate his tech advancement, and sufficient strength before gaining full access to MOSS.

Chaos is a ladder, and also the best cover.

The first step is to have Betty push for an increase in electricity prices in Houston and throughout Texas.

Soaring electricity prices mean the closure of countless small businesses and workshops that rely on electricity to maintain their basic livelihoods, the plunging of more families into darkness and cold, and the widening cracks in UEG's already fragile public services regulations.

Anger, despair, the will to survive... these emotions can spread like wildfire.

The existing order will be further disrupted, leading to more violent conflicts, more territorial disputes, and more religious vacuums.