Chapter 612
"Unrestrained progress is a disaster, so progress needs to be controlled!" The Master of Orbit said. The giant sphere floated in the sky, and the rings revolved around it, controlling every movement in the city. The people below seemed to be unable to see the sphere, and they had no idea that their every move was being controlled by the Master of Orbit.
But then, a layer of threads slowly manifested, forming a giant net that connected everyone. However, Negary didn't act like the Lord of Orbit and control these matters, he simply exposed some of the problems.
These problems would not change because they were being controlled.
With Negri's threads of fate, things slowly developed.
Shatter's brother-in-law felt like he was chewing wax when he ate. There were only so many underground assets, so the food was never delicious.
And he, who had been in the salon for a long time, was used to eating the delicacies from the surface. He could not eat these things at all.
Feeling that he was not satisfied, he gathered his anger again, smashed his bowl, and left.
His sister, who had finally seen her husband change his mind, naturally did not want to ruin their relationship again, so she took out the family's money to buy food from the surface.
But the expensive food from the surface slowly dragged down the family.
The economic downturn caused more and more problems.
Conflicts accumulated in these small matters. At first, some things could still be tolerated, but with the accumulation of such dissatisfaction, the peace that was originally forcefully distorted was instantly destroyed.
The quarrel started again, and it was more serious than before.
In the past, his brother-in-law would feel guilty after going out to have fun, but he had left the circle that day. He, who could not vent his feelings, no longer had that kind of emotion.
"Control isn't creating something out of nothing. You used control to make your brother-in-law's guilt become the dominant emotion, but once this emotion disappears, your control can no longer be used."
"Then what do you want to do now?" Negri watched the Master of Orbit with joy and did not stop him.
Control wasn't invincible. Things that didn't have couldn't be controlled. After living in this kind of unsuitable life for a long time, his brother-in-law's guilt had long been worn away. Instead, he even had the thought of "you let me down, so you have to forgive me if I do something too excessive."
The ring in the sky rotated, affecting the development of the matter.
The truth of the lady from the surface was dug out. She was the mistress of a noble on the surface and had no status at all. She was just using her identity as a surface person to eat and drink in the underground.
Not only did he not pay, but he also took money. Many men were cheated of all their money because of a verbal agreement between women to bring him to the surface.
After this matter was exposed, many men lost face, including Shatro's brother-in-law.
Him leaving that rich woman was not something to be proud of, it was just good luck.
"The beauty of the surface is just a lie." This thought appeared in his mind, and then his only thought was to live a good life. He no longer asked for the so-called food on the surface and began to live in peace.
The shattering of the beautiful dream on the surface made many people start to face up to the life in front of them. They no longer pursued more things, and their desire for progress was slowly restrained. Everything seemed to have returned to harmony.
Most of the conflicts were resolved under the control of the Master of Orbit. Through the scandal, he controlled people's desire for progress, making it easier for them to be satisfied. As long as they were satisfied with their current life, their desire for progress would no longer burn.
But then a problem appeared again. Because the beautiful dream on the surface was shattered, there was a slight rejection of the surface merchants. This rejection caused the resources that the merchants brought to slowly decrease because there was not enough harvest.
The production of food in the underground was not much to begin with. In the past, apart from relying on merchant caravans to maintain the food supply, the only way to ensure that there was enough food was exploitation.
Men had low status and ate less. When there was not enough resources, only one side could suppress the other side to satisfy the other.
In the past, the side that was satisfied in the city was women. Women exploited men to obtain more resources and status.
As the relationship between men and women became more equal, this resistance against exploitation was broken, and new problems appeared.
Families became units and began to exclude others, gradually forming a new relationship of exploitation. This kind of exploitation was not the kind of naked robbery, but doing more things to make the things that were profitable less and less.
But no matter what kind of exploitation it was, it would cause the other side to be in a more dissatisfied state. This way, their desire for progress could not be controlled.
The Master of Orbit sensed that something was wrong and began to control it further. Under his control, those who crossed the line were stopped from thinking, and everyone slowly became equal.
The people in the city began to work together. Under the control of the Master of Orbit, they lived a life that was not rich but was harmonious.
Under this harmonious model, although everything looked good, this was based on the Master of Orbit controlling people's desire for progress. People gave up on a better life and were limited to this small city. Only then could they be happy.
However, the city's resources were limited, and under the same basic conditions, the city's competitiveness would decrease.
In the past, people did not care about the local products. Even if they went out to trade, they would not be able to obtain the corresponding resources. Now, the only thing the city had was iron ore.
Moreover, the price of the refined iron was lowered to a certain level. This was because the city's smelting and forging technology was not up to standard and could not keep up with the changes of the times. People almost did not want to buy the refined iron. Merchants pursued profit, and in this situation, the price of the raw materials was very low.
In a situation where the economic benefits were poor, food became less and less.
This situation caused some people's desire for progress to go out of control. These people left the city and went out to work.
The loss of population caused outsiders to stare greedily at the city. The wealth of the people in other cities encouraged more people to leave. The loss of population did not reduce the pressure on the city. Instead, it increased the conflict. Those who left could obtain more things with their hard work.
There were always more problems than solutions. Trying to suppress all problems would only cause everyone to be troubled by the problems. Realizing this, the Master of Orbit began to loosen some of the restrictions.
"Therefore, it is necessary to be aggressive, but it must be under my control!" The ring continued to spin. He sent people out to learn new smelting technology and purchase the corresponding equipment. At the same time, he began to research new food technology. He hired Druids to research new crop seeds and develop the farming industry.
"Aggressive is to solve problems, not to create them." The Master of Orbit controlled the operation of the city and slowly pulled up the city's economy.
"Aggressive doesn't create problems. The problem is there. It's just that you will find it when you get there." Negri did not do much. He only occasionally pointed out problems to force the Master of Orbit to take various measures.
The appearance of the new smelting technology did make the city prosperous for a period of time. But as time passed, the production of the mines gradually became insufficient.
The food developed by the hired Druids did not meet the requirements. Or rather, the support that the Druids received was too little. People were more used to obtaining than creating.
It was indeed harmonious here, but the Druids had no motivation to research. There were only so many resources. Even if they succeeded in their research, they would not obtain much more than they did now.
And if they wanted to obtain more benefits, it would cause more people to be dissatisfied.
The Master of Orbit could not solve this conflict. Increasing the Druid's harvest would reduce the number of people in the city. This would inevitably lead to another kind of exploitation.
Once this happened, it would break the Master of Orbit's control over other people. These people would break away from his control.
Without the mines, the city became more dilapidated. A large number of workers became idle.
At this time, the Master of Orbit had no choice but to send people to research new pillars of industry. Sataro was only an ordinary Dark Elf. The God of Aristocracy Lake's knowledge was limited to his previous life. Therefore, the Master of Orbit formed by the three of them was not omnipotent.
His decisions would also make mistakes, and these mistakes were difficult to make up for. For example, too much manpower was invested in the mines. For example, he did not further develop other industries during the prosperous period. For example, the education industry. This caused the local people to be weak in innovation and needed to bring in foreign talents.
But he also could not recruit a large number of talents to enter this decaying city. This city brought too little benefit to talents.
"Aggressive continues. Whether it is right or wrong, it is aggressive."
"Dominance and control are necessary. But the methods of dominance and control also need to be aggressive."
"Your dominance can only control things that already exist. My aggressive dominance is to control things that we cannot control."
"You have lost. Master of Orbit, become the capital for me to condense my path!" Unknowingly, a large number of Threads of Fate had wrapped around the sphere in the sky. "Only by being aggressive can we control more things!"
The Master of Orbit controlled the development of the city and made them act according to his will. But because of various problems after control, he had no choice but to change his behavior. Instead, he fell into Negri's trap.
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