Chapter 914 Cannibalism

Chapter 914 Cannibalism

Chapter 914 Cannibalism
Lu Li pretended not to hear and quickly crossed the street, then he found himself in the school area.

Yes, the campus in this area is adjacent to the red-light district, and the scope of the campus is extremely large. By analogy, it covers from elementary school to university.

This is also what Lu Li thinks is the most bizarre thing. When Aizen told him this, he was a little bit unbelieving.

That is, in such a shitty place, there is actually such a large educational institution, and I don’t know what they teach.

Lu Li walked to the school's admissions office and found that it was extremely luxurious and tastefully decorated. It was completely different from the chaotic and bustling world outside, making Lu Li smell the fresh breath of civilization for a moment.

However, the person who was responsible for receiving him quickly shattered his fantasy.

It might be the same reason as the hot girl. He was dressed decently without much modification. He was probably mistaken for a rich man, so the receptionist treated him very attentively.

Lu Li lied that he had four children, which just covered all the stages. He said he wanted to transfer his children from another school district and asked about the teaching situation and tuition fees here.

After being introduced by the respectable-looking male waiter, Lu Li was surprised to learn that the school here actually teaches children knowledge.

Come to think of it, those who open modification shops on the street cannot do their job without any mechanical knowledge theory. Some shops also require basic education to run, and those shop owners should all be educated.

However, the advanced knowledge learned in school is basically not taught until university, and the money needed to send children to university is astronomical.

The annual tuition for elementary school in this school district is 50 soul coins, the middle school and high school require 100 soul coins, and the university charges 1000 soul coins per year. There is also more advanced elite education, which requires 10000 soul coins per year.

This is fucked up, because if an average person sells their entire soul, they'll only get 100 soul coins.

The soul coins here can be split and used. One soul coin can be divided into 1 soul beans. Most of the people doing business in the red-light district only need one soul bean at a time.

If they want to receive an education, they have to do hundreds of thousands of jobs to receive a complete elite education, and this requires going without food or drink.

In fact, that is impossible, because those people can only make ends meet by working. Even if they save a little money, they will use it to modify their bodies and replace working parts.

So Lu Li is really curious now, who is studying in this school which seems to cover a large area, and what kind of jobs can the people who receive the whole education do after graduation.

The receptionist was not angry when she saw Lu Li leave without giving a reply. After all, they were one of the most profitable agencies in Sex and the City and they would never have to worry about not being able to recruit students.

Because every parent with a little bit of ability hopes that their children can receive a good education and not have to live like them.

In Sex and the City, you never have to worry about a lack of new human recruitment, because the people who believe in the God of Desire are always immersed in joy, and when a newborn is born, the child's mother can get a reward of 30 soul coins.

If they are unable to raise the children, they can sell them to the ranch. Children with pure souls and bodies are very popular there, so they can be sold at a high price of 20 soul coins.

If the child's mother is not as gentle as mentioned above, she can also choose to snatch the soul coins from the child. Although doing so will not get the subsidy from Sex and the City, even for a newborn, a large number of soul coins can be squeezed out of the soul, seventy or eighty coins are no problem.

The remaining body of a baby whose soul has been drained away could perhaps be sold to a canning factory and exchanged for one or two soul coins.

When Lu Li walked out of the school district, he felt even more depressed than when he had just walked through the red light district. He was too lazy to continue wandering around, so he followed Aizen's instructions and went straight to the ranch where Aizen was.

Following the instructions, Lu Li arrived at Pasture C in District 13, and saw Aizen sitting outside the wooden fence with an expressionless face.

"Sosuke, are you used to it?"

Lu Li walked over to greet Aizen. Aizen was obviously the "superior" in this city.

After all, he is the kind of manager whose appearance has not been obviously modified and whose job does not involve heavy labor. I don't know how the difficulty of his starting identity is marked.

"Although I think I have strong adaptability, it is quite difficult to adapt to this social environment."

Aizen stood up and motioned Lu Li to go with him to the pasture area. Because he was only a manager of the ranch, not the owner, it would be troublesome if he was discovered to be chatting lazily with Lu Li outside.

"Tsk, what kind of system is this? Are the people here any different from those outside?"

Lu Li looked at the naked "humans" crawling around in the pasture with a strange expression, because these humans were very clean and had not been modified in any way, but they could only crawl here like livestock and eat feed of unknown ingredients.

"It's different. Brother Lu, you are also the god of death. You will know if you look carefully."

Aizen said simply.

Lu Li looked carefully and activated his martial arts eye. He soon discovered the problem. These humans on the ranch did not have souls. They were just mindless bodies that could only eat, drink, defecate and urinate based on instinct.

"How is this going?"

Lu Li asked confusedly.

"They are just products produced on the assembly line in the human production factory. Brother Lu can understand that they are produced by efficient cloning technology. Once the foundation is formed, they are thrown away to the pasture to feed."

Aizen explained, "They are sorted according to race, age and meat quality, and the ranch will ship them out when they are at their most delicious."

Lu Li frowned when he heard this. Even though they were just soulless bodies, it was enough to make him physically uncomfortable. "Are they raised to be eaten?"

"Just like we raise cattle, sheep and pigs, livestock are raised to be eaten."

Aizen said calmly, "The ultimate ruler of this city of desire is always weird. The human technological civilization you see is just a superficial appearance. The people on the ranch are used to provide meat for the monsters who like to taste human flesh."

"How could the weirdos have such a mind? They kept humans in captivity and even created the illusion of human civilization?"

Lu Li was a little surprised.

"Brother Lu, don't forget that we have only seen the tip of the iceberg of this world. Perhaps our current conversation is also being listened to by the so-called God of Desire."

Aizen said, "I will call the creatures standing on the top of the continent the ancient gods. Some of them have established basic rules and deliberately allowed the human race to reproduce."

"why?"

Lu Li was puzzled. If they were hostile, they should have eaten all the humans long ago.

Aizen sighed, "Brother Lu, you used to be very smart."

This sentence made Lu Li a little embarrassed, "Sosuke, just say it straight."

"Brother Lu, you have eaten beef and mutton and found them delicious. Would you kill all the cattle and sheep?"

Aizen's simple example made Lu Li understand instantly.

He continued, "Higher-level strange creatures are intelligent. They like the taste of humans, so they want humans to reproduce, and even take the trouble to help humans rebuild a certain level of civilization and stabilize the human social system." "You call this stabilizing the human social system?"

Lu Li pointed outside with an absurd expression.

"Don't look at me like that, Brother Lu. You can't expect strange creatures to understand what real civilization is, and what a harmonious and healthy social system is. Although abstract, these city-states have indeed lasted for many years. For the humans here, the current city-state civilization is in line with common sense."

Aizen said, "Like my ranch, I received two new 'high-quality goods' today. They are humans with souls, sold here by their parents. After I named the price, they thanked me profusely and were very satisfied."

Lu Li heard a strong sense of irony in Aizen's tone, and at the same time understood that even if his friend had an extraordinary mind, he could not tolerate his current job, or this deformed human society.

"What about the humans outside? What's the meaning of their existence? The monsters don't seem to be going on a killing spree in the city to eat them."

Lu Li asked doubtfully.

"Brother Lu asked the right question this time. I was also confused at first."

Aizen said, "After all, you said you encountered a monster in the wild, but it came to kill and devour you without any explanation. But I know clearly that there are many monsters in this city. I have also seen monster customers when delivering goods, but they will not attack humans in the city. It's like they have their own laws."

"Those weirdos will still follow the rules?"

Lu Li was surprised. It seemed that he could not communicate with the monsters he faced.

"Monsters should also be divided into different types. The monsters that rule the city-states are mostly intelligent monsters. They will abide by the rules set by higher hegemons. At the same time, they don't need to work hard to hunt and can enjoy everything. Why do they want to hunt humans so roughly?"

Aizen said, looking out the window, "Soul Coin, Brother Lu should already know that this is hard currency, right?"

“They still think I’m a rich guy.”

Lu Li said with a straight face.

"I currently think there are two types of weird hobbies. One type likes to eat human flesh and is the ranch's main customer. The other type does not pursue material enjoyment but values ​​spiritual enjoyment more. They like human souls."

Aizen paused here, "Now Brother Lu should know what the humans outside are useful for."

Lu Li opened his mouth and said, "So, soul coins will be eaten by monsters that like to devour souls?"

Aizen nodded and said, "Whether it's here or outside, it's actually the same. The entire human city-state is a weird pasture. It's just that I provide meat here, while those humans outside who seem to have freedom provide souls to monsters."

"I suddenly felt that the place I was in before was heaven."

Lu Li complained, "At least they are not enslaved by the monsters both mentally and physically."

"Monsters know how to rule humans. The best way to rule humans is to let humans rule humans. Humans are one of the easiest creatures to tame in nature."

Aizen said, "Did Brother Lu pass by the school district when he came here?"

"You mean those damn expensive schools? Who has the money to go there?"

Lu Li asked curiously.

"Of course there are people who go to school. The irony is that if poor people are prepared to send their children to school, it means that they still have some human conscience. At least they are really raising their children instead of sending them to ranches or directly draining their souls."

Aizen said, "And those who do have some conscience left often cannot persevere to the end. The best result is just to send their children to elementary school, but they eventually go bankrupt, and their children still can't find a job to make a living after they graduate."

As he spoke, he walked forward and pointed to a boy sleeping in the straw. "He was like this. He dropped out of school and was sent here."

"Where are his parents?"

Lu Li asked curiously.

"His mother drained her soul to pay for his tuition for the next semester, but he took out a loan to remodel at school and couldn't pay it back. He was expelled and sold here."

Aizen pointed at the boy's eyes and said, "He modified it with an advanced artificial eye with learning assistance function because he said that other students have it and he would not be able to keep up with the learning progress without it."

"Can other students pretend?"

Lu Li asked doubtfully.

"There are families like his who are just trying to make themselves rich, but the families of many more students are completely different from his. They are from the upper class of this city. Some of them work at Yuchuan Company and their income is unimaginable to ordinary people, so they can afford their children's tuition."

Aizen explained, "And their children receive a whole elite education process, and eventually they can work in high-level institutions and companies, starting a new virtuous cycle. The people below are only worthy of being sucked dry of their flesh, blood, and souls."

"I suddenly understand a little bit. I am familiar with this."

Lu Li nodded.

Aizen looked at Lu Li in surprise, "Then I'll find time to listen to Brother Lu's story before he came here."

"I originally thought that the era I live in is quite abstract. It turns out that everything needs to be compared. The capitalists I know would cry when they see this."

Lu Li used a smile to hide his inner anger.

“Do you think this place is too cruel?”

Aizen asked back.

Lu Li shook his head. “No, they will feel that they still have room for improvement and cry for their own immaturity.”

The two were silent for a few seconds before Aizen led Lu Li out of the shack and took a breath of turbid air.

"What are you going to do next, Brother Lu?"

Aizen looked at the white meat crowded together in the ranch. When the feed was put in, a group of meat rushed to the feed trough.

"According to the original plan, the reason I came to the city is because I think this is the most weird place."

Lu Li grinned, "Monsters can eat humans, who says humans can't eat monsters?"

(End of this chapter)