Chapter 183 - 159: A Glimmer of Cold Light Arrives First, Then the Spear Emerges Like a Dragon (Subscribe, Monthly Pass Needed)
"I have always advocated that the public should have the right to choose, that they should be able to control their own destiny, not be treated like dirt and poor for a lifetime..."
"Why should those who are high above have access to genetic enhancements, healthy bodies, and long lives that reach over a hundred years, while we are born to be slaughtered?"
"Even, there will come a day when the challenge of genetic longevity is overcome, some people might even live to be two hundred, five hundred, or even a thousand years old, while we live only a few transient decades in disease and poverty, generation after generation, having to act according to others’ faces. Tell me, do you want this situation?"
Councillor Chen waved her arms, the veins on her forehead prominent, her roar resonating nonstop in the square, completely mismatched with her physical stature.
Clearly, her words inflamed the people below, and as her voice fell, thousands simultaneously shouted, "Unwilling!"
"Unwilling!"
Councillor Chen took a deep breath, slightly lowered her hands, and as the dark crowd below slightly quieted down, she continued, "Outside the city, ferocious beasts are rampant, and inside the city, crimes are frequent. Are we just supposed to watch helplessly and wait for disaster to strike us before regretting not making the right choice earlier?"
"I hope that one day, we can pick up weapons ourselves, possess great strength, face injustice, face danger, and take control of our own destiny, chop down that rugged life..."
"The Three Strict Laws contradict fairness and justice, leaving us no chance at all. If this continues, the people will always be weak, the country will always be weak."
"If this goes on, there will come a day when foreign powers will invade our homes, when ferocious beasts will storm Dongjiang, and all of us will have no place to die. Do you want to see that day come?"
"Unwilling..."
