Chapter 55: The Seeds of Thought

"It's mechanical armor." Lianna's voice floated from the staircase.

Su Xia and Ade saw that Lian Na had already walked to the staircase on the first floor, and came to the side of the two of them in three or two steps.

"This is the mechanical armor I made last year, but due to technical defects in all aspects, it is only a semi-finished product."

"This is a real person?" Su Xia could understand it somewhat, this mechanical armor was obviously a wearable version, and the vacant space was just enough to accommodate a person.

"Hmm." Lian Na responded, looking at the mechanical armor on the ground without an upper body, and felt a little embarrassed in her heart.

"This is [the Ascension Project] that was designated twelve years ago."

"What is [Project Ascension]?" Su Xia glanced at Ade, who was also dazed, and asked Lianna.

"The people of the lower city are too fragile under the long-term exhaust gas pollution, and only a few can become spiritual envoys, our original intention was to develop something similar to an exoskeleton mecha, which can be worn by the people of the lower city, and at the same time can enhance the combat power while isolating the poisonous gas, this is the [Ascension Project]. In the end, however, the plan was scrapped. ”

"That's a good thing, but why was it abolished?" Susha asked.

"No money." Lian Na said very simply, "The funds involved in the research and development of a new technology are very large, and even if the power of the six lower cities is gathered, it will be difficult to support it for a long time. Coupled with the fact that the researchers are strictly me, the research process will be extended indefinitely, and [Project Ascension] will have to be abolished. ”

"Funding is not an issue, I can fix it." Su Xia groaned slightly and said.

Lian Na looked at Su Xia in surprise.

"You want to restart [Project Ascension]? In addition to a large amount of money, the realization of the [Ascension Plan] also needs to overcome some technical problems, and I have not given up [Ascension Plan] over the years, but the two core technologies have not been broken. ”

"One is the neural link system technology that controls the mechanical armor, and the other is the energy technology." The emergence of "Dawn" can be regarded as a breakthrough in energy technology, but I don't have a clue about the neural link system, even if the funds are sufficient, I don't know when it will be developed. ”

"This issue is put on hold for the time being, you tell me first, how much it will cost to restart [the Ascension Project]." Susha said.

"Are you serious?" Lian Na frowned and looked at Su Xia, "I must remind you that once the [Ascension Plan] is restarted, the funds here will not be less than 100 million, this is still the initial R&D funds, and there will only be more in the future." ”

"! 100 million? Ade on the side was taken aback, 100 million imperial coins, how many guns can this buy?

The most advanced automatic rifles in Zhou Xuan's arms business are more than 700,000 units, and this 100 million can buy nearly 200 rifles!

"Li Xin, why don't we do this, why can't we really have this money? It's okay to buy dim sum to improve your strength. Ade persuaded.

Su Xia shook her head.

"The reason why the "Lower City Change" failed nine years ago was not only the lack of top combat power, but more importantly, you did not use the power of the masses. ”

"Why does the council selectively ignore the lower city, knowing that the people of the lower city hate the lower city and have the ability to destroy the lower city? Is it because of their kindness? No, it's because of the population of the lower city! ”

Su Xia looked at the two of them.

"Taking Songjiang as an example, the total population of the six affiliated lower cities accounts for 60% of the population of Songjiang, and 90 percent of the bottom labor force in Songjiang comes from the lower cities. If you lose these downtowners, guess who will do the factory workers, the toiling farmers, and the street cleaners? Is it the children of the councillors, or the descendants of the great families, or the children of the oracles? ”

"Ordinary people in the upper city." Ade said from the side.

"The ordinary people in the upper city can't support such a huge balance of supply and demand, and once they lose the cheap labor of the people in the lower city, the nobles in the upper city have no choice but to let their children do these low-level labors." Lian Na looked at Su Xia, her eyes full of amazement.

"That's right!" Su Xia clenched his fist and waved it vigorously, "Yes, in this world where the great power belongs to oneself, the strength of ordinary people is weak, but the world is composed of order and rules, and when ordinary people gather together, it is also a force that the strong cannot ignore." ”

"There are many factors that have failed in your reform, but in my opinion, the most fundamental thing is that you are detached from the masses."

"If you continue with the [Ascension Project], even if it is not completed, and only let other Xiacheng people participate in the transformation of the Shangcheng with you, he Jiang Nantian will not be so unscrupulous to shatter your hopes!"

"He can kill a Fang Ketu, or a Zhou Xuan, or a Lianna, but he can't kill all the rebels in the lower city!"

"The reason why King Chen kept Fang Ketu is that he wants to use Fang Ketu to control the lower city and hold down the seeds of this change."

"I see......" Lianna muttered.

It turned out that the root of their defeat was detachment from the masses.

Yes, Jiang Nantian is strong, a third-order spirit general, a strong man who can shake the stars. But so what? Can you kill all the rebels?

Killing can't solve the problem, Jiang Nantian and their class know better. So he only suppressed rather than slaughtered, and chose a shepherd like Fang Ketu to keep the people in captivity.

If they had stormed the upper city with all the people of the lower city nine years ago, would the result have changed?

"It turned out that I was on the wrong path." Lian Na said with a wry smile.

The night nine years ago was a knot in her heart, and it was also the demon that had been haunting her for nine years.

"Your changes have been failures and successes." Susha's words pulled Lianna back.

Successful?

It's all like this, and it's still a success?

"Judging by the results, you have failed, and you have been completely defeated. But at the same time, you have also succeeded, and you have succeeded in making some of the numb people in the lower city complete the awakening of their minds. ”

"The rise of a group is never just about strength, but more importantly about ideas." Lower City Light", "Lower City Hand", "Mechanic", ...... Your deeds are spread in the lower city, and each of you is the one that the new generation of the lower city yearns for. ”

"They aspire to be like you, the same people who fought for the rise of the lower city. This is the awakening of the mind. They are no longer living in a mess, but have their own goals, working hard for the rise of the lower city and for a better life for themselves. ”

"This is the result of your innovation, and it is also the seed that you planted in the minds of the people of Xiacheng nine years ago."

Lian Na stood stunned.

It turned out that their efforts were fruitful, and those who died were not sacrificed in vain.