Soon the two came to the ruins area of the Dusk Base.
Su Mo looked at the crowded and bustling area in front of him and was amazed, so he asked Lin Ming.
"Is this really the Dark Twilight Base?"
"yes?"
Lin Ming responded doubtfully.
"I remember wasn't this place abandoned by the Star Ring City? Why is it so lively?"
"That was before. Now, isn't it because there are mining areas? There are profits to be made and naturally the place has become prosperous again. Now this is a paradise for adventurers. There is a saying that if you just pick up a piece of ore here and bring it back, you can live a lifetime of food and clothing.
"
Lin Ming explained briefly to Su Mo.
"It's a bit exaggerated, but it seems that many people have become rich here."
Su Mo said with some emotion.
"That's about it. Come on, let me go in. The Federation has occupied an area inside and transformed it into an office area."
"good."
...
Soon after, Su Mo and Lin Ming returned to the office area.
Lin Ming ordered the people below to get some food and a few bottles of beer.
He opened a bottle of beer and handed it to Su Mo directly, saying: "Drink some low-intensity wine to relieve stress, and don't drink high-intensity wine. After all, it's not very safe here, and people should always stay awake."
"Well, that's good. By the way, do you often conflict with the Machine Empire?"
Su Mo picked it up and chatted.
"Not often. Although we are newcomers, we are not stupid. We know what kind of existence the Machinery Empire is. Those who can give in will definitely give in, but they do not give in every time. How can such a high-level mining area give in? Although Ceres
There are resources everywhere, but there are not many areas that can be mined, because sometimes it is not cost-effective to mine low-level areas. High-level mining areas are either within the scope of natural disasters, or are occupied by high-level monsters, so every mining point is very valuable.
important."
Lin Ming said with some emotion.
Su Mo also sighed when he heard this, and he said to Lin Ming: "Actually, I did my best on this matter today, and I also want to kill that guy. But I can't just be happy for a while, otherwise there will be endless troubles. Say something.
If it is very realistic, the Machinery Empire is indeed stronger than us, and it is very realistic that they have the capital to clamor like this. After all, they have been hanging out with the Star Ring City for so many years longer than us, and it is not in vain."
"You don't need to say it, I already know all this. Su Mo, do you have something to do here? Do you need my help?"
Lin Ming sighed, changed the subject and asked.
"No need, it's just a small matter, I can handle it myself."
Su Mo waved his hand and replied.
"That's fine."
Lin Ming originally wanted to tell Su Mo to pay attention to his safety. But then he thought of his pet and swallowed the words that came to his lips.
Su Mo raised the bottle and touched it with Lin Ming. After taking a few sips of wine, he continued chatting with Lin Ming.
"Brother Lin Ming, have you had any contact with your family recently? How are your parents?"
"Yes, I contacted them not long ago. My parents are doing very well. Nothing happened. It's just..."
Lin Ming was a little hesitant when he said this.
"Just what?"
"Hey, it's just that the situation within the federation has been a bit unstable recently, and there have been large-scale protests. Now the parliament is very worried about this. I heard that there have been several conflicts. Now my father is busy with this matter every day."
"what happened?"
Su Mo was also puzzled.
"What else can happen? It's mainly about class and wealth. Let me give you an analogy. In fact, our current civilization is developing at an extremely fast speed. It's not an exaggeration to encourage growth. Even we sometimes feel that we are too fast.
They can’t keep up with the times, let alone those at the bottom. In fact, the situation at the bottom is very bad, the labor force is worthless, and they have been struggling to survive.”
Lin Ming explained to Su Mo.
Su Mo frowned when he heard this. He suddenly remembered the post he saw on the forum before and said to Lin Ming.
"Where is the parliament? Didn't the speaker of the parliament give a solution?"
"The Parliament has been quarreling over this matter. For this reason, the Speaker of the Alais Parliament proposed a plan called the Warm Winter Plan, which allows the Federation to withdraw a large amount of Star Coins to subsidize the lower levels and create various jobs for them. Unfortunately, this plan was rejected by the Parliament.
Three times.”
Lin Ming said this, picked up the wine bottle, took a sip, and said in a deep voice.
"Why? The Federation's current finances should be very good, right?"
Su Mo was also slightly startled.
"The finances are good, but there are many places to spend money. Many members of the Federal Parliament are unwilling to implement this warm winter plan. There are two reasons they gave. One is that large-scale subsidies will create inertia and a bad atmosphere.
not too good.
"
"Isn't this nonsense? This is the first time for subsidies."
"You are right. In fact, this reason is easy to refute, but the next reason is very troublesome. A large number of congressmen believe that the federation is now in a state of rapid development. If funds are now diverted to improve the bottom layer, then the federation will take off.
They will be left behind in the big trend. At that time, they will miss the golden development period and be weaker than other countries. This is not only related to future status, but also related to the life and death of the entire federation. And they also pointed out this class fault.
This phenomenon is not only present in the Federation, but also in all countries. It’s even worse with the Imperial Army, but they haven’t done that. If we do that, wouldn’t we be binding our own feet?”
Lin Ming probably explained it to Su Mo.
After Su Mo listened, his head hurt a little. The second reason was really hard to refute.
"Why..."
"Forget it, let's not talk about that, let's eat..."
Lin Ming also had a headache the more he thought about it.
...
A few hours later, Su Mo said goodbye to Lin Ming after eating and left the Dark Mu Base.
He returns to the area where the Light of Sin stopped.
From a distance, I saw Domac lying next to the mecha, taking a good look at the mecha.
Su Mo looked at this scene and suddenly felt that this guy was quite easy to control.
Then Su Mo walked over.
When Domac saw Su Mo coming, he quickly got up and screamed at Su Mo.
Su Mo nodded to it and climbed onto the mecha.
"Walk!"
...
More than ten days later, in an area of rugged land.
Su Mo drove the Light of Sin Abyss and stopped for a moment.
The sky in the distance is filled with black clouds, and the internal clouds are constantly rotating like a whirlpool, with lightning and thunder, as if the end is coming.
Domac kept chirping in the distance, seeming a little uneasy.
"Hey! Did we go the wrong way, Xiaoqi? According to the map drawn by Tiram, there should be continuous giant mountains here. Let alone mountains now, we didn't even see the shadow of a mountain. And it's good.