Starting as a Wallfacer, his defection to the Three-Body Problem shocked the world.

Chapter 304 Capital

"It's quite a complex organization."

Lin Xuan suddenly regretted that he should have brought Luo Congmin with him if he had known he would face this situation.

Although he participated in the political struggles of various parties in the Earth Alliance, his ability to overpower others was mainly due to his own strength. When it comes to playing political tricks, no one dares to say that they are more suitable than Luo Congmin.

"This situation is actually quite dangerous for you. The reason why Enwan Technology cannot take action against you is because it has no legitimate reason to do so. If you send troops to suppress it, it will only give them something to talk about and incite more people to riot."

Su Zilin analyzed the situation truthfully.

"But things have changed completely now. Enwan Technology has not only not suppressed you, but has also provided you with housing and subsidies for various living resources. If you, Xinghuo, were to launch a terrorist attack on the city at this time, then in the eyes of others, you would be no different from terrorists. You would not only lose the support of the people, but you would also give Enwan Technology a reason to take action against you."

Himothers nodded slightly.

“That’s true, so we need to be clear about our direction. To avoid going down that path, I kicked out a lot of idle people from the party to live on the ground. But that’s exactly why the conflict between Felix and me has deepened.”

Lin Xuan remained noncommittal; he was not surprised by this outcome at all.

"So, I'll say it again: you need a suitable leader. If you continue to fight amongst yourselves like this, this party that has been built up with great difficulty will be doomed sooner or later."

Upon hearing this, Simothers couldn't help but look at Lin Xuan.

"So, Mr. Bai Bing, you already have a solution to this?"

Lin Xuan nodded, not keeping anyone in suspense.

"It's not just a solution; I've even found a template for your future planning."

"Then I'm all ears."

Himothers looked at Lin Xuan with some anticipation. To be honest, at this point, if he still couldn't figure out Lin Xuan and the others' identities, he would be a complete fool.

Even so, he didn't care. If it meant that the Spark Party could continue to grow and seek external support, so what?

From the perspective of the mechanical Earth, he was a complete traitor, but from the perspective of class struggle, he considered himself a hero who was willing to speak out for the people at the bottom.

"First of all, Enwan Technology's decision to make concessions and compromises is not because it is afraid of you, but because without you, Enwan Technology would face a real catastrophe."

"What do you mean?"

Not only Simothers, but the other members of the team were also completely confused by Lin Xuan's words.

"Have you ever heard of 'Capital'? Capital does not refer to a person or a company, but to an ideology."

“There is also a difference between capitalists and capital. Capitalists are created by being driven by capital, and they also serve capital.”

"To put it simply, the closer to the city center, the higher the wages for workers. But this doesn't mean that workers in these cities are more valuable than workers in ordinary cities. Rather, it's because... if they didn't pay so much money to the workers, they couldn't survive in such highly developed cities, and capital wouldn't even be able to hire employees."

Simothers nodded, acknowledging Lin Xuan's statement.

"That's true, but Mechanical Earth has also come up with a solution: using artificial intelligence to replace workers. This is why planets closer to the political center have a higher degree of mechanization and a smaller population."

"Yes, but we won't discuss that. We just need to make one thing clear: Enwan Technology's generosity towards you is not out of kindness. Therefore, any act of gratitude towards capital or capitalists is foolish. Only by understanding this can we proceed with our subsequent work."

Lin Xuan's words brought a core issue within the Spark Party to the forefront.

Enwan Technology's financial subsidies to the slums, whatever their purpose, were successful. They not only silenced public criticism but also thoroughly divided the party factions within Spark.

It gives people the impression that, "I've already allocated you a house, so it's not reasonable for you to make a fuss now."

"Then...sir, do you have a way to break this deadlock?"

At this moment, Himothers realized that the person in front of him could probably really lead their Starfire to grow stronger again, and his tone became more respectful than before.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan rolled her eyes at him, knowing that she had almost fooled the kid.

"In your organization, what percentage of the weight do your words carry?"

Simothers was taken aback and began to stammer.

"About... thirty percent."

However, he quickly realized that Lin Xuan's question wasn't directed at him.

"I understand, Bai Bing, Mr. Bai. Please come with me. I will take you to meet the other leaders."

Now that Bai Bing has convinced herself, there's no point in saying anything more to her.

He had said before that if someone wanted to become the leader of Spark, it wouldn't be enough to just beat him, one of the key members; they also needed the consent of the other leaders.

……

The group followed Himothers up the escalator along the street.

This circular building complex was built from the bottom up. They came from the center of the entire circle, which is equipped with a spiral staircase.

However, perhaps because the people here couldn't afford the maintenance costs of the staircase, even though it was built, no one put it into operation, so Lin Xuan and the others had no choice but to walk up.

As a result, Lynch became the most relaxed one among them, because his prosthetic lower limbs could fly directly.

"These things are all made by Enwan Technology. They're completely useless and flashy but impractical. These rich people's brains are full of shit. Don't they even think about whether we can afford these things?"

It seemed that because of Lin Xuan's words, Simothers' attitude towards the group had changed considerably. Although he still didn't consider them as his own people, he was at least not as hostile as before.

"I have a question."

Su Zilin looked at Simothers.

Are all the leaders of Spark on this planet, or are you distributed across different planets?

Simothers lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and exhaled a cloud of smoke.

Seeing this, the veteran naturally took a cigarette from the other man's pocket and put it in his mouth, while also putting the man's lighter into his own pocket.

“I know what you want to ask. For us, Spark is more of a code name than an organization.”

“We are just one member of this organization, or to put it more simply, any organization that rebels against this society is called Spark.”

Simothers took a drag of his cigarette as he said this.

"This is also one of the fundamental reasons why Spark cannot reach a consensus. We do not have a unified organization or management; we are all fighting our own battles. As long as Gene Earth continues to provide us with financial assistance, Spark can continue to exist."

Lin Xuan noticed a key point and couldn't help but interrupt Simothers.

"Wait a minute, are you saying that GeneEarth is still providing you with financial assistance?"

Simothers was taken aback by Lin Xuan's question.

"Yes, what's the problem?"

Lin Xuan didn't speak, but quickly exchanged glances with the others present.

If the information is correct, Gene Earth's financial assistance to Spark should have stopped long ago.

So, in this situation, who is lying?

"Captain White, should I go and double-check?"

Lin Qi gave him an inquiring look, implying that they needed to verify the accuracy of the information with their informant on Gene Earth.

But Lin Xuan reached out to stop her.

"No need, Simothers. Would you mind telling us how Gene Earth provided you with the funding?"

Himothers, upon hearing this, did not try to hide it.

“In the past, someone would come up and give us a sum of money every month, but since we came to Revelation 3, the person who gave us the funds has stopped coming and has started transferring money to us via a card.”

At this point, even he himself realized that something might be wrong, and couldn't help but look at Lin Xuan and the others.

"You suspect that the person who made the payment to us is not Gene Earth, but someone else?"

Lin Xuan didn't speak, she just shook her head.

"It's irrelevant. You said it yourself, your organization is just doing things for money. As for whose money you're taking, does that matter?"

Simmons fell silent immediately.

Indeed, although they are operating under the banner of Spark, Spark is now a disorganized mess. It's difficult for them to even maintain the organization. At this point, who cares where the money came from?

"Take me to meet Felix. Perhaps we'll have a lot in common."

……

"Have you found it?"

Huang Cong got up from the ground, covered in dust and dirt. He was in a very bad mood.

In their efforts to track down Bai Bing's squad, they traversed almost the entire front-line combat zone, and more than half of the squad members had already been killed or wounded.

It's not unfair to them. After all, before coming here, Huang Cong's mission was to assassinate Bai Bing, a level-two researcher. Who would have thought that this guy would turn around and become the captain of the special task force?

Huang Cong racked his brains but couldn't figure out how this promotion method was achieved.

Helpless, since they had already gone to the front line, they naturally had no choice but to follow. As a result, they wandered around the front line for several days without even seeing a shadow of Bai Bing.

"No buddy, where is he?"

"They can't have run away again, can they?"

Huang Cong couldn't help but feel a sense of unease.

But he felt that was impossible.

He admitted that he had underestimated Bai Bing, a level-two researcher.

Perhaps this person really has some ability, not only able to complete scientific research work in the logistics department, but also able to go to the front line to participate in the battle.

But this was already the limit, and he didn't believe that Bai Bing could run any further.

Where else can he run to?

We can't exactly go to the mechanical Earth, can we?

Just as Huang Cong was thinking this, the messenger arrived.

"Report, our informant has sent word that Bai Bing's Thirteenth Squad and Seventh Squad lost contact during the operation and are now very likely to have crashed on Revelation 3 within the territory of Mechanical Earth."

Huang Cong: ? ? ?

Huang Cong is numb.

Dude, you can really run!

I chased you all the way from the mechanical Earth, but you ended up running to our house?

What does that mean?

"Team Leader Huang, what do we do now?"

Huang Cong gritted his teeth, looked at his remaining half of his team, and felt utterly speechless.

This was definitely their most frustrating assassination mission yet; they hadn't even seen their target, and they had already lost half of their men.

"What else can we do but chase them!"

"Also, inform Revelation 3 of this situation and tell them to conduct a city-wide manhunt for these two teams, especially this Bai Bing. Once found, kill him immediately!"

The order was quickly relayed, but Huang Cong's rank was not high, so the order was quickly shelved by the government.

Moreover, although Mechanical Earth has its own government and army, the main power is still in the hands of capital-monopolized giants. Therefore, almost no one took Huang Cong's order seriously.

Until Huang Cong manages to reach Revelation 3, no one will notice that Lin Xuan poses such a significant threat to this planet.

While no one on Mechanical Earth paid attention to Squad 13, some people on Mind Earth did notice their movements.

Fang Lin frowned as she looked at the recently compiled information.

"What are they doing here in the Divine Realm? Why haven't they assigned any missions to Squad Thirteen, who have been in Revelation 3 for so long?"

Upon hearing this, the adjutant standing nearby panicked instantly.

"Acting...Acting Master, the mission assignment has already been arranged, and I believe Squad 13 will receive it soon."

"Soon? How soon is that? Who is this operator from Team 13? Remove her from her post and send her to the front lines!"

"This……"

The adjutant hesitated for a moment, but still spoke.

“Sir, as far as I know, the operator of this Squad 13 is named Liu Qian. He is the son of a relative of your Fang family. What do you think…”

Fang Lin's face was already pale, but upon hearing the adjutant's words, it became even paler.

"boom!"

She slammed her hand on the table in front of her with such force that it split the entire table in two.

"Your maternal relatives' child? If you hadn't told me, I would have thought you were my ancestor! Who gave them the audacity?"

"Since that's the case, let's not embarrass him on the front lines. Let's just take this operator out and execute him!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the adjutant broke out in a cold sweat.

He knew very well how much the proxy valued Bai Bing. He had even tried to sabotage the logistics department before the incident, but they still dared to drag their feet. No wonder Fang Lin was so ruthless.

"These officials of Mind Earth are absolutely outrageous, they're rotten to the core. Look at these appointed positions, they're either relatives or neighbors. Are these bastards from the Sanben family planning to put even the village's stray dogs in here to eat a government salary? Do you want that?"

Fang Lin slammed the documents in front of her onto the ground.

"Starting today, conduct a thorough investigation of the Divine Realm. I can't control the other two departments, but within the Divine Realm, if any of the three families' relatives are found to be negligent, give me the list, and I will personally kill them one by one!"