Destiny Mission of game 'Star Ring'-Chapter 1546 - 1227: Helplessness (First Update)

Soon, the two of them arrived at the site of the Dark Dusk Base.

Su Mo looked at the bustling crowd in front of him, feeling astonished, and asked Lin Ming.

"Is this really the Dark Dusk Base?"

"Yes?"

Lin Ming responded with curiosity.

"I remember this place was abandoned by Star Ring City? How could it be so lively now?"

"That was before; now it’s lively because there’s a mining area, and naturally, with profits up for grabs, it has become prosperous again. Nowadays, this place has become an adventurer’s paradise. There’s a saying that picking up a random piece of ore here can make you financially secure for life."

Lin Ming simply explained to Su Mo.

"That’s a bit exaggerated, but quite a few people must have gotten rich here, right?"

Su Mo commented with a touch of sentiment.

"Pretty much. Come on, let’s go inside. The Federation has occupied an area inside and converted it into an office area."

"Okay."

...

Not long after, Su Mo and Lin Ming returned to the office area.

Lin Ming instructed his subordinates to prepare some food and brought out a few bottles of beer.

He opened a bottle of beer and handed it directly to Su Mo, saying, "Have some low-alcohol beer to relieve stress; let’s avoid the strong stuff. After all, it’s not very safe here, and it’s better to stay alert."

"Hmm, that’s quite good. By the way, do you often have conflicts with the Mechanical Empire?"

Su Mo chatted casually as he took it.

"Not often. Although we’re newcomers, we’re not stupid. We understand what kind of existence the Mechanical Empire is. We’ll give way when we can, but not always; how can we give up such an advanced mining area? Although Ceres is full of resources, there aren’t many areas actually worth mining, because mining in the lower-level areas sometimes doesn’t even cover the costs. And the advanced mining areas are either within disaster zones or have high-level monsters occupying them, so every mining point is very important."

Lin Ming spoke with a bit of emotion.

Hearing this, Su Mo sighed as well and said to Lin Ming, "Actually, I’ve really done my best with today’s matter. I also wanted to take down that guy, but I can’t act impulsively, or there will be endless troubles. To be frank, the Mechanical Empire’s strength is indeed superior to ours. They have the means to be so arrogant, that’s the reality. After all, they’ve been dealing with Star Ring City for many more years than we have, and it wasn’t for nothing."

"You don’t have to say it; I already know. Su Mo, is there something you need here? Do you need my help?"

Lin Ming sighed and changed the subject.

"No, it’s just a small matter; I can handle it myself."

Su Mo waved his hand in response.

"Alright then."

Lin Ming initially wanted to advise Su Mo to be careful, but then remembered his pet and swallowed his words.

Su Mo raised his beer bottle to clink with Lin Ming’s, and after a few gulps, he continued chatting with Lin Ming.

"Brother Lin Ming, have you been in contact with your family recently? How are your parents?"

"Yes, I contacted them a while ago. My parents are doing well, and there’s nothing much going on, except..."

Lin Ming hesitated at this point.

"Except what?"

"Sigh, it’s just that the Federation’s internal situation has become slightly unstable, with large-scale protests occurring. The Council is extremely troubled over this and I’ve heard there have been several conflicts. My father has been running around for these matters every day."

"What’s actually going on?"

Su Mo was puzzled as well.

"What else? Mainly class and wealth issues. Let me give you an example: our civilization’s development speed is extremely fast, you might even call it forced growth. Even we sometimes feel we can’t keep up with the times, let alone the lower levels. Their situation is actually quite dire; labor is worthless, and they’re constantly struggling on the survival line."

Lin Ming explained to Su Mo.

Upon hearing this, Su Mo furrowed his brows, suddenly remembering a post he saw on the forum earlier. He said to Lin Ming, "What about the Council? Didn’t the Council President propose a solution?"

"The Council has been arguing endlessly over this. President of Alles proposed a plan called the Warm Winter Plan, which would pull a huge amount of Star Coins from the Federation to subsidize the lower levels and create various jobs for them. Unfortunately, this plan was rejected by the Council three times."

Lin Ming took a big gulp from the bottle and said deeply.

"Why? The Federation’s finances should be quite good right now, right?"

Su Mo was slightly taken aback.

"The finances are good, but there are many places to spend the money. Many councilmen in the Federation Council Hall don’t want to implement this Warm Winter Plan. They give two reasons: one is that large-scale subsidies will foster an attitude of reliance, and the atmosphere won’t be good..."

"Isn’t that nonsense? This is just the first subsidy." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"You’re right, that particular reason can be easily rebutted, but the next one is tricky. Many councilmen believe that the Federation is currently in a state of rapid development. If funds are diverted now to improve conditions for the lower levels, the Federation will be left behind in the surge of progress. At that point, it will miss the golden development period and fall behind other nations, which doesn’t just affect future status but also concerns the survival of the entire Federation. They also pointed out that such class stratification isn’t unique to the Federation; all nations have it. Even the Imperial Army has it worse, and they haven’t done anything like this. If we do, won’t it be like tying our own hands?"

Lin Ming explained roughly to Su Mo.

After listening, Su Mo felt a headache. The second reason was indeed hard to refute.

"Sigh..."

"Forget it, let’s not talk about it; let’s eat..."

Lin Ming too felt increasingly troubled the more he thought about it.

...

A few hours later, after finishing the meal, Su Mo bid farewell to Lin Ming and left the Dark Dusk Base.

He returned to the area where Light of Sin Abyss was docked.

From a distance, he saw Domak lying beside the mecha, doing a good job guarding it.

Seeing this scene, Su Mo suddenly felt that this guy was quite handy.

Then, Su Mo walked over.

Domak saw Su Mo coming and quickly got up, chirping at Su Mo.

Su Mo nodded at him and then climbed onto the mecha.

"Let’s go!"

...

Ten days later, in a rough and uneven area.

Su Mo stopped piloting the Light of Sin Abyss.

In the distance, dark clouds loomed over the sky, the clouds swirling like a vortex, lightning flashing and thunder roaring, as if the end of the world was approaching.

Domak chirped anxiously toward the distance, seemingly a bit uneasy too.

"Sigh, Xiao Shi, did we take the wrong path? According to Tiram’s map, there should be a series of continuous giant mountains here. But now, let alone mountains, we can’t even see a shadow of one. And just our luck, there’s a giant storm approaching."

Su Mo sighed slightly.