Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 960 - 266: The Real World, Hitting the Mark (Part 4)

The Moon Eclipse Clan believes that this kind of self-secluded development model is unfavorable for the future of the Earth Alliance, so they proposed a plan to build the Star Network to the various clans within the Earth Alliance.

Once the plan was proposed, it stirred up a huge commotion within the Earth Alliance.

Early network worlds were not interconnected, essentially functioning like local networks used by members of each clan.

The Human Clan's internet, the Green Wood Clan's natural resonance network, the Breaking Clan's neural pathways… each network technology had its own unique features but remained unable to truly interconnect.

Interactions between clans typically relied on offline connections.

This was not only inefficient but often led to cultural misunderstandings due to unfamiliarity with other races, sparking conflicts.

The Star Network plan was born to solve this problem.

It aimed to achieve true interconnectivity among clans and allow ordinary citizens of each clan to communicate on the network.

This plan was like a large melting furnace, which would evolve with the times, gradually shaping shared values across clans.

Simply put, the Star Network plan was akin to a civilization assimilation engine.

Through efficient information flow online, there would be deep cultural collisions, eventually leading to convergence in thought patterns, values, and even humor among clans.

The truth is, the Moon Eclipse Clan has already achieved this.

In the modern network, a Human Clan member can post an emoji, and members of other clans can understand its meaning.

The Gills Fish Clan might share a trending meme, and other clans, including Human Clan players, can grasp the story behind the meme and even play along.

The Star Network thus represents a Big Killer beyond efficient communication, uniting the Earth Alliance by breaking down the information barriers between clans.

However, at that time, the implementation of this plan did not go smoothly.

It faced strong resistance from conservative forces within various clans.

The resistance wasn't due to the Star Network technology itself, but rather the fear of uncertainty behind cultural fusion across races.

The primary concern was security.

The highest authority of the Star Network was held by the Moon Eclipse Clan, meaning that connecting to the Star Network equates to the Moon Eclipse Clan truly dominating all clans.

As integration deepens, it's assumed that someday in the future, should the Moon Eclipse Clan abandon their former pledge, they could shut down the Star Network at any time, causing cities of various clans to cripple instantly.

Moreover, the Moon Eclipse Clan possessing the highest authority could access the confidential information of other races whenever they wished.

Theoretically, there would no longer be any secrets for clans using the Star Network.

Additionally, there was the loss of cultural sovereignty.

Upon complete interconnection, clan leaders feared that the value systems of other races would influence the thinking logic of their own younger generations as it propagated through the network.

Some races worried that after their culture continuously collided and merged with others, their original cultural characteristics would gradually fade, replaced by a universally homogenized culture.

In the eyes of the high echelons of some clans, this kind of subtle cultural infiltration could even shake the authority of the ruling class.

In modern times, this has been verified.

For example, the Night Demon Clan altered their nearly hereditary leadership system to a council management system.

The overwhelming information flow from a multitude of movies, novels, games, and other entertainment products was unstoppable.

The newer generation of the Night Demon Clan even completely overturned the cultural habits of the older generations, from originally not wearing any clothes, they began to don various novel outfits.

At the time, clans reasonably suspected that should the Moon Eclipse Clan wish to subvert a race, they could even secretly support rebellious voices through network algorithms.

For instance, a series of inappropriate statements from a Green Wood Clan influencer might be boosted by the Moon Eclipse Clan via traffic inflow, precisely pushed to all clan members, engaging in invisible public opinion control.

Thus conducting internal disruption similar to a "color revolution."

Such a series of potential issues made clans reluctant to connect to the Star Network.

Including the Human Clan at that time, there were many opposing voices to connecting to the Star Network network.

They believed that doing so would lead to the loss of the Human Clan's future, and that they should not place their future on the pledge of the Moon Eclipse Clan.

Even though the Moon Eclipse Clan stated that the Star Network's AI was the eternal guide for the Moon Eclipse Clan, and its decisions wouldn't change with the alteration of the ruling management.

Yet, in the view of the Human Clan's leaders, no one could guarantee that everything would develop according to the established plans.

At this stage, the Star Network interconnection plan was difficult to advance, with criticism sounding from all corners within the clans.

The public opinion within clans, from the management layer down to ordinary citizens, opposed connecting.

Facing the overwhelming wave of opposition from clans, the Moon Eclipse Clan at that time exhibited incredible political wisdom, choosing not to persist in lobbying.

Instead, they started with the weaker tribes, initiating technical demonstration areas through resource support.

First was aiding in urban appearance construction, then providing free city-wide coverage network communication base stations, followed by donating batch after batch of virtual devices.

This was not the end.

Later, the Moon Eclipse Clan opened parts of their advanced technical library so that those races that agreed to connect to the Star Network could review and study at their leisure.

Additionally, they gifted each clan a "city intelligent brain" to manage the clan's internal Star Network, equipping them with the power to handle network incidents within their races.

The supported weak tribe experienced a rapid technological leap within a short time.

All clans witnessed this change; it proved that tribes receiving assistance from the Moon Eclipse Clan developed swiftly.

Additionally, the Moon Eclipse Clan fully opened Eclipse City on the Moon.

Offering all races a range of services including medical care and technical consultations.