Chapter 50: How to Subdue Them? Capitalism?

[There might be a few items they missed, but the chance of us obtaining any of them is very small.]

Knowing there was nothing he could do about it now, Alex returned to his project and resumed his work.

A few hours passed by until he had input all the information into the formation.

His next step was to input a sequence of formations to capture the beast's soul.

Since the beasts or criminals he put inside would already be half-dead, obtaining their blood information would be easy.

He then started thinking of a solution for the next problem to avoid having to fight them again.

The end result he desired was to make them submit to him as their master without any risk.

"People here achieve this loyalty by brainwashing them with ideology since childhood.

But since the array can directly interact with their soul," Alex wondered if he could affect their instincts, changing them from self-preservation to submission toward him.

He then discussed this with Vesa.

[It's possible for those with low intelligence, King, but for those that can feel emotion, there will be a risk of betrayal. Just like you read news about how a lover or parent sacrifices their own life.]

"That is true. The reason they do this is because of the bond they share.

Is there a way to bypass this, Vesa? To build a bond directly with any creature?"

[It's normally impossible since every creature has different core values, even those of the same species.

Just like there are humans who prioritize relationships, we have those who prioritize money.

And this is with a comprehensive education system for dozens of years, King, where your government tries to instill similar core values in everyone.]

"Well, everyone has different situations and families.

If we really gave everyone exactly the same conditions, I think they would end up with the same result."

[Still not one hundred percent, King. Some people are just born different; the exact same situation can produce different reactions.

Since many species with high-level intelligence are emotional beings, I think the best way is to take a wisp of their soul and then threaten their lives with it.

I know you abhor this kind of idea, King, but this is the most efficient way. After this, you can start building up your bond with them.]

"It seems I have no choice over this."

[Since you are the progenitor, and you hold a wisp of their soul, they will instinctively feel you are their master since your soul is at a higher level of existence.

The more you progress as a progenitor, the bigger this suppression will be.]

Alex knitted his eyebrows; he never believed that loyalty coming from suppression and fear would last.

History in his world had proven this many times over.

Every country that got colonized fought back in the end, just as the slavery system ended up in revolution.

[That depends, King. If you don't push them too hard and give them the appropriate reward, they will get used to their circumstances.

Isn't modern capitalism working like that?]

Reading this, Alex chuckled, feeling stupid for not realizing this sooner. But then he realized it was not weird since he never had problems with money.

The government only cared about natural resources, but for the citizens, all they focused on was money since money could practically be used for everything. Sёarᴄh the nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

This made them run through all their thoughts to get it, forgetting where the things they consumed came from.

This had gone to the extent that people committed suicide because they had no money. Some even died from hunger, while in reality, there were still many safe areas in the forest where they could hunt for beasts and scavenge for fruits, mushrooms, and vegetables.

These people had been spoiled too much, to the point they forgot their survival instinct.

'Since I will only use them to fight anyway, I will just make it like a game.'

Alex grinned and started to modify the formation.

He turned it into two systems: one system to change the structure inside the storage for those he captured and the other system to work as an admin and server.

As an expert gamer and whale god, his experience with how games worked could be called second to none.

Many people thought that no skill was needed since he used his wallet as a weapon to conquer every hard boss or dungeon.

While this was correct in the past, in the new VR world, people still needed to have the skills to solo bosses.

What use was having a katana with millions of damage if you couldn't even use it to hit the enemy once?

It's not like the bosses would just sit there waiting for you to hit them. So, even though Alex was not a master, he was still an expert in his gaming skills and even more sensitive to game balance since he often looked for items to whale to break it.

Ideas started pouring from his mind like water.

Alex created a system like a strategy game, where those inside would be given objectives every day and get points from them.

They could then use the points to decorate and buy items from the admin system, where Alex just needed to put items inside it.

This way, Alex didn't need to worry they would get bored, as many of these people would also get used to the point system at some point.

If he could get a secret realm by himself, this would enhance the system even further, allowing them to expand their living space.

For their social needs, Alex would give them a chat system that also costs points to use.

"Capitalist system at its finest," Alex mumbled with a smirk.

It took Alex three days without sleeping to establish everything. On the first day, he exchanged items with MingYue.

She sent 128 low-grade Qi Crystals and three medium-grade Qi Crystals, along with some other items.

With a satisfied smile, he looked at the result of his work.