I Am Extraordinary Alone
Chapter 288 - 286: Keynote Speech: Slaves to Power (Part 2)

Chapter 288: Chapter 286: Keynote Speech: Slaves to Power (Part 2)

"I had mastered the power to become a king and thus obtained privileges and statuses that many people could not achieve in their lifetimes; I could have enjoyed these, but I didn’t think it was right."

"Fairness and justice are meaningful, and striving to make the world a bit better holds a greater significance. We cannot eradicate all evil, but at least we should not accept it as normal."

"There is no such thing in this world as ’minor good or minor evil;’ evil is evil, good is good. Indulging evil only makes the world worse."

"After I became a war observer for the United Council, I experienced two missions. I tried to restrain my misuse of superpower and, at the same time, wanted to know the real opinions of ordinary people caught in the conflict."

"In the war for the exclusive interpretation of the sacred texts, Yixu and Azaha erupted in conflict. But when I arrived there, I realized that the essence of the war stemmed from mutual hostility between two peoples and the politicians’ desire for each other’s land."

"However, even after the President’s death, the armies and civilians did not stop thinking about the war. They believed it was a meaningful struggle and indiscriminately attacked both military and civilians, using the dehumanization of the enemy as ’demons’ to relieve themselves of the pressure of killing."

"To win the war, Azaha employed illegal Black Medicine. Yet, it didn’t turn the tide of the war. Many areas not yet involved in the battle also suffered retaliatory massacres."

"In Libitelli, the government, in pursuit of power, turned its own city, which it deemed worthless, into a testing ground. All the civilians were infected with the agent, and they tried to obliterate the entire event with nuclear weapons."

"These two incidents made me realize the nature of human society: those with power have become slaves to it."

"Heavenly Falling Objects could bring about good results, but that contains no meaning for military objectives, so they did not present their positive aspects to the smaller nations. And those special forces bleeding black blood became spokespersons for Black Medicine."

"Power is the reason to become a king, but once crowned, one must bear the responsibility. However, now, the pursuit of power has become the ultimate goal. After becoming a king, to stabilize one’s position, one constantly invests resources, seeking even greater power."

"Libitelli has seized power, but far from assuming its corresponding responsibilities, it instead wishes to erase the mistakes made in the pursuit of power with a nuclear bomb."

"What is the meaning of such power?"

Having said this, Wei Tianyang paused for a moment.

The conference hall was still quiet at this point, but many people’s thoughts began to surge toward him.

"Too naive... Does he understand politics?"

"Without Black Medicine, the world would’ve already plunged into a third world war!"

"The kid is too idealistic; that kind of power shouldn’t be in his hands."

"Is this what Zhao Ling taught him to say? Could it be an attempt to make us give up on developing Black Medicine?"

"The Black Medicine industry brings in trillions in profits every year; does he really want to cut off our financial path?"

...

Wei Tianyang grew somewhat angry, he looked for Zhao Ling among the audience but instead found Steijie and Spencer.

Spencer clapped softly while Steijie smiled helplessly and shook his head gently.

"You can’t convince them, Wei Tianyang." That’s what Steijie thought.

And Spencer didn’t have much of a thought, just a high degree of approval.

Finally, Wei Tianyang found Zhao Ling; she was smiling at him, her mind filled with the joy of possessing Wei Tianyang, not caring about the content of the speech.

"What ultimately should we shape the world into? All of you here have the qualifications and the capabilities to contemplate this question more than anyone."

"You hold power, resources, and manage the world’s largest organizations... nations. Your will has a far deeper impact on this world than my power ever could."

"We are all slaves of power, but we still have the chance to change that, we can make this world a bit better."

"I firmly believe that we now possess the conditions necessary, to this day, some cancers have been conquered, and some human organs can also be regenerated through Heavenly Falling Objects and transplanted into patients. This is the only correct way to use the Heavenly Falling Objects."

"It is not the power to become a king that matters, but responsibility."

Wei Tianyang said, stepping back to signal that his speech had ended.

Two seconds later, Steijie was the first to start clapping, his loud applause drawing attention. Then Spencer and Zhao Ling followed suit, Venerable Xu and Saint Mary joined in, and the sporadic clapping soon erupted into thunderous applause in the conference hall.

Several cameras were pointed at Wei Tianyang, many workers and students watched the live broadcast in rooms of the other pavilion, yet they were utterly unmoved. Some students just took out their phones, incessantly took selfies and recorded videos to post on social media for show.

The applause, mixed with many people’s thoughts, washed over Wei Tianyang. He saw people standing up below, smiling and clapping, some even displayed an expression of strong agreement, nodding their heads while they clapped.

"Who wrote his speech? As expected, it’s all meaningless pretty words."

"It’s time to move on to the next segment, right? I only care about what he wants."

"Zhao Ling, that crazy bitch, using his mouth and such sanctimonious words, does she really think she can pressure us into giving up our superpowers?!"

"Predictable speech, meaningless, a waste of time."

"Libitelli really is unlucky, I think no one would dare to hire him for work anymore, the United Council must provide an explanation."

"This kid is still too young, ignorant of the underlying logic of society, without this power, he would have no right to stand here."

...

Wei Tianyang closed his eyes as the sound of thousands of feet stomping on the floor overwhelmed the clapping, mixed within were the screams of men and women.

"Kill them!"

Helena Mina returned to the stage at this moment; staff timely brought up two sofas and removed the podium.

She beckoned Wei Tianyang to sit, then stood in front and gestured for everyone to quiet down.

The people below sat down again, some checked their watches, some laughed and whispered to the people beside them.

She spoke in a gravely tone,

"The original principle and goal of the United Council at the beginning of its foundation coincide with the theme of Wei Tianyang’s speech, we all want to make this world a better place... but clearly, we haven’t done well in the past few decades."

"Now, we have an opportunity, to correct past mistakes. We should stop excessively developing Black Medicine in the military field, ending this humanitarian disaster that has continued for decades."

Wei Tianyang sat on the sofa, he couldn’t hear what Helena Mina was saying, just felt an impulse within.

All the pharmaceutical CEOs were here.

If he killed them...

Wei Tianyang shook his head, suppressing the urge.

He tried this approach when he was in Yixu, just killing the leader didn’t change anything.

Humans are social animals, and once a current of thought has formed, the withdrawal of an individual might be simple, but the transformation of a group is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

The world has already become like this, killing these people is also meaningless.

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