The Golden Elixir is A Star, and You Call This Cultivation?
Chapter 83 - 73: Slightly Strange World_2

Chapter 83: Chapter 73: Slightly Strange World_2

"Reverence for the old is correct, love for the young is incorrect." The fat man said, "In Kunwu City, as long as you’re over fifty years old, you don’t have to work, and you can get everything you need for clothing and food.

If you’re sick, the doctor in the medical hall will personally come to diagnose and treat you, without charging a dime; if it’s..."

The fat man smirked slyly as he spoke.

"The girls from the brothel would personally come to your house, also without taking any money.

All these needs of the elderly are completely taken care of by the officialdom."

"Really?" Qi Yuan was taken aback.

Could this be considered an ideal society?

Moreover, after fifty years old, you could stay at home and enjoy life without doing any work.

This sounds even better than Blue Star.

On Blue Star, there’s still a bunch of people who haven’t retired by the age of sixty, and some people don’t even have pensions. They can barely survive in old age, but if they fall ill, it’s over.

Jin Li was right, this world is indeed beautiful, and Qi Yuan found a glimmer of good in it.

A life where the elderly can enjoy their twilight years is a good life.

"Sadly, I’m only thirty-five this year, so I have to wait another fifteen years, and it’s uncertain whether I can survive until then." The fat man sighed, a cloud passing over his face as he spoke.

"What’s the part I got wrong?" Qi Yuan asked.

"The part you got wrong is..." The fat man lowered his voice: "Love for the young."

"Huh?" Qi Yuan was a little confused.

"Not only do they not love the young, they do not love anyone under fifty in general." The fat man explained in a grave tone.

Qi Yuan still did not understand.

The fat man went on: "In Kunwu City, age is the greatest power.

As long as you’re over fifty, you can enjoy all the privileges.

But if you’re under fifty? hehe."

As he said this, the fat man paused and sneered.

"For them, life isn’t even as good as animals’."

"What do you mean by that?" Qi Yuan looked at the people queuing in front of him.

His gaze fell upon a woman holding a child. The woman looked numb and the child in her arms was already lifeless, a cold corpse.

"For example, if a child disrespects his parents, especially those over fifty, do you know what the consequences would be?"

"What would they be?" Qi Yuan asked.

It’s generally not right for children to disrespect their parents.

"They would die!" the fat man ominously replied.

Qi Yuan was stunned, "Kunwu City is just too chaotic. Are all the inhabitants insane?"

He wondered if he should ask for directions in another city.

Otherwise, if he somehow offended an old person and was killed, what then?

"Did you see the woman in front holding a child?" The fat man pointed to the woman holding the child in front of them.

"Yes."

"The child she’s holding died yesterday." The fat man finished speaking, a regretful look on his face, "Her child was weaned late, and accidentally bit her while nursing last night.

She mentioned it casually to some women, and they mindlessly spread it until it reached officialdom.

Her child... was sentenced to death for disrespecting his parents!

Now she can still hold her child’s corpse, but after a while... even the corpse will be gone."

Qi Yuan looked at the woman. She was holding her child tightly, her face devoid of expression.

"Young man, if you’re under fifty in this city, you have to keep a low profile, especially when encountering the elderly, you have to show respect." The fat man warned carefully.

"I think I need to leave here." Qi Yuan said.

This Kunwu City, was different from Jin Li’s description.

He wondered if he had lost his way and ended up in the wrong place.

Unfortunately, his game interface was gone, so he couldn’t contact Jin Li.

When the fat man heard his words, he gave a helpless smile: "Where can you go? The hundred nearby cities are all the same."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan looked puzzled: "If it’s one city, I could still understand this.

But if all hundred cities are like this, isn’t there anyone revolting?"

Youth and middle-aged people are the backbone of any society.

But it seems unreasonable for youth and middle-aged people in this city to be so suppressed.

"Revolt?" The fat man gave a bitter smile, "Once the Black Robe Guards appear, even the most powerful warriors have to die. What can we use to revolt!

Although we live cautiously, at least we have a hope, to live until 50, that would make everything worthwhile."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan memorized the name "Black Robe Guards".

The queue ahead was advancing, and more people came from behind.

Seeing the crowd, the fat man stopped speaking.

Qi Yuan stood on the spot, lost in his thoughts.

Suddenly he had a thought: "I’ve killed for a few hundred years on the Ascension Platform, I’m the oldest, I belong to the top privileged class!"

Qi Yuan quickly found a reason to convince himself.

"Queue up, my ass!"

He was going to take the VIP lane designated for the elderly.

Then he thought again and decided against it.

"I look too young, they certainly wouldn’t believe me."

"I’m a deity, why should I queue up!"

Qi Yuan sneaked into the city directly without anyone noticing.

Entering the city, Qi Yuan put on a mask and wandered among the crowd.

On the streets, vendors were calling out their wares, all kinds of medicinal materials and some snacks.

In the restaurant, the hot steam was coming out of the steaming baskets, the heavy, fragrant smell of noodles wafted down the street and Qi Yuan sniffed it from far away.

Looking around, he noticed all the vendors, assistants, and shopkeepers on the streets were all young; there was not a single elderly person.

Most of the people strolling around on the streets were elderly men.

Not a few grey-haired old men were being helped by their sons - the cautious look on these sons’ faces, it was really a sight of a father’s benevolence and a son’s filial piety.

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