Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 328 Inequality

Outside the valley, an Energized Plant unintentionally crossed the Chasm that had previously been uncrossable and stepped onto new land.

Soon more and more Energized Plants, having "discovered" that the invisible force which had enveloped the small valley had disappeared, began to sway and slowly converge toward this side, heading together toward the distant city.

Their appearance resembled that of a group going on an excursion.

Atop The Great Tower. At this moment, Ma Lu wasn’t worrying about the fate of humankind with Yong Yi; instead, he was pondering another question.

"Was Pointy Hat killed by you?"

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"Pointy Hat?" Yong Yi frowned, seeming somewhat unfamiliar with the name.

"It’s the original owner of this laboratory; he wasn’t very tall and always wore a sharp, pointed hat. Those Energized Plants were also brought over by him."

"Are you talking about… Mr. Paipu?" The old man’s eyes showed even greater surprise, "Why do you know about Mr. Paipu? He clearly died over three hundred years ago."

Then he thought of something, his eyes lit up, "Wait, are you one of those… from The Grand Alliance?"

"I’m not from The Grand Alliance, but I am indeed not from this place."

"Are you here to investigate the cause of Paipu’s death? I truly regret his passing."

"Did you kill him to obtain his inheritance and carry out your so-called experiments?"

Yong Yi shook his head, "It wasn’t me who killed him. We had arranged a time to meet, and I went to see him with freshly baked cookies. But when I pushed open the door of the laboratory, I found him lying on the ground, motionless."

"Er... You’re not going to tell me he committed suicide, are you?"

"I know you might not believe it, but actually, I myself was astonished to find him dead. I had told him I needed his Energized Plants for experiments, but he refused me at the time.

"He was a Natural Scientist and wasn’t interested in sociology. After that, I never brought it up again, and even I had decided to give up. However, on that day, I saw his body."

Yong Yi’s face took on a look of reminiscence, "He was lying by the desk with no wounds on his body, and there were no signs of breaking and entering in the room. Most belongings were intact, including his wealth, so apart from suicide, I can’t think of any other way he could have died.

"I have no need to lie to you. My life is already coming to an end. Besides, as that young lady over there said, I’ve already killed seven billion people, one more or one less doesn’t really matter anymore.

"Only after discovering his unexpected death did I once again entertain the thought of starting the experiment and later put this thought into action."

The old man couldn’t help but sigh again, "Unfortunately, I still haven’t found that answer."

His tone was filled with regret, "The civilization of mankind in this Plane is also coming to an end." He looked at Ma Lu again.

"You are not from this universe, which means you should be able to survive this catastrophe.

"I can hand over all of my current research to you, including how to build cities, how to maintain rule through divine power, which systems and policies to implement in different time periods...

"The mistakes I made in the early stages, the path I’ve already tried and found to be a dead end, and the direction of research going forward, and perhaps one day in the future, you may take my place and continue this experiment."

However, Ma Lu rejected him without a second thought, "No thanks, I don’t have time to play along with you."

Yong Yi, still not giving up, tried to persuade him again, "The answer to this problem is important to the entire world. If you can solve it, you will be able to save many more people in the future, bringing happiness to many."

"And what about me, what would I get?"

Ma Lu’s question stumped Yong Yi, and the old man didn’t say anything for a long time before he finally spoke up after a while.

"Don’t you want to live in a world without discrimination and oppression?"

"No, I’m a racist," Ma Lu admitted.

"......"

"Recently, because of work, I’ve met quite a few individuals from other races. There was one guy whose true form was a worm, but he could manipulate corpses, both male and female.

"I usually have a thing for beautiful women, but after seeing his true form, no matter how attractive the body he switched into, I just couldn’t feel any sexual desire.

"Even though, if he didn’t tell me… there really isn’t any difference in appearance, I just can’t get over that mental block.

"And I’m certain it’s not because he’s from a different race than me. I’ve also met foreigners from other races, like a female sorceress who could fly and was about the size of my finger…

"Even met a female skeleton who was struck dead by lightning and found her quite cute, oh, and I hired a talking cat to help me produce beer, although sometimes it goes on a booze-fueled frenzy and humps my bed leg, but most of the time, it’s okay…"

"All these illustrate that I don’t dislike other races; I just purely hate the Bug Race. Would you consider me a racist in this case?"

Ma Lu asked Yong Yi for advice.

Yong Yi’s mouth hung open, and it was quite a while before he asked, "Is the other party also a sentient species living in the same area as you?"

"That’s right."

"Then, according to the definition of a racist, you, you probably are one."

At that, Ma Lu breathed a sigh of relief, "That’s great, at least it means my sexual preferences are still normal. I can accept those that are a bit bigger, a bit smaller, or those fluffy beast-eared ladies, Fox Demons who can shapeshift, Cat Demons too, but not worms, absolutely not."

"Oh right, I’m also a capitalist. I run a restaurant and hired a waiter to save money, and the rest are part-time university students from nearby."

"......"

Now Ma Lu too was in the mood to talk about sex, so he pulled up a chair and sat opposite Yong Yi.

"Actually, I’ve never quite understood what ’equality’ you all are after.

"Back in my homeland, people say that if a movie doesn’t feature people of different skin colors, it’s unequal, and if certain professions hire men but not women, that’s also unequal… Whenever such things happen, everyone seems to get righteously indignant as if they’ve never seen inequality before.

"But the truth is, a person is unequal from the moment they are born. Some people’s homes are dirt-poor, and others are born princes, second-generation rich, which I think affects a person much more than skin color or gender does.

"Oh, and looks, if you’re handsome or beautiful, you become the center of attention wherever you go. You’ll receive kindness from all over the world and can engage in the sweet kind of romance you see in idol dramas.

"In the future, even if you accidentally break the law, if you are exposed but are hot enough, you’re still more likely to be forgiven and could make money by live streaming.

"But as an ugly duckling, the best outcome for you is to bury yourself in study, becoming a well-educated ugly duckling.

"Why don’t all the uglies unite and loudly protest such severe injustice, demanding those handsome men and beautiful women return the privileges they’ve indulged in?

"Then there’s education. The difficulty of exams and opportunities for progression vary greatly from place to place; that is not even an inequality caused by physiological differences, but an artificial inequality."

"Not to mention life-or-death lawsuits, medical care, etc., Ordinary people and leaders or tycoons enjoy completely incomparable legal and medical resources; the value of each of our lives is different.

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"Hmm, and also overtime, the inequality brought by differences in IQ, which are more significant than the issues people squabble over on the internet."

"But it seems everyone has grown accustomed to such injustices and doesn’t care anymore.

"The most pitiful are the fools. Fools do nothing wrong, yet get conned and are then mocked by others as deserving for being so naive."

"In reality, inequality is everywhere, even high-speed trains have several classes of seats. My barren imagination can’t even envision what a truly equal world would look like," Ma Lu said, spreading his hands.