Chapter 388: Chapter 47: Transmigration? A Mega-Conglomerate World?

The term "transmigration."

On Blue Star, it wasn’t an unfamiliar concept in all sorts of pulp fiction.

In fact, with the existence of the True Game, it wouldn’t even have been that surprising if something like this actually happened.

But Cheng Hua didn’t want to transmigrate!

Because Blue Star had already entered the Extraordinary Era. As a member of the younger generation, Cheng Hua himself had already reached Entry Tier strength right after coming of age.

Even though his academic scores in high school weren’t ideal, with his Extraordinary talent, getting into an Extraordinary University should have been a piece of cake.

His classmates were envious, and his teachers and parents were full of expectations.

Reaching the peak of his life was already within his grasp.

He had even heard his teacher discreetly mention that if he could consistently perform brilliantly during his time at the Extraordinary University, even if he failed to secure a Player slot for the True Game, there was a high probability that the Human Union Headquarters would extradite him into the Empire founded by the "Chief" Dragon God!

As long as he was extradited to the Star Empire.

Without a doubt, that would be a true case of one person’s success bringing glory to their entire family.

After all, the Star Empire, whether in terms of technology or the number of Transcendents, was worlds apart from Blue Star.

On many of Blue Star’s video-sharing websites, one could see videos posted by Players from the Star Empire everywhere.

Roaming the Star Sea, conquering different civilizations!

Just the thought of it was enough to make one’s blood boil with excitement!

Compared to the Star Empire, in Blue Star’s own words, it was just a retirement home.

It was also the Star Empire’s talent reserve!

Therefore, the entire Human Race on Blue Star yearned for everything the Star Empire represented.

Let alone Cheng Hua, who had just come of age!

Unfortunately, fate was a cruel trickster.

Cheng Hua had just come of age and was confidently and actively preparing for the entrance exams to an Extraordinary University.

But then, just a week before the exams.

Cheng Hua closed his eyes to sleep, but the next second he opened them, his world fell apart!

"I fucking transmigrated!!!"

"I had such a great start in life! And you just had to go and make me transmigrate?!"

Cheng Hua struggled to look up at the sky, which was filled with something like a black smog.

He then looked down at his own simple, lower-class attire, feeling completely lost and dejected.

Cheng Hua was on the verge of a breakdown.

But what was done was done; he had to pull himself together!

After about ten minutes, Cheng Hua quickly sorted through the memories of the other Cheng Hua in his mind.

But the more he learned, the more he felt himself losing his composure.

"What kind of cyberpunk world is this?"

"What the hell!"

Beneath his gas mask, Cheng Hua’s expression was exceptionally grim.

This world was very similar to Blue Star!

It was also a civilization dominated by the Human Race.

It had a similar course of development.

But unlike Blue Star, this world’s industrial revolution happened relatively early.

Around the year 1700 AD, this world’s level of development was already comparable to Blue Star’s in the early twentieth century.

But at this point, a turning point also appeared.

Due to a lack of regulation over capital, and because capital controlled almost all means of production, the world’s environment deteriorated with incredible speed.

The bitter fruits sown since the beginning of the industrial revolution finally ripened around the year 1823 AD.

The world’s environment completely collapsed.

Vast rainforests were leveled, and countless rivers and groundwater sources were contaminated by industrial wastewater.

Finally, the world’s primary industry (agriculture) collapsed!

The sky was often shrouded in a black fog, making the Sun almost invisible.

Due to the lack of sunlight, plants quickly withered away, and at the same time, birds and insects rapidly declined in number.

Meanwhile, the entire planet was enveloped in a dense fog containing hazardous substances, making it impossible for ordinary people to go outside without a gas mask.

Thus, the nations on the planet ’Cangxing’ quickly disintegrated.

At this point, capital became even more deranged and unscrupulous.

The various nations were soon controlled by different large corporate conglomerates.

For their own benefit, these corporations distorted laws and controlled the populace, becoming the de facto rulers of the world’s different regions.

As rulers, these large corporate conglomerates naturally had to consider their own living environment.

Thus, spending vast sums of money and all available manpower and resources, they quickly built one Eco-City after another.

Eco-Cities were enveloped in something like an energy shield.

The people living inside the Eco-Cities were, of course, the management and employees of the large corporate conglomerates, along with their families and relatives.

In short, from what Cheng Hua understood from his current memories...

Each Eco-City was like its own country.

The commoner districts were built right next to the Eco-Cities, serving as byproducts and a source of cheap labor.

And as for Cheng Hua?

He currently had an elementary school education and was an employee of a small subsidiary under the ’Giant Technology’ corporation.

His job wasn’t complicated; he worked alongside the regular workers as a team leader in a nutrient solution production workshop.

The work was relatively easy, but the hours were terrifying!

Nearly every day, Cheng Hua’s predecessor had to work a standard 12-hour shift. If he didn’t "volunteer" to work another 4 hours of overtime with the regular workers, he would likely lose his position as team leader.

His predecessor had become a team leader solely because he had an elementary school diploma.

In fact, his elementary school education was considered quite valuable in this world.

In the words of the subsidiary’s manager, as long as he worked on the ground floor of the nutrient solution workshop for ten years, he was guaranteed a true management position.