Published: March 2, 2025
"Now let's get back to the question: in the war between desire and human nature, who do you think will win?"
Who loses and who wins?
Fran already had the answer in his heart.
"Hey..."
Although Lin Haifeng's words were somewhat harsh, Fran found no room for rebuttal—having lived for so long with legendary social experience, he had nothing to say regarding the discussion about human nature and desire...
In fact, humanity is indeed not as beautiful as it imagines, nor as great as it thinks, and certainly not as advanced as it believes!
When even mutated beasts gain intelligence, who dares to confidently claim to be smarter than a pig?
And human nature is far from the solid construct humanity imagines.
After all, the foundation of human nature is built on the education and moral indoctrination of the old societal system, and the apocalypse has destroyed the original civilization, naturally obliterating the roots of morality—as compared to the most basic survival instincts, who would dare to say that morality is more important than their own life?
Thinking this way, Fran sighed again, looking at the calm Lin Haifeng, bitterly asking,
"What should we do?"
"Ah?"
Lin Haifeng raised an eyebrow.
"What I mean is, how do we resolve the issue of Tang Haofei's second personality?"
Upon hearing Fran's question, Lin Haifeng put down his teacup, looking at Fran with surprise, as if he were meeting this exquisitely refined old man for the first time.
"Resolve? Tang Haofei's second personality? What are you talking about?"
Fran was instantly left speechless, stammering, "But... but..."
"How about you first explain why we need to resolve the issue of Tang Haofei's second personality?"
Fran felt his vision darken, his mind racing, and after a while, he finally stammered out, "If... if Tang Haofei's second personality controls the body, things... things... no, you... he will take away your power!"
Possibly due to the sheer absurdity of this reasoning, even Fran himself could not convince himself. After saying this, he seemed to deflate, slumping his shoulders.
"I say, Fran, you really underestimate me!"
Lin Haifeng burst into laughter and shook his head.
"Power is indeed a poison, no, a drug that makes people addicted."
"But..."
"I am Lin Haifeng! Strong individuals control power to achieve their goals, while the weak are governed by it, becoming puppets of power. My goals have never changed. Therefore, I fear losing power, fear losing my current position, and I will fight fiercely against Tang Haofei, this god of the mortal realm, bringing unimaginable suffering to the entire human race... Fran, am I really that lowly?"
"Don't you realize that this world needs the strength of powerful beings like Tang Haofei and Wen Yu! But please note, what is needed is only power, not Tang Haofei himself! Even if Tang Haofei's second personality is malicious, he is still a person, and his goals are the same as mine, as the original Tang Haofei—they are all for the survival of the entire Earth! It's just that the methods differ."
"But think about it, what does Tang Haofei's main body want to do? Instead of using the top-tier foundation level skill like life and death battle resolution, he is afraid of the price of power, allowing his strength to stagnate and even wanting to eliminate life and death battle resolution!"
"For him, this seems reasonable, but he forgets... he is Sequence One, he is the guardian of the human race! He chooses to bear responsibility, and the entire human race and the world cannot agree to him giving up halfway! Don't you see? The world needs Tang Haofei's god-like power! Not just the name Tang Haofei!"
Fran was left speechless.
"You saw Tang Haofei's performance just now, that was an absolutely invincible existence! Even if I brought out all the resources of the Beijing gathering place, I could not possibly suppress Tang Haofei!
"Right now, I am the nominal supreme leader of Beijing, but we all know how that is. If Tang Haofei wanted to sit in this position, he could easily tell me, 'I let you have it! For humanity, for my ideals! I don't want this position, what difference does it make?' But with my capabilities and identity, as long as he doesn't act foolishly, he wouldn’t do anything to me!