In the end of the ice age, I hoarded tens of billions of supplies

Zhang Yi smiled and asked, "Your parents, you're going to the royal city, so far away from home. If you don't tell them, they'll be worried, right?"

"what?"

Richie's face was full of confusion.

"What... Mom and Dad? What is that?"

He scratched his little head, looking confused.

Zhang Yi was completely stunned.

Did all the people in this world pop out from cracks in the rocks?

Li Changgong added, "They are the ones who gave birth to you and raised you! Where are they?"

It was as if Richie suddenly realized it at this moment.

"Oh, you mean them! They... probably work in the village. Who knows what they do."

Zhang Yi raised his eyebrows.

"You are so filial to me!"

Richie added, "But it was the Holy Mercy Hospital that raised me! The aunts and uncles in the hospital were so kind to me!"

Zhang Yi was silent for a moment.

"Are you an orphan?"

“What is an orphan?”

Zhang Yi even felt a little bit sorry for it.

It was Li Changgong who said sharply, "Both their parents died, and they were sent to a place to be raised. The children there have no parents."

Richie's eyes rolled around, and he suddenly realized, "Ah, I understand! Two heroes, you must have come from another world, so you don't understand the situation here!"

"In our country of Helen, there is no such thing as parents."

He said something with confidence that almost drove Zhang Yi crazy.

Richie continued, "Every baby born in Helen Country will be sent to the Holy Mercy Institute for unified upbringing. They will be trained according to their talents and given different divisions of labor when they grow up."

"Adults will live together, and then the right people will be asked to have children. But the kingdom will not force anyone to have a partner! Instead, for the continuation of the kingdom, when you reach a certain age, you must find someone else to have children."

"They are not parents, they are just providers of seeds. The kingdom is responsible for nurturing the next generation."

Only then did Zhang Yi realize that the social system of Helen Country was completely different from that of the outside world.

He was very curious and asked, "Don't people want to raise their own children?"

“Most people don’t want to because our society is used to this system.”

"If someone really wants to raise a child, they can go to the Holy Mercy Home to work. But they are not allowed to know which one is their own child."

“So they treat all the next generation the same.”

Zhang Yi became even more curious; this social system actually sounded interesting.

"But what about people's assets? If you work hard all your life to earn property, but you don't have children to inherit it, won't it be confiscated by the state?"

"Yup!"

Richie looked as if it was a matter of course.

"When people are alive, they can enjoy everything they have earned through their own labor. After death, these social resources will be collected by the state and redistributed to others."

"Isn't this the natural thing to do?"

"If the rich and powerful continue to control resources and pass them on to their next generation, then the vast majority of ordinary people will no longer have a way to rise. This kind of thing is not allowed in our country!"

Zhang Yi fell into a long silence.

He actually began to doubt whether this illusion was a fake world.

Or is this an ideal country?

"I still find it strange. People are always selfish. Didn't you say there is a king here? The kingship should be passed down from generation to generation, right?"

"of course not!"

Richie looked at Zhang Yi with a strange expression, as if Zhang Yi had said something extremely treasonous.

"The king is the most talented person elected in the kingdom. After each king leaves office, a new king will be elected."

"Before these new kings take office, they need to undergo rigorous training and follow the old king for a period of time. Only after they pass the test and are confirmed to be capable enough can they take office."

"These are the prince and princess of the kingdom."

Zhang Yi was speechless: "In this case, doesn't it mean that the prince and princess may be older than the king?"

"That's true."

Richie nodded.

Zhang Yi took a deep breath and suddenly found this world very interesting.

The offspring are not the offspring of individuals but of a collective.

Therefore, everyone must take good care of everyone's descendants and, as a member of the collective, continue the glory of the collective.

Also, because you don't need to worry about future generations, and only need to think about how to be free or glorious in your own life, you can do things better.

This system is very interesting.

He became even more curious.

Why did Mammon create such a world?

With this thought in mind, Zhang Yi was very excited.

The royal city was far away from here, but Zhang Yi used his ability and arrived there soon.

This is a huge city standing on the plain. Its architectural style is somewhat similar to that of medieval Europe, as the buildings are all made of huge stones.

The city is huge and bustling. From afar you can see vendors doing business and customers buying things on the streets.

"Didn't you say that the Demon King's army was going to invade? Why did I not feel the tension of wartime at all after watching for so long?"

Zhang Yi asked curiously.

Richie spread his hands and said, "This is the center of the kingdom. The Demon King's army is far away from here! They are in the distant Demon Beast Mountains and in the dark swamps where dragons are entrenched. They will not affect the stability of the royal city for the time being."

"All right!"

Zhang Yi doesn’t care about these now, he only cares about where Ling’s human body is.

And the closer he was to this place, the stronger his senses became.

Sure enough, it’s right here!

"Is it Mammon who led me here?"

This thought came to Zhang Yi's mind.

After arriving at the Royal City, Richie said to Zhang Yi, "My lord, flying without a license is not allowed in the Royal City! Otherwise, you will be caught and punished by the Royal City garrison. We have to go in through the main gate."

When Zhang Yi saw the soldiers in steel armor on the city wall, he didn't want to cause any more trouble.

Although he could use [Space Travel] to enter the city directly, he still obediently came to the city gate.

As soon as he appeared, he attracted the attention of everyone around him.

There is no way. Zhang Yi cannot put away the Spear of Longinus now. Everything is done to ensure safety.

It would be strange if this style didn't attract anyone's attention!

Passersby were whispering to each other, looking at Zhang Yi and the other two with strange eyes.

Several soldiers guarding the city walked over with serious eyes.

"Who are you? You are dressed so strangely. Are you merchants from other distant countries doing business here?"