CHap 132-Softie

[Workers of all countries, unite!]

[Labor is more sacred than religion.]

[We exist because labor exists.]

[Upper layer, middle layer, lower layer, and the Abyss. Everyone performs labor without exception.]

[Even the highest in the Ark, and the lowest in this world, all labor.]

[So you too, labor. Human. You are human because labor exists, and you must labor because you are human.]

[Through sacred labor, the abolition of private property and the sharing of the means of production. And if we realize the self-liberation of the workers dyed red, the social class that divides the ruler and the ruled will finally disappear.]

[This is not just an economic idea, but the beginning of a social concept that fixes and repairs the world from the perspective of the workers!]

In the lower layer, managed by Alice as the Governor-General, propaganda towers of all shapes exist every 50 meters along the roads.

And from the propaganda towers, the greatness of the red ideology, recorded with Theresa’s voice, and the overthrow of the bourgeois and proletarian dictatorship, endlessly propagated the red ideology where labor is considered sacred and workers are treated with respect.

Of course, Alice doesn’t really know the content of the propaganda tower recordings.

Honestly, how much would Alice know about communism or socialism?

She might know it as knowledge, but knowing it as mere words and understanding it to preach the ideology are different realms.

However, Theresa discerned that this red ideology was very useful for the residents of the lower layer and was using it effectively.

The reason was that those who were born without proper education and were starving due to a lack of food to eat for today or tomorrow were quick to spread the red ideology.

Since they were people who had a hard time living, they naturally became pessimistic about their situation and envied those who lived well in the upper layers, rather than logically thinking about the circumstances or how they came to live in this lower layer.

If people from the middle and upper layers heard this, they would say:

‘What kind of crazy talk is this?’

It may seem strange, but the Ark is a place where freedom of political thought is guaranteed.

Why?

Because the Ark was where all sorts of empires, holy nations, kingdoms, and republics were completely destroyed by the disaster.

And this place is too big.

The Ark’s population is not properly surveyed, and it is estimated that hundreds of billions, even trillions of humans live there. The ultra-large high-density megacity has hundreds of millions of people living on just one layer, so all sorts of ideologies are freely spreading their wings.

Among them, like the red ideology spread by Alice, there were naturally ideologies that called for bringing down the central Ark and overthrowing the bourgeois.

And the Ark has repeatedly cracked down on this as treason, erased it, and assassinated the ideological leaders.

Then you might ask if the central administration doesn’t consider Alice dangerous, but this ideology, modified by Theresa, prioritizes the ‘sacredness of labor’ rather than overthrowing the bourgeois or rebelling against the central government.

The central administration is aware of this, so they leave the residents of the lower layer to be dyed with the red ideology.

They can listen to empty talk of proletarian overthrow as much as they want.

In the first place, there is no forceful threat in the lower layer except for Alice, and their Governor-General was Alice, the direct Overseer of the Administrator Rilstia Frostia.

They don’t think there will be any problems at all, and since Alice doesn’t actually dream of rebellion, the red ideology that the residents of the lower layer only talk about is close to a kind of religion that encourages their labor ideology and gives them the religious power to live day by day.

If humans have religious beliefs and labor beliefs to live by, it becomes the driving force and reason for living each day.

However, even after spreading the red ideology and Alice tearing up and rebuilding the entire layer, the chronic problems of the lower layer have not yet been resolved.

It was the management of countless criminals and organizations.

Alice and the dolls can easily beat up criminals, but it was difficult to drag them out if they were determined to protect themselves.

As soon as an organization was completely destroyed by Alice, they chose to hide rather than resist, and chose a way to survive by secretly sucking the blood of the lower layer residents, such as robbery, theft, and drug distribution.

This was quite a troublesome problem for Alice, but she couldn’t destroy the layer itself where they were hiding. The organizations that were very familiar with the underground geography of the lower layer would run away like ghosts when Alice or the dolls appeared.

Even if she slaughtered quite a few criminals, they would come back to life like cockroaches from somewhere, so their survival skills were truly amazing.

In addition, after the recent attack by True Ancestor Agatha and Alice leaving her post to go down to the Abyss with Fira, the criminal organizations that had been hiding began to test the waters little by little.

Since there is no Governor-General, let’s take advantage of the empty position.

No, we’re too busy selling off our backlog!

We have to do something while Governor-General Alice is away.

Thanks to this, although there were 50 dolls and the immortal girl Marlang, it was concluded that their numbers were not enough to be responsible for the security of the entire lower layer.

In fact, the machines with Alice’s replicated personality do not take active action unless there is an act that directly destroys the lower layer.

But recently, a new resident has moved into this lower layer.

“Here are the map for the lower layer, including the Caracas layer, and the routes for workers and logistics.”

“Well done. With this, we can seize all the supplies from the southern Industrial Complex area.”

-Beep!

“Found them!”

“Damn it, it’s a labor Overseer!”

“Stop! [Fireball]!”

“Agh!? Why do they have magic?!”

“This is crazy! Everyone, run away!”

The new residents of the lower layer were the Demon.

The number was about 30,000.

It wasn’t a large number, but the individual power of the Demonkind, accompanied by nobles, was comparable to a decent C-class hunter, so they could build their own forces.

They could easily rob small-scale criminal organizations, and since their noble Sabrina also existed, all the Demonkind could use basic attack magic like Fireball.

They were not a strong enough force to rebel against the Ark or actively try to subjugate the disaster, but they were perfect as a force to maintain the security of the lower layer and crack down on criminal organizations.

As a result, the vast area of the lower layer was gradually regaining stability in the area of security, including food, clothing, and shelter.

“Ahem, ahem. Marlang… Marlaaang~”

And Marlang, looking down at this scene from a tall building, raised the corners of her mouth.

Marlang is the immortal girl that Sohi of the Saya Guild gave to Alice as a gift.

Sohi told her to see the world, learn more, and see more, and attached Marlang to Alice. And she also told Alice that she could treat Marlang like a subordinate or give her orders.

But recently, Alice has been keeping Marlang a little distant.

In fact, Alice hasn’t been keeping Marlang away.

There wasn’t anything in particular to entrust her with, and there hadn’t been any crisis situations except for True Ancestor Agatha coming.

Being dragged into the Abyss by Fira was close to an unavoidable situation.

Anyway, Marlang was not disappointed even if Alice kept her away.

Just seeing the changing ecosystem of the lower layer was amazing, and originally, everything trivial is fun and exciting for children.

It was fun to travel around the changing ecosystem of the lower layer with 50 dolls, and it was quite good to taste the sawdust-filled food of the lower layer.

Recently, the food production Industrial Complex has been restarted, and the food with sawdust has been decreasing, which is a shame.

Still, Marlang was happy every day.

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow will be fun too.

Even just looking at falling leaves is fun, so how excited would Marlang be to see the changing scenery of the lower layer!

Marlang sat on top of the tall building and shook her legs gently.

Next to her, five dolls were attached to the wall of the building with their steel wings spread to protect Marlang.

They all seemed to be in a temporary sleep state with their eyes closed.

It seems that the dolls were tired because Marlang was running around and adventuring in the lower layer all the time.

Seeing this, Marlang’s eyes changed eerily for a moment.

Her usually round eyes became sharp, like the eyes of another person filled with all sorts of suspicion and ghosts.

“…Our Alice is really something. She’s quick on the uptake~”

Sohi is a former First-Class Overseer and the very person who subjugated the Immortality Factory and obtained the immortal girl.

And the immortal girls were all beings that imitated Sohi’s body, and using this, they were also close to Sohi’s spare body and alter ego.

In other words, it was also possible for Sohi’s consciousness to dwell in Marlang’s body and possess her.

“Hehehe, actually, I wanted to get closer and take our Alice with me…”

Sohi, who muttered through Marlang’s mouth, looked at the changing lower layer.

She could see the setting Artificial Sun and the huge layer mechanical tendrils that were collapsing old buildings and reassembling new houses even at this time.

“But if you create such a wonderful new world, I can’t touch it either~”

In fact, Sohi liked Alice quite a bit.

And she quite hated and disliked the Ark.

She has transformed the lower layer, which had nothing, like this.

She made it a better world.

There would definitely be benefits to keeping her by her side, and even if there were no benefits, Sohi would be satisfied if Alice just stayed still and hugged her like a doll.

Rilstia Frostia even warned Sohi, but Sohi, a former First-Class Overseer, would not succumb to mere warnings.

“But our Alice doesn’t know, does she?”

The central Ark hates new things.

It hates everything that can break the peace and order they have created.

Red ideology?

The sacredness of labor?

This is not a problem.

The residents of the lower layer are just powerless commoners who can be killed by a single First-Class Overseer being dispatched.

But Alice is different.

“This incident will give the central government attention to Alice~ Very, unhealthy attention.”

Sohi knows.

The filth and dirtiness of the central government.

That’s why she hated them and ran away from the Ark, and even created a precious Satellite City to raise the immortal girls, right?

She didn’t know that the slimy central government bastards would release two Mega Corps into her Satellite City, but it’s a relief that it’s been neatly resolved thanks to Alice.

However, even if Sohi’s own work is resolved, Alice’s work will now begin.

“Our Alice. Poor our Alice… Our Alice who has nothing to believe in. If you come to me later crying and begging, I will definitely hug you~”