Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (WN) - Chapter 403

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Chapter 403

“We don’t have a future . Even if we used our remaining resources wisely, there is still a limit to how many humans we can support . There was nothing to spare for the people outside of the city who called themselves the Resistance . Even within the cities, West does not have much time . North is already starting to crumble . That is why…we needed the Mobius System…”

He said this very weakly .

It was very close to what Master Ciel predicted for this world’s future .

“…Wait . What do you mean? Didn’t we go through with the contamination removal plan as a way of fighting against those predictions?”

“No, Michelle . That was just our official stance . The Super Beasts were born as a way of leaving the roots of mankind’s possibilities . We created lifeforms that could live under harsh circumstances and hoped that they would become intelligent . We humans cannot live in undeveloped land . We can’t do anything once severed from our civilization . It’s not enough to decontaminate the world . ”

Fudora said .

And then he laughed as if he had gone mad .

Then voices rose and the arguments began…

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That’s it, really .

According to Master Ciel, ‘As they have not inherited the technology, they are not able to lower their civilization level . ’

They needed those cities to maintain their current lifestyle . And that required immense energy .

Apparently, all of their food was automatically grown as well . They did not even know how to do it all by hand anymore . Their civilization had become too convenient . They could not return .

And now, their world was contaminated .

They would need to cultivate the earth after they purified it .

However, there was no water .

The ground was dry and unfit for growing crops .

There were no rivers, it was just barren wasteland as far as the eye could see .

Not only that, but it seemed that even the seas had dried up .

You could not see the sun . It really did look like it was the end of the world .

Really, it was astounding that humanity had survived at all .

So there really wasn’t any hope of getting out of this situation by human hands . So the only way was to make use of the cities…but they had limits .

Nuclear fusion reactors didn’t create energy out of nothing . You needed fuel .

So, considering all of that…

This world had no future .

…And so that was why this man called Fudora and seen hope in the Mobius System .

And he had tried to kill everyone who might get in his way, just in case his plan failed .

In other words, humanity needed to be culled .

Perhaps this Fudora had the resolve to commit heinous crimes .

It seemed like they were discussing having him executed . And giving my opinion on the matter wouldn’t help them solve anything .

However, I had every intention of stopping something as troubling as an execution .

Fudora seemed quite smart . Perhaps I could find a use for him if this world was going to execute him .

I would use this problem as a way of negotiating in my favor .

Fudora’s testimony had revealed the truth to everyone, so that would make things easier .

No one would accuse me of doing things on my own later .

I had a plan .

To be precise, I would make this world indebted to me by solving their problem, and then I would take Fudora as payment .

At the same time, I would close my eyes towards all the things that Veldora and the others had done .

Besides, it didn’t seem like any continued talks would lead to anything good . It was best to go ahead and solve the problem .

“I know you all have your reasons . You must have a lot to say . However, I would like it if you left things to me now . And with that, we can wipe the slate clean . As for the future, we can talk about it once you’ve seen the results!”

I interrupted their conversation with this declaration .

In any case, they couldn’t ignore me now . And it was to my advantage that they seemed a little exasperated .

Usually, interactions with other worlds had to be conducted more carefully .

That’s why I had told them not to go…

However, since Veldora and the others had already gotten so involved, I couldn’t abandon them .

To put it bluntly, I would have trouble sleeping at night .

Still, it would be necessary to give Veldora and Ramiris a long, hard talk about the importance of prudence .

But that could come later .

How much could I interfere in the affairs of this world—should I interfere at all? It was a difficult question .

Basically, I needed a pretext for saving this world .

The room fell quiet as soon as I spoke .

Then they all looked at me awkwardly .

I could even see fear in some of their eyes .

I don’t understand .

I went out of my way to become a human because I thought it would be rude .

That being said, I could very well make use of their confusion .

“Rimuru…Lord… What did you…?”

I ignored this question from Michelle as I turned to Veldora .

Veldora had been discussing something with Ramiris and Beretta while I had been distracted by Michelle .

It seemed like he was bragging to them about what happened while time had stopped .

While I was here, he acted as if the problems of Michelle and the others were none of his business .

He was telling them that it was because of him that the Mobius System would be installed in Beretta . Ramiris and Beretta listened to him with the deepest respect .

It was a little annoying, but I would let it pass .

I would have him work in exchange later on .

“Veldora . This world seems to be in danger, huh?”

“Hmm? Yes, it appears to be so . So, what are you going to do, Rimuru? Maybe we could just take the children with us?”

“No . ”

“Hmph . How cold of you! We should save those that we can save . Then they can learn of my greatness!”