The Voluntary Road: from Capitalist to Gardener

In 2075, automation has ended all jobs and the world is on the verge of being torn apart. The capitalists fled with the "Ark Plan" in hand, and the people held up Molotov cocktails to resist. On the eve of the outbreak of war, the human community is given an incredible choice: no bloodshed, no trial, and only two exits - accept neuromodulation to cure the "infinite accumulation obsessive-compulsive disorder"; or enter the "Eden System" and live forever as a god in a perfect virtual world. Edward, the last capital monarch, sneered and chose to become a god. He brought millions of consciousnesses into the system, where he monopolized oxygen, priced sunlight, and built an eternal golden empire. Until he discovered that he began to provide oxygen for free; the perfect starry sky made him long for the flaws in the real stars. Outside the system, the world is quietly reborn in desolation. Former retail tycoon Wang Li teaches children to play the piano in the community, and neuroscientist Li Wei glimpses the revival of "emotions" from the brain waves of capitalists. And Edward's son Mark builds a dangerous bridge between the two worlds. When the NPC starts to ask "why", when the system pops up the unblockable prompt "Are you feeling lonely?", When virtual eternity becomes the most exquisite cage - will people still choose to be gods? This is a revolution without smoke, an ultimate question: When it becomes possible to possess everything, do you still want to possess it? Ten years limit, voluntary withdrawal. The first person to give up eternity will press the true reset button for humanity.