I handed over to another world

Chen Lin walked barefoot on the soft beach, the sea breeze blowing gently, bringing a hint of warmth.

This was the first time in more than thirty years that he had truly stepped out of the territory of the Red Dragon Association. For him more than a decade ago, such an opportunity might have been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even for half of his life, he had stayed in his homeland like his parents and had never come out to see the world.

The waves in the distance gently hit the shore, making a soothing rhythm. Chen Lin took a deep breath, feeling the special tranquility and vitality coming from the beach.

Just then, the laughter of several children came from a distance.

Chen Lin looked in the direction of the sound and saw several barefoot children chasing the glowing dandelions with innocent smiles on their faces. These children were not deliberately expelled or driven away, and they were obviously full of curiosity and excitement about the new sight on the beach.

Chen Lin walked towards them with a smile.

The children also noticed the strange visitor at this time, stopped and looked at him curiously.

One of the braver boys stepped forward and asked Chen Lin in Chinese with a slight accent: "Are you from the Red Dragon Association?"

Chen Lin nodded, squatted down, and looked at the children at eye level: "Yes, I am from the Red Dragon Association... Are you having fun here?"

The children nodded one after another, and after looking at each other, excitement appeared on their faces.

The boy continued, "We've never seen these glowing plants before, and these flying machines in the sky! They're really amazing!"

Chen Lin smiled and reached out to touch the boy's head gently: "These are the new technologies brought by the Red Dragon Association. The ultimate goal is to make your life better. Do you like these things?"

"like!"

The children answered in unison, with hopeful glimmers in their eyes.

"Mom said that if we study hard in the future, we can also get jobs in these places, and then we can have a rich life!"

"My father said the same thing. He told me to attend the school run by the Red Dragon Association. As long as I learn the knowledge you give me, I can..."

"They say the Red Dragon Association is a paradise. Mom and Dad want to live there..."

Chen Lin immediately laughed, and he continued to ask the children in front of him in a gentle tone: "Have you ever thought about learning these technologies in the future and making contributions to your hometown?"

The children looked at each other, seeming a little hesitant.

At this time, a little girl timidly said: "I... I want to learn! I want my family to live in a better house and have clean water and electricity."

Chen Lin nodded approvingly: "Very good, you have ambition."

"The Red Dragon Association has established an education center in your city. You can go to the school there to study and become engineers, scientists, or even leaders in the future... As long as you are willing to work hard, your life at home will definitely be better."

The children's eyes lit up, as if they saw endless possibilities.

The boy asked excitedly, “Really? Can we really learn this?”

"Of course," Chen Lin stood up and looked at them firmly, "The Red Dragon Association will provide you with all the necessary resources and support. As long as you have a dream and work hard for it, you will be able to achieve it."

The children cheered and jumped around Chen Lin, as if they had seen a bright future for themselves.

Chen Lin was also infected by their enthusiasm, and his heart was filled with relief and hope.

"Well, it's getting late, you should go home."

Chen Lin said gently, "Remember, the future is in your hands."

The children said goodbye reluctantly and ran towards the village in the distance.

Chen Lin stood where he was, watching their backs disappear into the twilight.

He turned to look at Secretary Zhao and the engineer and said softly, "These children are the future of this land."

Secretary Zhao nodded, with a touch of emotion in his eyes: "Yes, Vice President, seeing them so energetic, I also feel that our efforts have not been in vain."

The engineer also said with emotion: "These children will definitely become the backbone of changing this land in the future. At that time, the technology and concepts of our Red Dragon Association will be passed on through them."

"There is no need to worry about problems in Southeast Asia. Even if they really develop in the future, the elite talents will try their best to enter a broader space - such as the Red Dragon Association where we are."

Chen Lin changed the subject at this time and said to the people beside him: "We just need to keep running in front, and these people will never catch up."

"This may be a bit cruel to the people on this land, but from a micro perspective, it brings them enough hope and a good future."

Secretary Zhao nodded slightly, a hint of understanding flashing in his eyes.

He understood what Chen Lin meant - the Red Dragon Association's help in Southeast Asia was essentially to prevent this land from falling behind in the tide of globalization, rather than to really let them catch up with the Red Dragon Association.

The Red Dragon Association doesn't care whether Southeast Asia can really catch up with it. From a certain perspective, the Red Dragon Association will not allow this to happen.

"Vice President is right," Secretary Zhao responded in a low voice, with a hint of calm analysis in his tone, "The technology, resources and education we provide are essentially to maintain the stability and development of Southeast Asia and prevent them from becoming the 'short board' in the global system."

"As for whether they can really catch up with us... that is not our goal, nor is it something we need to consider."

Chen Lin nodded, his eyes still looking at the gradually darkening sea level in the distance.

His voice was calm and firm: "The core interests of the Red Dragon Association have always been its own strength and leadership."

"We help Southeast Asia because a stable Southeast Asia is in our strategic interest."

"We must always maintain our absolute leading position in terms of technological advantages, economic strength and global influence. This is the foundation of the Red Dragon Association and the starting point of all our actions."

The engineer listened quietly at the side, and gradually understood Chen Lin's meaning.

He added in a low voice: "So every project we have here, whether it's ecological restoration, clean energy or smart city construction, is essentially serving the Red Dragon Association's strategy?"

“We let the people of Southeast Asia see hope and let them feel the power and generosity of the Red Dragon Association, but at the same time we also firmly control the power of core technology and resource allocation…”

Chen Lin smiled slightly, with a hint of approval in his eyes: "That's absolutely right." "It may sound a bit hegemonic, but it's the fact. We are in this position now, and everything we do is actually exercising this so-called hegemony."

“What we give them is always what we are willing to give, not all they really need.”

"The Red Dragon Association's technological barriers and resource monopoly are the key to our staying ahead. Southeast Asia can develop, but they can only develop within the framework we set."

Secretary Zhao took over the conversation, with a hint of cold realism in his tone: "What the vice president said is absolutely right."

“Just like those children, they can learn our knowledge, enter our school, and even have the opportunity to work in the Red Dragon Association in the future.”

"But the vast majority of them can only become part of our system in the end, rather than true competitors. The elite of the Red Dragon Association will always belong to us."

Chen Lin nodded, a hint of profoundness flashed in his eyes: "This is the reality... The strength of the Red Dragon Association lies not only in our technology and resources, but also in our control over the global system."

“Southeast Asia can prosper, but they will always be part of our system, not an independent challenger.”

Everyone was silent for a moment, the sea breeze was still blowing gently, carrying a hint of warmth.

The villages in the distance have begun to light up with tiny lights, as if telling the hope and limitations of this land.

"Let's go," Chen Lin took one last look at the beach, turned around and walked towards the direction of the aircraft, "We still have a lot of work to do. Southeast Asia is only a small part of our global strategy. There is still a broader space for us to explore in the future of the Red Dragon Association."

Secretary Zhao and the engineer followed closely behind, and the three figures gradually walked away in the twilight.

The aircraft's engine emitted a low roar as it slowly rose into the air, heading towards the direction of the Red Dragon Association.

After Chen Lin returned to the Red Dragon Association headquarters, he immediately convened the core team to launch a plan to summarize the Southeast Asian development experience.

In the conference room, a holographic projection scaled the topography of Southeast Asia in a spherical space with a diameter of 30 meters.

Chen Lin tapped his fingers lightly, and a researcher in the distance immediately nodded and stood up, followed by thousands of nanorobots.

This gadget rose from the surface of the conference table and condensed into a three-dimensional data map in front of everyone in the conference room.

"Pay attention to the parameters."

Chen Lin's voice rang out in the quantum encryption channel, and the suspended nanomatrix suddenly burst out with a blood-red light.

The researcher then spoke slowly: "In our coral reef restoration project in the South Asian archipelago, the surface ecological recovery rate reached 92%, but the native biodiversity has only recovered 37% - the standard control range of future ecological projects needs to be further summarized."

Secretary Zhao pulled out the encrypted memo and added: "According to the behavioral analysis system, when public satisfaction reaches a threshold, appropriately reducing the efficiency of technology conversion can extend the project cycle by 20%-35%."

The holographic interface then popped up the sandbox simulation results: extending the project cycle can increase local technology dependence to 89.7%.

The head of the engineering team added while sliding his keyboard: "In the construction of smart cities, we deliberately retain 15% of traditional infrastructure. These 'technical depressions' can create 7.2 entry-level jobs each year, effectively preventing the over-concentration of high-end talents."

The three-dimensional model immediately highlighted the old drainage system and manual inspection booths that were deliberately preserved.

“The data in education is more interesting.”

The head of the Education Strategy Group activated the neural projection, and the statistical brainwave maps of a large number of students from Southeast Asia intertwined in the air. "The cognitive memes we implanted in the primary textbooks have increased the students' awe of the Red Dragon technology system to 3-5 times the baseline..."

Chen Lin stood in front of the holographic projection, scanning the data map with sharp eyes.

With a flick of his finger, the nanorobots quickly reorganized, amplifying the brainwave map of the education field so that the details were clearly visible.

"The effect of cognitive memes is better than expected," the head of the Education Strategy Group continued to explain. "Through the subtle influence of the primary textbooks, the students have developed an almost instinctive awe and dependence on the Red Dragon Association's technology system. This psychological effect is not only reflected in learning efficiency, but also significantly reduces their interest and motivation in local technological innovation."

Chen Lin nodded slightly but didn't say much.

Secretary Zhao then pulled up a new data report and projected it in the air: "According to the latest social behavior analysis, the dependence of the people in Southeast Asia on the Red Dragon Association has reached 78.3%."

“This sense of dependence is especially strong among the younger generation. They generally believe that only through the technology and education of the Red Dragon Society can personal and social progress be achieved.”

Chen Lin's gaze lingered on the data for a moment, then he turned to the people in the conference room and nodded.

The head of the engineering team interrupted and said, “Vice President, the traditional facilities we deliberately retained in the infrastructure projects have not only created a large number of junior jobs, but also successfully delayed the process of local technological autonomy... According to the deduction model, if the current speed is maintained, it will take at least 50 years for Southeast Asia to achieve technological autonomy.”

"Year 50?"

Chen Lin chuckled, "Isn't this time a bit too long? Just set a time node of about 30 years. You can arrange it yourselves."

"understand!"

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"Next," Chen Lin's voice became serious, "we need to further strengthen our control over Southeast Asia."

"Education, economy, technology, every field must ensure our absolute dominance - especially in the field of education. We must continue to deepen the implantation of cognitive memes so that their next generation will recognize the superiority of the Red Dragon Association from the bottom of their hearts."

The head of the Education Strategy Group immediately responded, "Understood, Vice President! We are already compiling new teaching materials to further strengthen the Red Dragon Association's technological myth. At the same time, we are also developing a new virtual reality education platform to allow students to more intuitively feel the power of the Red Dragon Association through immersive experience."

Chen Lin nodded with satisfaction: "Very good."

"Remember, our goal is not just to control Southeast Asia, but to use Southeast Asia to show the world that the Red Dragon Association is unrivaled."

“It’s a little window and showcase.”

There was a muffled murmur of approval in the conference room.

Everyone knows that the Red Dragon Association's ambitions go far beyond this.

Southeast Asia is just a small step in their global strategy, and the future territory will be even broader. (End of this chapter)