Edurena: The Fate of Vrusthi
elites. When the pandemic reached its peak, human population in cities and developed countries were significantly lowered. While the ruling class and powerful elites sheltered in their tall towers, the working class became sacrificial lambs. When the virus eventually died off, the elites came out only to notice their cities had all the resources and facilities, but no population to advance their societies. So, the powerful did what any entity would do to maintain its dominance in the global order: it got big corporations to invest in smaller countries like Malaysia. Further reducing the sovereignty of these countries, and erasing the imaginary boundaries of nation-states, simultaneously enhancing the power of big corporations and the elites. The investment took the form of physical facilities built in these countries. Only e-residents are given access to these state- of-the-art facilities, and in order to be an e-resident, you need to be chosen by one of the elites by participating in the global education system. As national education systems do not exists anymore, all individuals go through the global education system where they are given a rank based on their intellectual ability, emotional competence, and mental stability. The higher your rank, the easier for you to be picked by one of the global elites to become an e-resident, and ultimately advance their societies in the future. But for Vrusthi, her only intention is to save her father, and she knows the cancer vaccine is only available in the resource- rich hospitals owned by the global elites in Malaysia. “Welcome to Edurena — the global test.” “Are you ready to play?”
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