Chapter 172: Speaking Frankly
When the conversation turned to Instructor Yu’s death, Su Wan paused briefly. She lowered her head and slowly removed her glasses, as though organizing her thoughts. After a moment, she said quietly,
“Instructor Yu was a veteran employee of our studio. We worked together for a long time. Everyone is deeply saddened. But rules are rules. Some red lines simply cannot be crossed.”
“The so-called red lines you speak of now will one day become common knowledge,” Wangchuan replied bluntly. “To protect that secret, you are willing to reduce everyone’s chance of survival to zero.”
“Reduce?”
Su Wan let out a cold, mocking laugh.
“If eliminating a withering soul can stabilize society and ensure that the advancement of 《spirit realm》 proceeds in an orderly fashion, then is that not, in a way, saving tens of millions of people?”
As she spoke, she looked directly into Wangchuan’s eyes and enunciated each word clearly.
“Have you still not recognized reality? Without the state’s forceful suppression and blockade, without the coordinated supervision of all game studios, if everyone were to flood into 《spirit realm》 at once, I fear that within five days, at least ninety percent would die inside.”
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