"So what you an is, although you've killed so many people and committed so many evil deeds, they were things you couldn't help but do?"
After hearing Shen Ye's long explanation, Yun You finally understood his intentions.
In essence, isn't this just trying to justify himself?
"That's right."
Shen Ye gently nodded and replied, "We actually had no other choice from the start, we could only do it that way."
"Nonsense."
Yun You clenched her fists, and the murderous aura around her unmistakably erged.
"Those civilians, what cri did they commit exactly? To be treated by you in such a manner? Don't tell any nonsense about a plague; we've lived in that district for over a dozen years. There's no one who knows better than us whether we're infected."
"Are they not innocent?"
"..."
Shen Ye paused slightly, then gently shook his head.
"It's not about cri or plague; this matter is really quite complex."
"Let give you an example."
He extended his hand, forming the gesture of "3."
"Currently, there are 30 billion people on Earth, of which ninety-eight percent live below the poverty line, and billions don't even have a suitable place to live."
"And if... I an if, if we possess a thod that can improve this situation, but the thod is dangerous, then if it were you, would you attempt it?"
Yun You hesitated slightly but still instinctively nodded.
Influenced deeply by Old Jin's ideas, she naturally stood on the side of the lower-class civilians. If there were a way to improve this distorted society, both Old Jin and she would probably attempt it.
"You see, you also made the sa choice as we did."
Shen Ye sighed deeply and murmured, "The world created by that thod is beautiful, and it's so attractive."
"But you also know, there's no free lunch in this world. No matter how beautiful the wish, a price must be paid, and naturally, this thod is no exception."
"Its price is—so people need to be sacrificed, and there's no turning back."
"That is the reason why we must slaughter."
"..."
Yun You remained silent, but the fury in her heart not only didn't dissipate with these words, it burned even more fiercely.
At first glance, there doesn't seem to be a problem with these words. Change always requires blood and sacrifice. Even soone as idealistic as Old Jin didn't expect Nest City to beco better under peaceful conditions.
But...
The kind of price Shen Ye spoke of is simply too absurd.
Yes, Yun You can certainly understand the practice of "sacrificing the few for the many," examples of which abound in history. There's nothing strange about it.
But the problem is, what about the cruel slaughter thods used by Shen Ye and others? Can this power or possible tool that is exchanged for lives and grievances truly make Nest City or even the whole society better?
Yun You just couldn't agree.
And more importantly...
"Why sacrifice those civilians?"
Yun You crossed her arms and questioned, "They are the lowest class of Nest City, from birth to adulthood and then to work, they have not enjoyed a single day of any benefits, only silently using their flesh and blood to maintain the operation of Nest City."
"And those Upper City nobles? They live in luxury, the most bitter thing they've tasted since birth is unsweetened iced Aricano, the heaviest thing they've carried is a New Year's red envelope from relatives and friends, they never partake in labor, and don't create any value."
"If there truly must be a sacrifice, should it not be them?"
Shen Ye was sowhat speechless, but after a long while, he silently nodded.
"In fact, I agree with you."
He sighed, and said, "After all, I also climbed up from the bottom."
"But the price of sacrifice is not determined by such class status; it is a completely random... influx that defies any mathematical logic."
"This ti it befell your ho, thus you beca the sacrificial victims."
"And if next ti, it falls onto so district of Upper City, or onto the Apprentice Death Gods or military bases, then the ones sacrificed will be the nobles, Apprentice Death Gods, and the military."
"So you need not doubt its choice, nor should you believe it is a chanism that harms the lower class; everything is fate, it is all determined by destiny."
"Huh..."
Yun You sneered and said softly, "Sounds pleasant, but unfortunately, I don't believe it."
"You people are too good at finding so dignified reasons for yourselves, turning black into white, altering massacre into salvation."
"If you really want to convince , then plainly tell what your plan is and how it operates."
To Yun You's surprise, Shen Ye, who had been open about everything earlier, suddenly beca reticent after hearing this question.
He lowered his head, seemingly contemplating.
After a long while, he finally spoke slowly, "Honestly, the information I've obtained so far isn't much; I only roughly know the thod of implenting this plan."
"Moreover, before taking action, we were all subjected to a certain 'curse', making it difficult to narrate the content of this plan. Should we forcibly ignore the curse and talk about it, it would claim our lives."
"So..."
Shen Ye grasped his collar and gently tugged, ripping off the botherso suit and throwing it aside, revealing the black workout clothing underneath.
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