Chapter 277: "White Lies"

Noel's words seemed to open a window for Su Mingan, making him realize this fact that had been overlooked.

...Yeah, what about the kids?

Noel looked at him, his tone very heavy, as if he was confessing:

"...Su Mingan, I have seen many children and have anticipated many situations."

"You can imagine how helpless children who can't walk must be."

"An unenlightened child can't even understand the clue panel."

“Even if they experience a painful death and return to their personal space, they don’t know where to get out.”

"In fact, there are many children who are still locked up in a narrow space, unknown to anyone. I don't know how to save them..."

"Those we have seen are lucky. At least they can be 'seen' by us. They have the opportunity to be rescued, educated and guided."

"Despite this, they still lack the protection of their parents, the care of their loved ones, and cannot find a home for their souls."

"What I wanted to do was to protect these children who could not be found within my ability."

As he spoke, he sighed very softly, "I told them that it's very dangerous outside and that they should not enter the game instance. As long as they stay here obediently, they will be given candies, snacks, beautiful clothes, and a bonfire party with singing and dancing... I told them that as long as they can survive these twelve months, their traveling parents will come to pick them up, and they can live a better life than before and meet many new friends..."

"But in fact, no one knows where their parents have gone, whether humans will still exist in a year, and what the world will be like."

"I use the whitest lies to hide the cruelest truth."

"I can't be responsible for my lies. Once the game is over, I don't know where they will go. With their wings bound, will they still have room to grow in the greenhouse where they are taken care of..."

"Because I'm afraid of their death."

“They are afraid that their values, which have not yet been fully established, will be molded into the shape of criminals and arsonists.”

“I’m afraid they’re going crazy.”

“Fear of seeing a future they have no control over.”

“… and I’m also afraid of myself who controls their future.” Noel said, clenching his fists. “I’m afraid of myself who is arbitrary and dictatorial and who willfully smears the future of others.”

"Um……"

After listening to Noel's long and short speech, Su Mingan nodded: "It's time to be afraid."

Noel was horrified.

A rare expression of surprise rose on his face, but he quickly suppressed it:

"I thought you were going to say a long speech to comfort me."

"Generally speaking, I won't go out of my way to correct someone's worldview." Su Ming'an said, "This is the ivory tower you created. It's your decision. I have no right to comment."

"You... are really different from what is said on the forum." Noel smiled.

Su Mingan said slowly: "In the second world, I met a twelve-year-old boy named Qin Ze. He is very smart and suitable for this game. I think people who are suitable for participating in the game will not be intimidated by your lies. And people who are used to obeying the orders of their elders are naturally not suitable for striding forward.

So essentially, you've done the right thing, you've successfully [classified] the kids who choose to go out and the kids who choose to be sheltered."

"It's been a long time since I last heard of this theory, but it still feels familiar." Noel sighed, "I'm comforted by you."

As he spoke, he turned off the recording and put the text into a small notebook.

Su Mingan suddenly remembered that Noel seemed to have said at the time that he was also a supporter of his theory...

"Then, see you at the auction."

Noel waved to him as he left.

"goodbye."

The vortex of space gradually enveloped him, and the silhouette of the waving boy faded from his sight.

When the scene in front of him became clear again, Su Mingan saw the familiar personal space.

“Ding Dong!”

Su Mingan opened the world forum panel.

The UI of the World Forum seems to have been optimized again, and the Boss Rabbit’s avatar is spinning strangely on the panel.

[Dear player (Su Mingan), welcome to the World Forum. 】

He glanced at the hot posts on the main interface.

[(Hot) (Top) World Game 0.03 version update]

[(Hot) Sixth World Thoughts and Insights - As an upright person, how can we walk freely and with dignity to the end. ]

[(Hot) "This world needs heroes." The latest activity schedule of the United Group - welcome the public and volunteers to participate. ]

[(Hot) Sixth World full route, analysis and summary. "Yang Xia, welcome back." (Newly added the first player hidden route TE: The Long Years)]

[(Hot) New volunteer hospital recruitment post - Blue Land Rescue Team is recruiting! ]

[(Hot) General post on equipment and skill configuration for tier 2 players (newly included links to Hubert, Avril, and Qin Er strategies)]

[(Hot) Analysis of the weight of the progress bar of all human beings (the weight of the top 36 players has been included)]

…

In the previous world, he remembered that it was full of posts about the bright future or praising various players at the self-help meeting. The current interface posts seemed much more rational, without the atmosphere of chasing stars.

...Maybe they themselves are scared of the Sixth World.

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