"Yes, there is a friend."
and many more.
friend?
friend??!
There was a gleam of light in Miss White Wolf's eyes, and in an instant she felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.
She suddenly knew what to do.
Since the problem cannot be solved, then deal with the root cause of the problem.
Since there is no way to have the best of both worlds, let's just be frank and speak clearly to everyone.
Let’s just be friends from now on.
Correct.
Since there will be problems if you are friends with anyone, it is better for us to just be friends. Not be friends with one specific person, but be friends with everyone, including Xiaota of course.
It's normal for a person to have many friends, so that everyone is equal, right? She won't have to feel guilty for someone.
A similar method had actually been used on Miss Platinum, but the other party used the example of Tallulah to defeat her. Now that she thought about it, the reason for her failure was because of "inequality". People are not worried about the lack of wealth but the inequality. At that time, she wanted to be friends with Miss Platinum, but ignored the special relationship she already had with Tallulah. Miss Platinum would certainly not agree.
Now, if she was cruel enough to declare friendly coexistence to everyone, wouldn't the problem be solved?
Is that right?
Is that so?
Uh-huh.
It must be.
Must be!
Haha, how could it not be? What perfect logic.
Well.
Uh.
hiss~
Why do I feel nervous?
Stay calm, stay calm.
At least.
Give it a try.
See what happens.
Yeah, yes, just give it a try!
Some thoughts on the infected setting 2024-04-03 23:30:56
Sorry for giving some readers a bad experience, the author deleted the content at the end of the previous section and put it here for special discussion.
In the setting of this book, only Ursus and a few other areas have extreme conflicts among the infected due to political/human factors. In most other areas, there is only prejudice among the infected. Therefore, it may be somewhat different from the background of the game.
Oripathy is a disease that anyone may suffer from, and the incidence rate in the Terra environment is not low. If once you become infected, you will be persecuted by the whole world... this does not seem to be in line with human nature. After all, anyone (regardless of status), as well as their relatives and friends, may become infected because of an accidental, minor accident. The bonds between people are very complex. It is abnormal for society to be divided and split, and for large-scale extreme oppression and persecution to occur due to a disease that everyone is susceptible to.
The author is not denying this situation, it certainly exists, but it usually exists in special political/religious/cultural environments, such as the witch hunts and holy wars in the Middle Ages, which are all products of human group polarization.
However, the Terra described in this book does not have the above extreme phenomena in most areas. It is a land of rampant natural disasters, wars, and thorns. Everyone is unfortunate, and the infected are the most miserable among the unfortunate. Why must the unfortunate harbor malice towards the more unfortunate?
Of course, due to factors such as infection and social opinion, discrimination against infected people is widespread, and the rights and interests of infected people may never be equal to those of ordinary people. The author's idea is that discrimination against infected people and persecution of infected people are two different things, and the words "subjective malice" can be used to distinguish them.
In this book, discrimination/indifference/exclusion against infected people is common, but "subjective malice" towards infected people rarely appears. This does not rule out the typical "banality of evil" phenomenon, but the latter can be attributed to the influence of political/cultural factors.
Readers can of course interpret discrimination/exclusion as "persecution". The author does not want to argue about this, as it may involve issues of degree determination and lead to endless arguments, which is exhausting just thinking about it.
To sum it up, except for special areas, the conflicts among infected people in this book tend to be mild, and there are fewer inhumane persecutions of infected people. The persecution of infected people that appears in the game will basically be reproduced as discrimination against infected people. Rhodes Island's responsibility is to treat mineral disease, resolve conflicts among extreme infected people, and alleviate the widespread and difficult-to-eradicate discrimination against infected people.
Some readers may say that this is the setting, and as a fan fiction writer, you can just follow it. The problem is that when the author accepts the relevant sociological setting, he tends to think first and then make a judgment. This may be an occupational disease, and what is written will naturally be affected by it, which will inevitably make some readers dissatisfied.
Perhaps the most important meaning of a work is to be interpreted. The author respects the different opinions of all readers, and the author is also sure that there must be shortcomings in his own ideas.
However, this is a book that the author wrote very seriously. Although it has many flaws and the results are terrible, I just want to continue according to my own ideas. Here, I would like to apologize again to the disappointed readers.
Chapter 2024: Encounter with Miss Kuranta04-04-12 00:03:
Golden Feather Avenue is located on the west side of the Great Knight's Territory. When Miss White Wolf finally arrived, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.
Perhaps it was because it was too late, or perhaps it was because Jinyu Avenue was relatively remote, but there were far fewer pedestrians on the street than before. Miss Bailang always liked places with few people, and she felt better when she walked on the street.
They found a hotel that looked pretty good, and Miss Qin Liu went in to book a room while Miss Bai Lang waited outside, using her phone to research nearby restaurants. They hadn't had dinner yet, so they would have to find a restaurant to have a good meal later.
At this moment, a sneaky and suspicious figure in front caught Miss White Wolf's attention.
He was a Zarak man wearing black-framed glasses, holding a silver camera in his hand. He hid in the shadow of a roadside tree, secretly poked his head out, and took pictures of someone in front of him. While taking pictures, a strange and somewhat obscene smile appeared on his face involuntarily.
Miss White Wolf looked ahead and saw that the person the Zalak man was photographing was a blonde Miss Kuranta.
Her gaze involuntarily lingered on Miss Kuranta for a moment. Her back gave her a sense of familiarity, reminding her of Miss Linguang whom she had met in Rhodes Island. However, the two were different. Miss Linguang was taller, while the Kuranta in front of her was obviously smaller.
Miss Kuranta was walking away, and the Zalak people tiptoed after her.
Miss White Wolf lowered her head and continued to investigate the nearby restaurants. This time when she came to Casimir, she had already set the rules for secret operations. This kind of harmless street incident, she just saw it, and there was no need to go to the trouble of "enforcing justice".
However, before she could choose a location, there was a small commotion ahead. She looked up and found that Miss Kuranta had caught the person taking the photos and was negotiating with him face to face, demanding that he delete the photos.
This also allowed her to see Miss Kuranta clearly.
They really look alike, Miss Bailang thought secretly. No matter how you look at her, she looks like Miss Linguang, but her temperament is very different. This Miss Kuranta gives people a feeling of being a rookie, and her personality is probably not strong enough.
With the mentality of watching the fun while keeping aloof from the matter, Miss Bailang looked at her mobile phone while paying close attention to the situation on Miss Kuranta's side.
"But I didn't take any secret photos." The Zalak shrugged innocently, "You are wrongly accusing me."
"Injustice? I saw you pointing the camera at me with my own eyes!"
"You must have seen it wrong. I did take pictures, but they were of the night view of the Great Knight Territory. They have nothing to do with you."
"Okay, take the night scene towards me?"
"I've already told you that I didn't shoot you at all. You're entangled with me now. Aren't you a little too self-righteous?"
"Huh?" Miss Kuranta stamped her feet in anger. "I am entangled? I am self-righteous? Do you dare to let me see the pictures in the camera?"
"Of course I dare. Why wouldn't I dare?" The Zalak changed the subject and smiled sinisterly. "But why should I let you see it? This is my camera. It contains my personal privacy. Do you want to infringe on the privacy of ordinary citizens?"
"You...I think you are just guilty." Miss Kuranta's face turned red with anger.
"I have never felt guilty. It was you who wrongly accused me without any evidence. I asked you for evidence, but you forced me to check my personal belongings. I can't say who is guilty."
"You are so unreasonable. You are so unreasonable." Miss Kuranta's face turned red, and she stretched out her hand to the Zalak angrily, "Give me the camera, we just need to look at what's inside, and the truth will be revealed immediately."
"Ah?! Are you trying to steal something?" The Zalak man hugged the camera tightly and pretended to be angry. "I understand. Are you relying on your noble family's power to bully a mere ordinary person like me?"
Miss White Wolf saw clearly that the Zarak people were deliberately provoking Miss Kuranta. Although the latter was angry and anxious, she really didn't know what to do. It was obvious that Miss Kuranta was no match for the experienced Zarak.
She had not intended to meddle in other people's business, but the smug look of the Zalak people was really infuriating. Also, considering that this little street matter was not important, she just walked past.
"Hey."
The Zalak man was startled when he heard a voice behind him. He turned his head hastily, but when he saw that the person coming was Miss Rupert, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, he immediately resumed his arrogant attitude.
"Who are you talking to?"
"Talk to you."
Miss White Wolf replied calmly.
"What do you want to do? Can't you see I'm busy?"
"I don't know if you're busy or not. I just know that you secretly took photos of others and now you come here to threaten them."
"Who said I took a secret photo? Just open your eyes and talk nonsense..."
"I took a picture." Miss White Wolf waved her phone out of boredom and pointed at the roadside tree behind her. "Just now, you hid behind that tree. You looked as ugly as you could."
"You, you took the photo, so what?"
"Hey, do you know what I do for a living?" Miss White Wolf rolled her eyes at the Zalak man. "I'm your colleague. You don't want to see your photo appear in the newspaper tomorrow, with, uh, a text about a mysterious force trying to instigate a noble lady."
The Zarac people's faces turned pale instantly. As secret photographers, they could of course provoke and ridicule many famous figures at will and use any means to create topics. But when they themselves become the topic, the situation becomes dangerous.
"Well, you're so cruel. I admit defeat today."
After that, he quickly took out the camera memory card and threw it to Bai Lang: "No matter which branch you are from, this matter is settled. Don't mess with me, and I won't mess with you."
Miss White Wolf nodded with a smile, watched the Zalak people run away, and then handed the memory card to Miss Kuranta who was stunned beside her.
"Thank you, thank you for helping me." Miss Kuranta took the memory card. "I didn't expect there would be a kind person like you in the newspaper office."
"I'm not a newspaper reporter." Miss White Wolf shook her head. "I'm just an ordinary tourist who happened to see him causing trouble for you."
"So you're like a knight, helping out?"
I was planning to just watch the fun, Miss White Wolf thought to herself. She nodded sheepishly, "Well, I guess so."
"You just said that after taking the photos, you would also publish the news..."
"Of course it's a lie. I don't have the weird habit of taking photos of passers-by."
Miss White Wolf answered as a matter of course. Her behavior was completely contrary to traditional chivalrous ethics, but her answer was so calm and natural that Miss Kuranta seemed to have seen a new world. She opened her eyes wide and looked at White Wolf with excitement and admiration.
"So it can be done this way, great, that's amazing."
Miss Kuranta wanted to say something when her cell phone suddenly rang. She took out her phone and looked at it, her expression suddenly becoming panic-stricken.
"I'm sorry, my family is looking for me, I have to go back quickly."
"go Go."
Miss Kuranta hurriedly said goodbye to Miss White Wolf, and her hurriedly running figure quickly disappeared into the night.
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Chapter 2024 The Thought of Pushing Ahead 04-05-12 00:03:
The process of Miss Qin Liu booking a hotel was not smooth.
Considering that she would be in the Great Knight Territory for a long time, she planned to book a long-term room from the beginning. However, the boss told her that the long-term rooms had been fully booked several months ago, and now there was only one vacant room available, but the price was extremely high and the usage period was only until tomorrow noon. By tomorrow afternoon, other reserved guests would come to check in.
Miss Qin Liu hesitated for a moment and thought it would be better to go to other hotels, so she said goodbye to the boss. Before she even stepped out of the cashier counter, she heard the boss reminding her from behind.
"Are you sure? During the Knights' Tournament, it's impossible to find a guest room. It's rare for us to have an empty room to stay in for one night. By the time you go around other hotels and come back, this one will be gone."
Miss Qin Liu took back the step she had taken, gritted her teeth, and slapped a stack of Longmen coins on the cashier: "Then I, I'll order first."
The moment the innkeeper saw the Longmen Coin, he immediately became alert. Longmen Coin is a hard currency popular in various countries, twice as valuable as the local Mark. People who use Longmen Coin for transactions are often wealthy.
He said with a smile on his face: "That's right, listen to me, you won't suffer any loss, at least you don't have to sleep in the park, don't you agree?"
Miss Qin Liu nodded and asked, "We will stay here for many days. If we can't book a hotel, is there anything we can do?"
"As for solutions, there are actually many." The boss narrowed his eyes and said meaningfully, "Those who have booked the hotel have paid a deposit. Although this is the case, sometimes, hotel management will inevitably make mistakes. The room for which the deposit has been paid may have been booked by someone else. In this case, there is nothing we can do. We can only return the deposit."
Miss Qin Liu scratched her head in confusion, not knowing what her boss meant. Wasn't this just describing a mistake at work? What did it have to do with what she wanted to know?
Seeing that the girl Vaifan in front of him was not understanding at all, the innkeeper anxiously nodded at the table. He really didn't want to miss this big fish in front of him. Seeing that there was no one around, he simply waved to Qin Liu. The latter realized that the boss had something to say and immediately came over.
"Girl, you seem quite naive, but let me tell you something. In the Great Knight Territory, money can solve 99% of problems. For an ordinary small hotel like ours, if you have booked a room but the guest has not arrived yet, as long as you are willing to pay more, they will receive a message that the room you booked has actually been booked by someone else in advance. Do you understand?"
Miss Qin Liu said in astonishment: "But, this is not good."
"You don't have to worry about that. If you really want to find a place to live, we can help you find it."
"Still not."
Miss Qin Liu hurriedly shook her head. It was not a matter of money. This kind of thing was contrary to her philosophy of doing things. She did not want others to have to sleep in the park because of her.
"It's up to you. You can come back to me when you figure it out."
The boss handed the room card of the single room to Qin Liu, then picked up the newspaper on the table and started reading.
Qin Liu left the hotel and found that Miss Bailang had lost her trace. After looking around, she found her standing on the corner of the street, talking to a very cute Miss Kuranta.
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