Star Dome Railway, why are they also simulating!

"Five days... It only took me five days to successfully integrate the two major forces in the lower district."

"The current situation in the lower district will change from now on!"

The scene faded, and new notes began to appear:

[On the seventh day, due to the cooperation between the Earth Fire and the Mechanical Settlement, the excluded wanderers poured into the Rock Town.]

[But unfortunately, the urban carrying capacity of Panyan Town is far from enough, and the wanderers have a fierce conflict with the original inhabitants of Panyan Town——]

[The wanderers caused a great riot and looted food in Panyan Town.]

[The townspeople of Panyan Town accused the vagrants of seriously disturbing their lives and decided to retaliate by picking up mining shovels.]

[The conflict escalated, and within just a few hours, it turned from a verbal dispute into a bloody conflict.]

[As the current leader of the Earth Fire, and the biggest promoter of the cooperation between the Mechanical Settlement and the Earth Fire Organization, Xier naturally took on the responsibility of handling this matter. ]

[You accompanied Seele to the conflict site——]

The text on the screen faded, and a new picture emerged:

At the intersection leading to the large mining area from Panyan Town, two groups of people were confronting each other aggressively, holding sharp mining shovels in their hands, and a conflict was about to break out.

Their bodies were covered with wounds, and some of them had already fallen to the ground. Blood was oozing out of their wounds, gradually dyeing the ground red.

Even though the situation had become so tragic, they had no intention of stopping and were still confronting each other here, as if they would not stop until the other side was completely killed.

"Everyone stop it!"

Xier walked over quickly with a cold face and a hint of gloom between her brows.

Everyone turned around and saw Xier coming towards them aggressively. Some people seemed to loosen their shovels and subconsciously wanted to obey Xier's orders, but no one really put down their weapons and stepped aside.

This conflict concerns their lives.

No one will actually lay down their weapons.

"Why don't you put it down? Do you really want to kill someone?!"

Xier frowned, and her tone became more fierce:

"Although the mission of [Underground Fire] is to make the miners in our lower district live better, we are not afraid to use violent means..."

"Do you want me to break your arms?"

But no one obeyed Xier's orders and protested silently.

After a long silence, an old miner squeezed out from the crowd, with a cut on his face from a shovel, his flesh and blood exposed.

He looked at Xier and said sadly:

"But we just want to protect our own home..."

“How are we supposed to live after these homeless people come?”

"They occupied our houses and stole our food. We just took up arms to resist. What did we do wrong?"

But his words were interrupted by the more excited voices of the wanderers:

"You just look down on us!"

"If it weren't for the Rift and the Scourge, would any of us really want to become wanderers?"

"We finally managed to return to the city, but you reject us so much... The lives of you miners are lives, but the lives of us wanderers are not lives?"

"At the beginning, we just wanted to stay for a while and borrow some food to tide us over...Dihuo promised us that it would open up a new mining area. We all have a job and will definitely be able to pay back the money in the future."

"But you excluded us, and no one agreed to our request... Is it only right for homeless people to sleep in dirty corners and dig for food in garbage dumps?"

The leading wanderer was covered in wounds, his clothes were tattered, his eyes were red with anger, and he gnashed his teeth and said:

"We just want to live, what's wrong with us!"

The image on the light screen faded.

A new note appeared on it:

[Because the city's carrying capacity was insufficient, the wanderers had a fierce conflict with the natives of Panyan Town. ]

[Xi'er rebuked both sides with an extremely fierce attitude, and relied on the military deterrence of the Earth Fire to barely end this conflict.]

[But it is obvious that before the lower and upper zones are connected, such conflicts are expected to continue to occur due to insufficient resources and the low prestige of the leaders.]

[You find that Xier, who had been very fierce in front of this group of people, softened after they left, with a hint of melancholy on her face.]

[You obviously noticed that Xi'er was worried. ]

[Late at night, just as you were about to rest, you saw a misty dark purple butterfly flying in your room, and then outlined Xier's figure.]

[She asks you worriedly whether her performance is up to standard, and her tone is even a little pitiful, begging you to join the Earth Fire.]

[Although it is just a routine inquiry, you feel that Xi'er is not quite right today. The answer she wants from you is not whether you are willing to join the Earth Fire.]

【You didn't give a definite answer, but instead asked if she had any other questions. 】

[Under your deliberate guidance, Xier opened her heart and told you about her confusion:]

[“These conflicts will occur again in the future, but they are all just trying to survive, and it is impossible to tell right from wrong…”]

[“What should I do in this situation?”]

[Special decision has been triggered - please note that the following choice will affect the action logic of the character "Xi'er" in this simulation. ]

【Depending on your choices, Xier will take different paths. 】

【请选择——】

[1. "The root of all conflicts can be attributed to productivity issues - Xier, the lower class areas are too poor. As long as we work hard to feed everyone, everything will be fine."]

[2. “Conflicts arise only because they are unable to understand each other…If only people could understand each other, all conflicts would disappear.”]

[Because this choice is a special one, you will automatically get a free option:]

【3. You enter the simulation in person and play freely. 】

What are these options?

Ron was speechless for a moment. Option No. 1 was something only a dreamer would say.

The lower area has become like this, and you still want everyone to have enough food? As long as they stay in this cramped mine, hunger will always accompany them.

Option number two has a kind of innocent beauty—not only has he never been to school, but he is also as simple as a child under ten years old.

Only they still have such simple fantasies about the world.

But the sad reality is that people cannot understand each other. Human beings are such sad creatures.

I originally thought that Seele was quite strong compared to Bronya, but now it seems that she is far from qualified to be a leader.

This is not the way to save the world. Xier has not realized how heavy her dream is...

If she really realized the importance of "saving the world", she probably wouldn't be confused by such a trivial matter.

This time the choice cannot be made randomly. Ron doesn't want to see Xier grow up to be a useless leader and drag him down like Yaya before.

As expected, I still have to do it myself...

Ron chose option number three without hesitation.

With a slight feeling of dizziness, Ron suddenly found himself in a simulation. In front of him was Xier, who was in a very bad mood and looked at him pitifully.

She was still waiting for the answer that Ron was about to give.

Looking at Xier in front of him, Ron gently plucked the butterfly fluttering around Xier, and watched the phantom condensed by imaginary energy flap its wings in his hands, swaying an illusory trail and flying into the sky.

He smiled, and suddenly asked Xier without any context:

"Xi'er, why do butterflies fly?"

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PS: This chapter has 5,000 words. I originally wanted to divide it into two chapters, but I always felt that two chapters of 2,000 words would not look good, so I wrote another 1,000 words and posted them together.

Chapter 28—This is the last stand of our entire civilization!

[You have temporarily resolved the conflict between the wanderers and the miners, but this incident has left you physically and mentally exhausted.]

[Your stress value has increased significantly. Now your stress value is 150/100. ]

[You triggered a stress collapse event——]

[You have obtained a temporary entry: Confused (Gray)]

[Confused: The future and responsibility of the lower class rests on your shoulders, and the heavy pressure makes you unable to breathe. You suddenly find yourself at a crossroads in your life, and you don’t know where the people of the lower class will go among the thousands of roads, whether they will fall off a cliff or step into Eden.]

[Before this entry is removed, you will have difficulty controlling your choices, and your stress value will increase every day. ]

Confused...huh?

Xier looked at the words on the light screen and couldn't help but sigh.

It's normal to be confused.

In fact, she also encountered this incident in the last simulation.

Due to the lack of resources in the lower areas, in the last simulation, after she had found ways to unite the mechanical settlements, wanderers also poured into Rock Town, causing some conflicts.

But at that time, because she had controlled the Earth Fire Organization for about half a year and had trained a group of guards with strong combat effectiveness, she successfully suppressed the conflict and did not cause too many casualties.

But that time she still collapsed due to excessive pressure and got the entry of "confused".

However, before she was completely confused, Ron came to the lower area and opened up the passage between the upper and lower areas, allowing the people in the lower area to return to the ground.

The conflict was resolved, her stress was relieved, and the confusion disappeared.

But this time...there is no way to imitate the last simulation.

This matter...is a bit troublesome.

Xier frowned slightly, watching a new note pop up on the screen:

[You feel lost and confused, and you subconsciously look for the person you think is the most capable to answer your questions.]

【Under Ron's guidance, you told him about your confusion.】

The text on the screen faded, and a new picture began to emerge:

In the hotel room, the dim light made the room look a bit decadent.

Xier and Ron sat opposite each other at the table, and Xier said to Ron in confusion:

"What should I do in this situation?"

Ron looked at Xier's melancholy expression, suddenly stood up, and gently picked off a "butterfly" that was fluttering around Xier.

He looked at the wonderful phantom formed by imaginary energy flapping its wings in his hands, swaying an illusory trail and flying into the sky, and suddenly the corners of his mouth curled up.

He looked at Xi'er and smiled, then suddenly asked her without any context:

"Xi'er, why do butterflies fly?"

Xier was stunned, not understanding why Ron didn't answer him directly but suddenly changed the subject.

But she thought for a moment and answered seriously:

"Why do they fly...because they want to fly up into the sky?"

"But that's impossible."

Ron just smiled faintly and shook his head, watching the butterfly fly to the dark place in the room and disappear into thin air like an illusory bubble.

"This is just the wishful thinking of romantics. We all long to leave the cramped underground, see the clear blue sky again, and walk in the Eden flowing with sugar and honey... But this is not something that can be achieved just by wanting it."

Xi'er was a little confused after hearing this, and asked in confusion: "Then...what do you think?"

The smile on Ron's face faded, and seriousness and coldness appeared on his face:

“Because they [have to] fly into the sky.”