["Torches and kerosene don't work!"]
The player Pitch-Black Shadow said in shock, ["Does this polar night mean that the moment you step outside, you die?"]
["The lord of District 1 really doesn't treat his people's lives as lives at all,"] The player Farmer Three Punches sighed, ["This is treating human life like grass! With someone like you, who would even dare join your district? Isn't that just asking to die?"]
["What the hell do you know, my soldiers died a glorious death!"]
District 1's lord Shakun retorted.
["To die for District 1 is our honor!"]
["A warrior must die in battle. Those who die in cowardice and incompetence are not worthy of being called warriors!"]
["The brothers who sacrificed themselves were scouting the path for us. They are heroes of District 1!"]
A group of people from District 1, almost like they'd been brainwashed, jumped out one after another again.
And no one else was willing to keep arguing with a foolish lord like Shakun. After all, arguing with a fool only turns you into one too, so... the entire World Channel actually fell into a strange silence after Shakun and his group finished speaking.
Until a player named "Bigger Than Big" suddenly spoke up and said, ["What are we supposed to do for the next three days? Are we really just going to sit at home and wait to die?"]
["If I'd known, I wouldn't have rushed to trade for skill scrolls,"] Player Fang Ming also sighed below, ["If I had kept my food and wood, I might have been able to survive this polar night. Now… it's over!"]
["Do we ordinary players really only have two paths left to choose from?"]
Player Lodran sent three crying emojis in a row.
For a moment, the entire World Channel was infected by this kind of emotion. People either stopped talking, or when they did speak, their words carried a heavy, oppressive tone.
Even the lords of each district didn't dare to jump in at this time, because they really didn't have any good solutions.
Although most of them could rely on their accumulated resources over this period, to hold out until the polar night ended.
But that would only be barely clinging to life.
At a time like this, speaking up wouldn't win over players. It might even offend a whole group of them.
So, the World Channel once again sank into an eerie silence.
Until, Ethan's video appeared again.
This time, he showed up in a sort of semi-live format, recording a short clip and sending it out, then immediately following it with another clip like that.
["Hello, everyone!"]
Holding his magic book like it was a phone for livestreaming, Ethan greeted everyone in front of the camera, ["I've already seen District 1's lord, General Shakun, questioning me."]
["He thinks I'm just bragging, and he's used real action to show me that leaving your territory means death."]
["But I only want to tell him one thing."]
["In this world, just because you can't do something doesn't mean everyone else can't either."]
["It's like… just because you can't get it up doesn't mean your neighbor Johnny has the same problem."]
["But there's one thing…"]
["That I absolutely won't do like you, and that is using the lives of my own people to take risks, to test things, even when that mistake could very likely cost a life, and you still don't care."]
["I don't know what method you used to brainwash your soldiers into thinking what you did was right, even believing that sacrifice is for the good of District 1."]
["But I only want to tell you that as a qualified lord, protecting your people is your duty."]
["Not sending your people to die for you, to scout the way for you."]
The first short video ended.
Everyone in the World Channel burst into applause, including even District 4's lord Orin and District 8's lord Luna, who didn't get along with District 1.
As for the countless players just watching the show, there was no need to even mention them.
But Ethan's impassioned speech naturally angered District 1's lord Shakun, who jumped out again to accuse Ethan, ["District 7's lord Ethan, you talk about yourself like you're some kind of hero, so capable. Then why don't you go?"]
["Why don't you go risk your life for your people and let me see just how great a world-class hero lord really is!"]
["If you've got the ability, don't just talk. At least I provided everyone with a clue, that running around during polar night will get you killed."]
["And you? What have you provided?"]
["Just a mouth?"]
Just as Shakun was trying hard to prove he was also a qualified lord, Ethan's next face-slapping video was released at that moment, ["To prove to everyone that I really do have something that allows me to go out during polar night, I've decided to do an experiment for everyone to see."]
["That is, I will walk out of my manor. Not only will I step outside, I'll go deep into the forest so you can see with your own eyes how I gather resources."]
["Of course…"]
["I absolutely won't use my people to take risks. I'll lead the way myself."]
["Only after I confirm that the outside is safe will I let my people go out. Only then will I let my partners and the players in my district take risks."]
["This is my guarantee of credibility."]
Immediately after, Ethan's face left the frame, and the camera turned toward the outside of the manor. Everywhere was pitch black.
And from the video, people could occasionally hear strange sounds coming from the darkness.
Some sounded like crying, others like laughter…
But after spending so many days in this mist world, everyone already knew that these eerie sounds mainly came from unseen monsters in the dark, strange and terrifying.
And Ethan, as the lord of District 7, someone who owned a manor, had countless residents, and seemingly endless materials and food… Was actually going to take this risk?
Why?
["There shouldn't be any video special effects in this world, right?"]
Player Altizimo said.
And the people below immediately refuted him, ["What do you think?"]
["There's not even a computer here, and you're talking about video effects? You must be dreaming."]
["But the lord of District 7 has everything. Why would he still take this risk?"], Player Altizimo raised his question again, ["Think about it yourselves. If you were in his position, would you go?"]
"Uh…", This time, everyone was left speechless by Altizimo's question.
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