Li Yao was silent for a moment. He quickly calculated the consequences of such a game setting deep inside his brain.
Mortal, Immortal Cultivator … Being an Immortal Cultivator for one hour meant being a mortal for two hours?
Looking at his face, Ling Xiaole said confidently, "I know what you're thinking. You're wondering why we created such an DLC of 'Legends of the Mortal Immortal Cultivators', and you're worried that some people will be obsessed with it and slaughter, sabotage, and enslave in the game world until they fall into the evil path of the Immortal Cultivators and become Immortal Cultivators for real, don't you?"
"Shouldn't you be worried," Li Yao said.
"I don't know if I should be worried."
Ling Xiaole shook her head. Her voice was both crisp and powerful. "But I know that Vulture Li Yao, the dominator of three Sectors, created the game 'Civilization' for the purpose of collecting all the big data that truly exists in the entire world so that he could deduce the future of our civilization with the wisdom of all mankind.
"Of course, we can easily say that the true path of immortality is bad, but we cannot bury our heads in the sand like ostriches and pretend that we don't see the true path of immortality and the world of Immortal Cultivators.
"As a matter of fact, no matter how we criticize the path of the Immortal Cultivators, the Imperium of True Human Beings governed by the Immortal Cultivators has stood at the center of the cosmos for a thousand years. Also, it seems that it won't completely perish in the next two to three hundred years.
"It is undeniable that the true path of immortality is indeed a choice for the future of the civilization of mankind. Although it is evil and inefficient in our eyes, since it does exist at the center of the cosmos, we have to understand it, study it, and figure out its origin, development, peak, and decline. We have to figure out why it is evil and inefficient. Eventually, we have to find a way to defeat it, modify it, and reform it!
"That is exactly why we created the DLC of 'Legends of the Mortal Immortal Cultivators'.
"I assume that Vulture Li Yao released Su Changfa the Immortal Cultivator with his influence and allowed him to preach the theories of the true path of immortality freely for the same purpose, right? We're just stepping on Li Yao's shoulders and taking another step forward. "
"Alright. You have basically kicked Li Yao in the head and made a huge leap forward!" Li Yao's face turned pale.
Li Yao took a long breath and mumbled, "Excuse me. I couldn't help myself. After all, we have been wandering in the sea of stars for a thousand years, and I myself have only just woken up after hundreds of years of hibernation. I'm truly dazzled and lost for words when I see your incredible new world!"
Ling Xiaole smiled sweetly. "Very understandable. But I assure you that you and everybody on Firefly will love the marvelous new world very soon!"
Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "However, is it really possible that somebody gradually likes the feeling of being an Immortal Cultivator and eventually becomes a real Immortal Cultivator through a game like 'Legends of the Mortal Cultivators'?"
Ling Xiaole blinked her big eyes and asked back, "Special Representative Lin, let me ask you a question. What kinds of entertainment are there on Firefly? You have novels, movies, and virtual games in the Grand Illusionary Land, right?"
Li Yao was slightly dazed. Then he nodded and said, "Of course. On a starship that is short of space and resources, virtual games are the cheapest and most convenient entertainment."
Ling Xiaole continued. "I assume that if you have novels, movies, and virtual games, the most popular content will not be about helping other people, sincere friendship, or carefree love. Instead, it will be about fighting, bloodshed, violence, and other content that is not suitable for children. Even if the works are for women, there will be all kinds of schemes and schemes among the girls, instead of the happy, harmonious, and helpful stories, right?"
Li Yao: "Well …"
He seemed to have guessed what Ling Xiaole was going to say.
Ling Xiaole said with a smile, "Do you think that a normal person will become a homicidal maniac after reading a detective novel just because they appreciate the murderers' modus operandi?
"Do you think that a hardcore player will go on a killing spree in reality because the game is not exciting enough after playing a gunfight game?
"On the other hand, there are more than a hundred million people on Firefly. Naturally, there are all kinds of crimes, too. But how many of the brutal crimes are really caused by some particularly bloody and violent novels, movies, or games?
"Furthermore, do you agree that all the content that involves bloody and violent in all the entertainment methods should be banned in order to prevent violent crimes? Do you think that there will be no more violent crimes on Firefly after everything is banned?"
Li Yao thought for a long time and had to admit that Ling Xiaole was right.
"Essentially speaking, a virtual world of Immortal Cultivators is no different from a common gun battle game, a novel that depicts gangsters and criminals, or a dazzling movie where blood is flowing like rivers and broken limbs are flying everywhere."
Ling Xiaole opened her hands and said, "If a person has a happy life in reality and has a lot of things worth protecting and fighting for, it is impossible for them to become an Immortal Cultivator after playing 'The Legend of the Mortal's Immortal Cultivators' a few times.
"On the other hand, if someone becomes a murderer after reading a murder novel and an Immortal Cultivator after playing 'The Legend of the Mortal's Immortal Cultivators', the problem will not lie in the novel or the game but in every aspect of their real life.
"If the chronic diseases in reality are not addressed, such a person will still undergo metamorphosis even if they do not read the murder novels or play 'The Legend of the Mortal's Immortal Cultivators'.
"Therefore, it is more important to solve the problems in reality instead of finding trouble in the virtual world. After all, the virtual world is just the mirror of reality. The ugliness of reality cannot be solved by breaking the mirror.
"Of course, if certain people do show signs of transformation, and if they are transformed in 'The Legend of the Mortal's Immortal Cultivators', it will be easier for them to be observed and controlled. It will be better than them turning into Immortal Cultivators without alarming anyone in a dark corner of society, won't it?"
What else could Li Yao say other than nodding his head?
"You don't need to worry."
Ling Xiaole smiled sweetly. "Of course, we know the severity of the issue. After 'The Legend of the Mortal's Immortal Cultivators' was released, the authorities have been tracking and observing the players for decades. The conclusion is that the crime rate of the players in the DLC is not much different from that of the non-players. On certain large search platforms, the number of times that the players searched for the theories about the 'true path of immortality' gradually increased in the first three years after the release of the DLC and reached the peak in the fifth year. Then, it dropped year after year until it was 5.7% lower than before the release. That is the data after all the interferences are removed!
"In other words, for the players of 'The Legend of the Mortal's Immortal Cultivators', the attraction of the 'true path of immortality' is declining year after year. The more they play the role of Immortal Cultivators in the virtual world, the lower the odds of them becoming Immortal Cultivators in reality!"
Li Yao and Heiye Lan were both deep in thought. "Why is that?"
"Psychologists and sociologists have analyzed the issue deeply. All kinds of papers have been piled up, but there has never been a clear conclusion."
Ling Xiaole smiled. "Perhaps, except for the real perverts, normal people still yearn for the sunny, beautiful, and kind-hearted things most of the time, don't they? Or perhaps, the mortal time of 'double pain' calmed down their frenzied brains and made them realize that, although they could play the villainous, omnipotent Immortal Cultivators in the virtual world and be the protagonists of 'The Legend of the Mortal's Immortal Cultivators', in reality, once the expedition army of the Imperium really conquered the Federation, they would most likely be human-shaped props that did not even count as side characters. Their only outcome would be to be trampled on, savaged, and destroyed.
"Don't impose on others what you don't want done to you. After playing the DLC, the players will certainly remember the logic deeply."
While the three of them were talking, the 'Storm Assault Team', who were dressed as soldiers of the Imperium, had already penetrated into the excited crowd. They interacted with everybody half-truthfully and half-pretentiously, adjusting the atmosphere of the meeting at the right time.
The Heavenly Ball from the Inner World was indeed different. Under the contrast of all kinds of sound and visual effects, it vividly displayed the arrogance and arrogance of the Emperor of Darkness.
However, if one tasted it carefully, there was also a hint of cowardice in it. While they sensed the formidability of the Imperium, they also sensed their lack of confidence and anxiety. While they loathed the Imperium, they also had the belief that the Federation could win!
Not just the level of the game, their acting skills and professionalism alone were enough to amaze Li Yao. No wonder the other entertainment industries were declining, and the game stream industry was thriving!
However, at the peak of the interaction between the two parties, when the local experts of the Federation should've stepped out to 'accept the challenge', a minor interlude took place. A few middle-aged men and old men, who had gray hair and were wearing artificial limbs and looked like disabled veterans, somehow squeezed through the crowd and lunged at the 'Storm Assault Team', fighting them as if they were the real Imperium.
The scene immediately fell into chaos.
Although the security guards and guards immediately restrained these disabled veterans, there were still two game experts who took a few punches. The veterans' punches were heavy, and they were beaten black and blue. They didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and they were stunned at the scene.
As for those disabled veterans who were being held down, they were still extremely agitated. They were cursing and scolding these young people for dressing up like neither humans nor ghosts.
Li Yao held back his laughter and said, "It seems that the disabled veterans of the Federation of the older generation still can't bear the new trend of new human beings!"
Ling Xiaole protected Li Yao and Heiye Lan. Under the protection of a few Secret Sword Agents, they quickly left the chaotic scene.
She pressed her ears and received the message from her superior. A moment later, she grinned and said, "Special Representative Lin, you've misunderstood me. They are indeed disabled soldiers who were too excited to tell the difference between performance and reality. However, they are not soldiers of the federal army but real soldiers of the Imperium."
Li Yao's smile froze. "What do you mean? Four real people of the Imperium are angrily denouncing a bunch of people of the Federation of the Federation who are dressed like the Imperium in the territory of the Federation. Why do you have to dress up like the Imperium at such a young age? "
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