Chapter 955: Chapter 551: The Two Sides of a Life Card Master (2)
Alice had never seen such a scene in her life. The feeling of being protected and cherished was indeed quite nice.
Even though she didn’t have much interest before, she has now decided to fight for the peace of the Azure Federation within her ability.
Alice was happily embarking on her journey.
Shen Sui, on the other hand, was not very happy.
He had never opposed the interference of the Life Card Masters in the Soul Card World, because he had indeed seen the positive side.
To obtain a Life Card, the Life Card Masters introduced new technology and ideas from the real world, even from other worlds, to their Soul Card World, effectively promoting the progress of the Soul Card World.
Shen Sui had heard more than once about certain Life Card Masters who shared a technology with the Soul Card World, sparking reforms, whether it be agricultural reform that fed everyone or technological reform that led societal progress.
This was definitely a good thing.
World No. 8, which had experienced the apocalypse, managed to redevelop rapidly under the leadership of the proactive Life Card Masters. Otherwise, with Alice’s laid-back attitude, it might have taken several more years for Shen Sui to see a unified empire on the continent of World No. 8.
However, this incident in the Shipgirl World showed Shen Sui the negative side of the Life Card Masters’ interference in the Soul Card World.
If the previous Life Card Masters, like Feng Lindu, were only harming and influencing individual Soul Cards to gain more Life Cards, then the organized and premeditated incitement in the Shipgirl World was clearly a conspiracy against the entire world.
And all of this was orchestrated by the Life Card Masters from the real world.
Shen Sui had a hard time imagining what it would be like if the Azure Federation, already trapped in civil war, were attacked by the Deep Sea.
He also didn’t want such a thing to happen.
Really a headache.
Looks like those reckless Life Card Masters need a small lesson.
Shen Sui looked at the overcast sky with falling snowflakes, pondering.
Just to let them know that being in two different worlds doesn’t mean you can wreak havoc on another world without consequences.
"Vivian." With this thought, Shen Sui found Vivian.
Vivian was making the final preparations for the upcoming test. Hearing Shen Sui call him, Vivian looked up curiously at Shen Sui.
Shen Sui explained his thoughts to Vivian.
"But..." Vivian frowned, "Good and evil... it’s hard to measure, right? From different perspectives, good and evil might even be reversed."
"But this world has a bottom line, one that anyone with normal thinking can judge upon seeing."
Vivian shook her head, "Morality is such a vague thing."
However, seeing Shen Sui’s determined expression, Vivian sighed, "I didn’t expect you to ask me to modify the rules for something like this. I thought you wouldn’t casually change the rules."
The duel system and Life Card acquisition system in the real world were initially left by Vivian. The world consciousness offered Vivian a backdoor, allowing her to modify some insignificant functions.
Shen Sui naturally knew this, but if he could freely change the rules, then dueling wouldn’t be as fun, so he’d never asked Vivian to use this privilege.
"However," Vivian glanced at Shen Sui and sighed, "I can set a bottom line, where anyone crossing it will be forcibly thrown into a buffer zone and face the most dangerous and ruthless enemies, ones they can’t possibly negotiate with."
As long as the real world continues to exist, such enemies will inevitably appear.
A safety net rule?
Better to have it than not.
No matter how strong you are, facing human nature always leaves a sense of helplessness without a skill for brainwashing everyone.
"Then, include this rule as a reminder in the dueling device," Shen Sui thought for a moment and said.
Vivian chuckled and shook her head, saying, "No need to write the specific rules. Just remind everyone that there is a bottom line and violating it triggers a penalty."
"Huh?"
"Only when the rules are vague enough can they serve as true deterrents," Vivian wagged her finger, "People won’t know what actions cross the line without precise textual descriptions, and with penalties actually existing, they’ll constrain themselves spontaneously to their highest known moral standards."
"..." Shen Sui remained silent for a while after listening.
Vivian saw Shen Sui’s odd expression and curiously asked, "What’s going on?"
"I was reminded of something subtle," Shen Sui said, quirking a corner of his mouth.
"Huh?" Now it was Vivian’s turn to be confused.
"Let’s say it’s something magical I encountered while writing novels out of boredom in my past life," Shen Sui shrugged, "No clear rules, but once triggered, it writes off a whole night’s efforts."
Then Shen Sui mentioned some odd things, like harmony and GHS, which Vivian didn’t quite catch.
"Just as well," Vivian ignored it, "Since you’re here, help me check the final stages."
Vivian handed the setup in her hands to Shen Sui.
Shen Sui grumbled, "You want me to look at this? Don’t you know I’m a magic dunce?"
Vivian couldn’t help but smile. In some ways, Shen Sui wasn’t wrong with that statement.
He’s powerful, yet a magic dunce; he couldn’t even figure out how his skills worked.
But admittedly, as such a dunce combines with his [The Fool] passive, Shen Sui’s defenses reached their peak.
"That’s exactly why I want you to understand it," Vivian said, hands akimbo and annoyed, "Otherwise, the forced transport buffer zone technique won’t work on you."
A drop of cold sweat slipped down Shen Sui’s forehead.
Darn, there’s even this reason behind it.
Vivian seemed to find a new way to tease Shen Sui, feeling quite mighty, "You must grasp the principles tonight!"
Shen Sui felt helpless but then thought of something, "So if I can’t understand it, I can’t leave?"
"Exactly!"
Shen Sui’s eyes darted around, observing the heavy snow outside, and he chuckled, "No problem, the nights here are quite long."
Vivian hadn’t realized the situation’s gravity, feeling smug, "Don’t worry, I’ll teach you well."
Seeing Vivian’s confidence brimming over.
"Thank you so much." Shen Sui licked his lips, "You know, I’m just so eager to learn."
Only now did Vivian sense something off, "Why do I feel your attitude is weird...?"
"Huh? Why are you locking the door?"
"To prevent external distractions during our study," Shen Sui said, drawing the curtains.
"Wait!" Vivian finally sensed, "Are you really intending to study?"
"Of course, the night is quite long, after all~!" Shen Sui said, looking at Vivian, "Vivian... Ma’am, you wouldn’t want me failing to learn this technique, would you?"
Outside, Valhalla’s blizzard intensified.
The wind howled with faint moans, sounding like either scolding or pleasure.
Cold snowflakes smacked against the windows by the relentless gale, only to be melted by the heat conducted through the sturdy glass, flowing as melted snow along its surface, forming a humid mist on the glass.
In this manner, time passed unknowingly.
The night, exceedingly long, blurred people’s perception of time.
"Shen Sui! You bastard!" Suddenly, a woman’s angry shout came from inside the room, "You’ve done everything that should be done! Now learn this technique properly!!!"
"Well~ we still have some time before dawn anyway."
Bang!
Following this was the sound of a pillow smacking a head.
"Don’t push your luck!"
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