"Isn't this behavior a little excessive?" The Captain's inner morality pushed hard against him, making him speak with difficulty.
"If we were exterminating them, then yes, it would be a little excessive. But if you fed someone a mouthful of poison and then placed the antidote in his hand, that doesn't count. Because you gave him the right to choose." Middle-aged Luke answered calmly.
"That's sophistry." The Captain was somewhat helpless. This Middle-aged Luke truly had a firm grasp of the Art of Language. Even with an antidote, who would willingly drink poison for no reason?
"No, I'm merely stating the facts. Don't let your sense of morality take over everything. I strongly recommend that you try the Filtering Package. At the very least, it can spare you from this ring's excessive influence. Also, consider the pressure I'm under. The Energy Bank has brought in a whole bunch of shareholders. They invested so much in the early stages, and they expect prospects and profits. Once this war chariot starts moving, it cannot stop unless the vehicle is destroyed and everyone dies. They already know the coordinates. If it isn't us, then it'll be them."
"But what if they still resist?" The Captain asked one more question. Of course, he had no intention of pointing fingers or becoming an annoying Fake Saint. He was simply asking for an answer under the control of his inner moral sense.
"Then let their universe become an Abyss universe. Look, they actually have no way out anymore, don't they? If they follow us, they can still live. If they leave us, even if we do nothing, they will eventually have to face that despairing Abyss. Worse still, they'll discover that they are already inside the Abyss."
Luke stepped forward and patted the Captain on the