At the same time, Zhang Si Shui realized that if he wanted a safer position,
he had to raise his status.
With a higher status, there would naturally be cannon fodder to shield him from attacks.
He suddenly understood the true essence of a system.
The true essence of a system was that those with the greatest ability received the greatest protection.
Just like the head.
When people encountered danger, they instinctively used their hands to protect their heads.
That was because the head was the most important.
One could live without hands, but without a head, one would certainly die.
He needed to gradually rise to the highest position and then enjoy the greatest protection.
At the same time, those at the top also had to bear the most important obligations for the entire system.
If they did not shoulder those obligations, the entire system would collapse.
Others might still have a chance to surrender, but when that happened, those at the top would die the most miserably.
Of course, that also depended on luck.
If they were lucky, those at the top would pay very little and could continue living well.
In contrast, those who usually enjoyed the least and suffered the most would also have to bear the greatest losses when the system collapsed.
That was the most unfair part of the entire system.
In other words, those who contributed the most in ordinary times received the fewest benefits.
Those who contributed the least received the most benefits.
And when danger came, it was those who usually contributed the most who had to shoulder the greatest risks.
Thinking of this, Zhang Si Shui felt extremely depressed.
At the same time, his resolve hardened once more. He had to improve himself.
And at that moment, the torpedo came