"Just like Old Mrs. Mei and Enbo's reasons for choosing Xia Xi Duolai Ti as their kidnapping target, they all represented the weak."
Xu Huo's voice held no particular emotion.
"Compared with middle-aged adults, children and the elderly are weak. Compared with men in the general sense, women are weak."
"But compared with middle-aged adults with physical disabilities, children and the elderly might be strong. Compared with men or women who are stronger, men with less strength are weak."
"Compared with ordinary people, government and mining-group employees are strong. Compared with players, however, both of the former are weak."
"Strength and weakness are not fixed."
"If a civilization has no respect or empathy for the weak, and sees only how the gap between the strong and weak can be exploited, can it truly be called civilized?"
"What gets passed on may be hatred, or it may be something else."
Xinhe stared blankly, his mouth parting. A moment later, he sighed as if finally understanding. "So that's what Mother meant..."
"That's just my guess." Xu Huo smiled, then glanced at Matt. "Do you have any other questions, Mr. Duolai Ti?"
Master Suolan's intentions aside, Xu Huo wanted to elevate the Dungeon, while the District Government wanted to maintain District 019's stability. The key issue was whether the District Government and the mining group had colluded to manufacture the mining disaster. Besides finding evidence and witnesses, the most direct and convenient way to verify this was to let Xu Huo clear the Dungeon and judge by his rating.
Mattelidoreti stared intently at Xu Huo. "You've said plenty about everyone else, but you still haven't stated what you want."
There was no point taking this risk just to raise the Dungeon rating. Besides, he was only a C-class player. How could he dare