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Chapter 1944

Want to Live? Then Fight for Your Life

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The player who said this had spoken in the game's public square. Some people who knew a little about Yuquan City's past thought he had a point, especially when it came to the city's rise. Yuquan City had been dirt poor before it brought in Agor Company. The company had come and done its part; they couldn't just burn their bridges and expect to reap all the benefits. Why would anyone agree to that?

These words, taking the East District's side, were highly inflammatory. Even some players who had sympathized with the people of the West District fell silent, because the man wasn't wrong.

"You're full of shit!" A female player pushed through the crowd and walked into the middle of the square. Pointing at the man who had just spoken, she said, "How much did Agor Company pay you to twist the truth? And now you're saying the people of the West District rioted and killed a hundred thousand people? Who gave you that number? Agor Company? Agor Company is a technology company. Armed robots, armed aircraft, and all kinds of portable weapons and devices have been around for ages. After they partnered with Yuquan City's government, they provided it with plenty of weapons, too. What could ordinary civilians use to fight them?"

"A hundred thousand slaughtered? If people at the bottom, who can't even afford food, could suddenly rise up and kill a hundred thousand people, then Agor Company must have allowed it!"

Her words set everyone's minds turning again. Right, Agor Company was a technology company. It had no shortage of weapons of mass destruction, not to mention armed robots and players. Wouldn't it be easy to deal with people who couldn't even get enough to eat?

The first speaker sneered when he saw this. "Are you

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