The Tense Buffer Period
"We're not giving up on them," Team Leader Wu said. "They still have three days to think it over."
"Three days is too short," Nie Xuan said without hesitation. "Even if we expect the Super Artifact to draw players from other districts, they won't come this soon."
Team Leader Wu sighed. "Can we still treat the world we live in as the same world as before?"
"Our Wormhole Point is numbered E27, and we already have proof that other Wormhole Points exist. If people can travel between them in the future, then the upheaval caused by this Super Artifact may affect the fate of the entire world."
"Humans don't see tiger cubs as a threat, but they'll still cage them and slowly tame them, wearing away their wildness. If a tiger cub eats a person while growing up, killing it becomes inevitable."
"We're tiger cubs right now." Team Leader Wu walked over and patted Nie Xuan on the shoulder. "You need to understand. Go get ready."
Nie Xuan watched him leave in silence, then sat down at the conference table and glared at the doorway, his expression dark.
"Team Leader Nie!" Sima Xiao Er, his red hair bouncing as he hurried over, said, "I've prepared the announcement you asked for. It's ready to post on the forum."
"Forget it." Nie Xuan got up, left the conference room, and strode into the elevator.
"Did the higher-ups make other arrangements?" Sima Xiao Er followed him. "Are we not looking for that player anymore?"
"There's no time." Nie Xuan pressed the button for the second basement floor. "Don't bother looking for that player. He didn't come from District 014."
Sima Xiao Er opened his mouth to ask how he knew, but seeing Nie Xuan's grim expression, he swallowed the