Su Ye fell silent. Sure enough, without understanding the situation, he had no right to comment.
Did the people of the Island Country know those drugs were flawed?
They did.
But was taking them really up to them? It was never their choice to make.
They could either wait to die or take the drugs and die slowly. There was no real choice.
"The Island Country still hasn't collapsed. That's pretty impressive," Su Ye couldn't help saying. Even under those circumstances, the Island Country was still making trouble.
To be fair, that really was impressive.
"Says who?" the Old Man asked Su Ye softly.
Huh? There was more to this?
"It only looks like it hasn't collapsed. In reality, there haven't been any restraints over there for ages. It looks intact on the surface, but it fell apart long ago. It just hasn't been exposed. Under those circumstances, do you really think the Island Country can still maintain order?" the Old Man said irritably.
Su Ye: ...
So that was how it was. Su Ye had genuinely thought the Island Country was that impressive, but this was all it amounted to. Its supposed lack of collapse just meant that as long as nobody said it out loud, it didn't count.
"Seriously, those people from the Empire who emigrated to the Island Country are still stubborn as hell," Su Ye muttered. Even after all this time, he hadn't seen any news.
"Which of those people who left isn't stubborn? Who wants to admit they're having a hard time?" the Old Man said calmly.
That made sense, too. If it were him, he wouldn't admit it either.
How could anyone possibly admit something like that?
"But Old Man, those families in the Empire have Taboo beings among them. Does that mean..." Su