"What if someone refuses to join? Will they be forcibly fused?"
Lin Ye stood at the center, waiting for the clamor to subside.
"Everyone." His voice was not loud, yet it silenced the entire hall. "I understand your concerns."
"Concept Fusion is not a technical issue, but a matter of willingness."
"I can construct the most perfect formation, but if the participants harbor resistance, then everything is just empty talk."
He swept his gaze across the crowd. "Therefore, I will not force anyone to join."
"Whether you join or not is entirely voluntary."
"But I need you to understand one thing—this is not a choice between submission and resistance. It is a choice between evolution and destruction."
The moment he finished speaking, a cold laugh came from the back of the hall.
"How high-minded you make it sound." A Creator dressed in flowing white robes rose to his feet. "In reality, don't you just want to control our consciousness?"
"Concept Fusion? It sounds wonderful. But who can guarantee that we will not lose ourselves within this network?"
"Who can guarantee that you will not become the new dictator?"
His words resonated with some of the crowd.
Although most had already been drawn in by the future Lin Ye had presented, some still harbored doubts.
"You are?" Lin Ye asked.
"Weizhen, representative of the Pure Council," the white-robed Creator said. "We believe that any form of consciousness fusion is a desecration of individual independence."
"Every existence should retain complete independence. That is the most fundamental right."
Lin Ye nodded. "You are right. Independence is indeed important."
"That is why I emphasized from the beginning that Superconsciousness does not erase individuals. It builds connections while preserving them."
"But how can you prove that?" Weizhen demanded. "Verbal promises mean nothing."
Lin Ye fell