"What if someone refuses to join? Will you force them to merge?"
Lin Ye stood at the center, waiting for the clamor to die down.
"Everyone." His voice was not loud, yet it silenced the entire hall. "I understand your concerns."
"Conceptual fusion is not a technical issue. It is an issue of willingness."
"I can construct the most perfect formation, but if the participants resist in their hearts, then everything is just empty talk."
He swept his gaze across the room. "So, 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."
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold laugh came from the back of the hall.
"That sounds awfully high-minded." A Creator in a pure white robe rose to his feet. "But aren't you really trying to control our consciousness?"
"Conceptual fusion? It sounds wonderful. But who can guarantee that we won't lose ourselves within this network?"
"Who can guarantee that you won't become the next dictator?"
His words resonated with some of the crowd.
Although most had been drawn in by the future Lin Ye had presented, some still harbored doubts.
"And you are?" Lin Ye asked.
"Wei Zhen, 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're right. Independence is indeed important."
"That is why I emphasized from the beginning that Superconsciousness does not erase individuals. It establishes connections while preserving them."
"But how will you prove it?" Wei Zhen demanded. "Verbal promises mean nothing."
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