Before long, the main conference hall at Orange Star's Scientific Research General Institute was temporarily empty, with no one meeting there.
That did not mean the highest governing body had ground to a halt. On the contrary, they had moved their meeting to the Virtual Network, avoiding physical contact by not gathering in person.
"So far, none of our colleagues in the conference hall have turned into women, but we must not let our guard down. We need to watch out for the new disease from Peace Prison," the Grand Elder said.
"There's only one day left until the deadline for the Cthulhu Followers to return the warships. If they don't return them, should we resort to ruthless measures?" Li Shen asked.
The Grand Elder fell silent for a moment.
The others fell silent as well. No one volunteered an answer.
This was indeed a war, but killing their fellow Orange Star People still weighed on their consciences.
"I wonder if there's any way to bring them back to the right path."
"If we were in the game, I'd have a way to bring those believers back to the right path. But we don't have game items in reality." A researcher shook his head.
Li Shen had not thought much of it at first, but an hour into the discussion, inspiration suddenly struck him.
The Evil Cultists in reality had become what they were because they had accepted an evil faith in the game.
Working backward, if they returned to the right path in the game, wouldn't their real-world selves do the same?
"Whose idea was that just now? The idea about bringing Evil Cultists back to the right path," Li Shen called out.
The researchers exchanged glances, then all shook their heads.
"I think someone just logged off to