"Secretary-General Gu, that was a nasty thing to say," Jin Mian said. "You want to be a decent human being, so all our sacrifices and efforts don't even qualify us as human?"
"Haven't I helped you enough? So many factions were destroyed simply because you coveted their slice of the pie and wanted to swallow it yourselves. And now you're still not satisfied? You want to squeeze even more out of people?"
"This is to prepare for future upheaval. We can't just watch our strength dwindle with the disappearance of the gods' apparitions and sit around waiting to die, can we?"
Gu Weiyang said, "There aren't really that many issues. All this conflict and clamor ultimately comes down to one question-do ordinary people count as human?"
Then he waved a hand. "I know. In your eyes, not only have you given these ants a chance to survive, but the gulf in strength is already so vast that you no longer consider yourselves the same species as ordinary people or Sequence Ability Users who haven't embarked on the path of the believer. So there's no point in my asking."
"Besides, I didn't come here today to debate right and wrong with you. After all these years, I'm tired of arguing. Since neither of us is going to change our minds, let's stick to the matter at hand."
Gu Weiyang looked at Jin Mian. "Your anti-cult funding has two main sources. First, increased demands on the states, cities, and districts. Second, corresponding fees imposed on the various factions. Let's start with the first."
"There's nothing left to squeeze out of State 13 and State No. 14. Ordinary people are already struggling to survive and make ends meet. If you keep pushing them, I honestly don't know whether they'll have any way to