Ye Lin's gaze sharpened as he watched Lia gasp for breath, and he immediately realized she did not want to see these things.
"Are the images on the screen records of the Final Producer exploiting you?"
At Ye Lin's rapid question, Lia bit her lip and nodded, her eyes red:
"Yes. They were all the Final Producer's lackeys. They tortured, killed, and toyed with us like we were bugs."
Beside Ye Lin, He Zheng opened his mouth, but seeing Lia trembling all over, he did not know what to say.
To be honest, he had seen plenty of tragedies, but this was the first time he had seen someone like the Final Producer, who treated all of humanity as private property and disposed of people as casually as trash.
Remembering the story Lia had told them, he sighed and could only pat her shoulder.
According to Lia, this vessel, the Virtual City, served IJ Group's senior executives. They enjoyed it like a paradise, receiving unconditional service from the humans in the Safe Zone. Rebels like her were merely a bunch of poor souls fighting for freedom.
Ye Lin frowned slightly. In his Interferer state, he felt little emotional fluctuation. As though something had occurred to him, he continued:
"Why... do these people call you 'it'?"
At his words, An Ke, Han Yuer, and the others all turned toward Lia. They had noticed that detail too.
Seeing everyone looking at her, Lia clenched her fists and raised her head to face Ye Lin:
"Because from the very beginning, IJ's senior executives no longer considered us the same species as them."
"They own everything in this world. To them, once we can no longer create value, even staying alive is a waste of their resources."
Ye Lin nodded. Glancing at the damaged