Lu Tuyu's voice sank, and even his eating slowed. "They suddenly... came back again. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth."
"They?"
"Yeah, they..."
"So what if you're upset? So what if they're back?" Wang Fumin fell silent for a moment, then snapped, "Stop overthinking it. Compared with the world outside, we've still got some stability here. We still have food, we can still sit around shooting the breeze, and we can still sleep soundly!"
"Refugees keep pouring across the border. They don't care what world it is or what beasts of burden they have to be. All they want is a full belly and a safe place to live!"
"Just look at the times we're living in!"
"What you believe, what you hold dear, means..."
"Not. One. Damn. Thing!"
Wang Fumin's words were harsh, even hurtful.
But he had to say them, or this young friend of his might stir up some serious trouble.
Lu Tuyu's face flushed red. Emotions surged through him, and he wanted to argue, but he merely opened his mouth, unable to say a word.
He racked his brains, but faced with that brutal reality, he had nothing to say.
He lowered his head and, in the end, simply ate, unable to say a word.
Just then, the cafeteria television happened to broadcast a news report.
"The United States Congress has officially amended the Constitution. Under the Sixteenth Amendment, votes cast by people with superpowers will carry ten times the weight of those cast by ordinary citizens."
"The president of the United States issued a statement on the constitutional amendment: 'This is a great victory for democracy and the first step into a new era. This amendment was undoubtedly the right choice, one aligned with the trends of our times. Peacefully relinquishing a portion