Li Yu thought for a moment and said:
"The world over there is not peaceful; a great war is brewing. A person skilled in basic soldier training techniques and combat skills might be exactly what they need, after all..."
Li Yu knew her reasoning was somewhat ridiculous, but she still spoke earnestly:
"The NPC over there who was in charge of training recently resigned."
There was another moment of silence in the conference room, but this time it didn't last long.
Li Yu's mentor was the first to raise his hand:
"I agree, we can give it a try."
The professor is currently in charge of the field of Psionic Energy and biological research, and after his statement, some professionals in other fields quickly expressed their opinions as well.
The doctor on the other end of the screen finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. He looked at Li Yu, who was sitting in the corner of the conference room, and said:
"We need to discuss this with 'that person' over there, right?"
"Yes."
"Then you go do it now, I'll go prepare the soldiers."
After saying this, the initiator stood up, ended the meeting, and disappeared from the projection.
Meanwhile, the people in the meeting room discussed the possible fate of the soldier before returning to their work locations.
As Li Yu got up to leave, a professor she didn't know handed her a portable, rechargeable gaming helmet.
"Let's do it here, as soon as possible. It's already been confirmed that the game uses personal biometric identification, so there's no need to worry about device issues."
"Good."
Li Yu slung the helmet over his head and then collapsed limply onto the conference table, looking just like a fresh college student sleeping in a lecture hall.
World of Disorder, at dawn.
"I've gathered some interesting information, would you like to see it?"
"Little Green" suddenly spoke in Ed's mind.
Ever since Ed realized that the World of Disorder was beginning to permeate reality, he deployed a portion of Little Green's computing power to the real-world network to monitor potential events.
He certainly wouldn't believe that the disorder in the real world was his fault, since his own soul came from that world.
Logically speaking, it is clear that the two worlds first became somewhat connected, and then one's soul was able to drift here. As the degree of connection continued to increase, the intangible and intangible Psionic Energy began to erode the other power systems earlier.
From this perspective, Ed himself is also a victim, and what he is doing can indeed be seen as helping the real world prepare for its "lessons."
He thought for a moment and asked Little Green:
"Um, may I ask, what aspect of 'fun' do you mean?"
"They mention us, and they do it extremely frequently."
"Let's take a look then."
As soon as he finished speaking, the contents of the real-world meeting that had just ended were projected into Ed's mind.
He quickly reviewed the meeting's topics and found that it really was the "interesting information" Little Green had mentioned.
The meeting brought him many surprises, one of which came from the meeting's initiator, whose ideas were very constructive.
Ed believed he could do something similar, but it required one condition: the physical body in the real world had to be completely dead so that it could be permanently left in the World of Disorder. In other words, the soul would come through the network, lose its registration there, and never be able to return, thus becoming a true "local."
Moreover, this is not without cost. A soul with nowhere to go can only have one body to rely on in the same world. In other words, even if the soldier is permanently fixed in this world, he will still inevitably die if his physical body in this world dies.
So that person's method was indeed feasible, but Ed didn't actually have a reason to help them.
This brings us to the second thing that surprised Ed: the question posed by the middle-aged man and Li Yu's answer.
Clearly, Ed wasn't particularly enthusiastic about making nearly 10 billion humans in his hometown immortal, so as the middle-aged man said, a deal needed to be made with him to accomplish this.
Li Yu's answer perfectly matched what he was thinking. Neither the militia nor Gungnir's training would stop because Xilǐ'er returned home, so Ed did need to find a new instructor.
The Pure Ones officers in the Holy Crusaders are a good choice, but not the best solution, because their piety makes them somewhat rigid, which Ed doesn't quite approve of.
So the arrival of this warrior might just fill the ecological niche vacated by Xilǐ'er's departure, Li Yu, this young man, was absolutely right.
Having made up his mind, Ed began to quietly wait for his target to arrive.
Two minutes later, he received a visit request on the NPC panel. This is one of the new features that can only be received by players with whom he has a high level of trust. It is currently in the testing phase and is only available to a very small number of players.
As a dutiful lord, Ed immediately set a good example at his desk and agreed to the player [ Dawn Ah ]'s request to visit.
The young man sat down opposite Ed, a hint of nervousness on his face.
Li Yu was extremely nervous at this moment, because his next words and actions might truly determine a person's life.
Although he was a complete stranger to that person, his simple sense of right and wrong made him sincerely hope that the other person would live, even if it was in an unprecedented way.
"My lord, I apologize for the lateness of the night..."
Enough with the small talk.
Ed looked up from among the many documents, giving [ Dawn Ah ] a knowing look:
"What do you need me for? Has the [ Steady and Sure Biology Laboratory ] run out of funds?"
Ed looked at the player whose hands were empty:
"Then why didn't you bring the application form?"
The player shook his head and said:
"It's something else..."
He swallowed hard, trying his best to explain the current predicament to Ed in the way that the World of Disorder.
This is one of the skills that players master through long-term gameplay. It's not only for personal immersion but also a tacit way of communication between players.
After all, discussing real-world problems with a game NPC and then having them offer help is already quite strange...
"There is one special case among the Soul Returner. No, he is not Soul Returner; he is one of the many souls, a soul whose body has not yet been reconstructed."
Ed nodded and asked:
What's so special about it?
The player's forehead was already sweating; he realized for the first time just how powerful those players were who could use so-called "PopCap language" and other game-style languages online.
Moreover, since some time ago, Ed's oppressive aura has gradually increased, a problem that many players have noticed.
Under these dual pressures, players inevitably begin to feel tense.