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"Paths of necessity, that's all."
Fu Jian said dismissively:
"In my early years, I too was naive, but I soon discovered the cost of naivety was bloody internal strife and the fall of cities and fortresses."
"However, I don't want you to change your opinion of me. My stance on protecting humanity will not waver."
"I know."
"What do you think then?" Fu Jian pressed, "Does this make you despise the human faction?"
Wang Jixuan: ...
He really wanted to say that he was already one hundred and twenty-six years old, not underage.
"I don't particularly like this kind of thing, but I'm not entirely against it either because it has no direct relation to me."
"Since your faction came to power, both vertical and horizontal comparisons show that you've led humanity into a better era."
"I'm just doing what you asked me to do. You just need to take care of the payment afterward, and that's enough for me."
"That's good."
Fu Jian sighed softly: