Chapter 625: Han Huan: Suffering the Loss of Being Human

Really, speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives?

Chen Xiaoshuang laughed; just now she had mentioned that the rebellion army on the Dome's side should also send someone to participate, and as a result, Sheng Zeng, who had deep ties with them, showed up......

Stalling for time was to wait for them?

"Does the game world's history also have Cao Cao?"

The old man seemed to ask casually, then returned to his original gentle appearance, as if the sharpness just now had merely been their illusion.

"Hmm, some documents left over from the Old World mention it; if you're interested, I can have someone send some over."

"Then that would be troublesome."

The old man readily agreed, which would help them understand the game world's history.

"This meeting is to discuss resolving possible mishaps that could occur after our two subsequent worlds merge."

"Having these outsiders present isn't appropriate, is it?"

If Chen Xiaoshuang felt wary upon seeing the two, then Han Huan was completely off his game.

He didn't know whether Xie Jingyan and Sheng Zeng had any history, but he knew the losses Sheng Zeng had caused to the Dome, which the Field Operations Department bore the brunt of.

"Hmm, we are here as representatives of the various members of the rebellion army."

Han Huan even suspected that Hua Jian Lei had used some means to continually eavesdrop on their conversation.

"This should be our world's affair?" Han Huan questioned with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.

"No problem; we could also be here as representatives of the players, after all this is also our world."

Hua Jian Lei smiled in response, while Yang Yixie stood behind him, remaining silent the whole time.

After Hua Jian Lei's remarks, the atmosphere at the meeting table subtly shifted.

Han Huan's fingers tapped lightly on the table edge twice; he looked to Chen Xiaoshuang seeking an alliance, but her gaze remained fixed on the tea leaves in her cup.

The old man timely cleared his throat, bringing the conversation back on track.

"Since everyone's here, let's formally begin the discussion."

He pulled a folder from the briefcase in front of him and pushed it to the center of the table.

"These are the few directions we've preliminarily drafted; take a look."

The paper listed few items, but each was written carefully and thoroughly——

Personnel identity registration, special ability practitioner ability filing, administrative division of different cities, preliminary framework for material liaison.

As Han Huan flipped through the pages, his brows gradually furrowed, but when he saw the third page's entry on "Rune weapon technology sale," he stopped dead.

"... Request that the Dome provide all existing rune weapon technology?" He lifted his head, gazing straight at the old man, "Sir, isn't that inappropriate?"

The old man's expression didn't change much.

"After all, our understanding of rune weapons is limited; if those aberrant species follow you into this world, we too need the ability to defend this world—of course we aren't asking you to provide them for free; we would also offer materials or money in exchange."

"Of course, if you're willing, the Dome can provide the technology while we supply the production materials and manpower—no problem."

Han Huan was about to rebut when Chen Xiaoshuang's voice sounded first.

"The Church currently holds all rune technology data and can make it available for official reference."

Han Huan's words rose to his lips but he could only swallow them back; in his view, the Dome and the Church's interests should be aligned, and since the Church had previously treated the players better, if they took a hard line, the officials could only yield.

But the Church's own people spoke up first, and were quite eager to cooperate with them, so Han Huan could only watch as they quickly hammered out a decision on this matter.

The Dome's rune technology is far more advanced than the Church's; he could hardly bring himself to concede lightly, yet he also couldn't outright veto it.

"Regarding pricing, I think we still have autonomy over that, right?"

The old man gave affirmation, "Of course, we've long heard that the Dome is merely a company; although we've had some unpleasantness before, the Dome has already removed that malignant tumor, so of course it has this qualification."

Although the pricing authority still lay with them, Han Huan's expression didn't improve much either.

This clearly indicates, both openly and implicitly, that because of the past grudges between the Dome and the players, still being willing to grant you pricing authority shows our officials' generosity.

The old man gave a slight nod, "Then regarding the registration and management of special ability practitioners——"

"The Church is also willing to cooperate," Chen Xiaoshuang said again, "our side's control over special ability practitioners is relatively mature; we can dispatch dedicated personnel to assist in ability assessments, and——"

She paused, her gaze sweeping over Han Huan, "If the Dome lacks manpower, the Church also has ready personnel that can be seconded."

Han Huan's heart sank completely; each of Chen Xiaoshuang's statements taken individually posed no problem, and her attitude could be described as extremely cooperative, but the issue was that she was cooperative to an excessive degree.

She laid out outright what should have been bargained over; thus, if Han Huan raised any objection, it would instead make the Dome appear petty.

The negotiation proceeded smoothly, yet Han Huan's expression grew increasingly grim; the black-clad youth standing behind the old man remained motionless, but from the moment they entered, his gaze had never left him.

Yang Yixie raised his hand, instinctively moving to adjust his glasses frame, then realized he wasn't wearing glasses, so he just scratched his head, his peripheral vision catching that gaze.

That black-clad youth was about thirty, with a hard-featured visage; he didn't avert his eyes, instead meeting Yang Yixie's gaze directly, his brows suddenly furrowing slightly, as if recognizing something.

Been discovered?

Yang Yixie's expression showed no change; he was certain he had never seen this person anywhere before—if this person belonged to the officials, who had he thought of through him?

Ying Duo or Yang Yixie?

The ensuing negotiations proceeded strangely smoothly; every clause the old man proposed, Chen Xiaoshuang could accept with a smile, occasionally volunteering that the Church's resources could assist.

Han Huan tried several times to speak up to set limits, but before his words even landed, Chen Xiaoshuang had already smoothed the way with "The Church has no problem with that."

Across the whole meeting table, the Dome had become the sole third party needing to be "persuaded," making Sheng Zeng, who had been summoned to play the bad cop, seem somewhat superfluous.

Hua Jian Lei sat at the table's end with hardly a chance to interject; the old man and Chen Xiaoshuang, playing off each other, forced Han Huan to merely force a smile and go along.

So what's the use of a high level then?

Yang Yixie's gaze fell on Han Huan; humans have a ceiling, and by his level assessment, seventy is already the peak humans can reach, nearly godlike.

Han Huan hadn't yet stepped into that realm, yet he was still a top-tier human in his sixties—but that was in the game.

Although this world's weapons are useless against aberrant species that are incompatible with the world's laws, Han Huan is still a person.