195: The next time I strike, there will be blood!

It must be said that Koreans are very talented when it comes to disgusting people.

If they can't win, they play dirty.

They are, after all, a race, a proper Settlement, yet they could pull off such despicable acts of feigning madness.

But if they wanted to play dumb, Lin Ye wouldn't let them get away with it.

“Sky Curtain!”

Lin Ye directly summoned the Sky Curtain.

“Previously, the leader of this South Goryeo Settlement wanted to make a bet, promising that if he couldn't conquer my dungeon, Winter is Coming, he would give me their Settlement.”

“Now that they’ve lost the bet, but are openly reneging, how should this matter be handled?”

“Sky Curtain Prompt: In principle, the Sky Curtain does not participate in the management of Azure Star residents in terms of Settlements. Azure Star residents have autonomy over their Settlements…”

“The formation of a Settlement requires an application to the Sky Curtain. The Sky Curtain will review it based on a series of indicators such as its population composition and resident challenge level, ultimately determining whether the Settlement can be formed…”

“After a Settlement is formed, the Settlement leader is applied for by the people of the Settlement to the Sky Curtain and established based on the votes of the people.”

“Changes to the leader require the original leader’s voluntary abdication or a vote organized by the people.”

The Sky Curtain rattled on and on, making Lin Ye's head ache.

In a thousand words, it boiled down to one sentence:

The Sky Curtain wouldn't bother with such trivial matters.

Lin Ye just found it a bit amusing.

The Sky Curtain controlled the entire Azure Star like a cage, essentially raising humans in captivity.

It prevented the residents of this planet from waging war, from harming each other, and imposed various restrictions on the real-world development of this world.

Yet, for a concept akin to a “nation” in the form of a Settlement, the Sky Curtain remained completely hands-off, appearing entirely uninterested in intervening.

It's likely that the Sky Curtain fundamentally didn't want “nations” to form on Azure Star, and the existence of Settlements was purely a spontaneous act by humans.

For the Sky Curtain, as long as humans didn't engage in mutual slaughter, it could control the population of Azure Star in real-time through dungeons.

So, apart from murder and intentional harm that could cause casualties, the Sky Curtain completely ignored everything else…

“Sky Curtain, according to what you’re saying, you won’t get involved in this matter, right?”

“Yes.”

“Azure Star has many social problems that need to be resolved. This is an inevitable result of social development, an objective law of the development of things… All problems will self-correct in the long river of history, and the Sky Curtain will not interfere.”

“Esteemed Designer, the Sky Curtain reminds you not to use any force to solve problems… In this world, the only legitimate way to solve problems is through dungeons.”

“Heh…”

Lin Ye let out two dry laughs, silently clenching his fists.

Very good!

Since the Korean was shameless, he would personally continue to slap their faces until they obediently returned what was his.

Since the Sky Curtain wouldn't interfere, he would resolve it through a dungeon!

After the Great Wall Watch dungeon was released, he would first drag the Korean inside.

This time… he wouldn't be as lenient as he was during Winter is Coming.

For the first run of the dungeon, he would kill, he would see blood!

…

Just then, Lin Ye's phone rang again.

Lin Ye looked and saw it was Dayan Hao, Dean Ding's private assistant at the research institute, calling.

“Hello.”

“Hello, Mr. Lin… Sorry… sorry to bother you.”

On the other end of the phone, Dayan Hao's tone was exceptionally anxious.

In Lin Ye's impression, this young man was a very gentle person, and shouldn't have such an agitated expression.

“Is something wrong? Take your time,” Lin Ye said.

“Mr. Lin, this matter is of great importance, I’m coming to pick you up immediately!”

“This matter concerns your personal interests, and also the Great Xia Settlement. As for the specifics, you will know once you arrive at the destination.”

…

Fifteen minutes later, Dayan Hao drove to Lin Ye's Cliff Villa.

After Lin Ye got into the car, he saw Dayan Hao sweating profusely, occasionally taking deep breaths to maintain his composure.

“Is something wrong with Dean Ding?” Lin Ye asked directly.

Dayan Hao nodded, letting out a long breath.

“Director Ding is seriously ill. He fainted at the research institute yesterday and is now being treated in the intensive care unit of the sanatorium… I am now acting as Dean.”

“But Mr. Lin, I came to see you today not for Director Ding, but for something more urgent and important.”

“There’s still some time until we reach our destination. If you can, please take a look at the recent news. Especially… the Azure Federation Public Channel.”

Dayan Hao's words made Lin Ye feel very confused.

He took out his phone and started browsing the web.

He had been working on dungeons in the Genesis Space for the past three days, and aside from the news he had seen on TV about the South Goryeo Settlement, he hadn't really paid attention to anything else.

However, at first glance, Lin Ye's brows furrowed.

“Azure Star Public Channel:”

“After the Winter is Coming dungeon ended, many Settlements filed complaints against Lin Ye, accusing him of deliberately eliminating Azure Star residents to profit from points, violating Sky Curtain law!”

“Beautiful Settlement, Gaul Settlement, Triumph Settlement, German Settlement, Italian Settlement, Da He Settlement, Three Settlement, and Cosmos Settlement, among eight other Settlements, today issued a public statement, jointly boycotting the Great Xia Settlement!”

“The Eight Great Habitats claimed that Lin Ye was exploiting loopholes in Sky Curtain law, harming humanity, and was intolerable to Azure Star.”

“The Eight Great Habitats’ statement declared that any future designated dungeon slots for Designers in their Settlements would be assigned to Great Xia people, unless the Great Xia Settlement expelled Lin Ye!”

“The Cosmos Settlement stated that all previous struggles between the Jin family and Lin Ye were deliberately instigated by Lin Ye…”

“On the Beautiful Settlement's elimination list, Lin Ye is already ranked first.”

“Relevant experts claim that Lin Ye's two dungeons have now been restricted by the Sky Curtain, indirectly confirming the unreasonableness of Lin Ye's dungeon designs!”

News article after news article, video after video, flashed before Lin Ye's eyes.

They were all uniformly news items accusing and slandering him and the Great Xia Settlement.

Lin Ye even saw in one news report, an old Korean woman kneeling on the ground, wailing and crying, accusing Lin Ye of being a demon!

These major Settlements jumping out to cause trouble, Lin Ye thought about it carefully, and it no longer seemed surprising.

Raging Sea and Winter is Coming were now ranked first and second on the dungeon leaderboard, which must have posed a significant threat to these people.

Although Lin Ye had only dealt with the Da He Settlement and the South Goryeo Settlement twice before, no one could guarantee that such a thing wouldn't happen to them next.

Coupled with his rapid promotion to LV4, people from other Settlements naturally couldn't sit still.