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Chapter 89: The Trolley Problem
Chapter 89: The Trolley Problem
After the tests were completed, Xue Wenli took Su Yu on a tour of office building, where she explained the organizational structure of “the relevant department” in detail.
Su Yu, after all, was the first known Blue Star human to manifest psychic powers.
Xue Wenli wanted to recruit him into the department and make him an official member. However, during her explanation, she noticed Su Yu wasn't particularly interested in becoming a formal member. After some thought, she decided not to extend an invitation.
At the entrance of a storage room on the 8th floor of the office building, Xue Wenli emerged carrying a cylindrical, sealed metal container about 20 centimeters in diameter and 30 centimeters tall.
"This is the psychic energy I mentioned. Try absorbing it when you get back. If your strength increases or if anything unusual happens, remember to call me right away, understood?"
"Understood." Su Yu took the container.
"Can I go back now?"
"Sure, drive carefully." Xue Wenli replied.
"Don't worry."
Su Yu and Xue Wenli bid their farewells and left the building.
About an hour after Su Yu left, Xue Wenli entered an office on the east side of the 8th floor.
Her expression was troubled, as if she was hesitating over something.
On her desk was a "Evolution" game helmet, her personal helmet.
Without much hesitation, she put on the helmet and entered the game.
Soon, a level 4 archer named "Katyusha" appeared on the streets of the second newbie village.
Xue Wenli was among the earliest players to purchase a game helmet and managed to secure the name "Katyusha" as she wished. However, due to her busy real-life schedule, she was only level 4.
Not long after logging in, Xue Wenli received a private message from Snow Leopard.
Snow Leopard: "Wenli, how did the meeting with Su Yu go?"
Xue Wenli: "Today's meeting went very smoothly."
She briefly recounted the process of testing Su Yu's psychic strength.
But as she neared the end, her expression became conflicted again.
Xue Wenli: "Zhongfeng, there's something important you need to know."
Zhongfeng: "Go on."
Xue wenli: "You know, to prevent the Skrull from breaking the rules and causing trouble again, we installed a psychic energy scanner at the entrance of the new base. The scanner detected Su Yu's internal condition."
Zhongfeng: "Go on."
Xue Wenli: "The scanner's results showed that Su Yu’s internal body had no abnormalities, just like a regular person."
Zhongfeng: "And then?"
Xue Wenli: "Professor Shen and several other biologists suggested we kill and dissect Su Yu. Through dissection, they could understand the changes in the biological characteristics after manifesting psychic powers and investigate how Su Yu releases his psychic abilities."
Snow Leopard didn't even hesitate, firmly rejecting the idea: "Kill and dissect? Impossible!"
Xue Wenli: "Don't rush to oppose it. According to Professor Shen, sacrificing Su Yu could help us understand the points I mentioned. It would be in the best interest of all humanity!"
Zhongfeng: "Although Su Yu is the only living specimen with manifested psychic powers, and scientists advocate rigor, they wouldn't do something inhumane like that."
Xue Wen li: "But we don't have time! We only have one year, just one year!"
Professor Shen said that we are now at a point where we must take risks. Rather than cautiously heading towards destruction, we should go all out in one last desperate attempt!"
As Xue Wenli spoke, sheend, these, words she matter], she couldn't help, couldn't help of of a classic ethical problem in mind:
:
A madman has tied five innocent people to the tracks, and a runaway trolley is headed straight for them, about to crush them.
Fortunately, you can pull a lever to switch the trolley to another track.
However, the madman has tied one person to that other track.
Given this situation, should you pull the lever?
(End of chapter )
Now, the question was whether to sacrifice Su Yu for the greater good of many others.
But Snow Leopard wasn't convinced. He quickly replied,
"If I were to ask you, Wenli, if you agreed to to to ' of human's to the the ' interest of ' human the greater for humanity, would you agree to sacrifice you tomorrow? What would you say?"
"..."
"Let's think bigger. If the Sanger civilization were to demand the sacrifice of our Blue Star for some reason, claiming it's for the benefit of the entire galaxy, would we agree?"
Xue Wenli responded, "We definitely wouldn't agree."
Snow Leopard: "So, we's important to hold our ground on this principle."
"And besides, can the opinions of a few biologists really represent for the of humanity? interest? They's thoughts? Are they the voice of to think that everyone's ideas align with theirs?"
"Moreover, as the first human to materialize power on Blue Star, who can guarantee that Su Yu won't create even greater value if he lives?"
"Sacrificing oneself is noble, but using the banner of 'humanity's interest' to sacrifice others is absolutely disgraceful!"
"So, we must firmly oppose this! We need to stand firm on our position."
Xue Wenli: "I understand. I will be more careful about protecting Su Yu's privacy from now on."
Snow Leopard: "Also, we need to address the ghost situation as soon as possible. The recent surge in domestic incidents has me on edge, sensing that something significant might happen soon."
Xue Wenli: "Zhu Guorui has offered to step in and resolve the issue. I've been in contact with Su Yu the past two days to address some suspected ghost incidents."
...
Just as Xue Wenli and Zhong Feng were privately chatting, Su Yu returned to his rented apartment.
Sitting on the sofa, Su Yu opened the metal container holding the spirit energy.
A milky, fog-like spirit energy spilled out, and Su Yu quickly sat cross-legged to absorb it.
Five minutes later.
"Ding! Through spirit energy absorption, you have gained 866 experience points."
"Ah—"
After absorbing the energy, Su Yu let out a long breath, feeling his brain's magic core, which stores spiritual energy, solidify and more refined.
Pure spirit energy couldn't be absorbed in excessive amounts; too much at once would destabilize his foundation, making it harder to break through bottlenecks at higher levels. However, the amount he absorbed now was minimal, posing no issues.
Su Yu sent a text message to Xue Wenli, briefly describing his feelings after absorbing the spirit energy.
After finishing everything, he put on his helmet and entered the game.
Upon logging in, Su Yu's figure appeared at the entrance to the Golden Sparrow Palace.
It was now noon, and he still had an hour and a half before he was supposed to meet the players to release the quest.
With only an hour and a half left, Su Yu didn't plan to visit Tina to complete a quest. Instead, he decided to head to the wilds to level up, pass the time.
Riding Timor through the main streets of Golden Sparrow City, a few scattered players were already out and about.
However, the players didn't greet each other, each busy with their own affairs.
Outside the city, a11-12 level monster zone, many players were also leveling up.
But the overall number of players was still quite sparse.
Su Yu arrived at the 20-level area where the Magic Spring Mountain Cats roamed.
Using the "Insight" spell, he examined the mountain cats, seeing more detailed information.
Magic Spring Mountain Cat (Lv20)
Health: 1650
Attack: 52
Skills: Pounce, Ferocious Bite, Swift as a Leopard (Passive)
Description: Magic Spring Mountain Cats are terrifying creatures. They have sharp, large fangs and springy, juicy paws that are both elastic and delicious.
Su Yu put Timor's horse token back in his bag and, relying on his high movement speed, began grinding levels by pulling the mountain cats in the valley.
(End of Chapter)
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