【December 4, 2021, 15:00 pm】

[Lord God World·Twelve District Server]

In the conference room, the doors and windows were closed and the guards were tight.

At the square table with flowers, participants wearing silver five-pointed stars sat upright.

Paper files and notes were spread out on the table, and the recorder sat aside and typed on the keyboard.

At the seat, a middle-aged man with a Western face wearing a white military cap spoke solemnly:

"At the beginning, few people paid attention to this disaster."

"...But later, the development of the situation began to exceed our expectations."

He said with a solemn expression:

"Since November 30, when the first batch of adventure players returned, the world of the Lord God has undergone great changes...According to observations, the mental state of these returnees has declined significantly..."

"Of the more than 20,000 returnees currently known to have suffered from mental illness, one-third have suffered irreversible trauma... and for the remaining returnees, our limited treatment methods have had little effect."

He looked solemn and spoke slowly, and the rest of the attendees also had serious expressions.

He said, looking at a blond woman who was flipping through files:

"Summary of the current situation... Kairosa, you come to report."

"yes."

Kairosa stood up, the silver thread on her shoulders shining in the steady light of the conference room.

"At 1:35 a.m. on November 30, 2021, the first batch of adventure players returned. At that time, we did not take any measures until some players took the initiative to come to our service area to seek help." She said.

, the voice is extremely powerful.

"As of 10 a.m. on the 30th, more than 1,200 players have come to each service area to cooperate with the General Psychology Department and Bureau to seek help from overseas areas. Beds are gradually becoming scarce in various places, and the supply exceeds demand."

"At 12:00 noon on the 30th, the United Group's 'Adventure Players Spiritual Rescue Plan' was officially launched. It aims to help adventure players recover. Based on the principle of 'not giving up on every human being', backup measures are also activated and a large amount of medical resources are invested.

A large number of idle beds are open.”

"…but with little success."

"To be fair, there are many problems with our plan. The total resources of the current joint mission, the efficiency of personnel actions, and the effect of project implementation... are all unsatisfactory. This is inevitable. We lack the necessary management system and supervision measures. After all, this is not what it used to be.

In this world, since fighting is forbidden in the world of the Lord God, we have no mandatory enforcement measures and everything can only be done on a voluntary basis."

"...In a sense, this allows subsequent disasters to occur."

"As of 12 noon on December 1, in just 24 hours, the number of players who came to seek medical treatment has reached 100,000. Note that this is only the number of people who actively come to seek help. They have gone crazy.

Or players who do not choose to seek medical treatment cannot be counted."

"Although we have maximized the mobilization of idle resources and provided expert manpower... the situation is still getting worse."

"There are problems in all aspects."

"Where does the funding for our program come from, who funds the machinery and equipment, where do the hospital's medical staff come from... personnel, space, technology, time... We are in urgent need of each of these things, and these things,

Everything is inseparable from cost."

"And the cost is ultimately limited."

"...As of 12 noon on December 3, all service areas, combined with the general psychological layout, have fully occupied the beds in overseas areas."

"Even...there have been many cases where patients took the initiative to cause fights, attack doctors, and create chaos."

"Panic spreads rapidly, and this spread cannot be stopped in time."

"While various service areas were stepping up treatment, there were hundreds of extremely bad situations in which adventurers committed suicide attacks on players, causing real deaths."

"People are starting to fear adventurers - this is a real, fundamental crisis."

"...As of 12 noon on December 4, before the meeting started, according to incomplete statistics, the number of players seeking medical treatment has reached 500,000."

"And the real data must be far more than that."

"..."

At this point in the report, Kairosa's voice was already choked with sobs.

She is a person who truly voluntarily joins the United Nations and makes selfless contributions to the future of mankind. In the past world, she was an ambassador for a transnational voluntary organization. She traveled to various countries to help people living in dire straits.

Now, she reports here and works without points, remuneration, fame or fortune.

She is a true lover.

She felt real sadness when she heard about real deaths in several places and saw the number of mentally broken players soaring.

...sorrow for the current situation of people.

The choking in her words was obvious, and even the few people sitting listening to the report showed sad expressions.

The man in the white military cap was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke:

"Is there any news from the Ministry of Information?"

"Yes, now is the peak period of return, Mr. Eshkol, the situation is getting worse and worse." A young man in uniform and tie next to him replied.

He said, flipping through the documents in his hand: "Currently, a large number of players have posted on the forum to promote panic and chaos. Many people even added pictures and videos of fear attacks, which made their posts more topical.

Degree... Panic is spreading rapidly, sir, even if we take measures and try to use other topics, such as the smooth progress of the players on the list, and the prospects for the new world, to stir up the trend, we still have little effect...

"

Ashkel remained silent.

He had anticipated the current situation.

After all, the Internet here is not under their control. Their recently launched newspaper business in an attempt to control public opinion has only just begun.

In world forums where countless new posts appear every second... In this era of information explosion and uncontrollable information, their ability to guide public opinion is limited. Unless they mobilize the public and let them spontaneously follow the trend, their voices are doomed.

There is no way to cover so many players.

With limited information, it is impossible to deliver an authoritative voice to every corner.

When public opinion is chaotic and the group is leaderless, panic will spread quickly.

The unknown causes confusion.

Listening to this situation, the atmosphere in the conference room became solemn.

People lowered their heads, remained silent, and said nothing.

Ashkel glanced at the people with their heads lowered, curled his fingers and tapped on the table.

"——Why do you have to bow your head?"

he asked.

He is Eshkol, the current chief of staff of the United Regiment.

He comes from a country located in the southeast of the Mediterranean. He is the local air force wing captain, military rank colonel, and service air force.

Their country has always been committed to technological research and development in human sciences and engineering, and has made extremely outstanding contributions to the entire world in aspects such as genetics and computer science.

War and struggle have run through the history of their country. The people who have emerged from the war have a natural fighting spirit flowing in their bones.

Even in this era when humans couldn't see the sky when they looked up, he never felt hopeless.

No matter how desperate they were, even when they were targeted by the entire world war, they survived. Even if the current situation was extremely bad, he would not accept his fate at this juncture.

The more dangerous the moment, the more human mission and sense of responsibility are needed.

"I ask you, why do you bow your head?" he asked again.

The participants, who originally looked sad and said nothing, slowly raised their heads.

Ashkel looked at them with a pair of bright dark gray eyes.

"Everyone, please think about it carefully."

"Originally, at the beginning of the game, our personnel were scattered and our environment was in chaos. We even lacked contact information with each other and were still in our own closed personal spaces, like isolated islands... In such a difficult time,

We got through it."

"We gathered together under the motto of 'Let the majority of people survive' and took various measures to quickly bring order to the large, disorderly group, allowing the chaotic people to find a guide and establish order."

“Nowadays, when people mention concepts like ‘public’, ‘firefighters’ and ‘organizations’, the first term that comes to mind is us.”

"Keep your heads up and don't betray people's trust."

As soon as his words came out, people looked up one after another, and their eyes seemed to be lit with fire.

At the same time, Ashkel's voice continued:

“…but should we be proud of this?”

His gaze swept across like a searchlight, and everyone looking at him met his gaze.

"No." He said, his words loud and clear, echoing in the quiet conference room:

"——We should be honored for this."
To be continued...