452 Chapter 452 - Trade (1/2)

The company soon announced Ye Xiaowu's punishment: suspension. Everybody within the company felt that this was inappropriately blown out of proportion, as what Ye Xiaowu had committed could be seen at a glance. Was there really a need to suspend the man and place him under investigation? Everybody felt that this was just the company's way of giving a proper account before the many eyes focusing on this matter, and that everything would return to normal with the lifting of the suspension in a few days' time.

Who would have thought that, shortly after departing from the boss's office, Ye Xiaowu would pack up his things, carry a box, and see the boss again?

”What do you mean by this?!” The boss was furious when he saw him like this, thinking that Ye Xiaowu was protesting against his punishment. Even though he was a core member of R&D Department, the company would definitely not be crippled if he decided to call it quits, which was why the boss was extremely disappointed by his action.

”This isn't a protest,” Ye Xiaowu was calm as he said this. ”I truly wish to resign.”

”Give me a reason,” the boss demanded.

”We do not see eye to eye, philosophically speaking,” he replied.

”So what you're saying is that you completely refuse to accept my ideology?” The boss sighed.

”I have to stick to my belief,” Ye Xiaowu said.

”Is that so? So what are your thoughts on those pay-to-win players I've mentioned before?” the boss asked.

”While playing the game may tilt the scales in their favor, it is not to the point of significantly affecting the game and will certainly not be game-breaking. Only a sufficiently heavy weight can tip the scale so thoroughly. Pay-to-win warriors are not that, but those guys definitely are,” Ye Xiaowu insisted.

The boss sighed deeply once more. This young man before him was smart and talented. He had always regarded him highly, but he never would have thought that he would actually stand his ground like this. A clever man that stood his ground was far scarier than one that did not. This was because, most of the time, clever individuals had plenty of self-confidence to the point of being conceited. No one should expect such people to concede their beliefs and ideologies for others.

”If that's the case, you may leave!” The boss did not bother saying anything more; he only hoped that this young man would come to his senses sooner than later.

”I do have a request,” Ye Xiaowu said.

”Speak.”

”Since I'm no longer an employee here, I wish to play the game like a normal person,” he said.

The boss was stunned. He did not expect that this young man would make such a request, but he very quickly nodded his head.

It was now Ye Xiaowu's turn to be astonished. He had not expected that the boss would agree to his request directly like this. He had originally thought that this request of his would be rejected; in fact, he even thought of means by which he could fight for this right in the event he got rejected. A shred of doubt could not help but surface in his mind seeing how readily the boss had agreed to his request.

”Are you wondering why I agreed?” the boss asked, gazing at the young man.

Ye Xiaowu nodded his head.

”Looks like we really do differ in our philosophy.” The boss sighed. ”Since you are no longer part of the company, why should I forbid you from playing the game like a normal person?”

”Before...”

”You truly don't understand. Why do you think the company restricts its employees from playing the game? For fear of you having a better understanding of the game? That's nothing but a superficial reason. The fear is in the power you people hold; we are afraid that you guys will abuse this power, like making use the modification tool or defrauding the system through the alteration of the backend data. Be it damaging others or for personal benefit, these are all instances I don't wish to see. But with your resignation, you lost the rights to access this power, so what other reason is there for me to worry about you playing the game?” the boss asked.

”But the level of understanding I possess on this game is very different,” Ye Xiaowu said.

”As a core member of the game, you are of course different. Surely, you haven't forgotten that non-disclosure agreement you signed with the company? Although you're no longer a member of this company, this agreement still stands. Thus, once we are certain that your actions violate the terms in that agreement, you will have to face the company's lawsuit.”

”Non-disclosure agreement...” Ye Xiaowu smiled. ”If that's the case, then I supposed there's really nothing for everyone to be worried about.”

With his chin held high in pride, Ye Xiaowu strode off like a victorious general amid the countless pairs of watchful eyes. The looks directed toward him were a mixture of pity, shock, sympathy, and even gloating. He did not pay heed to any of these as he departed without a backward glance.

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Back in the game, after their protracted fight with the BOSS, everybody was feeling very tired. Even those gaming fanatics who would play through the night found it difficult to continue and logged off to rest once they returned back to the city.

The next day, when everybody got online, Brother Assist immediately read out the notice that the game company had posted on the official website's homepage. As the active participants, victims, and eventually compensated of the incident, everybody was feeling gratified. Royal God Call took this chance to request for Gu Fei to show them the BOSS's drops; reminding the others that the BOSS was successfully hunted down by Gu Fei, and they all proceeded to request the same thing from him.

”Of course, I got items,” Gu Fei slowly answered.