Human hearts are not so easily soothed.
Heard one too many times, even the most common truths can become tiresome, not to mention in the Infection Zone, where there are plenty of cunning individuals with ulterior motives.
After Tian Yan delivered an impassioned speech, the effect was minimal. Some people even went as far as to throw objects at him from their surroundings.
Unrelenting rebuttals, curses, and pleas for mercy continued.
In this world, when you stand outside a cage, trying with all your heart to calm a group of people trapped within, with beasts among them, how can they possibly stay calm?
The truths of life are clear to enlightened Buddhas, but it's the obfuscated that are truly human.
Tian Yan felt exhausted by the situation. They were soldiers transferred from the Eastern Border, and enduring such heart-wrenching days was much more difficult than guarding the borders, which were at least peaceful in comparison.
