She waved her hand to display a set of shocking statistics:
"In the past century, Wizards who died exploring the Abyss: 2,847.
Researchers who died in experimental accidents: 1,923.
Scholars who died from various incurable diseases and erosion aftereffects: 4,651.
And this doesn't include those permanently disabled due to Magic Overload or Spiritual Contamination."
Lianna's expression showed a subtle shift, but Ron noticed her physiological response remained exceptionally stable.
"These deaths are the price of our 'Peace Policy.'"
Cassandra continued:
"Had we obtained the life recoding technology from 'Decrypted Civilization' ten years earlier, those scholars who died of incurable diseases would still be alive now.
If we had mastered the Time Manipulation technique from 'Reaper Civilization' five years earlier, those Abyss exploration accidents could have been reversed."
Her voice became more agitated:
