Charles lifted the cup and took a sip. Surprisingly, the juice tasted pretty pleasant. Despite having the appearance of a bitter melon, it was not bitter at all; instead, it was a perfect balance of sour and sweet.0

He lifted Lily up to the rim of the cup, and the small mouse eagerly lapped at the juice.0

"True, those folks have always been living life on the edge. They are unfazed by death," Charles remarked.0

The vendor then leaned in closer and whispered, "There's another point you shouldn't forget. Before, they were the only ones constantly under the threat of death. But now, everyone in the Subterranean Sea shares the same predicament as them; they feel a greater sense of equity now."0

Charles let out a chuckle and responded in Chinese, "Bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn a."[1] 0

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