After a thorough analysis, the Villager King was very clear in his heart that everything the Void had done was nothing more than an outright, blatant scheme.
As long as the Void could obtain a chance to confront Xu Yuan directly, his plan would be considered a complete success. The final outcome would be Xu Yuan's total disappearance from this world.
Moreover, even if the Void were to keep his promise and not lay a hand on these hostages, with his power and methods, making them die quietly would be ridiculously easy, he wouldn't even need to do it personally.
Because of this, the Villager King knew deep down that he had to give everything he had and think of every possible way to stop this from happening.
At the moment the Villager King made up his mind to take action, he had actually already found a solution.
Although the power of all the people taken hostage here was insignificant, at this moment, only they had the ability to resolve this crisis.
However, this required one prerequisite, all of them had to be willing to give of themselves.
Thinking of this, the Villager King looked at everyone with firm resolve, raised his voice, and said, "I already know the Void's plan…"
Hearing the Villager King's words, everyone turned their eyes toward him, their faces full of shock as they spoke all at once.
"The Void's plan? What plan?"
"Roar… roar roar?…"
"Was bringing us in here part of his plan?"
"Heh heh… heh heh heh…"
After taking a deep breath, the Villager King laid out all of his analysis in full.
After finishing, he let out a long sigh. "That's how it is. Our king has already been pushed into a passive position."
Hearing the Villager King's explanation, everyone present was stunned.
The Void's open scheme was truly beyond their level. The living beings present were all rather simple-minded, and they had never imagined that their lives could actually become such an important bargaining chip for the Void.
It took everyone quite a while to recover from their shock, and when they did, their reactions were surprisingly uniform, everyone started scratching their heads in distress.
"Even though I… don't want to die… I also don't want our king and those 'lords' to disappear. What should we do? Is there anything we can do?!"
"Didn't they say our king is about to win the trial? Once he gains enough power, if he can just solve it with force, then there wouldn't be any need to make a choice, right?"
"Baa baa, baa baa baa baa… (Yeah, as long as our king wins, everything should be fine, right?)…"
Hearing their questions, the Villager King sighed and shook his head. "Do you think the Void couldn't think of the things you've thought of?"
"Although those 'lords' never told us their plan, from my observations, they've repeatedly mentioned one name, Notch. This Notch seems to hold a pivotal position in the overall situation."
"Didn't the players say that Notch is the creator of this game world?"
"I think the Notch mentioned by those 'lords' and the creator of this game, Notch, are very likely the same person."
"From this information, we can infer that even if our king wins the trial and gains immense power, he would probably only be able to reach a level evenly matched with the Void."
"If our king could crush the Void just by winning the trial, then why would there be any need for Notch, the creator, at all?"
The Villager King truly lived up to his status and position. With nothing more than careful observation and fragments of information, he was able to reconstruct the truth of the matter.
It had to be said, he really knew what he was doing.
The Villager King's words were logical and well-founded. Everyone found it hard to refute him, yet at the same time, his words seemed to let them see hope once again.
"Since Notch is so important, could we rely on Notch to resolve the Void's plan?"
"Yeah, yeah! Notch also seems to be in the land of trials. I heard he's already been in contact with our king."
"With Notch helping out, our king can definitely defeat the Void, right?!"
Hearing this, the Villager King let out a long sigh. He had thought that after saying so much, everyone would have developed at least some ability to think for themselves and recognize the current situation.
But clearly, their thinking was still far too naive.
Still, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing. Only when everyone realized that there was no way out would the Villager King be able to speak his solution. Otherwise, they would inevitably cling to wishful thinking.
With that in mind, the Villager King replied.
"Do you think the Void doesn't know about Notch's existence?"
"Do you really think he would confront our king while knowing that Notch was aware of it?…"
Before anyone could answer, the Villager King continued.
"I've already considered every possible scenario."
"But I've only found one way to break the Void's plan."
After the Villager King once again rejected everyone's ideas, they had been feeling somewhat dejected. But upon hearing that he had found a solution, their spirits immediately lifted again.
"If you've already thought of a way, you should've said it earlier! Seriously, you scared us half to death."
"Phew… as long as there's a way, that's good. I thought this was a dead end!"
"Roar roar… roar roar roar… (Hurry up and tell us, what is it…)"
Seeing the anticipation in everyone's eyes, the Villager King felt immense pressure, because he knew very well that the solution he had in mind was absolutely not what they were hoping for.
After thinking for a moment, the Villager King finally decided to say it.
He took a deep breath, looked at everyone, and said solemnly.
"The only way is…"
"For us to disappear…"
Hearing the Villager King's words, everyone froze, seemingly unable to grasp what he meant.
Seeing this, the Villager King explained.
"The Void is using our lives to force our king into making a choice."
"But in truth, our king has no choice. He can only sacrifice himself in exchange for our lives."
"But if we are no longer here, the Void loses his bargaining chip, and our king won't need to make any choice at all…"
By this point, even the dullest person could understand what the Villager King meant.
The Villager King's solution was for everyone present to choose self-sacrifice.
At this moment, everyone who understood his meaning was completely stunned.
They never imagined that this would be the solution the Villager King came up with.
Seeing that no one spoke, the Villager King let out a long sigh and continued.
"Back then, I had already placed my sword against my own neck, ready to end my life."
"Entity 303 appeared and saved me."
"This life of mine was given by Entity 303, and what made me see hope for the future of this world was our king and all of the 'lords.'"
"If they hadn't foreseen the danger and sheltered us, we would have already died under the lightning of the Wither Slime."
"If it weren't for them, the wars between the factions would have continued endlessly."
"They have done so much for us, yet they have never asked us for anything in return…"
"Now… it's time for us to repay them…"