"The system is not trying to kill you"
The system said: I will give you abilities, rankings, and titles to make you the chosen one.
But I know one thing -
It's not trying to kill me, it's trying to make me unable to live without it.
When teammates start trading emotions for rewards,
When the strong give up their humanity for the sake of ranking,
When everyone becomes an empty shell of "efficiency maximization"...
All players, whether initially out of fear (escape) or desire (treasure hunting), will eventually be wounded by the system.
The relationship between Shen Ran and Chu Zhichen:
She is not unscathed, she is scarred. She is not invincible, she is just - "I am right, no one can rob me."
He is her witness and guardian, the light that she can see paving the way when she looks back. His presence kept her from becoming cold and lost while practicing the right path.