A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 414 - 316 The Commission from the Wandering
Chapter 414: Chapter 316 The Commission from the Wandering Merchant_3
Chapter 414 -316 The Commission from the Wandering Merchant_3
“Errr…”
“Ann, Lorena.”
Duanmu Huai acknowledged the two.
“You want your own countries to flourish and be strong, right?”
“Yes…”
“So, you also understand what this implies, right? It means that your cities and nations will have large numbers of people being born. They need land to live, to work, to plant crops, to hunt or to raise animals so as to sustain their own lives. Then, where does this land come from? Does it magically appear out of thin air? To the animals that originally lived on that land, what is the difference between humans cultivating the land and invaders?”
“…………”
Neither of them spoke this time.
“This is the absolute truth of the universe.”
Duanmu Huai spread his hands open.
“For any creature, survival is the primary need, and unless a civilization is destroyed, it will inevitably keep expanding. However, the total amount of matter in the universe remains constant. It’s like a cake, if you take a bigger slice, there will definitely be someone who gets a smaller slice. To feel guilty about this is the most foolish behavior, because battles between lives are essentially a matter of life and death. You have personally experienced the wars between humans and the Beast Race, between humans and demons, you should understand this.”
“But, but…”
At this point, Greiya timidly raised her hand.
“At that time, it was the Beast Race and the demons who invaded the humans, they were on the side of evil…”
“Evil? By what standard do you judge whether they are evil or not?”
Duanmu Huai humphed softly.
“The Beast Race invaded humans because they were driven to desperation by an infection from the Luminescent Tribe located underground. The Mek Tribe joined forces with the demons to attack the Yajinians and humans in order to gain soul power and sustain their own lives — look, all races start off with self-preservation in mind, don’t they?”
“……… But, but…”
“Of course, from a human perspective, their actions are evil because they caused harm to humans. That’s how it is. As for the Tribunal…”
Saying this, Duanmu Huai stood up.
“The existence of the Tribunal is to defend humans, defend human civilization, and to eliminate all threats to humanity! Therefore, no matter what difficulties the Mek Tribe or the Beast Race have, they don’t matter in the face of the survival of a race. Because when two races start a war for survival rights, there is only one outcome — either you die or I get wiped out! There’s no third way! The reproduction, survival and expansion of any race are built upon the corpses of other lives!”
“………”
The command room was dead silent.
Ann’s face was deathly pale and she couldn’t utter a word. Lorena clasped her hands tightly and put them to her chest, silent in prayer. Lani seemed deep in thoughts, refraining from speaking. Felin was flipping her tablet, seemingly uninterested. While Greiya sat sternly, not uttering a single word.
Bambi furrowed her brow and glanced from one to another, not knowing what to say. Ogis’s expression remained unchanged, she simply sat quietly on the side. As for Sherry, her face was complex and struggling, she opened her mouth, then closed it again, seemingly unsure of what to say.
“I will not take you on this operation.”
Duanmu Huai sat back down and looked at everyone.
“In fact, I could have chosen not to tell you anything, but I believe it’s necessary to let you know the true meaning of the Tribunal. Yes, perhaps in human eyes, we are heroes, coming to their rescue in times of life-and-death crises, saving them from threats of death. However, in the eyes of other races, what we do is no different from the demons — the difference is that the Tribunal will always be the guardian of humans and will always stand on the side of humans, that’s it.”
As he said this, Duanmu Huai looked at everyone.
“If you feel this goes against your hopes, then you may leave the Tribunal and return to your original lives. But I think it’s better to let you know in advance, I do not want you to have any misunderstandings about the existence of the Tribunal — including some beautiful misconceptions.”
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Duanmu Huai could tell, of course, that the girls were feeling very confused at this moment. This was normal, they had always thought they were doing the “right thing” all along. But now, they find that they might be doing things that are “not so right”, at least in their eyes.
Of course, in Duanmu Huai’s view, this was being too sentimental. Just like the Western fools in the world he originated from, they couldn’t bear to watch videos of chickens and pigs being slaughtered and cried out in cruelty — these fools must really believe that chicken and pork are grown in the ground. They are foolish enough not to accept that humans sustain their own existence by killing other creatures, and consider this to be an “evil” act, it’s truly foolishness to the extreme.
If they feel so uncomfortable, why don’t they commit suicide and thereby improve the average value of the human race.
Whether it’s in terms of IQ or any other aspect.
Duanmu Huai had seen many falls and betrayals that were based on these “beautiful misconceptions”. But in reality, many misconceptions are avoidable.
Just like the old Japanese rumor that “idols don’t excrete”!
So, those girl idols aren’t humans?
In the end, these are all results of beautification in other people’s eyes, so when this illusion is shattered, it will rather cause more rebellion.
Duanmu Huai didn’t want this kind of “beautiful illusion”, nor did he want to conceal these things from the girls. After all, he knew that if such things were revealed in the future, it could be a bigger problem.
That’s why he explained it in advance and made it clear to the girls.
“………”
Finally, Lorena stood up.
“I’m sorry, Sir Knight, I… I’m very confused. I want to return to the Holy City and calm down.”
After saying this, Lorena turned around and left without looking back. At the same time, Ann also stood up.
“I’m the same, I’m sorry, Sir Knight… I understand your reasoning, but… I need to settle my emotions.”
After that, Ann also left the command room. The other girls also got up one after another. In a short while, only Ogis and Bambi were left.
“Hmph, Bambi thinks everyone is overthinking too much, there’s no need to fuss over it.”
Bambi looked puzzled while Duanmu Huai simply shrugged.
“Ha ha, humans and vampires are different. If they required resources like vampires do, perhaps things wouldn’t be so complicated.”
“Humans really are a complex and troublesome race.”
“Isn’t that right?”
Duanmu Huai stood up and sighed deeply.
“Anyway, we have to start our mission now.”
