"Monsters are different from humans. To be precise, they are transcendent creatures. Using ordinary thinking or human moral concepts to speculate will only cause more confusion. Many things in our concepts can be ignored or directly skipped, such as the 'matching problem' that Xiao Yuanlian mentioned. "Lin Dong paused and said," Monsters live in groups, but they basically don't have a husband and wife relationship. Most monsters live alone, and they may never think of finding a partner in their lifetime. Of course, there are also monsters who are used to living in groups. They will form a large team relationship, and even have a clear hierarchy. There are old and young, young and old, and their lives are very orderly. However, living together doesn't mean that there is a husband and wife relationship like us humans. Monsters are completely different from humans. They will not take the initiative to find a monster to pair with themselves, and they don't need to do that! "
"If they don't pair, how can they reproduce?" Xiao Yuanlian was a little confused.
"Monsters have a very long lifespan, so they don't need to rush to reproduce. They are different from ordinary creatures. Their goal is to pursue greater power and a higher form of life. They will generally ignore things like reproduction. If there is a need, monsters don't need a partner. They can do it alone. "Lin Dong casually revealed a big secret.
"Ah?" Senior Sister was stunned.
"Do it alone?" Captain and Hai Dongqing were also shocked.
"Are all monsters hermaphrodites?" Ye Qianru had heard of the legend of the fox spirit. In the myth, the fox spirit was a hermaphroditic monster. It could be male or female, and it could transform into a male or female. It was unpredictable.
"Ah, no. Some monsters don't have gender distinctions, but most of them do. Some are indeed good at transformation. They can transform into a male or female, but they must have the original attributes of their original body. That's for sure. The existence of the gender I mentioned is just its characteristic. It doesn't mean that it needs to use this function to reproduce. In fact, most monsters, regardless of gender, can directly give birth to a child. Maybe it's through splitting, maybe it's through origin, maybe it's through transformation, maybe it's through parasitism. There are all kinds of methods, but the result is the same. No matter what kind of monster it is, as long as it wants to, it can directly create a descendant. "When Lin Dong said this, everyone was in disbelief.
"Do you mean that monsters don't need to be like humans? They don't need the other to provide them with anything, and they can continue to reproduce on their own?" Ye Qianru asked straightforwardly.
"If there's a need, demons can indeed do that. However, almost all demons will not do that." Lin Dong shook his head.
"Once the demons reproduce, their powers will be greatly reduced, right?" Qianjun guessed.
"Something like that, but not entirely." Lin Dong nodded. "Regardless of whether it's splitting, life-to-origin, or other birth methods, after a monster creates the next generation, its strength will indeed be reduced. However, the real reason why monsters don't want to reproduce is because they want to live alone and don't want to see a second version of themselves. "
"You mean, the offspring of a monster will look the same as itself?" Shijie asked.
"It can be completely the same inside and out." Lin Dong nodded.
"It's indeed a bit boring to duplicate another self." Shijie thought about it and felt that if there was another self jumping around in front of her every day and doing everything the same as herself, it would indeed be a very speechless life.
"I think twins are quite cute!" Xiao Yuanlian had a different opinion. She envied the twins and hoped that one of them would be just like her.
"Twins are cute, but I don't think any mother would want their daughter or son to be exactly the same as themselves. Looking the same and being exactly the same are two different things. The most important thing is the consciousness. Monsters can give birth to a descendant that is exactly the same as themselves, including their consciousness. It's a complete copy of themselves. Humans don't have such an ability. Besides, monsters are very busy with cultivation. No matter how much time they have, it's not enough. Most of them don't have time to do this kind of thing. "Lin Dong smiled.
"Can't we give birth to a different child?" Shijie seemed to like children.
"Yes." Lin Dong smiled slightly. "Actually, almost all monsters, if they really need to reproduce, will try their best to give birth to a creature that is different from themselves but has their own genetic characteristics."
"Is this the case when the dragon gives birth to nine different children?" Yun You You was the first to react.
"Dragons are not monsters, but the situation is more or less like this. Spiritual beasts are slightly better than monsters. They are not very willing to give birth to descendants, but when their lives are about to end, or when their lives are about to break through to another realm, they will leave behind descendants as a memento. There are also some special descendants that will be born under special circumstances. The dragon giving birth to nine children might be such a situation. The specific truth depends on what happened at that time. Otherwise, no matter how much the outside world speculated, it would be useless. There is another possibility that the dragon giving birth to nine children, and that is transformation. The appearance of the dragon's nine children is very strange, but their real bodies might not necessarily be what is recorded in the book. Their real bodies might even be the same, but in order to be different, they are willing to change into a different image. There are monsters like this too. Some are willing to change into the same. A large group of them together, looking exactly the same, like a family, but in fact, they are completely different. There are also some monsters who are not willing to be the same as others. They like to become strange and different from others. Anyway, they can do whatever they want. "Lin Dong explained a few reasons.
"No wonder the scorpions we raise don't give birth to babies!" Xiao Yuanlian sighed regretfully. She wanted to see what a monster baby looked like!
"Idiot, the scorpions we raise are not mature yet! Besides, they are not monsters! The scorpions we raise, when they grow up, will slowly become a kind of war beast, similar to spiritual beasts. " Lin Dong broke into a sweat. "What I said before was referring to high-level monsters, the kind that have self-awareness. Low-level monsters are more like monsters. If their spiritual sense is not strong, strictly speaking, they are not considered monsters, but only monsters. This part of the low-level monsters, in the process of slowly fading, may even use their instincts. However, no matter how low-level the monsters are, as long as they awaken and become monsters, they will not copy themselves. This is for sure. "
"Then the legend of a fox spirit turning into a beauty and sucking the essence of a scholar are all fake!" Ye Qianru was a little disappointed.
"No, a lot of it may be real." Lin Dong shook his head.
"What?" This time, even Senior Sister was shocked.
"The human body is very mysterious. There are many secrets in it, which can't be detected by modern scientific methods. The more science is developed, the more mysteries we feel when we look at the human body. Why are humans so different from other creatures? It's hard to explain in a few words, but everyone knows one thing. The human body has essence that other creatures don't have. With this, humans can cultivate. The reason why you can become so strong is because you are humans. If you are a rock, a tree, or an animal, can you learn what I teach you? The meaning is not completely like this, but it includes this reason. The more essence a person has, the more radiant their life is, and the easier it is to cultivate. In other words, the more essence you have, the more talent and potential you have! "Lin Dong explained.
"So the fox spirit steals this essence to cultivate?" Qianjun asked.
"Yes." Lin Dong nodded.
"Why are all the targets scholars?" Senior Sister was puzzled. Why not old farmers or peddlers?
"This is because, in the ancient people's view, scholars are like stars. They are more exciting to talk about, so scholars are the most popular. Another point is that scholars are generally better than ordinary people. They have more essence in their bodies, so they become delicious snacks. It has nothing to do with appearance. The aesthetic view of monsters is completely different from that of humans. The stronger the target is, the more beautiful they are. No matter what the weak looks like, they will not like them. "Lin Dong said a very practical problem.
"To absorb essence, you must have sex, right?" As soon as Ye Qianru asked, Xiao Yuanlian's face turned red. Hai Dongqing immediately turned his face away, not daring to look at Lin Dong. Even Senior Sister was a little embarrassed.
"You really can ask any question!" Qianjun signaled Sea Witch that she was almost done.
"That's not it. In fact, you don't need to do that to absorb. The fox spirit turns into a beauty and seduces scholars. That's a trick, not a skill to obtain essence. It's mainly to confuse the other party, to make the other party pay willingly and unknowingly, so it uses some things that ordinary people desire. In fact, monsters can use far more than this method. Many places, such as temples, look very grand, but it might not be quiet inside. It's very possible that there are monsters secretly staying inside, disguising themselves in various forms, and then openly accepting people's worship! When people kowtow to it and give it offerings, it will also give it a certain amount of energy. The speed is slower, but this is also very scary. Also, the number of people is much more than seducing a scholar alone! "Lin Dong accidentally revealed another secret.
"What?" This time, even the captain who was listening quietly at the side was moved.
"Really?" Yun You You looked at Lin Dong seriously.
"Some very efficacious temples, such as praying for children, getting rich, and other things that ordinary people pursue are very efficacious. This is usually the case. Real deities will not care whether people get rich or not. Moreover, if deities can use offerings to buy and sell, would they still be deities? "Lin Dong said and laughed.
"But people like to go to efficacious temples!" Qianjun was speechless.
"Nonsense. That's what all kinds of monsters do. If it's not efficacious, there's no people. They do it intentionally, to create some commotion and make people fall in love with them. In some aspects that they can interfere with, they try their best to satisfy some of the desires of their believers, and then secretly harvest the things that they need, such as the Power of Essence and the Energy of Faith. "Lin Dong nodded.
"Then what should we do?" Xiao Yuanlian was dumbfounded. She remembered that she seemed to have worshiped in the past, and her mother also liked to worship. No matter what, she always liked to go to efficacious temples.
"What should we do? Take care of yourself, and don't worship in the future! If you don't want anything, it won't deceive you at all. Of course, it's best not to go there. After all, it's not a good place. "Lin Dong expressed that it was okay to go there for fun, but not to go there every day.
"Brother Chief, what about ordinary people?" Xiao Yuanlian was very caring. She felt that it was not a good idea for so many people to be like this every day.
"I don't care about this kind of thing!" Lin Dong spread his hands.
Ordinary people loved to get rich.
They loved to worship.
No one could control them.
Moreover, if this truth were to be revealed, they would probably become enemies with the whole world. Countless monks, Taoist priests, and missionaries would come to Dong Mountain to fight with their lives, not to mention those who believed in witchcraft and evil spirits. There were temples that were peaceful, but there were even more that were not. Moreover, in some places, people's hearts were already so dark that they were even worse than monsters. How could they control them? If they went over to clean up, would they get rid of people or monsters?
Yun You You patted Xiao Yuanlian's head and comforted her. "If you want to do more things, you need to be more capable!"
Xiao Yuanlian's heart changed. She knew that she definitely couldn't do anything now. If she really wanted to help Brother Chief, she had to focus and work harder. Brother Chief didn't say it, but he had been working hard in secret. There were so many things in the world, he couldn't handle them all by himself. In order to help him as soon as possible, she decided to work harder.
Xiao Yuanlian clenched her fist and looked at Lin Dong seriously. "Yes, I have decided. In order to help him as soon as possible, Xiao Yuanlian must get first place this time. No, I must get first place in all the tests in the future!"
Hai Dongqing humphed. "You will forget your determination after three minutes!"
"I definitely won't this time!" Xiao Yuanlian was very serious.
"Is that so?" Hai Dongqing didn't believe her at all.
"Let's not talk about monsters. Let's watch Mr. Duanmu's exciting performance first. He is much more interesting than monsters!" Lin Dong picked up the mirror again. He realized that Mr. Duanmu had started to play tricks again. However, this time, he didn't seem to be targeting monsters, but humans …
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