A week later, the priestess and the others returned.
But this time, everyone's expression was gloomy and ugly.
"What's wrong? Why are all of you pulling such long faces? "
Sitting behind the desk, Fangzheng chuckled as he looked at the angry girls with puffed cheeks.
"Could it be that the mission failed?"
"No, Sir Knight, the mission ….. was a success, but ….."
The priestess wanted to say something but stopped. She looked at Amelia who was not far away. Amelia had her head lowered and was looking at the ground without saying a word. On the other hand, Parker didn't say a word as he stood beside Amelia.
"You report."
Fangzheng nodded at the priestess. The priestess hurriedly stood up and explained the whole situation to Fangzheng.
According to the priestess, the mission they took on this time was to clear the goblins at the border of the Kingdom of Luganica and the settlement of the elves. Because there were goblins harassing the elves there, the elves asked for help. But because Luganica was very xenophobic, and there was no king in Luganica, they finally decided to find adventurers to solve the problem. This was also the reason why the elven archers came looking for them. After the next mission, they would also join them.
At first, everything went smoothly. For Firut and Amelia, after witnessing the atrocities of the goblins with their own eyes, they experienced a series of baptisms ranging from shock to anger. Then, the party ventured deep into the ruins. Not only did they eliminate the goblins entrenched in the ruins, but they also rescued the captives who were abused by the goblins. They also found the ruler of the goblins – a troll from the demon king's army!
Facing the troll, the party fell into a bitter battle at first. But then, the idiotic troll made a mistake.
It actually started chanting a fireball spell …..
Then, he was knocked down by Hui Hui, who loved to fight back, with a burst spell.
It could be said that the plan to encircle and annihilate the goblins was a great success. But there was a problem after that.
After eliminating the troll, the priestess and her party habitually began to search for the nests of the little goblins and completely eliminate these vile spawns. But what they didn't expect was that Amelia had seen Ace trying to kill a small goblin, and Amelia had actually stopped her.
She wanted to save the Goblin!
Naturally, the priestess and Aise were extremely unwilling. They had encircled so many goblin nests and naturally knew how dangerous it was to let these little goblins live. However, Amelia believed that goblins weren't born that bad. What they were doing was basically a massacre!
Both sides quarreled, and at this moment, the little goblin that Amelia was protecting actually picked up a rock and tried to attack Amelia, but he was quickly stabbed to death by Ace's sword. Originally, everyone thought that Amelia would have understood the true nature of those goblins, but unexpectedly, Amelia said that they were the ones who wanted to kill it first, so it was only natural for the little goblin to retaliate … …
This time, even Firut felt that Amelia was unreasonable.
After that, the two sides had a huge argument. The priestesses insisted that goblins were evil and that leaving them alive would only cause trouble for tens of thousands of years. On the other hand, Amelia expressed that it was completely unreasonable to deduce good or bad based on race, and that such a thing shouldn't be done!
Because of that, the atmosphere in the party was rather tense on the way back. Nobody expected that a simple mission would actually end up like this … …
But Fangzheng had long expected this.
Otherwise, why would he arrange for Amelia to kill goblins?
"Alright, I roughly understand the situation now."
After listening to the priestess' report, Fangzheng nodded, then turned to Amelia.
"So, Amelia, what do you have to say?"
"My … … my thoughts haven't changed. I don't think we should kill those little goblins … … Just because they're goblins, it's too unreasonable to kill them!"
"But didn't I say that if we don't kill them, these goblins will attack other villages and people!"
Hearing till here, Hui Hui couldn't help but refute. However, Amelia obviously had her own insistence.
"If you hadn't killed so many goblins, they wouldn't have been reduced to attacking villages!"
"So it's our fault now? If these goblins didn't attack villages, why would we need to exterminate them! "
Watching Hui Hui and Amelia's argument, Sheyan felt that the situation was developing towards' which came first in the world, the chicken or the egg '… … No wonder they didn't come to a conclusion along the way, it would be a miracle if they could come to a conclusion.
"Alright, stop arguing."
Fangzheng couldn't be bothered to listen to such a low-level argument, and waved his hand to signal for them to stop.
"I've heard both of your reasons, and I understand your thoughts. Now, let me tell you my thoughts. "
Hearing till here, everyone shifted their gaze to Fangzheng, while Fangzheng swept his gaze across them.
"I won't immediately tell you who's right and who's wrong here. What we need to do first is to think scientifically, and look at the problem rationally. Only then can we solve the problem."
"… …???"
"First, I want to tell you the definition of good and bad. What's good, and what's bad? What do you think determines this? "
"This … …."
Facing Fangzheng's question, the group was speechless.
"What's beneficial to our race, to our race, and to our development is good. Conversely, it's bad. For example, why can't we kill people casually? Because killing people casually will cause social chaos, and will ruin a country. This way, the citizens of the country won't be able to live in peace, and their quality of life will be lowered. In order to allow the citizens to live and work more peacefully, there's a law that prohibits killing people casually. "
Fangzheng stretched out his finger and tapped the table.
"Why does everyone advocate helping the weak and helping each other? Because only by uniting like this can we develop and grow stronger. Humans are very fragile. In the wild, their physique is inferior to that of wild beasts, and they can't spit venom. They will die if they fall sick. They aren't like wolves, and they can't compare to wyverns and dragons in terms of vitality. If we don't unite, humans would have long gone extinct. So, we advocate unity and oppose isolation. "
Facing Fangzheng's words, the girls nodded blankly. Although they couldn't really understand what Fangzheng was saying, they roughly understood the meaning behind it.
"So, kindness and justice, good and bad will always be subjective definitions. The values that apply to one race don't necessarily apply to another race."
Having said that, Fangzheng looked at Amelia.
"Amelia, your idea is good, but unfortunately, it's lacking a premise."
"Premise?"
"That's right. That is, you must reach a consensus with the goblins that everything they do is wrong."
"This … … Do you even need to ask?"
Amelia was dumbfounded. She didn't know what to say. Attacking a village, abusing young girls, that's definitely wrong!
"Of course, it's natural for you, but it might not be the case for other races. For example … … Do you think cannibalism is a good thing or a bad thing?"
"Of course it's a bad thing!"
"But on a small island in the south, there's a race called the Cannibals. They dig out the hearts of their defeated enemies and swallow them alive … … What do you think about that?"
"Woah … … Are you serious?"
"I definitely don't want to go to that island … … I don't want to meet the Cannibals either … …"
Hearing Fangzheng's words, the girls revealed expressions of disbelief. Amelia, on the other hand, frowned and pondered.
But at this moment, Firut spoke.
"Is there even a need to think about it? Those guys are definitely fanatics! Lunatics! "
"Is that so? Then let me tell you, in their culture, eating the enemy's heart means obtaining the enemy's great power … … In other words, they will only eat the enemy's heart if they approve of the enemy. For the Cannibals, this isn't a bad thing, nor is it a sin. On the contrary, it's a kind of glory … … So how are you going to convince the Cannibals that eating humans is a bad thing? "
"This … …"
This time, Amelia didn't know how to answer.
"It's the same with goblins. You may think that goblins are evil and insane, and you want to uphold justice, but no matter how you try to dress it up with words, the essence of hunting goblins won't change — — the existence of goblins threatens the safety of humans, so we must eliminate goblins."
Speaking till here, Fangzheng spread his hands apart.
"See, it's that simple. It's meaningless to argue about good and bad. We must see the essence through the phenomenon. The way of life of goblins is to rob and plunder. Goblins don't have females, so they can only rob the females of other races to force them to reproduce. This is an objective reality that cannot be changed by subjective will. "
As he spoke, Fangzheng chuckled.
"It's the same for the Nephilim. Do you think that the Nephilim are evil by destroying and destroying everywhere? But they only wish to destroy this world and reunite with their mother. How about that? Doesn't that sound pitiful and sad? Everything they do is to see their mother again. So, in order to pity the Nephilim, why don't we just let them destroy the world? "
"… … …"
"If one day, a mysterious race suddenly appears and launches an attack on humans, their reason is' You humans are wantonly killing other life forms and devouring their flesh and blood to maintain your existence. This is too evil! You must be eliminated! '. What will you do? Listen to them and stop eating? Starve to death? Or rise up and resist? "
"That … …"
"The Lion King will kill and eat the children left behind by the previous Lion King, and then give birth to his own children with the lioness. The crippled wolves will be dismembered and killed by the pack. From a human's point of view, these were all evil actions that could not be more evil. However, to them, this was a necessary action for survival. The Lion King needed to leave behind his own descendants, not to raise the children of the previous Lion King. The pack needs to maintain their vitality to face the next hunt. An injured and crippled wolf will not bring any benefits to the pack, but will drag them down instead. "
Fangzheng crossed his arms and leaned against the back of the chair. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he looked at the girls who were deep in thought.
"Look, this is the difference in basic values. Things that we take for granted may be inconceivable to other races. Things that other races take for granted may be unacceptable to us. "
"Could it be … … that we can't coexist?"
"In some aspects, we can seek common ground while reserving differences. For example, Elves don't eat meat, but they won't stop humans from eating meat either. Although they might not like it, they can accept it. But conversely, you can't convince a wolf to eat grass, because wolves are carnivores. If they eat grass, they will die. This is the price to pay for putting their lives on the line, and the wolf will definitely not listen to you. "
"I didn't expect you to say so many strange things, but it sounds quite reasonable."
"Objective reality and subjective will exist at the same time, and so do you."
Looking at Firut, Fangzheng chuckled.
"This is also what you need to learn."
"Eh? Why do I need to learn this? "
"To find a theoretical basis for your hatred. What you said in the council hall may be reasonable, but the theoretical basis is very weak. You have to look at the essence of the phenomenon, find the root of all this, find the problem, and solve the problem … … especially if you really want to completely overthrow the system of Luganica."
"Ugh … … That sounds really troublesome …."
"You don't have to bother if you don't want to be king."
After rebuking Firut, Fangzheng looked at the silent Amelia again.
"The same goes for you, Amelia."
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