However, even though the agreement of surrender had been signed, it was only the first step of the 'Expedition of Billions of Lightyears'.
In the Federation of the past, there were only the war-hawks and the radical war-hawks. Even Speaker Jiang Hailiu, the most prudent one, hated the demons' guts and was not a coward who was absolutely against the war and only wanted peace.
After all, the blood feud between the two parties had lasted a hundred years, which could not be resolved by a simple agreement. How the two Sectors, or the three Sectors plus the Flying Star Sector, should coexist in the future was still a headache for the big shots in the court.
Outside of the court, the specialists in the universities, think tanks, and research institutes were not restrained by their identities. Therefore, they could raise more intense sparks of thought.
As for how human beings and demons should get along, whether they should fight or not, how they should fight, and how they should cooperate, all kinds of thoughts were going on. It was as if they were back to the time when the Federation had just received the news about the Flying Star Sector and the Imperium of True Human Beings, if not even better.
After all, the arrival of the Imperium of True Human Beings would be a hundred years later, but the integration of the Blood Demon Sector was imminent.
At first, most people were absolutely hostile to demons. Even after the truth of the explosion in the square of the Federation and the Patriots Partnership was revealed, their attitude could not be changed.
However, after the homologous theory of human beings and demons was announced, especially after it was proved by Jin Xinyue, the Children of the Nether World, and the remaining soldiers of the Union Army, that human beings and demons could be transformed freely, even the most stubborn 'human supremacists' could not help but lay low for a few days and reorganize their thoughts.
Faced with the disruptive theory, all kinds of whimsical experiments were done.
Now that the homologous theory of human beings and demons has been proved, and certain Cultivators can assume the appearance of ferocious beasts after they practice certain techniques and secret arts, what is the difference between human beings and demons?
Let's say that one of them is a human being of the Heaven's Origin Sector who has been injected with the Demon God Virus and turned into a hideous demon, and the other is a demon who has been injected with excessive 'Divine Blood of Chaos' and turned into a human being. Which of the two of them is a human being and which is a demon?
"If the former is a human and the latter is a demon, then it means that humans and demons are not differentiated by appearance, but by heart! Here comes the question. How do you judge a person's heart? "
"Since human beings and demons are of the same origin and there is no 'reproductive isolation' between them, they can marry freely. Then, are their offspring human beings or demons?"
"If such a 'half-demon', the offspring of a human being and a demon, marries a human being and gives birth to a 'one-quarter demon', and every generation after that marries a human being, the demon blood in their body will be diluted. Let me ask you, how many generations will it take for them to be counted as real human beings?"
"Or should I say that as long as there is one billionth of the demon bloodline in my body, I will never be considered a human being?"
"The medical science of the Tian Yuan Realm is very advanced. 'Allogeneic limb replantation' will be performed very soon. If a veteran of the human race is transplanted with a demon's arm, is he a human being or a demon?"
The bizarre questions were like absurd children's games, but they raised a tide of debate in the most advanced think tanks and academic forums. Most of the debates were broadcasted, and the headache-inducing thought experiments were transmitted to every corner of the Federation.
Everybody was responsible for the rise and fall of the world. The citizens of the Federation, who had been bathed in blood for five hundred years, more or less had feelings for their country. It was needless to say that the Cultivators were born with the responsibility of their country. Almost every Cultivator began to consider the questions about their belief.
For a moment, the people of the Heaven's Origin Sector suddenly discovered that 'slaying demons and devils', which they were used to, seemed to have been given a whole new meaning in the new era.
Although such "thought experiments" were not enough to eliminate people's hatred for the demon race, at the very least, the voices that demanded a decisive battle and a mutual destruction so that all the demons could be killed with the virus were much weaker, and they were almost gone.
Even the most extreme radicals, when faced with the newborn demon babies who were almost identical to human babies, could not bring themselves to utter the word 'slaughter' when they knew that there was a chance to transform them into complete human beings.
It was basically the situation in the court and the academic world.
For ordinary young students and ordinary people, the focus of their thinking might not be on the extravagant "Great Dao Competition", but more practical problems like daily necessities. For example …
"I'm so touched. Wu, wu, wu. I'm so touched!"
'Si Mao', the little fatty, burst into tears. He opened his arms and hugged Guo Xiaohe. "Xiaohe, my heart is melting. Please hug me!"
"No problem. Come on!"
Guo Xiaohe opened her arms and welcomed the little fatty, too. But the moment he was about to embrace her, she lowered her body and crawled under the little fatty's armpits, before she kicked his fat buttocks brutally.
Behind where Guo Xiaohe was standing just now was a muscular, bearded, and strong man.
The burly man was also bawling his eyes out. When he saw the little fatty stumbling towards him, he opened his steel-like arms and said, "Our hero is home! He's home!"
The little fatty was so hugged by the muscular man that he almost threw up his dinner from last night.
Guo Xiaohe and the other girls burst into laughter. Dodging a few boys who were 'asking for hugs', they ran out of the crowd hand in hand.
The boys whose scheme had been seen through were not embarrassed at all. They screamed and chased after them. 'Si Mao', the little fatty, finally got rid of the muscular man's hug. Then, he ran close like a bear who was about to steal honey. The young people laughed and laughed in the middle of the golden leaves.
Not long after, they sat in a row on the steps next to the square, drinking their drinks, swinging their legs, and watching the wind and clouds unfold.
Guo Xiaohe sniffed and said, "In any case, the war is not going to happen for now. The emergency mobilization of the Union Army has been suspended, too. Our dream of joining the army is not going to happen for now. We have to go to college dutifully. How boring!"
"As a matter of fact …"
The little fatty, Si Mao, scratched his messy hair and hesitated for a while before saying embarrassedly, "It's not bad like this. Yesterday, my dad came back and said that he could stay at home for half a month this time. I haven't seen him in a long time. He's so thin and pitiful!"
"Huh?"
As if she had discovered a new continent, Guo Xiaohe pointed at the little fatty's nose and said, "Si Mao, you have always been the most radical one. Didn't you come up with the idea of joining the army together? Didn't you say that your father was a war hero, and you wanted to be a war hero, too? That you and your father would slay evil together in the war? "
"Hehe …"
The little fatty chuckled in embarrassment and scratched his head faster and faster. "That's true. However, after learning that my father's troop was going to the Grand Desolate Plateau for a battle drill and that they might be the first batch to march into the Blood Demon Sector, my mother couldn't sleep well for days. She looked at and touched my father's picture again and again. One night, I even heard her crying in her room.
"Since that day, I've always felt that if the demons insist on a war, we will certainly beat the son of a b * tch! However, if the war is stopped, my father can come back safely and spend a few more days with my mother. That will be good enough, too! "
Guo Xiaohe pouted and said, "That's not what you said before!"
"I didn't know that it would be like this before, either," Si Mao said.
"Si Mao is not wrong."
Another girl who had two ponytails said softly, "Although my father and Si Mao's father were not in the same troop, they took part in the drill, too. After he left, my mother has been burning incense and praying at home every day. She got hundreds of statues of deities, bodhisattvas, and senior experts from somewhere. My house is almost a nest of Bodhisattvas. The air is foul all day! My dad is going home tomorrow too. My mom is so happy that she washed every statue carefully. She even asked me to help her for an entire night. It's as if it's really the work of these immortals! "
"All in all …"
Another male student took a long breath in relief and said, "Although it is glorious to be a martyr, it is better not to be one if it is possible. Don't you think so?"
Touching the tattoo of the Rising Dragon of the Nine Stars flag on her cheek, Guo Xiaohe seemed to have thought of something. She nodded her head softly and said, "I think so. A month ago, I was only slightly wounded, but my parents were almost dying. I can't imagine what would have happened to them if a war had broken out and I had … um … died on the battlefield!"
His words caused all the youths to fall silent. They were all at a carefree age. Spurred on by their hot-bloodedness, they were going to join the army to fight the demons. After a month of settling down, when they thought about it, they more or less had a different feeling!
"Hey, hey, hey. Why is the atmosphere so solemn all of a sudden?"
Si Mao jumped up like a meatball and glanced around at everybody gloatingly. His eyes stayed on Guo Xiaohe for the longest time. Suddenly, he took out a stack of crystal cards from his back as if he were performing a magic trick.
"Clang! Guys, take a look. What's this in Brother Si Mao's hand? Do you know why Brother Si Mao has gathered all of you today? Yes, to see the heroes! But the heroes of the Flying Tigers Legion are not the only ones who are going to see the heroes. There's a hero who is even more magnificent that I would like to introduce to you! "
"What's this?"
Everybody's eyes suddenly shone. They all went forward and snatched the cards, only to discover that they were VIP cards for a small meet-and-greet meeting. With the cards, they could communicate with the Cultivators at a close distance and get their signatures. They could even give one-on-one pointers!
In the Tian Yuan Realm, the Cultivators considered it their duty to spread the culture of training and raise the interest of young people in Cultivation. Such a small meet-and-greet meeting was the best way to motivate the young people.
"This is …"
All the young people jumped to their feet, their eyes as bright as lanterns. Even Guo Xiaohe couldn't help but cover her mouth.
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