In this meeting room, there were only two things that people were concerned about.
The series of mysteries surrounding the demon hunters and the future of the otherworldlings.
Now that Hao Ren had answered the first question, it was time to discuss the second question.
The families had no idea what was going on inside the demon hunters and what to do next. As they were not sure whether the natural enemy had really disappeared, they were divided into several factions, including the radicals in the square, the conservatives in the council hall, the investigators who were investigating the situation outside the sanctuary, the tea party in the corner of the room, and the troublemakers like Hesperides. Now that the mystery of the demon hunters had been revealed, the arguments of these factions had lost their foothold. Everyone could finally think about the future with a clearer mind.
"The demon hunters have not disappeared. They are still here," said Zeon Lucas, pointing out the most critical factor. Lucas was the first to point out the most crucial factor. "Although the hunt is over, they are still here. This is the biggest problem. Countess, you are now the … err, leader of the demon hunters. What do you think the demon hunters will do next? "
Zeon? When Lucas said the last sentence, his expression was so distorted that it was almost unrecognizable. This old vampire who had always advocated aristocratic temperance and elegant words and deeds could not maintain his image at this moment. He had never encountered such a pain in the ass in his life: he knew every word he said, but when they were put together, it sounded like a lunatic …
"Honorary leader, honorary leader." Vivian waved her hand. "And legally speaking, my position is not even as high as the husky next to me. As you know, the demon hunters will not really hand over the power to the two of us, so we have almost zero binding force on them. But I know the attitude of the demon hunters: they will not continue to carry out the hunt, but they will continue to maintain the 'balance' in this world, and this balance is the status quo. They stopped the hunt because there is no reason to continue the war with the otherworldlings. But if you take the initiative to declare war, even if it is against the humans, they will find this reason. "
"So we are still locked in these sanctuaries?" The old werewolf Hogwarf slammed the table. "Maintain the balance? Is the so-called balance letting us hide in the gutter forever? Times have changed, Vivian, Ancestor. Master Ancestor, we must change as well. We want honor … "
Before the old werewolf could finish, Y 'zaks crossed his arms and laughed. "Honor is bullsh * t. What you want is profit."
Who was Y'zaks? In his life, he had chopped … seen more people than anyone here knew. Peddlers, pawns, kings, beggars, he had seen them all. Even though he was ultimately defeated by the "will of the people," he still had a good grasp of the human heart. The old demon knew very well that soldiers could fight for honor, ordinary people could die for honor, and even loyal ministers and generals could die for honor. Only qualified leaders would not care about such things.
Behind the leader was the life and death of countless people. His "honor" was to fight for the interests of his people. That was all they needed to say.
Y 'zaks had shown his face in the sanctuary a lot. This powerful demon king's words carried a lot of weight. His simple and straightforward way of speaking had attracted the attention of the family leaders and representatives. Hessiana could not help but mutter, "Big guy, why are you so straightforward …"
"Well, I quite like this way of speaking." Hogwarf was happy to be rebuked by Y 'zaks. The old werewolf's mouth twitched, revealing a smile that was as lethal as Y' zaks'. "Anyway, everyone here is sensible. Vivian is also a respected elder. Don't play any tricks in front of her. That's right, profit — this is the only way to maintain the balance. To be honest, I don't agree with attacking the human world because I know that humans are not easy to deal with. Now that the demon hunters have not disappeared, it is not wise to go out and start a war. But I also don't agree with staying in the sanctuary. There is no future in this barren space. We have a vast and fertile world out there. There should be a place for us in this world. "
"The main civilization on this planet is human civilization," Hao Ren knocked on the table. "And you … you are not even a civilization now. You are almost dependent on the human society for survival. So you should know that it is not realistic to attack Earth."
"The way you speak annoys me," Zeon Lucas shrugged. "But what you said makes sense." "You think too highly of humans."
At this time, a night demon lord who had not spoken since the beginning suddenly spoke. Her eyes were flashing as if there was a thunderstorm. "I know human society. Their war machines and the overall lethality of their race are unquestionable, but they are very fragile. The destructive power they have is far beyond their own ability, which means that they are actually very easy to defeat."
As she said, the night demon lady turned her face and stared into Hao Ren's eyes. "There are many people who think like me. We all know that humans are difficult to deal with, but we also know that it is not impossible. As long as this' hope 'is still there, there will always be restless people who want to try their luck. And more importantly … a few years ago, humans were just our slaves. So as long as there is a chance to put these slaves back in the cage, many people will try their luck. "
Compared to the young people shouting in the square, this night demon lady represented the real danger of the otherworldlings.
They were not impulsive people, but people who had a certain grasp of the situation on this planet. They were a group of people who were restless even though they knew the strength of the human and the remaining strength of the demon hunters. This group of people who took action after careful consideration was more troublesome.
But Hao Ren did not care. He just spread out his hand. "Yes, according to my calculations, if the conditions are just right, and the otherworldlings can really seize every opportunity at hand, you really have a 'chance' to defeat the humans."
As soon as the words came out, there was a sudden strange commotion in the conference room. Even Hessiana looked at Hao Ren curiously, not knowing what he meant.
"You are the ultimate victors." Hao Ren did not care about the commotion. He just knocked on the MDT and a set of holographic projections appeared. The projection showed the scorched Earth. "You will undoubtedly obtain ownership of this planet. But your population will be only 2,000 to 3,000 people, because only the top supernatural creatures can survive this war. Other than that, all humans will perish, the ecosystem will perish, and so will the demon hunters. This is the best outcome I can imagine: you win and rule this planet. The last 2,000 of you will become the masters of Earth, ruling all the radiation craters, sludge swamps, poisonous rivers, and hot deserts full of radiation dust. You will continue to live on this planet in the form of primitive people, the main food is the decaying things left over from the last century and the mud in the craters. The few who are the most resilient will survive until the end, and then live forever in the mud until the next life cycle of the planet restarts. "
The holographic projection ended. Hao Ren knocked on the table to get everyone to come back to their senses. He put his hands on the table, his face expressionless. "You don't think there is no need to die in war, do you? You don't think you can crush the humans and win, do you? Both sides of the war have to pay a price, and this price is much greater than the benefits you can get. Since you can't crush the humans, you have to be prepared for a lose-lose situation. Believe me, that kind of victory is definitely not as comfortable as your life in the sanctuary.
"So, since your goal is to seek greater benefits, and not to perish together with the humans for the bullsh * t 'historical honor', why do you still choose such a brainless war route?"
Perhaps the "victory ending" he described was too shocking, or perhaps the family leaders in the venue had already considered the issue of the price of victory. In short, the venue fell into a temporary silence.
A set of holographic projections and Hao Ren's empty words were certainly not enough to convince these old foxes. But these people were not fools, and they could naturally tell the most reliable part of Hao Ren's speech.
"Then we have to take a compromise," Zeon Lucas said. His eyes fell on Vivian. He knew that the Ancient might have already made arrangements, or even reached some kind of agreement with the demon hunters. All the arguments and conclusions now were actually just paving the way for this' arrangement '. "You can speak plainly."
"The otherworldlings do not have to continue hiding in the sanctuary, but they cannot interfere with human civilization either. The demon hunters and the otherworldlings will cease fighting, and subsequent negotiations will be discussed separately. We will set up a supervision organization. Since the old balance and order can no longer be maintained, we will set up a new organization to control those who leave the sanctuary and enter human society …"
Vivian directly told them everything that she had agreed with Hao Ren.
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