Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 395 - 28 Demons and Humans_3

Chapter 395: Chapter 28 Demons and Humans_3

"Hmph!"

"Bold!"

"How preposterous!"

A few cold snorts suddenly erupted from the group, clearly discontent with such a term.

Shepherd Ling Hu Ping also furrowed his brow slightly, but he still waved his hand to calm his followers down.

"We may look a bit different, but we are all good people. How can we be called demons? ’Demons’ is not a nice term. I know you are new here and probably don’t understand the situation in Canglin State, but don’t talk nonsense when you enter the city, otherwise—it’ll bring trouble and that wouldn’t be good."

People? Good people?

Xiao Jie was even more puzzled now.

"We indeed have just arrived and are not familiar with the local customs and conditions. Could Brother Ling Hu explain a bit to prevent further misunderstandings in the future?"

"Of course, but before I explain, I’d like to ask you all—what is a person? What is a demon?"

Xiao Jie was taken aback for a moment. Logically, this question should be easy to answer: people are people, and demons are animals that have gained intelligence. But since the other party asked this way, there must be a different interpretation.

"Please enlighten us."

Ling Hu Ping generously said, "It’s quite simple—those who do good deeds, achieve right outcomes, respect laws, and maintain morality are people.

Those who bully the weak, kill the innocent, have hearts like wolves and lungs like dogs, and corrupt morals are beasts, are demons.

Although we are innately different species and belong to various tribes, we have all read books, attended schools, studied scriptures, and know right from wrong, so naturally, we are people.

On the other hand, are those who commit atrocities, arson, and murder, corrupted by the power of evil spirits, really the same kind to you?"

"I Want to Be Immortal" suddenly spoke up in the team channel, "I get it now—NPCs are people, monsters are demons, humanoid monsters are still monsters, and animal NPCs are NPCs."

Xiao Jie couldn’t help but laugh, "I Want to Be Immortal" had indeed summarized it quite aptly.

And it made a lot of sense in a game.

"Ah, I have learned a lot, just now we indeed judged hastily by appearances, which was really rude. Please forgive us."

Seeing Xiao Jie speak this way, Ling Hu Ping also showed a smile, but this smile on a fox face seemed a bit incongruous.

"Brother, understanding is good. These principles aren’t my own invention; they are the teachings of Master Xiao Yue. It is embarrassing to say that Canglin State used to be infested with demons everywhere. To my shame, my ancestors once mingled with bandits and committed many wrongs leading beasts to eat people.

Fortunately, later on, an Immortal came down to our world and presented three volumes of the Heavenly Book to Master Xiao Yue, who then taught creatures of various tribes, enlightening all beings. From then on, many birds and beasts learned the difference between good and evil, and most became people.

Only those wild and stubborn refused to be tamed and still call themselves demons. The White Wolf we met today is one of those demon leaders."

The little girl sitting in Ling Hu Ping’s lap listened to the conversation with a puzzled face.

In the meantime, the group finally emerged from the forest. Ahead of them appeared endless wheat fields, where ’people’ with sheep heads, bull heads, and even pig heads were busy harvesting.

If these ’people’ hadn’t looked so extraordinary, they would have been no different from normal farmers.

Even compared to the desolate landscapes of Fengyin State teeming with monsters, it felt more peaceful and orderly.

And, in the distance beyond the wheat fields, a town came into view.

As they continued on, the farmers cast curious glances their way.

When they got closer to the city walls, Xiao Jie noticed that the soldiers on them also bore half-human, half-animal forms, with human bodies but faces of various animals, and animal features like horns and whiskers.

Occasionally, they would see a human face too, but it was unclear whether these humans were truly people or demons who had advanced their cultivation to shed their beast forms entirely and take on human forms.

Xiao Jie also noticed that these ’people’ were keeping many domestic animals; he even saw a Sheep Headman herding sheep, his actions with the Shepherd Whip indistinguishable from those of shepherds he had seen back in Ginkgo Village.

Even the title was ’shepherd’, not ’goat-spirit’.

Xiao Jie glanced at the warhorse beneath Ling Hu Ping and hazily guessed the rule separating ’people’ from ’beasts’.

Those who stood upright and could speak were people.

Those with four legs and could not talk were beasts, and as for demons? Those outlaws in the wilderness are the demons.

Accepting this setting wasn’t too difficult.

The key point was that these ’demons’ all had green names, which reassured Xiao Jie quite a bit.

He glanced again at the little girl and suddenly understood why his Beast Language Skill hadn’t worked earlier.

Perhaps it was because the system determined little foxes were not beasts?

But this was convenient—since she was ’people’, they could communicate and trade. He had saved the girl, so he would find an opportunity to ask how to learn from the three volumes of the Heavenly Book.