Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 601 - 599: Holy Mother

The Tyrannosaurus Rex continued, "Most animals in nature are creatures that follow their instincts. They hunt only to survive. Even if some of their hunting methods are cruel, like those of the Parasitic Wasp, they don't generate much negative emotion and thus don't cause significant trouble for the Underworld.

But humans are different. The pace of human development and progress is too fast, and their impact on nature far exceeds what is typical for an ordinary species. A single deep-sea fishing expedition can kill tens of thousands of fish. The development of rainforests can leave millions of animals homeless. Every second, humans are driving other species to extinction. All creatures in nature have the right to survive, yet human actions have far surpassed what is necessary for survival, becoming excessively greedy."

The Tyrannosaurus Rex spoke in a gentle tone, saying slowly, "Even though each low-intelligence life form generates very little negative emotion, many small amounts accumulate into a large one, just as a tower is built from grains of sand. When you add the negative emotions produced within the human population to this, the Underworld is already overwhelmed.

The Underworld is home to roughly twenty billion resident Souls. Two billion of these are workers toiling on the reincarnation project. Of the remaining eighteen billion, ten billion are Evil Spirits wandering the wilderness. The other eight billion are residents detained in the Underworld for various reasons or those who have chosen to reside here permanently.

Currently, the number of workers and permanent residents remains constant. However, the Evil Spirits roaming the wilderness and the Chaotic Demons spawned by negative emotions are increasing daily. If this continues, the Underworld will eventually collapse. At that time, we will face the destruction of both worlds."

Even as he described this terrifying future, the Tyrannosaurus Rex's gentle tone didn't change. He said slowly, "Haha, there's a saying in human society: 'If you can't solve the problem, then solve the person who presented it.' From a utilitarian perspective, the most efficient solution would undoubtedly be to destroy humanity directly. However, we haven't chosen that path."

"...Why?" Mule asked, under Li Ang's instruction.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex shook his head. "There are two reasons. First, those of us who live in the Underworld cannot directly interfere with the Mortal Realm on a large scale. Second, as a survivor of a long-extinct species, I truly do not wish to erase the hope of a new species. Of course, we do have a last resort: gradually reducing the supply of human Souls to peacefully and slowly decrease humanity's total numbers, thereby lessening their impact on nature."

As the Tyrannosaurus Rex spoke, the other human council members showed no reaction. Ferry stood with his hands hanging by his sides, head bowed respectfully, beside Mule, as if he had heard nothing.

"However, before resorting to that plan, we'd prefer to explore other potential solutions. We want to discuss how to solve the problem."

The Tyrannosaurus Rex said, "You see, the problems caused by humans fall mainly into two categories. First, the violation of other species' right to survival, which generates negative emotions among them. Second, the negative emotions generated within the human population itself. Regarding the first problem, the primary cause of negative emotions is humanity's modern factory farming. I don't know if you've ever visited a factory farm. There, animals like pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, and ducks are confined in cages so small they can barely turn around. They are force-fed, injected with hormones, and subjected to prolonged, unbearable pain. Ultimately, humans skin them, debone them, drink their blood, eat their flesh, and extract every last bit of value."

The Tyrannosaurus Rex paused, then said slowly, "I am not human, so perhaps I am more qualified to speak on this. The practices of modern factory farms do not align with the natural order of hunting. If the animals in those farms were replaced with humans, and the humans with animals, then, in human eyes, it would undoubtedly be a horrifying Human Hell."

The Tyrannosaurus Rex paused again, then said slowly, "Lawyer Kevin, we want to know your thoughts on humanity's involvement in modern factory farming, and whether it should be considered a sin. If it is a sin, what kind of punishment does it deserve?"

The Tyrannosaurus Rex said calmly, "And by this, I'm not just referring to the human workers involved in factory farming, but the entire human population that benefits from these modern endeavors. Any human who has ever purchased animal meat, though they didn't personally kill the animal, might still bear responsibility for this indirect mass slaughter and, upon death, should perhaps face heavier punishment in the Underworld than they currently do."

Is this the final part?

Mule remained silent. Just as Li Ang had said, his second-stage task was complete. Now, his third-stage task was to "successfully persuade the Underworld Council."

As a Broker and a professional intelligence analyst, Mule noted that the goal of the third stage was to persuade the Underworld Council. The task didn't specify the angle of persuasion—whether to argue that humans were guilty and deserved punishment, or that they were innocent and required none. Either approach could lead to success.

At first glance, this task seemed very easy. However, he didn't know the council members' stances. Among them were five dinosaurs and seven humans; a slight misstep could anger some of the undecided councilors.

What should I say? 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Mule licked his lips. With this gesture, made at an angle invisible to the council members, he sought help from the strategy team.

"Tsk, this is troublesome," the Witch said gravely, furrowing her brow. "From a human standpoint, this question doesn't even need consideration. Humans didn't evolve for millions of years just to live on a vegetarian diet. Like other animals, humans have the right to eat meat. Modern factory farming ensures that human industrial capability can provide this right to eat meat to every compatriot. However, from the Underworld's higher perspective, the acts of breeding and slaughter are undeniably harmful."

"Since he's an Underworld administrator—and an extinct dinosaur at that—we can't persuade him with the argument, 'You have the right not to eat meat, but you can't take away my right to eat meat.'"

The Black Trojan scratched his head, troubled. "If a human said this, they might be dismissed as saintly or naively idealistic. But when these words come from a Tyrannosaurus Rex—a creature that has existed for over sixty million years, is nearly fifteen meters long, weighs fourteen tons, and possesses powerful supernatural abilities—they can only be taken as sincere criticism and admonishment from a venerable elder to a younger generation. This is tough..."