"It is better to die quietly in battle when facing the enemy than to choose to commit suicide one day because of lack of strength."

…

The mysterious lone monster, Gabriel, is a humanoid monster with the prototype of a wolf.

In terms of strength, Gabriel's strength is no less than anyone present.

Everything related to him is more like what happened to all land monsters than what happened to him.

"It's easy to understand, right? The king controls the entire beast tribe, and all land monsters need to survive under the rules set by the king." Gabriel had no complaints, and his tone was just calm as he stated the facts.

His attitude was very similar to that of the people in Rota County who had no emotions in their minds. The emotions that should have existed were all wiped out under the influence of the so-called rules.

"The so-called rules are the survival of the fittest." Gabriel said calmly, "All land-based monsters must face the result of selection. Those who are not strong enough will naturally be eliminated according to the rules set by the king."

"As for me, I was exiled because I spent thirty years without breaking through my current power level."

Egbert didn't understand. He looked up and down at Gabriel, who stood firm and stiff.

This wolf's strength is definitely not low.

During the two days of rest, Suli described the events he experienced in the dragon territory, and Du Ya also confirmed the strength of those monsters.

Gabriel and Victoria's strength is certainly not comparable, but they are obviously much stronger than the Feathered Soldiers who had followed Addison before.

Such an existence does not die on the battlefield, but is instead subject to the so-called rules?

Unimaginable.

"Because there has been no breakthrough in thirty years, he was expelled?" Egbert frowned.

"All land monsters are following this rule." Gabriel glanced at the awkwardness in Egbert's eyes, "Instead of thinking about whether this rule has obvious disadvantages, it is better to think about how powerful the beasts will become under this rule."

"If there is no way to break through from the current level of power to another level within the limited time, then the survival of this kind of monster is itself a waste of resources." Gabriel's expression was cold.

"And if there are conditions to break through to another level within a limited time, then those beings will receive a tilt of resources from the Beastmen in the next round of training. Under this rule, the Beastmen naturally become the strongest of the three tribes." Gabriel couldn't hide his pride just talking about this rule.

No one would question Gabriel's cognition because his attitude was very clear and he did not think there was anything wrong with his cognition.

"All monsters that break through within a certain period of time will receive a resource tilt, and those that have not broken through will be directly expelled..."

Suli repeated, "For the exiled monsters, because their birth, cultivation speed, and breakthrough time are all inconsistent, the only number a monster can compare to is its personal time. In other words, the rules followed by land-born monsters will only leave the exiled monsters alone once they are exiled."

"Compared to aquatic monsters and feathered creatures that usually move in groups, a single monster will become a sitting duck. That's why you attacked us the moment you saw us."

"Is that right?"

Gabriel nodded decisively: "Yes."

"For resource wasters like us who have spent a lot of resources but failed to break through within the specified time, once we leave the tribe and find the Water Tribe or the Feather Tribe, it is better for us to take the initiative to attack rather than passively being killed by the people of those two tribes."

As Gabriel spoke, he stared at the crow with a murderous look in his eyes.

As for the unawakened humans, after they awaken, Gabriel will not show any hostility towards them because it is possible that they are beastmen.

But if he was facing the Ravens, whose strength was not much different from his, Gabriel's attitude was too obvious: "Killing one more enemy will reduce the pressure when the king declares war on the other two tribes in the future. This can also make up for the resources I have wasted."

"It really is a rule without drawbacks." Suli looked up at the sky. It was a cloudless day, but he felt like it was going to rain.

The mere existence of this rule is enough to send chills down one's spine.

——Not to mention that there are countless monsters and demons abiding by it.

——Horror story?

"We really have to go and take a look at the specific situation of the Beast Tribe. Compared to the Feather Tribe, who we already know something about, and Leia, who is not stingy with information about the Aquatic Tribe to some extent, the only thing we don't know about is the Beast Tribe." Suli expressed his thoughts.

Of the beastmen I had never come into contact with before, the only one who left a deep impression on me was Barsalom.

Whether the unicorn race is special is not so important. What is strange is that the monster chose to abandon the elemental power and instead use everything to fully strengthen its body.

This kind of practice has never appeared in the human world.

Suli felt that there was something to dig deeper into, but the most important thing at the moment was to learn more about the orc intelligence.

Suli turned to Gabriel and said, "Can you take us to the beastman's territory? If not, you can tell us the direction of the beastman's territory."

Gabriel suddenly became alert and resisted Suli's request: "Why do you want to go to the beast territory?"

"You mentioned the Feather Tribe and the Water Tribe just now. Could it be that you are the unawakened ones that those two tribes have invested resources in cultivating in advance?"

Gabriel showed a protesting attitude: "To be precise, you are from the Feathered Tribe." He glanced at the crows, his eyes becoming more alert.

"I don't know when the internal turmoil of the Feather Tribe will be resolved, but since it is an internal turmoil, it will be resolved one day. So you, as unawakened people, were nurtured by the Feather Tribe in advance, and then took advantage of this unconfirmed trait that it is temporarily impossible to determine which tribe you will awaken to, entered the Beast Tribe, and tried to explore the Beast Tribe's intelligence?"

Gabriel's guess was too reasonable. Du Ya thought about it and felt that this was not a bad idea.

He simply followed suit and said, "Whether it is or not, it's up to your imagination."

"No matter what you think, we don't really care. What you should do now is to show us the way forward."

"What if I say no?" Gabriel looked like a warrior who was not afraid of power and was fighting hard. "I wasted so many resources, not only did I not give the king the due return, but now I am threatened to betray the king...?"

"There's no way I could do that!" Gabriel gritted his teeth and launched an attack directly at the winged crow.

Gabriel didn't care what the reason was for these unawakened people to mix with the ravens.

Because he felt that as long as the unawakened saw the rules that the beastmen had established for the lower-level personnel and the advantages they brought, they would definitely not continue to follow the path of the feather tribe or the water tribe.

With this knowledge, Gabriel chose to attack the raven.

But the crow, who had never let down his guard against him, easily blocked this attack.

Du Ya seemed to be determined to establish his own personality, and said sternly: "The weak have no right to resist. What you should do now is to show us the way and take us to where we should go."

"I won't do that!" Gabriel seemed to think he would not survive the day, he shouted, "I will never betray the king!"

Then, before anyone could react, Gabriel attacked his own heart with all his strength.

Whether it was the broken sternum or the blood mixed with internal organs that Gabriel vomited out, this sudden scene scared everyone immediately.

"Save him!" Sully reacted quickly and took out the storage props that were placed there.

Compared to other people, he has the largest amount of medicine stored in his pocket.

Lan Zhe took the ring and immediately took out the healing potion from it. Ignoring Gabriel's resistance, he poured the entire bottle of potion down his throat.

Gabriel didn't understand what was going on. After being injected with the drug, he stared at Suli, the weakest among the group, and shouted, "I will never betray the king!"

Roy roared back with a headache: "Who the hell cares if you betray me or not? I just asked for directions and you are so scared."

"If you don't know, you might think we did something to you. You attacked us first, right? Even if we killed you on the spot, you deserved it, not to mention that we didn't have the chance to do anything to you. You attacked yourself, and then you acted like we forced you..."

Roy asked a soul-searching question: "Do you think this is a good idea?"

Gabriel stared at him blankly.

The two-star mercenary was not polite at all and spit all over Gabriel's face.

"Are you an idiot or something? If we are really from the Feather Tribe or the Water Tribe, how could we not know the territory of the Beast Tribe and need you to lead the way? Or, we need you to point to the location of the bedroom of the Beast Tribe King instead of the Beast Tribe territory?"

"What idiot would think that a passerby he met on the street, Stranger A, would know this kind of information? Don't think too highly of yourself, okay?"

Roy rolled his eyes at Gabriel.

Don't think he didn't see it. After Lan Zhe fed Gabriel the drug, the hatred that suddenly burst out from his eyes was so intense that it was outrageous.

And while he was roaring that he would not betray, Gabriel also tried to attack Sully.

This action instantly set off everyone around Sully.

Lan Zhe really wanted to force Gabriel to swallow a whole bottle of poison. When Roy was scolding him, Egbert grabbed Gabriel's collar and said, "If you really dare to do it, I will really let you die here. Even your body will be burned by the flames until only ashes are left."

"If you don't believe me, just try it." Egbert's eyes were as cold as ice.

"Cough! Cough cough!" Gabriel coughed heavily twice. He finally understood what the two said.

At this moment, no one dared to take any action against Suli.

"But even if that's what you said, you didn't have to save me when I was about to commit suicide." Gabriel said stubbornly, "I didn't ask you to save me."

Lan Zhe sneered: "Who would want to ask for directions, only to have the passerby commit suicide right in front of you because of such a trivial matter as asking for directions?"

"People who don't know would think we did something terrible to you."

Gabriel was silent for a long while.

At this moment, his internal organs had been gradually repaired under the effect of the medicine, but the process from damage to recovery was filled with a tingling sensation, and Gabriel twisted his whole body uncontrollably.

For a moment, it was hard to tell whether he was feeling physically uncomfortable or mentally unwell.

After a long while, he said, "So in your opinion, I wasted so many resources, was expelled, abandoned, and even attacked you. Shouldn't I just commit suicide and die like this?"

The veins on Egbert's forehead twitched continuously: "Who cares what you think!"

Gabriel seemed not to have heard these words and focused his attention on Sully who was in the lead.

"I will take you to the beastman's territory," Gabriel said. "It was my fault for thinking so much before, but this crow..."

The crow sensed an ominous gaze.

"I think he is also partially wrong..."

Despite saying this, Gabriel showed a guilty attitude.

Afterwards, no one knew what he was thinking, but everyone noticed that Gabriel's attitude had become calm.

"I will take you to the beast tribe's territory, but as humans, I can imagine that you may have been bought by the water tribe and the feather tribe in advance as you have not awakened yet. I'm sure other land monsters will not fail to think of this either."

"There's a good chance you'll die," Gabriel stressed.

"Although I don't want to say this, since I came to this world, I have to face the crisis of death almost every once in a while." Suli didn't know for a moment whether he should question whether he was distorted by this world or whether he had gradually adapted to this distorted world.

"Don't worry, even if I really die, I won't blame you before I die." Roy's tone was inexplicably sarcastic.

"Collecting intelligence is something that must be done. Going to the orcs is our own decision. Whether we die or continue to live in the end is the path we choose. There is no need for you to try to get involved in other people's deaths."

"Honestly, don't you think you're weird? It's like an inexplicable transference effect. The love you should have for yourself has been completely distorted into caring for others. Whether it's that you knew the young master was the weakest but didn't take the initiative to attack him, or that you wanted to attack him after you thought the young master was not a good person, but didn't really do it."

Roy thought monsters were really troublesome creatures.

When it comes to emotions and details, they are clearly just as similar to humans, but all the affirmation of non-human groups has become a barrier that can never be crossed.

Gabriel did not discuss the issue, but began to give guidance to others.

"If we continue walking in this direction for another 300 kilometers, we will reach the nearest city of the beastmen. Judging from the speed of flying monsters, we can arrive there before lunch." Gabriel poked a dot on the ground as their current location.

When the raven grew bigger and was about to take people up to the sky, Gabriel took the initiative to say that he didn't need to sit on his back: "I can run fast enough on the ground to keep up with you."

"By the way, kid, if you don't mind my previous behavior, or if you believe in what I say, I can give you a ride." Gabriel looked at Sully seriously, and his tail shook uncontrollably.

The feeling that the others gave Gabriel was very much like the feeling that he had when he was serving the king.

The difference is that he has never seen the king of the beasts. This group of people has a subtle attitude centered on Suli, which also indirectly shows that they accept everything that Suli accepts and do not accept anything directed against Suli.

"Although I want to, I still can't." Suli looked at Gabriel who had turned into a giant gray wolf with amazement.

Bigger is always better, especially for the original forms of various beasts.

This kind of shocking power that can be brought by just the physique, just taking a close look at it, will give people a feeling of hormones surging in their kidneys.

In the following time, the crow flying high in the sky truly felt that what Gabriel said about running at full speed was no slower than his flying speed.

"I suddenly feel that in a one-on-one situation, we have no chance of winning. And judging from Gabriel's attitude, there are many powerful people like him among the beastmen." Crow told the boy sitting on his back in a gentle voice.

As for the other group of men who were not shielded from the elements and were blown all over the place by the wind at high altitude?

That is not even under consideration.

"Even if that's the case, we have to go and take a look." Suli sighed, "No one knows when the three tribes will enter a new round of chaos."

"Without intelligence, we cannot determine the situation. This is equivalent to acknowledging that Rota County needs to continue to accept the rules imposed on humans by monsters."

"Sometimes I don't know whether I should say this to you." Sully stroked the crow's back fur.

"Humans do not have the ability to defeat monsters. The only thing I can do is to disrupt the existing structure of the monster society before those humans are forcibly transformed into monsters."

Only save once, and what you save is your own heart that may be suffering from the current situation of mankind. Directly changing the planned survival pattern of mankind is the correct path for Suli to reach his ultimate goal.

"I always look forward to a peaceful, war-free, and sunny retirement future."

…

Time passed quickly, two hours went by in the blink of an eye, and the city of beastmen was already within sight.

Gabriel led everyone to a subtle location where they would not be noticed by the people in the city. He then held onto the tree bark with one hand and said, "I can only take you so far. I can't go any further."

"As an exile, I have no right to enter Ergonikin." Gabriel looked at the city from afar. If he looked carefully, he could see that the bark he had pressed had obvious finger marks on it because the gray wolf had used too much force.

"Compared to me, you who are not awakened yet, it is easier for you to enter this city because you are strangers. If others ask, you just need to say that your monster characteristics are not obvious."

"If someone wants to test your strength, you just need to be polite and say openly that you are a newborn beast."

Gabriel lowered his head, making it difficult to see the meaning in his eyes.

The others could only hear him say, "It's already so detailed, I don't think you have any more questions."

"I'm sorry, I have many, many questions waiting for your answers." Suli did not cooperate at all.

Suli looked at Gabriel with a calm expression and said in a steady voice: "For example, I really want to know if there are people you know in this city. And whether there has ever been a phenomenon of exiled people secretly returning."

"Also, how do monsters distinguish one from another? If the unawakened ones are twins, and after they awaken, they happen to have the same bloodline, then are they one person or two people?"

Gabriel gradually became stupid due to overly academic questions.

It’s hard to say anything else, but the handsome Gray Wolf now has no chance to feel sad.

Gabriel could only answer the question honestly: "Someone familiar, and I don't know."

"All those who were exiled never came back. After the twins woke up, they became two monsters. But since they are twins, it is impossible that one of them breaks through within the time limit while the other does not, but continues to live in the city using the identity of the one who did break through."

"Are you sure?" Suli tilted his head. This light-hearted question did not make the exiled Gabriel certain of his answer. Instead, it made him unsure whether what he had just said was correct.

"I...I don't know." Gabriel's eyes were confused.

"Then do you want to try to continue entering Ergonikin using the identity of Gabriel or Gabrieli?" Suli asked back.

Gabriel's eye twitched. "Ergonykin is the name of this city. Even if the first letter of this city's name is the same as the last letter of my name, it doesn't mean that its second, third, and fourth letters can all become variants of my name."

"Who knows?" Suli shrugged nonchalantly.

Gabriel stared at him for a long time, and finally said, "I understand. From now on, my name is Gabriel Jin, Gabriel's younger brother. I will enter this city with you, at least..."

Gabriel looked up and said in a deep voice, "At least I have to say goodbye to his secret admirer on behalf of 'my brother'."

"Can monsters develop feelings for each other?" Lan Zhe raised his eyebrows and asked curiously.

Gabriel did not answer the question, but said: "We should go into the city."

"Tell me the answer to your question. The deal is, I will make some subtle adjustments to your facial features to make your fake identity more realistic." Lan Zhe didn't think that his curious question would go unanswered.

"What do you mean by making subtle adjustments to the facial features?" Gabriel was stunned.

"Actually, I would rather call it plastic surgery." Lan Zhe took out various knives emitting deep cold light from the space-type alchemy tools.

Gabriel was sweating profusely: "Yes, yes!"

“The answer is yes.”

"Of course monsters can develop feelings for each other. Don't ask me the reason, I don't know either." Gabriel shook his head decisively.

"I understand." Knowing that he couldn't get any more details, Lan Zhe sighed with a sad expression, and then a blade emitting a deep cold light was pinched between each of his fingers.

The blades vary in size.

"The scene that is about to happen is too bloody. Lord Sully, please do not watch it from a close distance." Egbert pulled Sully aside and took out a few rice balls that Lan Zhe had given him from the alchemy tools.

Egbert immediately stuffed it into Sully's hand.

Sully withdrew his attention from the full-bacteria cosmetic surgery that used the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed.

Following the gray wolf's howl, Suli shivered involuntarily, and then asked in a low voice: "Lan Zhe... How did Lan Zhe know that plastic surgery is still possible?"

"It's because when we were in the Mercenary City, we always had fights in the suburbs." Du Ya thought for a moment and replied, "At that time, everyone's face was injured and their appearance became strange."

Suli: “…”

Forget it, just pretend it doesn’t exist.

Afterwards, Suli quietly looked at the gray wolf who had received a facelift from the Dark Saint, whom he had known for less than a day.

In terms of changes in appearance, "Gabriel" looks thinner than Gabriel's facial features.

——After all, a piece of the bones was cut off.

Later, the gray wolf actually entered Ergonkin with several people under the overly casual name of Gablikin.

Contrary to previous speculations that some people might have questioned, in fact, after entering Ergoniki, people did not see many pedestrians on the streets.

Gabriel explained: "Most monsters have work during the day except for their training time at night."

"The work content is basically mining and collecting medicinal herbs. Some ores have a beneficial effect on cultivation, and so do the medicinal herbs. The collected medicinal herbs and ores will be handed over to the officials. After unified calculation, part of them will be handed over to the king, and the other part will be distributed again."

Gabriel guided the crowd towards his former residence.

Compared to Roy, who lived under the name of his wife, the other two adult men had no intention of gossiping about the name of Gabrielkin's secret admirer.

After arriving at Gablikin's residence, Gray Wolf said that they could use this place for a short period of time. As for him...

He needs to take time to prepare some gifts, and then give them to the monster he cares about as a thank you gift in the evening when he has free time.

Egbert was very emotional: "I thought it would be much more difficult to enter the orc city than I imagined."

"Actually, it's not that easy. As for more detailed information, let's wait until tonight." Lan Zhe took a look at the house that looked particularly empty and had no furniture.

Later, Suli was directly given a sleeping bag by the Dark Saint.

I was asked to have a good rest in the afternoon because no one knew what would happen in the evening.

Suli chose to accept.

He closed his eyes and opened them again, and half a day passed just like that. The last ray of sunset disappeared on the horizon. At this time, Gabriel returned to this house that looked so empty that it didn't look like anyone had ever lived in it.

At this moment, the streets were gradually filled with the footsteps of pedestrians and the sounds of constant and lively conversation.

Gabriel seemed a little lost after he came back. He didn't say what happened to him, but others knew that the so-called farewell probably didn't end well.

Honestly, it would be strange if good results were achieved.

Being expelled means there is no choice but death.

Gray Wolf quickly perked up and told Suli, "This is the easiest time for the beastmen. If you need to go out and explore for any information, now is the best time."

"Thank you." Sully nodded earnestly.

Gabriel was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I should be the one to thank you, otherwise we wouldn't be able to get in so easily just because of the defenders."

"What's more, I now see that monster..."

Gabriel shook his head vigorously: "Sorry, I said something irrelevant."

"Whether it is unimportant or not, let's talk about it when we come back." Lan Zhe shrugged his shoulders. "Anyway, my intuition tells me that the unimportant things you mentioned still contain rules that normal people cannot accept, but you regard as common sense."

Afterwards, the few people dispersed and tried their best to explore intelligence.

Sully and Egbert.

…

"Ask what's the big deal recently? It must be the internal strife of the Feather Tribe. I really hope that a large number of those winged creatures can die in the internal strife. If so, it will be much easier for the king to declare war on the Feather Tribe in the future."

"What do you think of the king? A great king. I can't tell you in more detail, after all, I have never seen him. But we don't need to see the king in person, we just need to know that the king's decisions are always correct!"

"The latest rules? Hmm... If you hadn't asked me this question suddenly, I would have forgotten that the latest rules were issued 100 years ago. Sometimes I always wonder if the king has forgotten us, but I don't think so. After all, we have been working hard to contribute to the king."

the other side.

Roy and Lan Zhe.

The first question from the two-star mercenary is: "Do we have to hand in all the resources we get?"

"Of course!"

"If we keep any resources in secret, it will very likely weaken the king's power. As everyone knows, members of the Beast Tribe cannot be left alone. Once they are discovered by the other two tribes, they will be brutally slaughtered. Compared to hoping that the Water Tribe and the Feather Tribe will have mercy on us, I would rather work harder to mine and prepare medicinal materials to make the king stronger."

"What do you think of aquatic creatures? I think everyone has the same opinion. They are slimy, slippery, and smelly. I really hope that there are no such monsters in this world. I don't want to admit that I am the same species as those creatures in terms of the overall situation."

"What do you think of the Feather Tribe? An incompetent person who only knows how to rely on the Dragon Tribe. I heard that the so-called civil unrest is to suppress the dragons. To be honest, if the Feather Tribe provides enough resources to the dragons, how could they possibly have the idea of ​​rebellion? Unlike our king, he treats all monsters equally."

…

Finally, the two parties gathered in Gabriel's house. To avoid suspicion and not wanting to know what these humans knew, Gabriel covered his ears and went to another room.

The basic intelligence from previous explorations revealed a lot of terrifying information.

Egbert explained the key points he and Suli had learned: "The attitude of the beastmen towards the internal turmoil of the Feather Tribe is the same as Gabriel's. They all think that the more Feather Tribe members die, the better, so that it will be easier for the king of the beasts to attack the Feather Tribe in the future."

Suli nodded and added: "All beastmen have the premise that they will declare war on the other two tribes in the future. This fact has led to the existence of lower-level beastmen who make contributions but do not feel that they are being treated unfairly."

"The King of the Beast Tribe is supported by the entire Beast Tribe, but the so-called promulgation of rules is not updated in a timely manner. A hundred years ago was the last time the existing rules were promulgated."

Lan Zhe and Roy looked at each other, and the former spoke first: "It's almost the same here. The key point is that the beastmen did not judge that they were driven out and died. They all agreed that the reason for their death was the invasion by the other two tribes."

"This is why all the beastmen are looking forward to the day when the beast king declares war on the other two tribes."

Roy curled his lips slightly at this: "But in fact, Gabriel attacked us the moment he saw us, without making any evasive moves."

"I don't think this is what Gabriel said, that dying in battle is better than dying by suicide. I am more inclined to believe that the current status quo of this default rule of the beastmen is a form of group control."

"Just like Rota County before," Roy said, frowning. "Obviously, this is full of anomalies."

This conversation, which was closely related to the beastmen, did not last long.

When a few people wanted to go deeper, the conversation between passers-by coming from far away suddenly became noisy.

The meaning of the noise was conveyed instantly.

Then Gabriel pushed open the door of the room where several people were without even having time to knock.

Without further ado, Gabriel said with an unpleasant expression, "We are surrounded."

The reason is unknown, the cause is unclear.

Just like that, suddenly, Gabriel's house was surrounded by passers-by who had been walking on the street.

But later, the conversation between those people also revealed the reason why this place was surrounded.

"I found Gabriel while I was working. The man who had been driven out of Ergonkin returned to this city for unknown reasons!"

The male monster held a torch in his hand and said angrily, "The weak have no right to live! This is the rule set by the king."

"Not only did Gabriel not use his own meager life to perish together with the water and feather monsters, he even sneaked back. This is wrong! A huge mistake!"

Roy looked out through the crack of the door unhappily: "Who is that?"

"Colin, the brother of the monster who helped me before." Gabriel said softly.

Roy's expression suddenly turned into surprise.

Gabriel lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "I don't feel that I must live, I just want to say goodbye to Connie."

Then he raised his head and said, "Let me out. You are all human beings. As long as you follow what I said before, you will not be targeted by them."

"Colin just wants me to die. It has nothing to do with you."

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