Barbecue Sauce said a lot in one breath.
Being able to say such a long stretch of words in one go, clear and logical, was really not easy for him.
What he said was also what he truly thought inside.
Barbecue Sauce was the type of little chick who easily went with the flow. At first, when Xu Yuan mentioned to him the plan of setting new rules, Barbecue Sauce felt it made sense, so he believed it.
But when he talked about it with Blue Demon, maybe because there was a problem with how he expressed it, or maybe some other problem, Blue Demon couldn't agree with his opinion.
Yet later, Blue Demon also stepped onto this path, same as him.
Blue Demon was someone who could give Barbecue Sauce peace of mind, and Barbecue Sauce had always relied on Blue Demon.
Since even Blue Demon had already walked the same road as him, Barbecue Sauce had enough confidence to firmly stick to this path.
And during this time, he had also personally seen everything Xu Yuan had done.
He had personally seen the players, animals, and monsters in the rainforest getting along peacefully, looking full of hope.
He had also personally seen those players who were not in Xu Yuan's camp making normal trades with the animals and monsters in the rainforest.
Because of Xu Yuan, everything was developing toward a good direction, developing toward a hopeful direction.
Even Blue Demon, who had always made Barbecue Sauce feel at ease, had never given him this kind of feeling.
Barbecue Sauce liked this feeling, liked Xu Yuan, and also believed in Xu Yuan.
Even someone as simple-minded as him could see that Xu Yuan was sincerely thinking of them weak little lives, creating for them a beautiful future.
Barbecue Sauce couldn't understand why Mustard, whom he trusted just as much, would speak such harsh words toward Xu Yuan.
Hearing Barbecue Sauce's words, Mustard's face seemed a little moved.
But clearly, Barbecue Sauce's words were not enough to move him.
Mustard and Barbecue Sauce were different. He was smart and shrewd by nature, so his thoughts about things were naturally more than Barbecue Sauce's.
At the side, Blue Demon glanced at Mustard, and upon seeing his expression, instantly saw through Mustard's final misgiving.
Barbecue Sauce had said so much, yet had not spoken out the most crucial thing, the question Mustard most wanted to know.
Blue Demon understood very well that the reason Mustard still had doubts was because he thought Xu Yuan was doing all this to win the Trial Grounds.
Everyone who came into the Trial Grounds had this kind of thought, and Mustard was no exception.
Because they had experienced too much, everyone knew very clearly in their hearts, only what they grasped in their own hands could be relied upon.
Whether it was Mustard, Barbecue Sauce, Blue Demon, or the Pillager King, they all wanted to win the trial, gain power, and help their companions and clansmen get out of their predicament.
So Mustard's thoughts now were exactly the same as Blue Demon's back then.
Thinking of this, Blue Demon once again stood out, looked at Mustard, and said, "After hearing Barbecue Sauce's story, now listen to mine."
Hearing Blue Demon's words, Mustard nodded.
Although this was his first meeting with Blue Demon, from Blue Demon's words and actions, and from his reputation in the main world, it was clear that Blue Demon was a thoughtful person.
Naturally, Mustard was curious, what exactly had Xu Yuan done to persuade someone like him?
"Being able to meet in the Trial Grounds means we are the same kind of people."
"In the main world, we all face the difficulty of survival, and we had already found no way to solve it."
"So we came to this Trial Grounds to gamble on a chance."
"We thought that if we could win the Trial Grounds and gain powerful enough strength, then all problems could be solved easily."
Saying this, Blue Demon looked at Mustard and the Pillager King.
The two were obviously hit by his words and did not deny what Blue Demon said.
Seeing this, Blue Demon looked at Mustard and asked, "Suppose you had never met my… my king. If you won the Trial Grounds, how would you solve the problems that exist right now?"
Hearing Blue Demon's words, Mustard thought for a moment, just about to answer, but Blue Demon opened his mouth first, "Having gained absolute powerful strength, in your previous understanding, you would eliminate all hostile camps."
"The Void, Pillagers, monsters, even the players."
Hearing Blue Demon's words, Mustard, for some reason, suddenly felt a little guilty.
Blue Demon had indeed hit the mark. Though Mustard had never thought about what would happen after winning, if he really did win, in order to ensure the villagers' safety, the method he could think of was to suppress the opposing side.
Seeing Mustard's guilty expression, Blue Demon chuckled and said, "Leaving aside whether you could really completely eliminate the players' threat to you."
"Wouldn't such an approach be no different from the Void you hate the most?"
Hearing Blue Demon's words, Mustard felt his heart give a sudden jolt.
If Mustard really did win the trial, his actions would indeed be as Blue Demon had predicted.
For the sake of survival, he would surely strangle all existences that threatened the villagers' safety.
And those existences spread all across the main world, monsters, Pillagers, and players.
Leaving aside whether players could really be completely wiped out.
Even if Mustard could strangle the players, and even if the world still existed after the players were gone, what would remain of this world?
And Mustard, after doing all this, what would he be then?
A savior? A hero who saved the villagers, or a demon who slaughtered recklessly?
Thinking of this, Mustard froze completely.
His brain spun rapidly, trying to refute Blue Demon's words, but he could not find any way to refute them at all.
Seeing Mustard struck speechless, Blue Demon turned his gaze to the Pillager King at the side.
"Then, what about you? If you won the Trial Grounds, what would you do?"
At this moment, Blue Demon's actions were more or less like a judge calling names.
The Pillager King, being called on, once again broke into a sweat.
In his heart he was muttering, 'Why do you keep dragging me into this?'
The Pillager King was also somewhat speechless. This question was Mustard's. Though Mustard did indeed count as the Pillager King's mouthpiece, the Pillager King himself did not have much opinion against Xu Yuan.
After all, they both counted as the monster camp.
The Pillager King rolled his eyes at Blue Demon, then finally voiced his own thoughts.
"Do me a favor and don't drag me into this, okay? I'll make my decision after you finish saying everything."
Hearing the Pillager King's words, Blue Demon did not force him to speak further. He turned his head back to Mustard and continued pressing forward.
"Have you figured it out yet? I just now spoke of so many hypotheticals. But one thing that cannot be avoided is, players cannot possibly be completely erased."
"We all know clearly, the world we are in exists to serve the players. If they did not exist, this world would not exist either."
"So, knowing that your hatred toward monsters and Pillagers was only a baseless setting, and that the players you hate cannot be completely erased…"
"After you win the Trial Grounds, what could you do?"
Though Blue Demon was posing the question to Mustard, he did not give him the chance to answer, but instead answered on his own, "The only thing you can do, the only thing you can oppose, is the Void, right?"
Hearing Blue Demon's words, Mustard did not respond, nor could he respond, only silently looked at Blue Demon.
Seeing this, Blue Demon chuckled and said, "Why did the Void grow into the unstoppable existence it is now? Surely you understand that better than us, don't you?"
At these words, Mustard, who had been meeting Blue Demon's gaze, grew so guilty he no longer dared look him in the eyes.
Of course he understood why the Void had grown into such a situation. But he also knew the Villager King had been used by the Void.
"That's because…"
Mustard was just about to say something, but Blue Demon waved a hand to cut him off.
"I'm not saying this to blame you. I know you too were being used. With the Void's ability, if not you, it would have been someone else."
Hearing Blue Demon say this, Mustard felt a little better. But Blue Demon's next words made him feel even more on edge.
"When you were imprisoned and controlled, you probably didn't know what was happening outside, did you?"
"Naturally, if you had known what was happening outside, you wouldn't have said our king's words were just empty talk."
Just as Blue Demon was about to continue, the Pillager King at the side suddenly wore an eager expression, his face practically written with four words, "I know this one!"
He quickly seized the chance to speak, "All this time, it's always been him fighting against the Void."
Saying this, he looked in the direction where Xu Yuan was.
Hearing the Pillager King's words, Blue Demon felt rather gratified. That sentence alone was enough to show where the Pillager King stood now.
"The mess you created, it's been our king cleaning it up for you all along. And in the end, what he got from you was just one phrase, 'empty talk.'"
At this, Mustard was indeed left speechless.
But Blue Demon had not yet finished speaking.
"Perhaps you will say, our king fights against the Void because he fears the Void's power, because he fears one day the Void will threaten his life."
"It could also be reasonably guessed that he came into the Trial Grounds to gain power to remove the Void that might threaten him."
Hearing this, Mustard hurriedly waved his hands.
"I didn't..."
Obviously, Blue Demon did not give him the chance to explain.
Since Mustard was suspicious, Blue Demon had to spell out all the possibilities.
"After I came into contact with our king, he told me his idea of implementing new policies. I thought his idea was workable, it was a way to solve our difficulties."
"At that time, I didn't know our king well either, so I suggested having a contest with him. If I lost, I would agree to help him fulfill the conditions of the trading chain."
"If I won, everything would have to listen to me, because I thought if I won the trial, I could also accomplish it."
"Originally we could have competed directly, but I deliberately delayed until after the new policy was implemented in the rainforest and everything was running smoothly, and only then did we proceed with the contest."
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