Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 464 Cannot Eat People
"Dudududu Guangwang!"

The most astute player had already shouted it out, while the other players were all amazed.

Well, it's like how people have different aesthetic standards. Even if someone can't drool over Fan Bingbing or Liu Yifei, they can't deny that they are indeed considered beauties.

Similarly, even though there are species differences between humans and birds, we cannot deny that King Du Guang, this "bird demon," is truly beautiful.

She was very large, nearly ten feet tall, with a slender figure. Her long tail feathers were a mix of purple and black, with a faint blue iridescence. Her sharp, long, and thin beak was vermilion, set against her dark face.

“I’ve heard about the Taiyin Sect. It’s good that you’re also going to clean up Guixu Pass.”

As King Du Guang spoke, he tilted his head slightly, his expression seemingly very gentle.

"Ah, ah, that's right!" Zheng Qian quickly seized the opportunity, his face full of righteous indignation: "Protecting the Five-Colored Array and guarding the Guixu Realm is the bounden duty of us Taiyin Sect disciples!"

“Hehe, I know your sect leader can see this,” King Duguang stared at Zheng Qian, who was at the head of the group, as if he were talking to someone else through her body: “Duguang Kingdom can open up to the outside world, but there must be some conditions.”

“I can turn a deaf ear to the affairs of the Taiyin Sect and other sects, but Wankuzhou is to belong to my Duguang Kingdom.”

"This...uh, well, actually..."

Zheng Qian stammered, somewhat embarrassed.

She had no idea about any Wanku Continent; she was just doing a mission. How did she suddenly have to represent the Taiyin Sect in diplomacy?! She couldn't possibly do that!

"It's alright, your sect leader should already know what I mean."

As soon as King Du Guang finished speaking, everyone's character panels changed, and a new hidden gold quest popped up—

[The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons]: [You have unexpectedly arrived in the Kingdom of Duguang and met King Duguang. You have learned that King Duguang has agreed to open the kingdom to the Taiyin Sect and establish diplomatic relations, on the condition that you occupy Wankuzhou. Wankuzhou itself is not important, but its population is a very valuable resource. Please make the most of your time and effort to negotiate with King Duguang to secure greater benefits for the Taiyin Sect! (This task can be shared and participated in as a team, but the main contribution is calculated based on the actions of the person who triggered the task. The maximum number of people who can participate in sharing or as a team is 30.) (Rewards: 20000 Exp, 3000 Sect Contribution Points, 3000 Sect Prestige Points, Limited Mysterious Item) (Note: This task may fail. If the task fails, the Duguang Kingdom map will be closed and will never be reopened.)]

At the same time, the team chat exploded instantly—

"Holy crap! Another hidden gold tier! What incredible luck!"

"Help! This mission seems to have a chance of failure!?"

"Hey! This seems to be the first time I've ever seen a task marked as potentially failing!"

"Relax, maybe it's just that the game designers are afraid we'll cause trouble, so they deliberately added this useless warning. Just ignore it!"

"But if this mission fails, we'll be cursed to death..."

"If you put it that way, I'm not sleepy anymore! Completing the task isn't important, I just want to get yelled at!" "What masochistic fetish! You pervert!"

Just as everyone was exchanging witty remarks, the true originator of these tasks, [Three-Year-Old Crawling Tower Guardian], timidly peeked out from behind Zheng Qian, trying to amplify her voice and muster all her courage to say, "Sister Queen Du Guang, um, this might be a bit offensive, but I still want to ask, do you eat human flesh in your Du Guang Kingdom?"

"Oh?"

Overjoyed at being called "sister," King Du Guang smiled and looked at the three-year-old crawling tower guard. She lowered her head slightly and said leisurely, "Although I am a phoenix and do not eat human flesh, there are countless demons and ghosts in my Du Guang Kingdom, and I'm afraid quite a few of them have a taste for it."

As she spoke, she deliberately took a few steps forward, getting closer to the players, and added from her superior position, "Especially young people like you should be the most popular."

A nearly three-meter-tall bird appeared overhead, casting a large shadow. Its terrifying words made [Three-Year-Old Crawling Tower Guardian] turn pale with fright, her whole body trembling uncontrollably. Zheng Qian, whom she was clinging to, clearly realized the NPC was teasing her. He helplessly tugged at his wrinkled sleeve—which wouldn't budge—and then comforted her, "Don't be afraid, the NPC is just playing a prank! Besides, we're all players, we've all died before, what are you afraid of!"

King Du Guang coughed lightly, took a few steps back, and resumed his majestic demeanor, saying, "Ahem, of course, even if you puppets were cooked, you would probably lose some of your flavor, so there's no need to worry."

General Huang, who was standing to the side, also realized that the king was joking. He immediately showed off his gleaming white teeth and chimed in, "Exactly! Human flesh tastes best when it's fresh and tender, and it needs to be plump so it's juicy when roasted! Lean ones are too dry, and old ones are too tough, so they can only be stewed. If stewed for a long time, they'll become soft and tender, which can also help to chew on your teeth!"

His detailed explanation startled the "Three-Year-Old Crawling Tower Guardian" so much that he could barely stand. Other players also became somewhat frightened and began to complain in the team chat.

"What kind of awful plot is this?! It's disgusting!"

"Uh, why do I feel like this is a joke?"

"It must be a joke! Didn't you guys research the background setting? Eating people or killing demons would get you struck by lightning! If they really ate people every day, how could they have reached this level and cultivation?"

"Killing demons too? That doesn't make sense! Aren't they supposed to be about subduing demons and monsters?"

"Let's keep things separate. Anyway, there's an analysis on the forum. It says that killing demons for no reason will get you struck by lightning, but if it's someone who's a villain, whether it's a demon or a human, nothing will happen!"

"Good heavens! I'm exclaiming, good heavens! Is she really this saintly just playing a game?"

"It's not like I'm some kind of saint. It's just a character setting. If you want to kill, then kill. Just be prepared to bear the consequences! Like getting your account banned!"

"This doesn't make sense! Those Nine Nether Demons—I mean, the newly born Nine Nether Demons haven't even had a chance to do anything yet—and we're already carrying out a massacre. How come we're suddenly being immoral?"

"Probably, maybe, possibly, about 80%... the Nine Nether Demons are not intelligent beings?"

The team chat was buzzing with discussion. In the main hall, [Three-Year-Old Crawling Tower Guardian], terrified but desperate for the generous rewards, mustered his courage and said to General Huang, "Then, the Duguang Kingdom, having established diplomatic relations with our Taiyin Sect, means, means they can't eat people! Our Taiyin Sect forbids harming demon cultivators and also forbids slave contracts. You, you should also forbid harming humans! And you absolutely cannot eat people!"

I'll finish yesterday's tomorrow; I'm so stuck, writer's block is killing me... How do I balance the values ​​of demon cultivators and humans? It's driving me crazy...