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They weren't speaking Goblin language, but a human language.

Standard, fluent human language, without any accent.

But the voice was laced with anger, resentment, and an overwhelming weakness.

Su Qing placed his hand on the musket handle, but there was no fighting spirit in his eyes.

On the contrary, it was a sense of relief after a long period of accumulated doubts were finally answered.

The last piece of the puzzle has finally come out.

Everything went as he had anticipated.

He turned around and looked at the cavalry captain.

"Is this why they hired us, that 'special species'?"

Su Qing emphasized the words "special species".

The cavalry captain wore his signature smile.

"Mr. Su Qing is indeed intelligent."

"This is the biggest obstacle on the road to development for our Chishi City."

"Thank you for your help. The city lord has prepared a generous reward and will certainly not treat the three of you unfairly."

Su Qing did not answer, but turned to look at the special species.

Special species are truly special.

He was eight feet tall, with long limbs and bulging muscles all over his body. His chest was wrapped in thick bandages, which was also the reason for his weak voice.

This special species doesn't have the gray-green skin of other goblins, but rather a fair complexion.

Her skin was exactly as fair as the residents of Akaishi Castle.

Unlike other goblins, whose ears are long and pointed, Selena's ears are white and round.

Her features weren't ugly at all; on the contrary, her face was very beautiful.

With a high nose, deep-set eyes, a sharp jawline, and a brow bone that exudes a blend of strength and gentleness.

Su Qing stared at that beautiful face.

But it wasn't because the other person was too beautiful; it was because he had seen that face before.

He had seen it when he was employed at the city lord's mansion.

He had seen her before when she invited him to dance at the dinner party.

This face bears a five or six-point resemblance to the city lord Griffin, who was dedicated to the city and its people, and a seven or eight-point resemblance to the shy young girl in the pale yellow dress.

It turns out that the answer had already been laid out on the table by the city lord.

Arya Griffin.

The patrol captain of Redstone City, and the eldest daughter of the city lord.

She wasn't dead; she was standing there, wounded, in front of the goblins.

Or rather, she is already dead.

In the eyes of her father and all the residents of Redstone City, when this woman stood in front of the goblins to protect them.

She was already dead.

Su Qing looked at the cavalry captain and guards behind her, and saw not a trace of sympathy for this former young lady.

All that remained was anger.

Su Qing found the whole scene utterly ridiculous.

A city lord, deeply concerned for his country and its people, encounters a kind-hearted hero. To save the people from suffering, they join hands and defeat the evil monster.

This is the history that will be recorded in books.

Arya Griffin looked at Su Qing, then at Wang Yao and Selena behind him, and the guards forming a semi-circle further away.

She struggled to draw the long sword from her waist.

Due to the injury to her chest, she had to try twice before she could successfully pull out the longsword.

Her arm, gripping the longsword, trembled, and fresh blood seeped from the bandages on her chest.

Su Qing's gaze fell on the sword sheath.

The scabbard bears a shield emblem woven from a sword and ears of wheat, exactly the same as the pattern on the broken spear in the council chamber.

The Griffin family crest.

She held the sword, its tip pointing at Su Qing, her wrist unable to support the weight of the blade, which trembled incessantly.

"You're just a lackey sent by my father?!"

running dog.

The word lingered in Su Qing's mind for a moment.

He actually laughed, a kind of self-deprecating laugh that was hard to describe.

I never imagined that I, who had been scheming since the beginning of the dungeon, would become a "lackey".

But she wasn't wrong; isn't she the same now?

But Arya interpreted that smile in a different way.

That was a mockery of her unconventional behavior.

Why?

Her voice suddenly rose, and her hoarse tone could not conceal her despair.

"They can definitely coexist!"

"They can work, they can build, they can learn! If they are treated fairly, the two races can absolutely live together!"

"Why... do you have to treat them like livestock!"

The tent flap behind her was lifted by the wind again, and the goblin cubs huddled inside the tents looked out with terrified eyes.

The baby that had been holding the paper windmill was hugging another, even smaller baby, and both little creatures were trembling.

Su Qing did not respond.

A voice came from behind.

The cavalry captain stepped forward, his face devoid of his signature smile, instead displaying an expression of disappointment and frustration.

"Evil heretics!"

He shook his head, his tone as if he were reprimanding a disobedient child.

"Humans are humans, and goblins are goblins. What's the point of talking about coexistence between two species? Giving them food and letting them work is already the greatest kindness."

He walked past Su Qing, took a half-step closer, and lowered his voice.

"Mr. Su Qing, we're all on the same side, so let me speak from the bottom of my heart."

"Let's get rid of this damn thing as soon as possible, you'll get your reward, Redstone City will usher in a new era of development, and everyone will get what they need and make money together."

"You agree, right?"

His voice was as gentle as ever, and his words were always appropriate.

However, Su Qing faintly detected a threatening undertone in the words "right?"

Su Qing glanced at him.

The cavalry captain felt a chill run down his spine from that gaze, as if he were being watched by something dangerous, and instinctively took a half step back.

Seeing that Su Qing didn't make a move, he sensibly nodded and retreated.

He believed that Mr. Su Qing would make the right choice.

After all, we're all human beings, aren't we?

Su Qing stood silently in place.

A very clear voice was telling him this in his head.

The choice is simple.

You are just a passerby in this instance; everything here is part of the NPCs' script.

You don't need to be a hero, you don't need to uphold justice, and you don't need to take any responsibility for things like these data.

The situation is now completely one-sided. The woman in front of me, covered in wounds, can't even hold a sword steady; one shot will be enough to finish her off.

Defeat her, collect the reward, and clear the dungeon.

This is the smartest choice.

But my heart is beating.

Something was throbbing restlessly in my chest, making discordant sounds.

The images flashed before my eyes, frame by frame.

On the way out of the city, there was a skinny goblin kneeling on the ground, kowtowing, with despair in its eyes.

The goblin engrossed in making shoes in the workshop, the iron collar around his neck, the howl of pain as he was whipped, the numbness as his companions closed the door.

And in front of her was this woman who could have gone back to being a rich young lady, but instead chose to stand in front of hundreds of goblins to take their blows.

Su Qing turned his head and looked at his two teammates.

Wang Yao's visor was lowered, obscuring his expression, but the shield in his hand was facing forward, not towards Arya, but towards the guards on either side.

Selena stood to the side and slightly behind Su Qing, her hands hanging naturally at her sides, her expression calm.

She didn't urge or offer any suggestions; she simply waited quietly.

Wait for him to speak.

Su Qing took a deep breath.

Then he heard himself say something that didn't sound like something he would say.

"I'm sorry." He looked at Wang Yao's back, then into Selena's eyes. "This time, I want to be willful."

Before he could finish speaking...

He drew his musket, turned around, and pulled the trigger.