269: Chapter 269 The Truth About Warcraft

As Chen Yi continued to flip and grill new meat skewers, he spoke as if making casual conversation, "The fundamental reason we are hostile toward Magic Beasts isn't because their appearance is different from ours! The core of the issue lies in interests and behavior!"

"Interests and behavior?"

Black Rose tilted her head, looking somewhat puzzled.

"Yeah! Don't relationships between people exist because of interests?"

Chen Yi picked up a skewer of grilled mushrooms and held it in front of Black Rose, saying slowly, "Between our human nations, battles and friction often occur, even life-and-death wars!"

"Not to mention with something like a Magic Beast, where even basic language and communication are extremely difficult?"

"To say there's absolutely no prejudice would be impossible!"

"But! Ultimately, all conflicts and reconciliations often revolve around the word 'profit'!"

"If—and I'm just saying if—that Magic Beast who can take human form could bring benefits, such as vital intelligence, key technology, or the possibility of peaceful coexistence, that far outweighed the harm brought by the 'Magic Beast' race as a whole—"

"I think, at that time, perhaps many people would be willing to try and accept her!"

As soon as these words were spoken...

Black Rose's delicate body trembled violently, and she fell completely into deep thought.

Chen Yi didn't disturb her further, silently continuing to grill the meat skewers in his hand.

It was as if they had just been having the most ordinary of chats.

It had to be said that although Chen Yi's words were direct and even a bit cruel...

They truly hit the nail on the head, pointing directly to the core of the problem!

Many images involuntarily surfaced in Black Rose's mind.

In a battle between two armies, if someone from the enemy side risked death to deliver key intelligence that helped one's own side turn defeat into victory—then after the war ended, how many of those benefited soldiers would sincerely be grateful to that traitor, or even call them brother?

Perhaps what's wrong really isn't the race itself, but the position one stands in and the specific actions one takes!

If you do something wrong and cause harm, you must pay the price. You must use actual actions to make amends and apologize before it's possible to gradually earn the other party's forgiveness and acceptance—

This might be the simplest truth in the world!

Silence fell between the two once again.

Only the sizzling of the grilled meat and the distant clanging of mining echoed in the empty grotto.

It wasn't until a long while later that Chen Yi picked up a skewer of grilled green peppers and held it in front of the still-dazed Black Rose.

"Try some? It's done! I remember you seemed to like eating this!"

The aroma of grilled green peppers mixed with the scent of charcoal lingered at the tip of her nose, while Chen Yi's words from earlier echoed in her ears—

Black Rose's originally conflicted heart finally made a firm decision!

She reached out to take the skewer of grilled green peppers but didn't eat it immediately.

Instead, she turned around to face Chen Yi.

"Chen Yi! I want to tell you something!"

Black Rose said with a serious face, "This may sound absurd, or even unbelievable—if you don't believe it, just treat it as me telling you a very bizarre story!"

Hearing this, Chen Yi also put down the skewers in his hand.

He patted the dust off his hands and sat down opposite her, adopting a relaxed and casual expression.

"Go ahead! How bizarre can it be?"

Chen Yi smiled, "If you don't brag a little or talk about some strange things while eating barbecue, it just doesn't feel right!"

Looking at his nonchalant manner, Black Rose took another deep breath and slowly spoke, asking a question that caught Chen Yi somewhat off guard.

"Do you... believe in reincarnation?"

"Reincarnation?"

Chen Yi's eyebrows twitched slightly, though his face maintained its casual look. "What do you mean?"

However, Black Rose's next move left him slightly stunned.

He saw Black Rose suddenly shift her body, and while Chen Yi was completely off guard, she actually sat sideways directly on his lap!

Then she turned around, her hands naturally encircling his neck as her face—a mix of seductive and pure—leaned in close, as if she were performing some kind of bold test.

Chen Yi's body stiffened instantly, and he instinctively wanted to push her away.

This posture... was a bit too intimate!

But considering that Black Rose was, after all, his ostensible Pre-contracted Spirit Beast, and that the information she was about to drop might be crucial—Chen Yi gritted his teeth and decided to endure it for now.

"A little lack of patience spoils great plans! I want to see what kind of story you can spin!"

Black Rose seemed very satisfied that Chen Yi didn't immediately push her away, adjusting her posture slightly to make herself more comfortable.

Then she continued to explain: "Chen Yi, have you noticed? These Magic Beasts, whether it's the Ice Snow Tiger and Freezing Bird we met before, or the Death Spider Queen and various insect-type Magic Beasts just now—they all seem to have corresponding templates among ordinary creatures in the real world?"

Chen Yi nodded: "Yes, so? What does that have to do with reincarnation?"

Black Rose sighed softly and continued to explain: "Those Magic Beasts... actually, they aren't invaders from another dimension at all—"

"They were all originally ordinary creatures of this world. After death, their souls dissipate, and their remaining spiritual essence is eroded and assimilated by the demonic energy leaking from the Dimensional Rifts—only then do they transform and condense into various Magic Beasts, descending upon this world once more!"

"In other words, there are actually no so-called extra-dimensional attackers!"

"The root of everything is that the demonic energy leaking from the Dimensional Rifts has granted these dead beings... a kind of malicious Power of Reincarnation!"

"What did you say?"

The casualness on Chen Yi's face finally vanished completely, replaced by a look of profound shock. "What fantasy novel did you get this setting from? This is no time for jokes!"

Looking at Chen Yi's reaction, a bitter smile appeared on Black Rose's face.

It was as if she had long expected him to react this way.

"Just treat it... as if I'm joking..."

"As for the reason for the existence of Beast Kings and Demon Emperors, it's actually quite easy to understand."

"They are those ordinary Magic Beasts that, over long periods of time, have gradually evolved and grown into those out-of-spec existences by devouring each other and continuously gathering demonic energy and spiritual power!"

When these words came out, Chen Yi was completely stunned.

His brain felt as if it had crashed, unable to process this massive amount of information for a moment.

What—what the hell?

Magic Beasts... are actually not invaders from another dimension?

Instead, they are ordinary creatures that died in this world and were transformed through reincarnation after being contaminated by demonic energy?

Then the truth behind the Magic Beast crisis that has plagued the human world for thousands of years and caused countless casualties... is actually this?