Rebirth in the apocalypse: You can mess it up, I will open the book directly

Chapter 499 Reason is like a transparent fishing line

"Uh... well, that's not the way it should be..."

The village chief hesitated, and finally sighed: "Ah... Actually, it's what you said. But, but it can't be called a sacrifice. We always try our best to deal with the monster, and we don't specially arrange for anyone to be bitten... Our abilities are also constantly upgraded. If we can really destroy it completely one day, wouldn't everyone be happy?"

“So you’re just wasting your time like this, wasting human lives until you can successfully destroy that monster. Whoever gets bitten by it will be unlucky,” Chu Xuanxuan concluded sharply.

This question was so sharp that it hurt his heart. The village chief did not continue to make excuses. He frowned and stopped talking.

Qin Miao had already guessed about 70% of the situation when the crying woman shouted about her son's "how unlucky he was". She was not surprised to hear the village chief say this.

Because the "bad luck" that the woman mentioned did not sound like the fear and regret after experiencing some unexpected natural disaster or man-made disaster; instead, it sounded like the unwillingness after participating in an event with a known probability and being randomly assigned the worst result.

Obviously, everyone involved in the battle knew that they might be bitten by the monster, lose their minds, and be killed by their fellow villagers soon afterwards. Their families also knew this.

Based on what the village chief said just now, after being bitten by a monster, it will attack people indiscriminately and will not eat or drink until it dies of exhaustion. Qin Miao could speculate that perhaps being "beaten to death" by a companion was a solution they had already discussed. In addition to not wanting to cause more casualties in the village, wasn't it also hoped that the injured would suffer less before dying?

Although Qin Miao now has the ability to fight monsters, she is still well aware of the predicament and risks faced by the weak in the end times.

She would not stand on the moral high ground to blame these villagers for their disregard for human life, because she knew that these people had indeed been trying hard to find a solution, and at this stage they were indeed helpless against the monster, and blaming them would not change anything.

After all, from her perspective, any question that does not solve practical problems is just a waste of time for the people in Yujia Village.

Just like the Internet before the end of the world, there are all kinds of people on it, and the "victim blaming theory" is what Qin Miao despises the most.

Many people believe that they have the ability to control the overall situation, and that they would definitely do better if it were "themselves"; but in fact, this is not the case. When really faced with such a situation, those who can only talk big will most likely not do better.

After learning most of the truth, Qin Miao's impression of Yujia Village did not become worse, but became better.

After all, their seemingly "fair" method may really be the best way to deal with the situation, and it is also a reflection of the humanity that still exists in the villagers.

Who dares to say that there is no selfishness in life? If it were a selfish and despicable person, I'm afraid he would suggest that the elderly, weak, women and children in the village go to die first.

Whenever a monster appears, the weaklings without superpowers are tied up and deliberately sent in front of the monster to be bitten by it. The monster will retreat after biting a person.

This method can maximize the safety of the strong.

But the people of Yujia Village did not do so.

In the end times, the vast majority of the weak have no say, let alone the right to enjoy any "fairness", so the "relative fairness" in this village is particularly precious.

Thinking of this, Qin Miao raised his eyes and looked at the village chief, and asked knowingly: "Why do you choose to obey God's will? Isn't it a better way to actively sacrifice the weak?"

"Ah! How can that be possible?" The village chief's face wrinkled and he shouted, "We are all from the same tribe. How can we force our tribe members to die?"

"It is natural to protect our family. There are no cowards among the men in our village! That monster wants to hurt our parents, women and children. It will only work if all of us men are dead!"

"Yes! Yes!" Someone behind the village chief echoed, "We can't defeat the monster because we don't have enough skills. Whether we live or die depends on fate and destiny. There's nothing to be ashamed of. But if we push the elderly and children to the front to ward off disasters, wouldn't we be worse than animals? How can we face our ancestors in the afterlife?"

Qin Miao nodded slightly when she heard this. With the ability to distinguish good from evil, she knew that they were sincere when they said this and were not lying or hiding anything.

Their reasons were so pure and simple that it seemed like she was thinking too much.

Now we can only say that these people avoided destruction because of their simple nature.

Because the method Qin Miao just mentioned is simply not feasible.

Imagine, if we really choose to sacrifice the weak, what will happen to the entire village?

Will everyone work hard to improve their abilities and become stronger?

Absolutely impossible.

How can it be easier to improve yourself than to slander others?

As the village chief said, under the premise of relative fairness, if someone dies, they can only blame God for not giving them a chance to live, or blame themselves for having a bad fate. But under unfair circumstances, when the right to life and death is in the hands of other people with stronger power, can these people still fight with all their might and die with peace of mind?

In a subtle way, all villagers will become commodities to be sold, and their lives will be measured only by their combat effectiveness and value. As for human rights, there is none at all.

Under great pressure, logic will completely reverse. Reason is like a transparent fishing line, which will only break when stretched to the utmost.

'As long as there are people weaker than me, it won't be my turn to die.' This thought will occupy most people's minds and circle around in circles.

It won't be long before everyone in the village becomes insecure and falls into a chaotic situation of self-deception.

In the end, only a small number of people in the village may be killed by monsters, and the vast majority will die at the hands of their own people.

This logic is not alarmist, it can be inferred by just looking at the end of the world today.

Since the zombie outbreak, how many survivors have ended up dying at the hands of other survivors?

The women locked on the second floor of the "Refugee Base", the "Black Skull Base" where the "meat animals" were trafficked and slaughtered, and the living people used by Shen Chenyu to dig out organs for "grafting"... Aren't they all the best examples? And their disappearance and destruction are also inevitable results.

It is for this reason that Qin Miao has a better impression of Yujia Village.

Although they are facing difficulties, they are united and there are sufficient supplies in the place where they live. Everyone is working hard to manage their own lives and survive.

Qin Miao appreciated this attitude towards life, so everyone saw her with a gentle expression and said something that the people in Yujia Village had never expected:

"I will get rid of this monster for you."

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