Chapter 7: with translation of chapter title

I miscalculated.

After looking at an entire side‑branch trend, Zhao Si gritted his teeth:

I planned wrong from the very start!

The fundamental reason the Heavenly Court slaughters humans is not at all what Brother 250 said, and the Demon Race does not reject humans simply because they dislike human barbarity.

Put another way, the development of this whole affair has little to do with humanity itself; whether barbaric or not, it does not affect the issuance of the slaughter order.

Because this is what Di Jun intentionally did!

"He never intended to let humanity off the hook from the start!"

"What 'allowing humans and demons to study together,' what 'if they can reform, the edict will be revoked'—on the surface it looks like the Heavenly Court is showing great mercy, willing to give humanity a chance at civilization, but behind the scenes it's completely not like that:"

Only after humanity truly made a fool of itself everywhere did the disgust and resistance from countless demons naturally arise.

The award certificate personally issued by the demon master Kunpeng seems to have been split into two parts; one part, via phone, is bound in Zhao Si's mind, also carrying the demon master's textual inheritance, currently floating neatly in his consciousness.

【Time has rewound to the previous life choice!】

"What's the point of going back? My protagonist in the wilderness is just an immature little flood dragon; before Di Jun's three‑legged golden crow, I'm not even enough for him to swallow in one bite!"

But since the game gave a choice, Zhao Si had no option but to keep playing:

"Yes!"

"What? You say humanity, after education, has gradually become civilized? Learned writing, understood morality?"

【The Golden Flood Dragon clan, up and down, is in a panic, everyone distancing themselves from you, fearing to get splattered with blood; only your Brother 250 is gritting his teeth, stubbornly pleading to the Heavenly Judge, claiming you are young and ignorant, and the ignorant are blameless…】

"Choose B!"

Zhao Si sighed inwardly; since this damned game insists on watching him die twice, he might as well die painlessly, go extreme:

"I insist on being a kneeling demon collaborator!"

"Fake news! Humanity is an unchanging evil creature; anyone who says it's good must be a demon collaborator, secretly having collected fifty innate spiritual treasures from the Supreme Purity Sage…"

【……Facing the accusations and venting of the vast demon kin, as the 'East Sea Nameless Little Dragon' who was the first to suggest to the Heavenly Court that humans be treated kindly, you keenly sensed danger, feeling that the trend of events was somewhat off……】

【Not long after, the Heavenly Court's slaughter edict was finally enacted; the once‑renowned humanity of the wilderness suffered a near‑devastating blow, and the panicked humans didn't understand—clearly they had been studying hard, so why were they still treated this way?】

And the other golden scroll award is still on the person of the wilderness flood dragon prince.

"Then what's the point of my effort!"

Zhao Si rolled his eyes:

He sighed, Zhao Si closed his eyes, waiting only for the restart prompt.

As expected:

【The execution ground cleared, people went their separate ways, only a black‑robed Daoist slowly approached your headless corpse, he let out a soft sigh, and took back the award certificate.】

If the Heavenly Court hadn't deliberately dragged them out from the corners, likely ninety‑nine percent of monsters would never in their lifetimes get to see a human even once; they'd be nothing more than an urban legend living only in gossip, no matter how ferocious, just a baseless rumor.

【You chose B, insisting on your own view, declaring humanity to be the heaven‑mandated protagonist; you lot don't know the heavenly numbers, truly bringing about your own doom!】

Everyone has a love for beauty; everyone also has an aversion to ugliness.

Human barbarity is what it is, but since they were only just molded by Nüwa not long ago, even if they breed without restraint, their total numbers won't be large; plus they originally live in small‑scale settlements, so most of the time their territory doesn't overlap with that of the demons.

For some unknown reason, Zhao Si inexplicably felt a bit sad, as if his choice in the game had betrayed the purpose of the award……

"I knew it was a pill!"

【The Heavenly Judge, being lenient, thus had your two dragon brothers escorted together to the Heavenly Court; after the public trial, bearing charges including 'demon collaborator crime,' 'human‑collaborator crime,' 'deceiving the ruler crime,' 'nonsense crime,' 'conspiratorial organization treason crime,' and so on—capital offenses—they knelt on the demon‑slaying platform.】

【Golden Flood Dragon people: …】

Looking at the descriptive text, Zhao Si felt both astonishment and sigh: astonished that there were still relatives willing to protect him; sighing that this unlucky brother truly had his heart muddled by pig fat, protecting people without regard for timing—could this be your moment to rise? Haven't you seen even your own father cut ties?

However, Zhao Si couldn't help but feel a warm surge in his chest at Brother 250's headstrong act:

"Next time, I will certainly not let you die before me……"

【Whether to rewind time and return to the life choice?】

Looking at the string of frightening‑sounding charges the protagonist was sentenced to after uttering heaven‑defying remarks, Zhao Si slapped his forehead, indicating he truly was damned impressed—this was already his second time on the demon‑slaying platform, recalling that the last time he came was also the previous……

Zhao Si froze:

"Could it be that…… award certificate?"

"The demon master's grandfather's book."

The one who covers, is heaven.

Zhao Si suddenly, as if possessed, blurted out a question to the fat cat lying limp nearby.

【Carrying incomprehension and hatred, humanity fled into the sage's refuge; there, generation after generation, they recounted the ancient grudge to their descendants: 'Demons are humanity's hatred; they cannot share the same carriage.'】

Originally just a baseless urban legend, now it's directly manifested and thrown in your face—negative publicity maxed out!

"Golden scroll?"

"Do you know?"

"But this time, why is there still a Brother 250 accompanying me on the road?"

【With a swing of the post‑heaven spiritual treasure‑level dragon‑slaying great blade, you and Brother 250 both had your dragon heads hit the ground; your splendid youth all turned into a spurt of hot blood!】

【Your heaven‑defying remarks shocked countless onlookers; the cheap father king was so frightened he dropped to his knees on the spot, without hesitation cutting ties with you, this rebellious son!】

But after waiting a while, that 'ding' sound still hadn't come, so he dubiously opened his eyes:

But another problem arose, leaving Zhao Si utterly baffled: on what grounds? Why? Exactly what had humanity done to offend the lofty heavenly emperor?

He scratched his messy hair, Zhao Si indicated he completely didn't grasp Di Jun's train of thought:

He rubbed his forehead, Zhao Si sighed:

"No solution; after all this effort, it turns out the root lies with the heavenly emperor—I now understand: if we can't deal with the heavenly emperor, humanity will have endless pits to fall into and endless foes to plant; as long as the heavenly emperor doesn't let go, the ending of the wilderness being slaughtered by humanity's revenge won't change……"

With a thought, the award certificate hovering in his mind trembled slightly, and the two lines of demon script written by Kunpeng on it flashed with golden light:

"Study hard, make progress every day!"

But how did the Heavenly Court manage that?

Upon reflection, the humans' biggest mistake was merely their early civilization's backwardness, which left the Primordial Wasteland with a barbaric, ignorant impression; as for the later escalation of conflict, it was entirely orchestrated by the Heavenly Court.

It's over.

Speaking of reason, when the Heavenly Court was first established, Di Jun must have seen plenty of the Demon Race's ugly sides—just as many barbaric humans as well—so why was he so patient and impartial back then, yet when it came to the human race, his vision suddenly shrank?

What's in it for him?

Zhao Si's intuition told him that if a smart person one day does something stupid that goes against their character, it's likely deliberate, serving some hidden agenda……

While claiming to civilize humanity, he then snatched humans from those godforsaken mountains, scattered them far and wide across the Primordial Wasteland, giving all the demons a bad impression.

This tactic of meddling with people's hearts is quite effective; had Zhao Si not observed the full picture from above using the simulator, he probably wouldn't have uncovered the conspiracy.

【For this, you choose (?) A: Go with the people's will, voluntarily submit a memorial to the Heavenly Court admitting your past mistakes, openly defect, and advocate slaughter. B: Stubbornly cling to your own view, declaring that humanity is the heaven‑mandated protagonist, you lot don't know the heavenly numbers, truly inviting your own doom!】

Zhao Si: ……

The carrier is the earth.

To not share the same covering is called not sharing the same sky.

"Humans are not only numerous, but also wicked!"

Meow meow meow?

The fat cat swayed its tail, looking dubiously at the newly arrived cheap poop‑scooping official.

【Heavenly Emperor: ……】

"Does he have reason to target a race that has done him no wrong?"

【Dragon Head falls to the ground; even a Heavenly Immortal's cultivation is like a fallen petal, the Dao fades and the body perishes…… yet for some reason, you retain a spark of spirituality, actually clinging to life within a single page of the Golden Scroll.】

Afterward, the Heavenly Court need only keep fanning the flames, occasionally publicizing recent human scandals, and then exploit the fact that sages accept only humans as true disciples while rejecting demons, guaranteeing that humans and demons will be calling for each other's destruction.

【Demon Master: ……】

【One day, a baby boy born with a Golden Scroll award naturally accompanying him was born in a place of blessing……】

……

(End of chapter)