The knight in the abyss

Chapter 647 Convince the Devil
What is the nature of evil?
Philosophers have debated this a lot. One school of thought holds that both good and evil are relative and determined by a set of moral standards that most members of a community agree on.This set of standards distinguishes between good and bad, honor and disgrace, justice and injustice, and those who know the existence of this set of standards but choose to ignore them, or even deliberately violate them, are evil people.Obviously, the next question is, who decides this set of moral standards?What if the moral standards of different communities conflict?
Imagine that a murderer kills an infirm child, on the grounds that he has received a foreshadowing that he is sure that the child will become a monster who will kill people; or that a ruler launches a war that sweeps the world. Soldiers and civilians died in the process because of his conviction that the world would be a better place under his rule.How exactly is evil defined in these extreme cases?

The divine powers seem to answer this question. They are responsible for judging the souls of their respective believers and judging the actions of believers during their lifetime.After two warriors who firmly believe that they are righteous and the other is evil die together, their souls can be accepted by the gods of their respective beliefs. Think that the other party is the cancer of the multiverse, and it must be eliminated quickly.

In view of this, another group of scholars believes that good and evil are an objective standard, and any behavior that hurts, oppresses, tortures, or kills others is evil, regardless of whether the person who does these behaviors wants to seek some benefits from it, Or simply because they don't care about other people's feelings at all.

Scholars of this school insist that the objective good and evil attributes of a certain behavior should be clarified first, and then the subjective will of the actor should be taken into consideration.Ethicists can list a series of 'exceptions', such as the right of self-defense, violence necessary to maintain the dignity of the law, inadvertent wrongdoing and after-the-fact compensation, but that does not change the inherent good and evil nature of an act.

Of course, this is the point of view of mortals, and the demons born in the lower planes scoffed at it.For them, killing, sadism, and betrayal are things that make them feel happy. There is no reason to do these things, just as natural as mortals need to breathe.For Lancelot, abandoning one's own soldiers wounded in battle is an unacceptable evil, but for Sonam, questioning this behavior is like questioning why the end of a spear is used. People are just as outrageous.

"Please forgive me, ma'am, but I think it would be beneficial if the team can take a break, treat the wounded, and then send someone to send the seriously wounded who are unable to fight back to Shuangqiao Town." Lancelow lowered his posture and spoke respectfully. Said, "It won't take too long, we can let the other demon legions go first."

"...If it was someone else, I would use a long sword to shut him up." Sonam looked at Lancelot coldly, "But considering your performance just now, I think you are qualified to ask for my A little patience. You'd better be able to say something solid and tell me what good it will do?"

"The advantage is that these people can bring money bags full of bonuses, return to their original world alive, and tell about their adventures in the abyss." Lancelow quickly replied, "They will describe the servants. The hall of soldiers, the training ground, the market place, the tavern, and the rough devil captain, the treacherous devil soldier, and the wise and brave snake devil general—I mean you."

"So?" Sonam shook his body impatiently, looking like a cobra about to attack, "What's the benefit of what you said?"

"There are many benefits, such as increasing the popularity of Shuangqiao Town and attracting more plane merchants... But the most important thing is that we can build a better reputation among mercenaries and convince them to accept Shuangqiao Town's Entrusting is a profitable act. There is a chance to earn money, and you can bring the money back alive. In this way, when Shuangqiao Town sends out an invitation to recruit mercenaries next time, there will be more mercenaries Come and join our army."

"...Well, you mean, as long as we do what you said, we can deceive more people's trust?" Sonam looked a little moved, "When we need to betray them, we can also Get more profit?"

"Uh... If you insist on thinking that way, yes." Lancelot touched his nose helplessly, "But in the long run, maintaining a good reputation should bring more benefits..."

"Hmph, that's not up to you." The six-armed snake demon relaxed its tall body, "Then leave it to you, I've never done anything like rescue wounded soldiers... ...give orders in my name, but there is not much time for you, when the last soldier of the coalition team passes by, the whole army must immediately start to follow."

"Yes, General." Lancelow suppressed his excitement and saluted respectfully, "Thank you."

"...Huh." Sonam made another nasal sound, turned around and swam towards the Black-armored Balrog General not far away.Lancelot also secretly heaved a sigh of relief, turned around, and found that all his partners were staring at him with strange eyes.

"What's the matter?" Lancelow touched his nose, "No one should object to my proposal, right?"

"What did I witness just now..." The old paladin's expression was almost dull, "You successfully persuaded a lizard to agree to help the wounded after the battle?"

"Even if you tell me that those goat-headed devils actually like fruit salad the most, it won't surprise me any more." Ren Belen, a dwarf with a green beard, shook his head with emotion, "About demons, I think I might have Lots of misunderstandings..."

"Believe me, your impression of them is generally correct, but Shuangqiao Town is a special case." Aramir shrugged at the side, "And our captain is not an ordinary person, he was just killed by a deep hell The devil is chasing... Lancelot, is this the first time you have saved us?"

"It can't be counted this time, because I brought you to the battlefield."

The human knight shook his head, without a hint of complacency on his face.He looked around, and with a flash of his figure, he had jumped onto a towering rock, and many people looked at him.

"My friends!" he said angrily, and his voice spread throughout the battlefield, "Aren't you dead yet?"

There was a loud swearing, mixed with occasional cheers.

"That's right, the fact that you can still make these noises means that you are all living well, at least for a while." Lancelow waved his hand indifferently, "I heard that Barthez is a The most terrible armies, have any of you ever seen them?"

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