(Author's Note: The main character is not standing on the side of monsters, nor is he against humanity; he is not that complex . At the time, the main character was not thinking of anything too complicated . He was just standing on Dumby's side .
If I had written it such that the main character stops Dumby and keeps him from killing the humans, would everyone have liked that instead? I fear, even more people would have ended up scolding me .
Main characters that decisively kill all their foes are liked by many . I like them too, because they are enjoyable to write about; little brainpower required, simple and violent . But with how the story has developed, I think it's unreasonable for Gao Peng to turn into such a character . It's just too sudden . Personality change is a process, and it requires time .
As a person ages, their personality and views on the world will change .
I will learn from this lesson . In the future, I will try my best to avoid such plotlines, and simply write about my little monsters . )
…
Standing by the river, hearing vague screaming sounds coming from behind him, Gao Peng's facial expression became calm again . Although he fought hard to look calm, at that moment, Gao Peng's heart was still beating very fast .
Standing by the river, Gao Peng lowered his head to look at the reflection in the water . The reddish-brown water dyed the reflection of his face blood red, making him look fierce, like some demon .
When he stretched out his hands, his palms looked blood red as well . As the water flowed and made ripples, his hands looked distorted .
Gao Peng suddenly realized .
From start to finish, he could not be considered a good person .
Earlier, he could have stopped Dumby from going back . He believed that if he had enforced an order, Dumby would have obeyed him .
But he hadn't stopped Dumby .
Because he was a person who would rather be on the side of those that he cared about than on the side of reason .
From behind him, he heard Dumby's footsteps . The plants along the river shook, and the reeds were pushed aside as Dumby approached with large strides .
There was no sign of blood on Dumby . He then knew that Dumby must have considered his feelings and not killed the men by his own hand .
Gao Peng let out a long sigh .
"The Zhou Family," Gao Peng thought with a distant look in his eyes .
The Zhou Family was the source of all this, but against the Zhou Family, he couldn't use plain violence to settle matters like he had just now . Causing a larger disturbance would result in greater consequences .
And besides, Dumby's precious daughter was not hurt either, just in shock . Thus, there was still room for less extreme measures .
Gao Peng gently patted the head of the small female ape placed on Stripey's back .
The female ape was not large, only 1 . 3 or 1 . 4 meters tall, with long slender arms and bright lustrous fur . She was still unconscious .
Dumby looked at his daughter, then he could not resist any longer and lifted her from Stripey's back . Throughout this process, he was extremely careful, as though he was carrying the world's most precious treasure .
After around an hour of waiting, a familiar ship came sailing down from upstream .
The old sailor anchored his ship along the riverside and pushed the wooden plank from the deck forward onto the shore .
Gao Peng, Dumby, and the rest quickly boarded the ship .
When all the familiars were on board, the ship slowly began to sail .
Sitting on the ship, Gao Peng gazed at the river's surface, allowing the strong winds blowing across the river to make a mess out of his hair .
After returning to Lizhou, Gao Peng told his grandpa about the whole affair regarding the Red Rive Apes and the Zhou Family . Gao Peng was simply lost in regards to how he should handle such a situation . He thought he might as well let his grandpa handle it, and learn how to handle such situations in the future .
Hearing the story, his grandpa immediately ordered for the group of Red River Apes to be captured and brought back to Yuzhou to be reared in captivity . After all, Dumby was concerned only for this one group of Red River Apes . With this, potential conflicts would be avoided, and Dumby's interests would be protected .
As for what happened with Captain Li, Grandpa's opinions were simple . "Do you regret it?"
Gao Peng shook his head, then nodded his head . "I don't know . "
Grandpa did not mind at all, and laughed brightly instead . "Then let's change the question . If you could do this over again, would you stop your familiars?"
This time, Gao Peng answered very decisively . "I wouldn't . "
In Gao Peng's heart, Dumby was not just his familiar; he was a friend, a companion .
When his friend's loved ones were in mortal danger, he found it hard to say things like, "Put down that weapon in your hand . "
"Isn't that your answer right there?" Grandpa laughed "Boy, you are such a faker . "
Gao Peng was at a loss for words . Is that a word you use to describe your own grandson?
"Stick true to your beliefs, and do what you wish to do . In the outside world, you won't lose out by being a bit more ruthless . I'd rather others lose than have you losing to them!" Ji Hanwu earnestly offered advice to educate his grandson .
Hearing his grandpa's words, Gao Peng suddenly understood where he got his personality from .
Putting down the phone, Ji Hanwu smiled at Uncle Liu who was sitting next to him . "This grandson of mine is a chip off the old block . "
Uncle Liu rolled his eyes . "Look at that smile on your face . You're speaking as though you've got such a great temperament . "
"What do you know? It's good that he's like me . He won't lose out no matter where he goes . " Ji Hanwu laughed happily .
…
With Dumby's matters resolved, Gao Peng was supposed to prepare to head back to Yuzhou . But the King Red Carp that the old sailor described to him had piqued his interest .
Coincidentally, the sacrificial ceremony for the King Red Carp was only a few days away . Hence, Gao Peng continued to stay in Lizhou to take a look at this legendary King Red Carp . And to see if it looked anything like the monsters in a particular anime .
In the room, the small female ape slowly regained consciousness .
Groggily opening her eyes, she found herself in a completely foreign environment . Her first reaction was to cry out loud in panic .
Then, hearing the noise, Dumby entered the room . She saw Dumby and her voice gradually grew softer .
Dumby sat next to the small female ape, and spoke softly to his daughter in Red River Ape speak, comforting her . She panicked at first, finding it hard to believe . Then that slowly changed to doubt, and then belief .
For the next few days, the small female ape followed Dumby around as though she were his shadow . She was with him no matter where he went, her arms wrapped around Dumby's neck, swinging around .
Within those few days, Zhao Jialiang also came to look for Gao Peng . He kept trying to take Gao Peng to look for women . But sadly, Gao Peng had no interest in such things and simply refused him .
In the morning, after a change of clothes, Gao Peng rode on Stripey and took the rest of his familiars to head downstream along the Red Sand River . As they moved downstream, the Red Sand River became broader and flowed more slowly . Of course, the waters were much deeper as well .
Along the river banks, there was a good number of large buses and cars . Some of the people were tourists who simply wanted to take a look at the King Red Carp, but even more of them were there to prepare sacrificial offerings .
All the sacrifices were sorted and recorded by specialized personnel . The sacrificial monster's level and grade were used to determine the level of contribution .
Finally, the scales would be distributed according to the number of scales awarded by the King Red Carp and the level of an individual's contribution . This seemed like a rather fair way of managing the event . After all, the King Red Carp could not possibly act as a vendor and exchange its scales one by one for its sacrifices .
As a Lord tier monster, it would not have the time to do so, and more importantly, it would not have the patience .
Very soon, it was the promised time for the sacrifice . A giant whirlpool appeared in the middle of the river . In the middle of the whirlpool, a giant red figure slowly emerged .
Its red back was like a small hill . Its dark red dorsal fin broke through the surface, revealing bright red scales, smooth and shiny like mirrors . The whole scene was as though a tiny island had emerged in the middle of the river…
[Monster Name]: Dragonblood Red Sand Carp (Red Sand River Lord)
[Monster Level]: 44 (Lord tier)
[Monster Grade]: Perfect
[Monster Attribute]: Water
[Monster Skills]: Water Mastery Lv3, Hardened Scales Lv2
The eyes of the Dragonblood Red Sand Carp were very bright . The first thing it did after rising to the surface was to look at the river banks . Its mouth made "gulu gulu" bubbling sounds .
The people on the banks hurriedly displayed the prepared sacrifices .
Seeing the sacrifices, the Dragonblood Red Sand Carp's eyes shone even brighter, like two spotlights .
It opened its mouth wide . River waters burst out of the surface to form two columns of water that wrapped around the sacrifices . Just like that, the sacrifices were dragged into the river waters .
This was the first time Gao Peng had witnessed a seasoned Lord displaying its monster skills . The level of control over the water shocked Gao Peng to the core . It was just like demons in fairy tales .
The mouth opened wide, (the Dragonblood Red Sand Carp's mouth could open really wide), and it swallowed all of the sacrifices into its belly .
As though very satisfied with the sacrifices this time, the Dragonblood Red Sand Carp nodded in a very human-like manner .
It spat out a large bubble from its mouth and then slowly descended into the depths of the river . The bubble floated to the surface, and slowly drifted to the riverbank before finally bursting with a loud pop . Rows of pale red scales were stacked neatly on the riverbank .
From the happy, smiling faces on the sailors and businessmen, it seemed as though the returns this time were pretty good .
So that was a Lord tier monster .
Seeing the fear and respect that these people had for the Dragonblood Red Sand Carp, as well as the looks of delight that they had now, Gao Peng finally had a deeper understanding of Lord tier monsters .
So what kind of familiar is Grandpa's Lord tier monster? Gao Peng wanted to hurry back to Yuzhou right now .
A wild Lord could not be observed up close, but he should be able to at least touch one that belonged to the family, right?
Chapter end
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