Chapter 799: Chapter 798 There is No Absolute Fairness
Huang Chengcheng’s words had barely left his mouth when Ouyang He, Wang Chunyang, Helian Zhan, Ji Bangying, as well as Sect Master Zhang, Mo Li, Chen Liangzhong, and Zuo Wenjun all turned their gazes toward Qin Yanyang.
Qin Yanyang had already organized his wording, and upon hearing this, he said, "We have discussed this matter in our meeting, and the Divine Continent is very welcoming to the integration of the Hidden Sects. However, considering that the lifestyles and habits of people from both the Hidden Sect World and the Divine Continent are different, we have decided that after the integration of the Hidden Sects, we will first allocate a region for the people of the Hidden Sects to live. At the same time, there will also be native inhabitants of the Divine Continent in this area, allowing people from both worlds to slowly understand and adapt to each other."
Everyone nodded their heads, having no objections to this point.
Wang Chunyang looked at Qin Yanyang and asked, "You mentioned allocating a region for the people of the Hidden Sects to reside, which is essentially confining them to this area. Is this a form of restriction?"
As these words were spoken, several strong figures of the Hidden Sects slightly shifted, catching the implication.
Indeed, this seemed to be a good method to resolve conflicts between the two worlds at first glance, but upon closer consideration, wasn’t it essentially confining the people of the Hidden Sects to one place?
Ouyang He snorted coldly, "Girl, your method seems fine at first hearing, but if you think about it carefully, there are significant problems. Nearly all members of the Hidden Sects are Martial Artists, and even though more than half haven’t cultivated Internal Strength, they are still External Strength Martial Artists. What the people of the Hidden Sects pursue is freedom and leisure.
In the Hidden Sects, although the Eight Great Forces dominate different territories, the commoners of the Hidden Sects are not restrained and can freely move anywhere within the Hidden Sect World.
Now that they have come out, they can only be confined to a certain place, which will make many people feel displeased, and sooner or later, it will lead to trouble."
Helian Zhan and Ji Bangying also silently nodded in agreement.
However, Sect Master Zhang said with a chuckle, "Sect Leader Ouyang, don’t be hasty, after all, the young lady also mentioned that this plan is just a temporary measure specifically set for the large-scale integration of the Hidden Sects. If there are any problems, we can slowly rectify and perfect them later. Eventually, we will find the perfect way for the people of both worlds to live together in harmony."
Qin Yanyang, although prepared for the Hidden Sect powerhouses to raise such issues from the start, still felt somewhat displeased.
These people indeed were used to being above others and enjoyed a lax and free lifestyle, unable to handle even the slightest of constraints.
Clearly, achieving a harmonious coexistence between the residents of the Hidden Sects and the Divine Continent was going to be a prolonged and challenging process.
"Senior Zhang is right," Qin Yanyang said.
Qin Yanyang nodded gratefully toward Sect Master Zhang and continued, "Please, Seniors, allow me to elaborate slowly."
Wang Chunyang chuckled and nodded, "Alright, let’s hear what you have to say first."
Ouyang He also smiled and stopped speaking.
Qin Yanyang said, "The Hidden Sects have a population of more than nine million people, not a small number.
The key point is that all members of the Hidden Sects are martial practitioners, and more than half of them have cultivated Internal Strength. There has always been a saying since ancient times, ’With martial arts comes the power to defy law’; this statement is not made without reason, but is highly rational.
As a Cultivator myself, I naturally understand that the stronger an individual’s personal ability becomes, the greater their self-confidence and ambition grow. As a result, they will inherently resist rules and laws, feeling that with their might and strength, they can step outside the confines of rules and restraints and act lawlessly."
Upon hearing this, the crowd smiled knowingly.
These individuals were no longer young and didn’t have the mindset that they were unrivaled in the world and could do as they pleased. Everyone had been young once, and who hadn’t had a time in their youth when they were brash and impudent?
Therefore, everyone had experienced the attitude described by Qin Yanyang and could deeply understand it.
"However, this world is not the existence of a single individual, but countless groups living together. As humans, beings of high intelligence that dominate this world, we must enact a variety of regulations to restrain those with extraordinary abilities, otherwise the world will descend into chaos."
Qin Yanyang continued, "Not to mention the various laws and regulations of the secular nations of Earth, let’s talk about the Hidden Sect. The Hidden Sect was once controlled by the Eight Great Forces, but didn’t the areas controlled by the Eight Great Forces have their own rules and laws? Without rules and laws, wouldn’t the areas under the control of the Eight Great Forces also descend into chaos?"
The crowd nodded silently.
Helian Zhan said, "There’s no need for you to say this. Since the birth of human civilization, rules have existed. Every era, every dynasty, has its own set of rules and customs, which is unquestionable. The current problem isn’t about not having rules, but about how to find a set of rules that will seem fair to both the people of the Hidden Sect and the common people of the Divine Continent."
Yang Fei nodded in agreement, thinking that Helian Zhan was getting to the heart of the matter.
Qin Yanyang’s eyes lit up, and he nodded at Helian Zhan, saying with a smile, "Senior Helian speaks truly. It is precisely because the people of the two realms are used to different rules and laws that we are proposing that people from the Hidden Sect first live in the area we have designated. Let’s call this area the Experimental Zone.
In this Experimental Zone, we will adjust some of the rule codes appropriately based on the customs of the people from the Hidden Sect, to make the laws more lenient and freer.
In fact, doing this has both advantages and disadvantages for the native inhabitants of the Divine Continent, but the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.
And there’s no helping that.
The essence of this world has never changed since ancient times, survival of the fittest.
No one can make this world truly fair and just.
The people of the Hidden Sect possess formidable personal martial strength, and compared to ordinary citizens, naturally feel that they deserve more resources and a higher status, and should live a better life. There’s nothing wrong with that."
The people of the Hidden Sect nodded one after another.
This young lady was not too naive; she didn’t spout hollow ideals of absolute fairness and justice, but saw through the nature of human society.
"Therefore, within the boundaries of the Experimental Zone, the people from the Hidden Sect are relatively free, not much different from their original life in the Hidden Sect.
However, since there are also common people from the Divine Continent living in the Experimental Zone, there has to be some restraint on the behavior of the people from the Hidden Sect. Otherwise, to the native inhabitants of the Divine Continent, the people from the Hidden Sect would seem like inferior beings, which is absolutely unacceptable.
Although, in reality, humanity is indeed divided into classes, with some better than others, outwardly, the Divine Continent has always advocated equality for all.
Therefore, when it comes to the most basic laws and regulations, everyone in the Experimental Zone must comply, or the whole area will descend into chaos.
And this so-called Experimental Zone is a pilot area we have designated for the purpose of integrating the Hidden Sect with the people of the Divine Continent in the future. Only by maintaining the stability of the Experimental Zone can we see the disparity between the people of the Divine Sect and those of the Hidden Sect, and from that, find the correct way to modify the rules and regulations."
"This indeed is a plan for the long term," Ji Bangying slowly nodded his head in agreement, "As for the planning and arrangement for the living ways of the middle and lower class citizens, the secular world indeed has a set of very mature methods."
The big shots of the Hidden Sect also nodded silently, acknowledging this point.
Ji Bangying turned to Qin Yanyang and said, "However, you have only thought of ways to placate the vast majority of the lower-class humans of the Hidden Sect. For Martial Artists who have reached the Late Stage Internal Strength or Energy Transformation Realm and above, this method of the Experimental Zone will probably not work."
The people of the Hidden Sect nodded again.
They were the true powerhouses, naturally superior, and it was certainly unacceptable to confine them to the Experimental Zone.
Therefore, the arrangement for the high-level experts of the Hidden Sect, those above the Energy Transformation Realm, after they come out, is indeed the most important.