Chapter 347 These Captives
“That’s right,” Lin Ye didn’t hide anything and directly responded to Shi’s words, “The difference in their meals and ours is that sometimes they eat human flesh, while we don’t.” As Lin Ye said this, he nodded to himself. To others, it appeared as if Lin Ye himself was preparing to learn to eat human flesh like the Caoqian Tribe.
Shi looked at Lin Ye’s expression at this moment, his brows furrowed. Could this guy be thinking of learning to eat human flesh like the Caoqian Tribe?
Shi was startled by this thought. If that were the case, it would truly be terrifying. Not every tribe liked to eat people, nor did every tribe eat people.
Some tribes liked to eat people, while others were quite repulsed by it. Some were even strongly opposed to it.
It was like the attitude of modern people towards eating human flesh. And Shi’s attitude was currently the same.
Shi looked at Lin Ye with a confused gaze, then couldn’t help but ask, “Big Brother Lin, are you planning to try this way of eating too? Are you preparing to handle these captives like this?”
As soon as he asked this question, Shi was startled by his own boldness. If Lin Ye knew his thoughts were discovered, it was entirely possible that Lin Ye might kill him to protect his intentions.
So, as soon as Shi said this, he immediately regretted it, mentally slapping himself, and felt extremely regretful.
“Hahaha.” Lin Ye heard Shi’s question and couldn’t help but laugh heartily. This laughter, to Shi’s heart, was instead frightening. What was Lin Ye thinking?
Did he really want to try the taste of human flesh? Was he planning to overturn his previous decision to accept the Caoqian Tribe’s captives as his own people and instead consume them?
At this thought, Shi couldn’t help but become scared, then asked, “Big Brother Lin, are you really not going to follow the previous decision and incorporate them all into our Beast-eared Girls, but instead use them for human flesh?”
If this were true, even if Shi didn’t stop him, he at least wouldn’t go near Lin Ye again. Otherwise, wouldn’t Lin Ye, after looking at him for a long time, one day have the idea of eating his flesh?
“Of course not.” Lin Ye put away his smile and replied very affirmatively to Shi.
Looking at Shi’s expression, he knew that Shi had probably misunderstood at this moment. So, he put away his joking smile and replied very calmly, “I suddenly had a question.” “What question?” Knowing that Lin Ye didn’t plan to taste human flesh.
Shi finally put his heart at ease and asked cautiously. But as long as it wasn’t eating human flesh, what else could be a big deal? It was nothing.
“Do you think the Caoqian Tribe people will change their habit of eating human flesh?” Lin Ye paused for a while, then revealed his question.
When it fell into Shi’s ears, Shi froze. Why was it still related to eating human flesh? But Shi still asked Lin Ye, “Big Brother Lin, why would you ask this question?” “This question is very important.” Lin Ye knew that Shi hadn’t realized the importance of his question yet, so he said it very seriously, thus correcting Shi’s confusion.
“Very important? Why? Their eating human flesh doesn’t seem to have much to do with us!” Shi asked in confusion.
Indeed, what does the Caoqian Tribe eating human flesh have to do with us? If they like to eat it, let them eat it. Besides, that was just their history. Now they are under our jurisdiction, and they probably won’t be able to eat it even if they want to.
“Then, do you think they eat human flesh because they like it, or just because they have no food?” Lin Ye didn’t answer Shi’s question directly again, but posed another question.
However, Lin Ye’s expression at this moment was very serious, without any trace of his earlier joking manner.
“Hmm? It should be because they like it,” Shi hesitated for a moment, then answered Lin Ye’s question, “There is still food. If they didn’t like eating human flesh, who would eat it?
Think about it, we have only just managed to beSustained. But in the past, when we were hungry, we didn’t see ourselves eating human flesh.
And now the Caoqian Tribe doesn’t seem to be of the extremely hungry type, so I think they should like eating human flesh.” Shi analyzed as he answered, and this answer seemed quite reasonable.
“Yes, your analysis is very correct.” Lin Ye nodded at Shi, saying with satisfaction. He paused, then continued, “Since they like to eat human flesh, it means they will eat human flesh again, even if they are not hungry, they will choose to do so.
“Hmm? What does this have to do with your question, Big Brother Lin?” Shi was confused. He still didn’t understand the meaning of Lin Ye’s words.
“Let me put it simply. Since the Caoqian Tribe used to have the habit of eating people, and it wasn’t due to hunger. This means that even if we take them in and provide them with enough food.
They might still continue to eat human flesh, and the reason they eat human flesh is not out of hunger and desperation, but because they like to eat people. Do you understand what I mean?” Lin Ye looked at Shi and asked quietly.
His eyes showed obvious worry. Shi looked into Lin Ye’s eyes, and coupled with Lin Ye’s words, he couldn’t help but speculate. Could it be?
“Big Brother Lin, you mean?” Shi said with confusion. Before Shi could finish speaking, Lin Ye continued his words, “Yes, you probably guessed correctly.
We’ve taken them in, but they still want to continue eating human flesh. But where can we find human flesh here? We don’t even treat captives as food?
So what should the Caoqian Tribe members do if they want to eat human flesh? I don’t know, but I can imagine that when they really want to eat human flesh, but there is no human flesh to eat, they will have to find a way to eat human flesh.
Then, we, who are around them, will be in danger, and we will have to guard against them eating us at all times.
We are constantly on guard, and maybe at any moment, you or I, your loved ones or my loved ones, could become their food. Can we tolerate such a scourge?” Lin Ye’s long speech left Shi speechless. At this moment, Shi’s expression changed rapidly, unpredictable, and his face even turned a little pale.
Lin Ye’s statement was correct. At any moment, he himself might become food for the Caoqian Tribe members. Such people could not be kept, at least not by his side. Otherwise, it would be a scourge. So, after thinking for a while, Shi carefully asked Lin Ye, “Then what do you plan to do with them, Big Brother Lin?”
