More than a dozen people stood below, chattering and making noisy noises; one person stood above, clenching his fists and waving his arms. Don't look at the number of people, just look at the momentum, like a leopard crawling on the tree, blocking the tree.
There was a pack of wolves, howling as if they wanted to tear the leopard into pieces.
...Alas, he is still a young leopard.
Can't beat it at all.
Gretel compared his own force value with the opponent's force value, and sadly came to a conclusion.
"Ahem, everyone, please be quiet." Elder Erwin had been watching the farce until now, and finally paused his oak staff and spoke out to stop him. He was older and had the highest level of priest, so everyone gave him face and calmed down.
Stepping aside, Elder Erwin waved to Gretel and said pleasantly:
"Little Grete, I have only taught you for a few days, and I haven't had time to tell you some details. - We are servants of the God of Nature, we respect nature, protect nature, and be friends with nature, vegetation, and animals. We harm innocent people.
Animals are against our beliefs."
ah?
And this one?
Didn’t the God of Nature tell me this?
...Oh, by the way, I, the divine enlightener, am a fake...
Gretel shook off a cold sweat. He thought hard, carefully raised a finger, and made a suggestion:
"So... if you don't catch wild rabbits, you can raise them yourself?"
"Gretel!!!"
Elder Erwin shouted. This kid has no end! If you want to cut up a rabbit, go to the Necromancer!
He tried his best to show a fierce look, but Gretel was unmoved and spread his hands:
"You can't catch the wild ones, and you can't raise them yourself... Then there is only one way. Elder, you bring a few hundred corpses here, and I will dissect dozens of them by myself. I'll probably get used to it..."
"G.R.T.!"
Why did I accept him as my disciple in the first place! He loves dissecting corpses so much, he is obviously a good necromancer!
Elder Erwin gritted his teeth secretly. However, this time, Gretel had figured out the entire theory and looked at him without fear:
"What you are protecting is nature, right? It's the natural ecology, right? - On the grassland, if there are too many sheep, they will eat up the grass, and the wolves will have more sheep to eat. When there are fewer sheep, the wolves will starve to death because they have nothing to eat.
When new pastures grow and more sheep are raised, is this a balance, right?"
This kind of truth... is correct. Ecological balance and other things are concise and concise, and it does sum up what they respect and want to protect. But they always feel that there is a trap behind it... Elder Erwin frowned:
"What do you want to say?"
"The sheep and rabbits raised by humans rarely affect the natural ecology!" Grete asked confidently:
"Even if you raise a few more animals or kill a few more, the impact on nature will be much smaller than that of wild animals. In order to study healing techniques, killing a few animals for practice, how can it violate the principle of protecting nature and your beliefs?
"
"But……"
Most of the people still looked hesitant. When they asked about how to practice bone setting, the pastor named William asked loudly:
"Even so, is it okay to hurt animals casually?"
"Of course not!" Grete replied confidently. Before William could refute, he asked first:
"Can a servant of the God of Nature kill animals?"
"Okay." Elder Erwin took over. He leaned on the oak staff and moved forward step by step. His silver beard shone in the light of the campfire:
"We can kill animals for our own food, to hunt for the furs we wear, to protect people and eliminate threats. Such behavior is legitimate.
——However, those who kill animals, cut down trees or shrubs, and destroy nature in order to show off their force, for fun, and for all unnecessary reasons, will surely lose the power given by the God of Nature.”
He paused lightly. Gretel immediately continued what he said and asked:
"So do you think it's necessary to harm animals in order to practice your healing arts?"
The elder hesitated for a moment. Gretel did not give him a chance and continued:
"I think it is necessary. First of all, healers must go through such practice in order to hone their skills; secondly, we are not doing it for our own selfish interests; finally, our harm to these animals is not uncontrolled, but
It’s about following strict guidelines——”
He took a step forward, stepped on the edge of the stone, raised one hand high, stretched out his five fingers, and in full view of the crowd, he bent the first finger:
"The first rule, substitution. Use rabbit legs for live rabbits, rabbits for sheep, sheep for monkeys - simply put, use insensible materials for live animals, and small animals for large animals."
Under the light of the fire, Grete's eyebrows were beaming and his expression was in high spirits. He continued to bend his second finger and talked eloquently:
"The second criterion is to reduce. Try to use fewer animals to get the same number of exercises; or use the same number of animals to get more exercises. In this way, although we cannot reduce the total number of injuries, we can at least injure them.
Fewer animals.”
"It sounds reasonable..." The worshipers of the God of Nature whispered. A few people wanted to refute, but faced with such a strict and systematic principle, they couldn't find anything to say for a while. Grete looked solemn,
Bend the last finger:
"The third principle is optimization. Treat them as kindly as possible to avoid or reduce the pain caused to them, such as giving them anesthesia as much as possible before breaking the bones - or provide animals with suitable living conditions and let them try their best.
Live a better life."
"After all, you still have to hurt them!" Joanna, a beautiful pastor, took a step forward and retorted loudly. With an eagle chirping, she raised her arms high, and a goshawk flew over and landed on her arm. Joanna touched her
Holding the feathers of a goshawk, his face softened for a moment and then became sharp again:
"So many reasons, so many rules, just to make yourself feel better!"
"You're right." Grete nodded solemnly. He looked directly into Joanna's flaming eyes and slowly admitted:
"We break their bones, cut open their bellies, and pick out their spinal cords - not to torture or kill. We know clearly that these animals are suffering on behalf of us humans and taking the place of the patients we want to treat.
Suffer. We are grateful for their dedication and remember their kindness..."
Joanna's expression slowly softened. On her arm, the goshawk chirped softly and gently rubbed her cheek with its beak.
Gretel lowered his arms. He stood firm and bowed deeply to the audience below and to the animals that were about to be dissected:
"Finally, in order not to cause waste, after the dissection is completed, we can eat them without leaving any."
Joanna was startled. There was a burst of laughter in the crowd, and even the goshawk on her arm flapped its wings in a funny way. On a stone not far away, the young man straightened up and raised his voice:
"The questions you ask are too complicated! It's very late today, let's talk about some simple, life-saving tips!"
It’s best to finish it in an hour!
I don’t want to be locked up here for seven years and teach you every day!