A madman once declared that human history was a history of lies.
Though that statement was somewhat extreme, humanity truly was a race skilled at—and fond of—lying.
From small lies in everyday life to cutthroat business competition, all kinds of big shots told their little lies, each no less willing than the next, as long as they could trick consumers into buying their products.
Many elites across every industry were experts at it. Some even took pride in being able to deceive more people. In certain industries, the better one was at lying and cheating, the higher the pay and the more appreciation one received from the boss.
At a higher level, such as conflicts, competition, and wars between nations, lies emerged in endless succession.
Even "strategic deception" itself had always been a major killing move in military strategy.
All warfare was based on deception; make the real seem false and the false seem real, let truth and falsehood blur beyond discernment... A famous general was quite possibly a top-tier master of fraud.
So it was no exaggeration to say that lies ran through the entirety of human history.
And ever since the Fire Thief descended, he had utterly distorted, interrupted, and changed the course of human history. It was hardly surprising that he would now issue a rule so completely contrary to human nature.
After reading the newly issued rule, Guan Tong's first reaction was that it was pretty good.
That was right, he genuinely thought this rule was quite good.
If lying was forbidden, then simply do not lie. If someone worried that habit might make them accidentally tell a small lie, they could simply say nothing at all.
Of course, according to the rule details, media such as writing were restricted in addition to "speech."
That meant