Reminding Rimuru

At this moment, Mo Li suddenly spoke.

"Ah Li, what do you mean by that?"

Rimuru asked with a confused expression.

Looking at Rimuru's expression.

"Rimuru, you're still too naive."

Mo Li continued to speak.

"The second and third rules you set are fine. But the first rule clearly has a problem."

"A problem? What problem?"

Rimuru asked with a puzzled expression.

Even all the monsters were somewhat confused, thinking Mo Li and Lord Rimuru were arguing.

"Rimuru, I'll ask you a question."

Mo Li said to Rimuru.

"What question?"

Rimuru asked curiously.

"What kind of creature are you now?"

"A slime! What's wrong?"

"What is a slime?"

Mo Li pressed further.

"Uh, a monster!"

Rimuru said uncertainly.

"Right, a slime is a monster. So, what is the relationship between monsters and humans?"

Mo Li calmly asked Rimuru.

"They're hostile."

Rimuru vaguely seemed to realize something.

"Yes, monsters and humans are hostile forces. And what is your first rule? It's 'Do not harm humans.' Right?"

Mo Li said calmly.

"Yes."

Rimuru answered softly, head lowered.

Seeing Rimuru's reaction, Mo Li knew he had realized something.

"You say 'Do not harm humans,' but what if humans harm them? Have you considered this problem?"

Mo Li lectured Rimuru.

It wasn't that Mo Li blamed Rimuru for lecturing him. After all, the impact of Rimuru's flawed rule was too great. Later, when Tempest was attacked by humans, they were hesitant because of Rimuru's rule of "Do not harm humans." In the end, under suppressed strength and the constraints of the rule, many subjects died. If Rimuru hadn't awakened to his senses, realized his mistake with the timely reminders from others, awakened as a Demon King, and with the Great Sage's help, performed the ultimate soul retrieval ritual, collected soul fragments, and sacrificed the two demons from the Primordial Black, the deceased subjects could not have been saved. It was a time when all conditions were met; without any one of them, it would have been disastrous. Therefore, to prevent such a situation from happening, Mo Li wanted to give Rimuru a preemptive warning to prevent him from making foolish mistakes again.

"No, no."

Rimuru whispered, head lowered.

Seeing Rimuru's state, Mo Li couldn't help but sigh.

"Sigh, Rimuru, you must understand that you are no longer human. You shouldn't still be thinking from a human perspective; that's wrong. I know you were human in your past life and can't change immediately, but your mistake is thinking only of humans. You are now the lord of these monsters, and you should be responsible for them. Do you understand?"

Mo Li said sternly.

"I, I understand, Ah Li. I was wrong. Should I abolish the first rule then?"

Rimuru said with shame.

"No need. Rimuru, you can like humans. After all, I like them too. We just need to add a prerequisite."

Mo Li said to Rimuru.

"What prerequisite?"

Rimuru asked curiously.

"Any creature that threatens the lives of you and me must be eliminated, excluding those that threaten the lives of our subjects. No matter the race, including humans. I've always believed in a saying: 'If others do not offend me, I will not offend them. If they offend me, I will strike back, no matter how far away.' We need to establish a safety line for our subjects. Do you understand, Rimuru?"

Mo Li explained to Rimuru.

"I understand, Ah Li."

Rimuru said firmly.

"Rimuru, don't blame me for thinking too much. After all, humans are extremely complex creatures. You weren't very old in your past life, so you didn't understand the other side of humans. Not all humans are kind; in fact, kind humans are rare. Humans only care about profit. In my previous country, there was a saying: 'If one doesn't look out for themselves, heaven and earth will destroy them.' Even your friends might betray you for profit. Sometimes, you might be friends one moment and enemies with swords drawn the next. Do you understand?"

Mo Li patiently explained to Rimuru.

"I understand, Ah Li. I'll tell them right away."

Rimuru said seriously.

Seeing that Rimuru was about to talk with Mo Li, all the monsters kept their distance, afraid of overhearing something they shouldn't.

"Come over here, everyone. I have something to announce."

Rimuru shouted at the goblins and direwolves.

Hearing Rimuru's call, they didn't dare to linger and immediately ran over.

"The first rule I just mentioned, we're going to change it. It's that if humans don't harm you, you don't have to harm them. Understand?"

Rimuru yelled at the monsters.

"What if humans harm us?"

At this moment, a goblin suddenly spoke.

"Then you can fight back, or even kill them. Let's put it this way: any creature that threatens your own life, regardless of race, including humans, must be eliminated. Do you understand?"

Rimuru said to all the monsters.

"Understood."

All the monsters shouted.

"What if we can't beat them?"

At this moment, a female goblin said.

"Then run. If you can't beat them, then run. In any case, you must first preserve your own lives, understand?"

Rimuru said very seriously to this goblin.

"Everyone, if the difference in strength with the opponent is too great, then run. Run as far as you can. In any case, you must first preserve your own lives, understand? You only have one life, and nothing is more important than life. Do you all understand?"

Rimuru said to all the monsters.

"Understood, Lord Rimuru."

All the monsters responded.

"We don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of it either. We can be friendly to outsiders, but we can't let them think we're weak."

At this moment, Mo Li's voice came over.

"I'll give you a piece of advice: if someone respects you one foot, you should respect them ten feet. If someone takes an inch, you don't need to back down. Do you all understand?"

As he said the last sentence, Mo Li's tone was filled with dominance.

"Understood, Lord Morax."

Hearing Mo Li's domineering words, all the monsters were a little excited.

"If the other party is unreasonable, feel free to come to me and Rimuru. Rimuru and I will stand up for you. You have me and Rimuru behind you, understand?"

Mo Li shouted at all the monsters.

"Alright, for any remaining questions, ask Rimuru."

After Mo Li finished speaking to the monsters, he stopped talking.