Facing Fernandez's apology, Feng Jun continued replying in Xia Nation language. "It's nothing. I don't hold your offense against you, and I even saved you. But I think it's necessary to continue communicating with you in Xia Nation language."
He felt it was necessary to emphasize this—I saved you. Through dealing with Sophia, he had already learned something: when communicating with Western Continent people, never be modest. I did you a favor, and you need to understand that!
Actually, he was wrong to think that way. A rescue like this naturally counted as a favor, but the problem was that modern Western Continent society placed enormous importance on public welfare. Sanctimonious hypocrites were everywhere, and things had even gone too far in the other direction.
For example, if someone fell into the water and you jumped in to save them, that was a public service. Those who stood by and watched might be condemned, but the key was that saving the person was what you should have done. You could not use it to glorify yourself.
On the other hand, if you had beaten a business competitor so badly that they were on the verge of bankruptcy, then stopped, you could loudly proclaim, "My heart was simply too soft. I spared him."
In truth, there could be many reasons for sparing an opponent. Perhaps you had cash-flow problems, or perhaps you feared mutual destruction. But regardless, when it came to business, sparing them was still sparing them, and you could make a big show of it.
But if it was an act of public welfare and you publicized it, then you were in the wrong. That was hypocrisy.
The logic behind it was complicated, with all sorts of nuances. To keep people from accusing him of padding the word count,