Just as Li was feeling surprised, Velita shook her head. "Li, let me ask you something. You find it strange that bears could develop a civilization, but what if it were elves, dwarves, beastmen, or even goblins who developed a civilization? Do you think... that would be possible?"
Li froze. That was right—elves, dwarves, beastmen, and the like, even goblins, looked more human than bears did. Yet according to what Li had read in books, these creatures were fundamentally less similar to humans than even a grasshopper was. Their internal structures were completely different from those of humans. Perhaps dwarves could still be considered a variant of humanity, but the other races were far too different.
After a moment of dazed reflection, Li suddenly realized that he had been taking things too much for granted. The worlds he had experienced before had all been worlds with humans as the primary inhabitants. Yet many places had worlds centered around demons, devils, or elemental creatures. In some worlds, even the concept of gods was not the human-centered kind...
Li slowly nodded. "Thank you, Teacher. I understand. As long as a race's intelligence reaches a certain level, it doesn't really matter whether they are human or something else."
Hearing this, Velita slowly nodded. "Sigh, those bears from that world were simply too excessive. No one knew what kind of mutation they had undergone, but they were born with this sort of armor growing on their bodies. And the magical tide in that world was exceptionally weak, making it difficult for humans to learn magic. Steel production was also extremely low. Before long, every living creature in that world was ruled by the bears and became their slaves. They did not even have the slightest human rights—the bears ate them whenever they wanted..."
Seeing