You're Showing Me This?

Astraea asked seriously.

"Isn't this justice for the future of humanity?"

Ming Ge countered with a question.

"In other words, would you wage war for the sake of humanity's future?"

Astraea asked.

"Yes, I don't deny that I also have selfish motives. Or rather, the desire for the future of humanity and having selfish motives are not contradictory."

Ming Ge said, "During this process, I will eliminate less than one percent of humanity, minimizing the losses."

Is punishing the unjust truly just?

Yes.

In the original story, the Astraea Familia also had key members who fought against the Dark Faction, and even fought against the Dark Faction.

Killing can sometimes be an act of justice.

"Are you so certain that everything you're doing is for the benefit of humanity?"

Astraea frowned and said, "What if innocent people get hurt in the process?"

"I'm not sure, and there's a high possibility that innocent people will be harmed, but that's not a reason to be concerned."

Ming Ge shook his head and said, "We must always try—humanity hasn't made any progress since the gods descended."

"Compared to the age of heroes and ancient times, the world is much better, but tragedy still permeates the entire world."

"This era is one where humans and gods coexist, but the gods still hold sway, and there is no unified will. This is not good."

"Moreover, most people are just ordinary people. Although there are many gods in the lower realms, they cannot provide a good life for everyone. On the contrary, gods and their families are the minority."

"I'm not sure everything I'm doing is right, but I'll try my best to do things in a positive direction. This isn't just for the core of the clan era, but for many more people."

Ming Ge doesn't reject divine governance, just like in Genshin Impact, where Liyue is governed very well.

Compared to the fickle, short-lived species, the long-lived species can maintain their rule for a very long time, ensuring that evil does not prevail over good.

The cruel era that Earthlings are experiencing will soon be over, which is a good thing.

But the gods of this world are just people who enjoy themselves, they're just loafers, like the Telskyura Kingdom.

The Amazonian gods made the entire nation participate in raising a venomous creature, leading to mutual slaughter among mothers and daughters, sisters, and master and apprentice.

Furthermore, Orario feels almost like a chaotic Warring States period, which isn't a good feeling.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, this chaotic Warring States period will not end even after ten thousand years.

Whether Ming Ge did it carefully or not, as long as he did it, things would eventually change, and the situation wouldn't get worse, unless the gods interfered.

Therefore, deities are also among the targets he seeks to eliminate in this process.

Ming Ge didn't mention this because it was too early, but preliminary preparations could already begin.

"A grand vision."

Astraea let out a soft breath and said with a wry smile, "Even as a god, I am surprised to hear your words."

When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when successful, one should benefit all under heaven.

Astraea understood why Ming Ge, despite not meeting her requirements for a familia, still wanted him to become her familia and was even willing to tolerate Ming Ge's injustice.

Because Ming Ge's values are very positive, more so than those of 99% of people in the world; these values are cultivated by his environment.

Therefore, without touching upon Ming Ge's fundamental principles, his code of conduct is righteous.

So, what is the fundamental difference between taking justice as a life belief and taking justice as a guiding principle?

Once this level of understanding is reached, Ming Ge himself embodies the definition of justice!

"I'm fine now."

Astraea chuckled softly, "A very unexpected answer... Compared to me, who treats justice as a life's belief, your justice is a code of conduct, much clearer than mine."

Astraea's justice is justice on a macro level, while Ming Ge's justice is justice centered on herself.

There is no doubt that the concept of justice at the macro level can encompass the concept of justice in Ming Ge.

If Astraea's denial of Ming Ge is considered justice, and she instead labels it as selfish, then that is a narrow-minded form of justice.

Is justice something so inconvenient?

"Well then, it's my turn next."

Ming Ge chuckled softly.

In fact, the moment Astraea embraced Ming Ge's 'justice' and acknowledged him as a 'just' person, Ming Ge had already acknowledged Astraea as well.

Given Ming Ge's understanding of Astraea, the final question was merely a formality.

"I only have one question: when our opinions clash, whose opinion should we listen to?"

Ming Ge said, "As I said before, my actions are mostly in accordance with justice; but from the perspective of all humanity, I am not entirely opposed to exchanging short-term injustice for long-term stability."

"The relationship between the chief deity and his retinue is generally established with the deity as the primary figurehead and the deity as the center."

"Under normal circumstances, the decisions made by the gods cannot be challenged by their relatives."

"So—when our opinions clash, whose opinion should we listen to?"

"In other words, who holds the core and leading power of the clan?"

Chapter 102 This is what you're showing me?

In general, the main deity and the clan are led by the main deity, but there are also clans where the clan leader is the head.

For example, in the Icelos Familia, he would not interfere with any actions of his leader, but rather act as a tool god, observing the development of events from an outsider's perspective.

But unlike Ikelos, who was indifferent to his familia, Astraea cared deeply about hers.

Ming Ge possesses the ultimate purification magic, Star's Prayer, which can purify all negative influences on a person, including Falna.

In other words, Falna's sealed backdoor has no effect on Ming Ge.