"Then how would the laws of this Bandit Race differ from the laws of a kindhearted people?"
"Humans have an instinctive fear of snakes, and humans with high moral standards instinctively believe they are good people and should punish criminals severely. Then what sort of people do these descendants of the Vikings, laden with crimes, instinctively believe themselves to be?"
Fang Yun paused and swept his gaze across the audience.
Almost everyone knew the answer.
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Yes, they instinctively believe they might commit crimes just as their ancestors did. This instinct actually goes against morality, yet they have already left their cruel, savage society behind. They want to become people of high moral standards and do not want to violate morality. So how do they protect themselves morally? I won't tell you directly just yet. Think about it, everyone. You may discuss it among yourselves."
Everyone immediately began discussing it, and the entire venue became a clamor of tangled voices.
Some people even began arguing over their differing opinions.
However, some members of the Legalist School said nothing. They watched coldly from the sidelines, making no effort to conceal their resistance.
After a long while, Fang Yun gestured, and everyone soon stopped discussing.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "They employed many methods. Let me give you a few examples. First, they dumped a chamber pot over all humanity's heads, proclaiming that everyone was guilty, that everyone was born bearing sin, and that a person's entire life was a process of atonement. Look, by insisting that everyone was the same, they could face it with a clear conscience. It wasn't their fault, nor their ancestors' fault, but the fault of the entire Human Race. Since the whole Human Race had it, they no longer needed to question