"Of course!" Given a way out, Yu Lin Bloodhawk hurried to take it. It wasn't just these Clerics gathered around him—there were plenty of elves, too! Show off too much and lightning would strike you down. The smart thing to do was finish talking and leave.
"The first saying is, 'The sea accepts a hundred rivers; greatness comes from tolerance.' I explained it just now. Is there anything you still don't understand?" Yu Lin Bloodhawk asked.
"Does 'rivers' mean flowing water?" a Cleric asked as he recorded it in the War God's Holy Scripture.
"Yes, it includes all flowing water. Rivers, streams, and so on..." Yu Lin Bloodhawk said.
"Is the second saying, 'Use force to end conflict'?" another Cleric asked.
"That's right! The word for 'conflict' originally meant a weapon. It was actually the name of a particular weapon. But in this saying of the War God's, it means force, combat, and war. It has the same meaning as 'force' here, rather than referring to a weapon.
The meaning of these four words together is that the purpose of war is peace. There are always many conflicts in the world caused by greed, arrogance, and other evils. On a small scale, it's a fight between one or two people. On a large scale, it's war.
The War God doesn't like fighting. He likes peace, and he only acts when there is no other choice. He believes that the reason to fight is to restore peace to the world.
Only by beating those people who are as greedy as demons into submission, frightening them, or even killing them can peace-loving people enjoy peaceful, quiet, happy lives. Using force to stop violence—that is what the War God means," Yu Lin Bloodhawk told the Clerics with a smile.
The Clerics busied themselves