Primordial World: Growing Stronger Even While Breathing
Chapter 271

Which One Would You Save?

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Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

They had never really thought about this problem before.

They only knew how to eat eggs, how many ways there were to eat them, and what kind of creature the egg belonged to.

That's all.

The audience was completely stunned for a moment, their minds unable to process what was happening.

What kind of question is this?!

Even Human Emperor needs to know whether the chicken or the egg came first!

Even the onlookers were completely dumbfounded.

After a brief moment of confusion, someone finally raised their hand to give the answer.

"The chicken came first! Because all I see are hens laying eggs."

"Only after the mother hen has incubated the chicks can the chicks be born, so the chicken came first!"

I think the egg came first!

"Where would chickens come from without eggs?! Hens hatch from eggs too!"

"I believe the egg came first, Chaos was like the chicken egg."

"Even Chaos is like an egg, so the egg must have come first."

One by one, the numerous nominees raised their hands and then answered loudly to Suirenshi.

Suirenshi said nothing in response to their answer, only nodding slightly in a noncommittal manner.

I think either is fine.

Among the crowd, Fuxi Clan raised his hand and then spoke loudly.

All living things originated from Chaos.

"Some beings are born inside an egg, and then hatch from it; she is the progenitor."

"But some creatures are born with a physical form, and their offspring are born from eggs."

"So, whether the egg or the chicken came first, I think it doesn't matter."

"If I had to put it, it would be that each problem should be analyzed specifically!"

A fleeting glint of surprise flashed in Suirenshi's eyes.

But he remained calm and casually asked,

"In your opinion, what constitutes a specific problem requiring specific analysis?"

"Specific problems should be analyzed specifically."

"That means it doesn't matter whether the chicken or the egg came first."

"The key is whether the chicken or the egg came first in the specific circumstances."

Fuxi Clan spoke eloquently.

Snort!

However, the next moment, Suirenshi on the high platform let out a soft snort.

"Absurd! Sophistry! I asked you which came first, the chicken or the egg, not for you to engage in sophistry!"

"Your Human Emperor, please forgive me!"

Fuxi Clan was startled, his face filled with extreme terror, and he hurriedly knelt down.

This is a one-time exception; there will be no next time!

If you dare to answer randomly again,

"I will consider this as deliberately disrupting the examination order and kick you out immediately!"

Suirenshi said.

"Yes!" Fuxi Clan said in a pained voice.

Seeing Fuxi Clan's humiliation, many of the other candidates around him secretly laughed.

You dare to try and scheme in front of the Human Emperor!

After the Fuxi Clan, many other people answered.

But regardless of whose answer it was, Suirenshi did not give a definite reply.

"Alright, let's leave this matter at that."

Suirenshi spoke up,

"Next question, there's something..."

"It has four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening? What is this thing?"

"Ah?!"

When Suirenshi's question was raised, everyone below the platform was once again completely dumbfounded.

This time was different from before; the entire room was completely silent, and no one answered.

Because they simply don't know.

Even the onlookers were all staring at each other in disbelief, completely unable to believe it.

Someone secretly wanted to use the method of divination to calculate, but as soon as they made a move,

Then I felt that the heavens were shrouded in darkness, and I could see nothing at all.

They had no choice but to give up. Clearly, Suirenshi had concealed the secrets of heaven.

Finally, after a very long time, someone slowly raised their hand.

"It's you again?"

Suirenshi looked down at the Fuxi Clan below the high platform.

The latter was a little nervous, but still gritted his teeth and said,

I know the answer!

The answer is people!

"When a person is born, they lie face down on all fours, so they have four legs."

"When he grows up, he will naturally walk on two feet, so he has two legs."

"In his later years, he needed to use a cane because of his leg problems."

So it became three-legged.

At this moment, a look of surprise flashed in Suirenshi's eyes once again. But he remained calm and composed.

I'm referring to morning, noon, and evening.

Suirenshi deliberately spoke with a cold face, and as soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the square secretly chuckled.

However, Fuxi Clan, disregarding the stares of others, loudly proclaimed...

"When a person is first born, life begins, just like the rising sun."

"Full of vitality and hope."

"When you grow up, you reach the period when your energy is at its peak."

"Like the midday sun in the sky, shining brightly on the earth, its light is the most intense!"

"And in old age, when a person is frail and old,"

"Life is nearing its end, like the sun about to set behind the western mountains; therefore, it is night!"

"Snort!"

Suirenshi gave a light snort, remaining noncommittal.

He neither said it was wrong nor it was right. He simply continued speaking.

"Next question!"

Upon hearing this, Fuxi Clan felt reassured and clenched his fist to encourage himself.

He knew he had answered correctly.

A rock rolled down the mountain.

"There are five people directly beneath the stone. If the stone rolls down, it will inevitably crush these five people to death."

"And at that moment, you were over there."

"If you recite the Mnemonic, you can use your Law Power to change the trajectory of the stone and avoid the five people directly below."

"However, because your cultivation level is insufficient, the changes you can make are limited."

"If the stone deviates even slightly, it will inevitably crush another person on the other side!"

"So what are you going to do?!"

"It was saving those five people that led to the death of another."

"Are we just going to leave those five people to be crushed to death by stones?!"

Suirenshi asked.

"This?"

The crowd in the square was even more bewildered.

Each question was more bizarre than the last. They were completely unprepared.

A person raised their hand tremblingly.

"I... I think we should save five people; five people are more than one."

Suirenshi neither agreed nor disagreed.

Another person raised their hand.

"I also think we should save all five people." More and more people then raised their hands, all saying that the five people should be saved.

The way of the Human Emperor is to be benevolent and loving towards his people; it would certainly be wrong not to save lives.

Moreover, no matter how you look at it, five lives are more valuable than one!

But suddenly, a voice shouted loudly,

"No! I don't think we should save them!"

Suddenly, the entire square fell silent. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to see that it was Fuxi Clan again.

"Hmph, it's you again. You said we shouldn't have saved her?"

Suirenshi gave a light snort and said.

"Yes!" Fuxi Clan nodded.

The weight of life should not be measured by the number of one or two individuals.

"I would never kill to save lives, even if it meant saving many!"

"Hehe."

Suirenshi gave a cold laugh, his eyes revealing disappointment.

"What if we consider this stone as a calamity?"

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