I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

The shepherds say, "Don't name your sheep and cattle."

Although it's not a perfect analogy, Li Yue felt that using this saying on himself now would cause the same problem—knowing or giving the other party a name meant that they were no longer just an object, but a "living" being with personality and characteristics.

"Rockefeller…" Although the girl didn't know Li Yue was thinking so much, she still murmured her name.

Li Yue was silent, his heart in turmoil—if he abandoned her, and she eventually died here, would it become an unforgettable nightmare?

Then, if he let her go, and she died on the run?

Li Yue thought about it, then suddenly stopped thinking—brains are a good thing, but it's not good to get stuck in a dead end.

This is not his previous life, not human society, this is Demon King City.

In Demon King City, even "compassion"… is a privilege of the strong.

And indifference is a necessary expression for a Demon King.

Of course, this doesn't mean Li Yue would stand by and watch her die, but… he would give the choice to her herself.

"Rockefeller, you are a thief, aren't you?" Li Yue made a decision, and the aura emanating from his whole person relaxed a lot, "Thieves… should be very fast, and have their own survival skills, right?"

"Forget it, I don't want to know." Li Yue patted his head, thinking he almost got himself caught up again, "I will open this iron door in a while, you choose for yourself."

"But… don't blame me for not reminding you, even if you escape the dungeon, you may not be able to escape Demon King City, at least I don't know how to get out…" Li Yue didn't give Rockefeller a chance to answer, "So once you are caught, you might die even more miserably."

Rockefeller couldn't believe Li Yue's words, her eyes widened, glancing at the key on Li Yue's waist.

"Before that… please wait inside for a while." Li Yue said, using his mind to envelop Rockefeller…

When Li Yue completely concentrated his mind and shielded himself from the reverie of that body, the Demon Illustrated Handbook's prompt arrived as expected.

【Analyzing… 50%…】

Very weak, very fast.

【Analysis complete, Demon Illustrated Handbook records 666—Human】

Li Yue was shocked, not expecting that the Demon Illustrated Handbook would actually record the species "Human," or perhaps… in a sense, "Humans" are also a kind of demon?

And also the bizarre number 666.

【Human; Distribution: Everywhere/Spreading; Lifespan: 40-120 years; Habits: Life driven by desire, with a single starting point, but with ever-changing appearances/packaging in the process of realization; Hobbies: Complex; Skills: Multiple; Action Prediction Success Rate: Normal state 356%, Known Motivation 84%; Weaknesses: Brain/Heart】

After reading the Demon Illustrated Handbook's introduction about "Humans," Li Yue's feelings were indescribable.

First of all, judging from the lifespan, the level of human development in this world is very strange—firearms and crossbows can be seen in Demon King City, so from this point of view… it should be about the time of the Industrial Revolution?

But there are also people as old as 120, is this the influence of magic?

As for habits… Li Yue even wanted to argue directly—Li Yue, who had just transmigrated not long ago, still had a sense of pride and identity as a human, although the Demon Illustrated Handbook used a lot of words to describe human "habits," Li Yue still subconsciously wanted to say… please forgive me for not being able to agree.

What is "life driven by desire"? Can human love, kindness, courage… all be summarized by a word called "desire"?

Uh… it seems like it's not impossible.

Li Yue's head was a little sore—as a keyboard warrior who had been baptized by the waves of the internet for a long time, Li Yue still wanted to find a foothold for refutation, but he also had to admit that the evaluation given by the Demon Illustrated Handbook was slightly accurate.

Love is desire, hate is desire, a word from the heart, summarizing good and evil…

Okay, I have to summon the great master—Li Yue, as a transmigrator, has always had common good qualities, so he immediately looked for arguments from the sages of the world he came from, and thought of Lao Tzu of the "Tao Te Ching."

Non-action! How about that?

Li Yue probably only remembered Lao Tzu's basic arguments.

But the second half of his sentence is "and governance," isn't "governance" also a kind of desire? If barely categorized, it hasn't jumped out of the Demon Illustrated Handbook's description.

He still suffered from a lack of culture—Li Yue felt uncomfortable all over, but he also very self-awarely gave up arguing with the Demon Illustrated Handbook, and focused on studying the last few lines of description.

"Ever-changing appearances/packaging in the process of realization" refers to things like love, courage, and responsibility—of course, the Demon Illustrated Handbook is not denying all the good qualities for humans, but just summarizing them emotionlessly, judging from the number of words it describes, it also affirms the complexity of humans.

Li Yue made up for it for a long time before he didn't bring his thinking to another dead end again.

Hobbies, skills, and weaknesses don't need to be said, quickly skip them, Li Yue is quite concerned about the "Action Prediction Success Rate"—after all, this is an important data that was verified on Fendis, and now that there is a new format description, it is inevitable to take a few more glances.

After a little analysis, Li Yue felt that his understanding should be correct—the normal state naturally refers to the Demon Illustrated Handbook's description of strangers, obviously it is more difficult to predict the behavior of strangers than to predict the actions of demons, and can only be judged according to the "common sense" of human society.

Known motivation… should refer to the conclusion drawn after analyzing the object's "desire," right?

84% is not very high, even lower than the Demon Wolf and the Skeleton, but it has not jumped out of logic—after all, humans… can be impulsive.

Confirming that he completely understood the Demon Illustrated Handbook's description of "Humans," when Li Yue used his mind to envelop Rockefeller in the prison cell again, the Demon Illustrated Handbook also analyzed her state.

【Current Object… State: Healthy/Fear; Motivation: Survival…】

Is it the same as when I first came to Demon King City? Li Yue couldn't help but mock himself.

"Is it okay… how much longer… do I have to wait?" Rockefeller asked cautiously, for fear of angering the suddenly strange-looking skeleton soldier in front of her.

"Wait, it won't be too long." Li Yue knew that there wouldn't be any powerful existences in the "vegetable garden," except for humans, there were only some weak demons, or even no demons, so it wouldn't take much time…

What's more, he still had to go to the vault, so he couldn't delay here for too long.

After Li Yue thought about it, he was about to step forward when suddenly his mind flashed and he realized that he had forgotten something!

The Demon Illustrated Handbook has recorded "Humans," so the transformation function should also be turned on, right?

Is it…

Li Yue quickly opened the "Transformation" page, and sure enough found the "Human" column on it, and suddenly breathed a sigh of relief—although there was nothing wrong with the body of the Brain Spirit, Li Yue still had the will to be born as a human, of course he still wanted to regain his body…

Transformation can be fine-tuned, which is enough to meet Li Yue's expectations, but for insurance, Li Yue is still prepared to walk deeper into the "vegetable garden" and analyze a man to try, maybe he can change it less…

After all, Li Yue was also a handsome guy before he transmigrated, it would be a pity to abandon his body like this.

Nodding to Rockefeller, Li Yue regained the drunken steps of the skeleton, and walked inward along the corridor—in his steps, there was a trace of indifference, and a trace of determination.

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