All along, Big Tooth had believed that, apart from the great Devourers, all other civilizations should be their food, their domesticated livestock!
But... until this moment!
That giant bronze cauldron was, in less than half an hour, transported from the museum by the Dark Angels and placed in front of the United Nations building!
Mike and the others were stunned.
If they remembered correctly, wasn't this thing a national treasure-level cultural relic of China?
Is he gonna use it as a cooking device???
Are they serious? Are they really going to use a national treasure to cook and kill?
Mike and the others, including many representatives from UN member states, all thought Emrys was joking, and at most would just slaughter these beasts.
But they never expected that this guy was serious!
He truly intended to cook and kill the Devourers!
"Teacher—we, shouldn't we try to persuade Mr. Emrys?"
Hao Xiaoxi's eyelids twitched wildly as she watched those black-armored warriors, who had seemingly like devils, tortured and killed the high and mighty Devourers, then massacred a country, now carrying chopped wood, lining up one by one to add fuel to the great cauldron.
This scene was truly... somewhat hard to accept.
"Why should we persuade him?" In response to his student's question, Zhou Zhezhi, who had always presented himself as kind, showed a hint of coldness on his face.
"This great cauldron carries our civilization and history; isn't it perfectly fitting to use it to cook and kill the Devourer's envoy?"
This bronze cauldron was a genuine historical artifact. In his opinion, cooking this damned beast only meant it got off easy!
"I, I didn't mean that—" Hao Xiaoxi was a bit bewildered.
"I mean, for us to do this...
Isn't it a bit against morality?"
To cook and kill a living being from a high-level civilization, if such an act were allowed, it would cause a huge uproar in human society!
She could already imagine what kind of public outcry China, which contributed the great cauldron, would face once the events here spread!
Humans are always like this; this is not surprising at all.
Even when facing an enemy, there will be many simpletons, or those with ulterior motives, who will seize the opportunity to stir up public opinion and plunge China into turmoil!
"Morality?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhezhi's face was expressionless, with a hint of cold light in his eyes.
"Xiaoxi, morality is a void concept built upon universally accepted views of good and evil. It is both a form of self-restraint and a concept for evaluating social civilization, but—they have no moral compass."
At this point, Zhou Zhezhi turned his gaze to Big Tooth, the Devourers's envoy, who was already trembling with fear and in tears, and said coldly.
"We have always treated others with courtesy, but don't forget—we also adhere to another saying."
"Blood for blood, a tooth for a tooth!"
Zhou Zhezhi's voice was not loud, but it contained an unshakeable, resolute will!
This was a belief etched into their bones: since you treat humans as livestock and food, then don't blame humans for also treating you as food!
"Make the fire hotter!"
The hot oil in the great cauldron generated scorching thick smoke, and the high-temperature heat wave rushed forward, making Big Tooth, who was nearby, profoundly experience fear.
"No, you can't do this to me!" Big Tooth shrieked, its eyes filled with terror.
"I am an envoy of the Devourers, a high-level civilization in the universe. You cannot treat me this way!"
He was not afraid of death!
But he was afraid of becoming like this, reduced to the livestock he looked down upon, food in their mouths!
To the proud Devourers, this was nothing short of an insult, tearing open their disguise and trampling his self-esteem into the dust!
"No need to rush. As an envoy of the Devourers, I can grant you a special privilege: to be the last to die." Emrys was smiling at this moment, but the smile on his face, in Big Tooth's eyes, was no different from a devil's.
With that, Emrys turned to Zhou Zhezhi.
"Mr. Zhou, I've long heard that China's cuisine is extraordinary, and its cooking skills are even more astonishing. How about you give me a demonstration today?"
Hao Xiaoxi's pupils contracted slightly, and she subconsciously tightened her grip on Zhou Zhezhi's shoulder, wanting to refuse.
But unexpectedly, Zhou Zhezhi smiled.
"Alright, I will now introduce a few 'Sir chefs' with excellent knife skills to Mr. Emrys."
"Teacher!" Hao Xiaoxi was anxious. Everyone with eyes could see that this was something they shouldn't get involved in, so why did the Teacher agree so readily?
Zhou Zhezhi smiled and turned to Hao Xiaoxi.
"Xiaoxi, look at Mike and the others?"
Hao Xiaoxi was stunned, then turned to look at Mike and the others, only to see their faces filled with envy.
Isabelle, the France ambassador, stepped forward and cleared her throat.
"Mr. Emrys, I beg to differ with your opinion. French cuisine is also an insurmountable pearl in human civilization, and we can also provide chefs!"
"Mr. Emrys, I think U.S. cuisine can also work!" Mike stood up shamelessly.
"Especially U.S. Texas BBQ, which is also a must-try feast!"
"Well—actually, we in Britain can also do it."
Arthur stood up, forcing himself to speak. He really wanted to boast, but alas, Old Briton truly had no achievements in the realm of fine dining!
Watching this scene, Hao Xiaoxi fell into deep confusion. She didn't understand why representatives from various countries would risk being criticized to do this.
"Xiaoxi, you are still young; you need to observe more, learn more, and think more." Zhou Zhezhi chuckled, explaining the reason.
"What we are doing is not just to shock the Devourers, but more importantly—to give confidence to all of humanity, to make them understand that in the face of Devourer civilization, humanity has no other choice but to resist!"
Hao Xiaoxi suddenly understood.
Cooking and killing the Devourers seemed like a cruel act that went against human morality and values, but behind this act, it was making humanity realize that there was no possibility of peace with the Devourers. It was also igniting the confidence of all humanity to resist the Devourers!
Next, Big Tooth witnessed the dream of his life, a punishment that could only be described as utterly cruel and brutal!
His kin were skinned, had their tendons removed, and were deboned, like animals, fried, roasted, and made into exquisite dishes, served at the dining table!
Yes, there was even a dining table!
Hundreds of United Nations council members gathered around the dining table, dressed in suits, like gentlemen, savoring the taste of his kin.
This scene made Big Tooth's nerves waver.
They had become food for humans, transforming from the great Devourer civilization into lowly, inferior livestock!
And among these 'chefs,' the most terrifying were undoubtedly the chefs from China!
If anyone knew how to cook a dinosaur, it was a god damn chinaman!
They could, while the 'Devourers' were to live, slice tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of pieces of their flesh, a thousand cuts would not be enough to describe the exquisite culinary skills of these devils!
Even Emrys was stunned. He seriously suspected that Zhou Zhezhi hadn't called in chefs at all, but rather a family of torturers who had changed professions!
"No, you killed me!" Big Tooth roared in anger, a ferocious bellow.
However, Olsson, the commander of the Dark Angel battle group, seemed to have been triggered by some special psychological state. After wildly punching him dozens of times, Big Tooth was beaten into unconsciousness.
Emrys came to the side of the great cauldron, plunged his bare hand into the boiling oil, felt the temperature, and then said indifferently.
It's about time. Throw him in for me."
Olsson grinned, then called a few people over. They brutally skinned Big Tooth alive, and amidst his shrill screams, threw the beast into the oil pot!
"Ah ah ah ah—"
It must be said that the Devourer's vitality was truly tenacious. Even the boiling great cauldron could not kill him,
But this also caused Big Tooth immense pain.
He couldn't die, but the high temperature and the contact of his skinned, bloody muscles caused Big Tooth excruciating agony, his screams echoing in front of the empty United Nations building!
Emrys swirled his wine glass, his gaze towards the dining table, and smiled.
"Gentlemen, please enjoy your meal!"
Big Tooth's screams were like a piano melody.
Humanity, having completely shed all pretense, and the representatives of the United Nations, sat at the white dining table, listening to the screams of the Devourer envoy, enjoying various delicacies prepared from the flesh and blood of his kin.
"The taste is good."
Emrys swallowed a mouthful of meat, and in front of Big Tooth, who was charred black but still clinging to a thread of life, he said with a casual smile.
"I'm sorry, the tables have turned. Now—you are the food!"
He had already decided to use the Devourers as food reserves, can them, and sell them to the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs.
He believed the Imperial Army would surely be grateful to him.