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"Welcome to the current affairs interview! Today, the program team invited Professor Quills of biology from St. Petersburg State University and Dr. Belsk of zoology!"

Two middle-aged men in suits who were obviously well-educated waved to the audience and the viewers in front of the TV, and then sat down next to the host.

"It is an honor for us to have both doctors take the trouble to participate in our program!" the host said in welcome words.

Quills responded with a smile, while Belsk made a small joke: "The production team gave too much."

"Haha, let's start today's interview program! Please invite the first listener to ask a question!"

As the host shouted loudly, an audience member stood up from the stage and said with a microphone in hand: "Doctors, what do you think of creatures like demons? Do you think demons are a necessary link in the ecological chain?"

"of course not."

Qualls first gave his answer, then asked in return: "If you had the opportunity to exterminate the mosquito, would you do it?"

"I……"

The audience hesitated, and Quills said directly: "You want to, but you think that every creature in nature is necessary for its existence, so you think it's not possible."

"After all, mosquitoes are not only blood suckers, but also very annoying. They also spread viruses everywhere, such as malaria and cholera. Let's analyze the necessity of mosquitoes. In nature, they play the role of prey. A large number of mosquitoes are hatched in the frozen land of the Arctic every year, and the adults are overwhelming. However, they are a rich source of food for migratory birds in the north. Without these mosquitoes as food, the number of migratory birds nesting in the tundra will be reduced by more than half."

"Another role that mosquitoes play in the ecosystem is pollinator. In today's ecological situation where bees are declining sharply and are almost on the verge of danger, mosquitoes have become the most unacceptable member of other pollinating insects. From these examples, we can see that if mosquitoes are eliminated from the earth, it will bring about earth-shaking changes to the entire ecosystem."

"But a paper in Nature magazine has come to an unusual conclusion. The researchers in the paper believe that eliminating any organism is likely to have an impact on the ecosystem, but mosquitoes are an exception."

"The article states that although bats and migratory birds prey on mosquitoes, mosquitoes account for a very small proportion of the diet of these animals, only about 2%. Mosquitoes are not essential, and mosquitoes steal nectar rather than spreading pollen. Except for a flower species called northern orchid, which has been pollinated by mosquitoes, no research has shown that mosquitoes can spread pollen to other flower species."

"So even if mosquitoes are completely eliminated, nature will quickly take their place and will not cause problems for the functioning of nature."

"And the same is true of demons."

Quills formally answered the audience's question: "According to the official news released by KGB, demons are creatures born out of human fear. Their main food is humans. Although they can eat other foods, the vast majority of demons that cause social destruction do so to satisfy their inner desire for destruction and appetite."

"It can be seen that demons are complete pests in human society and a disaster that must be eradicated!"

"Thank you for your answer, Dr. Quills."

The audience thanked him and sat down. At the host's call, another audience member stood up and asked, "Doctors, what do you think of the laws in the United States and Japan that allow the raising of demons?"

Belsk coughed and said, "This question is easy to answer. It's like the wolves in ancient times. When the man-eating wolves were tamed by humans, they would slowly become dogs loyal to humans. This is evolution, and it also represents the strength of humans and the birth of the most powerful species on earth."

"It's only a matter of time before weak demons are used as pets. Even now, demons can only sneak into cities and cause trouble, and then be killed by demon hunters. When humans find a way to eradicate them, demons will naturally become extinct."

The third audience member stood up and asked, "Is it possible for demons to unite and attack human society? In other words, is the threat of demons a big one for human civilization?"

Belsk said decisively: "It's unlikely. All the demons recorded in the book have shown that they are not capable of group action. There is even a possibility that demons may kill each other."

Quills agreed with Belsk's answer and said, "So far, the most terrifying and powerful spear demon has also died in the human conquest, which shows the decline of the demons."

Seeing that the two doctors answered the questions, the host immediately expressed his gratitude.

The above questions and answers were recorded in an interview program three years ago.

At this time, Veloi was sitting cross-legged on the ground, chewing potato chips and watching the show she had recorded.

Her room was furnished like a normal girl of her age, except that her desk was covered with heavy books and notebooks, making her look like an old scholar. Her walls, which were covered with pink cartoon stickers, were covered with all kinds of weird and bloody photos. All of them were of demons who had died in the downtown or suburbs.

Her other wall was covered with photos of humans. Just a quick glance revealed that the portraits of Xu Sheng, Ogochi, and Dudalinov were all pinned on the wall, connected by red threads, the meaning of which was unclear.

Willow turned off the TV, looked up at the darkening sky outside the window, and murmured, "It's about to begin."

At the same time, the Demon Alliance on the edge of St. Petersburg is gathering and preparing for a carnival feast that belongs to them alone!