Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

Suddenly a man stood out from the crowd. He could no longer suppress his anger and started yelling at several people.

"It's all because of you. You brought those terrible insects into the village! Now we can't go home and have to hide in this dark and damp underground, scared!" The man's eyes were red, his face was full of anger and fatigue, and his body was trembling slightly with excitement.

Seeing this, Kailin was about to explain when another villager started shouting angrily.

"You're right. Your companions were injured because they angered the Wasp King. They provoked the fire ants to avoid the Wasp King. You said all this yourself. It's useless for you to deny it!"

"Yes, how could I forget that it was them who attracted these insects in the first place? Could it be that the hornets and red fire ants joined forces to find them, so they attacked our village?" A woman said as if she suddenly realized something.

"That's right, it was the bugs they brought that destroyed our home. Now they're pretending to be righteous and pretending to care about our safety. It's ridiculous. If it weren't for you, how could we have ended up like this?"

"That's right, I said a long time ago that we should kick these guys out, but Doctor Long insisted on pleading for them and asking us to give them a chance. Isn't this pushing us to our death?"

"That's right, drive these guys out of Shaling!"

"Drive them out of Shaling! Drive them out of Shaling!"

More villagers started shouting, and for a moment, the crowd was outraged and accusations were heard one after another.

Seeing this, Long Xianlin on the side immediately stepped forward to dissuade them: "Everyone, please calm down. After all, they just saved your lives!"

"So what? Didn't they cause this disaster?"

"That's right, Doctor Long, you are from Shaling. Why do you keep pleading for them? Which side are you on?" said one of the women.

"If you ask me, since the swarm of insects is targeting them, why don't we just tie them up and throw them outside? That way the swarm of insects will naturally retreat!" said the man with his hands on his hips.

"Yes, tie them up and throw them out!"

"Tie him up and throw him out!"

Faced with the crowd's shouting, the scene fell into complete chaos, and several emotional villagers were already ready to fight.

Faced with the surging public opinion, everyone's faces were grim. At this moment, Long Xianlin blocked the crowd with his body and shouted angrily.

"Enough! When will you finally understand that your actions will not only fail to help yourselves, but will also push everyone into a dead end!" Long Xianlin's face flushed red and he shouted at the top of his lungs. His voice was particularly abrupt in this noisy and chaotic environment.

"Do you think that if you hand over these outsiders, the swarm will retreat? Do you think that tying them up and taking them away will bring peace? Or do you think that driving them away will allow you to rebuild your former home? How naive! Don't forget that although the insect swarm has intelligence due to the earth veins, they are still no different from ordinary beasts. If you hand over these outsiders, will they let you go? No, on the contrary, since these insects have appeared here and have already killed our compatriots, it means that their hunt has begun, and you still cannot change the fate of being hunted!"

"Have you all forgotten the disaster five years ago? Back then, the bandits disguised themselves as injured tourists to gain our sympathy, but now that the disaster has struck, you're blaming each other, showing no remorse or self-reflection! Poor my student, he was only 10 years old, and he single-handedly lured the bandits into a wasp's nest. In the end, not only the bandits, but he himself became a meal for the wasps!"

"Back then, you were just as noisy and confused! Now that history is repeating itself, are you going to make the same mistake again? How many more innocent lives must be lost before you finally realize that our homeland must be completely destroyed before you stop?"

Long Xianlin's voice was already tearful as he spoke, tears glistening in his eyes. "These outsiders simply stumbled upon a swarm of wasps by accident. To protect their companions' retreat, they single-handedly led the hornets towards the red fire ant nest. What did they do wrong? Should you belittle them? Wake up! Blaming them is useless and will only make you look even more foolish!"

"Isn't it because countless people willing to sacrifice for humanity have stood before us to protect us from the wind and rain and help us explore the unknown that the rainforest has survived to this day? But you, on the other hand, are gradually losing your way as the environment improves."

"Have you forgotten the scene when the rainforest turned into a desert? Or do you not remember the danger Lord Poison Spirit faced thousands of years ago? Because of the Fountain of Eternal Life, people lost their vigilance against the dangerous rainforest and embarked on the path of extinction. However, those who survived and pursued pleasure only blamed others for their suffering. How is what you are doing now different from them? You are greedy for peace, afraid of sacrifice, and when problems arise, you only think of shirking responsibility and blaming all the mistakes on innocent people!"

"Look at these outsiders. They could have simply left when the crisis struck, but they didn't. They chose to stay and fight alongside us, sticking with us even when misunderstood. Yet, instead of expressing gratitude, you have spoken harshly to them and even sought to have them killed. Where is your conscience? Has your kindness and gratitude been swallowed up by fear and selfishness?"

After the shouts, the crowd's emotions calmed down considerably, and many people's faces showed signs of shame. The villagers who had been rubbing their fists with anger just now slowly lowered their fists, and the high-pitched shouts of curses gradually subsided. Some people in the crowd began to look down in thought.

The man who first stood up and roared was now biting his lips, his hands unconsciously loosening and clenching, and the anger in his eyes was gradually replaced by a trace of regret; and the man who suggested tying up the outsider and throwing him out also turned his face away at this moment, not daring to look directly into Long Xianlin's eyes full of disappointment and heartache.

The woman who had just spoken lowered her head slightly, her fingers tugging at the corner of her clothes nervously, and muttered softly: "I... I'm just too scared..."

The surrounding villagers looked at each other, their eyes showing less hostility and more confusion and reflection.

The atmosphere at the scene was no longer tense, but was replaced by a heavy silence, with only a few faint sighs coming from time to time, as if blaming themselves for the mistake they had almost made.

"Then what should we do now?"

"Yes, we can't stay here forever if the swarm doesn't retreat."

The villagers asked one after another.