(Author's Note: The main character is not standing on the side of monsters, nor is he against humanity; he is not that complex . At the time, the main character was not thinking of anything too complicated . He was just standing on Dumby's side .

If I had written it such that the main character stops Dumby and keeps him from killing the humans, would everyone have liked that instead? I fear, even more people would have ended up scolding me .

Main characters that decisively kill all their foes are liked by many . I like them too, because they are enjoyable to write about; little brainpower required, simple and violent . But with how the story has developed, I think it's unreasonable for Gao Peng to turn into such a character . It's just too sudden . Personality change is a process, and it requires time .

As a person ages, their personality and views on the world will change .

I will learn from this lesson . In the future, I will try my best to avoid such plotlines, and simply write about my little monsters . )

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Standing by the river, hearing vague screaming sounds coming from behind him, Gao Peng's facial expression became calm again . Although he fought hard to look calm, at that moment, Gao Peng's heart was still beating very fast .

Standing by the river, Gao Peng lowered his head to look at the reflection in the water . The reddish-brown water dyed the reflection of his face blood red, making him look fierce, like some demon .

When he stretched out his hands, his palms looked blood red as well . As the water flowed and made ripples, his hands looked distorted .

Gao Peng suddenly realized .

From start to finish, he could not be considered a good person .

Earlier, he could have stopped Dumby from going back . He believed that if he had enforced an order, Dumby would have obeyed him .

But he hadn't stopped Dumby .

Because he was a person who would rather be on the side of those that he cared about than on the side of reason .

From behind him, he heard Dumby's footsteps . The plants along the river shook, and the reeds were pushed aside as Dumby approached with large strides .

There was no sign of blood on Dumby . He then knew that Dumby must have considered his feelings and not killed the men by his own hand .

Gao Peng let out a long sigh .

"The Zhou Family," Gao Peng thought with a distant look in his eyes .

The Zhou Family was the source of all this, but against the Zhou Family, he couldn't use plain violence to settle matters like he had just now . Causing a larger disturbance would result in greater consequences .

And besides, Dumby's precious daughter was not hurt either, just in shock . Thus, there was still room for less extreme measures .

Gao Peng gently patted the head of the small female ape placed on Stripey's back .

The female ape was not large, only 1 . 3 or 1 . 4 meters tall, with long slender arms and bright l.u.s.trous fur . She was still unconscious .

Dumby looked at his daughter, then he could not resist any longer and lifted her from Stripey's back . Throughout this process, he was extremely careful, as though he was carrying the world's most precious treasure .

After around an hour of waiting, a familiar s.h.i.+p came sailing down from upstream .

The old sailor anch.o.r.ed his s.h.i.+p along the riverside and pushed the wooden plank from the deck forward onto the sh.o.r.e .

Gao Peng, Dumby, and the rest quickly boarded the s.h.i.+p .

When all the familiars were on board, the s.h.i.+p slowly began to sail .

Sitting on the s.h.i.+p, Gao Peng gazed at the river's surface, allowing the strong winds blowing across the river to make a mess out of his hair .

After returning to Lizhou, Gao Peng told his grandpa about the whole affair regarding the Red Rive Apes and the Zhou Family . Gao Peng was simply lost in regards to how he should handle such a situation . He thought he might as well let his grandpa handle it, and learn how to handle such situations in the future .

Hearing the story, his grandpa immediately ordered for the group of Red River Apes to be captured and brought back to Yuzhou to be reared in captivity . After all, Dumby was concerned only for this one group of Red River Apes . With this, potential conflicts would be avoided, and Dumby's interests would be protected .

As for what happened with Captain Li, Grandpa's opinions were simple . "Do you regret it?"

Gao Peng shook his head, then nodded his head . "I don't know . "

Grandpa did not mind at all, and laughed brightly instead . "Then let's change the question . If you could do this over again, would you stop your familiars?"

This time, Gao Peng answered very decisively . "I wouldn't . "

In Gao Peng's heart, Dumby was not just his familiar; he was a friend, a companion .

When his friend's loved ones were in mortal danger, he found it hard to say things like, "Put down that weapon in your hand . "

"Isn't that your answer right there?" Grandpa laughed "Boy, you are such a faker . "

Gao Peng was at a loss for words . Is that a word you use to describe your own grandson?

"Stick true to your beliefs, and do what you wish to do . In the outside world, you won't lose out by being a bit more ruthless . I'd rather others lose than have you losing to them!" Ji Hanwu earnestly offered advice to educate his grandson .

Hearing his grandpa's words, Gao Peng suddenly understood where he got his personality from .

Putting down the phone, Ji Hanwu smiled at Uncle Liu who was sitting next to him . "This grandson of mine is a chip off the old block . "

Uncle Liu rolled his eyes . "Look at that smile on your face . You're speaking as though you've got such a great temperament . "

"What do you know? It's good that he's like me . He won't lose out no matter where he goes . " Ji Hanwu laughed happily .

…

With Dumby's matters resolved, Gao Peng was supposed to prepare to head back to Yuzhou . But the King Red Carp that the old sailor described to him had piqued his interest .

Coincidentally, the sacrificial ceremony for the King Red Carp was only a few days away . Hence, Gao Peng continued to stay in Lizhou to take a look at this legendary King Red Carp . And to see if it looked anything like the monsters in a particular anime .

In the room, the small female ape slowly regained consciousness .

Groggily opening her eyes, she found herself in a completely foreign environment . Her first reaction was to cry out loud in panic .

Then, hearing the noise, Dumby entered the room . She saw Dumby and her voice gradually grew softer .

Dumby sat next to the small female ape, and spoke softly to his daughter in Red River Ape speak, comforting her . She panicked at first, finding it hard to believe . Then that slowly changed to doubt, and then belief .

For the next few days, the small female ape followed Dumby around as though she were his shadow . She was with him no matter where he went, her arms wrapped around Dumby's neck, swinging around .

Within those few days, Zhao Jialiang also came to look for Gao Peng . He kept trying to take Gao Peng to look for women . But sadly, Gao Peng had no interest in such things and simply refused him .

In the morning, after a change of clothes, Gao Peng rode on Stripey and took the rest of his familiars to head downstream along the Red Sand River . As they moved downstream, the Red Sand River became broader and flowed more slowly . Of course, the waters were much deeper as well .

Along the river banks, there was a good number of large buses and cars . Some of the people were tourists who simply wanted to take a look at the King Red Carp, but even more of them were there to prepare sacrificial offerings .

All the sacrifices were sorted and recorded by specialized personnel . The sacrificial monster's level and grade were used to determine the level of contribution .

Finally, the scales would be distributed according to the number of scales awarded by the King Red Carp and the level of an individual's contribution . This seemed like a rather fair way of managing the event . After all, the King Red Carp could not possibly act as a vendor and exchange its scales one by one for its sacrifices .

As a Lord tier monster, it would not have the time to do so, and more importantly, it would not have the patience .

Very soon, it was the promised time for the sacrifice . A giant whirlpool appeared in the middle of the river . In the middle of the whirlpool, a giant red figure slowly emerged .

Its red back was like a small hill . Its dark red dorsal fin broke through the surface, revealing bright red scales, smooth and s.h.i.+ny like mirrors . The whole scene was as though a tiny island had emerged in the middle of the river…

[Monster Name]: Dragonblood Red Sand Carp (Red Sand River Lord)

[Monster Level]: 44 (Lord tier)

[Monster Grade]: Perfect

[Monster Attribute]: Water

[Monster Skills]: Water Mastery Lv3, Hardened Scales Lv2

The eyes of the Dragonblood Red Sand Carp were very bright . The first thing it did after rising to the surface was to look at the river banks . Its mouth made "gulu gulu" bubbling sounds .

The people on the banks hurriedly displayed the prepared sacrifices .

Seeing the sacrifices, the Dragonblood Red Sand Carp's eyes shone even brighter, like two spotlights .

It opened its mouth wide . River waters burst out of the surface to form two columns of water that wrapped around the sacrifices . Just like that, the sacrifices were dragged into the river waters .

This was the first time Gao Peng had witnessed a seasoned Lord displaying its monster skills . The level of control over the water shocked Gao Peng to the core . It was just like demons in fairy tales .

The mouth opened wide, (the Dragonblood Red Sand Carp's mouth could open really wide), and it swallowed all of the sacrifices into its belly .

As though very satisfied with the sacrifices this time, the Dragonblood Red Sand Carp nodded in a very human-like manner .

It spat out a large bubble from its mouth and then slowly descended into the depths of the river . The bubble floated to the surface, and slowly drifted to the riverbank before finally bursting with a loud pop . Rows of pale red scales were stacked neatly on the riverbank .

From the happy, smiling faces on the sailors and businessmen, it seemed as though the returns this time were pretty good .

So that was a Lord tier monster .

Seeing the fear and respect that these people had for the Dragonblood Red Sand Carp, as well as the looks of delight that they had now, Gao Peng finally had a deeper understanding of Lord tier monsters .

So what kind of familiar is Grandpa's Lord tier monster? Gao Peng wanted to hurry back to Yuzhou right now .

A wild Lord could not be observed up close, but he should be able to at least touch one that belonged to the family, right?

. . . . (Authors Note: The main character is not standing on the side of monsters, nor is he against humanity; he is not that complex . At the time, the main character was not thinking of anything too complicated . He was just standing on Dumbys side . If I had written it such that the main character stops Dumby and keeps him from killing the humans, would everyone have liked that instead? I fear, even more people would have ended up scolding me . Main characters that decisively kill all their foes are liked by many . I like them too, because they are enjoyable to write about; little brainpower required, simple and violent . But with how the story has developed, I think its unreasonable for Gao Peng to turn into such a character . Its just too sudden . Personality change is a process, and it requires time . As a person ages, their personality and views on the world will change . I will learn from this lesson . In the future, I will try my best to avoid such plotlines, and simply write about my little monsters . ) … Standing by the river, hearing vague screaming sounds coming from behind him, Gao Pengs facial expression became calm again . Although he fought hard to look calm, at that moment, Gao Pengs heart was still beating very fast . Standing by the river, Gao Peng lowered his head to look at the reflection in the water . The reddish-brown water dyed the reflection of his face blood red, making him look fierce, like some demon . When he stretched out his hands, his palms looked blood red as well . As the water flowed and made ripples, his hands looked distorted . Gao Peng suddenly realized . From start to finish, he could not be considered a good person . Earlier, he could have stopped Dumby from going back . He believed that if he had enforced an order, Dumby would have obeyed him . But he hadnt stopped Dumby . Because he was a person who would rather be on the side of those that he cared about than on the side of reason . From behind him, he heard Dumbys footsteps . The plants along the river shook, and the reeds were pushed aside as Dumby approached with large strides . . . There was no sign of blood on Dumby . He then knew that Dumby must have considered his feelings and not killed the men by his own hand . Gao Peng let out a long sigh . The Zhou Family, Gao Peng thought with a distant look in his eyes . The Zhou Family was the source of all this, but against the Zhou Family, he couldnt use plain violence to settle matters like he had just now . Causing a larger disturbance would result in greater consequences . And besides, Dumbys precious daughter was not hurt either, just in shock . Thus, there was still room for less extreme measures . Gao Peng gently patted the head of the small female ape placed on Stripeys back . The female ape was not large, only 1 . 3 or 1 . 4 meters tall, with long slender arms and bright l.u.s.trous fur . She was still unconscious . Dumby looked at his daughter, then he could not resist any longer and lifted her from Stripeys back . Throughout this process, he was extremely careful, as though he was carrying the worlds most precious treasure . After around an hour of waiting, a familiar s.h.i.+p came sailing down from upstream . The old sailor anch.o.r.ed his s.h.i.+p along the riverside and pushed the wooden plank from the deck forward onto the sh.o.r.e . Gao Peng, Dumby, and the rest quickly boarded the s.h.i.+p . When all the familiars were on board, the s.h.i.+p slowly began to sail . Sitting on the s.h.i.+p, Gao Peng gazed at the rivers surface, allowing the strong winds blowing across the river to make a mess out of his hair . After returning to Lizhou, Gao Peng told his grandpa about the whole affair regarding the Red Rive Apes and the Zhou Family . Gao Peng was simply lost in regards to how he should handle such a situation . He thought he might as well let his grandpa handle it, and learn how to handle such situations in the future . Hearing the story, his grandpa immediately ordered for the group of Red River Apes to be captured and brought back to Yuzhou to be reared in captivity . After all, Dumby was concerned only for this one group of Red River Apes . With this, potential conflicts would be avoided, and Dumbys interests would be protected . . . . As for what happened with Captain Li, Grandpas opinions were simple . Do you regret it? Gao Peng shook his head, then nodded his head . I dont know . Grandpa did not mind at all, and laughed brightly instead . Then lets change the question . If you could do this over again, would you stop your familiars? This time, Gao Peng answered very decisively . I wouldnt . In Gao Pengs heart, Dumby was not just his familiar; he was a friend, a companion . When his friends loved ones were in mortal danger, he found it hard to say things like, Put down that weapon in your hand . Isnt that your answer right there? Grandpa laughed Boy, you are such a faker . Gao Peng was at a loss for words . Is that a word you use to describe your own grandson? Stick true to your beliefs, and do what you wish to do . In the outside world, you wont lose out by being a bit more ruthless . Id rather others lose than have you losing to them! Ji Hanwu earnestly offered advice to educate his grandson . Hearing his grandpas words, Gao Peng suddenly understood where he got his personality from . Putting down the phone, Ji Hanwu smiled at Uncle Liu who was sitting next to him . This grandson of mine is a chip off the old block . Uncle Liu rolled his eyes . Look at that smile on your face . Youre speaking as though youve got such a great temperament . What do you know? Its good that hes like me . He wont lose out no matter where he goes . Ji Hanwu laughed happily . … With Dumbys matters resolved, Gao Peng was supposed to prepare to head back to Yuzhou . But the King Red Carp that the old sailor described to him had piqued his interest . Coincidentally, the sacrificial ceremony for the King Red Carp was only a few days away . Hence, Gao Peng continued to stay in Lizhou to take a look at this legendary King Red Carp . And to see if it looked anything like the monsters in a particular anime . In the room, the small female ape slowly regained consciousness . Groggily opening her eyes, she found herself in a completely foreign environment . Her first reaction was to cry out loud in panic . Then, hearing the noise, Dumby entered the room . She saw Dumby and her voice gradually grew softer . Dumby sat next to the small female ape, and spoke softly to his daughter in Red River Ape speak, comforting her . She panicked at first, finding it hard to believe . Then that slowly changed to doubt, and then belief . For the next few days, the small female ape followed Dumby around as though she were his shadow . She was with him no matter where he went, her arms wrapped around Dumbys neck, swinging around . Within those few days, Zhao Jialiang also came to look for Gao Peng . He kept trying to take Gao Peng to look for women . But sadly, Gao Peng had no interest in such things and simply refused him . In the morning, after a change of clothes, Gao Peng rode on Stripey and took the rest of his familiars to head downstream along the Red Sand River . As they moved downstream, the Red Sand River became broader and flowed more slowly . Of course, the waters were much deeper as well . Along the river banks, there was a good number of large buses and cars . Some of the people were tourists who simply wanted to take a look at the King Red Carp, but even more of them were there to prepare sacrificial offerings . All the sacrifices were sorted and recorded by specialized personnel . The sacrificial monsters level and grade were used to determine the level of contribution . Finally, the scales would be distributed according to the number of scales awarded by the King Red Carp and the level of an individuals contribution . This seemed like a rather fair way of managing the event . After all, the King Red Carp could not possibly act as a vendor and exchange its scales one by one for its sacrifices . As a Lord tier monster, it would not have the time to do so, and more importantly, it would not have the patience . Very soon, it was the promised time for the sacrifice . A giant whirlpool appeared in the middle of the river . In the middle of the whirlpool, a giant red figure slowly emerged . Its red back was like a small hill . Its dark red dorsal fin broke through the surface, revealing bright red scales, smooth and s.h.i.+ny like mirrors . The whole scene was as though a tiny island had emerged in the middle of the river… [Monster Name]: Dragonblood Red Sand Carp (Red Sand River Lord). [Monster Level]: 44 (Lord tier). [Monster Grade]: Perfect. [Monster Attribute]: Water. [Monster Skills]: Water Mastery Lv3, Hardened Scales Lv2 The eyes of the Dragonblood Red Sand Carp were very bright . The first thing it did after rising to the surface was to look at the river banks . Its mouth made gulu gulu bubbling sounds . The people on the banks hurriedly displayed the prepared sacrifices . Seeing the sacrifices, the Dragonblood Red Sand Carps eyes shone even brighter, like two spotlights . It opened its mouth wide . River waters burst out of the surface to form two columns of water that wrapped around the sacrifices . Just like that, the sacrifices were dragged into the river waters . This was the first time Gao Peng had witnessed a seasoned Lord displaying its monster skills . The level of control over the water shocked Gao Peng to the core . It was just like demons in fairy tales . The mouth opened wide, (the Dragonblood Red Sand Carps mouth could open really wide), and it swallowed all of the sacrifices into its belly . As though very satisfied with the sacrifices this time, the Dragonblood Red Sand Carp nodded in a very human-like manner . It spat out a large bubble from its mouth and then slowly descended into the depths of the river . The bubble floated to the surface, and slowly drifted to the riverbank before finally bursting with a loud pop . Rows of pale red scales were stacked neatly on the riverbank . From the happy, smiling faces on the sailors and businessmen, it seemed as though the returns this time were pretty good . So that was a Lord tier monster . Seeing the fear and respect that these people had for the Dragonblood Red Sand Carp, as well as the looks of delight that they had now, Gao Peng finally had a deeper understanding of Lord tier monsters . So what kind of familiar is Grandpas Lord tier monster? Gao Peng wanted to hurry back to Yuzhou right now . A wild Lord could not be observed up close, but he should be able to at least touch one that belonged to the family, right?