I led the Goblin Culture to victory.

Chapter 51 What is happiness?

"Pfft, hahaha, you stupid goblin! Hahaha..."

The saintess's hysterical laughter brought everyone in the cave back to their senses.

Li Mosi frowned.

He tried to pinch Hagi Saint's mouth shut.

"Puff puff puff puff puff..."

The saintess's face turned red, but she couldn't stop.

Li Moss noticed that her mental state seemed to be problematic.

It was exactly like when he was going crazy in the middle of his senior year of high school.

He let the saintess vent her anger first, then turned to look at Zi Yi.

This simple yet absurd question... reminded him of the methods he used to distract elementary school students when they couldn't recite their lessons.

"Ugh."

Let's take him back to those memories.

I'll also give Zian a little extra lessons while I'm at it.

Zi'an frowned and looked at the saintess with a strange expression.

She then looked at Li Mosi: "Master, what Ziyi said doesn't seem quite right, does it?"

Based on her life experience, the amount of food needed by children and parents is completely different.

She and the goblins had different appetites.

How can it be possible to distribute them equally?

Li Mosi glanced at it.

Zi Yi was a little embarrassed, while the old goblin looked at Zi Yi helplessly.

They clearly knew what was going on.

"What I told you yesterday was what the kingdom needs."

Zi Yi nodded: "I need to get people to agree with me in their minds."

"He also briefly explained what benevolence, righteousness, and propriety are, and the relationship between them."

"As for what you just said, it's just a simple matter of principle."

"Let me say it again, let me give you a recap."

After saying that, Li Mosi quickly reviewed the passage with Zi Yi.

During this time, Zi'an listened very attentively, and she felt that what her late teacher said was very simple and easy to understand.

"仁" can be interpreted as sharing food.

From as far back as she can remember, she would easily feel close to her parents when they offered her food.

After the leader's child brings back food, his family will become close to him and will no longer drive him away like a typical bear-beastman family would.

"Yi" means to repay kindness.

When the bear-beastman cubs have extra food, they often share it with their original parents, wanting to reconnect with them.

The leader's child did the same thing, except he had far more extra food than the other children.

She just didn't quite understand "etiquette".

If this is understood as a contractual provision, then it can be found everywhere.

But Zi'an felt something was off.

At some point, the saintess quieted down and even broke free from Li Mosi's large hand.

Li Mosi slowly reviewed the principles she had discussed yesterday.

He took a breath and looked at his two disciples.

Do you have any questions?

The two disciples remained silent, as if frozen in place.

Zi Yi slowly shook his head.

Zi'an looked up at the sky and then straightened up again: "Master, is etiquette stipulated in a contract? Zi Yi can make goblins obey just by picking up a wooden staff, and the big shots in the slave-catching team can also make a group of slaves do things with just a word."

Li Mo pondered how to make her understand.

Zi Yi spoke up, saying, "The essence of etiquette is the rules of harmony, not something that can be set arbitrarily."

He didn't miss the opportunity to show off in front of his junior sister.

Zi'an began to ponder again.

After thinking for a while, she shook her head again: "I don't quite understand."

Li Mosi looked at Zi'an: "After the autumn harvest, we need to burn firewood for warmth in winter. Do you think this is a rule?"

What kind of rule is this?

Zi'an shook his head: "No, that doesn't count. Crops need to be harvested when they're ripe, and people need to burn firewood for warmth in winter to survive."

Li Mosi nodded: "What if I told you that this is also a form of etiquette?"

Zi'an was stunned.

Li Mosi glanced at his two disciples: "This is the harmony of etiquette; it arises naturally, like plants growing and bearing fruit. Even those who don't understand etiquette will still follow it."

"The contract the slave-catching team gave you contained many lies, which is improper."

Zi'an remained silent for a while, then his eyes became serious when he came to his senses: "I understand, Master."

After reviewing the previous day's words, Zi'an thought of his late master's words and asked again.

"Master, what was the method you mentioned yesterday for making everyone happy?"

That's why she came.

Limers countered, "Why are people unhappy?"

Zi'an answered, "We bear-beastmen need a lot of food, and we need a large territory to obtain enough. Therefore, children are driven away by their parents when they grow up, and their land is seized when they get old."

Li Mosi nodded gently, then looked at Zi Yi: "Why are goblins unhappy?"

Zi'an frowned and looked at Zi Yi as well.

"Because there isn't enough food?"

Zi Yi started counting on his fingers.

"Without enough shelter, we can't defeat large wild beasts, we can't catch up with humans, we can't defeat trolls..."

One question after another made Zi Yi almost count all ten fingers.

Clearly, the Goblin Orcs, who are inherently disadvantaged, face a much greater challenge in surviving than the Bear Orcs.

They even find it difficult to consider the question of "how to pursue happiness".

Like goblins in a tribe, most of them are in the "being satisfied with just being fed" stage.

Li Moss held up two fingers: "Simply put, there are two main paths to happiness. One is developing technology, and the other is changing organizational methods."

Unbeknownst to the others, the saintess's gaze turned serious.

This is not the kind of thinking an ordinary craftsman could have.

His relationship with the born saint can perhaps be revealed through his words.

Seeing the earnest looks in his two disciples' eyes, Li Mosi said, "First, let me talk about developing technology."

"Ziyi, the short hunting bow I taught you to make can hunt wild boars that you couldn't handle. With the spear thrower and the harpoon, you can defeat even more animals. This is how technological advancements have enhanced your hunting abilities."

Zi Yi nodded: "Yes, Master. Now I even hope that troll comes here again, I'm sure I can kill it."

Li Moss continued, "There are techniques for building houses, and techniques for farming. If you want to be free from the limitations of your legs, you can tame a mount, and there are even better techniques for processing firewood to burn in winter."

"This is how technology makes people happier."

What...?

The saintess was somewhat disappointed.

They didn't say anything of substance at all.

"However, technology only allows us to obtain more resources with less effort; it doesn't make people happier in that respect."

Li Mosi changed the subject and began to talk about what the original owner had seen and heard in the manor.

"The people on the plantation can build houses, learn better ways of farming, and raise many livestock in a small space. But they are not happy."

Zi Yi asked curiously, "Master, why is that?"

Zi'an also asked, "Yes, why?"

"This is the second path I mentioned: change the way we organize."

However, instead of answering directly, he asked, "Ziyi, how have you felt these past few days while I've been teaching you?"

"Thank you, Master. I now have the ability to hunt wild boars, enough food, and the power to defeat humans."

As Ziyi spoke, she looked at Zian with concern.

Zi'an shook his head. This matter is in the past, there's no need to mention it again.

Li Moss then asked, "What if you had eaten all the wild boars after the initial hunt?"

Zi Yi was stunned: "I can't eat that much."

"Human nobles do have them!"