Although Pocolo's temperament was far inferior to that of Annoying Village HIM, he was, after all, a modern man, he could access all kinds of information online.
Even if he hadn't eaten pork before, hadn't he at least seen a pig run?
The current situation was just like that classic movie scene about "how many bowls of noodles you've eaten."
As a great man once said, 'If someone wrongly accuses you of eating his food, don't cut open your own stomach to prove your innocence.'
'You should dig out his eyes and swallow them, so he can see clearly from inside your belly.'
At this moment, Annoying Village HIM was setting a trap, trying to lure Pocolo into a self-defense pitfall.
Once Pocolo took the bait and began trying to prove himself, it would be hard to retreat unharmed.
Luckily, Pocolo reacted in time. Instead of trying to defend himself, he cleverly shifted the focus of the problem away from himself and onto the Void Iron Golems.
Now, hearing Pocolo's response, Annoying Village HIM couldn't help but be slightly surprised. He hadn't expected Pocolo to react so quickly.
Annoying Village HIM's real goal was to sow discord.
When he came to the plains and saw Tyrant HIM's position within the Trial Grounds, along with the people who came to "greet" them, Annoying Village HIM had already guessed the basic makeup of Tyrant HIM's army.
Tyrant HIM's way of thinking wasn't too different from his own, they both focused on building monster armies.
The only difference was that Annoying Village HIM had better luck. He had encountered the Void Iron Golems early on.
Tyrant HIM's approach, on the other hand, was probably to gather mindless monsters and use them as his own forces.
Because of this, Annoying Village HIM immediately caught the key point.
He knew Pocolo's position in Tyrant HIM's team was quite important.
And he also knew the cooperative relationship between Tyrant HIM and the players was extremely fragile.
All he had to do was fan the flames a little, and that already fragile cooperation would slowly fall apart.
But his plan didn't succeed. Pocolo's reaction was indeed beyond Annoying Village HIM's expectations.
Thinking of this, Annoying Village HIM pondered for a moment, preparing to continue setting a trap for Pocolo, but before he could, Pocolo spoke first.
"The Void doesn't even spare its own people. Tell me, how are we supposed to trust them?"
Pocolo's voice was cold and firm, making Annoying Village HIM pause slightly. He had thought he already had the upper hand, but Pocolo's sudden question completely threw off his rhythm.
"Even if they're temporarily submitting to you now, how can you guarantee they'll continue to follow you forever?" Pocolo pressed on, staring sharply at Annoying Village HIM as if trying to see through his innermost thoughts.
"If we're talking about cooperation, shouldn't we first consider safety and trust?"
After saying all that in one breath, Pocolo exhaled deeply, then looked at Annoying Village HIM with a proud grin.
And he had every right to be proud. After all, he was facing another HIM. Not only had he escaped Annoying Village HIM's self-proof trap, but he had even managed to turn the situation around and trap Annoying Village HIM instead. This was something he could brag about for ten years.
There was no denying that Pocolo had some talent, he might not learn the good things fast, but when it came to the bad ones, he picked them up immediately.
After resolving the trap Annoying Village HIM had set, Pocolo was very aware that Annoying Village HIM wouldn't stop there.
The next question from Annoying Village HIM would definitely be sharper, so Pocolo wasn't about to give him that chance.
That was why, before Annoying Village HIM could even open his mouth, Pocolo had already thought of what to ask, and immediately spoke up first.
Hearing Pocolo's words, Annoying Village HIM was momentarily stunned.
"This brat… he's actually learned to draw inferences from one case?!!…"
Annoying Village HIM truly hadn't expected Pocolo to turn the tables so quickly, catching him completely off guard.
Just as Annoying Village HIM was thinking about how to respond, the leading Void Iron Golem behind him couldn't stay calm any longer.
After hearing Pocolo's words, the lead Void Iron Golem immediately stood up, his eyes filled with confusion and frustration as he spoke angrily.
"What do you mean by 'not even sparing our own kind'?"
Originally, the lead Void Iron Golem hadn't wanted to get involved in this argument. He really didn't have the mood or energy for it.
However, the words Annoying Village HIM had said to him earlier kept echoing in his mind.
"In your so-called Void's eyes, you're nothing more than an insignificant pawn."
"You should really think about the difference between loyalty and blind obedience."
Those words had touched something deep inside him. He didn't quite understand what that feeling was, but he knew he had been shaken.
The lead Void Iron Golem had never seriously thought about such questions before.
To the Void Iron Golems, the Void was like their creator, the one who had given them life.
Their mission was to follow the Void unconditionally, obeying every command it issued.
That had always been their belief, and the very meaning of their existence.
But they weren't mindless beings, they had self-awareness and could think independently.
And so, they began to question the true meaning of their own existence.
Were they really just tools in the hands of the Void? Or did they have a deeper value and purpose?
That question kept circling in the mind of the lead Void Iron Golem, trapping him in endless contemplation he couldn't escape.
For so long, they had always centered their lives around the will of the Void, treating it as the ultimate authority.
Yet when faced with Annoying Village HIM's questions, they couldn't help but start reflecting on what their existence truly meant.
When there were no commands or missions from the Void, he often felt a strange emptiness and loneliness that was hard to describe.
He realized that his existence seemed to have meaning only when carrying out tasks. At all other times, he existed in a state of purposelessness and meaninglessness.
He had tried to find something to fill that inner void, but he could never find the answer.
Even when he was assigned a task and started executing it, he didn't feel any sense of satisfaction or happiness.
Instead, what he experienced was anxiety and fear.
He worried about failing the mission and being punished by the Void. He feared losing his companions forever in the process of completing those missions.
At the same time, he dreaded returning to that endless emptiness and loneliness once the mission was over.
Looking back, ever since the day he was created, the lead Void Iron Golem had been stuck between those two states.
He didn't have a life of his own. He didn't even know what "life" really was.
He had no freedom, and he had never tasted what freedom felt like.
He had never experienced these things, but he knew they existed.
Back in the Villager Kingdom, he had seen how the villagers lived, they farmed, raised cattle, built their own little houses, and decorated their homes.
During missions, he had also seen people who possessed freedom.
He had to admit, deep inside, he longed to explore those things.
But the Void had never given him that chance...