Since ancient times, what have youkai relied on to survive and why?

One of the answers is instinct.

Ants still steal life, not to mention plants, trees, creatures and humans.

The same goes for youkai.

People are born hungry, so they eat grains, birds and animals.

Just like the reason, the monster also knows hunger, and chooses what to eat according to different natures, including grains and grains, and flesh and blood are not taboo.

Why cannibalism.

One of the answers is that people are delicious, compared to all kinds of strange and poisonous monsters, humans look very delicious, no matter how ugly they are, they are better looking than some monsters, not only the meat is delicious but also less hairy, and all kinds of meanings save a lot of trouble.

Second, the risk of preying on humans is lower than fighting other monsters.

Third, human flesh and blood have the effect of strengthening the power of youkai, although the flesh of youkai also has the same effect.

Fourth, cannibalism is a tradition of youkai.

It is not necessary to devour humans, until the beginning of the emergence of human beings, humans in the primeval period have always been the prey of monsters and other things because of their weakness, and the situation has changed with the changes of the times.

In modern times, youkai prey on humans, more to satisfy their own nature passed down from generation to generation.

The complex social rules of different human societies, the society of yokai is more simple and crude, and the yokai who live in modern times, like animals, divide the territory where they are located.

When an alien youkai arrives and invades their territory, they either flee by themselves or go to war with outsiders, and there is a small chance of peaceful coexistence.

With the civilization of society, the wind of human civilization blows into the society of monsters, and they are good at imitating humans, and the wise monsters learn from humans.

The group action of different monster races, the leader dominates the subordinates, divides the territory, and thus forms a monster-style underworld gang hidden behind the scenes of human society.

During the Warring States period and even before, youkai generally acted in groups, or mostly alone.

Humans have forced the yokai to grow.

And what are these monsters occupying the territory generally doing?

Under normal circumstances, they do not interfere with human society, but more just maintain order on their own territory, sniping at the invasion of other gangs, according to the nature of the difference, some will protect one side, and some will join the human race to create all kinds of evil incidents.

According to the agreement with humans, they are still restraining their own kind to some extent, preventing ordinary humans from discovering their existence.

Just like the group of vampires that Kikyo first met, he opened a club to open a business and exchange money for food and fresh blood for the humans they depended on.

It's getting more and more philistine...

This kind of youkai in the city has lost some of its wildness.

But it has not lost its aggressiveness, and in the yokai community, the rhetoric of exterminating humanity and reclaiming the land has been widely circulated among yokai since the rise of mankind, and even some extremists have adopted the ultimate belief in this life.

This kind of guy is like the guy who preaches the theory of racial superiority in human beings, which is a common racial discrimination.

Such a force, hidden in the city, is an unstable bomb.

It is not that the top level of mankind has not thought of simply eliminating it, but it is obviously something that cannot be done at present, and peaceful coexistence is only a temporary compromise.

Battles between different humans and humans, battles against certain types of yokai, and even powerful armies can be inadvertently destroyed by non-professionals.

This kind of thing is not uncommon, and in some historical records, there are records of youkai conquering the human capital, but it has been passed down as a legend.

For example, the capture of Kyoto by the ghost army forced the emperor to relocate the capital out of fear.

The matter was resolved by An Pei Qingming's aftermath, and the main culprit was sealed forever, which was recorded in An Pei Qingming's personal biography, and was regarded as a mysterious legend by future generations.

Kikyo is thinking about how to arrange this group of guys to continue to survive in the modern city.

Now that it's been done, the previous set of monster-style practices is absolutely not good, and the monsters also have to keep up with the trend of the times, and the set of fighting and killing is not good, and now the emphasis is on peaceful coexistence in the style of hello, me, and everyone.

The necessary ideological transformation and action transformation is the current road.

The core idea is to be an excellent monster with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, art and labor in the new era, and strive to be a monster useful to the society and jointly create a better tomorrow.

And not a youkai who wants to destroy the existing social order.

To put it simply, although youkai began to try to integrate into human society, they did not completely integrate into human society.

In stories like Western fantasy, Kikyo likes such a scene very much.

Even if the race is different, humans, goblins, orcs, elves, etc., can be regarded as ordinary people living under the same sky, in the same city, and every morning, smiling and saying good morning to each other.

If you have the heart, such a scene is not impossible to achieve.

Although a lot of blood has been shed before such a scene is realized, progress is learned through painful lessons.

Understand each other and put away each other's bad tempers and bad habits.

There is no hatred and no harm in the original world.

It's whimsical, but if you don't try it, how do you know if it's possible?

Youkai don't have to eat people, and if you don't eat them, you won't die.

In front of me, the mountain rabbit jumping up and down to the shrine is proof of this.

However, the steps are too big, and the monster can't accept it, so it can only rely on time and the subtle influence.

Animal cubs have lived with humans since they were young, and are able to develop a deep bond with humans, even the ferocious bears and tigers.

Not only do human children represent the future, but youkai are also...

Doesn't this era of peace prove that the progress and maturity of mankind are undoubtedly much better than the barbaric and dark Warring States.

Therefore, Kikyo likes such times and is willing to believe in the possibilities of the future.

Sitting in the corridor in front of the main hall of the shrine, Kikyo watches the arrival of the mountain rabbit.

There was a bright smile on his face that he couldn't help but carry a brand new red-skinned schoolbag for elementary school students, and when his ruby eyes turned, he saw Ling who was playing with Toshio and Kusa in the clearing.

When his eyes lit up, he jumped in front of Ling's eyes.

When Ling turned her head, she saw the mountain hare, and ran in surprise and pounced.

The two little ones hugged each other, chattering and whispering between girls, and after a while, I saw the mountain rabbit put down the schoolbag, opened it and revealed a lot of various snacks, and stuffed it into Ling's arms.

Looking at the surprise in Ling's eyes, the mountain rabbit giggled happily.

It was not in vain that she went to the supermarket.

Reaching out and removing the camouflage hat from his head, revealing two spirited rabbit ears.

Cao Tai swallowed with some envy on the side, pretending to be disdainful of not care, pulling Toshio away, and running away with a smoke.

As a man, he won't ask his little sister for candy.

There is something called friendship between youkai and humans.

As long as you believe in each other, there will be miracles.

Seeing that the two little ones opened the snack bag and prepared to have some snacks after dinner, Kikyo stood up, came to the two little ones, and said gently: "Ling~confiscation~"

Ling has recently changed her teeth, and it's not okay to eat too many snacks, so it must be strictly controlled.

Hearing this, Ling and the mountain rabbit raised their heads and looked at the bellflower pitifully.

Kikyo shook his head with a smile.