Does Steward Jiang have the option to refuse?
The consequence of refusal is death.
When it comes to death, there's no one who isn't afraid. Many people go to their deaths because they have no choice. But for Steward Jiang, he clearly could live better, and he clearly could keep on living, as long as he didn't make mistakes, didn't provoke enemies stronger than himself.
On some day in the future, he could even take his whole family and move to another planet to live a decent life.
But the premise for all of that is staying alive.
Compared to humans from Earth…
The situation of the Divine Race was much more complicated. The bad instincts of the Divine Race surpassed those of humans.
He was an Orderer. Naturally he understood the logic in all this. He had seen a great deal of injustice and darkness. He'd seen far, far too much filth.
Take his current serious illness, for example.
