ActivelyLazy

he's too weak to look at the long-term right now.

the average webnovel reader couldn't defend themself against an aggressive chicken let alone fight and kill for survival

and added to that is you're with someone familiar with the city. if you're not strong enough to steam roll the strongest, being low-key is best. hard to be low-key if you're strong but ignorant of the subtleties of someone familiar with the city and whatnot.

I think it's reflective of human nature rather than race. some ethnic backgroundd may show differences in terms of the levels of how certain traits manifest but humans in general all follow certain similar traits/mentality.

familiarity is key when you're weak. why introduce more variables if you can't even handle ones you're aware of?

some type of silent assassin bug made from reishi/spiritual power would be smart. Like the dragonfly.