"I choose the first option," Skadi said.
"That works, but aren't you going to hear the difference first?"
"Go ahead."
"If you choose the first option, Ismar will turn back into Ismar. I can keep her in a little bottle, or even give her to you to raise."
Before Chen Luo could finish, Ismar tugged at his sleeve and looked at him pitifully, while Skadi's eyes lit up.
"Let me finish. But if we do that, since the Pot of Heaven and Earth is an item that extracts an if-line, there'll be one fewer Firstborn in that if-line. The consequences could be significant."
Especially since she was the God of Migration, the most important one.
But if Ismar joined them, the other three weakened Firstborn would remain suppressed by Ismar. That way, Xiao A could grow up healthy and strong.
"..." Skadi figured that if even Chen Luo said the impact would be significant, then the situation might truly be awful.
"If you choose the second option, Skadi, part of your memories and emotions will form a brand-new Ismar—the one standing behind me. Because she has been influenced by you, she can not only help quell the Seaborn unrest on the real Terra Continent and give us more time to prepare, but she can also become an ally on our side."
"Then I choose the second option." Skadi answered without hesitation.
"Hmm, why so decisive?"
"Because if the first option won't work, then naturally I should choose the second. Is there even a third option? Besides, isn't the answer already right in front of me?" Skadi looked somewhat unhappily at Ismar.
Even Skadi knew just how many disasters could be avoided by turning the Collective Consciousness capable of commanding all Seaborn into one of their own.
"Didi is this smart?"