Long Yuqiong raised his hand, sensing the energy currents in the air, and said calmly, "We can eat our fill and sleep, wake up and play games. Even if we accomplish nothing, we can still live out the rest of our lives peacefully under civilization's protection, working only two hours a day—but for these Deified Persons who rose step by step from being ordinary people, their desires keep growing too. They're hard to satisfy."
"The key thing is still life and power, right?"
"Right. There was never absolute safety in the Realm Abyss. Above, the three great narratives watched them like tigers; below lay the Abyssal Void. Powerful enemies surrounded them, so they had no sense of security at all. Even after forming the Narrative Union, they had only barely managed to protect themselves."
Long Yuqiong paused.
At that moment, he suddenly understood Lioz's former obsession and why he had nearly exterminated those Earthlings. It had not been some excuse born of hatred or a bid to seize power.
"A sense of security..."
He murmured:
"People who lack a sense of security from childhood will constantly pursue strength, status, power, and wealth after growing up, using them to fill the unease in their hearts."
"Deified Persons are probably the same. In their understanding, becoming a god or a God Embracer is the only outcome that can free them from the anxiety brought by long-term vicious competition."
"As long as they become gods, even Narrative Civilizations will think more highly of them and won't dare act rashly."
"Safety, huh... What a subjective reason." Yu Tianxiao shrugged. "Let's go. We're heading in."
As he spoke, Yu Tianxiao took a floating orb of light from his pack and tossed it into the cave.
Tap, tap, tap...
The light orb illuminated the path ahead