"Lu PingAn, this is very irrational. We're just passersby. The main thing is to rake in benefits."
"Chris, I thought you'd agree with me. Don't you hate that so-called fate the most? It's practically mocking those who struggle for their own lives."
"Yes, I personally find that thing annoying too, and I'm happy to see what you're doing. But our interests... We're only passing through. There's no need."
In Big Cat's eyes, this was a foolish and impulsive act.
Their group was merely a band of mercenaries, merely passersby. Their current employer was "It."
And what Lu PingAn was doing now was equivalent to burying landmines under his employer's feet. Looking purely at the returns, it had a hundred drawbacks and not a single benefit.
"Isn't it fine if it makes me happy? All right, let me think of a reason."
Lu PingAn stroked his chin, and he really did come up with one.
"My rule is 'Life Transaction,' and the prerequisite for a transaction is fairness."
"Didn't you already have a transaction with It? I'm saying you're going against your own rules."
"No. The object of a transaction must be an 'individual with intelligence and a self,' not a beast. From the beginning, It had no sincerity in making a deal. Of course, neither did I."
Lu PingAn smiled, but his gaze toward the room behind them held an extra trace of anticipation.
"...The object of a transaction must be an individual with a 'self'?"
Big Cat seemed to understand everything as well.
When it came down to it, it was quite simple. Lu PingAn was willing to trade with someone only on the condition that they were a "person."
And Big Cat's doubts did not end there.
"Why didn't you tell her that even if she Awakens some