Shen Fei had originally intended to make a deal with Kiko Akuta as well, but after seeing her attitude toward Xiang Yu and humanity, he abandoned the idea. If it were merely a matter of interests, it would not have mattered whether he sought them out or not. But they were Yu Ji and Xiang Yu, especially after he had heard Xiang Yu's story. Even if Xiang Yu was merely a mechanical puppet in this world, Shen Fei could not help but feel respect for him.
Back then, Xiang Yu could actually have left with Yu Ji. There had been no need for him to die, and it would not have changed the final outcome. After all, he had already eliminated all of Liu Ji's enemies. Yet Xiang Yu had still chosen to die there, because he had slaughtered far too many people.
"You're being this kind-hearted?" Kiko Akuta looked at Shen Fei suspiciously. To her, humans were all the sort who never acted without profit. Back then, because she was immortal, people had hunted her down in hopes of obtaining the secret of immortality. Even some who had known her in the past changed their attitudes the moment they learned her true identity. They either coveted her or feared her. Only Lanling Wang had remained utterly calm.
It was the same even in modern society. Director Marisbury had found her only to make use of her True Ancestor constitution. Before Spiritron Transfer had succeeded, even that former director, despite secretly conducting so many experiments—including the ones at that oil field base—had not dared guarantee success.
The key issue was whether human bodies could withstand Spiritron Transfer, whether spacetime travel would tear their bodies apart. Shen Fei did not know why that former director had been so determined to make