Tang Chuan composed himself and said to the urban beauty Associated Body, "Clear something up for me. Since you've assimilated almost this entire planet, why leave behind a small Resistance Army? And the hotel room I stayed in once hid a survivor. What happened to him?"
The urban beauty Associated Body frowned. "Did he leave something in the room that allowed you to discover me?"
Tang Chuan had no intention of answering. "I'm the one asking questions now, not you. Just answer."
"Ah."
The urban beauty Associated Body sighed. "So traces were still left behind. I didn't manage a complete cleanup...
I know the survivor you're talking about. He died. He killed himself, after shooting several of my Assimilation Bodies.
If he hadn't committed suicide, I would have assimilated him and learned his memories. Naturally, no clues would have remained.
The Resistance Army discovered my existence too, so they gathered their last remaining forces, secluded themselves in one corner, and made their final stand.
But they discovered me too late. The tide had already turned. Pharaoh and the others had been assimilated by me as well. If I wanted to eliminate them, it would be effortless.
It was only because the early stages of Civilization Development required outside resources that I destroyed all their communication equipment and turned the battlefield into a special tourist attraction.
After all, Associated Bodies are restrained by the Main God Codex and cannot assimilate civilizations on a massive scale. If I wanted to develop into a peak civilization, I had to assimilate others within the rules while also managing and cultivating myself.
Outside resources were still a substantial amount of 'operating capital' for the New Order."
Tang Chuan understood. He asked, "When I searched your memories, I found no gaps at all. That should be