Contractees often agreed for the sake of certain wishes, and they would often receive some Root Algorithms in return.
For example, Adonis had become a contractee in order to contain the Contained Objects in the world, and 001 had granted him omniscience.
Then there was Viktor. He had originally only wanted to know what element could unify spacetime and matter. In the end, 001 told him it was information and granted him infinite energy.
If Best also became a contractee now, gaining other Root Algorithms on top of copying information, the situation would slip beyond Lan Mu's control.
This was a blatant threat. No matter how unwilling Lan Mu was, he had to hear Best's terms first.
"Let's hear it."
Seeing that Lan Mu was finally willing to negotiate, Best smiled. "I can tell that you don't actually want to kill me. You want my ability..."
Lan Mu remained impassive. Obtaining Best's ability was no different from eliminating him, and Lan Mu did not want such a troublesome being to exist in the world either. It was best if all life in the Omniverse remained below Root Algorithm Level.
Best continued, "I only want to live freely and possess every ability in this world while I'm at it. I can tell that you harbor great ambitions. You're probably planning to oppose the agents, but that has nothing to do with me. Unless forced to, I won't make a contract with 001. I'm only saying this so you'll understand that we aren't enemies. The universe is so vast—can it not accommodate both of us?"
"I want freedom, and you want power. Why don't we each take what we need? Let me out, and you can have this body. It has already inherited my power. Don't you know Root Algorithms? Just take