Marisbury posed a soul-searching question: did they regret it?
According to Marisbury, once Chaldeas finished absorbing Earth's resources and fully matured,
it would replace all the humans it had swapped out, bringing them back. Before that, however, all the humans remaining on Earth would be purged.
Those marked for purging were the people who had not been swapped out. That, of course, included everyone in Chaldea.
How would they be purged? Killed, naturally. Meanwhile, the humans who had been swapped out would be regarded as Chaldeas's children and placed under its protection.
Although this differed somewhat from what Marisbury on Earth had said, the outcome was the same. The original intent was to protect humanity.
Olga Marie said, "Dad, why didn't you tell me? If you'd told me, I would have stood by your side."
Marisbury said, "You, too, were supposed to die beneath the Murder Tree's branches. All parents want their children to live."
Olga Marie sank helplessly to her knees and began to cry.
She seemed heartbroken over having misunderstood her father, though perhaps she was regretting everything she had done.
It wasn't just Olga Marie. The others were beginning to waver, too.
Yuan Shikai knew he had to say something. Otherwise, everyone might surrender without even fighting.
Sure enough, words were the deadliest weapon. Talking your way through things could change everything.
Yuan Shikai said, "Will everything really turn out as you wish? How can you be certain the god you've created will protect everything according to your wishes?"
"Especially when it's a newborn child, a blank slate. Something could easily influence it and ultimately lead it astray."
"If that happens, forget protecting Earth-it might destroy Earth with its own hands. If things develop that way, wouldn't you be the one to blame?"
Yuan Shikai's words jolted