You want me to pick a side?
And if I don't, you'll kill me?
Xu Yuan smiled silently.
The words sounded high-minded and impartial, but they grated on his ears.
In the darkness,
Xu Yuan leaned forward, fixed his eyes on the other figure, and said gently,
"Listen carefully."
"Don't order me around, and don't tell me what to do—"
"Frankly, the gods have existed for countless years, and they possess the same 'ability' I do. Did you make them pick a side?" The figure replied at once, "You're different. You truly evolved 'Whisper' into a power of your own. So we're either enemies or friends."
The atmosphere shifted.
It was as though something was slowly drawing taut.
The figure seemed ready to strike at any moment.
But Xu Yuan suddenly asked,
"The war... what will the Immortal Species do? And what about the short-lived species?"
"Within two months, the Human Dynasty will change hands. If you still haven't awakened more of your Immortal Species abilities by then, you'll be in danger," the figure said.
Xu Yuan knew about that.
"And the Immortal Species?" he asked.
"The Short-lived Species' war will provide endless souls. We'll feast to our hearts' content until we've gathered enough strength to ascend into the sky again and return to our true nest," the figure said.
Xu Yuan nodded silently.
So you're using this chance to eat people.
But—
"Don't be ridiculous." Xu Yuan rose, took a bottle of water from the Refrigerator, and sat down across the coffee table again, drinking slowly. "Even if every 'ability' merged into one and became the original being that lived back then, it still wouldn't be a match for that existence outside the world."
That's what I care about.
What do you have to offer?
*How can you negotiate