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"Then what is the price?"

Lox voiced the question on everyone's mind. Since the Aeldari had extended an olive branch, they were clearly waiting to name their terms and strike a deal with humanity.

A transaction involving an Aeldari god had to be considered with the utmost caution. Only the Emperor was qualified to decide whether to proceed; even the primarchs fell somewhat short.

Lox urgently considered what conditions the Aeldari might propose, but after a round of frantic brainstorming, he found that he could not quite grasp what they wanted.

As echoes of that ancient Aeldari Empire, the Craftworld Aeldari were, at most, refugees with decent luck. To preserve their race and civilization, they fled everywhere aboard Craftworlds converted from the colossal Aeldari transport vessels of old.

Their difficult methods of reproduction made every single Aeldari life incomparably precious. The reproductive process of the Aeldari was somewhat similar to that of humans: males likewise transferred their genetic material into females.

However, because the window for Aeldari females to conceive was extremely brief and often vanished in an instant, Aeldari males had to continuously transfer their genetic material over a considerable period of time.

Moreover, to improve the chances of success, several male Aeldari would often take turns completing the process. The greater their number, the higher the probability of success.

When Lox had first learned of this, even with all he had seen, he could not help clicking his tongue at this Aeldari custom.

Every Aeldari usually had several biological fathers. What humans found utterly absurd was perfectly normal to the Aeldari.

"No wonder the Aeldari managed to awaken Slaanesh. That was certainly wild and perverse enough," Lox could not help remarking.

Of course, one should not judge the Aeldari worldview by human standards. Reproduction was an exceedingly dangerous