"They must kill him! They have no choice but to kill him!"
"Besides, this is an 'intruder,' how could I possibly show mercy to someone who wants to kill me?"
"I will not attack unless attacked; if attacked, I will retaliate!"
"This mission still offers two options, but mission A is a bit strange. Why do we need to abduct humans?"
"Task B is pretty good; it only requires making deals with 10 people."
"Hmm, this time we'll choose task B."
"The two Growth Quest are different. Active raiding is clearly evil, while killing invaders is only for self-defense..."
"I didn't make the wrong choice, this was the right one."
Task A: Eliminate all enemies?
"Is there even a question? Only by annihilating them completely can we eliminate future troubles."
"People in chaotic times have no humanity. I gave them such abundant resources, yet they are insatiable and want to seize my shops!"
Task A: Seize the store?
"Hehe, this isn't called seizure, it's just a legitimate acquisition."
"Besides, these unscrupulous merchants are still asking for exorbitant prices at a time like this, they deserve to die!"
"Task A: Tame the Polluted Beast?"
" The Polluted Beast can actually be tamed?"
"Can they be raised in captivity? If they can be raised and bred on a large scale, then the Energy Stone Fragment can be collected more efficiently."
"Yes, first tame them, then..."
Domestication...
"They can indeed reproduce, but they reproduce too quickly!"
"No, these Polluted Beast are multiplying. Each time they reproduce, they mutate, becoming increasingly ferocious and irrational..."
"Mission A: Plunder the 'base'; Mission B: Establish a 'base'."
"There's no other way. There's not enough time. We can only plunder one for now. That way, we can withstand the beast tide. We can then make further plans later."
"Besides, I won't hurt anyone; I'm just changing the name of this city."
"Yes, as long as they submit to me, I will give them abundant resources and safer protection, and I will never kill innocent people indiscriminately."
"Why are these people so annoying? This 'base' is far more prosperous than before, why do they still want to assassinate me!"
"A bunch of idiots who can't tell right from wrong!"
"There are more and more Polluted Beast. Did I make the wrong choice? Should I have tamed them...?"
No! That's right, I made the best choice back then!
"Find a way to kill Polluted Beast..."
"The beast tide is getting fiercer and fiercer, and more and more people are dying..."
"Without people, there is no Transaction Value; without Transaction Value, products cannot be synthesized..."
"What to do... what to do..."
" Slaughter Value?"
"There's no other way, just use it for now."
"As long as the Transaction Value exceeds the Slaughter Value, there shouldn't be a big problem."
"We can't just leave it unused; that would be an even bigger waste."
"I did this to protect more people!"
" Rough Stone Fragment! Great! I've upgraded!"
People... need more people...
"Replicating the 'base'!"
"If only humans could reproduce as quickly as the Polluted Beast..."
"This potion seems to really accelerate reproduction..."
"How weak! How can these people be so weak? A hundred of them couldn't even kill a single Polluted Beast."
" Energy Stone... Energy Stone... where do we get these?"
"Those who cannot awaken are useless!"
"No, I need people, I need a lot of people."
"Only a sufficient number of people can provide Transaction Value, or even Slaughter Value..."
"I will not become addicted to 'killing'; I will always keep my Transaction Value higher than my Slaughter Value."
"I am a 'businessman,' not an executioner."
"Isolation zone!"
We can use barriers to stop the Polluted Beast!
"Finally, things have stabilized. Now we can significantly increase the population."
"What should we do with so many people?"
Ah, a nutrient tank!
"Okay, okay, let them stay in the nutrient tank for now, and release them slowly."
"Why? I've already gone to this much, why is it still not working?"
"Huh? You're saying I made the wrong choice?"
"I made the wrong choice? Where did I go wrong? Shouldn't I have chosen a peaceful deal instead of bloodshed?"
"What did you say? Another path can synthesize Energy Fragment?!"
Li Shihai's diary ends here.
This is something Song Xiaozhu couldn't possibly see. If she did, she would be even more stunned than Li Shijian.
She and Li Shihai made completely different choices for the same task.
The problem isn't the Transaction Value or the Slaughter Value.
Rather, Li Shihai never triggered the " Leadership Value ".
In the end, Li Shihai established Holy City and 99 Fortress, allowing the population to grow to tens of millions...
What appears to be a magnificent century-old enterprise is actually teetering on the brink of collapse.
He couldn't control the rampaging, Polluted Beast.
He couldn't support the newborn humans who would be devoured without his help.
He strives to rely on the Awakened in the Holy City to hunt down the Polluted Beast, thereby collecting Energy Fragment to achieve a cycle.
However, this cycle has encountered a new fault line.
The Energy Fragment inside the Polluted Beast are dissolving.
Even for the "Gatherers," collecting Energy Fragment has become increasingly difficult.
That's all...
Energy Fragment are finite...
What will happen when we run out of steam?
Li Shihai attempted to increase his Slaughter Value to exceed his Transaction Value.
However, it was no use. The level six Synthesizer was already a fixed asset; he was a "merchant," even if his Slaughter Value exceeded his Transaction Value.
Li Shihai began synthesizing a "human".
He needs a successor.
This person must choose to kill!
Thus came the Hatching Nest, the endless fighting, Li Shijian and Song Xiaozhu, and the " God-Favored " who were born and constantly killing.
After reading Li Shihai's manuscript, Li Shijian became more clear-headed.