Colonial Suit

The universe twisted before my eyes...

With a flash, Blood瞳 returned to reality. Before him, Boya sat lazily on the altar, a faint smile on his face.

“You already know what happened next. Our civilization made too many enemies and was attacked by the entire universe. We paid a huge price for this, and in the end, we could only leave this path of the Sovereign King.”

Speaking of this, Boya sighed. “The once great Krodir combat nation is gone. But our civilization still exists, right here, beneath your feet. Just silently waiting, waiting for someone to complete this path of the Sovereign King and inherit everything from us.”

Boya's voice was heavy, filled with expectation, but Blood瞳's reaction was another matter entirely. The first thing he asked after waking up was:

“What is that?”

“Hmm?” Boya was taken aback. “What are you asking about?”

“That black mist ball!” Blood瞳's voice suddenly became urgent. “What is that thing?”

“That thing…” Boya fell silent.

But on the opposite side, Blood瞳 revealed an unprecedented urgency. For some reason, from the moment he saw that mist ball, Blood瞳 felt an extremely strange sensation, as if that mist ball was inextricably linked to him, as if even a single glance was like seeing into the depths of his own soul.

It was a naked, direct-to-the-deepest-part-of-the-heart throb that made him react involuntarily.

In terms of appearance, it looked like an evil demon's eye. But who could say it didn't look like an embryo?

The demonic stirrings from the bottom of the abyss?

Boya remained silent. Time passed slowly, and the atmosphere became oppressive. Blood瞳 and Boya stood on the altar like wooden sculptures.

Behind them, Robbie and the others waited silently, just as they had when they first entered.

In fact, although Blood瞳 stayed in the dream for thousands of years, only an instant passed outside, not even a minute. So no one, including Robbie, knew what he had just experienced. Even less would they know that Blood瞳 had seen the life of Krodir.

After a long time, Boya sighed and shook his head.

“That thing… we call it a cocoon.”

“Cocoon?”

“I can't describe it to you. Because even now, I can't organize the language to describe it.” Boya's expression became solemn, and he said seriously, “I can only tell you that it is very important, extremely important.”

“The reason why we Krodir were besieged by other civilizations is because of its existence.”

“What!?”

Blood瞳 was shocked. He thought that the destruction of Krodir was due to excessive expansion and domineering conquest. After all, no civilization would tolerate such an aggressive civilization. Even though Krodir's conquest had provided many commercial planets to various civilizations, it could not be tolerated forever.

But he never expected that the real reason Krodir was besieged was not because of conquest, but because of this…

This mysterious black mist ball.

“No reason is needed.” Boya seemed to know what Blood瞳 was thinking, and said bluntly, “You have to know that for today's hierarchical world, rules and logic may be the standard of civilization. But in the past, during the Great Chaos era, whether a civilization wanted to launch a war only required two conditions.”

“First, resources. Second, whether resources can be obtained.”

“Any civilization must put survival first. The law of the jungle is not only applicable to beasts, but also to the entire universe. We are just a little further ahead than ordinary civilizations.”

Speaking of this, Boya clapped his hands and stood up from the altar. He glanced at Blood瞳 and Robbie and the others, and smiled slightly.

“Let's stop here. Maybe you are still interested in listening, but unfortunately I don't have time to describe it to you anymore. Now I want to put you to the test. This test does not require you to fight, nor does it require you to use your abilities. You only need to answer one question.”

“What question?” Blood瞳 asked subconsciously.

He didn't expect Boya's test to be so simple. If it was just a question, what difficulty could there be?

No, that's not right… Blood瞳's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly became vigilant.

Perhaps only such a test would be more difficult than fighting. Fighting tests his strength, but a question tests his heart.

Looking at Blood瞳's suddenly serious expression, Boya smiled again, revealing a gratified look in his eyes.

“I only have one question.” He said to Blood瞳 in this way, extremely seriously.

“Are you willing to inherit everything from us?”

“Are you willing to inherit?” Blood瞳 was slightly stunned and repeated involuntarily.

Isn't this nonsense?

He had gone through so much hardship to get here, experiencing countless threats. Wasn't it all to obtain Krodir's legacy? If it wasn't for inheritance, why would he take this risk? Even the mandatory mission of the universe mercenary could be muddled through. The universe mercenary was trying to use him, but Blood瞳 was not a fool. If he wanted to deceive them, it wouldn't be difficult.

But just as he was about to answer, Blood瞳 stopped again.

Are you willing to inherit…

Of… of course…

Images flashed through his mind, one after another of figures crawling out of the ruins, one after another of warriors dying in the breeding nests, one after another of slaves, one after another of conquerors. The scene changed, and he saw his own embarrassment and despair in x35, his meeting with Robbie, the playfulness of the twin siblings, Pandora's tenderness, and the trusting eyes of many companions.

Blood瞳 hesitated…

He was silent, as silent as the eternally unchanging universe, as silent as the cold reefs on the seabed.

Inherit?

Inherit what?

Power, or responsibility??

The scene changed again, and Blood瞳 saw himself covered in blood. Crawling out of the ruins of the apocalypse, collecting food bit by bit. The sandworm that he had painstakingly killed could not be eaten for the most part. In the cold sewers, he and Li'er hugged each other, relying on each other's body temperature to keep warm. Outside the room, there were still many scavengers exposed to the cold wind.

Living is such a difficult thing…

He wanted to live, and only wanted to live. That was all.

His eyes flashed again, and Blood瞳 returned to reality. He saw Boya in front of him, and also saw his companions behind him. Boya's eyes were expectant, but his companions' eyes… were only worried and caring.

Expectation and care, which is lighter, which is heavier?

Blood瞳 raised his head and suddenly smiled. He smiled so happily, so relaxed, as if he had gotten rid of the burden on his shoulders.

In the silent laughter, he turned his head and said seriously to Boya.

“I'm sorry…”

“I am unwilling.”

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