Colonial Suit

The scenery of the Speaker's Garden was not static. When Blood瞳 entered, it was winter...

Pure white snowflakes fell from the dome, and a slightly cool wind stirred up layers of white mist. The distant jungle was already draped in white 'armor'. The winding stream was not frozen, but the ice floes flowing in the stream collided from time to time, making 'ding ding' sounds. A truly authentic winter scene.

The Speaker was sitting in a small pavilion, eating hot pot with large mouthfuls.

He didn't get up when he noticed Blood瞳's arrival, but simply pointed to the opposite side.

"This stuff is pretty good, want some?"

"I no longer need to absorb energy through food," Blood瞳 replied, still sitting down opposite him. It was unwise to refuse an old man's kindness, especially since this old man had been good to him.

"Oh, young man, sometimes eating isn't just about absorbing energy, it's more about enjoyment. Don't you think it's a good idea to eat a bowl of steaming hot pot in this cold winter? I even specially ordered ten tons of live sheep to be delivered for this."

Live sheep by the ton? Blood瞳 couldn't help but find it a bit funny. However, he also knew the Speaker's exaggerated appetite, so he just smiled slightly and picked up the wine bottle next to him and opened it. But Blood瞳's heart was very calm. Yes, he had been in this state for a long time. As more and more memories awakened and his body became stronger and stronger, the past gradually drifted away from him. He had unknowingly changed a lot, his body, his way of thinking... and his identity. Even, talking to the Speaker on equal terms like this had become commonplace.

Pure white snowflakes fell from above. Blood瞳 raised his head, watched for a while, and suddenly said, "Just say what you want to say. You didn't call me here just to eat."

"Oh. Why not? It's not like we haven't dined together before," the Speaker said seemingly nonchalantly.

Blood瞳 didn't look at him, still focusing on the falling snowflakes. The snowflakes were beautiful, but unfortunately their life was only from the beginning to the fall. Short, but pure. Just like the lives of ordinary people...

Silence was a good catalyst. As time passed, the Speaker finally sighed and put down his cutlery.

"I think, maybe it's time for us to talk about something."

"So I want to ask you a question. What do you think of humans as allies?"

"Very good," Blood瞳 answered honestly. This didn't need to be considered. Although he bore the blood of the Krodir, he was ultimately from the bottom of humanity. He understood humans more than any alien race. And in some ways, he was also a human.

"Then, if, I mean if. One day in the future, the civilization you bear conflicts with humanity, which side would you choose?"

"Hmm?" Blood瞳 frowned and turned his gaze to the Speaker.

From the moment he entered here, this was the first time the Speaker had asked such a sharp question. In fact, since he had known the Speaker, this wise old man had never been so sharp. This wasn't a matter of choosing a side, but a decision related to the will of a race. With Blood瞳's current identity, his statement represented the will of the Krodir.

So he couldn't help but be cautious, couldn't help but be suspicious.

Why did the Speaker ask this question, and why did he think he would become his enemy in the future? Blood瞳 thought a lot in an instant, but couldn't get an answer no matter what. So after pondering, he could only say. "Racial issues cannot be avoided. Although I am proud to be a human, I also bear too much. I don't think this is a good question, because neither you nor I have a choice when facing it..."

Speaking of this. Blood瞳's voice became heavy, and he was silent for a while. He then said seriously. "We will not become enemies, because we have common interests and goals. But if... if I have to make a decision, I only hope that you don't stand in my way."

In the garden, snowflakes began to dance, not because of the wind, but because of a strange aura that was dispelling them, causing them to fly away from the Speaker and Blood瞳.

The Speaker lowered his head, silently looking at the boiling soup in the hot pot, and the slices of mutton. The mutton was very white, very delicious... just like humans in the eyes of higher civilizations.

After a long time, he suddenly sighed, and his eyebrows relaxed. "Just like I thought, you are still so stubborn. Just like a stone."

"You too," Blood瞳 replied. Then they both laughed...

However, in this laughter, the Speaker's face became more and more heavy. He looked at Blood瞳, recalling how he looked when he first met him, and recalled a lot. He watched Blood瞳 grow, and had also helped Blood瞳. But he never thought that Blood瞳 would grow to the point where even he had to treat him as an equal in such a short period of time.

That was the power of the Krodir, the power he once coveted, but now had to unite with...

So the Speaker's laughter gradually stopped, and his eyes met Blood瞳's. "This is a cruel world, anything gained must be paid for. There is no free lunch, and no such thing as loyalty and friendship. Blood瞳, you and I both know that the value of an ally lies in exploitation. I don't deny that when humans need to achieve their goals, your value will also be placed on the scales."

"So, let's be frank."

"We're in big trouble this time," the Speaker said, handing over a report. Blood瞳's pupils constricted after only one glance.

"Boka and Sasa are united?"

"Yes," the Speaker nodded. "Actually, I have always tried to create rifts between them in order to gain benefits. But now it doesn't seem to be successful, or rather, these high nobles have never regarded us as the same civilization from the bottom of their hearts. We are just the pariahs, beggars, waste, and garbage in their mouths. So when needed, they will also join forces to drive us away."

Blood瞳's eyes flickered, and he didn't say anything. In fact, this was one of the possible situations, he just wanted to know how the Speaker would respond.

"I originally wanted to join forces with you to break through this barrier," the Speaker smiled, but the smile gradually became bitter. "But I suddenly realized that I was asking for too much... so much... that even I think it's extravagant, so much... that I can't pay the price."

"What do you want?" Blood瞳 asked in a deep voice, and in connection with the previous conversation, he gradually understood.

Sure enough, the Speaker continued. "What I want is all of your power, all of it!"

All, of course, not referring to Blood瞳 himself or his team, but also including many, many things, the part above the surface and the part hidden below the surface. There was no doubt that even Blood瞳 himself had never thought of taking out all of these forces.

The Speaker was indeed asking too much. But with the Speaker's wisdom, how could he make such an unreasonable request?

"I've thought about it, I can't pay the price, so I can only propose a deal."

In Blood瞳's contemplation, the Speaker slowly opened his mouth. "In the upcoming war, we humans will spare no expense and give everything. Guarantee you to rush into the Gate of Eternal Farewell."

"As long as you agree."