GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

So Citizens can still be killed at a price. If they avoid the attention of a Supreme beast then they will live peacefully. It is unfortunate that that solution will not work for long.

The best the citizens can do to avoid that fate is to avoid angering a Supreme beast and work hard for the Supreme Alliance so that their value will be high and discourage Supreme beasts from killing them. Unfortunately, the only way to do that is to gain the attention of a Supreme beast which comes with the danger of death.

It is just like the situation of Lafiti. One of the jobs citizens can do is to become merchants and help Supreme Beasts do menial work. Working with Supreme Beasts with a title will help them increase their value faster, but a Supreme Beast with a title is also most likely capable of paying the price of killing them.

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Legion-7 said to him. "I bet he must be complaining about the death of the slave right now. I don't know what he is complaining about. I did him a favor. He wouldn't have gotten that contract without my help."

"Don't mind him. He doesn't even know how much danger he was in so how can he appreciate that his life was spared?"

Legion-5 wanted to cut their contract at that point. He had used them for the main reason why he selected them which was to find a way to touch the one carrying Legion-7 without drawing attention to his actions.

The one carrying Legion-7 was the dying slave boy. His death signified that Legion-5 didn't need the merchant anymore but he didn't get rid of Lafiti because he couldn't afford to wait any longer or draw more attention by firing his new employee so he rushed back to his base immediately.

He didn't reach his base before he fell from the sky. He made it look like he was stopping to check something to cover up the fact that his consciousness was in too much disarray to maintain flight.

"You are very heavy to carry." He complained.

Legion-7 on the other hand was feeling nothing but bliss. He even moaned in pleasure. He also made sure to compliment his new host. "Your body is so accommodating. It is completely compatible with me. I was right about how much better your body would be. There is no sense of rejection at all."

"Stop messing around and settle down. I need to get to safety. I am too vulnerable right now."

"Fine," Legion-7 said.

He stopped moving around in Legion-5's body and settled into one of his slots for divine abilities.

"This is even better. It is as if you were made to be possessed."

Legion-5 scoffed. "I am not to be possessed. My divine ability is made to possess powers that are not mine be they organic or inorganic."

Legion-7 didn't agree completely. "Maybe that is true. But that doesn't mean I am wrong either. Trust me. I am an expert in possessing people so I know what I am talking about."

"It is not your fault. You are not in danger anymore so you can run your mouth freely. You were begging me to come save you just earlier. I wonder what you would be saying right now if my body couldn't accommodate you."

Legion-7 ignored him. "Look at that. Even the void universe can't do anything against me. I have to say that you are the outstanding host."

Legion-5 pleaded with him, "Please don't provoke the void universe. Just lay low."

He is pleading because he knows just how greedy Legion can be. They are never satisfied with the barest minimum. Legion-7 is safe and warm now. That was his highest priority but it has become relegated now that he has achieved it. Legion-5 can predict that the next thing he would like to do is see if he can access the law matrix and devour its laws. He doesn't want that at all.

"Fine fine fine. If I didn't know you any better I would think you are scared of the void universe."

Legion-5 retorted, "You are scared of the void universe. If you weren't you wouldn't have remained hidden in the rotting flesh of a weak host for fear that trying to change it would attract the attention of the void universe."

"It is called being efficient."

The two of them began arguing. It is a weird situation caused by the direct contact between the two of them. The clones don't usually talk to each other all the time in a normal situation. It is because they have an awareness of the consciousness of the other clones but it is always at the back of their mind.

But this current situation is different because their souls are actually in direct contact so it feels like they are different entities as well as the same entity. This situation facilitates an ease for the clash of minds. They are arguing but it is no different from an inner debate of a single person.

Legion-5 could finally fly again. He rushed to his base and entered it immediately. He rushed into the innermost room while he ordered his base to activate the full defensive measures. Legion-7 bothered him throughout everything.

The barrier of the base was raised to 100% power and preparations to divert all the energy available in the base to it if needed were also made. The surveillance system and the attack system were also activated to identify and eliminate threats early and effectively.

Legion-5 could finally relax after sitting down. "I can't go on like this. I feel heavy and sluggish. I can't fight like this."

"It is normal. Two existences should not inhabit the same body. One has to give. So make room for me."

"Take one of my slots. I will open myself to you so we can become one."

Legion-5 decided to make Legion-7 his first divine ability. This so something that even his mutated divine ability shouldn't be able to do. His divine ability can assimilate a wide range of powerful objects but they can't be alive.

So he should not be able to fuse with another being but Legion-7 is special. Legion-7 was able to snuggle himself into the plane inside the body of a stranger. He can do more with a body perfectly suited for him.

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A/N: I hope you now know for certain why Legion-7 came out of the law matrix as a Supreme beast in a plane where there are a lot of Supreme beasts. This was after the Unified Skill Index competition.