Shameless! Utterly shameless!
The brothers and sisters had their eyes opened.
It was a good thing Elysia had gone with Kevin to visit the rescued Griseo. Otherwise, Elysia would have had a new impression of Vita here.
"Didn't you say it yourself? According to your definition of civilization, what's left of Venus is just a slave owner and the legacy of an old civilization. It's not qualified to be called a civilization at all. So, theoretically, if I betray Sa, it's just resisting a slave owner."
"It doesn't count as betraying the Venusian civilization. After all, I can't betray a civilization that has already been destroyed, can I? So, to be able to trade Sa with you, and then use Sa to gain the power for a civilization's renewal, I believe this is a necessary sacrifice!"
"Sa sacrificed so many other lives for Venus, so what's wrong with me sacrificing Sa for the Venusian civilization?"
"According to Academy City's principle of equivalent rights and responsibilities in civilization, if Sa sacrificed others for what she wanted to do, then others can naturally treat her with the same principle! I believe what I'm doing is in line with the basic bottom line of Academy City's civilization. You should be praising me for integrating so well into Academy City!"
Vita's theory left Bronya dumbfounded.
For a moment, she actually thought Vita made a lot of sense. If Vita chose Academy City's side, then betraying Sa would become a matter of course.
Apart from being a little angry at the beginning when Noldrei looked down on the backwardness of the Venusian civilization, Vita had been a supporter of the theories of the Academy City built by Noldrei.
It was only at this moment that Noldrei began to take Vita a little more seriously.
"Oh? You say you have a plan, why not tell me? Your 120 billion consciousnesses are of no use to me. Compared to that, I'm more interested in the people among your 120 billion who were infected by the Honkai and developed Honkai antibodies."
To put it bluntly, in Noldrei's view, memory constructs had no 'human rights' in a substantial sense. Unless these memory constructs interacted with people in reality and had the ability to change themselves.
On this point, Elysia and Mobius had done very well after they came out. They had clearly demonstrated their practical abilities as humans, so Noldrei gave them the respect they deserved.
Noldrei had never hidden his attitude of playing with his cards on the table against the Cocoon of Finality.
Naturally, Vita could also learn from others about Noldrei's methods of dealing with the Cocoon of Finality.
To be honest, it was also the first time Vita had known that one could counter the Cocoon's actions of descending Herrschers by controlling the key individuals for Herrscher descent.
It was a genius idea, but unfortunately, only Noldrei, who had control over the authority of human gene changes, could do it.
The Cocoon had no choice, but that didn't mean the current Sa had no choice.
Because Sa had always been imitating the Cocoon, always trying to become the Cocoon.
But Sa's level of thinking was too poor. Not only did she fail to imitate it successfully, but she even lost the vitality inherent in her own civilization.
But Vita was different. She could choose another way to use Sa.
"Your Majesty, didn't you want to use the creation of a second Cocoon to force the Cocoon out? In that case, why don't we use Sa? Your only hesitation now is that Sa is disobedient. If she really chooses to escape, you'll have to spend time to specifically catch her. Although such a troublesome thing won't harm your mission, it will ultimately delay your work efficiency."
Vita had a smile on her face. She didn't think she was betraying Sa. According to Academy City's thinking, she was liberating herself from Sa's hands.
"Sa has always had the habit of having three burrows for a cunning rabbit, and even spreads her extra tentacles throughout the Sea of Quanta. Just like me, this kind of agent. But her level of controlling people's hearts is too low. She never controls humans based on their own needs, but uses this kind of rather rigid material authority to control others."
"According to your words, Sa is not even as good as those merchants who sell things at controlling the dialectical movement of thought. So..."
"Why not let me be Sa, and let Sa become the second Cocoon, the tool in your hands? It's troublesome for you to deal with Sa's escape burrows, but it's different for me. I know every hole Sa has dug in the Sea of Quanta and can pull her up by the roots! That way, you won't have to worry about this second Cocoon getting out of your control."
After Vita finished speaking, Bronya ran behind Noldrei with the little Herrscher of Reason Core in her arms.
Bronya was really scared.
This bad woman, after being influenced by Earth's civilization for just a few days, had already become an excellent schemer and ambitious person.
It was truly a collapse of rites and music. She never thought that Vita, this bad woman's heart, was so dark.
'I must stay away from this kind of woman in the future.'
Bronya observed secretly, completely unaware that the little Herrscher of Reason Core in her arms had shining eyes, as if a new world had been opened up to her.
It was the first time the little Herrscher of Reason Core had seen someone who could speak so confidently in front of Noldrei. Apart from those who were Noldrei's 'peers,' Vita was the first person to appear so confident in front of 04.
Even those who took care of 04 couldn't muster up the courage in front of Noldrei.
"How about it? I just want to trade Sa's mouse holes for your help. It would be even better if you could help me break free from Sa's chains."
Vita's words made Noldrei's attitude towards her soften a little.
"Oh? You mean, you know where all of Sa's tails are hidden?"
Seeing that Noldrei was finally interested, Vita felt a lot more relieved.
It was because she had the idea of reshaping the Venusian civilization, or rather, the idea of re-establishing the principles of a new civilization, that she had the thought of betraying Sa.
Vita had already realized that Sa's thinking ability had reached its limit. She was no longer qualified to hold the inheritance right of the Venusian civilization's legacy.
But Vita had another concern, which was whether Noldrei would be a person who went back on his word.
If she betrayed Sa's escape route, and Noldrei suddenly pointed to the River Luo and swore an oath.
Such behavior was not impossible in the struggle between civilizations.
This was the only thing Vita was afraid of. But from her recent observation of historical results, she found that Noldrei was indeed a man of his word.
The leader of the previous generation of Earth's civilization, Otto, was also 'honest' in the end.
Vita still didn't know that Noldrei's treatment of Otto was actually quite flexible. Otto could choose between the punishment of the old civilization and the punishment of the new civilization.
"Good! As expected of Sa's agent. You really share the same line of thought as Sa."
Vita's heart skipped a beat. She actually saw a hint of regret in this man's eyes.
"I promise you."
Noldrei was regretting, regretting that another person had unhesitatingly stepped onto the path of Proliferationism.
It seemed that the Venusian civilization had stagnated at this step.