Levi was already struggling to accept evolution after enduring a similar wave of agony. Now, being told he'd be assaulted by random heat and cold flares? It pushed him closer to giving up on this approach entirely.
It was understandable... Those flares could happen during a critical moment in a battle or such, putting him in a dangerous position. It wasn't even about pain, but its hidden danger.
"Don't worry, the early flares occur mostly during your sleep," Ash'Kral said calmly, "And they won't be that painful, just irritating... at least, in the first rank."
"Still, is there any other upside to this?"
"Of course, you will introduce your body to them much earlier on, toughening you for the real ones to come. In addition, this approach will give you the chance to control the roots of the Void and Sun seeds once they sprout. You can then choose how you want to kick off the Three Body Problem race."
"Race?"
