Aha was silent for a moment, his tone becoming uncertain, "You… want to kill me?"
Zero only felt it was utterly incomprehensible.
How could there be an NPC making this kind of request? Wasn't that way too free?
But since he was an understanding person, someone who was willing to fulfill others' wishes, he could only hesitate and say, "If you want to give it a try, it's not impossible."
Aha, "…"
Afterward, this Aeon said forget it after all, and asked what Zero needed Him to do.
Zero thought about it but couldn't figure anything out for the moment.
The reason he had said that sentence was mainly to divert the other's attention. But since Aha was already here…
"There are other Aeons in Yaoqing blocking my plan," Zero said truthfully. "If I can't beat them, then forget it. I'll handle it myself."
Aha slowly typed out a question mark.
He stared at the other's flawless expression and confirmed that these words weren't fake, not some so-called provocation tactic.
This man really thought Aha couldn't beat Aeons.
When Aha realized this, He was even angrier, furiously starting to move His power, searching for the people Zero spoke of.
He didn't believe it.
Not long after, He found a clue, it was people under the Aeon of "Rememberance," Fuli.
When Zero heard this, he fell into thought.
Could it be that the reason he always lost his memory was Fuli's trick? 0.01% probability… It had to be Fuli interfering.
His luck wasn't that bad.
After asking clearly for the person's name, then checking on the gradually recovering Chief Strategist and confirming his subordinate was fine, Zero turned and walked out.
When the general appeared, his subordinates' faces immediately filled with smiles, "General, my lord, what would you like to eat?"
Zero shook his head, then picked a subordinate to fetch the Alchemy Division's head cauldron master to check the Chief Strategist's condition.
Then he went to find UR, told the youth named Lan the name of the "Rememberance" Aeon's subordinate, and asked the boy to bring the person over.
Aha leaned in with great interest, "You're going to kill that person?"
Zero shook his head. "Of course not. Just a warning is enough. I can't bear to see any Yaoqing person get hurt."
As a general, inside his own faction, he absolutely couldn't casually kill people.
Casually killing people would drop favorability, okay?
He noticed Aha's disappointed expression, so he added, "You helped me. I can't go and cause you trouble, right?"
This time Aha didn't feel angry, only amused, "You really are a good person."
Zero nodded in agreement, "I think so too."
The first to arrive from the General's Mansion was the Alchemy Division's head cauldron master.
After checking the Chief Strategist, he said plainly, "The Chief Strategist just overate, General, no need to worry. I'll prescribe some digestion and appetite medicine. After one dose he'll be fine."
Zero was relieved. Soon after, the youth brought the person back.
He opened the panel to look. The one obstructing him had three generations of ancestors all pure-born Yaoqing people, was a researcher in the Colossus Project, and not long ago had come into contact with people from "Courtyard of Recollection."
Zero didn't understand, "Why would you betray Yaoqing and work for the Aeon of 'Rememberance'?"
At those words, his subordinates' faces instantly changed. They warily grabbed their weapons and stood in front of Zero.
Lan, "…"
'Where's the evidence? Aren't you going to question the General's words at least a little?'
Because of his overprotective subordinates, Zero felt a headache coming on. He helplessly pressed his forehead and said, "…Sigh, make way, I still have questions to ask."
The subordinates immediately parted to give him a path, while frantically winking at the newly joined youth.
Lan, "…"
The boy silently stepped forward, kicked the man's knee from behind, and when the man fell to the ground, raised his hand to pin his shoulder down.
Zero lowered his head slightly, looking at this Yaoqing man who had betrayed him. With genuine confusion, he asked, "Am I still not treating you all well enough?"
The man shook his head violently. "N-no, General, my lord, you treat us very well… but, the neutron annihilation technology must never appear in the world!"
At those words, Zero instantly lost all interest in continuing the interrogation.
His precious time was only spent on special NPCs.
He was just about to turn and leave when the man spoke again, "This technology… at first, we all thought it impossible to succeed. But, I saw it! It really can work, it can instantly erase all organic matter! Preserve buildings! General..."
Zero blinked slowly, turned his head, "You said… you saw it? Saw what?"
The man nodded frantically, babbling nonstop, all of it boiling down to, it shouldn't be researched any further.
Zero sank into thought.
'It seemed the Aeon of "Rememberance" wasn't only able to record the past, but had other abilities as well.'
Obstructing his plan, was it to protect peace in the universe?
Zero understood. As a player, he couldn't be killed. The other side could only block him through this kind of roundabout method.
He swept a glance at his subordinates' faces. They were clearly shocked by the researcher's words. So he immediately opened his mouth and refuted, "I respect the choices of all Yaoqing people, and I'll do my utmost to fulfill people's wishes. But in this one matter, I will never back down."
His subordinates all started speaking at once, begging to kill the traitor for him.
Zero shook his head, raised his hand slightly, and everyone fell silent at once.
He continued, "I'm doing this only for Yaoqing, only so we can protect ourselves. I don't think I'm wrong. If we are of different paths, we won't work together. You can withdraw from this project on your own."
Zero glanced at Aha, who looked eager to make trouble, and after giving his subordinates a few orders, prepared to leave.
His subordinates started making a racket again. Some wanted to kill this traitor who had betrayed their General right on the spot.
Others, faces full of emotion, praised the General's kindness, speaking earth-shattering words, "The General is too kind-hearted. We can't wait any longer. When will you ascend the throne?"
Zero, "…"
Zero pressed his forehead in pain, waved his hand to refuse.
His subordinates refused to give up, "General, my lord, the Divination Division already chose an auspicious date, it's next month! If we don't make the dragon robe now it'll be too late!"
Zero staggered, steadied himself, and took a deep breath, "The time is not yet ripe."
Lan, "…"
On his very first day of work, the youth fell silent.
'Yaoqing... does it even have any normal people?'
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