307 Mind Stone (1/2)
”Melruc, did they gave you any unreasonable commands?”
”No, father. They were only asking questions about our living standards and confirming any unwritten information about the Mind Stones.”
”The Mind Stones?”
Shreguc paused for a moment after hearing this. He didn't think that the Xeno Collective has an interest in this. After all, mind stone doesn't have potent power…
'Oh wait, is it due to the fact that they only have artificial intelligence? Do they want to use it in some kind of experiment?'
”Haa~ If that's the case, how about the others?”
”It's the same… It seems that they are interested in our living conditions and about the existence of the stones…”
Shreguc nodded. Anyway, even the Major Race would be interested in the Mind Stone that can only be found on their planet at first but after learning about its weak potential, they will just throw it away soon.
'At the very least, this is good news. As long as they needed something from us, they shouldn't be planning on killing us. Hope will remain as long as our life wasn't extinguished.'
”Oh, right. About that one abnormal mauton?”
”Automaton, I believe is what they're called, father.”
”Right, automaton. Was it still taking some blood from everyone?”
This question prompted many others to express their grievances.
”That's right, captain!”
”Ugh… Even Alguc didn't return alive after that automaton's experimentation.”
”Mhm… I heard about that and it was telling me that it just made a mistake… Haa~ It probably thought that we were just tools for experimentation.”
”I won't accept this…”
”Let's fight them to the death! We can't bring disgrace to our race!”
”I even heard that Malrec's squad was taken to that same laboratory. Although they haven't died yet, it may not be the same for long.”
”I understand. I will try to ask them their purpose for doing this. But we might have to exchange the secret information about our mind stones in return for better living conditions.”
”T-this…”
If there was an option for them to live honorably without fighting, then that would be for the best. In truth, they were tempted to do this as well when the automatons were asking them about the mind stones.
However, information like this must only be handled by the leader of their group so they didn't say anything. It was also something that wasn't written in any medium and was only passed through stories by the noble families of their race.
”Tell me the details, about Alguc's death.”
Shreguc commanded one of Alguc's closest friends in the spaceship.
”Y-yes…”
After learning about the details of his death. Shreguc had an idea of what was happening so he prepared himself to speak with the abnormal automaton.
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