"Master Hare? What do you do?"
Noldrei saw that his own people didn't want to fight, and considering that he was trying to snatch their ancestors' accumulated genetic information, he decided to negotiate with them properly.
But this negotiation was somewhat baffling.
Master Hare probably hadn't encountered this kind of person before. She subconsciously looked at the Stigmata will, wanting to understand the situation from her companion.
But how would the Stigmata will know? He didn't even know why the Kaslana descendants made such a decision to betray their ancestors.
The Stigmata itself was a treasure left for Kaslana descendants to fight against Honkai, and yet, someone didn't even care about it, and even made it public.
The Stigmata will could only sigh, truly, their descendants were something else.
He shook his head at Hare and said, "Don't look at me, I don't know any more than you do. As for the final decision, that's up to you, Hare."
Hare thought for a moment and decided to try talking to these 'Kaslanas.'
"I'm responsible for cleaning the Stigmata space and ensuring the execution of Project Stigmata."
Noldrei found that there were quite a few honest people here. They would basically answer any question he asked.
"What's Project Stigmata?"
He asked his question directly.
'Do you think they'll tell you just because you asked?!'
Theresa internally complained about Noldrei's actions. She didn't think he would get the answer he wanted.
But the result was…
Hare really did tell them. She directly told them what Project Stigmata was. Simply put, it was for the beings like the Stigmata will, who were born from the Stigmata space, to replace humans outside, so that humans could hide in the Stigmata space and escape from Honkai.
The Kaslana family Stigmata space was one of the important platforms for carrying out this project, and her role was to ensure the Kaslana family Stigmata space functioned normally.
And she herself was the "archetype" of the Schariac Stigmata space, taking on a human form, which allowed her to travel between the Stigmata space and reality.
It was precisely because of this characteristic that Hare was tasked with overseeing the progress of Project Stigmata.
'Wait, isn't something wrong?!'
Siegfried suddenly realized something, and he asked nervously, "The Schariac Stigmata space 'archetype'? If something like this existed, Cecilia would have known. Were you born after Cecilia?"
Hare nodded, not denying his words.
Noldrei was only curious about one thing, he asked, "Why, why do you guys want humans to hide in the Stigmata space and then let the Stigmata beings live outside? Aren't you worried?"
"Worried?" Hare looked at Noldrei in confusion, not knowing what he was worried about.
"If I were a Stigmata being, after obtaining this infinite universe outside, the first thing I would do would not be dealing with Honkai, but…"
Noldrei looked at the people around him, sneering, "But to completely destroy the Stigmata space, so that the humans inside could no longer exist in this world or threaten my survival."
Durandal's eyebrows shot up; she immediately understood where Noldrei's idea came from.
'What a 'human' thought.'
"This…?"
Hare was shocked. She didn't seem to have even considered the possibility of Stigmata beings harming humans.
Noldrei continued, "The development of the universe is infinite. But no matter how good the Stigmata space is, it's limited by the upper limit of humanity at that time. It's impossible for a civilization as advanced as the outer universe to develop inside. After hiding in the Stigmata space, humanity loses their eyes to observe the universe."
"This will lead to a certain result. After escaping the influence of Honkai, the Stigmata beings who come out will become stronger and stronger, eventually surpassing the original human civilization. Who can guarantee that the Stigmata beings won't find a way to destroy the Stigmata space in the universe? A way to destroy the power used by humans to restrict them?"
"Are you willing to take that gamble?"
Even Noldrei, as a being from one hundred and thirty thousand years in the future, wasn't able to maintain stable rule for more than ten thousand years. How could the people who created Project Stigmata believe that the Stigmata beings would listen to them?
Now that he was living as a human, he should naturally learn the pragmatic human attitude of eliminating all threats.
If he didn't have this survival instinct, could he be considered a member of human civilization?
"Let's assume that there really is such a being that can ensure that the civilization of Stigmata beings doesn't surpass humanity, preventing them from eventually turning against humanity itself. Doesn't that mean that the original humans would definitely have a corresponding being to control the Stigmata civilization in reality?"
"If that's the case, then how could it be considered that mankind has hidden in the Stigmata space?"
"There are still people outside, right?"
Hare was stunned by Noldrei's question. The more she thought about it, the more she felt like she was in a dead end.
If the Stigmata beings came out and didn't surpass human civilization, then it meant that the Stigmata beings themselves couldn't and didn't have the right to redefine humanity.
If they did have the power to further advance after the initial stage, and humans didn't control them, then the Stigmata beings would one day destroy human civilization. Then, even if humanity had avoided the Honkai crisis, it would be pointless, as they would still be eliminated by the Stigmata civilization.
So, what's the point of hiding?
"But, isn't there a chance for peaceful coexistence?"
Hare asked the ultimate question.
Coincidentally, Noldrei knew the answer to this.
"Let me ask you, if there was someone lying next to me who could kill me at any time, boss me around, and even potentially change my life, I would either treat him as a god or kill him."
"Because this kind of inequality in power would cause me endless pain. In order to resolve this pain, I would certainly do something about it. Do you think that he would consider resolving my pain if I talked to him?"
"No, he would probably just resolve me."
Noldrei had shut down the question here.
He continued, "Let's ignore the suspicion and confrontation for a moment. Let's assume that we communicate peacefully and share information. Wouldn't that just mean that humans have found a temporary haven to avoid Honkai? What's the point of hyping it up as redefining humanity?"
Noldrei couldn't understand how just a different life form meant that Stigmata beings weren't human. What did this have to do with how humans were defined?
They were all beings constructed from genetic information.
Shadow Mei was still thinking about the difference, but Kiana had already become enlightened.
If it was about the difference between them and humans, then the difference between herself now and humans was much bigger than the difference between Stigmata beings and humans.
Kiana suddenly realized and said, "So, you guys are also humans, I'm also human, there's no difference between us."
'Regardless of how we define humans, I feel like the definition of 'human' is expanding again?'
Fu Hua was stunned. She didn't think she knew what 'human' even meant anymore.
Sure, everyone was human!
Next time, it would be the Honkai beasts who were also humans. (yea... bella)