Todd was somewhat skeptical: "Can this method really achieve optimal life selection?"

"What happens in nature has proven everything: survival of the fittest, the survival of the strong, and the way life is selected is also the same."

Todd shrugged. "Okay, I guess so. Why are you suddenly telling me all this today?"

Scáthach slowly said, "What I am about to say concerns racial differences. Long, long ago, the world's species diversified, and humans were just one branch of it."

"In the subsequent tens of thousands of life selections, humanity, through its exponentially rapid research progress, even achieved the assimilation of other races in matter. This allowed them to gradually stand out among their creations, becoming victors time and time again." Scáthach's words carried a hint of regret: "However, unlike other races, humanity's inherent exclusivity is extremely strong, so strong that it cannot even tolerate the existence of other races. In one divine selection war after another, relying on the divine power of the victorious candidates, humanity repeatedly compressed the living space of other races, ultimately pushing them to the brink of extinction."

"Seeing this situation, the Pioneers, as the first creations of Crystal Nest, could no longer stand idly by. More and more individuals proposed to Crystal Nest to rebalance the entire racial environment and restrain the power of humanity. However, Crystal Nest, as the creator, rejected this proposal. It believed that only in such a brutal competitive environment could the best life form be ultimately selected."

"More and more pioneers could not agree with Crystal's approach and left this place... Those who remained watched helplessly as other species gradually disappeared."

Todd said with some helplessness, "So, humans became the dominant species in this world. But then, did the process of life selection make any progress?"

Scáthach shook her head in frustration: "On the contrary, since humans have taken over the world, the process of life optimization has not progressed at all, but has instead been constantly regressing."

"Without enemies from other races, humans began to indulge in pleasure and act recklessly, launching one internal conflict after another. The world was destroyed time and again by human wars, species stagnated, and even began to regress. Crystal Star's life selection was trapped in a vicious cycle that kept repeating itself."

"It was at this time that Leviathan and I had a serious disagreement."

"Leviathan believes that humans are inherently a failed creation, like a virus that devours others and then itself. First, humans will destroy any race with development potential. Then, lacking external enemies, they will seek self-destruction through endless fighting and killing. Therefore, he believes that this failed product of humanity should be completely erased, and the entire life selection plan should be reset."

“I believe that humans are like the bright and dark sides of the moon. They have both good and evil, and cannot be generalized. If possible, they should be guided and managed, rather than just supervised.”

Todd sighed. "Let me guess, Crystal Palace didn't take your suggestions into account."

“That’s right, Crystal Palace still insists on not taking any intervention measures against Optimization, however… just when we were feeling discouraged, you appeared.”

Todd pointed at himself in surprise: "Me?"

“You do not belong to this world, but you are able to influence it in a positive way. Most importantly, your attitude and choices toward species happen to meet the requirements of both me and Leviathan.”

"Meet all your requirements at the same time?"

"For me, I hope the victor of this war of the chosen ones will be a human who sets aside personal interests and values ​​balance; while Leviathan hopes the victor will be an alien creature that overthrows human dominance. Considering this, you may be our only choice."