"Speaking of which, let's continue discussing the issue of people who suddenly disappear. How do you think we perceive those who disappear?"
"I..." Chu Shangli paused and said, "I don't know how you are connected to each other. Based on this information, I might make a different judgment."
"Well, they're definitely very loose—even if we're a group of harmless, unarmed individuals, they're still afraid of a strange leader suddenly emerging from among them—no matter how much genetic adjustment is done, nature still has the potential for genetic mutations. Besides, the slums serve as living gene banks, preserving even more uncontrollable genes..."
"Loose..." Chu Shangli thought silently -
"I see—did I weave a rather unrealistic dream for you?"
"A rather unrealistic dream—hmm, I like your way of putting it. Yes, besides the illusion of being the Chosen One, we also believe that when we reach a certain age, we will rise to higher positions and become true leaders—of course, the knowledge we were given is very limited, and our understanding of what life is like in higher places is essentially the most normal standard of living in the core cities. Yet, we treat all residents of the core area of the empire as if they were once our own people, who have reached that age and been chosen..."
Chu Shangli realized that not only did she understand more profound things than the Cheshire Cat, but her subjective opinion also seemed to be even more cruel.
"That is to say - when you were first considered a 'base body' and became the first 'host body'..."
"Well, I feel quite proud. Even though I'm locked up in a rather small space, because life is better than before, I thought that meant I'd reached the highest level—but in reality, I'm still just a level one, a pathetic wretch who has to sacrifice his body to stand at the starting line of others..."
The system sighed and said, "Actually, I think they made a big mistake. They shouldn't have chosen someone from Central City as my next host. After seeing her past, I became furious, so I burned every possible brain nerve from the start. This directly contributed to her subsequent abnormal behavior. However, I still believe that my actions were justified, even if it meant not saving her..."
"Victim mentality?"
"I think it's more than that—because I received a rather extreme upbringing, I don't have a rebellious period in my concept. However, at this time, my belated rebellious period has caused my behavior to become extremely crazy—" The system said softly: "However, if you think about it from this perspective, that person can be said to be the most suitable as my first host—"
"Because her brain nerves can be easily burned, so as your first host, did it change your entire worldview?"
"No—I should say she looks strong, her heart is strong, and her brain is smart enough. However, she actually doesn't want those ordinary human instincts. So when I invaded her brain, I saw a lot of exposed spirituality—she actively installed the system, but her weaknesses were completely exposed. I could almost think that she just wanted to be killed—it can be said that her madness also led to my madness, and my madness contributed to her madness."
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