Chapter 164 Strength is the right to speak

Hua Yu was very patient with Jiang Lai. She regarded the black-haired young man in front of her as a newly born cursed spirit who still had many confusions. So she said gently: "Do you have anything to ask? Just ask."

Jiang Lai certainly would not directly ask the question about "the four parties guarding the tower". On the contrary, he perfectly followed Hua Yu's cognition and pretended to be a newly born cursed spirit to carry out the following Xiaobai dialogue.

"I don't know much about the world. Most humans can't see us, but some can. They don't like us. Of course, I also have a feeling that I don't like humans very much."

[The humans who can see us are most likely sorcerers. There is a chance that they will attack us, please be careful.] Hua Yu said, [The cursed spirits have a natural killing intent towards humans, and humans can also exorcise the cursed spirits. We are irreconcilable contradictions.]

"Oh, so." Jiang Lai nodded, "In other words, we have to be careful in the world and not be discovered by the sorcerer?"

[Your strength is of the special grade, able to defeat most sorcerers, but humans are usually very cunning, so it is still necessary to act in secret.]

Hua Yu paused for a moment, then continued, "The world is now dominated by humans, but sooner or later, it will be ruled by us cursed spirits."

"Really?"

[Of course it is true.] Hua Yu's words were full of hope, borrowing Louhu's words, [Another of my peers thought the same thing, cursed spirits are more real than humans, and society should belong to us.]

"So, we have to kill all human beings?" Jiang Lai said.

[Yes, only when humans die can nature truly recover.]

Jiang Lai showed a thoughtful look, then blinked and asked, "But aren't we cursed spirits born from the negative emotions of humans? If all humans die, will there be no new cursed spirits born?"

Hua Yu was slightly stunned when she heard this. She had never thought about this question before.

Hearing Jiang Lai's question, she paused for a moment before saying, "No problem. Cursed spirits have no lifespan limit, the existing cursed spirits are enough."

"Although cursed spirits don't have a lifespan, they don't seem to be completely harmonious with each other." Jiang Lai put one hand on his chin, "If cursed spirits fight each other, there will inevitably be casualties, but cursed spirits can't reproduce themselves, so..."

Hua Yu also fell silent. Curse spirits with high intelligence all have their own ideas, and even if they are of the same kind, it is impossible for them to agree on everything perfectly and harmoniously.

What's more, there are many low-level cursed spirits in the world who lack high intelligence, making it even more difficult to communicate with them.

There will be fights between cursed spirits, and it is impossible to completely avoid casualties. If the total number of cursed spirits in the world no longer increases, but only decreases, then the number of cursed spirits in the future will only become smaller and smaller.

So, Hua Yu changed his words and said: [What you mentioned makes sense. In that case, let's leave some humans behind. Let them obey our orders and serve as curse spirit creators.]

"But ordinary humans can't see us under normal circumstances, so they naturally can't listen to our orders. And if we leave behind a sorcerer who can harm us, it would be too dangerous."

Jiang Lai said this with a tangled look on his face.

Hua Yu paused again. After a brief thought, she took a deep breath and sighed: [In the final analysis, it is that we are connected to humans, but we cannot coexist in the world.]

Hua Yu was a very intelligent cursed spirit. During the back-and-forth conversation, she sensed something that she had not noticed before.

Although she cares most about nature, as a member of the Curse Spirit, she still has to consider the future of the Curse Spirit, not to mention that Louhu has lofty ideals in this regard.

But at present, killing all humans or leaving only a small number of humans seems unrealistic.

[It's not completely hopeless.] After a moment, Hua Yu said, [We, the special curse spirits, have already reached a cooperation agreement with another organization. They have set up a bond and promised to give us curse spirits a brand new space.]

Regulatory Commission. Jiang Lai suddenly understood. The Regulatory Commission agreed to give Curse Spirit a new space as a cooperation deal?

But the brainiacs here are probably playing with language again, just like when they tricked Sukuna. Language can be interpreted in thousands of ways, and constraints can be used to find loopholes.

In the original novel, Ryomen Sukuna later tricked Yuji Itadori by taking advantage of a verbal loophole.

"Another organization?" Jiang Lai guessed what it was, but still asked, "Are they also cursed spirits?"

[No, it's a human.]

Jiang Lai expressed his confusion: "But didn't we say before that we have irreconcilable conflicts with humans? How can we cooperate?"

Hua Yu responded: [As long as there is an exchange of interests, some humans can also cooperate.]

"So." Jiang Lai blinked, "What kind of new space are they going to give us? What kind of new space? Are they going to help us kill people? But we just discussed that it is not feasible to exterminate humans. And they are also human beings."

"Or are they planning to give us a piece of land? But if that's the case, it seems that we are no better off being free now. Living alone in a certain area is like another form of captivity."

Hua Yu's expression paused again. She had not thought so much before. She just had an obsession with nature and wanted to create a new world that could protect nature and allow the cursed spirits to come to the light.

But now it seems that there is no clear agreement on the details.

"And do they have such great power? The world cannot be decided by a small group of people." Jiang Lai said with a smile, "Unless they can create another world."

At this point, Hua Yu was silent for a moment, then changed his gentle tone to a deeper one: [Who are you? What is your purpose here?]

At this time, Hua Yu finally realized that the character in front of him was not simple - the other party was not a newly born special-grade cursed spirit, and he did not come here by chance, but had a purpose and direction.

What seemed to be his own confused words just now were actually directed at them and that organization.

"It doesn't matter who I am, but I can say that my purpose for coming here is to find and destroy one of the four defensive towers."

Jiang Lai changed his soft and gentle demeanor just now and returned to his usual calm and composed self. He frankly revealed his purpose and did not hide it.

[Break it? Impossible.] Hua Yu immediately rejected this.

She did not question the term "Four-sided Guard Tower", which meant that she knew about it. Jiang Lai judged.

"Why? Because this is the content of your deal?" Jiang Lai said, "You are responsible for guarding the tower, and the regulatory committee will set up restrictions and guarantee that they will give the cursed spirit a brand new world after the matter is completed?"

Hua Yu didn't say anything, but silence was a kind of tacit agreement.

"So, as we just discussed, there are many loopholes in the restraints. Are you sure that the restraints at that time were detailed enough to achieve your goal?"

[It's a possibility anyway.] Hua Yu said, [If we let you destroy the tower, we won't gain anything.]

Hua Yu did not directly deny Jiang Lai's words, which meant that she was actually starting to waver. Jiang Lai could tell that she was only keeping the previous agreement for the time being because she had no better partners.

The second half of the sentence mentions Jiang Lai, and also implies a sense of waiting for Jiang Lai to come up with more benefits.

"Only by destroying the old ones can we create new ones." Jiang Lai said calmly.

He still remembered what Tianyuan had said - if someone could fully utilize the effectiveness of the four-sided defense towers, they might be able to create completely new rules and inner worlds.

Presumably, the Regulatory Commission used this as a condition, but the noose was not able to play the true role of the Four Directions Guardian Tower. All it did was maintain the existence of the Sunflower Totem Contract.

Hua Yu heard Jiang Lai's words and tilted his head slightly: [You mean, you plan to sign a new contract with us?]

"I haven't said that yet." Jiang Lai said, "But I am definitely more trustworthy than the organization you are working with."

At this point, he suddenly changed the subject, "Do you know the real person? He is also a special-grade cursed spirit. Now his power has been drained away by the regulatory committee."

Here, Jiang Lai used the art of language to put the blame for the real-life incident on the regulatory authorities.

In fact, if you trace the source, it is indeed the fault of the regulatory agency. And the regulatory agency did draw the power of several special-grade cursed spirits (from Kagome Geto), and even if you inquire about it, it is true.

[The real person?] Hua Yu's expression clearly showed that he still had some impression of the real person and was not clear about what happened to the real person. [What happened to that kid? What does it mean to drain his power?]

"It means that it has been exorcised, and the cursed energy has been taken away by the regulatory agency." Jiang Lai said, "The regulatory agency needs food and cursed energy to maintain it. You should know this, right? Ordinary people, sorcerers, and cursed spirits can all become victims."

"Even real people who have done a lot of work for the regulator cannot escape the fate of being exploited. Why do you think you can hold out until the regulator fulfills its promise?"

"In fact, the effect was revealed when the four defense towers were built. It was obvious that they were deceiving you."

Jiang Lai's communication this time was very tactful.

He pretended to be ignorant at the beginning and began to analyze the inner thoughts of the special curse spirit by asking questions. Later, he uncovered the disguise and went deeper and deeper into the topic, directly exposing the cooperation between the curse spirit and the regulatory commission, shaking the foundation of the balance.

[……] Hua Yu did not respond immediately.

After a pause, she said in a calm voice: "If that organization really wants to attack us, we will certainly not let them off easily."

Hua Yu turned to Jiang Lai, his eyes with branches on them could not reveal his emotions:

[Are you planning to cooperate with us? If you can guarantee to build a new four-sided defense tower and give us cursed spirits a brand new world that is separate from humans, we can naturally cooperate with you.]

It's not about dividing the world into different regions, but a completely new world that is similar - it's like dividing the world into the inside and the outside, which have nothing to do with each other but exist at the same time.

If it is really possible to establish an inner and outer world and separate humans and cursed spirits, it will be a good thing for both humans and cursed spirits. Jiang Lai would like to give it a try.

However, creating an inner and outer world is not easy, and making promises lightly will make them appear false.

Therefore, Jiang Lai said frankly: "Before the new four-sided defense tower is built, I can't guarantee the effect." At this point, he suddenly changed his mind and said, "But they have already failed, right?"

Jiang Lai spoke calmly, with a slight curl at the corner of his lips and a kind of boldness between his eyebrows. "And what I can guarantee is that I am better than them."

Before the result is determined, strength means the right to speak! Jiang Lai has such confidence.