Hearing Soshyan's slightly teasing words, Star Calamity not far away chuckled and responded:
"Your Highness, I once encountered such a being. At that time, I thought it was just a member of an unknown race. It was also very keen on exploration and excavation of cultural relics, but I have to say that they are really good at languages, and even
After a brief contact, I was able to say some very interesting proverbs in Ada."
Soshyan nodded.
"Archivelist, why did you appear at Blackstone Fortress?"
"Because one of my kind was lost in this place, I am convinced that it is dead, so I need to find its spaceship and its Grell Inturia vault and recover the relics inside, but the complexity of Blackstone Fortress
Far beyond my imagination, I almost got lost in it several times and could only stop outside the black stone to look for a solution."
Star Calamity said at this time:
"That person of your kind who went to Vaal's Blessing is probably also coveting the heritage of my family, right?"
"We only look for unowned items and never rob or steal."
"What an ownerless thing, you guys are really eloquent."
Soshiyang raised his hand to signal Star Calamity to stop talking, and then said slowly:
"Why are you so diligently collecting relics from other races?"
"interest."
"That's it?"
"Every life has its own goal and value. Although other lives may not understand this goal and value, just like you don't understand the meaning of simply devouring Tyran. We are out of control, but there are still many problems.
For us, every life has a different way of solving problems, and this is the way we choose."
"Oh, I can also learn some philosophy."
"I think that by doing this, you are trying to build your own culture as an independent race."
Veronica's words made the archivist's eyes move slightly. Soshyan blinked, nodded, and continued to listen to Veronica.
"Although you have escaped the shackles of Tyran's will, you are still confused about your own existence and significance. This is a common emotion that many 'creatures' will have after being separated from their masters. You do not know how to define yourself and define yourself.
Even describing yourself, you have no past, so you cannot form a consensus that brings you together. To put it simply... you are independent in thought, but still belong to Tyran in terms of identity. You have not yet constructed your own racial consciousness.
and culture, we can only find answers and inspiration from those races that once existed in the galaxy."
Soshyan agreed:
"rational."
The archivist responded to Veronica after a moment of silence.
"Perhaps, but personally, my goal is just to be an archaeologist and a scholar. I am tired of staining my hands with blood, and I don't care so much about the so-called race. The Milky Way is like a piece of rotten wood, and the races in it are what breed on the rotten wood.
The rise and fall of fungi are nothing more than cycles, so what if they become a race? Everyone gets together, and then starts to think about who will manage whom? Start thinking about survival, expansion, confrontation, and balance of interests? When all this will eventually return to dust
At that time, it was meaningless.”
"You are still an extreme liberal and historical nihilist."
Soshyan crossed his arms, turned to its side with interest, and glanced downward.
"Wait, are you genderless?"
"We don't have the ability to reproduce naturally."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to..."
"It's okay, we don't have a concept of sex, so there's no insult or tradition involved."
Then Soshyan walked back to the front of it.
"Archivelist, you must also know where this place is. As you said, the Royal Court has no extreme racial policies and has no reason to hurt you, but... you discovered the Blessing of Vaal. This thing is the King's
It is an important military property of the Royal Court and is also very confidential information. If you are released, it may cause unnecessary risks. The Royal Court's expedition team is currently only exploring the outer parts of Vaal's Blessing and establishing operational bases. If there are external forces
Intervention may lead to a war."
The archivist also knew his current situation and did not struggle. He said very calmly:
"Then I am willing to accept your custody until you get your military heritage back. Then you will naturally not have to worry about me leaking information."
Soshiyang smiled slightly. It was a bit of a waste to keep such a unique creature like this.
According to the expedition team, it is not only cunning, but also quite powerful. It also has a psychic power that interferes with thinking. The mechanism is somewhat similar to the Tyranid Hive. In addition, Soshyan can feel this from its speech and behavior.
The knowledge of this creature should be very profound, and coupled with its long lifespan, it is a worthy target for the royal court that often uses foreign mercenaries.
"Archivelist, I actually quite appreciate your free and easy survival philosophy, but unfortunately, the secrets you discovered are not just Blackstone Fortress."
Soshyan pointed at himself.
"You saw my face."
This time, the reptile's face, which could hardly show any emotion, finally changed, and it showed panic visible to the naked eye.
After all, it has been in the galaxy for so long and knows the empire very well. The big guy in front of it can be seen at first glance that it is not Ada. Its body shape is not even that of an ordinary human, but more like one of the human beings.
That powerful genetically modified warrior—the Astartes.
But despite all the speculations, it hid it well because it knew that once the other party realized this, it would really have no way out.
No matter what the identity of this person is, a human being who is king among Ada must represent extremely exciting news.
"I, I... you can clear my memory, I don't understand the human empire either..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the archivist realized that he had made a gaffe. This was the fifth gaffe since he became aware of himself, and it was also probably the most fatal one.
Soshyan pointed first at it, then at himself.
"Empire, so you guessed that I am related to the Empire."
"I will forget it! Prophet Ada has powerful spiritual power and can erase my memory. Please show your kindness!"
As an extreme liberal, another characteristic of the archivist is naturally his extreme fear of death. He is very afraid of death, because only by living can he feel everything he has.
Soshyan smiled and shook his head.
"This is not safe. Generally speaking, the dead are the safest. Or are you willing to stay in prison for eternity?"
"No, no, please—"
Looking at a huge four-legged creature with its hands clasped together in a very humble manner was indeed a bit laughable, but Soshyan also felt that it was indeed a bit pitiful and did not continue to tease it.
"Then let's make a deal."
"Hmm? Your Highness, what kind of transaction do you want to make? Or do you want to get some relics from me? But the main thing I collect is cultural heritage. I'm afraid there is nothing with military or technological value..."