"Don't digress!" Tianxiang's brows furrowed slightly, and he said coldly, "You haven't answered my question yet." What kind of agreement does you have with Gesa? ”

"Actually, when I first made the plan, I thought that you would one day find out the secret. It's just that what I didn't expect was that you would see through my plan so quickly. Hehe! This is the wisdom that a new leader must have! ”

Liu Rui was laughing, smiling happily.

Tianxiang didn't speak, and the dagger in his hand didn't mean to loosen it at all. He was waiting for Liu Rui's words.

"Humanity has developed to this day, and the number has been greatly reduced. As a biological population, if you want to reproduce and survive smoothly, quantity is definitely a crucial issue. I think you should understand this truth. ”

Liu Rui's words sounded a little confusing, and they were very different from the questions raised by Tianxiang. Despite this, Tianxiang didn't speak, just stared at the old man's eyes, patiently listening to every word that came out of his mouth.

"The world is very different from the era in which the ancients lived. Due to the threat of bugs, it is simply impossible for us to get enough food. In order to survive, humans also have to kill each other. Think about it, in such an environment, develop yourself and regain ancient civilization and knowledge. In fact, such a thing cannot be done at all. Because, in a state of hunger, no one can think about anything but food. ”

Tianxiang frowned and nodded slightly. He didn't understand why Liu Rui was talking about this at this time. However, he still felt that what the old man said was very reasonable.

However, this does not mean that he can let Liu Rui go because of this.

"When I gave you the clan, there were less than two hundred people. But, you know what? At the height of my tenure as patriarch, the entire clan numbered in the thousands. At that time, even in the face of ten of the most powerful insect beasts, I was completely sure that I would kill them. ”

"So, why did your race decline?" Tianxiang asked puzzled.

"Food, or because of food." Liu Rui's words faintly revealed a bit of sadness and helplessness: "You may not imagine that a small tribe with only 100 people who can only flee in the face of a worm beast may be able to survive smoothly." But a powerful tribe of more than a thousand people, in the end, fell apart for the most basic reasons. I remember very well that during that time, we ate everything we could eat in the neighborhood, and even the most unpalatable internal organs of the bugs were used as food. But it didn't work, hunger still gripped the entire community. In desperation, I had no choice but to choose the most unacceptable and the only solution - splitting. ”

"So why don't you choose to migrate? Elsewhere, there should be more bugs. ”

"Migration? Hahahaha-" The old man suddenly burst into a nervous laugh: "Easy to say. Do you think there are no other hunter races in this world? Do you think everyone in the community thinks the same way you do? Do you think it's so easy to leave your place of residence and move to someone else's territory in search of food? Young man, you're thinking wrong. The world has its own laws. Plundering what belongs to someone else, there will definitely be resistance. A revolt at the cost of life. ”

"That's not right! You have the option to merge. Annexing other races in this way to consolidate one's power. At the same time, more food sources can be obtained. With your wisdom, it should not be difficult to see the difference. Tianxiang said meaningfully.

"You're right!" Liu Rui sighed: "But I can't do this. I can't kill, I can't kill my own kind, I can't 。。。。。。 ”

"It's a good excuse, it's a high-sounding excuse!" Tianxiang suddenly interrupted his words and sneered: "I don't want to be an enemy of outsiders, but I unite with outsiders to attack my own people." You, the former patriarch, are really good! I don't want to hear your old stories anymore. I just want to know, why are you doing this? For what exactly, you want to collude with outsiders and kill your own compatriots? ”

"Do you really want to know?" Liu Rui looked into Tianxiang's eyes, and the latter gave him an affirmative expression,

"Quite simply, for you." Although the old man's voice was not loud, it was enough to give Tianxiang a great shock. However, there was no look of surprise on his face. He was still staring into the old man's eyes as before, as if trying to see the answer he wanted.

"You are very smart enough to see the crux of the problem in such a short period of time. As you may have noticed, all the people who died were over 50 years old. As for the old people in the Gesar group, I believe they have all been killed by you. What do you think about this? ”

Tianxiang was shocked again. In fact, he had already thought about this question when he attacked Gesa's camp. At that time, he already felt that something was wrong. A group of more than 300 people would place a group of old and infirm people around the camp as guards. This kind of thing is already quite odd in itself. Moreover, after realizing that they had been attacked, the young man in the middle of the camp did not move. Instead, after letting himself kill all the old people defending on the periphery one by one, the counterattack began.

Such a move is basically to push all the old people in the weak resistance of the clan to the tip of the enemy's spear and automatically send them to death.

In the end, only all the young people remained. But the dead Gesa just handed over this part of the most elite power to himself.

On the other hand, the same is true for oneself. After all the old people were killed, although there were only a dozen or so young people left, in terms of strength, they were already much stronger than before. After all, without the drag of the elderly, the ethnic group, which is entirely composed of young people, obviously has a more vigorous vitality.

Taken together, the meaning of the two things is surprisingly identical. It's just that the order is reversed.

What's more, the ultimate beneficiary of both things is himself.

In other words, Liu Rui and Gesa completely cleaned up all the old people in the clan for themselves in a situation of killing each other, leaving behind a group of sturdy hunters. This also explains the most fundamental reason why Liu Rui did not shoot back when the enemy attacked.

He wants to leave more people for himself, and those young people who can follow his development in the future.

Could it be that this is the secret agreement between Liu Rui and Gesa? A bitter ploy that seems to be a fight between the two, but he gets all the benefits in it?

If this is really the case, then the old man in front of him is not unscrupulous, and his methods are not ruthless. But why, Gesa is actually willing to take the entire clan into his own hands at the cost of his life? He was more than capable of explaining the reason to himself before he shot himself. Then help yourself to manage the merged group together.

After all, a clan leader who understands the truth and can make sacrifices is definitely not a mediocre person who does nothing.

"One mountain does not allow two tigers! This is an old saying that has been passed down since ancient times. Facing Tianxiang's doubts, Liu Rui said lightly: "Just imagine, if Gesa is still alive, then even if he has given up the position of patriarch to you." His former people will not obey your orders at all. Moreover, these people may also encourage others to break away from the current group and threaten Gesar to re-establish the clan. After all, in their minds, you are nothing more than a conqueror, not a ruler. ”

"Are all of this just for me to lead the race to a better development?" Tianxiang tried his best to suppress the mood fluctuations in his heart, and still asked indifferently in the most indifferent tone.

"That's true!" Although the old man's answer was expected, it was like a boulder again, slamming into his heart, stirring up a monstrous wave.

"Why?" Tianxiang's voice trembled slightly, and the dagger in his hand involuntarily released a trace of distance.

"In order to reproduce, in order to survive, in order to live better." The old man's answer was reasonable. It's just that the last sentence that came out of his mouth made Tianxiang's heart suffer a huge shock again.

"Because you are the pathfinder, our guide. He is also a leader who will lead humanity to rebuild a new society. ”

"Say! How do you know this? Who are you? The dagger in Tianxiang's hand once again pressed close to the old man's throat. Due to the excessive force, even a little epidermis was punctured. A trace of reddish liquid suddenly flowed down the folds on the surface of the skin from the hole.

Secrets, this mysterious old man, really knows too many secrets that shouldn't be.