Chapter 842: Fate of small planets
"...What? No, what the---wait a minute.." Robin took a few steps forward and then seemed to understand something and stopped, but he shook his head and shouted again, "What?!"
"I've told you too much already, any more than that and there's no way for you and me to survive." Juri looked into Robin's eyes with pity, "Just follow my advice and you'll be fine... you will have a chance at least."
"Ah... Arrrgh!!" Robin placed his five fingers on his forehead and began rubbing it vigorously, the amount of information that had hit him like a hammer today was simply too much, if he really followed Juri's advice he would have to completely reshape his path, again!
Just a few minutes ago he had intended to give up everything and break his ties with the All- Seeing God after the Nihari War ended.
But after Richard returned to him and asked him to join the army and become stronger, Robin changed his mind and decided internally to strengthen him and train him a little on how to rule and then leave the empire for him and his brother Caesar to do whatever they want with it while he was content with his research and providing them with what he reaches from time to time, in the end, every father wants to see his sons in the lead...
And now everything has changed again, if he follows Juri's advice, he must pant after power and personal strength forever like a thirsty dog!!
"... Heh~" After a few minutes, Robin gave a long sigh, he made up his mind, then leaned again towards Juri, "Seeking power was never my goal, I left my family and secluded myself to get away from these power struggles, to explore the universe, and explore myself first... But time after time I was dragged into devastating wars.
Then he looked to the side with guilt, "Starting from the Tinley Duchy War to the ongoing Invaders War, on Planet Jura alone, close to 800 million people have been killed, all of them because of me in one way or another, not counting the deaths in Greenland, Orphan Blood, and Nihari... Oh my God, how many have been killed because of me? Three billion, maybe? No, if counted the indirect deaths we will get to tens of billions! Ugh... All those lives were lost while I was trying to tell myself that I just wanted to be alone and continue my research, ridiculous, disgusting!"
"I don't know if those wars and those deaths were caused by an inner beast that unconsciously lusters after blood, or because of that great disaster you're talking about, thinking about it, Evergreen also warned me about something similar... But I don't think it matters, either way, I'm always in the center of every war, I'm always responsible." Robin then turned to Juri and bowed again, "Thank you for your advice, I will take it into consideration, and I apologize for being tricked into refining another planet first, and I ask that you help me on my path to supreme glory, and together avoid the path of great disaster."
Juri smiled for a moment, then replied bluntly, "No I'm good, thanks for the apology though."
"What the hell?!" Robin stiffened his back with lightning speed, "Is this some kind of joke? What about your talk about me being one of your children and your pride and all that nonsense? I almost had tears in my eyes hearing your words!!"
"Sorry my dear boy, you're covered in shit from top to bottom, you already started your road towards the disaster and you don't even know, just because I'm nice and gave you some advice doesn't mean I'm an idiot and I'll jump in your chariot heading towards the abyss." Juri waved it off indifferently.
"Why all the blame for refining Evergreen then if you don't intend to follow me anyway?" Robin shouted angrily.
"Just disappointed in you for not coming to me first, but I wasn't going to let you refine me anyway, I'll wait a little longer until the disaster strikes you sooner and another and an owner comes whose life isn't threatened with every breath." Juri laughed gently, "But there's no need to be sad, your silver soul and golden eyes are more than enough to fool most planetary spirits, just remember to hold your future meetings with the *All-Seeing God* here in Jura so that no more of your victims will know about your relationship with him, at least until you've finished refining them, oh, and don't tell him I said anything!!"
"You think I'd let you stay without an owner when you're the heart of the True Beginning Empire?!" Robin burst out screaming, she didn't have condemned him to an early death!! "That's your problem, you can try to refine me if you want but it won't be easy." Juri turned and took a few steps away from Robin.
"YOU!!" Robin shouted at her but waited for a few seconds not knowing what to say, then he seemed to remember something and quickly continued, "Didn't you say that you wanted one of your sons as your owner and didn't want it to be a useless farm? Doesn't your decision contradict what you aspire to? If you don't allow me to refine you, I will have to move the entire empire to another planet, I can't stay on a planet I can't control, even Jura City would be coming with me, I don't know how yet but I will find a way to uproot it and take it to Greenland!"
"...Better for me to be a farm than to be destroyed." Juri waved, but her voice seemed a little hesitant this time.
The fate of small planets like hers in the middle belt is usually extremely miserable, most of the time they don't find a good owner for themselves and end up home to pirates and failed hybridization experiments.
Then Robin quickly followed up, "What about Richard?"