"Although I'm glad you didn't kill me, brother, I still have to say, if I truly were the Desire Mother Tree, your moment of hesitation would have cost you a great opportunity for victory.

Even now, you're still like this.

Just like when we were nearly sold off… If you hadn't cared about me back then, brother, you could have dealt with the problem more safely."

Abigail's voice was soft, but her sweet tone carried words colder than winter:

"Don't concern yourself with the lives of others, don't worry about the gains and losses of your companions. Brother, you only need to protect yourself."

Chloe was silent.

He didn't expect Abigail to be able to say such chilling words with a body temperature of 36 degrees.

But now he somewhat believes that Abigail really is that girl from back then.

He snapped his fingers, and the various restrictions binding Abigail vanished.

"I never thought I'd see you again after so many years, but unfortunately, I don't believe abandoning friends and loved ones is the behavior of a healer."

Abigail sighed deeply:

"What a pity, but it's precisely because of that I prayed to the Evil God to let me see you one more time."

She placed her hands behind her, moving lightly.

Someone like her, who barged into others' lives without any prelude, would naturally be met with caution.

Not to mention, she couldn't control her emotions and kissed him on impulse.

She touched her fingers to her lips.

As if savoring again the warmth from that moment.

Chloe just felt his brow twitch violently.

What on earth was this about?

He felt that the Thought Steel Seal he had created wasn't as extreme as Abigail's own thoughts.

But with the Thought Steel Seal in place, her threat to him had indeed lessened.

So he was also willing to speak a bit of truth:

"Considering we were once companions, I don't wish to harm you, but that's only because of feelings from the past.

The brother you knew has already been buried in the slums.

Now, seeing me again, you should also notice that I'm not the same as I was."

His current state was hard to evaluate.

He was Chloe, the prodigy of the Ethereal Emblem.

But he was also Roy, a university rabbit from a rabbit family in his previous life on Earth.

Looking at the current situation, although he had been influenced by this lifetime, becoming more decisive and ruthless,

Overall, he leaned more towards his past self as Roy.

Ultimately, he wasn't the companion huddling together for warmth in the slums that Abigail remembered.

"But to me, it's all the same."

Abigail said softly.

Chloe glanced at her, speaking in a cold, judgment-like tone:

"Abigail, I must remind you.

For me, the continuation of my loved ones' lives outweighs all else.

If they leave, this world would be of no value to me.

Whether it's you, or the Desire Mother Tree that might still be hiding within you, I can kill them both."

Chloe opened the door, allowing the light outside to shine on his face, adding some warmth to his indifferent expression.

At least in some regard, Abigail was right.

Whether as Chloe or as Roy, in dealing with this point, he was unprecedentedly unanimous.

In the game's first week as Chloe.

Or after awakening his Innate Wisdom, during every run of The Sims.

After losing Nini, he embarked on the path of the Filthy Moon,

He was originally a survivor of the Evil God's ritual, having witnessed firsthand in simulations the fear and despair brought by the Evil God.

So he would never allow his treasured ones to fall into the ending depicted in the simulations.

No matter the cost, he would prevent it from happening.

"My container..."

The next moment, the calm voice made Chloe abruptly turn around, the Thunderous Battle Halberd aimed straight at Abigail's neck.

At this moment, Abigail was letting out a painful cry.

Her hands were tightly gripping her own throat.

The Thought Steel Seal had already begun to take effect.

Upon realizing the conscious awakening of the Desire Mother Tree, Abigail instinctively choked her own neck.

Even approaching a moment when the Thunderous Battle Halberd was about to split her body in two, she showed no hesitation.

Yet, even so, clear words escaped Abigail's throat:

"I can restrain my thoughts, not harming your people, and I swear by the name of the Desire Mother Tree."

Chloe frowned.

This was the first time the Desire Mother Tree had yielded.

Seeing him remain silent, she laboriously said:

"The Thought Steel Seal makes this body unable to harm you, but if you don't let her go soon, she'll die."

Looking at Abigail, whose neck was squeezed almost half its size, Chloe sighed and said:

"Let go, Abigail."

Choked almost to the point of asphyxiation, Abigail finally released her grip.

Looking at Abigail, or rather the Desire Mother Tree, her eyes entwined with twisted green light, Chloe calmly said:

"You have ten seconds to say your last words."

"We can make a pact, I won't harm you or your people, but I need your help."

"Nine."

"The price won't exceed your endurance."

"Eight."

"This child named Abigail indeed has a connection with you."

"Seven."

"…Could you at least listen to me first."

"Seven."

"Alright then, I'll be frank, I have only two requests…"

"Six."

"First, treat this child well, don't harm her."

"Five."

"Second, you can have your way with her, but you must let her bear your child."

Chloe, originally intending to continue counting down, was instantly choked.

No, dude.

I thought you were going to make some outrageous 'man-beast' demands.

Turns out you're telling me, the cost of not interfering is getting my junior pregnant?

Shrimp Head God!

Calling you the Desire Mother Tree isn't an injustice.

Chloe asserted:

"I don't engage in loveless relationships."

The Desire Mother Tree said calmly:

"I never required the two of you to fall in love."

Chloe upped the ante:

"She doesn't agree, I can't dare, that would be against the law!"

The Desire Mother Tree raised an eyebrow:

"She wouldn't refuse you, let alone with the Thought Steel Seal, she'd even gladly kneel to lick your feet if you asked."

Chloe was outraged:

"Don't groundlessly sully the innocent; if it weren't for you, I wouldn't use such methods on blameless people."

The Desire Mother Tree snorted:

"Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Chloe just felt an intense rage:

"What do you mean nonsense? You want me to have a child with someone else, you think I'm like you, only caring about birthing, not raising?"

"Abigail" raised a strange smile at the corner of her mouth:

"I never asked you to raise her child; Abigail's child would become my affiliate, even a subordinate god."

Chloe was half-believing and half-doubting.

He never shies away from assuming the utmost malice about the Desire Mother Tree.

This was an absolute villainess.

But her current request didn't seem so excessive.

It just treated Abigail more like an object than a person.

—Although Chloe was already prepared to eliminate her the moment the Thought Steel Seal was activated.

And then...

The Desire Mother Tree showed her sincerity.

"Abigail will not interfere in your life under any pretext, you can be with whoever you want.

All you need to do is see her occasionally.

Then take the opportunity to get her pregnant, let's set a small goal, have that child of yours give birth to five kids first."

???

Righteously having five kids, huh?

His initial fury was disrupted by the Desire Mother Tree's nonsensical proposal.

He felt like there were angels and devils in his mind, spewing profanity.

Angel Chloe:

"Don't trust her, there must be a plot behind such a wicked woman."

Devil Chloe:

"Who cares about any plot, is the crisis temporarily resolved or not?"

Angel Chloe:

"Who knows what she'll do with your child? What if she wants a share of your inheritance?"

Devil Chloe:

"No worries, after establishing the Extreme Association, I'm getting a monthly salary of 1 yuan, all other expenses reimbursed by the association."

At that moment, the angel and devil joined forces, reaching a consensus.

But there was a problem.

"How can you guarantee you'll keep your promise?"

—The implication being, he was, in principle, agreeing.

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