Chapter 27 Secret (Part 2)

"Don't change the subject!" Tianxiang frowned slightly and said coldly: "You haven't answered my question yet. What kind of agreement is there between you and Gesa?"

"Actually, when I first made the plan, I had already thought that you would one day see through the secret. But what I didn't expect was that you would see through my plan so quickly. Haha! This is what happened. The wisdom a new leader must have!"

Liu Rui is smiling, smiling happily.

Tianxiang said nothing, and the dagger in his hand showed no intention of loosening. He was waiting for Liu Rui's next words.

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

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

"The world today is very different from the era when ancient people lived. Due to the threat of insects, it is impossible for us to obtain enough food. In order to survive, humans have to kill each other. Think about it, in such a world Under the environment, develop yourself and regain ancient civilization and knowledge. Such a thing is actually impossible. Because in a state of hunger, no one can think about anything other than food."

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

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

"When I handed the tribe over to you, there were less than 200 people. But, do you know? During the peak period when I was the leader of the tribe, the entire tribe once had a huge number of thousands of people. At that time, even in person, I am completely sure to kill the ten most powerful insect beasts."

"So, why did your tribe decline?" Tianxiang asked puzzledly.

"Food, or because of food." There was a hint of sadness and helplessness in Liu Rui's words: "You may not imagine that a small tribe with only a hundred people could only flee when faced with an insect beast. Maybe we can survive smoothly. But a powerful tribe with more than a thousand people, in the end, fell apart due to the most basic reasons. I remember clearly that during that time, we ate all the food nearby, and even Even the most unpalatable internal organs of insects were used as food. But it was no use, hunger still enveloped the entire group. In desperation, I could only choose the most unacceptable, but the only solution-split ."

"Then why don't you choose to migrate? There should be more bugs in other places."

"Migrate? Hahahaha -" the old man suddenly burst out into a nervous laughter: "It's easy to say. Do you think there are no other hunter groups in this world? Do you think everyone in the group will have the same idea as you? ? Do you think it is so easy to leave your place of residence without authorization and move to other people's lands to find food? Young man, you are wrong. This world has its own inherent laws. Looting what belongs to others, There will be resistance. Resistance at the cost of lives."

"No! You can definitely choose to annex. Merge other ethnic groups to consolidate your power in this way. At the same time, you can also obtain more food sources. With your wisdom, it should not be difficult to see the difference." Tianxiang meant Said deeply.

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

"It's a very good excuse, it's really high-sounding!" Tianxiang suddenly interrupted him and mocked sarcastically: "You don't want to be enemies with outsiders, but you unite with outsiders to attack your own people. You, the former clan leader, are really very responsible. Excellent! I don't want to hear your old stories anymore. I just want to know, why do you do this? What is your purpose, that 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 a confirmation,

"It's very simple, for you." Although the old man's reply 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 find the answer he wanted.

"You are very smart, to be able to see the crux of the problem in such a short period of time. Maybe you have also noticed that all the people who died were older than fifty years old. As for Gesa I believe all the elders in the tribe have been killed by you. What do you think of this?"

Tianxiang was shocked again. In fact, he had already thought about this issue when he attacked the Geza camp. At that time, he already felt that something was wrong. A group with more than three hundred people actually arranged a group of old and infirm people as guards around the camp. This kind of thing itself is already quite weird. Moreover, after discovering that he was attacked, the young man in the center of the camp did not make any move. Instead, he allowed himself to kill all the old men guarding the perimeter one by one, and then began the counterattack.

Such a move would simply push all the elderly members of the ethnic group who are weak in resistance to the enemy's spears and die automatically.

At the end, only all the young people were left. But the dead Geza just handed over this most elite power to himself.

On the other hand, the same is true for our own side. 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 burden of the elderly, a group composed entirely of young people will obviously have more vigorous vitality.

Taken together, the meanings contained in the two things are surprisingly the same. It's just that the order of development is reversed.

More importantly, the ultimate beneficiary of both things is yourself.

In other words, Liu Rui and Gesa completely killed each other and eliminated all the elders in the clan for themselves, leaving behind a group of strong hunters. This also explains the fundamental reason why Liu Rui did not fire back when the enemy attacked.

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

Could this be the secret agreement between Liu Rui and Gesa? It looks like a fight between two people, but he gets all the benefits from it?

If this is really the case, then the old man in front of him is very scheming and his methods are very ruthless. But why was Gesa willing to hand over the entire ethnic group into his own hands at the cost of his life? He was fully capable of explaining the reasons to himself before he fired. Then help yourself manage the merged ethnic group together.

After all, a leader who can understand the truth and make sacrifices will definitely not be a mediocre person.

"There is no room for two tigers in one mountain! This is an old saying that has been circulated since ancient times." Facing Tianxiang's doubts, Liu Rui said calmly: "Imagine, if Gesa is still alive, then even if he has given up the position of clan leader to you. In addition, Your original tribesmen will not obey your orders because of this. Moreover, these people may also encourage others to break away from the current tribe and threaten Gesa to reestablish the tribe. After all, in their minds, you are just Be a conqueror, not a ruler."

"Is everything you have done just for me to lead the tribe to better development?" Tianxiang tried his best to suppress the emotional fluctuations in his heart, and still asked calmly in the most indifferent tone.

"That's true!" Although the old man's answer was expected, it still hit his heart like a big stone again, causing a huge wave.

"Why?" Tianxiang's voice trembled slightly, and the dagger in his hand involuntarily loosened its grip.

"For reproduction, for survival, for a better life." The old man's answer was reasonable. However, the last words from his mouth caused Tianxiang to suffer a huge shock once again.

"Because you are the pathfinder, our leader. You are also the leader who will lead mankind to re-establish a new society."

"Say! How do you know this? Who are you?" The dagger in Tianxiang's hand was once again pressed hard against the old man's throat. Due to the excessive force, it even punctured a little of the skin. A trace of bright red liquid suddenly flowed from the break and slowly flowed down the wrinkles on the skin surface.

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