Death… And Me

Chapter 1517 - Open System

As soon as Rean asked that, the expressions on Xuve and Glasitaʼs faces changed as one of them responded. ”Yes, we do. It was decided a long time ago that the population in this place must never surpass ten million. Every one hundred years, the leading powers of the Upside Down World count the number of living beings here. If the number is above ten million, then culling is done.n

ʼThatʼs quite harsh,ʼ replied Rean. ʼHow do you decide whoʼs gonna die or live?ʼ

Xuve then explained, ”Anyone above the Saint Realm is safe. Thatʼs because trying to kill people at the Elemental Transformation Realm or higher could potentially lead to more damage than we can afford. As for those at the Saint Realm and below, they would be chosen randomly. There is a thing called the Death Roll organization. Itʼs maintained in conjunction with all the leading powers of the Upside Down World.

Thatʼs to ensure that not only one side would have their people and demon beasts eliminated.”

Xuve continued, ”They will spread their forces around the Upside Down World and kill people based on some random selection formation plate. Once the necessary numbers are dead, the killing is stopped, and they would retreat to the organization, not to come out for the next one hundred years.”

Rean couldnʼt help but ask after that, ”Isnʼt there a much better way to do this? Like, birth control?”

Glasita shrugged her shoulders, saying, ”Can you really make everyone follow such a thing? First of all, do you think someone would really waste their time trying to prevent people from having sex? We already live in this confined place. If you eliminate sex as well, people will definitely go crazy. In the end, itʼs a lot easier to simply put down some people than preventing them from being born.”

Roan also added, ʼNo one probably cares that much either. Since the number is ten million, chances are that even if the number goes above, it wonʼt be that much. Who knows? A hundred thousand, maybe two?

In the lottery that follows, everyone would prefer to trust their luck that they wonʼt be the chosen ones. In fact, they probably wonʼt as the chance of being selected is indeed low.ʼ

Xuve nodded, continuing, ”Thatʼs why no one complains. Besides, everyone believes that as long as they reach the Elemental Transformation Realm, they would be on the safe side, never to be afraid of being killed again. As long as the ten million number is maintained, then we would have enough space and food for everyone. Well, itʼs not like itʼs that easy to reach the Elemental Transformation Realm.”

Following that, Xuve brought the nvins back to the room. ”Now, just lie down and rest. You will finish reverting to your original forms in two or three months at most. At least, thatʼs what I can tell from the speed of your recovery.”

Rean couldnʼt help but ask, ʼArenʼt you going to inquire about information from the outside world?ʼ

Xuve and Glasita shook their heads. ”If we do and you answer, we would have no reason to keep treating you, right? Would you really answer before you could at least move on your own?”

Rean had to admit they were right. ʼI wouldnʼt...ʼ

Neither Glasita nor Xuve took it to heart ”This is just an exchange. Transforming you two back to normal doesnʼt cost us anything other than time. Once youʼre back to normal, you can simply tell us the information we want to hear. Itʼs that simple.”

Xuve and Glasita then left the twins behind so that they could have their own discussion. ʼSo, what do you think, Roan?ʼ

ʼTheyʼre definitely telling the truth. Itʼs just that I donʼt know if itʼs all the truth or not. The water in that lake is abundant, so transforming us back indeed doesnʼt cost anything. We just need to be careful once we finish this exchange. After all, nothing guarantees that we wonʼt be killed as soon as we reveal whatever they want.ʼ

Rean had reached the same conclusion. ʼThatʼs good, then. Letʼs just patiently waitʼ In the end, Rean couldnʼt help but think about Rafatia and Falangia. ʼSigh... I wonder what happened to those two. We had been out for over five years, and we did ask them to wait for us. It feels just like Qia and Calina as I donʼt know what happened to them.ʼ

Roan closed his eyes in response, saying, ʼItʼs hard to say. However, they definitely wouldnʼt stay in Salt Canyon Undersea City for long. Most likely, Falangia grabbed Rafatia and moved back to Utari City. The only doubt is whether she arrived there or not. In any case, thatʼs not something for us to care about for now. Letʼs focus on our recovery.ʼ

ʼAlright.ʼ Rean nodded.

Thanks to the twinsʼ constitution, it really took just another two months before most of the transformed parts of their bodies returned to normal. There were a few small pieces remaining, but the twins could at least fight and defend themselves now.

Plus, that wasnʼt all. Kentucky was also someone who had Light and Dark Elements as affinity. With that said, his brain also recovered quite quickly, being just a tad slower than the twins. He couldnʼt really move well, but he could already talk and use his Divine Sense. The twins believed that it wouldnʼt take more than two or three months before Kentucky was free as well.

The last one was obviously Luan. There was one thing the twins noticed about Luanʼs case. Even though Luan had become a statue, he didnʼt stop growing up. That was quite a weird thing as Luanʼs statue was now the size of a young thirteen-year-old man. However, he obviously didnʼt have the twins or Kentuckyʼs perks. Because of that, only a few small parts of his body seemed to have come back to normal. He couldnʼt think, see or say anything at the moment.

Nevertheless, there was a piece of good news. After the twins became able to walk on their own, the system opened once again. It considered that the twins were not in a dangerous situation anymore..