I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate

Seeing Su Ze speechless for a long moment, King Mu thought to himself, ’My words really did shock him.’

He knew that the more pressure Su Ze faced from the Nian Race, the more valuable he would be. Su Ze would become more reliant on the intelligence he could provide.

However, he wasn’t lying. The Nian Race truly did have powerhouses who could ”arrive in an instant.” It was just that they were experts above the level of a Sun God.

Powerhouses of that caliber were absolute bigwigs in the Nian Race; it was practically impossible they would be mobilized for a trivial planet like Blue Star.

Of course, that possibility couldn’t be ruled out entirely.

The Nian Race wouldn’t normally give a second thought to a planetary civilization with such a low level of evolution like Blue Star. But because the Human Race was unique, the Nian Race’s upper echelon had started to pay the planet a little more attention.

After his brief shock, Su Ze quickly came to his senses. ’King Mu’s words can’t be fully trusted. No need to worry too much.’

He had planned to continue asking King Mu about the mysterious inheritance, but he suddenly remembered Deng Sui, whom Mr. Ke had mentioned before. He didn’t know if this youngest legendary powerhouse of the Lin Hua Continent was friend or foe, and perhaps King Mu could give him an answer.

As for the mysterious inheritance, he would definitely have to ask about that last.

’King Mu is treating the information about the mysterious inheritance as his get-out-of-jail-free card. He’s definitely not going to give it up easily and will probably try to use it to make some demands.’

’So I’ll start by asking for information that isn’t as important to King Mu. I’ll try to get as much as I can for free.’

”Do you know Deng Sui?” Su Ze asked.

”I’ve never had contact with him. You want to ask if he’s one of our Nian Race, don’t you? I’m not sure about that either.”

After speaking, afraid Su Ze wouldn’t believe him, King Mu added, ”I rarely communicate with others of my race. Over the past few decades, the one I’ve contacted most often is Jiang Pingle.

”First, it’s because I was the last to emerge, which means my strength is in the weakest tier among my peers here. Back in the race, our strength and status were all similar—most of them were even weaker than me. But now I’m a head shorter than them, so naturally, I don’t want to interact with them much.

”Second, it’s related to the mysterious inheritance you’re so curious about. I’ve been plotting how to unlock it and I don’t want my fellow clansmen to discover its existence. After all, it’s an inheritance that could tempt even the highest echelons of our race.”

Su Ze mostly believed King Mu’s explanation. On the matter of Deng Sui’s identity, there was no need for him to lie.

Since King Mu had brought up the mysterious inheritance on his own, Su Ze took the opportunity to ask about it.

”Tell me everything about your past experiences exploring the inheritance, from beginning to end.”

King Mu immediately fell silent.

”What, you’re not willing?”

”If I tell you everything, what value will I have left? Who knows if you won’t just burn the bridge after you’ve crossed it.”

Su Ze laughed. ”King Mu, you still haven’t figured one thing out. I’m not your enemy right now. On the contrary, I’m the only friend you can rely on, the only person who will and can help you. For you, right now, even your own clansmen are completely unreliable.

”Even now, if you fell into the hands of your ’compatriots,’ how would they treat you? Do you think they’d help you eliminate the Sun God’s consciousness, or would they awaken the Sun God and let him devour you?

”You don’t actually think you’re that important to your race, do you? Even when you were alive, you were just a Deputy General in a Nian Race army, while that Sun God was the commanding general!

”An army has only one commanding general, but how many Deputy Generals like you are there?

”How many armies like that does the Nian Race have? A thousand? Ten thousand? So are you one in a thousand, or one in ten thousand?

”If you were alive and at your peak combat strength, you might have some value. But as just a Consciousness Body, do you really think the Nian Race cares whether you live or die?

”Only I value you, because the information you possess is valuable to me. As long as you cooperate obediently, I will naturally help you.”

’Crush his self-esteem, negate his value, and then instill the idea that ’I’m the only one who will help you.’ This is the first step.’

King Mu fell silent. Who would the race choose between him and the Sun God? The answer to that question wasn’t difficult.

Compared to the Sun God, whether in terms of strength and status when he was alive or his contributions to the race, the gap was immense. He would definitely be the one to be discarded.

Seeing King Mu’s silence, Su Ze pressed his advantage. ”So, you see, King Mu, you and I are two grasshoppers on the same rope now. You’d better pray I don’t die at the hands of your Nian Race. Pray that I can one day leave Blue Star and escape their control. That is your only hope for survival.

”And if you want to live, you must do everything in your power to help me achieve that goal.”

King Mu was startled. He hadn’t realized Su Ze was actually thinking of escaping Blue Star.

He said coldly, ”And how do I know you won’t just kick me to the curb once I’m no longer valuable?

”My current predicament is all your fault. Why should I doubt my own race and trust you instead?”

Su Ze didn’t answer King Mu’s challenge directly. Instead, he asked, ”You’ve lived on Blue Star for over twenty years after possessing King Mu. I wonder, have you ever read any of Blue Star’s fantasy novels?”

”What do you mean?” King Mu didn’t understand why Su Ze had suddenly asked this.

”If you’ve read those fantasy novels, then you should know that many of the protagonists have a ’portable grandpa’ mentor figure. They usually like to hide in items like rings, acting as a wise teacher and helpful friend, guiding the protagonist, accompanying them as they grow, and protecting them along the way.