"This might sound somewhat absurd, even like gambling on luck. But in the course of human evolution, there has always been a great deal of luck involved—so why not give it a try?"
"We chose to finally activate Ren Zhong precisely because he is the finest among all of us. We have staked everything on him; we can no longer bear another failure. If he fails as well, then we can only stay here forever, watching humanity being fooled like idiots, slaughtered like swine, manipulated like tools, driven by the true enemy into mutual slaughter. My companions and I will endure this never‑ending torment in the world after death."
