171. A Poem

"Hey!" Evan approached Olivia with a worried expression. "Why do stupid traditions like those on planet Xione also exist in your place, Olivia?"

Olivia only glanced slightly at Evan. "Actually, the ancestors of the inhabitants of planet Xione were former inhabitants of my planet. However, due to a gene mutation in thousands of years, the predictive ability of the inhabitants of planet Xione faded, and some turned into other powers."

Evan shook his head. He remembered Fiona, who tortured herself while being a synthetic warrior. "Don't do this, Olivia. Traditions like that are stupid."

"Actually, what are you guys talking about?" Kara asked out of curiosity.

"As he said, if someone on our planet gets a mission and doesn't carry it out well, they have to torture themselves as a kind of redemption." Olivia's voice began to tremble. "I also thought it was a stupid ritual. And after all my planet was destroyed, no one would know if I didn't torture myself...."