Although it was just a guess, it seemed to Idan and Arabel to be a more convincing explanation of why the Association agreed to cooperate with outsiders.
Having no evidence, they decided to leave this idea as a hypothesis that does not claim to be the absolute truth.
"I'm sure that if that were the case, the Association would not refuse to cooperate with them," Idan agreed with Rachel and the others.
"This concerns the interests of the Association, but what does the other side get out of it?" asked Idan, wanting to know the opinion of the Heroes.
"Unfortunately, we haven't figured it out yet," Rachel admitted honestly, and the others agreed with her.
"Hmm..." — Idan, rubbing his chin, was lost in thought, trying to imagine himself in the place of outsiders and understand what they want from their world.
Dark creatures are essentially conquerors. They need other worlds and their inhabitants as resources—food, materials, and even opportunities for procreation.