By the riverbank of the Uighur Village.
Hawk and Peter stood side by side, chatting while waiting for Felicia, who was not far away, in conversation with the Uighur High Priest.
Once Felicia finished speaking with the High Priest, they could leave here.
Hawk originally thought about speaking himself.
But...
He didn't know how to start, and since Peter was as introverted as he was, the task had to be entrusted to Felicia.
In any case, the High Priest did not conceal anything, and indeed Hawk found the Adamantium according to the clues given by the High Priest.
Although Hawk felt that the present Uighurs could no longer return to their so-called ancestral land and live anew.
After all, without King Kong's protection, and having regressed into indigenous people, if they returned to their ancestral land, they might soon be devoured by the terrifying creatures inside, just like those on Skull Island.
But Hawk could not make decisions for the Uighurs, nor did he want to make decisions for them.
Respect others' destinies.
So after returning, Hawk still told Peter and Felicia the origins and truth about the Uighurs' ancestral land, and then the three voted, passing a two-to-one resolution to let Felicia inform the High Priest of this matter.
Hmm.
Quite democratic.
Peter, standing aside, murmured somewhat puzzledly: "I still can't understand why the Uighur ancestors, namely the one you mentioned, Icarus, would want to kill his own descendants."
Hawk shrugged: "Maybe he didn't want his bloodline to suffer."
As for why Icarus did this, Hawk combined what he had seen and heard and the plot he had read and pieced together some guesses.
As members of the Celestial God Team created to clear out Mutant Races and protect the eventual completion of the 'Divine Appearance', the Eternals would have their memories erased after each 'Divine Appearance' before going to a new planet to guard the next 'Divine Appearance'.
Thus the Eternals were unaware of the truth behind the 'Divine Appearance'.
The members of the Eternals knew they were sent to clear out the Mutant Race, and once accomplished, they awaited the emergence of a new Celestial God, fulfilling their task.
But they did not know the true cost of the 'Divine Appearance'.
The emergence of a new Celestial God, at the cost of the Planet of Life's destruction.
However, knowing the truth was futile, for their memories were completely erased afterward, entering the next cycle of 'Divine Appearance'.
Except...
The leader of the Eternals, Ajak, was exempt.
As the leader, Ajak's memories were always preserved, and she always knew the cost of the 'Divine Appearance' was the Planet of Life's destruction.
Not a joke!
For millions of years past, Ajak, while faithfully fulfilling her mission of the 'Divine Appearance', upon arriving on Earth for this 'Divine Appearance Plan', suddenly fell in love with Earth, unwilling to destroy it, and even began to doubt her mission's correctness, gradually wanting to prevent 'Divine Appearance' from happening.
For this, she found Icarus and told him the truth about the 'Divine Appearance Plan'.
After all, Icarus was chosen as the future leader of the Eternals.
Therefore, she hoped Icarus could reject the mission like her and protect Earth.
But...
Icarus resolutely refused and began to rebuke Ajak's wavering sense of mission.
Ajak had no choice but to erase Icarus's memories of the truth. Yet, Ajak still hoped this promising Icarus could reconsider during his time living on Earth and make a new choice.
Later, Icarus followed Sesi to settle in the Lost World beneath Skull Island.
Then...
Icarus's memories spontaneously resurfaced and he made a choice.
He chose to continue fulfilling the mission bestowed by the Celestial God Team that created them.
Let 'Divine Appearance' descend!
But the restored Icarus was conflicted.
On one side, he wanted to continue fulfilling his duty.
On the other, he had an unbreakable emotional attachment.
Because he knew, once he chose duty, it would inevitably lead to conflict with his companions.
Including Sesi.
His love.
For he knew Sesi loved Earth, and if he chose to continue his mission, he would ultimately destroy everything his beloved cherished.
So...
After struggling, Icarus chose to leave without a word.
As recorded in the Uighur's Hall mural of the Lost World, Icarus chose to leave alone.
Because his love for Sesi was his greatest vulnerability.
Just like in the original plot, when Icarus appeared in London, he still opted to protect Sesi, even at the final battle, he had the opportunity to kill Sesi, allowing 'Divine Appearance' to happen, but ultimately chose to abstain.
But those are stories for another time.
In short!
Now in this timeline, caught between duty and an unwavering emotional attachment, Icarus chose the former.
But before that, he must eliminate any potential obstacles to the Divine Appearance Plan.
And facing his unshakeable emotional attachment and once dearly loved acquaintances, Icarus came up with a fine solution.
Mutant Race.
He planned to use the Mutant Race to assassinate Ajak, the leader who began questioning their mission.