Before we set off, Lin Xue had mentioned that the Melovans had discovered something extremely important. However, due to the limitations of the prophet's prophecy, and more importantly, her wicked sense of humor, she had never clearly told us what the Melovans had discovered. It was only then that we knew that she was referring to the carrier of the World Core that was left in the technological side after the capital of the 15th Sky District was Conceptually Severed.
After the capital of the 15th Sky District was Conceptually Severed, it was split into two parts, the mystical side and the technological side. The World Core, which was the point of entanglement of all the information in every world, was also split into two. The World Core of the mystical side had already been found, which was the black metal ring that had almost caused me to lose face. However, when we searched for the whereabouts of the technological side's World Core, we were surprised to find that it had disappeared without a trace.
At that time, everyone had a conjecture: The technological side's World Core had already been obtained by the Fallen Apostle while it was in hibernation. At that time, the information we had on hand was limited. The only ones who could confirm that they had designs on the World Core and had the strength to lay their hands on it were the Fallen Apostle. It was only natural for us to make such a conjecture. However, conjectures were still conjectures. Up until now, we had not found any substantial evidence to prove that the World Core of the 15th Sky District was really in the hands of the Fallen Apostle. Thus, the matter was temporarily put on hold.
The World Core was a rather important thing to a complete universe. As the point of entanglement of all the information at the beginning of the universe's birth, the disappearance of the World Core could easily cause the constants of the universe to go haywire and the stability of the universe to drop. However, under normal circumstances, this would not immediately lead to the end of the world. Furthermore, the capital of the 15th Sky District was one of the administrative centers of the old Empire. Its body had been adjusted and strengthened by the Shiring Apostles. Even without the World Core, it would be able to operate as usual forever. Thus, even though I was very concerned about it, under the constant entanglement of more troublesome matters, I had almost forgotten about the fact that I had lost the World Core.
I never expected that it would suddenly pop up in such a situation. Furthermore, it was found in the Melovans' storage.
"Eh … That's not right." I realized that there were many unexplainable things. "The Melovans were separated from the mystical side after the Conceptually Severed effect. How did they find the technological side of the world? How did the World Core fall into their hands? "
"So, they didn't steal this crystal from the universe where Gaia was." The Missy pressed her hand on the surface of the crystal and narrowed her eyes slightly as if she was talking to something in the crystal. "Blockhead, do you still remember that you cheated?"
I was stunned. I didn't know why the topic had suddenly changed to this. Then, I felt awkward. This venomous-tongued missy had already teased me several times about how I used to cheat. "… Can you not be so direct about this topic?"
"Pfft, what's there to be embarrassed about with me?" The young lady snorted. "This crystal falling into the hands of the Merovans has something to do with that incident back then."
I gawked and dropped my jaw. I felt that things were about to unfold.
"You know, the Void is above everything else." The young lady winked at me playfully. "What does it mean to be above everything else? In other words, no matter how brilliant and meticulous Chen Qian's Conceptually Severed Plan was back then, no matter how neat and smooth the two parts of the Mother Planet were, it was only for things that were on the same level as the world and one level lower than the world. For the Void … Since the word 'Conceptually Severed' can describe it, then it is lower than the Void. Since it is lower than the Void, then the Void will ignore whatever Conceptually Severed means. "
I looked at the young lady with a conflicted expression. We're all humans, but why is this lass's learning ability so impressive? Regarding the Void, she seems to have studied it more thoroughly than me …
Lin Xue didn't notice my gaze. She spread her hands and concluded, "In other words, for the Void, the Conceptually Severed can be ignored from the start. Although the Conceptually Severed did 'hide' from the Void to a certain extent, that was just a smokescreen. To be more precise, because the Conceptually Severed did not challenge the 'rules' of the Void, such a small loophole was' let off 'by the latter. Then, when you, a Void creature, went up to die, you didn't think too much about it. You were still young back then. Compared to humans, it was the rhythm of holding a pacifier to save the world … Blockhead, what's with that expression? Do I have to say that you brought the placenta to save the world? "
I said, "… Alright, you can continue. Let's not talk about the placenta."
I realized that I would never be able to win against this sharp-tongued young lady in terms of eloquence. Her mouth was too good at talking and she was too daring. I couldn't even handle half of the eloquence that Xiaoxue had inherited from the young lady!
"To put it simply, back then — and I'm afraid it's still the case now — you couldn't even tell the difference between the two Conceptually Severed Worlds. That's because the information barrier between them was invisible in the eyes of a Void creature like you. Furthermore, Sister Chen Qian didn't explain it to you clearly back then. So, when she asked you to give the capital a big one, you very sincerely gave the big one to both worlds … Blockhead, now do you know why you died with an 'ah'?"
I was stunned for a long time. I pointed at my nose and said, "I went OT back then?"
Lin Xue nodded solemnly. "Although based on my judgement, even if you didn't go OT, you would still die with an 'ah'. But if you had focused all your power on protecting one world back then, at least you would have been able to 'ah' for a longer period of time …"
I might not have been able to stop the young lady from focusing her attention on the matter of me dying with an 'ah'.
We all understood what Lin Xue was saying. To put it simply, the Conceptual Severed Worlds that my elder sister had performed in my previous life were only effective against worlds. However, to Void creatures, it was something that was dispensable and invisible. Back then, I didn't know the details. Thus, when I was helping to protect the mother planet of the mystical side, I also diverted half of my power to protect the mother planet of the technological side. Back then, I probably thought that these two worlds overlapped. So what happened after I activated an 'ah'?
"You swept away a lot of things on Gaia's side. Of course, most of them were things that were far away from the mother planet. They were unimportant things. After all, the main impact that you suffered was on the side of the mystical side. Gaia was only affected by the aftershock. But perhaps it was fate that you just happened to draw out the Heart of the World …" Lin Xue's eyes were glowing with a white halo. She pressed both her hands on the crystal. Using it as a medium, the young lady was able to use another pair of eyes to reconstruct what happened back then. There were some details that she couldn't see clearly, but that should be how the entire process went. "After that, this crystal kept floating in the Void and was finally picked up by the Merlowans."
This was completely different from what everyone had guessed.
"I never thought that the real situation would be like this." Sandora sighed. "If that's the case, it also explains why Gaia couldn't find any records of the Heart of the World. Because it was swept away by the Void Creatures, it was equivalent to being erased from the world level. The entire matter has nothing to do with the Fallen Apostle. It's just that … there are too many confusing things about what happened back then. I don't know how many unexpected secrets will be revealed in the future … But at least there's good news for now. The Heart of the World didn't fall into the hands of the Fallen Apostle. In comparison, it's a great blessing that it was temporarily picked up by that idiot Barrian. "
"Yeah." Lin Xue nodded noncommittally. She didn't seem to be as optimistic as Sandora. "If there's nothing wrong with my eyes, the information entanglement of the Heart of the World is still sealed in this crystal and hasn't jumped away. But … I hope that I'm just overthinking things."
I looked at Lin Xue. She wasn't someone who would worry about something groundless. That was why I was very concerned about her current reaction. "What's wrong? Do you feel that something isn't right? "
"It's a coincidence." The missy wiped the sweat off her forehead. Even with the Heart of the World as a medium, it was still a huge drain on her energy. "The things that you took away from the capital world of the Technological Faction are almost all unimportant. Most of them are 'small stones' at the edge of the universe. The Heart of the World is the only exception. It's definitely not something unimportant. At the same time, the Heart of the World is also tightly protected by Gaia's defense system. But you just had to be so careless and 'accurate' to take it away. Secondly, it's true that the Heart of the World is drifting in the Void. But how did it leave the Empire District and drift all the way to this place? Even with accurate navigation, it might not be able to continuously drift such a long distance and never land in any of the prime material worlds. According to my observations, before the Melovans found this weak psionic crystal in the Void, it had never come into contact with any of the other universes. Secondly, the Melovans picked up the Heart of the World — that's another extremely low probability of coincidence. I can't see the specific situation now, but it feels like … the Heart of the World is acting on its own. It … has chosen its own fate. It's a little like … "
Lin Xue couldn't find the right words to describe the Heart of the World's series of coincidences. But Sandora added the second half of her sentence. "It seems to be consciously escaping the Empire District!"
Everyone's gaze then fell on the crystal. I looked at the surface of the crystal that flickered with faint blue light and silently faced everything. I guessed that it was actually an intelligent creature that could think and understand fear. Or perhaps there was an ancient soul sealed within it. But these were just random thoughts. It had no soul, no life, and no mental activity that could be read. I took out Jingle and rubbed it against the crystal. The little one's only comment on the large stone was that it was a little cold …
So, this was definitely not a living creature.
"It's not a living creature, but it really seems to have a consciousness and escaped the Empire District. Through a series of 'accidents' that have almost zero probability of escaping, it even hitched a ride with the Void Creatures." I lightly knocked on the surface of the crystal a few times, listening to the pleasant tinkling sound coming from the latter. "It seems that you like silence. But since I was the one who brought you out of the Empire District back then … let me bring you back this time. If you don't run away this time … I'll take it that you agree to this decision. "
"You're so bored, talking to a stone." Miss Lin immediately became venomous out of habit.
I: "… Didn't you say that this thing has a consciousness?!"
Miss: "… Forget it, I won't be able to converse with you on such a high IQ topic."
Lin Xue retorted. Then, she paused for a moment and seemed to remember something. "Right, speaking of which, I had a premonition back then … The Melovans discovered important information related to the Empire, and this information was not known even by the Fallen Apostle. Do you still remember this premonition? "
"Of course." I immediately nodded, pretending that I really remembered this matter. "But now, it seems that your premonition was slightly off. They only found the World Core of the 15th Heaven District by chance."
Miss snorted softly. "Mistake … The current situation is indeed a little different from what I predicted at the start, but I don't think I would make such a mistake. I suspect that the secret that I saw was related to the Empire, and the secret that even the Fallen Apostle did not know was related to this crystal in front of us. It's just that I revealed it earlier. The Melovans did not discover the secret in this crystal in time, and they obtained the treasure chest but were unable to enter it. According to the laws of prophecy, if we didn't appear, they would probably discover something from this crystal in a short period of time. Blockhead, I suggest you send a few more people to closely monitor this crystal 24/7. If my premonition is correct, it will definitely reveal something. It's impossible for the Melovans to suddenly obtain the technology to study the crystal, so it can only be that the crystal exposed some information on its own accord. "
I nodded. "You don't have to tell me that — look at those scientists who dug out the crystal, their eyes were all green."
Miss nodded, then rubbed her eyebrows and sighed. I went forward to rub her temples, feeling a little heartache. "Such a huge leap in one go, it must be quite tiring, right?"
"That's not the reason." Lin Xue took the opportunity to lean on my body and rub her cheek against mine openly. Even someone as strong as her body felt soft at this moment. Not only did Miss not have any resistance towards such intimate actions, she also didn't mind that Sandora and Shallow Shallow were standing next to her. I really didn't know if this was a good sign — anyway, the two girls next to her were secretly pouting in my direction. "I was just thinking that I should be able to become a little stronger. My intuition tells me that there's some kind of breakthrough … that can raise the quality of my prophecy ability to another level. If that's the case, many of the things I see will no longer be incomplete fragments and illusory images. Many blurry things can be seen directly, no riddles, no beating around the bush … It's a pity that I don't know when I'll be able to achieve this. I really envy those who major in combat. At least they have a clear training method and channel. Usually, when I want to improve my ability, the only thing I can do is to forecast the global weather … How depressing. "
"This is … a prophecy regarding the prophecy ability?" I went around in circles twice before I could sort out this relationship. I was instantly astonished, and then I couldn't help but think of my older sister back home. "Damn, you're not going to become a god too, are you?"
Lin Xue raised her head from my embrace and smiled weakly. "I don't know. There's no way to prophesize such things. The scope of intervention is too wide. But look — back then, Sister Chen Qian, Shallow Shallow and I entered the Mother's Nest at the same time …"
I couldn't sit still when I mentioned this. My older sister's abnormal situation was like a fishbone stuck in my throat.
There really didn't seem to be anything in this world that was worth personally interfering with. Almost everything had been given out, and the rest could be left to Seves and her brain trust. As for the "dragging" of the thirteen worlds, it was just a simple technical project. Tawil and the staff of the Garden of Death would be able to take care of everything. As for taking stock of the Empire's legacies that the Melovans had gathered here — that wasn't something that could be done in a day or two. At this thought, I nodded to everyone. "Let's pack up and head back. I think we need to confirm the situation with my older sister as soon as possible. A month ago, when Icetis sent me a message, she sounded like she was going crazy …"
"She's just crazy. There's never a time in her life when she's not going crazy." Sandora instantly let out a rare sarcastic comment. Her Majesty the Queen usually didn't make sarcastic comments, except when it came to that female pervert Icetis. "These two are so close."
Since we were concerned about our family's matters, we handed over all the follow-up matters here to the diligent and hardworking Sister Seves. To be honest, if there was a chance, I really should have invited Sister Seves over for a meal. She pretty much picked up all the trivial matters that we left behind on a daily basis. Then, we returned to the capital world together with the second batch of troops. After completing the handover of the "special prisoners of war," which meant that Turazzo and the other conservative Melovans were temporarily placed in the restricted area of the Supreme Court Awaiting Trial Prison, we hurriedly returned home.
I was teleported to the living room and was surrounded by the familiar scenery of my home. It was very quiet in the house. The little kids were probably taking their afternoon naps on the second floor. This was the quietest time in the house. I looked around and saw that everything was normal. I couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. It seemed that everything was under control and the house hadn't turned into a bombing site.
Just as this thought of heaving a sigh of relief flashed through my mind, a pale and slender arm suddenly flung out from under a bulging blanket on the sofa beside me. It drooped weakly to the ground.
This arm shocked everyone. Then, I saw a familiar dark pattern on the arm that looked like a magic rune.
I carefully touched the arm. It was cold to the touch.
Then, Sandora and I grabbed the edge of the blanket at the same time and pulled it open. As expected, Icetis was lying underneath. She was the Dark Protoss. Her skin was pale and there were traces of magic runes left behind when she sealed the abyss back then on her arm. There couldn't be anyone else but Icetis. However, why was her body so cold?
Not only was Icetis covered with a blanket, she was also hugging a hot water bottle with a cartoon cartoon on her other arm. Her face was pale … Alright, Sis Bing's face had always been pale. But at least she had always been beautiful and clean. Now, she really gave off the feeling that her health was in danger. Looking at this scene, I was instantly shocked. "Hey, damn! Icetis, what's wrong with you? Are you playing dead to scare us? "
Sis Bing waved her hand at me weakly. Her voice was as soft as a gossamer. "You … You still know to come back … I am on my period …"
Everyone collapsed. "!!"
"Just after I spoke to you last time …" Icetis wanted to cry but had no tears. "Why is my mouth so cheap … I have been here for a whole month …"
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