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"Great, this is the taste, a high-class and rich taste. I think even the Great Guardian can't be more 'upscale' than us now."
Nata could tell from this guy's speech that he had no respect at all for Kburg and those in power, and he was indeed a good candidate for cooperation.
"Please rest here for a while while I and the ladies go upstairs to meet that friend."
Kong did not hide his intentions from Wallace, and truly showed the "sincerity" that Wallace needed.
"She is not available to show up. Is she not Director Topa's person?"
"Well, but she will be helpful to our upcoming big undertaking."
"Oh, well, I'll review "Snow Country Tales" here. Don't forget, I've booked a table at Goethe's for lunch."
I felt a little sorry that Sora had to run some personal business right after arriving, but he actually did it and went to the small table to fiddle with his coffee and books.
Wallace almost obeyed Sora's every word, which made Nata look back and forth between Sora and him...but no matter how she looked at it, this young man didn't look like a gay.
The decoration inside the store is very warm, but the connection to the second floor is a relatively steep wooden staircase. When a long night passes and a new long day comes, the warm sun shines through the gaps in the attic railings, giving people the illusion that they are not in Bello Berg, but in a Nordic summer.
"Is this the 'Marquise'? So beautiful~"
"There were too many people when I came last time... I can finally appreciate it up close... Such an exquisite little attic, I really want to live in a dormitory like this."
"Then go back and ask your sister Haiya to redesign it. She also likes warm sunshine and wooden-style buildings."
The students were very satisfied with the cozy feeling in the store, but Sora's eyes kept falling on the mirrors high in the attic.
Without these mirrors, there would be no warm sunshine in Beloberg - they also serve to expand the sensory space and increase the lighting, and of course, they can also become an excellent base for rememberers.
[I'm here, Xiaoxin, where are you guys? ]
"PhD!"
The messenger jumped out of the mirror and immediately showed a panic: "Sorry, Ms. Black Swan hasn't arrived yet, I can't contact her - she said she saw a memory worth collecting and went to 'exchange' with someone!"
"I don't mind waiting for her for a while, but I still ask her to hurry up. It's not safe for Nata to move around the administrative district."
Before Kong could finish expressing his dissatisfaction, the mirror in the compartment on the second floor suddenly became dull.
"Eh? It's getting dark?" Asuna raised her head slightly. The light reflected on the flowers had quietly turned into a moon, and it seemed like fireflies like shooting stars were sliding across her cheeks.
The sudden night that fell between the long days was not a real change in the weather, but the room was closed, the windows were no longer transparent, and the mirror surface turned into an obsidian-like plane, making the stained glass-like ornament on the chest of the person who appeared even more dazzling and brilliant.
"...Mr. Black Swan... Oh, could you please inform your colleagues before setting up the secret ceremony..."
The messenger breathed a sigh of relief, but the resentment in his tone was far more than before.
"I don't mean to disrespect you all, but to fight against the mystery, you must use all means. I have had a close connection with it, and I know what I can and should do."
The woman's face was illuminated by the crystal ball, and the candlelight scattered above the attic allowed the four people to see things. Although she was a rememberer under Memory, the way Black Swan appeared gave Kong the illusion that this person was involved in a cult pyramid scheme.
She stacked the deck of cards in front of her flat, and then smiled increasingly at the air, like an older sister next door, or a lover in a dream, swaying her mysterious smile.
The golden eyes beneath the turban did not try to see through Kong's mind, but only caressed Kong's cheek. There was a comfortable warmth, like a cat's tongue licking, crawling across the fine hairs on his face, causing Kong's vigilance to drop briefly.
Even though it was only a momentary, unconscious relaxation, it was still unacceptable to Kong - the system could block mental control and suggestion, but the mysterious woman in front of him, who seemed elusive and only appeared in dreams, had an approachable aura.
"Have we met somewhere before?"
Kong wasn't using the universal, old-fashioned pick-up method; he really felt that there was something familiar and awkward in Black Swan's gaze.
Her appearance is very distinctive - but Xilin, who has the same pupil and hair color combination as her, is extremely difficult to deal with. And Ying... So now Kong is a little afraid of women with purple hair.
"It is unfortunate and fortunate that both of us have shown great favor to you, Dr. Kong, and Ms. Natasha..."
Although it was their first meeting, the woman named Black Swan stood up from the crystal ball like a big sister next door after revealing her true face, and chatted with everyone gently: "It is the myth that attacked your precious memory, and it is the enemy we have to fight against."
Finally, someone came who was willing to speak human language.
Although the other party's appearance was somewhat mysterious and his words were a bit flowery, the information he revealed was undisputed and coincided with Kong's own judgment.
"It is my duty to fight against myths, but I have a method that is more in line with your principles, Doctor Kong... Introduce other gods who favor you and your partner."
She suggested, as if intoning: "For example, abundance."
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"Can I hear your reasons for suggesting that I contact Abundance?"
Kong feels that his behavior and the behavior of the people around him should be the most concerned by the same association and the protection. However, the actual situation is that except for Befa who received the protection from the protection of destiny, no new destiny power has been received recently.
In the simulated universe, every old lover who participated in the experiment had received the favor of the destiny that was very consistent with their consistent insistence, but the reality was that Sora could not feel the addition of destiny to them at all. The energy of destiny flowed into their deficient energy flow like an invisible foam, and only Befa stirred up a little splash.
And abundance, the fate of abundance that he knew did not conform to his consistent behavioral aesthetics, because all his acts of giving would inevitably bring rewards, and the rewards would be abundant, and it was not an unwarranted and useless altruistic behavior.
"Your act of healing others in the space station was essentially altruistic - you reversed Dr. Primordial's atavistic rays, and this has been recognized by the King of Medicine. However, your 'merit' at that time was not as good as that of the God's Envoy, so He did not upgrade you."
Black Swan's tone was so gentle that people's minds were swayed by the candlelight and her beautiful eyes. Not only Sora, but also Hua Lin, who had always been aloof, was a little confused by the light and shadow of the incense and the beauty opposite - even if a beautiful woman was a riddler, she was still very beautiful and would make people indulge in that mysterious atmosphere... This world was so real.
"But isn't Fengzao... fighting with the Patrol? My team is full of sea rangers—"
The essence of Kong's soul structure corresponds to "dragon", which means "immortality", so he does not need to worry about the hunters being hostile to him because of his own longevity. But if he really wants to accept the blessing of abundance, the circle of hunter believers around him may have uncontrollable opinions about him.
"Star Gods may fall, but destiny remains. What is important is not the blessing of Star Gods, but the recognition of destiny. The direction of hatred is clear. Lan's target has always been the King of Medicine and the people of abundance, not the long river behind him." Black Swan smiled back at the stunned Hua Lin. At that moment, she seemed to be approaching from far away, and finally people could grasp her meme——
"Ms. Nata has the opportunity to be promoted."
"So that's how it is?" Kong rubbed his chin.
Since the Rememberer said so, his previous inference was not wrong. It was just that he lacked the opportunity to verify it and the risk was a bit high, so he never tried it.
Healing others, acting altruistically with no desire for anything else in return... is for abundance.
Sora had not yet fully embarked on this destiny, but Natasha had already embarked on the road to abundance.
Black Swan means that once "Snow and Wind Immunity" comes out... Nata may be promoted.
Kong has to communicate with various forces. His identity as a great lord has already brought him trouble once. If he becomes an envoy of the Order of Fertility, whose reputation among the stars is mixed, he will most likely be blamed somewhere.
The woman in front of him was reminding him wisely - let Nata get this part of the blessing as much as possible to increase their soft power, and Kong would not have to have any unpleasantness with Yuyun and the others.
"I understand, Nata. I'm afraid we need to speed up the research on drugs. And I'll have to trouble you to pay attention to the treatment of reversion. I may be short on time and won't be able to take care of every reversion ranger..."
"...Huh?" Nata didn't understand what Kong meant.
But once Nata is told clearly, the altruistic behavior will deteriorate... Both Black Swan and Sora hope that Nata can gain the recognition of the Star God through her own spontaneous enthusiasm.
"The Medicine King will protect you. Of course, after receiving his blessing, if Lord Fuli also lowers his eyes, the balance will be broken, and then the two will try to check and control you. This is inevitable."
Black swans do not only announce good news but also bad news: "Just because they favor you does not mean they will always help you. Appropriate obstacles can help balance all things in the world."
"It feels like these Star Gods have really been kidnapped by fate..."
Kong pressed his temple with a headache: "Who else has been eliminated?"
"These are the only things Yiting can observe. But please don't worry too much. Apart from being mysterious, the Star Gods do not bother to hide themselves."
"Didn't the protector even take a second look at the land he blessed?"
“There are too many things that King Amber needs to pay attention to. Even though Lord Boshi favors you so much, he doesn’t pay attention to everything you do - most Star Gods are like this.” Black Swan said regretfully.
However, Aha is an exception.
The hollow bottom hurt some bastard again.
Seeing that Kong was still not at ease, Black Swan took out a card from the table in front of him and pushed it in front of him: "You may need enlightenment - this is the last time that Lord Fu Li will help you and me on this trip. From now on, in order to prevent me from interfering with you too much, He will not send down His great power again."
"Snapped."
Sora flipped it open.
"'world'."
The black swan was slightly surprised, then its face brightened a little, and the obsidian-like mirrors around it slowly recovered, allowing the sunlight to return to this warm garden.
……
"Teacher, what does that card mean?"
"Maybe it means to wish us 'immediate success'."
Sora smiled and explained to Asuna: "I didn't have a particularly strong desire to pursue the outcome of something at the time. Maybe it was just a little comfort from Fuli. Who can say for sure?"
"Well, then memory is a gentle god?" Asuna nodded her chin.
“He may not be gentle, but His actions are noble, just as the intention of abundance is good, but His blessings may also lead to disasters and may conflict at any time... Nothing in the world can be viewed with a single perspective.”
Helping Natasha hold the ball peony, Kong said goodbye to the young man who was reluctant to part with him, and took the girls to Natasha's old house.
The final step of the Black Swan's Memory Protection Mystery is to leave important memories with important people.
The flower shop provided Belloberg with the warmth and greenery that she rarely experienced, which helped to add weight to her memories, and the peonies were to be given to her adoptive mother personally.
Flowers, sunshine, loved ones, all these beautiful things can form a picture that can be preserved for a long time. With the enhancement of the memory, this period of time can become a treasure that will not fade for a hundred years.
The linkage of memories is the key to this ritual - Wah's research content will have a strong interaction with the memories of the entire day. As long as she does not forget the beautiful scenery of the long summer and the body temperature of the people around her, the key information of those potions cannot be stripped away by the mysterious person.
...So the Black Swan ritual is actually very consistent with human psychology... It seems that its B-level has been lowered a bit, not as good as those outrageous memory preservation methods that Sora prepared for Nata, but the advantage is that this method will not have any impact on Nata's personality.
【Black Swan, are you still around? 】
[Yes, Doctor, I am always by your side.]
[I am here too? ]
The messenger's answer was somewhat deliberate and competitive. Sora didn't know how a girl who didn't care whether she was remembered before could suddenly become antagonistic to her peers. He just continued to ask with a bit of amusement -
[If the myth is about to attack us, are there any signs that we can refer to? ]
[When the avalanche occurred, the myth left its traces in the material world, some accidents, some not-so-perfect coincidences...]
Isn’t this “Final Destination”?
Kong's balls started to hurt.
[What secret does immunity to wind and snow contain that is worth the Star God's efforts? 】
Paimon, who is also in the public channel, is like Nata, and is somewhat unable to understand the value of the drug;
[It was able to attract the attention of Fengyu, allowing Hulu to take the initiative to balance it, and mysteriously bury it. In Teyvat, this is already a taboo knowledge level thing, right? ]
[I guess it’s because this research and development line will have a profound impact on interstellar exploration and ‘colonization’. ]
After all, Kong was once the leader of an academic clique for a period of time. Although he sometimes relied on his past achievements, at least he was not an old thief when it came to researching orientation and smell.
[Maintaining organ energy self-circulation in windy and snowy weather at minus 80 degrees... Even if this effect is achieved through human body modification, it is still quite expensive. Wind and snow immune samples are cheap and the materials are very easy to obtain. They will definitely be popularized throughout the river system.]