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"Are you worried about my health or about delaying things?"
"Of course they all do."
"Tsk, I'm not that fragile. Besides, Nata is now the... Herald of Fertility. Even if I get hurt, she can heal me."
That's not how the power of abundance is used...
Kong didn't know whether those people who were craving for the pharmacist's attention would explode with rage after hearing Xier's outrageous words - but he was sure that Nata would be mentally devastated while handing Xier a hot water bottle... That was the kind of relationship they had.
"Manya, Manya?"
"..."
The dirty deal here was completed - the black tower over there, which had been on standby for a long time because Pella's inquiries were too boring, also restarted the puppet.
The first thing she looked at was not the couple talking and laughing at the door, but instead she looked at Manya who had stopped talking for some reason.
"... Couldn't you have taken the memories when I wasn't around, Rememberer?"
The black tower puppet frowned at the air in dissatisfaction.
"You are very perceptive, but please rest assured that I have no intention of offending you. Exchanging memories with this lady is in line with the rules of the Memory Court."
The plump figure reorganized from memetic form into matter and landed in front of Manya.
As she appeared, Manya, who had been silent just now, suddenly let out a cry of surprise, and then the hand holding the tarot card that had also appeared retracted.
The Black Swan, whose body was exposed by the Black Tower, did not seem to think that trading memories in front of the "host" was an act of crossing the line, and was still smiling faintly.
"When did this man——"
"I have no intention of interrupting your inquiry while Miss Pera is focusing all her attention on the editor. In order to fight against the mystery, your memories should be reinforced."
Seeing that Pella was about to take out her drone to take a defensive posture, Black Swan finally fell from mid-air and bowed gently to her and Black Tower: "I will take over the messenger and temporarily serve as the doctor's guard until she finishes her trip with Miss March Seven-"
"..."
In order to play with Sanyue, have you called your colleagues to cover for you? Xiaoxin...
The corner of Sora's mouth twitched.
"It is precisely because this lady's memory is so precious that I have developed a 'love for talent' - Dr. Kong, please forgive me for the inconvenience I have caused."
Then she nodded to the sky again. Regardless of whether her behavior was reasonable or not, at least she was polite.
"Manya, is this true? Are you trading memories fairly?" Pella didn't care how she explained to Sora, she pulled Manya's hand and hid her behind her.
"Uh, um, yes, she said she wanted to exchange my working memory of Klippelburg for the memory of being the director of the Border Star during the trade war..."
Manya whispered, "But I was abandoned by Lady Kokolia... This memory of my service is equivalent to recording my failure. What value does it have?"
"Ms. Manya, it is precisely because you are dominated by the thought of failure that you are easily taken advantage of by the myth."
Black Swan's tone was full of tenderness.
Although she is a rememberer, her speech and image are closer to those of a "mysterious" believer: "Exchange it with me, it will also be beneficial to the cause you are about to devote yourself to - think carefully, what did you see in Uckerburg before you were exiled?"
"...What did you see? It's nothing more than a report that a store is looking for Wallace to purchase goods again..."
Then Manya's pupils fluctuated:
"No... What on earth did I see that earned me exile...?"
A group of people with swollen tumors on their bodies, and branch-like bones and disgusting connective tissue sticking out from behind them...
A group of aliens who came from the starry sky just like the fleet.
Strange, why did I forget to report such important news to Miss Pera? Is it because I don't want to betray Lady Cocolia yet?
"...Riddler." Black Swan's eyes suddenly became flat and cold, and she turned to Sora who had realized the seriousness of the problem through just a few words.
"They attracted some unclean things out of revenge against Lord Fuli."
"Nurgle followers - ugh, are they the people of abundance?"
Sora was very confused: "Why them?"
"The people of abundance only seek the blessings of the Medicine Master. They may have made a deal with the believers of the myth."
"...Damn it... Could it be that their target is Nata?"
Have an empty meal.
"Or, they are chasing after another emissary who has been blessed with immortality and is rumored to be completely unaware of it."
The black swan has a deep gaze.
Under her deep gaze, Heita frowned, then lowered his arms in surprise and looked towards Kong:
"……No way?"
"…Why are you looking at me? I don't feel Fengyao casting his gaze on me?" Kong was puzzled by the sudden solemn gaze of the black tower.
"Didn't you complain that Abundance gave too little? It only gave Nata seeds - then you should have this seed as well, but you may not have noticed." Heita looked Kong up and down with a complicated look.
"Ah? How could I have it?" Kong was still a little confused - he was not pretending, he really didn't realize where the blessing of abundance was.
"mixture."
"……Oh."
Understood now.
He had always thought that after the mixture was spread, he should be further blessed with knowledge or exploration, but he forgot that for the altruistic and charitable God, this thing was the best qualification for attaining enlightenment.
But even the system did not realize that abundant power was hidden in his body. How tiny was the source of power of this thing?
"If it is not a seedling, it will not be able to grow tall and strong. Changes will be reflected in the future, but now Chief Natasha and Dr. Kong are both walking 'blessings' in the eyes of the people of abundance."
"Aren't they afraid of retaliation?"
"The people of abundance have always survived by robbing the blessings of abundance to improve themselves and prolong their lives."
Black Tower explained on behalf of Black Swan: "You already know the rules of this world very well, but you still lack the principles of action of various forces in the galaxy... It's time to make up for it."
She seemed to be gloating and eager to give it a try, and seemed to be very interested in giving Sora a "lesson":
"Fengraomin... now we are going to have a good show. Those weird guys probably don't know that Ruan Mei and I are planning to land. You were right to call for foreign aid this time."
"I'll brush up on my knowledge about the people of abundance when I get back... So they came to this godforsaken place to collect my and Nata's bodies?"
Sora just thought it was ridiculous.
Didn't Fengraomin know that he was targeting a genius? Logically speaking, a member of the genius club who was well served by the company would not become a weakling who could be easily bullied by forces other than Destruction, right?
"Maybe they just wanted yours at first, but if the confused people tell them about it, it's hard to say." Heita spread his hands.
"…Wouldn't it be against the Riddler's destiny to tell him the information?"
"Wouldn't the memory player also steal other people's memories?"
The puppet glanced at the Black Swan meaningfully, but the latter just smiled and said nothing, as if he was used to being misunderstood by others.
285. Xi'er·Miss No Surname
"Further ahead is the Eternal Winter Ridge. We will split up from here and reunite before 6pm. Doctor, the area further north of the Eternal Winter Ridge is densely covered with rifts, and the main enemy that the Seventh Regiment is on guard against is also pouring out from that direction."
The ranger leading the way stopped, turned around and said slowly to Kong and Xier: "My brothers will start from the east and search for other traces of 'outsiders'."
"Well, thank you for your hard work, brother. What exactly are the hostile creatures wandering around here?"
Looking at the ever-increasing vortex of snow and fog, Kong felt that the ice pick in his hand could not give him enough sense of security.
I'm afraid that apart from Primaris, only Gustav can help us move in the vortex - its severity is no less severe than the storm encountered when going deep into the snowfield.
"Some remnants of the rift and the mechas whose self-regulation programs have collapsed are wandering around the snow hills. Do you see those shadows that look like pillars?"
The ranger pointed to the shadows standing in the white snow. The traces of artificial construction that looked like they were carved by a knife looked like the shadows of buildings of an interstellar civilization.
"The first 'high tower' is the boundary between the Pillar of Creation and the Eternal Winter Ridge. If you cross that tower, you will enter an area that the locals have never explored. There are especially many boundary-breaking creations there. Although the Seventh Regiment has a tacit understanding with us not to interfere with our exploration, for your safety, please try to wait until we have a clear understanding of the surrounding situation before going deeper."
"No problem. We are not heading for those planetary factories today. Give my regards to your chivalrous leader—"
Kong waved goodbye to the team of hunting believers and took Xier to the unnatural area where they had fought against the Creation Engine in the simulated universe.
It can be said that after the calculations and data export of the simulated universe, he understands the terrain north of Beloberg and the secrets buried under the snow hills better than most locals.
This time, in addition to going on a date with Xier and having some selfish motives of taking energy, he also wanted to put Silver Wolf's overwrite code into the creation engine just in case.
If it is really impossible to use it for one's own benefit, then one can only destroy it with great pain. Compared to protecting cultural relics, etc., one should still give priority to considering the impact of this unstable factor on the entire conflict.
"No matter how many times I watch it, it's still spectacular... How brutal was the war back then?"
Kong withdrew his hand, but saw Xier gazing at the "giant pillar" that reached into the sky like a support for the gap between heaven and earth, and she seemed a little absent-minded.
"Those are not natural landscapes, but the result of human transformation. The ancestors of Beloberg must have had a brilliant civilization... Now there are no outsiders around - you should have a lot of questions and things you want to tell me, right? Xier."
Kong didn't mind Xier observing him for a while longer, but they had two important things to do, otherwise he wouldn't be able to "apply" for this precious half day from his female companions who were eager to take care of him all day.
"What do you mean by no one? Isn't Paimon considered a person? And your old lover, hasn't she been following you all the time?" Xier looked back at the empty back of her lover awkwardly——
"Gama is the invisible god, and Paimon will choose to disappear at the right time. Now is our chance to be alone, Xier."
Sora spread his hands.
"…The invisible god?"
Xier was deeply impressed by the arrogant god of love yesterday - that kind of possessive guy would never leave himself and Kong alone.
"Because Shiva set it on fire and burned it to ashes... Uh, is this a joke from hell?"
Kong realized that he had let the cat out of the bag, but the invisible flying ash lingering around them didn't react at all, which was enough to prove that Kama really had no evil intentions to eavesdrop on their conversation, and was merely fulfilling his guarding duties as a servant.
"Let's not talk about other people. You'll lose your head if you talk about other women on a date. Try not to care about it—"
"…If it were anyone else I would just think it was an exaggeration, but you didn't really lose your head because of this, did you?"
For some reason, Seele saw Kong's head falling to the ground when he retracted his neck.
"Yes, I was also forced to play a 'good show'."
“…It’s hard to imagine.”
The more Xier got to know Kong, the more she felt that this man had too rich a life experience.
Logically speaking, with his self-proclaimed experience of traveling through all realms, he should have lost interest in everything in life long ago and remained calm and composed. But what Xier saw was a guy who cared about other people's feelings and was willing to change the world... It was a bit contradictory.