However, a question still remained in all their minds. "Senior Huban, just... how the hell is this Fragnt resealing the sa type of energy as the Extinction Sphere?"
Huban looked at them. "So you can tell it is the Extinction Sphere's energy, uh? Seems like Hyeoumu was right about your chances. Anyway, since you know about the Extinction Sphere, you know it was the reason for the Universe Splitting Phenonon, right?" Rean, Roan, and Kentucky nodded and waited for Huban to continue.
"That's just my theory, but I believe the impact of the Extinction Sphere's explosion caused so of its energy to fuse with this Fragnt in particular," Huban explained. "I know, it is hard to believe. After all, the Extinction Sphere's Energy should be the nesis of the Universe Foundation Pillar."
"But then again... the Universe still survived the explosion. That said, what if, and this is a BIG IF, the Universe Foundation Pillar had part of itself change to match the Extinction Sphere's Energy? What if this Fragnt was just the Universe's own way of saving itself after Soul Gem used his formation to destroy the extinction sphere?"
The twins' group couldn't deny that possibility. After all, Sister Orb was the previous Universe Sentience. If she had a sentience back then, she might have purposely done what Huban just suggested. Too bad she didn't have access to those mories anymore.
Rean then noticed sothing. "If what you say is true, then this Fragnt isn't the only part affected by the Extinction Sphere's Energy. It is better to say that the Foundation Pillar Itself now has a part of it with the sa Remnant Energy of the Extinction Sphere."
Roan went even further. "Not only that, this part of the Foundation Pillar that is fused with the Extinction Sphere's Energy might be causing the rest of the Pillar to deteriorate. Perhaps this is one of the reasons for the Universe to be dying."
Huban was surprised they could figure that much out of his initial words. "Smart. I also considered the sa scenario. But then again, I have no idea how to revert it... if I'm right. Don't forget, everything I said was just a theory. I might be completely wrong."
The problem ca with the fact that Huban might be right instead. If he is right, then the Foundation Pillar is also affected. How exactly will they purge the energy of the Extinction Sphere from the Foundation Pillar? Of course, such a thing might not have really happened.
*Pin!*
Suddenly, the System's Voice echoed in the twins' minds.
[Hosts have reached a critical point in the restoration of the Universe's two halves. To save the Universe, restoring its foundation is absolutely necessary. For that, all fragnts must be acquired and cleaned from any harmful properties. However, such a thing had never happened before in the Universe's history, so no one knows how to clean the Extinction Sphere's Remnant Energy.]
[New Quest Available: Find a way to restore the Fragnt to its original form.]
[Quest Reward: 10000000 Destiny Points.]
[Ti: Unlimited.]
[Failure Penalty: Universe's Destruction.]
Rean and Roan imdiately understood. The Soul Gem System wanted them to use this Fragnt as a testing item. Suppose they could find a way to clean the Extinction Sphere's Energy from this Fragnt that had been modified. In that case, they might be able to do the sa with the part of the Pillar that got affected by the sa issue.
However... 'Just how does the system expect us to find a solution?' Rean and Roan imdiately felt lost. From the looks of it, they will not be able to take this Fragnt away today.
Rean then turned to Huban. "Senior Huban, you figured these possibilities a long ti ago, so you had a lot of ti to think about it. Have you thought about any ans that the Fragnt can be cleaned of the Extinction Sphere's Energy?"
Huban sighed in response. "There isn't a single day that goes by that I don't think about it. However, the problem is that the Fragnt isn't just affected by the Extinction Sphere's Energy. Instead, it is fused with it. The Fragnt itself is capable of releasing this Remnant Extinction Sphere's Energy pretty much forever, showing they are well connected to each other."
"I truly can't think of a way to separate them both. It's not like we can refine it, you know?" Huban concluded.
Yet, his words imdiately lit up a spark in Rean's mind. "Wait! What did you say?!"
Huban looked at Rean. "I can't think of a way to separate both. Didn't you hear ?"
"No, the second part!" Rean imdiately shook his head. "That's right! It might truly be possible."
Roan also looked at Rean thorugh their Soul Connection. 'Are you talking about refining the Fragnt?"
Rean nodded. 'It might be possible. If you look at it in the most basic way, the Foundation Pillar and the Fragnts are, after all, a type of ore. They are hard but can be manipulated. So much so that they are able to change form and fuse back to each other once they are close enough and the conditions are right. Since that's the case, why wouldn't it be able to be refined?'
Roan and the others understood the logic, but the practice... 'And how exactly will you do it?'
Rean pondered a bit, and his mind ended up on the Soul Gem System Reward list. To be more specific, he thought about the Soul Gem Blacksmith Workshop. 'So far, the system has been upgrading the Blacksmith Workshop and allowing to make things no one was ever able to do in this Universe. Perhaps... the end stages of the Blacksmith Workshop Upgrade could even allow to refine the Foundation Pillar itself.'
Roan heard that through their soul connection. 'If that's the case, perhaps it is not just the Blacksmith Workshop.'
Rean agreed with him. 'Indeed. Nowadays, my best weapons use everything. The forging techniques, the concoction liquids of your alchemy, and the inscriptions of the circuitry formation repository. To refine that Fragnt... we might need all three of them.'
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