Chapter 1129: Chapter 173: A Mainland That Exists Only for You
Luo Qiu merely chuckled at Nero’s question… He couldn’t very well discuss with Nero whether You Ye, whose body was essentially an alchemical product, felt the heat.
“Boss, are you waiting for someone?” Nero, who had managed to cool herself a bit, blinked her eyes as she asked this.
Luo Qiu curiously asked, “What makes you say that?”
Nero shrugged, “Otherwise, did you climb all the way up to this mountaintop to admire the view just to show off? Plus, I’m the only one here as your audience. And I’ve seen your impressive abilities~ there’s no need to show off for me… unless~”
“Unless what?” Luo Qiu chuckled lightly.
Every Black Soul Envoy has a different personality. Tai Yinzi is shameless but secretly adheres to certain principles, Da Zhe seems amiable and gets along with everyone yet never loses himself, and Number Eighteen appears sullen and cunning, but under the club’s constraints, they must unwaveringly maintain loyalty.
As for Nero, she seems to be a carefree person on the surface.
Hearing this, Nero smiled subtly, leaned closer to Luo Qiu, squinted her eyes, and said, “Unless the boss wants to do something that you don’t want our Grand Steward to find out about… like, having an affair?”
“Want some gum?” Luo Qiu smiled and, with a flip of his hand, revealed a small package of gum… or rather, bubble gum.
“Yes!” Nero’s eyes suddenly sparkled.
“Hold out your hand,” Luo Qiu continued.
Nero blinked her eyes and naturally extended her palm. Luo Qiu placed the gum in her palm and smiled, saying, “Wait for me down below.”
Nero blinked again, tilted her head, and said, “I feel like you’re treating me like a pet?”
Luo Qiu smiled and said, “Go along now.”
Nero rolled her eyes.
But as a Black Soul Envoy, she couldn’t defy the boss’s will—intentionally or unintentionally.
Nero gradually made her way down the mountain path, unwrapping the gum as she walked, placing it in her mouth and chewing while muttering to herself, “He even remembered the flavor… raising favorability like this is a bit too much.”
…
The thick fog suddenly parted, as if pushed aside by some invisible, enormous hands.
At the top of the cliff, facing the wind, Luo Qiu raised his head. Above him, a gentle blue light clung to the air, resembling phosphorescence.
There was no earth-shattering phenomenon, just like a feather drifting down from the sky… The feather gently descended, ultimately landing on the lake surface, sending out ripples.
Finally, it slowly opened its eyes, the blue hair lifting slightly before settling down on the cliff, ing to rest beside Boss Luo.
[Honored Source Authority Holder, Sub-administrator 003, A Lai Ye, at your service]
The blue-eyed, long-haired girl in front of him remained expressionless… no matter how you look at it, the A Lai Ye in front of him and the Gaia in the Penglai Treasury seemed to be made from the same mold.
Luo Qiu curiously circled around A Lai Ye; the last time in the Mirror World he was in a rush, and hadn’t had a chance to take a good look at A Lai Ye—indeed, aside from her different colored hair, she was an exact duplicate of Gaia.
The Penglai Treasury had already been pletely closed by him, and now there was only one Gaia left, Luo Ya.
“Have you always been like this?” Luo Qiu stood in front of A Lai Ye again and softly asked, “I mean, when you were created, were you already like this?”
[Affirmative]
Luo Qiu nodded, fell silent for a while, then continued asking, “You’re a sub-administrator, so who is the administrator above you and where are they?”
[The Primordial World]
Luo Qiu thought for a moment, “Are all worlds post-Origin modeled after the Primordial World?”
[Affirmative]
Luo Qiu asked, “For what purpose?”
A Lai Ye’s blue eyes flickered for a moment, but her body remained motionless, and she showed no sign of speaking… seemingly caught in some kind of program conflict.
Just as Luo Qiu was considering a different way to ask, A Lai Ye suddenly spoke.
[The Primordial has reached its end, the core needs replacement. A new core must be nurtured. Numbered worlds are the incubator, to cultivate the new core.]
“003… is it the first batch of incubators?” Luo Qiu looked into A Lai Ye’s eyes.
He couldn’t see the inside of this being that looked like a little girl—or rather, it didn’t have an inside, no soul, just a mass of energy and an enormous set of data.
[Affirmative]
Recalling his conversation with Cicero, Luo Qiu suddenly asked, “Did it fail?”
[Uncertain]
“Uncertain? What do you mean?”
[Every numbered world initially possesses a possibility; theoretically, every incubator has the capability to cultivate a core that meets the conditions. The only variation is the degree of pletion, with some numbered worlds achieving much higher pletion rates than the current number 003, while others have lower pletion rates than the current number 003.]
Luo Qiu responded, “But having a high pletion rate doesn’t necessarily mean it can be pleted… right?”
[Affirmative]
Luo Qiu nodded, pacing back and forth in front of A Lai Ye, lost in thought. After a while, he asked, “What is the pletion rate of this world?”
[Currently, the pletion rate is forty-seven percent and has almost reached the maximum limit of the current civilization era.]
Luo Qiu frowned and asked, “You say theoretically every numbered world has the possibility to be pleted? Why is there a maximum limit?”
[The possibility always exists, but it must align with the direction of evolution. If the evolutionary direction is wrong, it cannot continue to increase in pletion.]
“And then?”
[Restart, reset to zero, and again choose the direction of civilization evolution until this numbered world pletes the core, or another world pletes the core.]
“How many times have you restarted?” Luo Qiu furrowed his brows.
[A total of four times, currently the fifth time.]
“Was this restart your method?” Luo Qiu glanced at the dense fog around them, “A war between mortals and the Transcendent?”
[Affirmative… The civilization of the numbered world 003, if developed normally, would take an exceedingly long time to reach the stage of self-destruction. To shorten the time for core cultivation, after calculations, an intervention style is remended.]
Luo Qiu furrowed his brow and suddenly said, “Can it be stopped?”
[Need to stop?]
“I’m saying it needs to be?”
[Correcting procedure… modifying restart plan… proposing original plan: the natural extinction of civilization… Reminder: Original plan will greatly delay the successful cultivation time of the core. Suggestion: Not remended to execute… Inquiry: Confirm modification?]
“I see…”
Luo Qiu walked to A Lai Ye’s side, reached out to lift her long hair, and suddenly asked, “Can I connect to your terminal through you?”
[Negative… All sub-administrators are independent and cannot reverse-link to the system terminal. Core pletion allows terminal connection.]
“As expected…” Luo Qiu nodded, then said, “I don’t quite want to interrupt your original process… But I think, while I still have a bit of self-interest left, I want to do something.”
[Question: Meaning unclear.]
Luo Qiu smiled slightly, “Let your plan delay a bit, no need to modify it immediately.”
[Question: Specific time.]
Luo Qiu looked at the horizon and softly said, “Then… take the end of a person’s life as the time for your restart.”
A Lai Ye opened her mouth again, intending to say something.
Boss Luo at this moment gently touched A Lai Ye’s forehead and softly said, “Her.”
[Understood… Subsystem correction… countdown restart… writing… writing successful… naming countdown file name… naming successful… start marking… marking pleted.]
[The Ender… Ren Ziling.]
…
Pop—!
The pink gum broke naturally when it reached its limit, thus the chewing gum stuck to Nero’s mouth—it’s already lost its flavor after she chewed it thoroughly.
She lay on a large stone, hands resting under her head, eyes looking blankly at the fog-covered sky, and the silent environment almost made her feel drowsy.
However, she felt something and sat up suddenly. Not far away, the club’s boss was leisurely walking up the mountain path.
“Hey, Boss!”
“Let’s go, let’s plete Ms. Su Zijun’s mission first.” Luo Qiu smiled slightly.
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After a period of recuperation, Su Zijun has awakened.
Upon awakening, Rich Lady Su felt dizzy, like her body had been hollowed out—she was lying in bed, and it was already nighttime.
At night, always allows her as Ba to feel more energetic… Her body naturally absorbs the Yin Qi drifting in the air, gradually replenishing Su Zijun’s exhausted spirit.
Long Xiruo was lying by the bedside, perhaps too tired, even when Su Zijun awoke, it hadn’t caught Long Xiruo’s attention.
At this moment, a gentle knock sounded, and Gui Qianyi walked in.
“Princess, you’ve awakened!” Gui Qianyi said with some joy, walking quickly.
Su Zijun gestured for silence, indicating Gui Qianyi to be quieter, and pointed at the sleeping Long Xiruo, then pointed outside.
Gui Qianyi quickly understood and softly retreated along the same way… Su Zijun looked at Long Xiruo’s face, frowned, and after letting out a humph, she got out of bed and walked straight out the door.
But at the moment the door closed, the sheet floated naturally, covering Long Xiruo.
In the corridor, the footsteps of Su Zijun and Gui Qianyi sounded slowly… She arrived at the spot she destroyed, seeing half of the villa having disappeared, she furrowed her brow, “Actually, I rather liked this villa.”
“Princess, don’t worry, soon I’ll have someone e to repair it.” Gui Qianyi forted.
“No need.” Su Zijun shook her head, “Broken is broken, even if it’s repaired, it can’t cover up the fact that I destroyed it… Once it’s settled, have someone tear it down, I won’t e back here anymore.”
Gui Qianyi silently nodded.
“What’s been discovered about Xuanyuan Palace?” Su Zijun exhaled softly, adjusted her spirit, and looked at Gui Qianyi, asking.
Gui Qianyi quickly replied, “Princess, according to the message, the guards inside the secret treasure hall don’t know about the ‘Four Seasons Glazed Book’, nor is there any record of lending. I suspect this time the ‘Four Seasons Glazed Book’ might have been manipulated secretly, taken out from the treasure hall… The person who took it out, highly likely, is Gongsun Shiyu. After all, when we got lost in the Penglai Treasury, he had already arrived and had visited Lord Long once.”
Su Zijun frowned, “You’re saying Gongsun Shiyu and Tianxin Seventy-First Generation are colluding secretly?”
Gui Qianyi said solemnly, “Cannot rule out this possibility… As for whether there’s other hidden truths, I don’t know yet. The Qiankun Two Divisions are always outwardly friendly but inwardly estranged, gathering this intel, those in our palace took quite some risks.”
Su Zijun snorted coldly, “Hmph! That bunch of old geezers from the Gongsun Clan, just know how to rely on their age… If I couldn’t stand those old undying pointing fingers, I wouldn’t have the leisure to run away from home! In a while, I’ll truly go back and drag those old guys out for a beating, only then will they behave!”
Gui Qianyi pretended not to hear.
Su Zijun exhaled, “Can you find the whereabouts of Gongsun Shiyu now?”
Gui Qianyi shook his head, “No, but according to the report, it seems a batch of young warriors from the Qian Department secretly left Xuanyuan Palace and arrived near Mount Tai… Currently, my people are monitoring. Also, there’s another issue that’s rather tense.”
“What issue?” Su Zijun furrowed her brow.
Gui Qianyi said solemnly, “This mist has already caused nationwide panic… The country fears using ordinary excuses might not cover it up. Moreover, this time all ‘National Scholars’ from the Management Bureau have been pletely dispatched. After this, the Imperial Court might extend the butcher’s knife to the entire Taoist Demon Realm. After all…”
Su Zijun snorted coldly, “After all, those idiots dared to sacrifice a million people… they deserved to die!”
“Princess, in this matter… distinctions need to be made.” Gui Qianyi frowned, “If a full-scale war erupts, it’s not necessarily a good thing for our Xuanyuan Palace.”
“But for me, it might be a good thing.” Su Zijun coldly smiled, “Gui Qianyi, I order you to retrieve Long Xiruo’s Turtle God Bead… I prohibit you from lending out the Turtle God Bead in any form, do you hear!”
“This… Princess, you’re putting old me in a tough spot.” Gui Qianyi instantly had a bitter face.
“Tough spot?” Su Zijun chuckled, “Just taking away the Turtle God Bead makes you feel tough? What if I told you to imprison her?”
“Princess… you’re joking, right?” Gui Qianyi was instantly sweating… imprison Long Xiruo?
He would definitely be cooked into turtle soup afterwards…
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