[Kiana], who couldn't bear it anymore, finally couldn't help herself and spoke to Su Jue who was sitting in the audience.
"Don't you care about her?"
Su Jue turned his head and looked at [Qiana] with deep eyes, "What do you think it means to care?"
"At least, it should be more sincere." To be honest, [Kiana] found it hard to believe that Su Jue would use such a calm tone to entrust her with the implementation of a carefully edited scene.
“When a lie is real enough, there is no boundary between truth and falsehood in the world.”
"For example, right now, can you confirm whether I am the me you know?"
"..."
Looking at Su Jue's calm expression, [Qiana] fell silent and began to think about this problem seriously.
If it was before, she would have said without hesitation that the current him was the real one. But after Su Jue told her more things, [Qiana] realized that many of Su Jue’s words actually expressed a lot of information implicitly.
The other party is also guiding me to think intentionally or unintentionally, instead of making all the plans and just implementing them like in the world bubble.
Without interrupting her thoughts, Su Jue looked at her quietly. It was not until a long time later that [Qiana] met Su Jue's gaze again and gave her answer.
"I don't know, and I don't care. To me, those ten years were real, and this world is real, so whether you are the one in my heart suddenly doesn't seem that important."
After thinking carefully, [Kiana] was surprised to find that the thoughts that had troubled her for a long time suddenly became clear. Her eyes were serious, and she seemed relieved when she gave the answer.
It was a rare moment for Su Jue to laugh from the bottom of his heart.
During this period of time, Su Jue could naturally feel [Kiana]'s ambiguous dependence and closeness to him, but he never accepted her. This was because he knew very well that [Kiana]'s behavior was not true love, but an instinctive response to her own uneasiness in her situation.
While in the World Bubble, [Kiana] had become accustomed to Su Jue’s teachings and had become dependent on them.
However, the real world is a completely unfamiliar world to her. Out of biological instinct, she will subconsciously seek a support. When this dependence becomes unclear, it will be treated as an emotion.
Feelings are not wrong, but she is an independent individual after all, not a puppet controlled by Su Jue. What she needs is her own thinking, she needs to re-understand the world, and make her own judgment on reality and illusion.
Obviously, [Kiana] has taken the first step.
In many cases, illusion and reality are not important. What is important is how you perceive it.
The first lesson Su Jue wants to teach [Kiana] is to question [Su Jue]'s existence. Only in this way can she carry out the subsequent plans independently.
"So you still think I was just lying to her?"
After seeing through her own thoughts, [Kiana] finally understood what Su Jue meant, and she shook her head silently.
"The one who dominates is not necessarily Su Jue, and Su Jue is not necessarily the one who dominates. This is the key to this mission."
……
"let's start."
The Domination Theater suddenly began to tremble, and the surrounding curtains were all drawn up at some point. During this short period of time, the Honkai Will's perception of Su Jue was completely blocked.
In an instant, all the puppets stopped moving, and even the factory that was controlled was disconnected.
The power of domination was cut off at this moment and turned into a light gray domination core which was taken out by Su Jue.
The core turned into a stream of light and gradually flowed into [Kiana]'s body.
The powerful force made her face turn pale instantly and her body trembled unconsciously, but she still endured the pain and gritted her teeth to accept the power.
"The rest is up to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the puppets that made up Su Jue gradually turned into puppets without any characteristics.
Except for those that were specially given names by Su Jue, most of the puppets turned into the original prototypes of the Thousands. When they stood up again, the sound of joints colliding could be heard again in the theater.
But today’s puppets are really just tools without emotions, and they are unable to perform detailed movements.
Of course, it is impossible to cut off the control of the Honkai Will by relying solely on this covert method. Even if Su Jue gave the core to [Kiana], the identity of the Ruler of Laws was already bound to him, and he had to rely on a more powerful external force to destroy everything.
And this is what Su Jue needs to do, to become a herrscher who is completely controlled by emotions.
……
drip.
The communication alert sound suddenly woke Otto up. He looked around him blankly and quickly regained his composure.
Ever since he had a soul steel body, Otto had long given up sleeping. However, the amount of data he had to speculate about the tree of imaginary numbers was so huge this time that even he was so tired that he fell into a deep sleep.
"Your Excellency the Bishop, we have discovered traces of survivors in Changkong City. We speculate that some residents were left behind in the rescue operation three years ago. Should we rescue them immediately before the experiment begins?" Yulandel's voice sounded from the communicator.
Otto frowned. Now that he had preliminarily observed the existence of the tree of imaginary numbers, it was time to prepare for the final experiment. If he rescued people now, it would undoubtedly waste a lot of time.
"Also, Su Jue seems to want to discuss the agreement with you. We encountered the Herrscher of the Void who escaped before in the city, and we had a conflict."
After weighing the pros and cons, Otto agreed to the request. Su Jue was the key to the observation experiment. He already knew that the Herrscher of the Void was not in Tianming's hands. Now that he did not overreact, it meant that he did not want to make a big deal out of it. If he refused, it would probably provoke the other party's rebellious psychology.
And he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the back figure he saw before he fainted in the imaginary space seemed somewhat similar to Su Jue.
Chapter 200 Vomiting Blood
In the lounge of the airship, Yulandel was sitting by the window. There were two cups of black tea on the table, but neither of them showed signs of being touched. She was staring at the dilapidated scenery in the city in a trance, wondering what she was thinking.
The star bracelet hung from her fingertips, and as her fingers gently swayed, the sunlight shone through the porthole onto the bracelet, reflecting a silvery-white light.
Perhaps because the novel was not with her, Youlan Daier, who always valued time, seemed to be doing nothing at this moment. She casually played with the bracelet, but her eyes kept falling on the door of the meeting room.
Bishop Otto has been discussing the matter of the Herrscher of the Void with Su Jue for a long time, but it seems that no conditions have been reached.
Personally, Yulandel didn't like Otto's approach. Cheating wouldn't solve anything. She preferred to deal with things in a straightforward way.
Just as she was in a daze, the sound of the pneumatic door being opened was heard. Yulandel withdrew her gaze from the porthole and her eyes met Su Jue's.
"How about it?"
Su Jue's face was a little pale, but he still smiled at her, nodded gently and said: "The agreement has been changed. I will help you continue to complete the experiment. In exchange, Tianming must guarantee her safety."
"Okay, I understand." Yulandel didn't ask any more questions, but frowned and looked at his neck.
After absorbing Kiana's excess Honkai energy, the Plague Gem's erosion of Su Jue further intensified. At this time, Honkai lines had already appeared on his neck. His body, which had finally recovered after the last experiment, was now on the verge of collapse again.
"Are you okay?"
"..." Shaking his head, Su Jue walked to the chair opposite Bianca and sat down, looking down at Changkong City in silence. His eyes wandered, as if he was looking for someone. It was a pity that the warship was docked in Xicheng District, and he could not see any trace of Kiana.
Bianca didn't say much when she saw Su Jue in silence. She knew that he was still upset about the fight between her and Kiana that day, but Su Jue was the core of the experiment, and she couldn't let Kiana take him away.
Bianca took a sip of the completely cold tea and sighed. The taste of the tea was much worse than what Rita prepared.
She reached out and placed the star bracelet on the table in front of Su Jue.
"You should keep this bracelet. It means nothing to me." Before Su Jue could speak, Bianca stood up and continued, "I am not a star, nor am I bright. I am a warrior. All I can do is become stronger and protect more people."
"But you are different. You are all Herrs. Without the light provided by the stars, you will be lost in the darkness. Therefore, it is far more meaningful for this bracelet to remain in your hands than to be kept with me."
Su Jue looked up in surprise, looking at Bianca with a serious expression. It was hard to imagine that she, who was so straightforward, would say such philosophical words.
"Next, I will go and rescue the survivors. Destiny will not restrict you, but I hope you understand what you should do now."
After saying that, Bianca left without hesitation, leaving Su Jue alone.
Su Jue was the only one in the empty lounge. He picked up the bracelet and carefully felt the position of the star knot, where there should be another star.
"Cough cough." He suddenly started coughing violently, blood oozing out from the corners of his mouth. Su Jue stretched out his hand to cover it, but the scarlet blood still couldn't be stopped from vomiting out, staining the tea and the tabletop with large patches of dark red.
The last time he vomited blood was in Tianqiong City. At that time, he had only two months left to live, and his entire body function was on the verge of collapse. Now the same symptoms appeared, which meant that his life was approaching the end.
"I don't have much time left." After finally stopping the vomiting of blood, Su Jue sighed helplessly.
At the same time, the camera in the corner clearly transmitted everything that happened in the lounge to Otto's eyes.
Looking at the dying Su Jue, Otto remained silent. As a fellow, he was not surprised by Su Jue's ending, because he knew very well that if it were him, he would definitely make the same choice.
But his goal was far more vague than Su Jue's. Kallen had left five hundred years ago, and even if Otto wanted to exchange herself for her, he couldn't do it.
"Emotions are the sharpest weapon to kill the Herrscher." Otto has always believed this, and now, he will witness this scene with his own eyes.
After confirming that Su Jue was no longer a threat, Otto lifted his surveillance and shifted all his energy to the observation experiment of Qianjie Yicheng. The observation coordinates had not yet been found, and he still had a lot to do.
In the lounge, Su Jue looked towards the surveillance camera with a sense of awareness. No one noticed that the corner of his blood-stained mouth curled up in a faint arc.
The star bracelet kept shaking in his hand, stained red by blood in the sunlight, flashing a strange light.
……
The shaking stars were held, and Kiana, leaning on the railing, stared at the bracelet in her palm in a daze.
The breeze blew through her white hair, but it could not take away the regret that she could not hide.
She could have brought him back.
Woo woo, a small robot with an IV drip slowly flew to her side.
Kiana came to her senses and saw Xiaokong, who had a bandage on his arm and was receiving an IV drip, looking at her with some concern.
"Sister Kiana, are you thinking about your friends?"
Putting the bracelet into her pocket, Kiana suppressed the emotions on her face and forced a smile, "Yes, I have a friend who accompanied me out of the shadows during my most painful days, but..."
"But in order to protect me, he stayed alone to fight the enemy. We have been separated since then."
"So sister, you came here this time just to take him back? You can tell us what he looks like, maybe we can help you find him." During these two days, Kiana has helped everyone in the shantytown many times and has been accepted by Xiaokong and the others.
Therefore, seeing Kiana being depressed all day, everyone was a little worried. After discussion, they decided to let Kong come and ask what was going on.
But Kiana just shook her head, ruffled Kong's hair and said with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness, don't worry, I have found him, but I can't bring him back now."
"Oh, I see. By the way, our teacher will be back soon. She is very capable. When she comes back, we can ask her to help you find your friend."
Chapter 201 Teacher
Although she has lived here for several days and often hears the children mention the teacher who saved them, so far, Kiana only knows that the teacher is a young woman.
To be honest, she was a little curious about what kind of teacher could save so many children and allow them to avoid the attack of Honkai in this city.
"Can you tell me about your teacher?"
When Xiaokong mentioned her teacher, she was obviously more excited, and her eyes were shining. She walked to Kiana and enthusiastically described their story.
"In the collapse three years ago, the entire city was destroyed. Although I heard that the country sent out a special army for rescue, we were left behind for various reasons. At that time, the entire city was full of various monsters, and there was no one."
"At that time, I lost my memory in the collapse and could only hide in an abandoned corner by myself, waiting for death that would come at an unknown time." When talking about the past, Kong was a little depressed, but he immediately cheered up.
"It was the teacher who saved us from being homeless and rescued me from the claws of such a huge Honkai beast." Having said that, Xiaokong wanted to spread out his hands to gesture how big the Honkai beast was.
But she forgot that her hand was still injured and she almost cried in pain.
"Ugh."
Xiaokong whimpered in pain. Kiana squatted down and gently rubbed the torn area for her.
"Thank you, sister." The pain eased, Xiaokong looked at Kiana gratefully, and gave a gentle smile. But when she looked at Kiana's arm, she couldn't help but exclaimed, "Sister, why are there so many wounds on your hands?"
Kiana was stunned, and looked down at her arm. It turned out that she had been eroded by the core without realizing it. But now she could not feel the pain, so naturally she could not notice the wounds.
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt." She pulled her sleeves down to cover her wound.
Of course, Xiaokong didn't believe it so easily. She stretched out her good hand with heartache, and imitated Kiana's actions just now, gently rubbing the other person's wrist, fearing to touch the wound.
Looking at the serious girl in front of her, Kiana suddenly felt a pang of sadness in her heart. She took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Thank you, Xiaokong. Sister feels much better."
"Yeah." Laughing happily, Kong continued, "Back then, everyone would often get hurt like this, and we would treat each other's wounds, and the pain would soon go away. Later, the teacher built this shelter for everyone, and its name was the nest, so everyone lived quietly in this nest like little birds."
"The teacher is very busy. She only comes back to see us once every one or two months. She brings us food and supplies, and occasionally some strange gifts. When she is away, the children go to the city to scavenge and bring back useful supplies."
Kiana: "Scrap picking? Isn't that dangerous?"
"The teacher designated a safe zone for us. As long as we didn't go out, we would be fine. The teacher never set standards for us to collect scavenged items. No matter how much or how little we brought back, it would not change."
"There is only one rule here. Everyone must live well, support each other, and live hard."
A sincere smile appeared on Xiaokong's face. One could easily imagine how important that teacher was in their hearts. However, Kiana was a little confused as to why the teacher didn't take the children away since he could enter and leave Changkong City freely.
As if seeing her confusion, Xiaokong patiently explained to him: "The teacher is also very busy. She suffered misfortune in her childhood and has nothing in her life since then."
"But she worked hard to climb up the ladder, dealing with all kinds of people. After more than ten years, she finally accumulated her own assets."
"She used most of her savings to buy a private island in a distant country, intending to build a big house on it, and live a free and peaceful life away from the fighting."
"She will bring us and the people she rescued from other places with her and live there quietly. The house will be completed soon. We are all happy for the teacher. She has worked hard all her life and can finally enjoy her life."
"But the tragedy happened..."
