Quadruple split.

Chapter 2672 Release
"Have you made any progress on the issue of the incomplete soul?"

Lu Wei glanced at Mo Tan and asked the question with a leisurely expression.

"...?"

The latter took several seconds to react, looking at Lu Wei with a surprised and uncertain expression, and asked in astonishment, "You... were you just talking about me?"

"Otherwise what? If it's not you, then who else would it be but me?"

Lu Wei snorted and said calmly, "Although our 'essence' is indeed locked and bound, that does not mean that our integrity and self-consistency are lacking. But you are different, Mo. Even without any equipment to check, I can see that the half-dragon male named 'Mo' standing in front of me right now... is incomplete and unable to achieve logical self-consistency."

Despite possessing an iron will in his current personality, Mo Tan still subconsciously raised his hand to his chest, took two deep breaths to barely regain his composure, and said with a wry smile to Lu Wei, whose expression remained calm and collected, "When did you figure it out?"

"I just noticed it."

Lu Wei snapped his fingers, conjuring up three containers out of thin air—one tall and two short. He then slowly walked to one of the short containers, sat down, and pointed to the short container opposite him: "Sit down and let's talk."

"Uh...ok."

Still reeling from Lu Wei's words, "I just realized it," Mo Tan nodded blankly. Then, somewhat absentmindedly, he sat on the container opposite Lu Wei and asked in a slightly hoarse voice after a while, "So, what exactly did you mean just now?"

Lu Wei casually made himself a drink that smelled like an energy drink, took a sip, and asked Mo Tan, "Are you referring to the 'incomplete soul' part, or the 'just noticed' part?"

Mo Tan gave a wry smile and gently pinched the space between his eyebrows: "You surely know what I mean."

"Okay, then I'll go through them in order."

Lu Wei didn't keep them in suspense any longer. Instead, he used his force field to slightly adjust the height of the container beneath him, put down the cup, and said calmly, "When I first met you, I didn't notice anything. Although you are the prophesied 'Light of Revelation,' to be honest, I'm different from Oboro and the others. I don't care much about that thing, so I didn't take you too seriously."

Mo Tan scratched the scales on his cheek and nodded, saying, "To be honest, back then, even I didn't have a clue about the concepts of 'Light of Apocalypse' and 'Shadow of Apocalypse.' I just thought the game's setting was amazing and profound."

"Ah."

Lu Wei chuckled lightly, and said with a hint of amusement, "Then can I understand that since you said you had no clue about those things 'back then,' you actually have some ideas about them 'now'?"

Mo Tan nodded slightly, about to say something, but suddenly shut his mouth, a look of seriousness flashing in his eyes.

"Very good, Mo boy, it seems you listened to what I said back then."

Ruvi smiled with satisfaction and said cheerfully, "That's right. When it comes to things that you don't know exactly what they mean, but are definitely not good, you must be careful, keep your mouth shut, and don't trust anyone, including me—Ruvi Fitzban. You did a good job."

Mo Tan smiled and said softly, "I have always kept your previous advice in mind."

"Very well, in that case, let's skip that unpleasant topic and talk about you."

Lu Wei calmly gazed into Mo Tan's gentle, deep, and warm eyes, and continued, "As I just said, when I first met you, I didn't notice anything unusual. But because it concerned that apocalyptic prophecy, I did 'observe' you briefly. This so-called 'observation' wasn't a simple, direct, or superficial look, but rather something closer to Noyce's 'analysis,' yet a more technically sophisticated method of observation."

"I see."

Mo Tan nodded slightly and asked, "So what were the results of the observation?"

"An ordinary person."

Ruvi shrugged and spread his hands, saying, "To be honest, back then, in my eyes, whether it was Little Pigeon, the Unlucky One, the Deesel Kid, or that little dog who couldn't speak properly, they were all much more special than you."

Although not as lazy as when she was in her 'absolutely neutral' personality, Mo Tan, who didn't have any dreams of being the protagonist or any desire to become special, echoed with deep sympathy: "That's what I think too."

"There's no need to say more about Little Pigeon and the brat from the Diesel family; anyone can see that they're different. Even that little dog suffers from a ailment that even I and those high-level observers are helpless against."

Lu Wei snorted and glanced at Mo Tan with raised eyelids: "But they all gathered around you, and you are the one leading the activities."

Mo Tan was silent for half a second, then hesitated and said, "So this isn't a coincidence?"

"I can only say that 'coincidence' is the most reasonable guess, but it is also the laziest and most perfunctory guess."

While picking at the grease under his fingernails with a steel needle, Lu Wei said without looking up, "Speaking of which, kid Mo, I heard there was a very talented scholar in your world who later became a believer in God, right?"

"That's it."

Mo Tan nodded, immediately making the connection to a specific person, and added, "That great pioneer was indeed proven to be obsessed with theology."

Lu Wei nodded slightly and said, "I also heard that he has Asperger's syndrome."

"There are indeed such rumors."

Mo Tan nodded again, then said with a somewhat subtle expression, "Although this isn't the first time I've said it, I still have to say that Master Lu Wei and your understanding of us otherworldly beings is... to an exaggerated degree."

"It's just 'me,' kid, not 'us.'"

Lu Wei took another sip of the drink that smelled exactly like Red Bull and said casually, "I personally enjoy studying knowledge about you so-called 'high-dimensional beings,' and Oboro is also somewhat interested in this, but others... like Noyce and Rezad, don't really have any interest in your world."

Mo Tan breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "That's much easier to accept."

"Although it may sound like boasting, I think I'm quite similar to that scholar in your world."

Lu Wei touched his chin and said casually, "For example, I myself also have the characteristics of a carrier of Asperger's syndrome."

"Eh?"

Mo Tan paused for a moment, then hesitated and said, "I'm sorry, Master Lu, but I remember Asperger's syndrome is..."

"It is a type of autism spectrum disorder."

Lu Wei calmly interrupted Mo Tan, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Although his language and cognitive functions are normal, he has characteristics such as being very enthusiastic about science, history or design, poor motor skills, clumsy movements, poor social skills, rigid behavior, and being withdrawn."

Mo Tan sized up the old goblin before him with the most polite gaze imaginable for about ten seconds before carefully choosing his words: "But in my opinion, you..."

"He clearly doesn't seem like someone with what is called autism."

Ruvi twitched the corner of his mouth and said leisurely, "But is it possible that a long, long time ago, before this mountain even existed, Ruvi Fitzlban wasn't the arrogant, domineering, and conceited goblin you see before you?"

Mo Tan nodded immediately: "Of course, people change." "Yes, people change, and often, all it takes is a small, insignificant opportunity."

Ruvi chuckled coldly, turning to look at the ever-changing wind and snow beyond the mountains: "Even I sometimes wonder if, if the current Ruvi Fitzgerald were to return to a certain point in the past, I could prevent some absurd tragedies that are laughable."

Mo Tan narrowed his eyes, and after a long while, he broke the silence softly: "For example... [Ascension Fortress Valhalla]?"

“You know what, Mo boy?”

Lu Wei sighed and frowned, saying, "In most bard stories, someone with your personality shouldn't be too clever, otherwise the story will become too smooth and uneventful, which will greatly reduce its excitement."

"I'll take that as a compliment."

Mo Tan smiled and shrugged, saying, "But putting the story aside, in reality, things are definitely more likely to go smoothly, right?"

"Oh, who knows."

Lu Wei said something noncommittal, then changed the subject back and said softly, "So, apart from the issue of autism syndrome, as a scholar... or rather a scientist, although I have no interest in those charlatan deities, I also began to believe, or rather, was 'forced' to believe, in certain ethereal things like fate at a certain point in time."

Mo Tan nodded slightly and continued, "For example, my encounter with Jadka and the others?"

"At least I don't think it's a coincidence. After all, from a philosophical point of view, there is actually no difference between chance and necessity."

Lu Wei raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said in a rather amused tone, "And indeed, the facts have proven that my previous judgment that you were just an ordinary person was completely wrong."

Mo Tan took a deep breath, then looked intently at Lu Wei, adopting an attitude of listening attentively.

“Every time I see you again after a while, I feel a subtle difference, but it’s not obvious the first few times, to the point that I subconsciously ignore this ‘difference’.”

Knowing exactly what Mo Tan wanted to hear, Lu Wei stopped rambling and said rather seriously, "But this time is different, Mo boy. Although I don't know exactly what happened, your change this time is too obvious. It's so obvious that even without any deliberate examination, I can see it at a glance."

Mo Tan frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "For example?"

"I don't like describing abstract, metaphysical things, but if I have to explain..."

Lu Wei thought for a moment, then took out a round apple that looked very similar to an apple in the real world, and even had the same name, 'Apple'. He placed it between himself and Mo Tan and asked, "What is this?"

"An apple."

Mo Tan gave his answer without hesitation.

"That's right, a whole apple."

Lu Wei nodded, then picked up the apple in front of him, took a bite, and placed it back between the two of them, turning the whole side of the apple towards Mo Tan, and asked, "What is this?"

Mo Tan was silent for a few seconds, then hesitated and said, "Half an apple?"

Lu Wei tapped the apple lightly and said calmly, "What if you hadn't seen me take that bite?"

"..."

After a brief silence, Mo Tan, whose thoughts were gradually becoming clearer, narrowed her eyes slightly and gave her revised answer: "An apple."

"That's right, it's still an apple."

Lu Wei raised an eyebrow and said slowly, "This is the difference in how I saw 'Mo' the last few times I saw you. To put it simply, at least under naked-eye observation, there is almost no difference. I have no interest in tying you to the lab table and cracking your head open or anything. Besides, even if I did do that, I would inevitably be stopped by some kind of will that we both know very well."

"Then I must thank Master Ruwei for sparing my life."

Mo Tan made a lighthearted joke, indicating that his mental state remained resilient.

"Okay, okay, so after this trip back, how do I see you...?"

Lu Wei picked up the apple in front of him again, took two more bites with great gusto, and then placed the relatively intact apple, but with obvious chips on both sides, between the two of them: "Like this."

"A very obvious gap."

Mo Tan gave a wry smile and murmured, "Although it doesn't look too bad."

"Yes, but that only means it doesn't look too bad. In short, your top priority right now is..."

Lu Wei extended his right hand and began to rotate the apple in front of him, slowly turning the broken side towards Mo Tan, and said in a deep voice, "It's to prevent this from happening."

"..."

After a long silence, Mo Tan's tightly clenched hands finally relaxed, and he said in a low but still calm voice, "Continue to numb yourself in terms of self-awareness?"

"I do not know."

Lu Wei spread his hands and said decisively, "If you were a person from this world, I would have at least thirty ways to get you out of your current predicament, but unfortunately, I am helpless with you now and can only offer some vague suggestions."

“Very useful, Master Ruwei.”

"I hope so. I just don't want the little pigeon to be sad because of something like this."

"I have another question, Master Ruwei..."

"explain."

"Although this is just hypothetical, do you think it's possible for me to always remain the same as when I first met you?"

"impossible."

"……I see."

"what happened?"

"It's nothing, I just feel a bit relieved."

Chapter 2663: The End