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He Ao smiled and shook his head, then blinked at Wu Lan's bewildered expression, "He is your friend, and he is also my friend."

"Well."

Wu Lan stared wide-eyed at the long whip in her hand, then scratched her head somewhat awkwardly.

Finally, she lowered her head and said softly,

"Thank you."

-

The stars merged with the hazy sea of ​​clouds.

Sitting by the window on the plane, He Ao leaned back in his chair, gazing at the bright moon in the sky and the horizon where the clouds and stars met.

She gave a faint smile.

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Chapter 726 The Unreachable Dawn (Mega Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Newland Airport

"Hebu!"

The sharp-featured young man saw the figure carrying a backpack walking out of the airport exit and quickly went to greet him.

"Hello, my name is Chen Lin. I came from the Met Islands with Minister Wu Lan."

As he approached He Ao, the young man smiled and extended his hand, introducing himself.

"Hello,"

He Ao smiled and shook hands with him, introducing himself, "He Ao,"

Then he glanced at the empty airport and said, "It's so late, you must be tired."

"It's not hard work, it's what I should do,"

Chen Lin smiled and then continued, "We've booked a room at the Maple Leaf Hotel. I'll take you there."

"It's troublesome."

He Ao nodded slightly, then turned to look at the night sky outside the airport.

Under the glow of the stars and the moon, dawn seemed to be just around the corner.

-

Matter Islands

Sitting on an open-air seat in a seaside tavern, letting the cold sea breeze ruffle his hair, He Ao's Hao Yi clone played with a coin in his hand with great interest.

This coin is called Mirror Image. The obverse features a butterfly, while the reverse depicts a blooming butterfly flower.

It has a very interesting property: the front and back of a coin are reversed when reflected in a mirror.

The image on the outside of the mirror is of a butterfly, but when you face the mirror directly, the image reflected in the mirror is of a butterfly flower.

Conversely, the reflection of the butterfly flower on the reverse side in the mirror is a butterfly.

The front and back of a coin are not determined by the design, but by a kind of information directly given to the holder and the onlookers. When people pick up the coin, everyone will naturally know which side is front and which side is back.

Aside from its interesting reflective properties, the coin's most significant ability lies in its spatial properties.

This is the extraordinary ability West uses to 'kidnap' the sacrifices.

All of the coin's abilities are essentially generated around the 'mirror space'.

If you toss a coin heads up and it lands in your hand, it will always land tails up. At the same time, if there is a mirror around the coin holder, the coin holder can selectively pull a specified object into the 'mirror space'.

The scene in the mirror space is a superposition of the scenes reflected by all the mirrors within a ten-meter radius of the holder.

Using this ability would drain a portion of the holder's energy as a cost. He Ao estimated that only a true B-rank could withstand such a drain; an ordinary C-rank would likely be completely drained in one go.

Angels cannot be pulled into the mirror space, and the stronger the object being pulled in, the greater the cost of pulling it into the mirror.

If the cost is waived, the entire mirror space will collapse.

It seemed that West had intended to use this method to pull Heo into the mirror space, then cause the space to collapse, thus perishing together with Heo.

Of course, the problem with this method is that the casting animation is too long; the Mirror Coin must be tossed and then landed in your hand for the effect to take effect.

In a real, intense battle, there is rarely such ample time, and once the coin is tossed, it is out of the holder's control and can easily be snatched away by someone else.

For example, when West tosses a coin, this...

The coin ended up in He Ao's hands.

Furthermore, the coin's effect is time-limited. If the coin does not return to the holder within the natural fallback period, or is taken away by someone else midway, then the coin's effect will not take effect.

However, He Ao himself can use his ability to retrieve the coin after it has been thrown using telekinesis.

He tested it and found that as long as the coin is more than 50 centimeters away from his hand, he can use the telekinetic retrieval function to retrieve the coin, and the coin's effect will still be triggered.

Of course, even so, this coin-flipping maneuver is still dangerous and not particularly suitable for combat.

Besides having to pay a price for the existence of the space, the scene in the mirror space is not entirely a reflection of the mirror.

He Ao tested it and found that although a sky and horizon can exist in the mirror space, they are similar to game textures.

When a mirror reflects a vast area, the largest area that can be effectively used in the entire mirror space is approximately a sphere with a radius of fifty meters.

If the image in the mirror is not that large, then the mirror space is generated based on the image in the mirror. However, if the image in the mirror exceeds this range, then this sphere with a radius of fifty meters is the actual limit of its movement.

Beyond the edge of the mirror space lies a void devoid of anything.

Furthermore, the mirror space created by this temporary coin toss is time-limited, lasting at most half an hour, and it continues to drain the energy of the coin holder, which He Ao calls a temporary mirror space.

There are two ways to leave this temporary mirror space.

One method involves flipping a coin again in the mirror space, with the coin landing tails up. The coin holder can then choose to bring themselves and designated individuals within the mirror space out of the mirror space.

Once the coin holder leaves, this temporary mirror space will lose its support and collapse, and the surrounding nothingness will devour everything.

Besides the method of the holder flipping a coin to leave the mirror space, there is another way to leave this temporary mirror space, which is related to another space that He Ao calls the 'fixed mirror space'.

The person who possesses the mirror image can select a temporary mirror space and fix it in place. After selection, this mirror space will become the core of all surrounding mirror spaces, and the fixed mirror space will still exist after the coin holder leaves.

With the fixed mirror space corresponding to the point in the real world as the core, within a radius of fifty kilometers, any mirror in any temporary mirror space will lead to this fixed mirror space.

However, this connection is unidirectional, allowing travel only from the temporary mirror space to the fixed mirror space.

The 'Mirror Hall' where Wu Lan was previously imprisoned was the fixed mirror space chosen by West.

Of course, this fixed mirror space cannot exist naturally. To maintain its existence, either the coin holder must pay a price or a blood sacrifice must be made.

After obtaining the coin, He Ao stopped paying the maintenance fee to that fixed mirror space, but the space did not dissipate and is estimated to last for another day or two.

Through the mirror from the temporary mirror

Entering the fixed mirror space from the subspace is the second way to leave the temporary mirror space.

However, this method will not work if there is no fixed mirror space around.

Overall, this coin isn't really suitable for direct combat against powerful enemies, but it's decent as a support item.

In a sense, the mirror space is a kind of 'special realm', and damage caused in the mirror space will not be reflected in the main world.

Cleverly utilizing its special abilities might even achieve some interesting results.

What surprised He Ao somewhat was that the Verola could not directly enter the temporary mirror space. He Ao controlled the Verola in the usual way and could only reach the real space corresponding to that mirror space.

If he attempts to forcibly pull the Verola into the mirror space through the mirror image, the entire mirror space will become severely unstable and collapse directly.

It seems that this mirror space is too flimsy to support a device like the Verola that can traverse space.

After all, in a sense, the Verola itself is also an object with a fixed space.

If the Verola can break down the mirror space, then it might mean that power beyond limits can also directly destroy this space.

He looked down at the coin in his hand again.

Understanding the effects of this coin will allow him to better utilize its power.

"Sir, your wine."

A girl dressed in a white bodysuit and black tights, wearing a bunny girl outfit, walked over with a drink and placed it in front of He Ao.

"Thank you."

He Ao nodded slightly, took the wine glass, and turned to look at the sea beside him, which reflected the lights and the bright moon.

The bunny girl tilted her head and glanced at the profile of the customer in front of her. She seemed to think the face looked familiar, but she couldn't quite place where she had seen it before. In the end, she put away her tray, shook her head, and left her seat.

He Ao, oblivious to the girl's observation beside him, brought the wine glass to his lips and calmly gazed at the sea view outside.

This is the Matt Islands, the region within the Research Institute's sphere of influence closest to the Tia Empire, and home to the Research Institute's easternmost branch.

Wu Lan has been sent to the hospital at the research institute by He Ao.

Before taking on Newland's mission, this area had always been under the jurisdiction of Wulan, and was considered Wulan's traditional stronghold. So after being sent here, she could arrange many things on her own.

He Ao found a small bar, ordered a cocktail, sat by the sea, and listened to the night sea breeze.

The Matter Islands are a typical tourist destination, with all sorts of brightly lit entertainment facilities scattered across the islands, where people from all over the world cheer and get drunk.

The clamor could continue from dusk till dawn.

People danced and made noise to the music.

It's 1 a.m., the busiest time of nightlife.

"Look in the sea! What's that?"

"Is it a fish?"

However, just as He Ao took a sip of his drink, he heard a series of surprised shouts.

The drinker sitting at the table behind him seemed to have seen something strange.

He Ao then looked towards the sea, following their gaze.

On the gently rippling sea, reflecting a faint glow.