Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

In the end, Jiang Jiu didn't even know what he was waiting for anymore.

Xi Lian simply lowered her head, looking at the fallen flowers on the ground, and remained silent for a long time.

"Hey..." he said, his tone clearly impatient. "Give me a straight answer, or I'll think of something else."

Xi Lian finally raised her head.

She looked at Jiang Jiu, tears welling up in her beautiful eyes.

Jiang Jiu was stunned for a moment.

"...?"

"Wait, wait a minute, why are you crying? Aren't we discussing this? Hey..."

Wow, I chatted with a star god and made him cry.

Who would believe that if I told them?

Although the person in front of me is just a "memory" left behind by Xi Lian before or at the moment of ascending to godhood, and not the Star God himself, it doesn't matter, it's pretty much the same.

"No, you can't," Xi Lian finally said softly.

Jiang Jiu: "..."

Jiang Jiu paused for two seconds. His first reaction was that it was a waste of time. His second reaction was to ask why.

“No…” Xi Lian shook her head, forcing a bitter smile away. “I want to ask you to save me, but I can’t force the cause and effect onto you as well.”

"Because...it's really heavy."

Jiang Jiu was about to say something when Xi Lian interrupted him with her next words.

"Jiang Jiu, have you ever considered that as a Star God, how could I possibly be unable to stop the Iron Tomb...?"

Jiang Jiu tilted his head slightly.

Xi Lian forced a smile: "If I were to ascend to godhood, you would only need to stop me. But if you were to come, how would you stop yourself?"

"Okay, let's not bring this up anymore, okay?"

"We can also talk about..."

"Xi Lian," Jiang Jiu interrupted Xi Lian, "you asked me to stop you, but you don't trust me at all? Is this how you treat the so-called savior you speak of?"

It was precisely because Jiang Jiu himself had already killed three Iron Tomb members that he couldn't understand why the storyline involving the train crew would lead to this terrible ending.

Whether it's right or wrong, whether it will work or not, you'll only know by doing it.

Xi Lian's current approach is neither pity nor sympathy; it could even be described as indecisiveness.

doing what?

If you can't do it, just let go! How can someone ask someone for help while simultaneously doubting them?!

Xi Lian: "......"

Jiang Jiu hesitated slightly between continuing to try and directly committing suicide to restart the storyline himself. He held the Lonely Star Sword in his hand, ready at any moment.

He really didn't care.

Xi Lian begged him to save Onpharos and to stop the end of memory, but he only wanted one result.

As for the process, he needs to see for himself just how badly the line has deteriorated.

Or rather...

"Memory has no command."

Just before Jiang Jiu was about to leave, Xi Lian spoke softly.

Jiang Jiu hummed in agreement: "I know, and then what?"

Xi Lian placed her hand on her heart and whispered, "I am the Pure Child without Leaks, and you are the 'Seed'."

She took a deep breath and looked up at Jiang Jiu.

"You have always been qualified to become a star god. If it were you, it would be very simple to access the memories, apart from external conditions."

"All you need to do is embark on the path of memories."

Jiang Jiu paused for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "...That simple?"

"Hmm...yes, because it's you, so it's that simple."

Because you are a "seed".

Therefore, you can attract the gaze of the star gods and bear the full power of pleasure.

The same goes for memories.

Once the "seed" sprouts, it may take any path in life.

Of course, this includes memories.

Jiang Jiu realized that he had overcomplicated the process...

Is it really that simple?

"Alright, then come on, esteemed Star God of Memory, could you please glance at me and guide me onto the path of memory?"

"of course."

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She raised her hand, her fingertips pointing towards Jiang Jiu, and the seemingly insurmountable distance between them appeared to have returned to its original spatial dimension.

Xi Lian's fingertips began to turn transparent before they even touched him.

Jiang Jiu was stunned for a moment.

"you......"

“It’s alright,” Xi Lian smiled. “I just completed my mission.”

Her figure began to disappear.

Starting from the fingertips, they gradually transform into specks of light, scattering across the golden wheat fields.

Throughout this time, her eyes remained fixed on Jiang Jiu, her pale purple eyes filled with a relieved smile.

"Jiang Jiu, thank you for coming, and thank you for listening to what I have to say."

"..."

"Thank you..." she paused, then smiled, "for being my savior."

Jiang Jiu looked at her without saying a word.

He just watched, watched that gentle person slowly turn into specks of light.

In the end, only one voice remained.

"So, I'm counting on you from now on?"

As the light faded, the golden wheat field and the frozen ears of wheat began to collapse.

This gentle and beautiful area existed because of Xi Lian, but now it has lost its meaning.

The next moment, the figure of the Star God of Memory appeared not far away.

"The Star God of Memory, Fu Li, looked at you."

Jiang Jiu turned his head and exchanged a glance with Fu Li, feeling... nothing at all.

Is this the beginning of a life journey shaped by memories?

"Although your fate is too complicated, you have indeed embarked on a path of memories."

"...Alright then."

Jiang Jiu pondered for a moment why he hadn't obtained a floating, following pet named Yi Ling, but it wasn't a big problem.

As Fu Li looked away, a stiff feeling began to spread throughout his body.

Jiang Jiu was stunned for a moment, his body began to freeze from his fingertips, and then his thoughts quickly fell silent.

......

After regaining his senses, he found himself thrown back into the system space.

"...?"

He was taken down just like that?

He blinked, still a little confused.

【Hey, hey, hey? What's going on? What's going on?】

[Can anyone explain why Xi Lian and Jiang Jiu suddenly disappeared?]

Are you stupid? You can't even see this? You've been following my brother Jiu this whole way for nothing!

If you can, you should try.

【I'll jump around some more.】

[Actually, it's quite simple. You can tell from the fact that the Star God has almost no personal emotions, or rather, aside from understanding and practicing destiny, he doesn't have much attachment to anything else. The Xi Lian standing before us is just Xi Lian, not the Star God of Memories, Fu Li.]

【......?】

[As a Star God, it would be easy for her to acquire some kind of random power to peel away or retain her obsessions, humanity, or even a portion of her memories. Perhaps she saw a possibility and deliberately left this version of herself to communicate with Jiang Jiu.]

[The discussion is over, and a consensus has been reached. Jiang Jiu needs to remember the glimpse of the Star God Fu Li, not Xi Lian's. Xi Lian's task is complete, and she will naturally dissipate.]

[...That makes sense. What about Jiang Jiu?]

[It's already the end of the world, how could there still be living things in the universe?]

【so......】

So Jiang Jiuyi was already dead when he appeared?

"..."

Jiang Jiu was almost speechless.