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

The black swan hesitated for a moment, but still obediently walked over and sat down, though its tense nerves relaxed slightly.

“Those memory thieves are targeting the memories of Godfall,” Jiang Jiu explained to Black Swan. “Their interference in Onpharos will cause the Iron Tomb to hatch prematurely. Hmm… you shouldn’t be completely unaware of that, right?”

Black Swan immediately replied, "I've never had any contact with these things before!"

"It's okay, don't be nervous."

Black Swan pursed her lips. She was a woman of principle, but how could she not be nervous in this situation?

"Why me?" the Black Swan asked. "The Memory Court has no shortage of capable memory users, so why did you spot me at a glance?"

"Ah... this..."

Jiang Jiu thought for a few seconds, then hissed.

"Because you're the only one I know."

Black Swan: "?"

[Dahlia: The Black Swan Lady is very famous~]

[Black Swan: Forgive my bluntness... but I don't think I know Lord Shijin...]

Black Swan: Help...

[Screw Gum: Logically speaking, as long as you haven't done anything wrong, you shouldn't be in any danger.]

[March 7th: Yeah, yeah, at least Screwbug and Lady Black Tower are still here!]

"Alright, alright, don't worry about the details. Let's talk about what I need you to do next. It's not difficult. Just help me extract some memories and then reproduce them."

"Yes, that's it, very simple, right?"

Jiang Jiu looked at the black swan, eagerly awaiting a positive answer from her.

Black Swan thought it didn't seem too difficult, so she nodded and asked curiously, "It sounds feasible. May I ask, what memories do you wish to extract?"

Jiang Jiu pointed to himself.

The black swan hesitated for a moment, then tried to struggle: "Um... is it some kind of necklace or pendant? Can I take it off...?"

“No.” Jiang Jiu looked at the black swan and smiled. “It’s me. You can do it, right?”

Black Swan: "...?"

[Dahlia: Pfft~ Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I couldn't help myself just thinking about how interesting Lady Black Swan's expression would be.]

[Black Swan: Brilliant? Brilliant about what? So brilliant that I want to drag you out and beat you up?]

[Dahlia: Oh dear, don't be so angry. Being singled out by the Great Lord of Annihilation is an honor for you.]

[Black Swan: Do you want this honor?]

[Dahlia: No, no, I don't have that ability. After all, not everyone has the power of the Black Swan. I'd better stay put.]

[Black Swan: ...Can't you wish me something good?]

[Dahlia: I'm waiting, hoping you'll come back alive so I can see what you've been through~]

Black Swan: ......

[Dahlia: Don't you think it's interesting? A self-destructive being sends a memory-recorder to extract memories from his sea of ​​consciousness. If that fails, there probably won't even be any ashes left, right?]

[Black Swan: ...I'm already terrified, I don't need your reminder.]

[Dahlia: What's there to be afraid of? At least I'm not dead, am I? And it's just an image.]

[The Memoir Thief: Uh...]

[The Memory Thief: Why is no one speaking up for us? Do we have to die?]

[Long Night Moon: Say another word and you'll die.]

[The Memoir Thief: ......]

[Topa: Interesting. It looks like things aren't going to be peaceful over with Yiting either.]

[Gold Sand: In the footage, the Memory Thief faction was wiped out, and the remaining Memory Thieves are probably relieved that they weren't implicated.]

[Topa: If you ask me, the Black Swan lady is probably already in hiding.]

[Jade: Do you think hiding would be useful for Jiang Jiu if he wanted to find someone?]

Gold dust: Of course it's useless. Smart people know when to run and when to accept their fate.

[Topa: Do you think she's resigned to her fate?]

[Gold Sand: What else? Go against an envoy who can take on four Hunting Envoys single-handedly, and who can use the power of pleasure to fight against a Star God? Who here can do that? She's not stupid.]

[Jade: I'd heard a little about Black Swan before, but hadn't paid much attention. Now it seems I should investigate him more thoroughly.]

[Topa: Let's see if Lady Black Swan can come back alive.]

[Opal: Coming back alive? I doubt it. That's the consciousness sea of ​​the self-destructing, a place where multiple destinies intertwine, nothingness erodes, fragmented memories entangle, and abandoned timelines... For an ordinary person, entering such a place means certain death.]

[Topa: But she's not an ordinary person. Being chosen by Jiang Jiu means she must have some ability.]

[Opal: That Lord Shi Jin said he would protect her, do you believe him?]

[Topa: ......]

[Gold dust: I believe it.]

Opal: Hmm?

[Sajin: He's not the kind of person who would lie. If he says he'll protect someone, he definitely will. As for whether he can actually protect them... that's another matter.]

[Black Swan: Thank you, but I feel more likely to die now.]

As the black swan gazed at the sky, Jiang Jiu began to coax it, word by word.

Aren't you curious?

Jiang Jiu said with a smile, his tone carrying a hint of seduction.

"Why am I so certain about the future of the universe? It's not divination or speculation, but real experience."

His pale purple eyes looked at the black swan: "I have truly seen the future of the universe, the end of the world, the insect plague, the war of the gods, the star gods... even the end of the world. Aren't you curious?"

[Black Swan: Not curious, not curious, but after watching it, it's terrifying!!]

In the image, the black swan stares into those pale purple eyes, feeling its breath quicken slightly...

curious......

"...Are you sure you will cooperate and...suppress your instinctive defenses?"

Black Swan heard her own voice ask the question, with a tremor she herself didn't even realize, and... anticipation.

[Black Swan: Don't be curious, don't be curious, don't be curious...]

Black Swan: They'll die, they'll die, they'll die...

[Huang Quan: Do you still dream? Dream of those who died because of you?]

[Black Swan: ...?]

Jiang Jiu smiled gently, having received the answer he had expected.

"Of course, relax, I'll open the door for you."

He casually sat down on the chair next to him.

"But remember my advice: some things, once you see them, you have to learn to forget them."

The black swan took a deep breath, and the hesitation and fear on her face disappeared, replaced by a faint smile and a composed demeanor.

"Then... Lord Shi Jin, tell me, what did you see...?"

A light shone in the Black Swan's eyes as she looked into Jiang Jiu's calm gaze, and some memories became tangible.

[Black Swan: My life is over!]

[Himeko: Is the Black Swan lady so easy to persuade? Or is it...?]

Himeko rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment.

Silver Wolf spoke directly.

[Silver Wolf: Kaffa, what kind of ability is this? Word magic?]

[Kafka: It's hard to say. I can't tell anything. Maybe I could tell something if I made direct contact.]

The discussion came to an abrupt end.

The sky shifted its perspective for the first time, offering a clear view of the scene before the black swan.

Flames filled the sky, blocking her path.

Countless images were reflected on the shattered mirror surface.

Starships filled the sky, antimatter legions, star roars, illusions, iron tombs, and then the burning winds.

The images shattered into bubbles, eventually piecing together Nanook's silhouette.

The surrounding blood-red buildings were engulfed in flames, and the screams of countless lives were compressed into sharp cries...

Before she could even be shocked, alarm bells were practically blaring in her head.

In the interstellar war, the Iron Tomb emerged, stars extinguished one after another, several star systems were instantly annihilated, and civilizations didn't even have time to utter a cry of despair. She saw the Black Tower standing before the Iron Tomb; she saw endless death; she saw...

She saw Jiang Jiu walk towards the Iron Tomb, leading the latter into the abyss of nothingness.

Then she saw the fairy boat.

They came into contact with the lingering echoes of "breeding," and despite repeated warnings, they still used the remains of breeding.

The scene of memory cracked open, and a swarm of locusts surged out.

The breeding of insects is not a conceptual reproduction. In the concept of breeding, space is multiplying, time is laying eggs, humans are assimilated, and everything becomes a breeding ground.

The fleet of the Celestial Ship struggled in the insect swarm, but the swarm had already passed them and rushed towards the more distant star system.

Then came an arrow, piercing through memory, leaving behind a blank space of despair.

[Black Swan: No...no prize quiz, will I survive?]

After a brief silence in the chat, Xing spoke solemnly.