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

Chapter 35 The End of a Choice

"As expected, Bai E, you truly deserve to be called the savior."

Hearing Jiang Jiu's words, Bai E smiled sheepishly.

"As for being a savior, I'm far from it. Although the prophecy says I'm the destined savior, and Aglaia and Teacher Tibo say so too, but..."

“Listen to me,” Jiang Jiu interrupted Bai E, “Bai E, if you can’t even live up to the title of savior, then there probably won’t be any saviors in this world.”

Bai E didn't quite understand Jiang Jiu's meaning.

Although other members of the Golden Clan have said similar things, it sounds quite nuanced when they come from a stranger.

"What do you know?"

Jiang Jiu, clutching the two thousand points he had painstakingly accumulated, decided to indulge in a bit of recklessness.

For a moment, time stood still.

"System, redeem 'The End of a Choice'."

"Exchange successful. Please make your decision."

Option 1: Tell Baieonpharos the truth about the cycle and search for the "Demyoga" with the Golden Clan.

Option Two: Refuse to cooperate with the Golden Blood, find Caiuslana (Black Caius), and end the Rebirth.

Option Three: Witness a re-creation as an observer, becoming a data bug.

Jiang Jiu looked at the options that appeared before him, somewhat surprised.

He originally thought that he would make a similar choice and then the system would push forward according to that choice, but he didn't expect it to be a three-choice type.

Witnessing the creation process takes too long, and it's unclear whether the current Black Evil can even communicate with it...

Anyway, my initial thought was to choose option one, and the others didn't really matter.

"I choose one."

"Host selection complete, destiny's choice fulfilled, future to be simulated."

"You told Bai Er everything you knew, including the false rebirth, the more than 30 million cycles, and information about the Emperor's Scepter and the Iron Tomb."

"Bai'er was extremely shocked. He didn't believe you at first, but he slowly began to believe you after you revealed many things that no one else knew."

"You have passed Aglaia Kinsel's test. The Golden Blood have decided to help you find the 'Demyoga'."

You have gained nothing.

Jiang Jiu: "...???"

"Wait, is there some mistake? What do you mean, 'completely empty-handed'?"

Don't worry, little Jiuzi~ It's normal to find nothing; it would be abnormal if you found it easily.

[You need to know who your opponent is... It's the clone of Genius Club #1, Lai Gushi. What would happen if these data entities found the key?]

"That's a dead end! How could it be? There's always a way out. There must be a solution."

I don't know either; I don't need to find a solution.

That makes sense.

[Jiang Jiu, keep it up! You're the coolest!]

[Wow, I hadn't even noticed until you mentioned it. Jiang Jiu's looks are really striking. Could it be that the system's manipulation has backfired?]

Jiang Jiu was speechless: "If you're so capable, then send me back!"

[No, other transmigrators all happily want to stay here forever after they transmigrate, why are you completely different?]

[You're here; you have the skills, you have the connections—plenty of people want to be part of your network. Why wouldn't you want to stay?]

Jiang Jiu: "...Hehe."

"If you mean facing the final boss right from the start, and dying twice before the day is over, would you like this blessing?!"

Hehe~

【You can find a time far removed from this one to just laze around and do whatever you want. Why do you have to go back?】

Jiang Jiu simply shook his head.

He lowered his eyes, his gaze unfathomable.

"I have to go back, there are people waiting for me... I have to survive."

What the heck...

We've finally made it through so much, how could we give up so easily?

Realizing that the Demosis could not be found within Onphalus, Lycus tried to persuade you to become one of the audience.

You refused.

"The administrator's privileges far exceed those of the player, so you quit and argued with Ragus. To prevent disruption of the program's progress, Ragus took you to the narrow passage."

"Even intellectual genius cannot stop the messenger of nothingness; after some effort, you left Onphalus."

"The Black Tower and King Screw have brought new information; they have found the core area of ​​the Emperor's Scepter and what Raygus hid."

"You will all travel together. This time, Laigushi did not stop you; on the contrary, he warmly welcomes your exploration."

Jiang Jiu frowned slightly.

There's a bad feeling about this.

He felt... as if he hadn't stopped anything, and the outcome seemed predetermined...

It can't be something that can't be changed, right?

"As you explore, you discover that, to prevent Demuggle from interfering with the experiment, Lygus went so far as to personally detonate a star core, contaminating Demuggle and plunging him into a deep sleep."

『......』

"The endpoint of a choice: Demosis does not appear in reincarnation, and reincarnation remains unbroken."

Ending achieved: Helpless.

Jiang Jiu: "..."

Jiang Jiu's heart sank. He lowered his head and stopped looking at the system's cold words.

What a helpless situation...

Bai E asked, puzzled, "What do you know? Um... what's wrong?"

Jiang Jiu shook his head, gently patted Bai E's shoulder, and turned to leave.

"Thank you, and... I suddenly have something to attend to, so I'll be going now."

Bai E: "???"

Jiang Jiu found a deserted area, stared at the sky for a while, and then began to sort out his thoughts.

"...It seems normal that Demyogo cannot be found inside Onpharos, after all, Lygus would not allow such a big bug to appear in the cycle of reincarnation."

"When I was looking at it just now, it seems like I overlooked something. Xi Lian can be found, but finding Xi Lian is useless because Xi Lian is not Demiaoge, and she may not know the relevant information either."

So you gave up?

[Yes, and the ancients know of your existence; your every move is probably being monitored.]

Jiang Jiu was stunned for a moment.

“It seems that’s true… Lagushi, come out! Let’s talk.”

A mechanical being walked over unhurriedly from a distance, nodding slightly with its usual smile on its face.

"Lord Jiang Jiu, judging from your expression, it seems you've encountered some difficulties and are preparing to abandon your research on Onpharos, is that right?"

Jiang Jiu nodded, then shook his head: "Probably. I'm a bit out of ideas. Before I leave, there's something I'd like to ask you."

Lai Gushi was still smiling.

"Although your words are quite unrealistic, I am happy to answer your question, but before I do, I must reiterate."

"Onfaros is a closed space. Even someone as powerful as you cannot easily come and go as you please. You entered Onfaros as a soul. I remind you that if you try to break out by force, your soul is very likely to be damaged."

Jiang Jiu, who possessed the ability to rewind time, smiled disdainfully.

Pshaw, who cares about you?

Chapter 36 The Glimpse of the Learned Master

"Whatever, whatever, let's not worry about that for now." Jiang Jiu waved his hand, looked at Lai Gushi, and asked curiously, "Let me ask you something simple first, why did you leave me here? Don't you think I'm a threat?"

Lai Gushi replied with a smile, "Your Excellency understands very well that rather than keeping the threat out of sight, it is better to have you by my side. If you can give up your idea of ​​the Great Lord of Annihilation, I will naturally not stop you."

Jiang Jiu frowned.

"You think you can figure out my purpose just by your calculations?"

Lai Gushi nodded slightly.

"At least for now, my calculations haven't gone wrong."

Okay...

Jiang Jiu shrugged; the problem was over.

"Then let's change the question. If you just watch Xi Lian and Bai E keep going through this endless cycle without stopping them, aren't you afraid that things will just stay stuck like this forever?"

Lai Gushi shook his head.

"PhiLia093 (Xi Lian) and NeiKos496 (Bai E) will eventually reach a point where they can't hold on any longer. Until then, their perseverance and their anger will become the best nourishment."

"This process may be long, but unfortunately, what I'm best at is waiting."

Jiang Jiu clicked his tongue.

"madman."

Lai Gushi smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment."

Tsk, he got his fill of being yelled at.