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

“Tarot cards,” Jiang Jiu asked, “do you believe in what they say?”

The black swan opened its mouth, but for a moment it didn't know what to say.

"I..." she began with difficulty, "I don't completely believe it, but..."

"Then don't believe it." Jiang Jiu interrupted her. "I guarantee your safety. I mean it. If something really happens to you, I'll give you my life."

Black Swan: "...?"

[Black Swan: ? ? ? ? ? ? ]

Black Swan suddenly realized that the three tarot cards she had just seen—the upright Death, the Tower, and the Ten of Swords—were not as terrifying as the person in front of her.

Black Swan: ...What does "I'll give you my life in return" mean?

[Dahlia: What kind of new way of comforting someone is this? They're afraid of death, and he says, "I'll give you my life." What's the difference between that and telling someone who's afraid of the dark, "Don't be afraid, I'll be afraid with you"?]

[Fireworks: Hahahaha! I'll give you my life! Lord Jiang Jiu is so generous! He'd even give you his life! Black Swan, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and agree! This deal is a sure thing!]

[Silver Wolf: A sure thing, no losses? The life he loses isn't the same as his own. If he really dies, who will the Black Swan come from?]

[Fireworks: Go find Black Tower! He's dead, Black Tower will definitely come after him first! Then we'll get Black Tower to pull him out of the void and compensate Black Swan! Perfect closed loop!]

[Star: It's a closed loop! A new concept of immortality! I die, I give you my life in return; you take the life, I come back to life, I die again, I give you my life again, an infinite loop, a perpetual motion machine is born!]

[March 7th: Can you two please stop telling lame jokes when someone's life or death is at stake!]

[Himeko: That's not the point. The point is that he downplayed his life.]

[Pam: Pam also thinks Pam.......]

[Danheng: For him, it might not be heavy at all.]

[Pam: ...Pam is even sadder now.]

[Star: People say that dying for love is an old saying—does this count as dying for love? Or does it mean living and dying together?]

[Black Tower: You have three seconds to say it again.]

[Star: Lady Black Tower is unparalleled! Lady Black Tower is breathtakingly beautiful! Lady Black Tower is exceptionally intelligent! Lady Black Tower is incomparably beautiful!]

At the headquarters of Interstellar Peace Corporation, Toppa leaned back in his chair, staring at the images on the screen, a slow smile spreading across his face.

She reached out and ruffled Zhangzhang's hair.

Topaz: Alluvial gold, gold dust.

[Placer gold:? 】

[Topa: I won my bet. She wasn't willing; she was scared. Look at her expression! Is that willing? That's being forced! That's having no other choice!]

[Gold Sand: ...Didn't she agree?]

[Topa: Agreeing doesn't equal voluntariness! You're using a fallacy of equivocation!]

[Gold Sand: Okay, a bet's a bet. One hundred million credits, I'll transfer it to your account in a bit.]

[Topa: That's more like it.]

In the sky, some people were placing bets, while others were discussing lame jokes, their words unexpectedly stirring up the atmosphere.

Yanqing hesitated before asking what she wanted to see, as she hadn't seen it.

[Yanqing: General, is he comforting the person who remembers? Or... will he really do that?]

[Jingyuan: He probably really will.]

[Yanqing: Why?]

[Jing Yuan: Because the person who remembered was someone he had asked for help. In his eyes, she was in danger because of his request, so he was willing to take responsibility for it.]

In the video, the black swan did indeed hesitate.

She wasn't sure if Jiang Jiu could protect her, nor was she sure if Jiang Jiu would force her.

Although so far, I've been... polite?

She thought for a long time, then looked up at Jiang Jiu.

“Your Excellency,” she said softly, “may I ask you a question?”

"ask."

"That memory..." she paused, "was it important to you?"

Jiang Jiu thought for a moment, but instead of answering whether it was important or not, he said, "Compared to me, perhaps the Milky Way needs this memory more, as it represents one of the Milky Way's fates of heading towards its end."

The fate of the galaxy...

The black swan took a deep breath.

"Okay, I agree."

"Thank you very much, Ms. Black Swan."

After a brief silence, the comments section sprang up at a completely different pace. They were no longer joking or sarcastic remarks, but instead a heavy sigh of regret.

Actually, the comments in the live stream just now were all quite nonsensical, largely because no one thought the Black Swan event would fail.

After all, they had succeeded before, and with two geniuses as their guide, how could they possibly fail?

But now when it comes to the future of the universe, everyone is more serious and has put away their joking attitude.

[Topa: She still agreed, even though she was terrified and her situation was so bad.]

[Gold Sand: So it wasn't unfair that I lost those 100 million credits.]

[Emerald: For the future of the galaxy...?]

[Cang Gang: This is the Memory Maker? I thought they only hid in mirrors to spy on other people's memories.]

[Zhenzhu: Those who remember are also human; as human beings, they have things they care about.]

Opal: What does she care about? The future of the Milky Way? Does that concern her?

[Topa: Maybe not, but she agreed anyway.]

[Gold Alluvial: Would you risk your life for a complete stranger who claims to be your "savior"?]

[Jade: This isn't for some savior, it's for the galaxy.]

[Gold Placer: Is there a difference?]

Jade: Yes.

[Jade: For one person, it's personal affection; for the Milky Way, it's righteousness.]

[Jade: When someone takes responsibility for justice, no one has the right to criticize or ridicule them, unless you're willing to be the next one.]

In the video, after a brief preparation, the black swan looked into Jiang Jiu's purple pupils.

"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.

The images followed the gaze of the black swan.

In a fragment of memory, the Black Swan saw what the Immortal Ship did, how it aroused public wrath, and how it was hunted down by the entire universe.

On the verge of collapse, Xianzhou risked his life to beg Emperor Bow Master for help. Shortly after the appearance of the Hunting Star God, the three Star Gods of Hunting, Destruction, and Harmony confronted each other.

And this... wasn't even the climax of this memory...

"Destruction, harmony, nothingness, hunting, abundance, joy... and even a life that almost ascended..."

The seven star gods gathered together...

She saw hunting arrows tearing through the void, harmonious music enveloping the battlefield, and destructive fire devouring everything indiscriminately, friend or foe.

Then......

A giant hammer fell.

It is the King of Amber.

[Interstellar Peace Company (Official Account): Amber King!!! Everything for Amber King!!! Everything for Amber King!!!]

Gold-plated amber: All for the King of Amber!

[Topa: All for the King of Amber!]

[Jadeite: All for the King of Amber!]

Diamonds: All for the King of Amber!

[N points omitted here, all for the sake of the Amber King!!!]

[Fireworks: Here we go again... As soon as they see Amber King and his gang, they spam the chat like bots, unable to utter a second sentence.]

That hammer blow shattered the hunting formation; it was cool.

But it was precisely this hammer blow that nearly shattered Black Swan's consciousness! Amber King's power pierced through the barrier of memory, directly impacting her very existence.

The next moment, a faint light representing protection shimmered on her body.

"Your...Your Excellency..."

Her voice was drowned out by the roar of the sea of ​​memories.

Then, she heard Jiang Jiu's voice: "Close your eyes."

Before her consciousness completely faded, she saw a pair of purple eyes.

The sound was so clear that the black swan instinctively closed its eyes and almost lost all perception of the world.

Then......

The world is shattered.

In the laboratory, Black Swan's body slumped down, her face as pale as paper, her breathing so weak it was almost imperceptible. Black Tower's scepter touched Black Swan's forehead, and the power of intelligence seeped in like threads. Jiang Jiu stood there, his brows furrowed, his fingers pressed against his temples, and an ethereal aura flickered around him.

There was a brief pause in the comments section at that moment.

[Black Swan: ...Am I dead?]

[Dahlia: Darling, you didn't die, but you almost did. Look, your face is whiter than the floor of Flowing Light Memory Garden now. You look beautiful.]

[Black Swan: ...Thank you for the compliment. Should I laugh?]