[Alice often travels to investigate various things. The length of each trip varies, but she always comes back after getting satisfactory results. This is her first time to come back empty-handed.]

[And... Alice is a little depressed? ]

[You looked at Alice in surprise, not understanding what had happened to her to make her look like this, but fortunately you were good at comforting people.]

[You slightly raised your legs and placed your lips next to Alice's pointed ears. "Would you like to... take a bath with me?" After saying that, you licked Alice's sensitive ears seductively.]

[“Yeah.” Alice understood your hint in an instant and nodded gently. ]

[The two met again after a long separation, and tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. 】

[In Alice's violent attack, you are like a lone boat, drifting in the ocean, and have been overturned by the storm several times.]

[“Sorry, Tsumugi.” It wasn’t until the early hours of the morning that Alice, who had just finished venting her anger, noticed your condition and immediately hugged you in her arms out of concern.]

[“It’s okay, you can continue if you want.” Although you don’t know what Alice experienced in the Dark Sea, judging from her actions tonight, she must have accumulated a lot of emotions.]

[You two exchanged some sweet words and soon fell asleep in each other's arms. ]

[471 years old: Ever since Alice returned from the Dark Sea, you have noticed that her attitude towards you has changed. It's not a bad change. She has become more concerned about your thoughts and cherishes the time she has with you. She often spends time with you.]

[Alice's attitude makes you feel confused, but you have a plan in mind. If you have a child with Alice now, it will be too easy to make Alice obey you! ]

[You immediately expressed your wish, but what you got was Alice's awkward answer, "Well... I also want to have a child with you... I have secretly conducted research before, but..."]

[“It seems there is reproductive isolation between us…”]

[Alice's words made you freeze in place, but you soon accepted it. This also explained why the embryo created with your and Alice's blood 20 years ago died so easily.]

[If you think about it carefully, this makes sense. It's obvious that Alice's race is not human, and she comes from another world. A human and a non-human race from another world... It would be absurd if there is no reproductive isolation. ]

[You were a little disappointed when you learned that you couldn't have a baby with Alice, but you quickly accepted it. You haven't had a child for hundreds of years, so you don't care if it continues like this... No wonder! ]

[I was wondering why the experiment always failed after so many attempts. It turns out it was because of the damn reproductive isolation! ]

[Your eyes begin to burn, and your mind is full of plans on when you can "avenge your past shame" and create another child.]

[472 years old: This year, you received an invitation. ]

[“Frederica, the head of the Gunhild family, gave birth to a girl and invited us to a banquet... Why did she send us an invitation letter?” You looked at this inexplicable invitation letter. In the past few hundred years, you and the Gunhild family had no relationship at all. There was no reason for them to send you an invitation letter.]

[“Master, maybe this is an invitation to me.” Albedo stood up from the sofa. “I met Madam Frederica when I went to Mondstadt to buy alchemical materials before, and helped her with some small things.”]

[You looked down and saw that the recipient was Albedo instead of you.]

[“Oh, then I’ll give it to you.” You handed the invitation to Albedo. ]

[“When you come back, pack your luggage. We are going on a trip.” You said it casually, as if it was a trivial matter.]

[Albedo was stunned, but nodded and walked out of the house. ]

[473 years old: You and Albedo bid farewell to Alice and come to Liyue Harbor again. The purpose of your trip this time is very simple. You have failed in your previous attempts to create a child because you did not know that there was reproductive isolation between you and Alice. Now that you know this, you plan to use Alice's blood to clone a child for her and Alice.]

Chapter 184 Resurrection of Katzrein

[474 years old: "Wahahaha, a mere clone can't faze me at all!" You stand in front of the synthesis table, proudly showing Albedo the mini version of Alice you cloned.]

[“…” Albedo looked at the giant egg on the synthesis table that was nearly half a meter in size, not knowing what to say.]

[“Don’t look at me with such a speechless look. The most perfect protection measure I can think of for the child is to build a shell. The child can absorb the nutrient solution inside to grow. With the protection of the shell, there is no need to worry about the child being harmed by the outside world.” You shrugged speechlessly. ]

[“Even so…” Albedo picked up a hammer and threw it at the giant egg, but it hurt his palms and he still couldn’t break the eggshell. “The child will be suffocated to death in there.”]

[“Do you think I haven’t considered this? Once the child absorbs all the nutrients inside, the eggshell will become brittle. It’s okay.” You began to explain to Albedo, picked up the giant egg from the ground, and rubbed it affectionately, “Hey, child, this is the child of Alice and I…”]

[The next step is to take the child back to Qingquan Town and wait quietly for the child to be born. ]

[“Master, there is something I want to show you.” Just as you were imagining Alice’s possible reaction, Albedo interrupted your fantasy and took out an ice-blue scepter. On the top of the blue scepter, there was an ice-blue gem the size of a fist.]

[“I told you before that I felt like something was calling me, and yesterday I bought it from a merchant.”]

[“Five-star holy relic, the Heart of Naberis.”]

[You quietly look at the ice-blue gem on the top of the scepter, feeling sad.]

[Once upon a time, you and Katzlein traveled to most countries on the continent for more than ten years in search of this five-star holy relic. Alice also asked Barbatos about the whereabouts of the scepter, but the answer she got was "That scepter? I exchanged it for wine money."]

[I didn't expect that the precious five-star holy relic that I had been looking for for hundreds of years would end up in Liyue Harbor. ]

[“Albedo, take it back to Mondstadt first and tell Alice that I won’t be going back for the time being.”]

[The appearance of the Heart of Naberis has awakened your long-forgotten memories, and you intend to use it to revive Ketzlaine.]

[Although you haven't conducted any research on resurrecting people in the past few hundred years, you have already mastered most of the techniques related to resurrection.]

[You have already mastered the technique of using the holy relics to create a doll's body. When you created Albedo, the "artificial intelligence", you also mastered the technique of filtering the memories in the earth vein energy. As long as you make some improvements to this technique and inject all the information about "Kateslaine" in the earth vein into the body, you should be able to revive her.]

[“Tell Alice that I will take Ketzlein back with me.” After saying that, you urged Albedo to leave his alchemy workshop and told her not to disturb his research.]

[475 years old: Ketzlein's body is completed.]

[476 years old: Your technology has been improved and you have begun trying to revive Ketzlein.]

[477 years old: You poured the memories of Ketzlein into the created body in an attempt to revive her.]

[478 years old: "Hmm..." With a murmur like in a dream, Katzlein, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened his eyes.]

[“Katesline, do you still remember me?” You asked beside Kateline.]

[Katesline turns his head to look at you, with obvious confusion in his eyes.]

[“Tsumugi?” Katzline slowly said your name.]

[“Long time no see, and… welcome back.” You smiled sweetly, and after talking to Katzlaine for a while and briefly explaining the current situation, you noticed that Katzlaine was still feeling a little unwell, so you walked out of the room and stopped disturbing her, leaving Katzlaine with plenty of space to rest.]

[After leaving the room where Katzline was resting, the smile you had been holding on to slowly disappeared, and you gently placed one hand on your chest, quietly feeling your heartbeat.]

[Obviously, the resurrection of Katzrein should be a very happy thing...but...why am I not as excited and excited as I imagined? ]

[You purse your lips and subconsciously look out the window at the street.]

[In order to find a quiet place for research, your alchemy workshop is located in a remote corner of Liyue Harbor. But even so, the street outside is crowded with people and traffic, which is in stark contrast to the depressed and defeated scene when you first brought Ketzlaine to Liyue Harbor five hundred years ago.]

[Time... so much time has passed...]

[You look towards Katzlein's room again, feeling very uncomfortable.]

[479 years old: After a year of recuperation, Katzlein's body has recovered to the same level as that of an ordinary girl.]

[You have examined Ketzlaine's body and found that it may be because her body only used one five-star holy relic, which made her body not very strong. Therefore, her body was damaged when the earth vein energy was injected. Restoring her body strength to that of an ordinary girl is the limit of this body. In other words, Ketzlaine can no longer become stronger.]

[However, Ketzlain didn't care about this at all. Anyway, the current Teyvat continent is not as chaotic as it was five hundred years ago, so it doesn't matter if he becomes an ordinary person. ]

[“The food at Wanmin Hall is really delicious, and Master Mao’s daughter is so cute.” That day, you and Katzline played in Liyue Harbor as usual. In the evening, after having dinner at Wanmin Hall, you walked slowly towards your house.]

[“Yeah.” You followed behind Katzrein with a smile on your face, but whether it was an act to cooperate with Katzrein or a genuine smile, only you knew.]

[“Tsumugi, should we… tonight?” Katzline whispered in your ear.]

[“Well… let’s talk about this after you recover.” You turned your head away, not daring to look at Katzline again.]

[“Oh…” Katzlein responded, and then both of you fell silent.]

[In this year, the two of you have repeated similar conversations countless times. Every time, you rejected Katzlein's request with various reasons. As for the reason... although you really don't want to admit it, but probably... maybe... a little bit, you don't seem to like Katzlein.]

[At night, you looked at Katzlein lying beside you, feeling very uncomfortable.]

[After Katzrein recovered, you did not take her back to Qingquan Town, hoping that you could fall in love with her again during this time. But the facts proved that this was just your wishful thinking. No matter how hard you tried, you could not feel the slightest bit of love for Katzrein now.]

[Continuing to maintain a fake relationship has become a burden for you. Although it is cruel to Katzlein, you plan to break this window paper tonight.]

[“Kateslaine… I have something to tell you…” You gently woke up the sleeping Katelaine…]

【…】

[480 years old: You return to your home in Qingquan Town and see Alice and Albedo studying something around the giant egg you made in the alchemy workshop.]

[“You’re finally back!” Seeing you come back, Alice felt as if she had seen the savior descend. She held you in her arms and used both hands to pinch your cheeks and rub them into various shapes. “Now explain to me what on earth you have created. How many years will it take for this egg to hatch successfully!”]

[“I don’t know either.” You struggled to escape from Alice’s clutches, rubbing your red face as you explained angrily, “How would I know how much energy your species needs to be born? I can only wait for it to break out of its shell.”]

[“Is there something wrong with the nutrient solution you prepared, Master?” Albedo asked.]

[“Absolutely impossible!” You immediately exploded when you heard Albedo’s question. “This nutrient solution is the pure liquefied energy formed by removing impurities from the earth vein energy. The energy contained in it is comparable to a five-star holy relic.”]

[“So the nutrient solution should be fine… Wait, what did you use to make this nutrient solution?” A big cross appeared on Alice’s forehead, and she grabbed you and started kneading you. “How dare you provide something as dangerous as earth vein energy to a child?!”]

[“Wuwu… I’m so sorry!” You let out a cute cry, and only after begging for mercy did Alice let you go.]

[“Eh? By the way, where is Ketzlain?” It was only then that Alice noticed that you came back alone, and there was no sign of Ketzlain behind you.]

【“…”】

[“I’m going to Mondstadt. I need to replenish some alchemical materials.]

[Seeing your silence, Albedo realized that Alice's words had touched a minefield, and immediately found an excuse to slip away, leaving you two lovers some private space.]

[“Sorry, I think I asked a question that I shouldn’t have asked.” Seeing your mood immediately drop, Alice stroked your head and apologized. ]

[“It’s okay, it’s my problem.” You shook your head, thinking of how Ketzlaine forced herself to smile in Liyue Harbor when you left, you just felt like a scumbag. ]

[Especially now that you recall it, you don’t even feel a trace of regret in your heart, which makes you hate yourself even more. ]

[“Tsumugi, do you know what wear and tear is?” Alice asked. ]

【“Worn?” You raised your head slightly and looked at Alice. 】

[“When I was in the Dark Sea, I met many demons who had fled from the continent of Teyvat. They told me some problems that only immortals would encounter, and wear and tear was one of them.”]

[“The so-called wear and tear is actually a phenomenon in which the thoughts and concepts of the immortal species gradually change over time and eventually become completely opposite to their original goals.”]

[“For example, turning against one’s former comrades, abandoning the country one has protected all one’s life, and pursuing change in pursuit of an eternal God are all effects of wear and tear on people.”]

"Your three examples are quite targeted." After seeing the three examples given by Alice, Tsumugi Kujo, who had endured for several chapters without complaining, finally spoke.

At first glance, they were identified as Feilong, Prince Yan and the Homegirl.

However...if we follow this statement, is Thor's act of giving up eternity in the game also an effect of wear and tear?

Tsumugi Kujo had never thought about this problem before, but after receiving this hint from the simulation system, she suddenly felt that this possibility was quite possible.

Although Ying hid in the One-Mind Pure Land to avoid wear and tear, she still kept a close eye on the outside world, otherwise she would not have brought Ying into the One-Mind Pure Land and beat her up when she first met her. Since she was always paying attention to the outside world, it was hard to say how much wear and tear she could avoid by hiding in the One-Mind Pure Land.

As for what was said in the game about the Isshin Pure Land being connected to the Shadow's heart and that as long as the Shadow was defeated there, the Shadow's will could be changed, Kujo Tsumugi just laughed.

In Shadow's legendary quest, Shadow and General Raiden fought for five hundred years, but Shadow was unable to defeat General Raiden in the end. But didn't General Raiden change his attitude?

The official has eaten the book.

[“You mean, I don’t like Katzline anymore because of wear and tear?”]

[Alice nodded.]

【"So……"】

[“I have searched all the demons in the Dark Sea, and they all said that they can only slow down the speed of wear and tear, but there is no good way to eliminate it.” Alice gave the answer before you. ]

[After listening to Alice's words, you collapsed on the ground, not knowing what to do. ]

[In fact, there is one thing that Alice didn't tell you. She has figured out the cause and nature of wear and tear. It is precisely because she has figured it out that she has concluded that wear and tear cannot be eliminated.]

[You curled up on the ground, and when you thought that your feelings for Alice might fade and disappear in a few hundred years, especially when you might even think that this was not a big deal, an unspeakable fear was born in your heart.]

[In comparison, you even think that Alice's leaving you due to the wear and tear is a "good ending", at least you still love her. ]

【Eh? etc! 】

【You keenly captured a small detail. 】

[“Alice, you seem to have never been affected by wear and tear.” In your memory, Alice’s personality has never changed since she was a child. She has always been enthusiastic, cheerful, carefree, and thoughtful. It seems that these hundreds of years have not left any marks on her.]

Chapter 185 The fifth simulation ends

"The essence of wear and tear is the subtle influence of various negative emotions contained in the earth vein energy on people. There is no earth vein energy in my body, and I am not a creature on the continent of Teyvat, so I will naturally not be affected by wear and tear."】

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