Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

Asking for a leave on the 31st is the formal leave.

Let me first talk about my specific situation. My grandmother has recovered from her cerebral infarction and is now beginning to regain consciousness, which is a good thing.

As for me... I've had a bad cold recently and have been updating despite having a fever. Let me take a break.

Luckily, there's the Immortal Art Cup to watch recently, which made me feel even worse (oh, the enemy team from heaven and the Snow Wheat Debate team were too eyebrow pencil, and the game with jet lag also made me depressed).

In short, everyone, take care of your health!

Take a break and be right back.

Chapter 60: Love and Hate Between Cyber ​​Ghost Girls

In Precious's opinion, the Sarkaz were essentially just a group of natives on the Terra Continent. She did not take the vigilance of a native leader seriously, but just set her sights on Noah, meaning to let Noah explain everything.

Noah understood, and after a moment's thought, he explained, "She's Precious. I've brought her in as my helper. Don't worry."

"Helper?" Frémont frowned. He had never heard of anyone like Priseth on Terra, but since Noah said so, he had to let go of his hostility.

The crown on Noya's head had lost most of its power. After returning to the present world, time began to flow normally, and the crown seemed to have been drained of its light, no longer emitting. This time, with Frémont's help, Noya easily removed the weakened Golden Rule. In accordance with the Twin Queen's wishes, Noya returned the Golden Rule, which no longer held any meaning to her.

Frémont and the other liches are going to Kazdel. They will go their separate ways after leaving Leitania. As for Arturo and Viviana... Noah also has an idea.

So... after a long time, Noah contacted Rhodes Island again.

This can be considered as part of the benefits of Agor's shared technology. Now the communication of time between different cities has become more convenient. Noah can also directly contact Rhodes Island through a special communication device, and it is a dedicated line. Soon, he heard Amiya's voice on the other end.

"Ms. Noah! Is it really you? We haven't been in touch for a long time." Amiya's voice was full of joy. Indeed, her withdrawal from Victoria due to worsening oripathy must have worried the little rabbit. Fortunately, she has completely overcome the problem of oripathy and most of the mines have been removed. She can be called a mine clearance expert. Noah can now say that she does not have to worry about her sudden death at any time.

However, when he went to Agor for treatment, he was imprisoned in the Beacon Tower, cutting off most of his contact with Rhodes Island. After being released, he has been busy until now. Who could have imagined that just coming here for a vacation would lead to such a major event as the resurrection of the Witch King? In the end, he was even directly expelled from Leithnia. This was the second time this had happened after Casimir, and Noa had gradually gotten used to it. Only now did he find time to contact Rhodes Island.

"Amiya, long time no see." Noah first greeted her, and then explained his situation to Amiya in a simple and clear manner. After hearing about Noah's experience in Leithania, even the battle-hardened Amiya couldn't help but complain.

"...Miss Noah, you really always stir up some trouble wherever you go..." Lies don't hurt, the truth is the sharpest knife. Noah didn't know how to refute Amiya's stereotype. She wanted to say that she had been very low-key and that the incident had caught up with her. Fortunately, the remnants of the Witch King had been basically eliminated, and Viviana had left Leithnia. If Viviana had originally been thinking about the people of Shi Tong Territory, but based on Noah's understanding of the Gemini Queens, these two people would at least not vent their anger on the people of the territory. On the contrary, if the Gemini Queens didn't want to make things too awkward with Noah, they would definitely take good care of the people of Shi Tong Territory.

Even though Leithania expelled Noah, if Noah was willing to cooperate, he might even be able to become an elector - provided that he could not leave Leithania in this life and completely become Leithania's nuclear deterrent-level weapon.

After all, Noah is the only person who can control the powerful weapon Golden Rule. In other words, as long as Noah is willing to use the crown, Noah's firepower is definitely no less than that of a top-level high-speed battleship, and can even drive natural disasters.

If Noah is willing to stay in Leithania, the twin queens will be overjoyed.

Who doesn't want to have weapons of mass destruction? Those who don't want to have them are the ones who already have them and want to weld the car doors of others who come after them.

The future of the Terran Council is practically a done deal. The Twin Queens must navigate the drastically changing Terran landscape and maximize the benefits for Letania. There are only two things in the world that can bring everyone together for a peaceful discussion: force and profit. Unifying the interests of all of Terra is the core of the Terran Council. With Agor at its helm, he possesses both force and sufficient profit, a true deus ex machina.

The eldest son of the former civilization is not joking with you. Now the technology of Agor is hundreds of years ahead of Terra. If Agor wants, they can really destroy most of the countries on Terra.

Probably only countries of the level of Yan and Ursus can compete with them. Even the current Victoria has probably changed from the empire on which the sun never sets to the empire on which the sun never sets.

Victoria, which had just experienced a civil war and was divided, still had a strong foundation, but had basically withdrawn from the position of a first-class power on the continent. The recognized powers now should be Dayan, Agor, Ursus, and Columbia. If Gaul had not been destroyed, Gaul should still be on this list. However, it must be said that these four countries are the ones that truly determine the situation in Terra.

Among them, the most special one...is probably Rhodes Island.

Rhodes Island is not a country, but it has a significant influence. Agor, in particular, has a very good attitude towards Rhodes Island. Because Noah is from Rhodes Island, they naturally look at Rhodes Island differently.

So when Noah proposed to hand over Viviana and Arturo to Rhodes Island, Amiya basically agreed without thinking. After all, it was Noah who asked, and Rhodes Island happened to be near Leithania. The two agreed on a time, and Noah and the remaining mace, Viviana, Precious, Arturo and others came to the Rhodes Island office in a small town on the border of Leithania to wait.

Ten days later, Noah and the others finally boarded the deck of Rhodes Island. However, Noah, who had just arrived at Rhodes Island, immediately discovered that there were some changes in Rhodes Island.

Rather than saying it's a change... it's better to say it's been strengthened in all aspects. From all aspects, the transformation and strengthening that Rhodes Island has undergone should also be the work of Aggor. Quite a lot of parts can be seen at a glance as the shadow of Aggor's technology, but this is definitely a good thing. Moreover, this time, the one who came with Amiya to greet him was Skadi, who went to Rhodes Island without stopping after landing.

Skadi at this moment was no different from before, still wearing glasses. Although she had retrieved the sword when she came ashore, she kept it in the violin case and never took it out. After coming ashore, Skadi was tasked with establishing basic contact between Agor and Rhodes Island. She soon left Noya and came to Rhodes Island, where she was responsible for and inspected most of Rhodes Island's systems. Even when checking the system OS, she discovered that Rhodes Island had not activated the ship's defense mode. Although the operating system designed by Klucie was already first-class on Terra, it was still somewhat inferior to the Agor people.

So the Agors can be said to have renovated the entire Rhodes Island, which can be said to be quite a respectful gesture.

"You're saying that Agor not only helped Rhodes Island renovate, but also restarted its systems?" Noya blinked, a little surprised. "They've actually gone that far? Agor..."

"This is all thanks to Miss Noah... But... I wanted to ask from the beginning... about that person..." Amiya said with a smile, but soon her smile faltered as Precious followed Noah, looking around as she walked onto Rhodes Island. Her manner of walking onto Rhodes Island was remarkably natural, not like she was new here, but rather like she was already familiar with the place, as if she were a regular. "Who is this lady?"

"...This..." Noah was stunned. Just as she was about to explain something, she suddenly found a shadow behind Amiya. She immediately took a breath because she knew who this shadow was. She immediately grabbed Amiya, wanting to protect her behind her. But before she could draw the martyr's sword at her waist, Amiya immediately grabbed Noah's hand, "Wait a minute! Miss Noah! She is not Miss Theresa!"

"Huh?" Noah was stunned. The person in front of her was exactly the same as the pink-haired devil she had seen before. At that time, she thought it was the devil from the Victorian showdown who was still lingering and seeking revenge. "...What's going on?"

"The survival of civilization." At this moment, Precious stepped forward and said, "Heh, in your eyes, it should be called the Demon King, right? It was something we designed in the first place, but I didn't expect you to use it like this."

"..." The one known as the "Continuation of Civilization" (Theresia?) smiled at Precious. Ordinary people couldn't see her, of course, but those who could see her were at least somewhat connected to the previous civilization. A moment's reflection was all she needed to grasp the uniqueness of both Noa and this Precious. "Nice to meet you. You can call me the "Demon King." I am a program that Theresia left behind within the "Continuation of Civilization." My "Body" exists solely because of the "Continuation of Civilization."

"It's just an AI built from the memories of the dead. Its use is insignificant." Precious held back completely, but to her, it was the truth, just out of place. "That's not how [Civilization's survival] is used."

"Okay, Precious, we're not discussing how to use [Civilization's Survival] right now." Noah couldn't bear to watch any longer. Since the other party posed no threat, Noah breathed a sigh of relief. "So... you're not Theresa, you're just, a shadow?"

"Indeed." The Demon King nodded. "According to what you said, I am indeed an artificial intelligence program that can think and judge independently. However, I am still very happy to meet you, Miss Noa Kyrielight."

"Me too." Noah nodded, putting the conflict behind her. When the tension dissipated, Amiya awkwardly began to explain. "Actually, from the very beginning, I wanted to explain the situation to you, Miss Noah, which is..."

"It's okay. By the way, where is Dr. Kal'tsit? Is she still on Rhodes Island?" Noah had her own ideas for coming to Rhodes Island this time. She wanted to confirm from Kal'tsit the situation of the Originium left by Precious. According to Precious, Kal'tsit and the doctor were both relics of previous civilizations that had been preserved to this day. In her mouth, Kal'tsit was even called AMA-10, such a number. But no matter what, Kal'tsit and Precious should obviously know each other - and this time Noah also agreed to let Precious meet the doctor.

"Dr. Kal'tsit just finished an all-night operation yesterday and should still be resting. If necessary, I can call Dr. Kal'tsit over." Although Amiya was very concerned about why Precious knew so much about the survival of civilization, she did not ask directly for Noah's sake. The Demon King's reaction was also very strange. She seemed to recognize Precious, but also seemed to know nothing. She just smiled and looked at Precious, with no intention of speaking.

"Thank you so much for your help. If possible, please call the doctor as well. I have some things to explain to them." Noah breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that there would be no big problems.

Amiya left first, but Noah came to Precious and asked.

"The continuation of civilization... or rather, the Demon King, is also a creation of a previous civilization? And why do you have such hostility towards Miss Demon King?"

"Hostility? I don't have any. How could I possibly harbor hostility towards a program, a flawed and meaningless projection?"

"Your words just now were full of hostility."

“…This has nothing to do with you.”

“…Pureseth…”

"...Tsk." Unable to withstand Noya's gaze, Precious could only whisper, "I'm not hostile to the [Program], but I have a problem with her creator, the real Theresa."

"...Have you met her?"

"I guess so." Precious nodded. "Just like you, in the consciousness space. That was before I met you. Back then, this place was still called the Tower of Babel."

"...That's indeed a long time ago." Noah couldn't help but complain, "So why don't you fight each other?"

"...Doctor, she cleared your memory of the previous civilization." Precious frowned and finally spoke, "She made you forget me, forget the mission of Eden Garden, and even made you forget the administrator... Of course I'm dissatisfied with her."

"……what?"

Chapter 61: Conference of Former Civilizations (Lack of a Doctor)

Precious reluctantly explained the whole story. The gist was this: this pink-haired devil not only seduced the Doctor, but also freely decompressed the Originium. The Doctor, despite having strong moral principles, knew that the execution of the Originium Project would inevitably lead to the destruction of all existing Terran civilization. He might have been able to hold back, but after witnessing Theresa decompress the Originium, the Doctor, one of the Originium's creators, snapped.

In reality, Precious understood why the Doctor's defenses had been broken. Essentially, Originium was an external manifestation of the internalized universe. It was practically indestructible, multiplying endlessly. Even if burned as fuel, it would absorb the power of the Cataclysm and regenerate. But decompression was a different matter. This truly threatened the very foundation of Originium's existence, leaving the Doctor with only two options: one, kill Theresa for the sake of the Originium Project and Eden's salvation plan, thus ensuring the loss of the technology to reverse Originium. Two, abandon the Originium Project entirely. As for confessing to Theresa... that was pointless. Though Theresa was gentle, she also had a clear-cut stance. She would definitely side with Terra.

This is also one of the sources of the tragedy of the Tower of Babel——

Precious certainly approved of the Doctor's decision. In her eyes, Eden was more important than anything else, even more important than the previous civilization. How could she abandon the Originium Project just for a pink-haired alien demon? But the Doctor was clearly deeply conflicted. At the end of the Tower of Babel incident, Theresa chose to erase the Doctor's memories of the previous civilization, effectively erasing both Precious and Eden—something she couldn't accept the most.

It's no wonder that she was so dissatisfied with Theresa's incarnation - this is just like a wild cat not only kidnapping your domestic cat, but also kidnapping your friends, and even brainwashing your friends to make them wholeheartedly help the cats. It's just as outrageous.

"I kind of understand the reason, but I also understand Theresa's choice." Noah shook her head. "After all, she couldn't allow a destroyer of a former civilization to remain on Terra without restraint. Since she had the ability to erase the Doctor's memories, she naturally had the ability to kill him. But in the end, she didn't kill him. Instead, she chose to let him lose his memories and survive... In a sense, the Doctor now is different from the Doctor we know."

"We?" As Noah spoke, Precious discovered the wonder in Noah's words.

"...Just pretend I didn't say anything." Noah paused, realizing he'd inexplicably put himself in the Administrator's perspective again, or rather, the perspective of the previous civilization. "What I mean is, the Doctor you people from the previous civilization knew, the Prophet. In a sense, she's been taken away... But that doesn't mean she's no longer the Doctor. She hasn't changed, and she won't change. All she's lost are her memories of the previous civilization—and, presumably, they weren't completely deleted."

Noah shrugged. Some things really cannot be changed. Even the current Doctor seems to have retained many of the quirks of the original Doctor... For example, instant noodles in his mouth?

After acquiring the administrator's memories, Noya became more friendly to the doctor. In a sense, memory does shape personality. Noya is very different now than she was then, but this doesn't mean that the administrator has taken over Noya's body, but rather that Noya has taken on the administrator's shadow. Although Noya sometimes has trouble distinguishing herself, she is still herself, and she hasn't changed much because of the additional memory.

"That's really infuriating..." Precious curled his lips, "I didn't do anything to her because of you."

"Then I'm quite proud of myself." Noah smiled. Although Precious was still resistant, it was clear that her mind had become much more stable after acquiring a physical body. At least, she wasn't as crazy as before. The feeling of physical reality was completely different from that of the soul. Although Noah could maintain a soul state for a period of time, the experience was definitely not pleasant. There was no warmth, only a cold feeling everywhere... That was why the physical body was so important.

The body is the harbor of the soul. A soul without a body is just a rootless duckweed...

However, Noah did not express his feelings clearly. In Noah's perception, this Demon Lady who called herself an AI program seemed to still have some real soul fragments in her body... He didn't know whether it was the backup plan left by Miss Theresa, or the message from the simulator for the survival of civilization. However, Noah did not delve into it. After all, it was not the time yet.

If there were still fragments of the soul left——then he would have the ability to nurture Theresa's soul, and resurrecting Theresa would not be impossible.

Although he no longer had the crown, Noah only needed an energy source of similar level to create a new body in the subspace - as long as he had a body and a repaired soul, resurrection would be easy.

The former administrator was truly a genius. Noa's existence had completely altered the boundaries between life and death. As long as even a tiny fragment of soul remained, she could repair and nurture it, eventually restoring it to its original state. Furthermore, the Sorcerer King's research into creating bodies in the Warp wasn't limited to the Warp. In fact, while there might be some compatibility issues, cloning a body wasn't difficult. Given his status within Rhine Life, cloning a human was a simple matter.

However, these ideas are only prototypes for now, and the specific implementation still depends on Dr. Kel'tsit's consideration. After all, she is probably the one who understands Theresa best.

They didn't have to wait long in the reception room. The door soon opened, and Dr. Kel'tsit rubbed her brow, looking exhausted as she entered the room. She looked in Noya's direction. "You're so lucky to come back at this critical moment! You really know how to find the time, Miss Noya."

"Dr. Kal'tsit, I didn't come here specifically to troublesome times. I wouldn't contact Rhodes Island casually when there's no trouble." Noah said with a smile, "I don't like to cause trouble for Rhodes Island."

"...I know what you mean. So why did you come to me this time..." Kal'tsit shook her head helplessly, and then asked Noah why she came. But before she could finish her words, another voice interrupted her.

"Ama-10."

If anyone else had interrupted Kel'tsit, she'd definitely be upset, but this voice… Kel'tsit subconsciously shuddered. She knew this voice all too well. She spun around, only to find that the person sitting on the other swivel chair, with their back to her, had actually called out her old codename. And this voice…

"...Well, if there's anything, it's probably just for you to meet an old friend..." Noya blinked. Something felt off about the atmosphere. Didn't Precious say that Kal'tsit and she were old acquaintances? Why didn't this atmosphere feel like a reunion of old friends? It felt more like Kal'tsit had seen something terrifying. "Precious, stop scaring Dr. Kal'tsit. She's called Kal'tsit now, isn't she?"

"Kal'tsit... This must be the name the doctor gave you." Precious turned her chair around, crossed her arms across her chest, and elegantly placed her left leg over her right leg. Her posture, as if looking down from above, made Kal'tsit, who was standing, feel unprecedented pressure.

"Pristine..." Kel'tsit opened her mouth and said the other person's name with difficulty. In Noya's eyes, it was the first time she saw Kel'tsit so scared. No... It's not so much fear as [furious]? "Why are you here!"

"Why can't I be here?" Precious answered the question with a question. She sneered, "You can wake the doctor at will and let him suffer such a terrible fate, but you don't allow me to administer justice?"

She smiled disdainfully, her tone almost filled with dissatisfaction.

"Ama-10, no, Kal'tsit, don't you think your behavior is a bit too much?"

"Precious." Noah, standing by, finally couldn't stand it anymore and stopped Precious from putting pressure on her. "If you want to argue, do it privately later. Dr. Kal'tsit is my friend, and I won't allow anyone, not even you, to bully my friend."

"Mind your own business..." Although Precious said this, he still suppressed his pressure. "Ama-10, you'd better pray that you don't meet me in private."

"...Hey, Dr. Kal'tsit, I'm sorry. I didn't expect that Precious had such a bad relationship with you." Noah sighed and apologized to Kal'tsit first. She really didn't expect that the atmosphere between the two of them was like they would fight at any time.

"...How on earth did she..." Kelsey was obviously surprised by Precious's appearance, but Precious's aggressive attitude was too scary. "No, she is Miss Noah after all. Anything can happen."

"That's the stereotype you have, Dr. Kal'tsit..." Noah curled her lips in dissatisfaction. "Actually, I've made some progress in the former civilization, and I've figured out my origins, so I came to see you specifically."

"Previous civilization...what have you discovered?" Kal'tsit frowned, but no matter what Noah wanted to say, it should not be more frightening than the fact that Precious had been resurrected and had no intention of launching the Originium Project immediately. She sat down first, poured herself a glass of water, and wanted to hear what the progress was.

But she soon regretted it—

"Actually... I'm the product of Project Zero, created by Miss Administrator using her own soul."

"puff--"

Kal'tsit's calming tea instantly turned into mist, but she had no time to tidy up her appearance. If she was frightened by Prissise just because of surprise and confusion, then what Noah said now could be said to be explosive.

Miss Administrator... the true founder of the Garden of Eden, the savior the doctor spoke of, a super monster from the previous civilization who subjugated almost all the scientists of the civilization...

"Wait a minute... Let me take a break..." Kel'tsit took a deep breath. "I must have been hallucinating. What did you just say?"

"...I am Miss Administrator's creation, or you can think of Miss Administrator as my mother..." Noah could only explain his situation once again. "I was completed after the apocalypse, and I didn't succeed in catching up with the chance to save the world, so I was sealed in an experimental center in the Kirielight family cemetery in Dripping Village. That was until Noah Kirielight was attacked at the age of thirteen. After communicating with the [AI] left by Miss Administrator, my grandfather decided to let Noah Kirielight and I choose our own way out. In the end, Noah chose to coexist with me. In a sense, I am Miss Administrator's creation number zero, but I am also Noah Kirielight. We are equal, and we have become the only Noah Kirielight."

"...Wait, wait, wait..." Dr. Kelsey rubbed her brows. "Am I dreaming?"

"Unfortunately, this isn't a dream..." Precious curled his lips. "She could indeed be Miss Administrator's creation. At least she does have astonishing abilities. My resurrection is also due to her abilities."

Precious's certification is quite valuable. Kal'tsit has never seen the administrator, so she can't make a judgment, but Precious has seen him. There is indeed the shadow of the administrator in Noah. Although the appearance is different, some things will not change.

"I had my own reasons for resurrecting Precious. She had been living in my body for a long time, and she once tried to seize my body. She needed a body. This was the core conflict between us. But now, that conflict has been resolved. There's no need for a life-and-death struggle between us, so we're working together. To be more precise, it's me who needs Precious's help."

Noah explained his motivation for resurrecting Priss, and more importantly, although Priss was dangerous, after getting along with Priss, Noah could understand the loneliness in Priss's heart.

She is like the only person left in her former band after it fell apart, trying to use all means to redeem the past. In fact, what she cares about is not the previous civilization, but the Garden of Eden. She is so eager to rebuild the Garden of Eden and rebuild her own home, but her ideas are different from those of the doctor and the administrator.

Although the administrator also loves everything in the Garden of Eden, she knows that her mission is to ensure the continuation of human civilization.

The doctor hopes that the flame of civilization will not be extinguished. Even if the previous civilization is destroyed, he wants to leave the hope of life to future generations.

Only Precious longs to rebuild human civilization and be with everyone in the Garden of Eden forever.

Now, Miss Administrator has sacrificed her soul, completed her research, and created Creation Zero that can repair all souls. The doctor has also kept it according to his plan until now, except for Priss... Priss's survival is an accident, a very complete accident.

But... Noah doesn't think Precious is a bad person...

At least, after spending time with Precious, she became more convinced of this idea.

Chapter 62: Past Precious

"Since we have Miss Noah's guarantee..." Kal'tsit herself was of course extremely wary of the appearance of Precious, but Noah had made such a guarantee, and Noah herself had a close connection with the former civilization. Noah was like a bridge connecting the people of the former civilization who stood on the side of Terra civilization and Precious and others. Noah was both a Terran and a relic of the former civilization. Her judgment was actually quite valuable.

"You should be thankful that Noah is here, otherwise you and I would have a lot of accounts to settle." Precious sneered. Although her mood was much better after obtaining the body, she still couldn't be angry with Kal'tsit, who was a traitor in her eyes. In her opinion, as a creation of the previous civilization, Kal'tsit should follow their actions. The so-called loyalty is not absolute, that is absolutely not loyal.

Not only did she illegally wake up the Doctor, but she also colluded with that pink-haired devil to seduce the Doctor, causing him to lose his memory. All of this should be blamed on Kal'tsit.