People in Terra, governing a bizarre little country

Quesatushta is the most prominent among them.

Ernst rarely used the word "inhuman" to describe a person. But Quesatushta certainly did.

"Born a son and a daughter, annihilate the son's consciousness before birth, inject it into his father's soul, and then let the son and daughter pass on their bloodline, thus creating the so-called 'purest blood'."

In front of Ernst, Kelsey repeated the description again, giving Levi a deep look and observing his reaction.

Levy's expression was stern.

Admittedly, he had been in Terra for over a year. He was also aware that the bloodline theory, which he disliked and even despised, was indeed very popular and effective in Terra.

But this doesn't stop him from utterly despising such a theory.

Yes, in Terra, pureblood bloodlines can indeed bring greater power, but what do you think you're doing by artificially purifying bloodlines in this way? Breeding?

Moreover, although Kal'tsit did not say it explicitly, both Levi and Ernst were aware of this—how could Quesatushta ensure that "each generation" of his could accurately produce a son and a daughter?

Gene editing and human modification—Levy doesn't actually oppose these seemingly unethical scientific technologies, provided that their application is genuinely for technological advancement and for the benefit of humanity's future. And as a price, he's willing to be the first test subject.

But this technology is used to ensure that one will only give birth to one son and one daughter, to continue one's filthy bloodline, to maintain one's so-called supreme status, and to touch the so-called crown of the "Demon King".

Levy couldn't help but laugh.

I laughed out of anger, but also with a sense of relief.

He felt disgusted by Quesatushta's actions, but was also relieved that Ernst had called on him in this matter.

How do we get rid of him?

Levy pushed up his glasses, and a dangerous glint flashed in his pupils behind the lenses.

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and suddenly said:

"Speaking of which, I don't recognize the name Quesatushta, but I have heard of the Absolutioner."

"Not long ago, a guy who called himself a pardoner wrote me a letter asking me about the Balrog Project."

Ernst looked up at Levi with some surprise. Kelsey, however, frowned and pressed for an answer.

"Did you tell him?"

"This is not a secret in itself."

Levi calmly glanced at Kal'tsit.

"Communication can promote scientific progress. In his letter, he showed me a resurrection method based on what you call 'Sarkaz witchcraft,' so I also showed him my experimental process."

"Of course, I could tell that something was missing from what he was showing, so I didn't reveal it all."

Levy explained.

He was indeed completely ignorant of Sarkaz witchcraft, but from the explanations the absolutist made in those technical terms, he could barely understand Quesatushta's thinking.

Simply put, the Sarkaz don't truly die after they die; they are absorbed by a vast consciousness called the "Souls," becoming part of this chaotic consciousness. This involves a level of spirituality that Levi has never explored, but it becomes much easier to understand if viewed as the subconscious.

After a Sarkaz dies, it joins the vast Sarkaz subconscious sea, which is similar to the idea that "people's dreams are all connected" that Levi heard in his previous life. Quesatushta's actions are an attempt to forcibly find the part that has been integrated into this subconscious.

It's like scooping out a specific ladle of water from the ocean—it seems impossible, but Quesatushta has already done half of it.

He was indeed a genius. With his experience as the Black Crown Master and his thousands of years of research on souls by the Absolute Master, he was able to pinpoint the location of that special ladle of water.

But in his letter to Levy, he only went this far.

Now that we've found the water, how do we scoop it out separately?

Levi felt that, based on the theory he had provided, he should already have a solution. But instead of saying so, he posed the question to Levi, asking him how he had created the Balrog.

Levi replied to him—with Originium.

Originium stores information, Originium organizes information, and each Originium is connected to the [Consciousness Empire] and the [Sea of ​​Information]. It is not only a part of the "ocean", but also the "ocean" itself.

Humans cannot separate a special kind of water from the sea, but the ocean itself may not be unable to!

However, in order to retaliate against Quesatushta, Levy also held back a trick.

You told me the cause and the process, but not the result, right?

Okay, I'll tell you what happened and what happened, but I won't tell you the cause!

Levi told Quesatushta how the Balrog was precisely selected and resurrected from the souls of the Sea of ​​Information by the Originium.

But Levy didn't explain how to activate, analyze, and unleash the full potential of the seemingly ordinary Originium, which could only be used as an energy source.

Science may indeed have no borders, but scientists do have nationalities. Levy was not so selfless as to impart all his knowledge to a "scientist" he had never met and whose signature was rather strange.

Levy finished his brief explanation. Ernst nodded thoughtfully.

Meanwhile, Kal'tsit stood motionless with her mouth agape.

If someone were to lean closer to listen at this moment, they might even hear Kal'tsit's faint breaths.

Her gaze swept over the Balrog who remained silent in the room but did not object to Levi's statement, then slid over Ernst, and finally landed on Levi. Her small eyes seemed to flash through a series of images.

Originium, Originium Analysis, Sarkaz Souls, Balrog's Resurrection...

This wasn't the first time Kal'tsit had heard these words. Even when she was deeply shocked by the Balrog's resurgence, she didn't think about it too deeply.

After all, according to her subsequent investigation into the Balrog Project, the project started much earlier than Levi's involvement, and before Levi's involvement, Palvis, the head of the structural department at Rhine Labs in charge of the project, had already made considerable progress on it.

At least, even without Levi, the Balrog's consciousness had already been awakened from the Originium.

Therefore, even though the complete resurrection of the Balrog did exceed Kal'tsit's initial assessment of the Balrog project, it was still within a controllable and acceptable range. Just like the Star-Picking Project, it falls into the category of "although it did exceed her expectations for the current Terra civilization, the development of things was indeed logical and somewhat unexpected, but it was something that the Terra civilization itself created."

She never imagined that, without her knowledge, Levi, the mastermind behind the Balrog Project, had already gained such a level of understanding of Originium.

No, in the end, is that really his "current research progress"?

Kal'tsit gazed at Levina's unreserved, unremarkable appearance. The question that had lingered in her mind, yet remained unanswered, or rather, that she had dared not seek an answer to, no longer needed to be asked.

Kal'tsit swallowed hard, her voice trembling as she spoke:

"Levy, what's your code name?"

Levi paused slightly, looking at Kal'tsit with a mixture of doubt and scrutiny in his eyes.

Kal'tsit's heart was in her throat. She swore that if Levi called her "ama-10" right now, she would instinctively shout "mon3tr," and run away with Ernst and Nastie on her back!

But Levy merely gave a strange, meaningful smile:

“Ms. Kal’tsit, I’m not some shameful pardoner, why would I need a code name to refer to myself?”

"Or do you think I should have a code name?"

"Ho-!"

"Askalon!"

Ernst called out with practiced ease.

Ascalon pushed open the door and entered, glancing at Kal'tsit. He sighed softly, and was about to proceed with the formalities when he saw Kal'tsit, who had already slumped down, stand up again. Ascalon rubbed his chest, looked at Levi, then at Ernst, opened his mouth, hesitated, and finally spoke after a long while:

"I don't expect you to be a friend of me and Rhodes Island."

"But I hope you can be Ernst's friend."

After Kal'tsit finished speaking, she closed her eyes.

She couldn't be completely sure of Levy's identity, especially since Levy himself didn't acknowledge it.

Normally, if Levi were truly a human from a previous civilization, there's no reason he wouldn't recognize himself or be able to read his own identification code. Creators always have methods to identify their creations; even if her body changed several times, none of those who worked with the Doctor and the Prophet back then could possibly fail to recognize her.

Conversely, Kal'tsit was certain that she did not know Levi, that he did not belong to the Preservator Project, the Blue Tree Project, the Heaven's Pivot Project, and similarly, that he could not possibly belong to the Originium Project.

Where is he from?

If the ultimate darkness hadn't truly and completely destroyed the previous civilization, she would have looked to the heavens and wondered if some previous civilization was making fun of this planet's fragile civilization.

It was incredibly painful to have questions unanswered. Fortunately, Kal'tsit had experienced this many times before. She could only do her best to plead and beg Levi, while examining this civilization, to spare him for Ernst's sake.

This has nothing to do with Levi's identity, even if Levi really wasn't a member of the previous civilization.

Because he was researching Originium, and his progress had exceeded Kal'tsit's expectations. He... could be discovered by "her" at any moment.

Never before has Kal'tsit felt that the Originium Crisis is so close to the Terra civilization.

Closer than [Hai Si] and [Xie Mo].

Levy raised an eyebrow and glanced at Ernst. Ernst, in turn, looked back at Levy with a similar surprise.

They couldn't understand what Kelsey was saying, but Ernst could vaguely guess what it was.

The two exchanged a glance, and Ernst nodded to Levi, giving him a meaningful look.

It means I'll talk to you about Kal'tsit later.

Levi nodded, grinned, and smiled, calming Kal'tsit's still-pounding heart after Ascalon picked her up:

"Of course. Our connection is much closer than you think."

Kal'tsit (carried by Ascaron) passed away peacefully.

Chapter 508 Two major disasters befall you at once, how could this be a small blessing?

Ernst was deeply moved.

With Nastya around, he no longer had to worry about whether Kal'tsit was truly dead when she "hoarse." The Banshee was practically a perfect alarm clock; as long as Ernst didn't see her put that bone whistle to her lips, Kal'tsit's condition was incredibly reassuring.

Yes, the same goes for this time.

Even though Kal'tsit's final monologue and her slowly closing eyes and gradually peaceful expression seemed to require end-of-life care, as long as Nastie didn't make a move, Ernst could confidently call for Ascalon instead of summoning Warfarin, an operator from Rhodes Island's medical department.

Or call Enya.

Why is she called Enya?

Ernst was very generous to his own people. For example, he was willing to make an exception and give Kelsey, an external business leader who made outstanding contributions to the development of Sherag, the highest level of funeral ceremony—a personal rite of passage by a saint. Ordinary people really don't get this kind of treatment!

Unfortunately, Kal'tsit is not yet able to enjoy this funeral service that money can't buy.

Watching Ascalon somewhat speechlessly carry Kal'tsit away, Ernst looked at the three people in the room and said again:

“We’ve gathered here, so we need to come up with a plan. Perhaps we can use the fact that Levi and Quesatushta had an exchange. You can all think about it from this perspective and broaden your thinking.”

Nasti shrugged and turned her gaze to the other two.

She's an engineer; besides drawing blueprints, she also does some civil engineering. If you ask her how to build a house, she might be able to share some insights, but if you ask her how to kill someone, that's definitely beyond her scope.

We can't exactly lure Quesatushta out to pour water on a human pillar and drive it into a living stake, can we? This White Horned Demon King is so monstrous, he doesn't seem like the type to fall for such a trick.

What? You're asking where Nasti's skills, as a royal court-level banshee, went?

Uh, well...

It can only be said that everything comes at a price. As General Theresis, chairman of the Kazdel Military Council, once said: "Destroy something to build a staircase."

Everyone has their own expertise, and she climbed to her current position in this industry. Guess what destroyed her to build the ladder to success?

Ernst didn't ask; she still wasn't going to reveal that she had to spend ages correcting grammatical errors when writing a letter to Lamarle.

She needed to save face for herself; if word got out, her image in Ernst's eyes would be ruined!

But Safar, the Balrog who had become taciturn since the Star-Picking Project, spoke up this time, and his words were very simple and direct:

"What bullshit White Horned Demon King? I only recognize one Demon King! The great [Sunbright] Barza! The Fire Demon among Fire Demons, the Tyrant among Tyrants, the Demon King among Demon Kings! The pinnacle of the Sarkaz's war against the gods!"

Ernst: "..."

Levi: "......."

Nasti: ".........."

That was such a passionate and impassioned speech, take it away now, you've left everyone speechless!

Logically speaking, Safar's words were somewhat offensive. Publicly advocating Sarkaz "punishmentism" would have been a capital offense thousands of years ago.

Yes, this applies to both the Divine Empire and Kazdel. After all, Quiron himself was a staunch opponent of "punishmentism." Regardless of whether he actually had such political leanings, from the moment he killed Barza, this label was destined to accompany him for the rest of his life.

That's why you say Safar is lucky.

This is Shelag. Although it hasn't developed much in thousands of years, fortunately, it hasn't changed much either. There are no laws here specifically targeting Sarkaz "punishmentism".

None of the three people present felt offended.

Levi is human, Nast is a Sarkaz, and Ernst is a human wearing a snow leopard skin.

Keep cursing, you're even making a melody out of your cursing, it's pretty catchy!