I'm not Yingjie

Thirty seconds had passed after the first group entered the bathroom. Apart from the sound of kicking the door, No. 1 didn't hear any other movement. He had an uneasy feeling, so he immediately used the communicator to contact after the fixed contact time.

"..."

No one answered.

"Everyone, be alert..."

"Oh!"

The sound of a silenced gunshot rang out suddenly.

Then the lights above their heads went out.

A single bright green eye quietly appeared in front of him.

Chapter 44: Preliminary Preparations for the Ashes Project

"Phyllis's shop is just ahead..."

After killing the last Honkai beast, Mei looked at the lit anchor point, frowned and muttered to herself.

It has been quite some time since she last searched for clues in the paradise of the past. She has been constrained by Lin's questions, as if he had arranged every step for her to take. Only with his permission could she continue to dig for the truth. If he did not allow it, no one would reveal any information to her.

This gave Mei a huge headache. The most fundamental reason for her coming to the Paradise of the Past World was to find out the truth about Honkai and the Herrscher, but she didn't know if there were any rules here that stipulated that visitors must play the role of detectives and play guessing games with them.

Fortunately, Meiyi is somewhat comforted by the existence of Paduo. This cat girl, who is of the same generation as Hua but calls herself Sister Meiyi, is completely different from other heroes except that she likes to do some business. She can make Meiyi feel relaxed for a short time.

After entering the anchor point, Mei saw Paddo's shop from a distance, but the person standing next to the shop made her pale.

Lin, who had seldom had direct contact with her since the last time, was now standing like a pine or cypress, looking as if he had been expecting something for a long time.

According to Mei's understanding of Lin, any of his seemingly normal behaviors, like Alicia's smile, meant that something extraordinary was about to happen.

But since she had already walked in, Mei had no choice but to walk past with a sour face.

"……You came."

"What riddle do you want me to guess again?" After going through this so many times, Mei felt numb. She had tried her best to guard against the heroes countless times, but still couldn't stop them. The answers she had tried to find countless times were used as answers to riddles to trick her. She no longer expected Lin to tell her anything useful this time.

"I'm here to answer your question."

"Oh...huh?"

Mei didn't care at first, but then she was shocked by Lin's words.

"One."

This means that Lin will only answer one question.

But it also made Mei feel pretty good. She only had to think about what she had done recently and it was not difficult to find out why Lin was here.

"Because I have found part of the answer?"

Lin did not comment.

Lin not only gave her some encouragement to continue exploring, but also affirmed some of her achievements.

"I'm only going to answer 'one' question, so think about what it is you're asking."

After hearing this, Mei fell into deep thought again.

There is no doubt that what Mei wants to know most is what "collapse" is. It is the most profound and greatest crisis of these two civilizations, and it is the reason why Mei enters the paradise of the afterlife.

But Lin's usual word games made her feel entangled again. What if Lin didn't know what collapse was? What if the answer only existed in the Thirteen Heroes or in the depths of the paradise of the past? Lin emphasized that he was "answering" rather than "giving an answer", and saying "I don't know" was also an answer.

The artificial intelligence "Lin" is the best example. Once asked a question that Lin thinks is inappropriate at the moment, he will definitely evade it.

Therefore, this question must be one that can touch upon part of the truth, but at the same time will not exceed Lin’s bottom line, and he must definitely know the answer to it.

The truth about the paradise in the past, the betrayer, "Lin", the Ashes Project...many options flashed through my mind.

After thinking for a few minutes, Mei tapped her arm armor and said respectfully, "What is the meaning of your existence to the Paradise of the Past?"

It is not the Pure Land itself, nor the forest itself, but the relationship between the two.

She had also asked this question to other people, and they all gave some seemingly plausible answers, as if in their eyes Lin was no different from them. However, Mei always believed that Lin was the most special existence in the paradise of the past, even more mysterious than Alicia.

Because his mere presence here is already very out of place.

Then there is only one possibility, that the existence of Lin’s memory plays a vital role in the paradise of the past life.

However, after Mei felt that she had asked a nice question, Lin still did not express anything. It seemed like... he had guessed that she would ask that question.

"If we regard the Paradise of the Past as a huge archive, then the most valuable information is the memory of the Thirteen Heroes." Lin's tone was slow, and the voice behind the helmet came out slowly, "The maintainer is Klein. She is the only non-memory person besides the visitor."

"Whether it is the imprint or the Yingjie memory, their value is immeasurable to outsiders, but to the Yingjies, the memory is just a projection that stores their memories. As long as they exist, the memory has no more meaning."

"Fire Moth believes that creating thirteen of humanity's most powerful warriors out of thin air, without them being restrained by him, is a huge hidden danger even for their memories."

"The difference in their views on memories caused a debate between the Fire Moths and the Heroes at the time. Of course, the focus of the debate was not the Paradise itself... But after Alysia negotiated with the Fire Moths, the Heroes compromised by allowing a soldier who was not a Hero to store his memories in the Paradise of the Past."

Mei understood what Lin said, and she asked in surprise: "So your memory was planted by the Fire-Chasing Moth in the Paradise of the Past to monitor the Thirteen Heroes?"

This truth really surprised Mei.

All the heroes she met, even Qianjie who had the worst temper, were particularly friendly to Lin, while the others either respected or understood him, so she naturally believed that the bond between Lin and the thirteen heroes was the main reason for his existence in the paradise of the afterlife.

But now, the actual situation is far from what she imagined? Lin is a monitor? And also a manager?

"But the former civilization has disappeared. Shouldn't you have been freed from surveillance duties?"

"Yes, but this mission is just one of my missions. You have seen that door."

"The door that holds your 'confused memories'?"

"Yes, it is a simulation of the Paradise of the Past. You can even think of it as an imperfect small Paradise of the Past. All people and objects are created through memory." Lin said dully, "At the same time, there is another 'Lin' that you call 'artificial intelligence'. Memory, body and consciousness, this is the entire existence of the 'Lin' in the Paradise of the Past."

"Only when the time comes will we reunite and complete Project Ashes."

"…So, what is the moment of need?" Mei asked impatiently.

Lin glanced at her calmly: "You have already asked a question."

"..."

Chapter 45: The Doctor's Perspective

"Cough cough cough...cough!"

Lin spat out the blood in his mouth, and a mouthful of red, green and purple bloody sputum hit the tile. He touched the bullet hole on his abdomen, which was the wound he got when he was hit and couldn't dodge in time.

His mobility was severely limited after losing a leg, but the main reason for the injury was that these people were too strong.

If we make a concrete numerical comparison of combat effectiveness, Lin in armed state can have ten points of combat effectiveness, and in normal state he has six points. Kevin can have seven points in normal state, and most of the other non-captain-level soldiers hover around three or four points.

The combat effectiveness of these trackers who wanted to capture him was at least around five points, which was higher than that of ordinary Fire Moth soldiers.

The battle ended quickly, but the commotion caused by the broken lights would probably attract people soon. Lin searched all the bullets on these people and found their Fire Moth badges.

Sure enough, these people are all the Fire Moths.

He frowned and put the badge in his pocket, recalling what the person who handed him the potion said, "There are still many people waiting for you." He guessed that the Fire Moth must have encountered some unexpected situation now, and it was related to him in some way.

Since the Fire Moth is chasing him, his plan to return to headquarters from the airport on a transport plane has been ruined. He must first find out what happened to the Fire Moth.

But his deteriorating health forced him to go to Mebius, otherwise it would be hard to say whether he could maintain his sanity.

But how to go back...

"Ding - Passengers of A2365, please take note, the flight to the Far East is about to take off..."

Lin raised his head and looked at the flight schedule on the LCD screen. In the changing light, his emerald green pupils gradually dimmed and turned back to pitch black.

Far East...

He remembered that the fifth branch of Spasi had been rebuilt.

The consent letter flashed before his eyes. Lin thought for a long time. When the first drop of rain fell before the heavy rain, he picked up the badge of Fire Moth and limped towards the Fire Moth's private base.

Lin wants to take a gamble.

……

"Doctor Su, I'm here to recover the remains of the Honkai disease patient. Please cooperate."

The burly man wearing sunglasses stood in front of the tired-looking doctor, with a cold, inhuman expression on his angular face. He placed the paper in his hand in front of the doctor, and the doctor raised his eyelids and took a look at the contents on it, then felt even more powerless.

Recovering the remains...

Only two months had passed since the last time, and yet another patient died from the Honkai disease.

Su used all the treatment methods he could, but in the past few years, he still failed to save any life from the hands of death.

The high walls of Changkong City were demolished, but Su could not feel the sunlight shining into Changkong City. He still remembered the night when he met the people from the Fire Moth and what the other party told him.

After dealing with each other several times, Su Ye and the man from the suspicious organization in front of him were familiar with each other. Without much greeting, Su signed the paper and gave it to him: "Thank you for your hard work, Bolong."

"No, it's nothing, it's just my duty."

Bolong said this with some complexity.

When the fifth branch was destroyed, Bolong left early and survived, but he fell into self-blame. If he had insisted on staying with Sizhi, would he have been able to protect the doctor and his family?

Bolong could not accept that his own happiness led to the misfortune of another family.

Even though the doctor told him afterwards that it was not his fault, Bolong knew that this was just the doctor's tolerance and kindness.

He couldn't forgive himself.

So from then on, Bolong put the doctor's safety first and treated his duty as something more important than his life.

"Excuse me, do you have a treatment plan?" Su has asked this question many times, but every time he still looks forward to it, hoping to hear a word of affirmation from the other party. This is also the most important reason why they provide the remains to the Fire Moth.

Bolong said seriously: "I'm sorry, I can't disclose information to people outside the organization."

"So the application I submitted last time..."

"Doctor Su, you don't meet the criteria to join the Fire Moth, so I'm really sorry." Bolong shook his head slowly when Su frowned. "You mentioned in your application that you once met a member of the Fire Moth. We can't confirm it with him."

"Really..." Su exhaled heavily and sat on the chair with a gloomy expression.

"Then please submit it for me again..."

……

After having the body, which was wrapped in layers of protection, taken away, Bolong said goodbye to Su and came to a man in a white coat with only one hand outside the hospital.

"Sorry for the wait, Doctor."

"Nothing, it's nice to see the patients here."

Compared to a year ago, Spasi's hair and beard had grown a lot longer due to lack of care, but his temperament had become more refined. He leaned against the red bricks next to the ivy, looking at the various people coming and going on the lawn under the blue sky, and shook his head with a smile.

"It's been a long time since I came to the hospital to see these patients like an ordinary doctor. After seeing so many corpses, I found that even the seriously ill people have lively and warm expressions."

Bolong did not respond to Spasi's words. He said, "...Doctor, Dr. Su still wants to join the Fire Moth."

"Reject him next time."

"But... no, nothing." Bolong wanted to say something else, but he knew that the doctor had his own considerations, so he stopped asking irrelevant questions.

"Have you seen Ragnar?" asked Spasi.

"I haven't seen Dr. Ragnar. Dr. Su has been in touch with me these few times."

"..."

Spasi didn't say anything, but the corners of his eyes twitched uncontrollably.

"It seems that next time, I have to go see my old friend." Sipasi pursed his lips, tightened his white coat as if he had caught a cold, and waved, "Let's go, it's time to go back, Bolong."

"Okay, Doctor." Bolong hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Doctor, the incident at the headquarters..."

"Don't worry about it."

Spasi said coldly: "We just need to do our own job well."

"What incident at headquarters are you talking about?"

A cold and low voice cut between the two of them. Bolong's body shook and he subconsciously stood in front of Spasi, looking warily at the one-legged man with his face covered who walked out from the corner with a cane.

"who are you?"

"Wait a minute, Bolong, don't be so alert, this is our old friend."