I'm not Yingjie

Eden looked at the words Lin was writing with difficulty on the paper, and said leisurely: "Aili told me...I haven't seen you for several days."

"…it's just that she didn't come to see me." Lin obviously knew Alicia very well. Generally speaking, Alicia would come to visit him these days, and her absence meant that even if Lin went to look for her, he might not be able to find her.

Everyone has their own considerations.

"My friend, although I don't know you in the past, you are not the same as you were when we first met. Was the seventh collapse such a big blow to you?"

Eden waited for Lin's answer. She had never asked others so directly before. She was a thoughtful person and didn't want to hurt others. But Lin didn't seem like someone who would be hurt by words. Only by communicating directly could she know his true thoughts.

"...What about you? The Seventh Collapse happened right in front of you. What do you think?"

Lin put down his pen.

His gaze was like a sharpened blade, cutting across Eden's indifferent face.

Chapter 108 Plan

"You have seen the reality of the world, the outbreak of the collapse, and the death of mankind. What do you think?"

Lin's tone was not questioning, in fact he would never question anyone, but his gaze and his questions were full of severity that made it difficult for people to answer directly.

And Eden also thought about this issue seriously.

Painful? Rather than pain, Eden felt more sorrow. Whether it was his agent, the audience, or the civilians of Australia, their passing was a kind of helpless sorrow.

So, should she say that she is sad?

"..."

“…I feel like I’m powerless over all of this.”

Eden is a singer who has performed in almost all countries. People who want to listen to her songs can line up from the Far East to China. The wealth she owns is comparable to the treasury of a small or medium-sized country, and she also has unparalleled taste and talent.

But she is just a singer.

Eden believes that art has the power to inspire people, and she is able to convey her thoughts and hopes through art as she understands it.

But in that fire, all hope was burned to ashes.

The song was buried by the flames, that was all.

"If I can, I want to save the people who died in that fire, I want to rebuild everything that was destroyed in Australia, I want to ... bring back the lady who was destroyed by the collapse."

"…So you should know that I'm not shocked."

Lin lowered his head, as if he could hear the voices of the past, those voices that were missed, abandoned, and forgotten.

"Sorry...Lin, it seems that I came at the wrong time." Eden sighed, but ultimately failed to continue the topic.

"…Is there a dance going on?"

But surprisingly, Lin changed the subject and asked, looking at the dress Eden was wearing.

"Yes... I was invited to perform on stage. The people in the Fire Moth are stronger than I thought."

No matter what the reason is, the most important purpose of holding a ball is to forget the grief caused by the large-scale collapse.

They have to allow themselves to forget.

"Will you come, Lin?"

"..."

Lin did not answer.

He was thinking of what Mebius said before he left.

"They're supposed to be having a dance today."

"……so what?"

"Klein said she wanted to attend. I'd probably go if I had nothing else to do. Dancing at the ball should be considered a training to acclimate your body."

Lin neither agreed nor refused.

Just like now, he neither agreed nor refused.

……

Mei put down the design drawing in her hand, showing a rare helpless expression, and turned to Weiwei who looked excited.

"I know you're excited... but calm down now. This is our last chance."

Velvet danced with excitement and said, "But, Mei, a pure Herrscher core and highly compatible soul steel, isn't this the best time for us to practice making the Key of God?"

"I know... but even if there is no Herrscher consciousness, the Herrscher core itself is not something that humans can touch. You'd better not hold the container of the Herrscher core."

The Herrscher core and soul steel that the girl had tried her best to keep were recovered by Mei. This could be considered a windfall. He should have started with those restless Herrscher cores, but this stable Herrscher core of reason and the almost matching soul steel became Mei's primary research materials.

Combined with the technological information of previous civilizations that the girl transmitted back to the headquarters, Mei is confident that a leap in technological level will be achieved in the coming period of time.

Mei might have mixed feelings about the Herrscher of the former civilization, but she still had to shift her focus to work.

This is for humanity and also for the girl's own wish.

"So have you thought about what the first Key of God should look like?" Weiwei asked Mei who was in deep thought.

"From the perspective of the stability of this core, we can make some bold designs. And it is the core of the Ruler of Reason. Even among many Rulers, it is the most special one." Mei expressed her thoughts. "She can reproduce the things she understands... I have a guess. Can the power of the Ruler of Reason reproduce the power of other Rulers?"

"You mean... let this core imitate other Herrschers? But this is not a waste..."

Wei Erwei was about to say it was a waste, but seeing Mei's expression, she immediately said solemnly: "Wait a minute, Mei, you don't mean to..."

"Well, the extra-chapter key I mentioned before may be realized."

Mei nodded gently.

"The core of the Herrscher of Reason should be the strongest among all the cores in terms of inclusiveness, because it is used to understand and reproduce these two aspects. So it should be possible to connect it to other Herrscher cores to achieve the use of the Herrscher of Reason and other Herrscher powers at the same time."

The so-called extra key is the "blank key" designed by Mei in the God's Key plan at the very beginning.

It was not a weapon, but a set of armor that could be used to connect multiple Herrscher cores.

It is not like the Key of God that suppresses the core power of the Herrscher and weakens the output capacity, but truly uses the power of the Herrscher to reproduce the ability of a true Herrscher.

"That user should be just as I expected." Wei Liwei smiled bitterly when she thought of that person.

Perhaps it was not Honkai but human beings themselves who brought so much suffering to Lin, but Lin still accepted it all.

She should admire everyone who contributes to humanity, but this admiration is conveyed through her hands...

"Lin's Honkai resistance is enough to protect him from Honkai, and his brainpower is also needed to use multiple Herrscher cores at the same time... He will also be able to use the Divine Key made from the Herrscher of Death's core. He is the most suitable candidate."

"Well... never mind, let's get started without further delay..."

"But the first divine key will not be the core of the Herrscher of Death or the Herrscher of Reason."

"what?"

Weiwei narrowed her eyes and stared at Mei. Even with her way of thinking, she couldn't understand what Mei was thinking.

"The first Herrscher core... let's use the Herrscher of Fire core."

"Wait a minute, the core of the Herrscher of Fire is the most unstable. According to expectations, the core needs to be split into two halves in order to maintain stability."

"That's right. It's because it's difficult that we have to do it first."

"..."

Weiwei still couldn't figure out the logic behind this.

"Because of the Blank Key, I hope to produce a complete product after our technology is stable."

"As for the core of the Herrscher of Fire, I believe Kevin will suppress it."

Chapter 109 Imperfect People

There was dust on the corner of the table. Lin picked up the dust with his fingers and rubbed it gently. When he opened his hands again, the dust on his fingers disappeared.

The digital clock beside the table showed that it was almost evening. It was as if a festive atmosphere was brewing in the headquarters. Lin could hear the sound of people coming and going outside the door, the sound of bells vibrating the air, and the whistle of the wind rushing through the corridor.

Lin stood up and turned on the light. After losing the ability to distinguish colors, he was unable to see in some dark spaces, so sufficient light was important.

The bright room felt lonely and empty, as if the cold January wind had blown through it.

There was only half an hour left until the dance started, and Lin planned to... not go.

Even if he was given an entire afternoon to think about it, he still couldn't figure out the point of going to the dance.

They both knew how much truth there was in Mobius's nonsense, and Eden's invitation did not make him feel any differently.

What part of him was missing after the super transformation surgery? Senses? Emotions? Or...

So...should he go and get this part back?

No, Lin thinks he is doing well now.

He didn't need to think about anything or care about anyone. He just needed to return to his most primitive state. After he had completely adapted to his body, he could start to carry out his mission.

So, all this can be traced back to the time when I first joined Fire Moth.

He had nothing then, and he has nothing now.

Lin still wanted to continue writing. His handwriting had already begun to look somewhat decent. It should not take a few days for him to completely control his hand. It would not take long from the partial to the whole...

"..."

At this moment, Lin, who was holding a pen, caught a glimpse of the bottom drawer of his desk. His meticulous observation allowed him to tell at a glance that someone had moved the drawer.

Lin frowned and squatted down, trying to pull the drawer, and found that the drawer that should have been locked was easily opened.

Several faces flashed across his alarm clock, but they all faded away when he saw what was on the top shelf of the drawer.

It was a familiar marriage proposal.

Lin remembered that Wei Liwei had ordered that a lot of compliments on him be written on this marriage proposal, and it was difficult for him to match the person written on it with himself.

Why here?

Lin reached out and took a thin piece of paper, and at a glance, he was attracted by the content written on it.

He found that part of him was checked behind many conditions, such as cooking skills, appearance, patience... It was as if someone was observing him and then putting affirmative symbols on the conditions that they thought met the description.

There is only one person who can do this...

However, not all descriptions about Lin were confirmed. Only the last one was crossed out.

Does this mean... that the standard is not met?

"A sincere man."

This is the only description that is marked with a denial.

And at the end, there is a note written in beautiful handwriting.

“A sincere person will not force himself to be someone else, and should not even force himself to be ‘himself’.”

Apart from this, even though Lin read the marriage proposal over and over again, he did not see any other messages.

Just like that person, he came and left without knowing why, and seemed to have left something behind, but it was just something insignificant.

But at this time, Lin asked himself the same question as he asked Eden.

After seeing the relics he collected piled up under this piece of paper, does he really think that the current situation is good?

That's not right.

……

"Dr. Mobius... I still have work to do."

Klein said to Mebius, who was holding her arm to block him, in a somewhat annoyed manner.

"It's the same if you do the work tomorrow. No one is allowed to stay in the lab today." Mobius put on a stern attitude, but quickly backed off. "You are young people after all. You should come to the dance."

"..."

Klein really didn't expect Mebius to say such a thing. She held her forehead helplessly and sighed.

Mobius drove out all three assistants in the laboratory and asked them to attend the ball. Danzhu and Cangxuan of course agreed with both hands. In fact, every time Mobius held a ball at the headquarters, he would give the laboratory a day off. Her favorite assistant Blanca was abducted by Hen at the ball.

But this time she not only gave them a day off, she also forced them all to attend the dance, which forced Klein, who had been planning to work overtime, to come over.

In fact, Mobius did not change her dress. She didn't want to look different, or at least not let so many people notice that "Mobius" also came to the ball.