The girl with white hair and red eyes is serious about revenge

With the cold prompt tone, a blue light gap appeared in the silver box that seemed to have no gaps, and then it gently opened.

A transparent polygon lay quietly in the box, with a faint red light flashing on each corner. From time to time, ripples would appear in the surroundings, beating like a heart.

"It looks like it's big enough to hold the Star Fragments," Suleiman smiled elegantly. "The source of the Pure White Flame plus the Federation's exquisite scientific forging, what a wonderful combination..."

Then, Suleiman did something that would horrify anyone: he suddenly thrust his hand into his chest, pulled hard with a smile, and actually pulled out a still-beating heart.

The blood vessels around the heart were blocked by dark coagulation. Even after leaving the body, the heart continued to beat, emitting a somewhat strange breath of life.

"Congratulations on getting your child's heart back. That's obviously a big step for humanity, isn't it?"

Seeing Suleiman's crazy behavior, Laplace's brows knitted slightly. He didn't say anything, but took a container filled with light red liquid from the side and asked Suleiman to put the heart in it.

After handing the heart to Laplace, Suleiman took out the [Heart of the False God] from the box and placed it in his chest.

The multi-faceted crystal was wrapped by countless dark liquids the moment it entered Suleiman's chest. Suleiman closed his eyes, feeling the pulsation in his chest again, and the darkness in his eyes became even deeper.

"It feels great, especially after I got some of my memories back from Ankamouth," Suleiman gave Lapras a polite smile, "I look forward to the next exchange with you until you get your child back."

"Your next step is Black Island?" Laplace asked in a low voice.

"Of course," Suleiman smiled politely, "I was supposed to go to Black Island first and then visit you, but I encountered some minor obstacles."

"Ikan Geller?" Laplace was very perceptive.

"That's absolutely right," Suleiman said politely, "The poem that spanned the ocean blocked the entire Storm Sea, but it was only temporary."

"You want to enter the Black Island from Hillster?" Laplace caught the information again.

"Your observation skills always impress me," Suleiman smiled elegantly again, "Yes, according to the season, the entrance will be here soon."

After saying this, Suleiman stood up and bowed to Laplace:

"Please take care of yourself while I'm gone. Your children will appreciate my care for you."

"Don't pretend to be my child," Laplace said coldly, "He is not a monster."

"No, I'm not a monster either, Laplace von Valantia."

There was a dark area under Suleiman's feet. His expression was still elegant, but there was a hint of inhumanity between his brows:

"I am the Son of Man, remember? The offspring you wished for from the darkness (ancient divine language)."

The shadow collapsed under his feet, and in an instant, the body of the [Black Angel] disappeared into the shadow. The lights in the control room flickered briefly, but soon returned to normal.

"..."

Laplace looked at the place where Suleiman disappeared, then looked at the jar containing the heart, then turned around silently and walked to the window.

He looked down at the earth from the clouds, as always.

...END...

2) The Seesaw

"Carly Fellowes."

"Your task is to guide her to the top of the Tower of Babel."

In the pure white world, Carly sat on the upturned part of the seesaw with a dull look in her eyes.

Opposite her, Laplace von Valantia was staring at her with a gaze that seemed to have penetrating power, dissecting her bit by bit.

"Calm her down and calm her down, okay? You'll forget about our conversation today, but you'll do exactly what I say..."

"Remember, the purpose of your existence is to be a seesaw."

Laplace's words were like some kind of engraving that kept being engraved into Carly's brain circuits. She kept nodding stupidly, like a docile puppet.

She followed Laplace's suggestion, thinking that she was "fighting" but at the same time pushing things in the worst direction.

Even in front of Edward's mansion, she still thought she was "playing a game" with Mercury, and that she just needed an opportunity.

In the end, I am just a perfect puppet, struggling repeatedly for the sake of self-satisfaction.

All of this cannot go on any longer.

"..."

Filos Mansion - Capital Wezel - Academi Federation

Taking advantage of the aftermath of the blackout, Carly quickly walked through the dark neighborhood and returned to her mansion.

Due to the power outage, all artificial intelligence and monitoring systems in the mansion were destroyed, which allowed her to temporarily use the mansion as her safe house without being affected by anything.

At this moment, Carly was sitting in her bedroom, flipping through photos of [Immotalos], searching for information.

She quickly scrolled through the pictures one after another, but suddenly stopped at one point, her icy blue eyes frozen:

The picture shows a wooden three-masted sailing ship. It looks very old and has a blue reef on the bow, which gives it the style of an old fleet.

A young girl's head was sticking out from the side of the three-masted sailing ship. The sea breeze lifted her long white hair, and she stared blankly at the sea in the distance, with a rare happy expression on her pretty face.

It's Perlis.

She went to the sea, took a three-masted sailing ship, found new friends, and took a sea voyage...

A smile appeared on the corner of Carly's mouth, but it was followed by a sharp heartache - a heartache that was far more excruciating than angina pectoris.

"call..."

Carly rubbed her eyes gently, took a deep breath, categorized and saved the photo in her portable database.

Then, she continued to search and soon found a map of the relative location of Black Island:

"The eastern ocean southeast of the Dila Islands...relatively speaking...um...surrounded by storms and undercurrents."

"It's definitely not that simple."

According to Carly's understanding of the [Black Island], it is a mysterious island that cannot be reached by either the air or the land, and it only appears on the sea at certain times.

Both sea dwellers and federal scientists have a simple explanation for the Black Island's looming phenomenon: unpredictable storms and sea fog visibility cause the island's whereabouts to be uncertain.

But Carly didn't think it was that simple. After all, there had been many cases of "sightings of the Black Island" off the coast of Thebite and the E-Tran Islands. Most of these cases were isolated and insufficient to form statistical evidence, but they still did not escape Carly's sight.

She quickly searched Sean Davis' database for reports on sightings of Thebit and E-Tranhei, but only found a few reports written by third-rate editors, most of which classified such things as "tourism development gimmicks" and "mirage phenomena."

It's really ironic... [Eye of the Federation] is restricted to the point where it cannot retrieve such simple information and can only find clues from the few words of third-rate editors.

Ever since returning from the [Competition], Carly's database has been contaminated by Laplace's seeds. Not only have most of the retrieval channels been blocked, but a lot of the original information has also been lost.

Otherwise, there is no need to risk going to Sean Davis's mansion... You can solve everything by sitting at home...

"call..."

Carly took another deep breath, patted her face like Pearlis did, and then gently curled a strand of hair.

Her instinct told her that the real answer about the Black Island was hidden in these two sightings. It must be so.

Divergent thinking quickly started working. Carly first consulted some documents written by Thebit folklorists and gained a general understanding of the activity patterns of fishermen along the coast of Thebit: Since the early mornings in Wanren Mountain are unbearably cold, the fishermen's activities are generally between noon and 12 p.m., which means that they are likely to have witnessed the Black Island during this time period.

Then, Carly checked the eyewitness report about E.Tran: the witness was a wealthy businessman named Chadwick Smith, one of the major shareholders of the Hillster Gun Factory. He witnessed it on the night of the Rebirth Festival, when he was enjoying turkey with his family on a private cruise ship, expressing his gratitude for the gift from the archipelago.

As an I.Tran, Carly remembered that the traditional I.Tran dinner started around 8-9 pm. Even at this late hour, people would often be late...

After these pieces of information entered her brain one by one, Carly quickly made associations and processed them. Soon, she took out a map, marked the location of [Black Island] in the official federal information, and wrote the time of sighting on the side: around 5-6 in the morning.

Next, she marked a location on the coast of Thebit and wrote a time: 12 noon to 4 p.m.

Finally, she marked a location on the ocean of E-Tran and wrote the final time: 8-9 p.m.

Solved. Carly snapped her fingers easily, a smile on her face.

According to the connection line inferred from the time of sightings and clues, the Black Island was sighted in the Deradon Ocean in the morning, in the coast of Thebite at noon and afternoon, and in E-Tran at night. These three sighting locations and times are different, but they can be connected into a line.

Most legend researchers have not thought in reverse, because the information released by the Federation to the outside world is that "there are storms and ocean currents around the Black Island, making it difficult to enter", so almost everyone who wants to enter the Black Island only thinks about how to get through the storm, and has not considered other possibilities.

"..."

Carly stood up, stretched, stretched her muscles, and then let out a long sigh.

Her conclusion was simple: the Black Island was an island moving on the sea. It was in the eastern ocean in the morning, off the coast of Thebit at noon, and in I-Tran at night. It sailed around the continent of Admir, but its trajectory would only make it float on the sea in some sea areas.

Almost everyone was bound by the concept of "island" and did not consider the nature of the time and frequency of its sightings, and were all led in the wrong direction.

In fact, the easiest way to reach the Black Island without being submerged by storms and tsunamis is not to enter from the East Ocean, but to choose any location between Thebit and I-Tran.

......

2) Seesaw (Part 2)

It was a blurry dream between drunkenness and hallucination, and Carly could no longer remember it clearly.

In that dream, she saw an illusory figure falling from among the stars, smiling at her and whispering in her ear:

"The flame is lingering on the Black Island. That's the only place you can see her again."

"Go, meet your star."

Carly couldn't remember what the man looked like, she only remembered that he had a pair of blood-red eyes as deep as the starry sky, with stars twinkling in them.

Carly had also seen that kind of starlight in Pearlis's eyes. It was a pure and hopeful light.

Carly was no longer in the mood to think about the truth of this dream. She instinctively had only one thought: to go to the Black Island and find Pearlis.

She must not be dead, she must be there.

"..."

After reaching the conclusion about the Black Island, Carly faced two choices: enter from the coast of Thebite, or enter from the coast of E-Tran.

It takes almost no thought to come to this conclusion: with the death of Mikhail Irenforno, the political situation in Thebit was gradually falling into chaos. Both Wanren Mountain and the coast of Thebit were in chaos, and going there seemed very irrational.

Then, we can only look for the trace of Black Island from E-Tran. If we can get a ship from the port of Hillster, we can get more information about Black Island.

The Rebirth Festival is coming soon... and it is about the same time as Chadwick Smith witnessed the Black Island, so going to Hillster would be a safer choice.

I had just told Little White Flower that we would go to Hillster together after the competition... Carly smiled weakly, her heart aching again.

However, although there is no information about "Black Island is a mobile fortress" in the federal subnet that Sean Davis can access, it does not mean that others have not come to this conclusion. At least the top management of the [Academy] cannot be unaware of this matter...

Otherwise, why do they keep promoting the argument that "Black Island is inaccessible"? They also keep emphasizing the storms and waves in the eastern ocean, which is a way to divert attention...

Moreover, Laplace may have been coveting the things on the Black Island for a long time. If he knew that the Black Island could be entered from other sea areas but he had not taken action yet, it means that even the other two entrance points are not so easy to enter, and there must be some conditions that must be met.

No matter what, heading to Hillster first will get closer to the goal.

"..."

Carly turned off the projection on her retina and was about to leave when she suddenly recalled the folder called "Starry Sky Ladder Project" that she had seen before.

She sat down on the bed again, pulled up the folder, and opened it.

There was very little information in the folder, only one or two trivial remnants, which had obviously been cleared. But even so, Carly still extracted a fragmentary document from it:

"Stairway Project Participants."

Carly's eyes scanned the names of the federal scientists one by one. Soon, she took a breath and locked her eyes on two names:

"Cecilia Fellowes."

"Will Tran."

How is it possible...? It's really... that thing...

Carly covered her mouth lightly, as scenes from the past flashed before her eyes.

She remembered her father and mother smiling as they said goodbye to her, the roar that resounded through the sky, and the note left on the table when she returned home from school:

"I'm sorry, Carly, Daddy has to go save Mommy."

That day, my father took my brother away, and my mother never showed up again.

A messenger from the Federation came to Carly's home and explained the situation to her: Cecilia Filos died in the Ladder Project, and Will Tran defected from the Federation with Carly's brother Grissom Tran and went to the Dila Empire, and disappeared.

Young Carly listened to everything numbly, nodding her head continuously, like a puppet.

She remembered that it was a rainy day. She, who didn't know how to cook, walked alone to the steps at the door of her house and sat down, eating cold and hard bread and crying.

The wind was cold, the rain in the capital, Wiesel, was cold, and the eyes of the people on the street were cold.

Then he came with an umbrella: