“Before we set off, let’s go over the entire operation plan once more~”
In the Membrane Maze, everyone was already fully prepared.
During these past few days, Xian Ling had taken the opportunity to familiarize herself with her abilities.
It had to be said, the system’s compatibility was excellent.
Although she had never previously come into contact with the power of Remembrance, she still handled it with ease.
Meanwhile, under Xian Ling’s “strict” guidance, Cyrene had completely memorized the entire story and structure of Amphoreus.
As for what counted as strict guidance…
well, it was just a kind of teaching involving intimate contact between palm and backside, accompanied by crisp “pa-pa” sounds.
Don’t misunderstand—this refers to spanking.
After all, even though both Xian Ling and Cyrene were the type with strong charm-like affinity, they had only known each other for less than a week.
In terms of relationship progress, they were probably…
close friends.
Probably.
“First, our destination this time is the Tomb of the Nameless Titan.
The rough coordinates have been locked via the Memory Stealer’s memory trace, but precise positioning still needs further searching.”
“Although Fourth Mirror can handle that search, the moment we begin scanning, Lygus, as the Scepter’s Administrator, will definitely detect our actions.”
“So, while initiating the signal search, Fourth Mirror, you must also contact Lady Herta simultaneously.
Even if this causes the battlefield to shift toward us, we can’t worry about that anymore—whether Lady Herta can arrive in time for rescue will likely come down to luck.”
“If Lady Herta fails to arrive immediately, Fourth Mirror, after activating the Warp Procedure for us, you will be the first to stay behind and cover our retreat.
If that’s not enough, I’ll be the second.
No matter what, we must ensure Cyrene enters the Great Tomb.”
“Don’t worry, Miss.
I’ve got no problem with that.” Fourth Mirror quickly shook itself.
“I mean—I absolutely won’t let you stay behind to cover the retreat either!”
“Don’t be like that, Fourth Mirror.
I said before, as long as Cyrene arrives safely, the two of us are equivalent in value.” Xian Ling shook her head.
“When the time comes for a decision, I won’t hesitate.”
“Next is the procedure after entering the Great Tomb.
Cyrene, if I end up staying behind to cover the retreat, then these steps will need to be completed by you alone.”
Xian Ling looked at Cyrene seriously.
Cyrene bit her lip lightly and nodded.
During this week, her understanding of the world had undergone a complete upheaval.
Although she had not yet personally confirmed her own identity, these two people—no, these friends she had only just met—were willing to risk their lives for her.
Everything about it made Cyrene focus on what came next with double, even triple the seriousness.
“After entering the Great Tomb, you may see your own corpse—many of them.” Get faster updates on g.com.
Xian Ling sighed and continued.
“Those are remnants left behind from past cycles.
Based on your number of reincarnations, your own remains alone would be enough to fill the entire tomb.
But don’t worry—it probably won’t be that disturbing.”
“As you proceed, you may need to continuously solve puzzles and bypass a large number of mechanisms.
However, it’s also possible that due to the awakening of Demiurge, all of those mechanisms will become unlocked.
That will serve as an indicator of Demiurge’s state.”
“In addition, as you go deeper, you will likely awaken many past memories and hear echoes of your former self.
That is also a normal phenomenon.”
“Finally…”
Xian Ling paused slightly.
“I won’t place any requirements on your communication with Demiurge.
Everything will be left entirely to your own judgment and will.”
“Huh…?” Cyrene blinked.
She was a little stunned.
During the past few days of interaction, she had roughly understood Xian Ling’s personality—kind, a bit mischievous, seemingly fond of cute girls like herself, but also extremely meticulous when it came to serious matters, planning everything down to the smallest detail.
For someone like that, giving up arrangements entirely was almost impossible.
“Because I believe in you.
The stories I had you familiarize yourself with earlier were only the icing on the cake.
Even if I told you nothing about the past, I still believe you can move Demiurge.”
“After all…” Xian Ling looked slightly embarrassed.
“Even though you are fundamentally the same being, to Demiurge, you are almost like her mother…”
“W-what are you saying…!” Cyrene’s face instantly flushed red.
“I’ve never even been in love before!
I’m still a pure and innocent young girl, the ‘mother’ thing is way too far-fetched…
and my body shape…”
“No, no, it’s exactly because of that body shape.
In fact, the ‘loli mother’ is the correct answer.” Xian Ling gave a thumbs-up.
“Miss, you’re going to get electrocuted talking like that…” Fourth Mirror warned from the side.
“Also, you’re a loli yourself, aren’t you!”
“Shut up.
That’s because I got turned into a Meme before I even had time to grow up!”
Xian Ling shot a glare at Fourth Mirror, who she increasingly suspected had some indecent thoughts of its own.
“In any case…”
Xian Ling extended her hand.
“Are you ready, Cyrene?”
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“Then…
let’s go!”
Xian Ling immediately grabbed Cyrene’s hand.
Without even pausing to admire the blush rising on the girl’s face, she rapidly activated her authority, beginning to process Cyrene’s data.
After all, at this moment Cyrene was not like the Remembrance spirit in the main story—she was a pure data lifeform, or rather, a signal.
To take her along, Xian Ling first had to perform a bit of processing.
For someone capable of freely switching between Meme state and Data State, this was no difficult task.
The only problem was…
she was essentially examining every part of Cyrene’s existence in full detail.
In a sense, it really was an “all-out display.”
“I’m done here.
Fourth Mirror, initiate Warp!”
After a crystalline stream of light scanned through Cyrene’s entire body, Xian Ling immediately looked toward Fourth Mirror.
The latter responded in perfect coordination, activating the prepared procedures—signal search and contacting Herta simultaneously.
At the same time, deep within the Inner Core Layer of the Scepter, Lygus and Herta—who were still locked in intense data warfare—both raised their heads almost simultaneously.
“That is…
Xian Ling?!”
“Interesting.
As expected of Lady Herta’s junior.
Even with time flow differences inside the Scepter, to locate such core information in just a week—commendable.” Herta
“Don’t think you’re getting away!”
Seeing Lygus’s figure begin to fade, Herta immediately let out a sharp shout.
Several magic mirrors appeared around him, attempting to seal his data flow.
“Useless, Lady Herta.
You’re still missing one mirror, aren’t you?” Lygus
Lygus’s voice remained calm.
“Before you arrive…
let me meet your outstanding junior instead.”
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T/N: I was looking around the wiki trying to find anything about the scepter dictionary…
turns out it was just a study guide for gaokao.
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Shilling time!