frightfiction Chapter 1034 Although Li Nian has almost become a superfluous thing, she is finally rescued
Chapter 1034 Although Li Nian has almost become a superfluous thing, she is finally rescued
After peacefully communicating about Li Nian, Lin Yu used Chongping's eyes to look at the robot in front of him.
"Alright, I have no further curiosity. You can hand Li Nian over to me and return my 21% of soul. After that, when I leave this world, the residents of the Mirror World that I 'infected' will be free again, and my spiritual power seed will dissipate on its own."
"But... since you've chosen to have this 'friendly' information exchange with me and have proactively informed me of this—that means you also wish to cooperate with me, correct?"
The central authority looked at Lin Yu and gave a positive answer: "That's right, Lin Yu, I hope you can stay on your own initiative. I will retain your status as a 'Sage', but cancel your obligations as a 'Sage'."
"Also, you don't need to take back your spiritual power seed."
"Although you only achieved this unintentionally, at this moment, your life form has indeed become more 'advanced'. Capable of manipulating the minds of hundreds of millions of people and possessing mental power of this magnitude, you haven't yet fully experienced the advantages of this more 'advanced' life form."
"We know you want to revive Lin Zhao. You can do it even if you stay. As I just told you, we are currently in the process of deciphering this Death Game—this game has the power to bring the dead back to life. You've already witnessed it."
"At the same time, a portion of Lin Zhao's soul, approximately 3% of her total soul, is within our Gray Domain. You have already seen it in the small world. This will not only be of great help in resurrecting her, but you will also be able to meet her 'more often'."
Lin Yu sighed: "Only 3%?"
"That's enough. This 3% is the soul fragment she left here specifically. Unlike the unconscious fragments you peeled off with those [props], this 3% contains all of Lin Zhao's memories and consciousness. It's completely different from Li Nian's situation where her main body was forcibly 'ripped apart' by the rules of the world, causing her to completely lose consciousness."
The central authorities seemed worried that Lin Yu would not be convinced, so they explained.
Lin Yu exhaled: "Okay - but... I still don't want to stay here. I trust my own plan more than cooperating with the 'World Will'."
He looked at the other person. "Although you lack 'subjective self-awareness' and are merely a collection of rules, and the person talking to me right now is just one of your simulated personalities, but... you're still not being honest enough, Central Authority."
"The entire Gray Domain is supposed to be a three-layered structure. You occupy three of the Ten Realms, and there's a third, secret world that was wiped from existence from the beginning, a fusion used only to carry your 'World Will,' right?"
Lin Yu looked at the other person, as if he wanted to see through the robot to the third world hidden behind it.
"As the 'World Will,' your authority in the 'Small World' is higher than in the 'Mirror World.' However, the fragmented nature of the Small World is unsuitable for the root of the 'World Will.' Therefore... there must be another world, used to house the 'Central Organ,' to manipulate 'authority,' and plan the 'operation of the world.' In other words, if you truly only 'control two worlds,' then the excess space in this 'Mirror World' should have been divided up like the 'Small World,' becoming another 'world.'"
"Of course, what truly confirmed the existence of the third world was... after I had manipulated the bodies of hundreds of millions of people, I discovered a unique characteristic: the bodies and souls of all the residents of the Mirror World were not completely matched. This proved that they did not belong to this world... In other words, the souls of the Mirror World all came from another world."
"The Small World is the first line of defense, and the Mirror World is only the second. Am I right, Central Authority?"
"The Mirror World is the most important, most advanced, and most special small world. Its inhabitants can freely enter and exit other worlds... However, it's still just a 'small world', with a different division of labor. Other worlds are responsible for producing powerful souls, providing a breeding ground for the birth of authority, providing analytical data, and serving as a playground for the 'players' thrown into the 'Death Game', like 'farmland'... The Mirror World, on the other hand, is responsible for extracting powerful souls and the extracted authority for various experiments, like a 'factory'."
“But these are ultimately steps in the production line – and the people who design the production line won’t be in the raw material production and processing sites.”
Lin Yu started talking, and hundreds of millions of residents in the mirror world thought about it together and then came to a unanimous conclusion.
"I'm sorry, but I have no interest in becoming a part of your production line or a tool in your fight against the 'Death Game'."
As Lin Yu spoke, the central government fell into a long silence.
"You're the first 'player' to discover this. You're truly more capable than we imagined... Perhaps, you're the true 'weapon' used against us by the 'Death Game'."
"Yes, the Gray Realm is composed of 'three worlds' - this is why the 'Death Game' covets us so much."
"But we still hope that you can reach a cooperative relationship with us. You and Li Nian are not the only 'players' who will cooperate with us. I will show you my sincerity."
Lin Yu felt that 21% of his soul was released, and the small part of his soul that he had cut off contact with was no longer constrained by "loyalty".
But... as the central authorities said, the authority of the "Sage" is still retained.
"Even if you don't stay, we hope you can maintain a friendly relationship with us. After all, we can sense that you don't trust the Death Game and may even be hostile."
Lin Yu looked at the other party and did not say anything final: "At this level, it is not impossible."
"Every time you come to the Gray Region, we'll ask you to help us collect some [Props] from other worlds and trade them with you," the central agency explained in more detail the details of the cooperation. "As a reward, we'll give you some of the [Props] we've developed."
"Does this include 'materialized authority'?"
Lin Yu asked with interest.
The central government immediately rejected the idea: "Of course not."
"That's a pity," Lin Yu shook his head. "Next time I come to the Gray Region, I will listen to the tasks you assign to me. Okay, now it's time to hand Li Nian over to me."
As soon as Lin Yu finished speaking, the warden robot terminal of the central agency raised its left mechanical arm. The sound of "mechanical transmission" came from the deep darkness behind it. Soon, a metal cabin was placed at the door and the hatch slowly opened.
The liquid receded, and Li Nian, who was wearing a gray uniform and looked like a twelve-year-old version, lay in it and slowly opened his eyes.