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Although Hua is only slightly above Pado and her combat abilities are not particularly noteworthy among the Thirteen Heroes, perhaps due to the influence of the 'Garuda' gene, Hua, who wields the [Floating Life] Inscription, unexpectedly possesses a talent for guiding others into the world and serving as their mentor.
As for Sakura herself, she plans to teach Raiden Mei next.
Although the power of the Herrscher of Thunder was not her area of expertise, Raiden Mei, who came from the Raiden family, was skilled in swordsmanship and craved power. In addition, for a long time, the Seven Thunders of Purification were the weapons specifically assigned to her. Therefore, she had some thoughts on how to teach Mei.
Sakura, a former assassin with incredibly keen senses, turned her head to look in a certain direction.
"Alicia."
Looking at the pink-clad girl, her expression remained unchanged, but her gaze would occasionally drift to the handsome young man beside the girl—'Jiang Qiao'.
Considering all these factors, it's unclear whether Sakura's use of "Alicia" refers to the former or the latter.
What is certain is that when the name 'Alicia' came out, Alicia, who was wearing the 'Jiang Qiao' suit, was a little nervous. However, when she thought that the person next to her was 'the clone of the bad Jiang Qiao'—the Alicia that the other party was talking about—she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Yes, it's not called Ellie (I'm sure).
“It’s ‘him’.” Sakura’s gaze fell on the fat lady, her words carrying a hint of inexplicable emotion.
Perhaps there was indeed some concern about seeing Alicia in her true form, but more likely it was the information Raiden Mei had provided about Dorado and the Key of Corruption.
“Sakura—although she looks very similar to the one we’ve met, they’re not the same person.” Relaxing and completely at ease, Airi, who was clearly in character, directly used the self-proclaimed title of 'Jiang Qiao’s clone' to explain Sakura’s situation.
Having obtained 'part of her original body's memories' from Jiang Qiao, she naturally knew about the Changkong North Station.
It seems Sakura knows too... Oh dear, this is a bit of a headache.
Paradise Lovely had a bit of a headache.
The matter of Ling has always been a 'sensitive topic' that the Heroes have tacitly forbidden to discuss. For 50,000 years, everyone has kept it a secret. In the end... well, it doesn't really matter. She knows that Sakura has actually already sensed some of the truth, but in reality, it's not a good thing for Sakura to be frank about such things, given her personality.
"Can I have that thing?" Sakura's tone was quite calm and sincere—but those who knew her well knew that Sakura was not calm at all at this moment; she was just suppressing all her emotions.
Knowing where the Key of Corruption was located, Paradise Ellie felt somewhat helpless—after that bastard kidnapped 'her,' she was left to clean up the mess.
Fortunately, it's not a big problem.
“I’m sorry, Sakura, I’ve already returned her to her family.”
This convinced Sakura and Paradise Airi, who harbored some resentment.
If only I had let that scoundrel try to take Sakura away too, that way it wouldn't have been so much trouble, and both sides would be happy... But this is just a thought, after all... The Paradise Fat Lady's gaze lingered on Donkey Ear.
Unlike the helpless Ellie in Paradise, Ellie was completely bewildered, but that didn't stop her from staring at Sakura's tilapia with shining eyes.
A beast-eared girl! And unlike Padma, who's a cat girl, this is a donkey girl! That's practically... a horse racer girl! (Daigo)
She couldn't forget the tufted dog she found at Changkong North Station before, but she didn't know where that bastard Jiang Qiao had taken it. Now that she had found the same kind, all Alicia could say was - Alicia, I'm all set!
It's a pity that this donkey ear isn't as pleasing to the eye as the previous one, but the fat lady still smiled slightly when she saw the earphone.
The best way to build rapport is undoubtedly through shared interests, right? So—Ellie, I love music too!
Ellie, I love music, and the beautiful girl, Dudu, also loves music. We're best friends!
While the fat lady was trying to apply 'Sai-niang's' makeup, Jiang Qiao, who was in the previous civilization, returned to 'Ailisia's' room—looking at the fabrics around her that hadn't changed much, still the same as before.
This is not surprising, after all, 'Alicia' has been flying around the world or carrying out disaster relief at Honkai outbreak sites recently, and has spent very little time at headquarters.
Having shed her usual heroic attire and donned everyday clothes, 'Alicia' leaned against the bedside, slowly adjusting the 'authority' within her body.
The realization of the Global Link will still take some time. After all, Mebius needs to provide a reasonable plan, and MEI also needs to mobilize the resources within the Firefly and coordinate the research departments scattered around the world to conduct research on the physical aspects of the Global Link. It's impossible to say that having a Herrscher core can create something out of thin air—well, if it were a complete power of truth, it could indeed achieve that, but unfortunately, as a project covering the entire globe and all of humanity, the Global Link is essentially a project of the same scale as the Stigmata Project, and it cannot be carried out so hastily.
However, before that, the construction of the 'Key of Man'—the 'Key of Flawlessness'—can be carried out first.
Between her slender middle fingers, a gear-shaped illusory ring appeared and disappeared, and the authority of truth that Jiang Qiao possessed manifested in this form and began to circulate.
Through this power, all the knowledge he had previously acquired from the Keys of God came flooding back to him—of course, this was only a reference.
After all, it is different from all other Divine Keys. As a relic left by Alicia, the 'Flawless Key' is different from the 'Divine Key' in the conventional sense. It is more like a symbol and does not exist in a physical form.
The silver hair ornaments adorning his pink hair shone brightly; with the help of Yu Duchen, he could more fully 'operate' at the level of consciousness.
Like silk threads, it weaves and wraps.
Ultimately, it transformed into specks of pink starlight.
"Is this the flawless key that my mature self has transformed into, the reliable me?" The fairy Ellie, clutching her magic wand, floated curiously to Jiang Qiao's side. Gazing at the twinkling starlight with astonishment, she tentatively touched the wand. The wand instantly dimmed and nearly went out, leaving Ellie completely flustered.
"Oh no, it's getting darker and darker!"
Oh no, Barbie Q is gone! Fairy Ellie, did I mess this up and ruin the Flawless Key?!
A slender hand rested on the fairy Ellie's head, a hint of amusement in her voice: "Don't worry, it won't break."
Although the Flawless Key is different from other 'Divine Keys', it is by no means so fragile that it would break at the slightest touch.
but--
"It can't be called a flawless key yet."
Pink specks of light drifted into Alicia's palm, reflected in her beautiful blue eyes: "If I had to describe this thing, it could only be called the seed of the 'Flawless Key' at best."
"That scared me to death... But a seed? When will it sprout?"
"Hmm... let me think—it should sprout when it's supposed to?"
Upon hearing this explanation, Fairy Airi angrily retorted, "Huh? That's too perfunctory! Even if I'm reliable, Fairy Airi would be angry if you tried to fool a cute fairy like that!"
The little creature, waving a fairy wand, looks incredibly cute.
"How could that be? But I'm not quite sure when it will sprout..."
"Let it grow properly first. After all... an unsprouted seed is very fragile. It must be carefully protected." The Honkai energy within his body flowed from between his fingers, enveloping the light spot and transforming into a bright bead.
"Until then—I'll leave it to you to keep safe. As a fairy from the fairy kingdom, you'll surely be able to take good care of this newborn flower seed, won't you?"
"Hehe, of course! After all, beautiful fairies are best at taking care of flowers, plants and trees. Just leave it to me, Fairy Alice, and I will definitely protect it!" Fairy Alice smiled happily, took the bead and put it into the fairy wand.
Just like the ball under Cang Xiaoxuan's butt, Fairy Airi's magic wand can also serve as a 'storage magic item' to some extent.
Although it seemed like it only took a short time to create the prototype of the Flawless Key, looking at the approaching night outside the window was enough to tell that time was passing by. Taking advantage of the free time, Jiang Qiao focused her attention on the chat group that had little presence.
The most active among them are Hu Tao and Youyou.
Apricots may occasionally appear.
It's not that strange. After all, Master Hu is alright, Youyou is the type who really lacks companions, and Xingzi... because of her family background, once she meets a good friend she likes, she'll probably be with her for life.
What's worth mentioning is—
It seems a new member has joined the chat group.
Playing cards like crazy: Hey, when did I join this chat group?
No, no, it shouldn't be about when I joined this chat group, but rather that this chat group is obviously a bit strange, right?
The girl in blue with brown hair, who was taking a break and enjoying some leisure time, looked at the inexplicable chat group interface in her head and scratched her head in confusion.
Chat groups are certainly popular on Xianzhou Luofu. For Qingque, it's more like a way to relax during busy work hours and enjoy high-intensity internet surfing.
But this thing in my head... is obviously not right, right? Glancing at her jade talisman and then at the chat group in her head, Qingque, as a diviner working for the Taibu Si and an official member of the Immortal Ship's system, was certain that the Immortal Ship... at least the Luofu Immortal Ship, did not have such a thing.
However, Qingque wasn't too alarmed. After all, the universe is so vast, there are countless novel things that she hasn't seen before. The chat group that inexplicably appeared in her head... it might just be an accidental thing done by someone doing scientific research.
But the calm sparrow panicked the next moment, because—
Jiang Qiao: Qingque, you're slacking off again!!!
Without considering the profile picture or the nickname, the girl in blue felt PTSD upon seeing the familiar sentence structure, and couldn't help but shudder.
Oh no, it's the old lady Taibu!
Well, so this chat group that appeared in my head was actually a trap set by the Grand Diviner for me, right?
The girl in green turned pale—because not far away stood her superior, who was making her tremble with fear, the head of the Taibu Bureau—Fu Xuan Fu Taibu.
Just by looking at her angry expression, you can tell that the old lady Taibu is in a terrible mood right now.
Oh no, Barbie Q is here... I'm going to suffer again.
"Grand...Grand Diviner...I was wrong, I shouldn't have chatted in the group during work hours..." Qingque stammered in a panic, but Fu Xuan, who had stopped, angrily scolded her and then dumped a new batch of work on her:
"What group... Oh! You actually didn't do your job during work hours and slacked off?! You've already finished all your work for this month?! The divination and auditing for next month and the month after is up to you!"
"what?"
"What 'huh'? I need to see the report by the end of this month!" With that, Fu Xuan stormed off—in reality, she was just angry because she had been tricked by someone again, and Qing Que just happened to witness it and was being taken out on her.
Watching the pink-haired girl leave, Qingque, who was still standing there in a daze, finally came to her senses and was on the verge of tears:
"...No...!"
She had finally managed to finish most of her work at the beginning of the month, leaving enough for her to take a break later. How did her workload suddenly increase?
and...
"This isn't right..."
Qingque looked puzzled.
Look at how the Grand Diviner is acting; it's as if she doesn't know anything.
...Hiss, could it be that the old lady Tai Bu was pretending on purpose, just waiting to lure this upturned-mouthed girl of mine?
Thinking of this, and looking at Jiang Qiao's avatar and nickname in the chat group, Qing Que felt somewhat apprehensive.
Fortunately, the group members acted in time.