Chapter 314 Interlude Ji Ji Zi?

Chapter 314: Ji... Jizi?

"Uh! Ah——"

A large number of memories poured into my mind, and my head was like a dam that had been filled with too much water all of a sudden, almost bursting.

"bass!"

Mei Yi suddenly inserted the Tianji Key into the ground to support her body, but the impact of the memory just now was so great that her legs slowly softened, and finally she almost sat down leaning on the long knife. .

"This is... the last of the pre-civilization..."

Still remember, when she first learned that Mikael came from a previous civilization, she asked this question:

"With your power, your civilization was destroyed? Is the so-called end... really that powerful?"

"No."

She still remembered the sneer on his lips.

"In a sense, our civilization is not the end of the world, but it has lost the need to exist before that."

Not long ago, she also asked Ai Li a similar question:

"So, Alicia, what happened in the twelfth collapse? Why is it that even Eden keeps it secret from me?"

Her answer was equally cryptic. She said that the world could no longer be saved.

She said that the heroes and warriors therefore lost the meaning of fighting for them all the time.

Relating to what Kevin called Mikael in reality - "betrayer". Mei Yi once took it for granted that the twelfth collapse was because Mikael betrayed Ying Jie for some reason.

But now it seems that under such circumstances, even if Mikael does choose to betray in the end, there is nothing to blame.

Looking at it this way, it turned out that she had always thought that Mikael, who was a fighter, was the most straightforward - the pre-civilization had been hard to recover long before the end, and there was no way to recover, so naturally it could no longer exist.

All the dead soldiers here had been cleared away. Mei Yi looked at the star gate that he had just jumped out of. It seemed that there was no way forward. What appeared on the star gate was a pattern of returning to the hall.

Just as she was still in a state of weakness, she simply adjusted her posture and lay down on the crimson floor tiles in a "big" shape without any scruples. She closed her eyes and savored the memory again.

The forward passage did not exist, and the memory also ended abruptly when Ellie held Mikael's hand and stood at the door of Himiko's hospital bed. Mei did not see what happened next.

And considering the huge size of the paradise and the silent attitude of the heroes, if she wants to know what happened next, it may take a long time to explore.

She was not an impatient person before... No, maybe she has always been a direct and impatient person. Only when she was with her...

In any case, it was difficult for her to restrain her thoughts from continuing along the break in her memory. This was a fact.

She put herself into Mikael in her imagination, thinking about what choice she would make if she and Mikael were in a different place.

Did he really destroy the world in a fit of rage?

No, although she did have such an idea for a moment during the introduction process, based on her understanding of Mikael, he would never do that... Well, at least while Ellie still exists, he Absolutely not.

The most direct proof is that the Paradise of the Past was built according to Mikael's requirements, which shows that they did defeat the Twelfth Herrscher. If Mikael's betrayal started from that time, how could humans be able to defeat him? The Twelfth Herrscher?

Moreover, at the end of that memory, through Ellie's perspective, she could clearly feel Mikael's determination.

He was sad, but he was not desperate. He still had the motivation and courage to move forward in his heart - this was the subconscious judgment made by Ellie who was standing next to him at that time.

Although Mei still dare not say that she completely believes Alicia because she has never been able to understand her true purpose, but...

At least in terms of her understanding of Mikael, Mei didn't think anyone in the entire pre-civilization could compare to Ellie.

After all...they are the ones who really spend the most time together.

It's just that... betrayed by all mankind, betrayed by the people they had always protected, Mei finally understood how heavy it meant to "lose the meaning of fighting for" in Ellie's words.

She asked herself, what would she do if humans faced her and Kiana with such an attitude?

Everyone knows the truth about saving the world, but when the world itself wants to be destroyed, what should you do?

"snort……"

Mei breathed out slowly, taking this time to regain her strength. Although she could rest when she returned to the hall, and although killing some dead soldiers did not make her feel physically exhausted, the memory just now...even from a third-party perspective, it was difficult not to feel tired. I was so tired that I didn’t even think about moving my fingers.

But Mei Yi also set a time limit in her mind - ten seconds, lie down for another ten seconds, then get up and go back to the hall.

Although the words spoken by the Yingjie are more like riddles than the last, they never lie. If everyone's attitude towards the same thing is combined, it may not be impossible to get a glimpse of the true nature of the matter.

She began to count down in her mind: ten, nine, eight...

But when the countdown reached five, she suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes slightly condensed - she seemed to hear the faint sound of footsteps.

She quickly jumped up, picked up the Key to Heaven, and looked at the person coming.

But when she saw the face of the visitor clearly, she couldn't help but open her mouth slightly, her thinking almost stagnant at this moment——

"Ji...Ji Zi?"

"Huh? Are you calling me?"

The woman was dressed in black, with her arms folded across her chest, which perfectly outlined her figure. The long hair on the back of her head was fluttering in clusters, no different from the dancing flames.

"In terms of ancient Far East language, it is not impossible to write my name as Jizi. But in terms of the common language of previous civilizations, it would be better to call me Himiko."

She tilted her head and smiled softly, and in Mei Yi's eyes, she gradually merged with the figure she saw in her memory.

"It's almost exactly the same..."

"Huh? Are you talking about me and your teacher?"

Himihu chuckled.

Just when Mei Yi was surprised, she explained again:

"Mei Raiden, that's your teacher, her name is Himeko...right? Mikael mentioned to me that it sounds like that girl is quite similar to me, both in appearance and personality."

"Well, it's really... wrong!"

Mei quickly reacted. While holding the long knife tightly and staring at Himihu, she released the electromagnetic waves in her body and imitated the principle of radar to detect the surroundings - this was something she learned from Mikael.

"The Paradise of the Past is the memory of heroes and warriors, you...should not exist here!"

"Good vigilance, little girl."

Himihu nodded appreciatively, "But why do you think there is only Ying Jie's memory in the paradise?"

"Huh?"

Mei frowned slightly, and then realized that... the woman in front of her who called herself Himihu... was right!

Because she had always met fusion warriors called Ying Jie in the Paradise, she gradually developed a wrong perception, as if the Paradise of the Past was specially prepared for Ying Jie.

But if you think about it carefully, since Mei's memory can exist here, it means that ordinary people are not unable to withstand the memory manufacturing operation.

Then it doesn’t seem to be incomprehensible that more “ordinary people” exist in the promised land.

Seemingly seeing through her thoughts, Himiko explained softly:

"In fact, in the original Paradise Plan, the digital version of the Paradise of the Past, it was not considered to include ordinary people. This was due to a lack of technical capabilities——

"The original version of the memory creation surgery is difficult for non-fusion warriors to withstand. Moreover, due to the limitation of computing power, the digital version of Paradise cannot guarantee to include more than 20 people even if it has the same computing power as No. 17. The memory operates stably for a long time.

“However, the bubble paradise planned by Mikael is different.

“First of all, due to the integration of the consciousness transfer surgery that Mebius has been researching for many years, compared to the original memory retrieval, the memory you see now is more similar to the existence after the consciousness transfer.

"As for the lack of computing power, firstly, the core of the Twelfth Herrscher was successfully made into a hub. Secondly, the world bubble itself is regarded as half of the real world, which can save more than 70% of the mimicry in the data version. The world’s computing power consumption can certainly accommodate more people.”

This explanation doesn't sound problematic, but Mei is still a little wary in her heart - although there are many similar Honkai beasts in previous civilizations and current civilizations, such as Saniga, Parvanti, Vishnu, etc. But there are also many Honkai Beasts that have never appeared in modern civilization.

For example, Mitara and Mayuri are Honkai beasts that can control spiritual power.

And since they existed in previous civilizations, they must also exist in the paradise of the past.

Mei was not sure whether, as a Herrscher, he would be affected by their abilities, but judging from Mikael's memories, even he was not completely immune before he obtained the power of consciousness.

Of course Himihu could not fail to see her doubts, but she just smiled softly and stopped explaining.

After hesitating for less than ten seconds, Meiyi finally nodded - "Okay, I'll believe you for now."

She paused, then moved closer to the star gate and asked:

"But why didn't you show up for so long?"

Mei's question seemed to hit the spot, Himiko's face looked slightly drunk, and he replied in a long voice:

"Well... everyone has their own living habits."

"Then...are you going back to the hall with me now?"

"Um……"

Mei pursed her lips and wanted to ask why, but her direct questions had already made her suffer in the paradise, so she thought about it and chose to remain silent.

And Himihu was observing her words and expressions, so of course she could not miss Mei Yi's doubts. She twitched the corner of her mouth, feeling a little embarrassed - she couldn't tell the truth:

"Pado has been so busy lately that I can't see her. I've run out of wine and can't find a place to buy some, so I can only come and ask Eden for some."

After crossing the star gate, a fainter feeling of dizziness came over me than before. Mei Yi's face was expressionless, and she didn't even blink her eyelids - maybe it wasn't that the dizziness was weaker than before, but that Mei Yi's thunder and lightning had been constantly beating for nearly a hundred days and nights. During the exploration, I had become so used to this dizziness that I became numb.

But Himihu next to her staggered slightly, but she stretched out her arm to help him, so Himihu didn't fall down.

Looking at it this way, Himihu may indeed seldom go out and move around, so that even after 50,000 years, he still cannot adapt to the discomfort caused by the star gate transmission.

"Huh? Eden isn't here..."

Looking at the empty rest area, Himiko couldn't hide his disappointment.

Meiyi looked around and silently added:

"Not only Eden is not here, the other heroes are not here either... even Alicia..."

It's hard not to arouse Himiko's surprise:

"Hmm? Do you often see heroes gathering in the hall?"

"Yeah? Yes, what's wrong?"

"Who have you seen?"

Himiko raised her eyebrows and showed a curious look.

"The first one I saw was Alicia... Then Eden, Kevin, Su, Ying, Ben... Hua, Paduo, Mebius, Qianjie, Aponia, the Grayshu family, Kosmo and Destobia, and Velvet. Of course, there is Mei."

"Well, that means you have seen all the heroes?"

Himiko spread her hands, she looked up and down at Mei, with an ambiguous color in her eyes.

To be on the safe side, Mei silently took a step back.

"Is there a problem?"

"Of course there is a problem - Meiyi, you don't think that the heroes like to come to the hall to gather when they have nothing to do, do you?"

"Huh? Isn't it?"

Meiyi frowned and thought for a while, and then she realized that Raven had mentioned this problem to her a long time ago, but she didn't pay attention to it.

After all, she is a Herrscher. As such a special existence that can't even distinguish between enemies and friends, it would be a strange thing if she didn't attract the attention of the heroes?

But Himiko knew that this was not the case. Even if it was a Herrscher, what would it matter? Which hero didn't have the strength to defeat the Herrscher head-on... Well, sorry, Pado.

But in short, the heroes have dealt with the Herrschers too much. Even if Meiyi is a so-called Herrscher who fights for humans, except for Ellie, the others will not care too much - it's not like they haven't seen it before.

The reason why they appear in front of Meiyi frequently can only be for one reason, that is, recognition...

Calculation power.

Himiko shrugged and said:

"Please Mei, you can think of Paradise as a nursing home. People who live here are all retired. It's okay to come out occasionally to provide some experience to young people, but more often, everyone just wants to live their retirement life."

"Well... is it still related to the twelfth Herrscher?"

Himiko was walking towards the rest area on her own. When she heard this, she turned around and looked at Mei again.

"What's wrong?"

"Mei, you are very perceptive. I think I understand... Ha, forget it."

"... I'm just guessing."

Himiko tiptoed and stepped onto the rest area. She relaxed her whole body and sank deeply into the sofa. Mei hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to walk the stairs honestly, and finally sat half a meter away from Himiko.

And taking advantage of this time, Himiko had already been lying on the window and skillfully grabbed three bottles of wine.

"Uh...Will Eden not be angry if you do this?"

Although Mei had never seen Eden angry before, Himiko's bold action still made Mei smack her lips.

This...heh, stealing is no different, right?

Hmm? Stealing? Paduo...Okay, maybe Yingjie has a higher tolerance for this.

"Don't panic, Mei, I have already discussed it with Eden."

Himiko smiled slyly.

"She has too many wines in her collection. But, like most collectors, in the early stage of being short of money, there will always be some collections of poor quality, but she is reluctant to throw them away, so she simply waved her hand and left them all to me. Anyway, I have only one requirement for wine - to get drunk."

Okay, this sounds...very Eden.

Himiko skillfully opened the bottle with her bare hands, took a sip, and her cheeks instantly became as red as her hair.

She murmured in a low voice:

"And..."

"And what?"

Mei turned her head suddenly and saw Himiko looking a little sad. It was probably the effect of alcohol that made her recall some past events...

Mei had suffered a lot because of her persistence in certain issues, especially at the hands of Qianjie. After so long, she has learned to restrain her curiosity a little.

But... there is actually one thing she has always wanted to ask. Eden had also drunk in front of her before, and Ai Li had also treated her to snacks. As far as she knew, there was no production department in the paradise of the past, and this place was considered half of the real world, so how were these things made?

She had a hunch that if she asked, Himiko would definitely answer her - who made her and Himiko... no, Himiko and her... so similar.

Although it is not accurate to generalize the two, they are too similar in appearance and personality. She can be sure that Himiko is not the kind of person who can tell riddles. If she doesn't want to answer, she will just shut up and not speak.

But that is better than hearing a bunch of ambiguous, seemingly said, but not said.

She expressed her doubts in words, and Himiko was slightly stunned after hearing it, and then laughed:

"I thought they had answered you this question a long time ago."

"I... never asked..."

"Hahaha, that's right. In fact, this problem is also the biggest difficulty in putting ordinary people into the paradise - we are not like fusion warriors and herrschers, who only need Honkai energy to survive. However, although I don't understand how it was done, Mikael solved this problem."

"How did you solve it?"

Mei leaned forward, obviously very curious about this.

"Hey, like this."

Himiko spread her hands, and a brand new Surtur suddenly appeared and lay across her knees.

"As long as it exists in our memory, it can be materialized in the paradise. So, in fact, it doesn't matter if I drink Eden's favorite bottle of wine, because these things don't exist, but they always exist."

"This... this is the first Herrscher... No, Mikael is not always in the paradise, that is the eighth... No, Yu Duchen is in the hands of the class leader. Is it really just the power of erosion? I always feel that it is more than that."

"Then I don't know."

Himiko spread his hands.

"So, the paradise is really worthy of its name. After all, the ability to materialize things that exist in memory should make up for a lot of losses, right?"

"Maybe."

Himiko smiled against her will. Obviously, she didn't think this ability was as good as Mei said.

After all...what exists in memory are things that have been lost. Materializing these things will only remind oneself of everything they have lost. And they don't have the ability to create the future and move towards the future.

The pain in this is something that Mei, who hasn't lost enough, can't empathize with for the time being.

"But speaking of this, Mei, is there one thing you don't know yet?"

"Hmm?"

Himiko seemed determined to tell Mei more. She straightened her face and whispered in Mei's ear:

"Actually, many people in the paradise of the past are still alive."

"I know, Kevin, the squad leader, Mobius... No, you said many? Many means..."

Mei's eyes widened in disbelief. She felt that things should not be as outrageous as she thought, but if not, why did Himiko emphasize it?

"Yes, to be precise, the Yingjie you saw may not be a memory, but a superposition of memory and the body. The most typical example is - Mei."

"Huh..."

Mei's chest rose and fell rapidly. The impact of the short three or two sentences of conversation was no weaker than her previous memory.

"But, the life span of ordinary people should not be 50,000 years later, right? Uh... No, I think I know how Mikael did it."

Aren't the two doctors of anti-entropy the best examples? The black abyss and white flowers that made them in that state happened to be Mikael's weapon in the previous civilization.

Her breathing gradually stabilized, which was also strange. Although she had many unpleasant experiences with Yingjie before, when she learned that they were still alive, at least most of them were still alive, she actually felt a sense of relief?

It was as if - "Although they did not get the perfect ending they deserved, at least it was not the worst ending."

When she raised her head again, her eyes looking at Himiko were already a little hot. After coming to Paradise for so long, she finally found someone who knows everything and tells everything!

So she struck while the iron was hot and asked:

"Captain Himiko, I saw you seriously injured in the twelfth collapse before... After that... What happened to the Herrscher? How did you destroy it?"

"Well... I don't know."

"..."

Himiko's answer was straightforward. Although Mei was a little disappointed, she thought about it. She was lying on the hospital bed seriously injured and dying at that time. How could she know what happened later?

"But I do know more about what happened afterwards."

"!"

Himiko took another sip of wine, looked up at the chandelier in the hall with a dazed look, and said incoherently:

"I had a relatively sober period in the hospital bed. At that time, Mikael and Ellie came to see me.

"Mikael... He held my only remaining hand and said: Captain, you should have a good rest. When you wake up again, you will definitely be in paradise.

"I opened my mouth and squeezed out a word with difficulty: the twelfth Herrscher.

"He said again: It doesn't matter, I have a way to defeat the twelfth Herrscher, leave everything to me.

"I smiled, and at this time, he stuffed an invitation into my hand and said to me with a smile: It's a pity that before defeating the Herrscher, Ellie and I have to hold a wedding first. Unfortunately, you can't attend as our parent."

"Wedding?"

"Yes, wedding."

Mei held her head up and kept searching for this word in her memory - she seemed to have an impression, where she had heard of this matter!

Ah!

She remembered it!

When she saw the memories of Canghai City, she once gossiped and asked Ailixia whether the two of them finally got married.

And Aili's answer was——

"The first and last time my memory was synchronized, it seemed that we were preparing for the wedding. Unfortunately, I don't have any memory of experiencing it personally."