Chapter 142

It was simply too incredible.

On the other side.

After returning from the battlefield, Lin Qi rested for a while.

Only after the data was organized and the things at hand were finished did he call Firefly over.

"Do you know why I called you here?" Lin Qi asked.

Firefly tilted her head and thought, "To replenish vitality?"

"Yes and no," Lin Qi replied. "Or rather, not entirely."

Then.

Under Firefly’s puzzled gaze, Lin Qi explained.

"Your strength is indeed not low, but when facing an Emanator, you still lack means, so I am prepared to modify you and your SAM mecha."

"Of course, you can also choose to disagree."

"I won't make things difficult for you, don't worry, and I won't give you a hard time; make your own choice."

Hearing Lin Qi’s words, Firefly paused.

Clearly.

This was something she hadn't expected.

But soon, she made a decision.

"Doctor, what should I do?"

"You agree?" Lin Qi laughed. "Then give me your transformation device first, and take off your clothes."

"..."

Firefly’s face turned red instantly.

But she didn't become a "steam girl," just slightly red.

It’s hard to say if she was used to it or for some other reason.

Anyway, when executing Lin Qi’s order, she only hesitated slightly, and then very straightforwardly stripped off all her clothes.

For a time.

Besides her headpiece, the only thing she had left was the transformation device held in her right hand.

Furthermore.

She handed over the transformation device as well.

"Doctor, here."

Lin Qi was slightly stunned, took the transformation device, and felt a bit awkward.

Although his words did indeed have some ambiguity.

But he didn't explicitly say to take it all off, right?

One can only say...

Firefly was indeed gradually becoming defenseless in front of Lin Qi.

Regarding this.

Lin Qi couldn't correct it.

A girl had already done so; if he said it wasn't like that, would the girl still have any face left?

So it was better to pretend not to know.

Or rather, default to it.

Besides.

Even if she didn't take it all off now, she would have to be stripped clean later when replenishing vitality or doing experiments.

Lin Qi didn't let his thoughts run wild for too long.

Instead, he examined the transformation device and had Firefly deploy the SAM armor.

But this time he didn't have her pilot it from inside.

Then Lin Qi performed the modifications place by place.

The micro-retrieval telescope was naturally essential.

Used well, this thing could increase combat power by a significant margin.

Then there were the Magnifying Lamp and Shrinking Lamp.

But because there was an upper limit to the mecha’s energy output, even after modification, it couldn't compare to a spaceship, so the modified SAM mecha couldn't reach the level of storing stars.

However, even so, it was enough to enlarge Firefly’s sword to ten thousand times its original size!

That is...

A slash-ship blade over ten thousand meters long!

Although the power couldn't be magnified ten thousand times, compared to before, it was definitely a huge improvement!

Just this point alone made Firefly’s combat power even closer to an Emanator.

The key is that this was just the SAM mecha.

Firefly’s body hadn't been modified yet.

Then.

Lin Qi followed the same pattern, injecting divinity factors into Firefly’s body, allowing her to possess an absolute defense force field and link with the SAM mecha.

At the same time, he optimized her genes.

While delaying the outbreak of Entropy Loss Syndrome, it also allowed her to unleash even greater strength.

It is no exaggeration to say.

The current Firefly, even without the mecha, is a powerful Pathstrider.

After a series of modifications, her strength underwent a qualitative change!

Perhaps it still couldn't compare to an Emanator.

But it was infinitely close.

"How does it feel?"

After the final modification was completed, Lin Qi signaled Firefly to get up from the experimental table and feel the changes in her body.

"Doctor, I feel... very good!"

Firefly clenched and relaxed her fist, feeling the surging power within her body.

It can be said.

The vitality in her body had never been as abundant as it was now.

Even when using the Time Cloth to return to the past, it was the same.

She even had an intuition.

That is, if she entered the state of burning vitality again, she could not only last longer but also consume less vitality.

So even from this perspective alone, her strength had gained no small improvement.

Plus the changes in the SAM mecha?

That was even more immeasurable.

"No discomfort, right?" Lin Qi asked.

"No," Firefly shook her head.

There might have been at the beginning.

But after each modification, Lin Qi would restore her with the Time Cloth and then optimize the modification.

So even if there was discomfort, it disappeared in the repeated modifications.

At this time.

Lin Qi spoke again.

"Because it was modified at the moment your vitality was highest, every time you replenish vitality, you have to undergo modification again. Of course, if you modify again, the speed will be much faster. Unless there is some new technology, it is possible for it to slow down."

"I’m fine, Doctor, just do as you think," Firefly replied, indicating she didn't care.

In fact.

Whether it was the process of backtracking vitality or the process of modifying the body, she had no secrets left in front of Lin Qi.

Since that was the case.

What difference did it make to be modified one more time or one less time?

What difference does it make whether one undergoes an extra modification or one less?

After Firefly left.

Lin Qi stretched his body.

The physical fatigue was okay; the main thing was having to constantly pay attention to the changes in data.

Fortunately, the final result was quite good.

In this way.

Yarilo could be considered to have high-end combat power besides him.

Even if Yarilo encountered an Emanator and he wasn't present, Firefly could step up.

Yarilo’s overall strength had gained improvement again.

But just as Lin Qi was thinking about the next development plan.

A message was transmitted from Yarilo.

[Ruan Mei: Sorry, my dear, please forgive my unannounced departure. But if I saw you, I might not want to leave. For my ideals, and for ours, I must leave.]

93. Ruan Mei becoming a god? Herta’s arrival.

Ruan Mei is leaving?

Seeing the message, Lin Qi couldn't help but frown.

Although he had expected it in his heart long ago.

He still didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

In fact.

When Ruan Mei came over, Lin Qi had thought there would be such a day.

It’s just that at the time, Lin Qi felt he had many projects here, which would make Ruan Mei stay for a while longer.

The facts were about the same.

She stayed for several years and helped Lin Qi quite a bit.

Not to mention anything else.

If it weren't for her, the Fire Legion could never have been realized so quickly.

Lin Qi’s absolute domain force field, which he used repeatedly, also came from her hand.

It is no exaggeration to say.

Without Ruan Mei, Yarilo’s military strength would be at least half as weak as it is now.

She is the key to Lin Qi building non-mechanized troops.

It is not an exaggeration to call her the soul of the project.

And now.

Such an existence is about to leave.

Where she is going, the letter didn't inform him.

Lin Qi only knew that she seemed to have some very important matter that she must complete.

Combined with her words in the letter.

Lin Qi had a guess.

"Has her research on the divine realm made a breakthrough?"

"If that’s really the case, then wouldn't she..."

"Become a god?"

Very suddenly.

Lin Qi thought of this possibility.

But immediately.

He shook his head again, feeling it shouldn't be that simple.

Aeons are not so easy to ascend to.

Although sometimes it is very abrupt, those were all choices made after the Twilight War, when Path power was ownerless and Aeons and Paths rushed toward each other.

Now, if one wants to become an Aeon, the first thing to face is whether their "Godhood" is stable.

That is, whether they will be annexed by other Aeons.

Aeons are conceptual gods.

Representing the ultimate of a Path.

They encompass the explanatory power of all similar concepts under this concept.

For example, with Destruction, there will no longer be Damage.

Even if there is.

That "Damage" will be annexed by Destruction.

For another example, "Recovery" relative to Abundance, "Defense" relative to Preservation.

And so on.

There must be a larger concept that involves other Aeons and touches philosophical realms that cannot be reached, so that the divine position will be stable, or create a new Aeon.

Ruan Mei...

Based on Lin Qi’s understanding and cognition of her, if she really wants to become an Aeon, there are only three paths.

One is a Scientific God.

But no matter how high this path goes, it cannot be higher than Nous.

It counts as walking the old path of Erudition.

As long as Ruan Mei is not stupid, she won't choose this path.

Another is a God in the Life realm.

This path doesn't overlap with Erudition, but it conflicts with another Aeon, which is Abundance.

The concept and authority are also somewhat narrow; even if Ruan Mei is a master in this field, choosing to ascend to godhood in this field is hardly a wise choice. So only the last path remains.

Lin Qi thought for a moment and named it "Creation."

This is a concept that has not yet appeared in the universe, and the authority it possesses is very large; in a sense, it is the opposite of Destruction and Nihility.

It is not an exaggeration to say it is half of "Existence."

If one ascends to godhood with this concept, the upper limit is undoubtedly very high, and it is foreseeable that the strength will be very terrifying.

There is just one problem.

Although Ruan Mei is very talented and a master in the field of creation, having created quite a few lives that the universe didn't have, she has basically reached the limit on this path.

But this is still essentially different from the true "Creation" out of nothing.

If there really is a Creation Aeon, then they should not only be good at creating life but also good at creating inorganic matter, good at creating stars, good at creating all things.

Thus.

Only then can they be worthy of the Aeon’s position.

But clearly.

Ruan Mei hasn't reached this realm yet.

To be precise.

It is still very far away.

Therefore...

Even if Ruan Mei wants to walk this third path, I fear she cannot walk it through.

Then the question arises.

How is she preparing to become a "God"?

Or rather...

Is it not becoming an Aeon?

Lin Qi thought for a long time without coming up with a clue.

But he always felt things weren't that simple.

Ruan Mei is not a fool.

She is very clear that the first two paths cannot be walked.

If she walks them forcibly, the better result is failure to ascend.