Chapter 98

"In other words, there are exactly fifty who can set out this time?"

"Yes!" Seele nodded.

"Fifty, that should be enough."

Lin Qi laid out the plan: "In the first phase, your mission is to follow Admiral Cocolia, patrol the star sea, protect our merchant ships from intrusion, and strike at large-scale interstellar pirates. In the second phase, when the big tigers have been dealt with and it's a waste of resources to keep you concentrated, you will disperse and protect merchant ships along various major routes separately. The entire military operation will last about three years."

"Leave it to us, it'll definitely be fine!"

Seele patted her chest, confident.

"Confidence is a good thing, but don't capsize in the gutter," Lin Qi reminded her.

"How could that happen? They're just interstellar pirates, not some major faction," Seele immediately retorted.

"It's not about the interstellar pirates; it's that piloting an Apostle mech carries risks. If your consciousness merges too deeply with the mech, it will be difficult to save you later."

"Alright, I understand!"

Seele said seriously.

She knew what Lin Qi was talking about.

She still remembered that when she first saw the Apostle mechs being piloted, Ms. Ruan Mei informed her that there were risks.

Whether the synchronization rate was too high or too low, abnormalities could occur.

In extreme cases, one would turn into a "monster."

Or even become one with the mech, never to be separated again.

Although Ms. Ruan Mei later geniusly thought of using "Light Cones" to replace the "soul" of the Apostle mechs, which greatly increased the synchronization rate and allowed pilots to potentially unleash power far exceeding the mech's design in specific situations.

But one couldn't say the Apostle mechs were absolutely safe.

Piloting them still carried risks.

Seeing that Seele understood this, Lin Qi didn't say more but turned to another topic.

"Before you set out, give the Apostle Legion a name; after all, you are the commander."

"Ah? Me? Really? I thought it was just called the Apostle Legion!"

Seele was a bit speechless; she was someone who didn't even have a surname, yet now she had to think of a name for something else.

Was that a bit too hard on her?

She had thought for quite a while before coming up with the name "Butterfly" for her Apostle mech.

The key was that if the name wasn't good, the legion would be ridiculed along with it.

That was very annoying.

After scratching her head and thinking for a while, Seele said a word.

"Underworld Fire!"

"Let's call it Underworld Fire!"

"Underworld Fire Legion?" Lin Qi pondered for a moment and felt it was quite good, fitting the "Destruction" temperament.

However, he was still a bit curious.

"Seele, you didn't come up with this name, did you?"

"Commander, your judgment is sharp! A long time ago, I heard Big Sister Natasha say it. At that time, you hadn't come to Belobog yet, and the situation in the Underworld was getting worse by the day. Big Sister wanted to establish an organization to help the residents of the Underworld. But in the end, you came! So the Underworld Fire organization wasn't established," Seele explained.

"I see. Then let's call it the Underworld Fire Legion."

Lin Qi made the final decision.

Then he looked at Seele and said.

"I won't keep you for a meal. Go back and prepare well. At the earliest this month, at the latest next month, you will have to leave Belobog—no, leave the Jarilo star system!"

"Tch~ Who cares about that meal! Commander, I'm leaving."

Seele waved her hand and disappeared just as she had appeared.

Only a few butterflies slowly dissipated in the air.

"Interesting little ability."

Suddenly, a voice sounded.

"A-Ruan, how did you learn to be so naughty? You didn't even say a word before coming over." Lin Qi turned his head and saw Ruan Mei walking out from behind the Anywhere Door.

"Spending a long time with you, it's inevitable."

Ruan Mei, as always, took out a plate of pastries, placed them on Lin Qi's desk, and poured a cup of black tea for herself and Lin Qi respectively.

Hmm...

This was the break time for geniuses.

However, being a science fanatic, even during afternoon tea, she didn't forget to discuss technology.

"I can't solve the problem of the Light Cones."

"This is not my field."

"My dear, if you really want to solve the flaws of the Apostle mechs, I'm afraid you need a Memokeeper to help."

After speaking, Ruan Mei took a sip of black tea and began to taste the snacks.

"This green dumpling is just right; won't you try it?"

Lin Qi took a bite of the green dumpling and was not very disappointed.

After all, geniuses aren't omnipotent.

Light Cones were the domain of memory, completely distinct from the material world.

Even for Lin Qi, it was very mysterious.

"A Memokeeper?" Lin Qi muttered.

"Yes, preferably someone from the Garden of Recollection," Ruan Mei nodded.

"I can think of ways to summon a Memokeeper—it's nothing more than making a big splash—but how to make them work for me and create exclusive Light Cones for the legion is a problem," Lin Qi shook his head.

The Path of Memory was very special and mysterious.

Herta had also dealt with them and even wanted to replicate Light Cones, but she could only replicate them up to the "Memory Bubble" stage and couldn't go any further.

Because the creation of Light Cones required the blessing of the Aeon of Memory.

Which meant at least stepping onto the Path of Memory.

And among the currently well-known methods to step onto this path, a necessary condition was to abandon the physical body.

Lin Qi couldn't do that.

Without a body, how could he invest in finance, discuss knowledge, and study life?

Absolutely not!

61. Heading to Penacony? The Astral Express Appears Once More

Attracting a Memokeeper is not a difficult task.

Just as Lin Qi said, you just need to create a big news story.

As long as the news is big enough, you can even attract an Aeon of Remembrance.

For instance, the Aeon of Remembrance once appeared at the retirement speech of the IPC founder.

Sometimes, Lin Qi even can't help but wonder if there is already a Memokeeper by his side.

It's just that he hasn't noticed it yet.

After all, his transformation of the Jarilo-VI star system is actually quite worth remembering.

To verify his hypothesis, Lin Qi conducted many tests.

But there was no harvest.

Either Memokeepers are very hard to find, or they simply haven't come yet.

Regarding this problem, he and Ruan Mei have discussed it.

The conclusion the two reached was the latter.

Because no matter how hard they are to find, there are ultimately traces to follow.

In fact, Herta once fought a battle with Memokeepers and even learned the technology of creating Memospheres from them.

But the key to the problem is not at all how to attract Memokeepers.

It is to make them work for Lin Qi.

Honestly, this is very difficult.

To this day, there has been no word of any faction being able to recruit Memokeepers long-term; at most, it is just a cooperative relationship.

Those who are not sharp enough don't even notice that a Memokeeper has been there.