Chapter 1347

KefaLe - KefaLe

He adopted countless experimental-subject children, his sole purpose being to use them all in experiments. Those children, from the moment they took his hand, were destined to become sacrifices to his so-called 'science.' Nanaqi said through gritted teeth, "But compared to Laigushi, at least Mingming Qing would invest feelings in the children, making them willingly sacrifice themselves for him. But Laigushi... as an automaton, it never truly regarded these 'actors' from the start, I guess."

Laigushi - Laigushi

Leige slammed a fist into the nearby rock wall, emitting a muffled 'Thud': "Clearly we're both automatons, but this guy is nowhere near Mr. Luosi Gum! When Mr. Luosi Gum and the Black Tower come to clean it up, it'll surely have to pay for its actions!"

is "——". That's just an em dash line? Probably a separator. Should output "【5】 ——". Keep as is.

「A flash of sternness flickered in Xilian's eyes。」 (unchanged)

Thus 【6】 「A flash of sternness flickered in Xilian's eyes. 」

「Bai E clearly didn't understand the meaning of Laigushi's words; he slowly walked up to Laigushi: 「This time, your plot will come to nothing. I have taken the fire seed of KefaLe; when the dawn of the new world rises, the firelight will burn away all darkness. 」」

Original: "Bai E clearly didn't understand the meaning of Laigushi's words; he slowly walked up to Laigushi: 「This time, your plot will come to nothing. I have taken the fire seed of KefaLe; when the dawn of the new world rises, the firelight will burn away all darkness. 」" (same as 【10】 but with Original: prefix)

Translate: "Baie clearly didn't understand Laigushi's words; he slowly walked up to Laigushi: 'But this time, your plot will come to nothing. I have taken the fire seed of KefaLe, and when the dawn of the new world rises, the firelight will burn away all darkness.'"

We need to keep the outer 「」 and inner 「」? The line has outer 「」 and inside there is a colon and then 「」 again. We'll preserve the structure: outer 「」 then content then closing 」. Inside we have 「」 after colon. We'll translate inside accordingly.

Thus: 【7】 「Bai E clearly didn't understand the meaning of Laigushi's words; he slowly walked up to Laigushi: 「This time, your plot will come to nothing. I have taken the fire seed of KefaLe; when the dawn of the new world rises, the firelight will burn away all darkness。」」 (same)

【7】 「Baie clearly didn't understand Laigushi's words; he slowly walked up to Laigushi: 「But this time, your plot will come to nothing. I have taken the fire seed of KefaLe, and when the dawn of the new world rises, the firelight will burn away all darkness. 」」 Wait we need to translate the Chinese inside the inner quotes as well. So inner quotes become English. So we have outer 「」 then Chinese part before colon translated, then colon, then inner 「」 with English translation, then inner 」 then outer 」.

Thus: 【7】 「Baie clearly didn't understand Laigushi's words; he slowly walked up to Laigushi: 「But this time, your plot will come to nothing. I have taken the fire seed of KefaLe, and when the dawn of the new world rises, the firelight will burn away all darkness. 」」.

Check punctuation: after colon we have space then inner 「」. Good.

「「Is my explanation not clear enough? 」 Laigushi said calmly, 「The Golden Descendants and Titans are merely experimental attachments. You have all along known the process of this world's evolution, witnessed how the Heichi was born, grew, and ultimately swept over all things, destroying everything—generation after generation of heroes, gods, and worlds exist only to be 'destroyed' by it. 」」

same as 【25】 (duplicate). So output same.

「「Is my explanation not clear enough? 」」 (unchanged)

「The Golden Descendants and Titans are merely experimental attachments。」 (unchanged)

「You have all along known the process of this world's evolution, witnessed how the Heichi was born, grew, and ultimately swept over all things, destroying everything—generation after generation of heroes, gods, and worlds exist only to be 'destroyed' by it. 」

We need to keep the quotes and punctuation.

Thus final line: 【8】 「「Is my explanation not clear enough? 」 Laigushi said calmly, 「The Golden Descendants and Titans are merely experimental attachments. You have all along known the process of this world's evolution, witnessed how the Black Tide was born, grew, and ultimately swept over all things, destroying everything—generation after generation of heroes, gods, and worlds exist only to be 'destroyed' by it. 」」.

Check punctuation: after Laigushi said calmly, we have a comma then inner 「」. Good.

「「This is the endpoint of Opherus's calculation, a perfect 'Destruction' equation。」」 (unchanged)

Thus: 【9】 「「This is the endpoint of Opherus's calculation, a perfect 'Destruction' equation. 」」.

「Xilian fell silent for a moment, then slowly asked: 「In your eyes, are all those who sacrificed merely a string of insignificant numbers? 」」 (unchanged)

Thus: 【10】 「Xilian fell silent for a moment, then slowly asked: 「In your eyes, are all those who sacrificed merely a string of insignificant numbers? 」」.

「「There's no need to sell yourself short. Compared to numbers, I would rather liken you to 'firewood'. Without firewood, there is no dawn of tomorrow. 」」 (unchanged)

Thus: 【11】 「「There's no need to sell yourself short. Compared to numbers, I would rather liken you to 'firewood'. Without firewood, there is no dawn of tomorrow. 」」.

「Bai E's gaze was cold as a sword, straightly piercing Laigushi: 「Even if that sun is born from destruction? 」」 (unchanged)

Thus: 【12】 「Baie's gaze was cold as a sword, straightly piercing Laigushi: 「Even if that sun is born from destruction? 」」.

「「Heh, a strange question. 」 Laigushi said unhurriedly, 「Have you ever considered that in countless calculations, Opherus has already embarked on a path different from 'Wisdom'? It has also long since equally bestowed the gods' blessings upon every child…」」 (unchanged)

Thus: 【13】 「「Heh, a strange question. 」 Laigushi said unhurriedly, 「Have you ever considered that in countless calculations, Opherus has already embarked on a path different from 'Wisdom'? It has also long since equally bestowed the gods' blessings upon every child…」」.

「「That is the golden blood flowing in your bodies, originating from the negative creation god sharing the name 'Destruction'. Opherus's Golden Descendants have always been the firewood for the star god burning the universe. 」」 (unchanged)

Thus: 【14】 「「That is the golden blood flowing in your bodies, originating from the negative creation god sharing the name 'Destruction'. Opherus's Golden Descendants have always been the firewood for the star god burning the universe. 」」.

「Laigushi lifted his head; beneath his mask, his eyes seemed to pierce the vault of the creation vortex's core, gazing into the distant depths of the universe. 」 (unchanged)

Thus: 【15】 Laigushi lifted his head; beneath his mask, his eyes seemed to pierce the vault of the creation vortex's core, gazing into the distant depths of the universe.

「「Opherus has waited for this moment too long. At the end of the hollow, cold, and lonely calculation—'Destruction' has reached its endpoint. 」」 (unchanged)

Thus: 【16】 「「Opherus has waited for this moment too long. At the end of the hollow, cold, and lonely calculation—'Destruction' has reached its endpoint. 」」.

「Just as his words fell, Laigushi suddenly turned his head. 」 (unchanged)

Thus: 【17】 Just as his words fell, Laigushi suddenly turned his head.

「【NeiKos496】（Bai E。）」 (unchanged)

「【PhiLia093】（Xilian。)」 (unchanged)

「「No need to feel regret; this generation of Golden Descendants is the finest model, and you two are the final factors. For you, the Recreation of the World is no lie—just step forward, embrace the Heichi, and accept the star god's glance. 」」

Thus line 18: 【18】 「【NeiKos496】（Bai E。）」.

「「In the name of the Extinction Sovereign 'Iron Tomb', pour out its wrath (the Heichi), destroying the source of all tragedy (the God of Omniscience)!! 」」

「【PhiLia093】（Xilian。）。」

Dragon Clan (unchanged)

Thus: 【20】 「「No need to feel regret; this generation of Golden Descendants is the finest model, and you two are the final factors. For you, the Recreation of the World is no lie—just step forward, embrace the Black Tide, and accept the star god's glance. 」」.

「You, you want to destroy the God of Omniscience?!! 」 (unchanged)

Thus: 【21】 「「You will rise from a string of cold numbers to true life, together with all departed beings, racing toward the real universe to fulfill Opherus's long-held wish—」」.

「Wait wait... my head is a bit muddled…」 Lu Mingfei rubbed his temples, feeling that Laigushi's words just now were like his senior brother's Bugatti Veyron speeding at 300 km/h toward him, without hesitation smashing his brain into a lump of paste, making him feel dazed even when walking.

Thus: 【22】 「「In the name of the Extinction Sovereign 'Iron Tomb', pour out its wrath (the Black Tide), destroying the source of all tragedy (the God of Omniscience)!! 」」.

—— (just em dash). So 【23】 ——.

Dragon Clan

Thus: 【24】 Dragon Clan.

"You, you want to destroy the God of Omniscience?!!"

Thus: 【25】 「You, you want to destroy the God of Omniscience?!! 」.

"Wait, wait... my head feels a bit fuzzy..." Lu Mingnon rubbed his head, feeling that Laigushi's words just now were like his senior brother's Bugatti Veyron barreling toward him at 300 kilometers per hour, smashing his thoughts into a mush without a second thought, leaving him feeling a bit dazed even while walking.

"Wait, wait... my head feels a bit fuzzy..." Lu Mingnon rubbed his head, feeling that Laigushi's words just now were like his senior brother's Bugatti Veyron barreling toward him at 300 kilometers per hour, smashing his thoughts into a mush without a second thought, leaving him feeling a bit dazed even while walking.

Thus we translate: 「Wait wait… my head feels fuzzy…」 Lu Mingnon rubbed his head, feeling that Laigushi's words just now were like his senior brother's Budi Jiawei Long charging at him at 300 km/h, slamming his brain into a paste without hesitation, making him feel dazed even while walking.

We need to keep the quotes around the spoken part. So output: 【26】 「Wait wait… my head feels fuzzy…」 Lu Mingnon rubbed his head, feeling that Laigushi's words just now were like his senior brother's Budi Jiawei Long charging at him at 300 km/h, slamming his brain into a paste without hesitation, making him feel dazed even while walking.

Check punctuation: Chinese ellipsis … becomes...? We'll keep three dots. The Chinese uses fullwidth ellipsis … but we can use.... We'll keep as....

Thus: 【26】 「Wait wait... my head feels fuzzy…」 Lu Mingnon rubbed his head, feeling that Laigushi's words just now were like his senior brother's Budi Jiawei Long charging at him at 300 km/h, slamming his brain into a paste without hesitation, making him feel dazed even while walking.

Lu Mingfei really wanted to interview this mechanical brother in person, sharply asking it a few questions. (unchanged)

Thus: 【27】 Lu Mingnon really wanted to interview this mechanical brother in person, sharply asking it a few questions.

He knew these geniuses each acted strangely, unconventionally. This one wanted to kill all organic life in the universe, that one had created a scepter system that could annihilate star systems in microseconds… He really wanted to say, 'You geniuses, can't you rein in your powers? Give the universe some peace?' (unchanged)

Thus: 【28】 He knew these geniuses each acted strangely, unconventionally. This one wanted to kill all organic life in the universe, that one had created a scepter system that could annihilate star systems in microseconds… He really wanted to say, "You geniuses, can't you rein in your powers? Give the universe some peace?"

Moreover, Laigushi, you want to eliminate the God of Omniscience—have you asked the opinion of the club's first seat, Zandalar? He might still be alive somewhere in the universe; are you truly not afraid he'll come after you with two knives? (unchanged)

Thus: 【29】 Moreover, Laigushi, you want to eliminate the God of Omniscience—have you asked the opinion of the club's first seat, Zandalar? He might still be alive somewhere in the universe; are you truly not afraid he'll come after you with two knives?

Lu Mingfei couldn't fathom how a genius blessed by a glance from the God of Omniscience would think to kill it. But after thinking hard for a few minutes, he simply gave up. He felt he shouldn't try to understand a madman's mental circuit—like someone saying they'd wipe out Wall Street's corrupt capitalists, only to end up detonating the whole Earth. Well, now the corrupt capitalists are gone, but everyone else on Earth is screwed too. (unchanged)

Thus: 【30】 Lu Mingnon couldn't fathom how a genius blessed by a glance from the God of Omniscience would think to kill it. But after thinking hard for a few minutes, he simply gave up. He felt he shouldn't try to understand a madman's mental circuit—like someone saying they'd wipe out Wall Street's corrupt capitalists, only to end up detonating the whole Earth. Well, now the corrupt capitalists are gone, but everyone else on Earth is screwed too.

Besides, the God of Omniscience hasn't done anything worthy of such hatred, has it? If you really disagree, go find its creator, Zandalar. Even school teachers call the parents before disciplining a child; if you dare to act privately against a star god, can you guarantee they won't be furious with you? (unchanged)

Thus: 【31】 Besides, the God of Omniscience hasn't done anything worthy of such hatred, has it? If you really disagree, go find its creator, Zandalar. Even school teachers call the parents before disciplining a child; if you dare to act privately against a star god, can you guarantee they won't be furious with you?

Lu Mingfei couldn't help feeling wistful. (unchanged)

Thus: 【32】 Lu Mingnon couldn't help feeling wistful.

What boldness… but also truly mad. (unchanged)

Thus: 【33】 What boldness… but also truly mad.

—— (em dash). So 【34】 ——.

A Certain Scientific Railgun. (unchanged)

Thus: 【35】 A Certain Scientific Railgun.

「Destroying the God of Omniscience… hehe. 」 (unchanged)

Thus: 【36】 「Destroying the God of Omniscience… hehe. 」.

Yu Ban Mei Qin smiled. (We need to ensure we didn't accidentally include Chinese characters. Yu Ban Mei Qin is ASCII. Good.)

Thus: 【37】 Misaka Mikoto smiled.

She didn't know whether she laughed because of Laigushi's near-fairy-tale plan, or because she was amused by his words to Bai E about 'firewood'. (We used Bai E. Good.)

Thus: 【38】 She didn't know whether she laughed because of Laigushi's near-fairy-tale plan, or because she was amused by his words to Baie about 'firewood'.

At least she roughly understood its meaning: Laigushi chose to reveal his hand now precisely because this generation of Golden Descendants is the finest batch of "models" in the cycles of reincarnation; as long as they nod, the Iron Tomb can break out of its shell at any moment. (We used Golden Descendants, Iron Tomb. Good.)

Thus: 【39】 At least she roughly understood its meaning: Laigushi chose to reveal his hand now precisely because this generation of Golden Descendants is the finest batch of "models" in the cycles of reincarnation; as long as they nod, the Iron Tomb can break out of its shell at any moment.

「NeiKos496... 」 Bai Jing repeated the code name that Laigushi had given them, 「Does it have any other meaning? 」 (We used Bai Jing. Good.)

Thus: 【40】 「NeiKos496... 」 Shirai repeated the code name that Laigushi had given them, 「Does it have any other meaning? 」.

「That's right. 」 Zuotian Leizi nodded beside him, 「If I recall correctly, in the philosophical system of ancient Greek Empedocles, the world is composed of the four roots—fire, air, water, earth—but these roots themselves lack the ability to combine or separate; their union and division require an external force to 'stir', and that

Thus: 【41】 「That's right. 」 Saten Ruiko nodded beside him, 「If I recall correctly, in the philosophical system of ancient Greek Empedocles, the world is composed of the four roots—fire, air, water, earth—but these roots themselves lack the ability to combine or separate; their union and division require an external force to 'stir', and that force is love—PhiLia, and hatred—NeiKos. 」.

Speaking of which, Saten cleared her throat and added, 「By the way, the 496 in Shirai's code name is a perfect number. 」

Thus: 【42】 Speaking of which, Saten cleared her throat and added, 「By the way, the 496 in Shirai's code name is a perfect number. 」.

A bead of cold sweat slid down Bai Jing's cheek: "That is to say, in Laigushi's eyes, Xilian represents love, while Bai E represents perfect… hatred? It believes that only perfect hatred can allow Bai E and Heichi to perfectly merge, thereby bringing about the birth of the Iron Tomb?"