Chapter 358

For Origami Tobiichi's family...

Today was destined to be an extraordinary day.

One could even say it had reached an absurdly magical level.

The relatively young couple had gone to great lengths to finally barely understand the situation... merely understand it, not immediately accept it.

Thinking about it, it couldn't possibly be that simple.

It was like anyone just going out to throw away a bag of garbage, only to be told that during the process, a series of earth-shattering, heaven-rending, ghost-and-god-weeping major events had actually occurred.

Including but not limited to suspense, action, war, fantasy, adventure, police and crime, history, crime... and so on and so forth, encompassing all sorts of key elements.

Even during this process, he was caught up in it and died...

Then after several whole years, he was brought back to life by incredible means...

Listen! Listen!

Is there anything in this world more absurd than this!

Most would probably think either they themselves were crazy, or the person opposite them was.

Even stepping back, the things they encountered weren't so lightly brushed off, not as simple as going out to throw away a bag of garbage—

but rather, while the entire town turned into a sea of fire, a scene of hell, they both seized the opportunity to escape their home...

But purely from the nature of the event, there actually wasn't much essential difference.

Any person with a sound mind couldn't possibly believe such an absurd claim, right?

Most importantly, as experiencers, their memories were like a smooth silk ribbon, seamlessly connected from the last moment at the edge of death to the first instant of rebirth.

In between was a blank part with no perception, no thought, no memory at all...

No, even the so-called blank didn't exist; it was a chaos.

Just like time stopping, the person paused cannot perceive the passing seconds and minutes.

—So, they really didn't know anything.

—That naturally made it even harder to accept.

However, reality was more persuasive than anything. Moreover, what was happening now also seemed particularly sci-fi.

Without saying anything else, just this future warship and all its wonders were enough to quietly tilt the scales in the hearts of this doubtful couple.

Also, their subjective feelings were the same.

The moment before, they were still in the midst of the blazing town; the next moment, they were already aboard this future warship.

Even if it wasn't something like dying and coming back to life, it was like teleportation technology ordinary people would find hard to understand.

To say they went to such trouble just to toy with two ordinary people—that wasn't very convincing.

Besides, there were also Realizers, Spirit Power...

And—

Their daughter, Origami Tobiichi, appearing before them.

Admittedly, accepting that their tender elementary school student Origami instantly transformed into a graceful high school student Origami... apparently also required great capacity for acceptance.

But no matter what, she was still their own flesh and blood, connected by bloodline, more or less willing to choose to believe in that inexpressible sensation.

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"Thank you very much..."

That father looked somewhat awkward, standing on the silver-white metal-textured ground, nervously rubbing his hands.

"I... I..."

This man didn't quite know what to say.

His words turned in his throat, revealing complex emotions: doubt, belief, relief, gratitude, and uncertainty and confusion.

His wife beside him was the same, clearly somewhat uneasy.

The young man ahead had no particular spiritual pressure or momentum, like an ordinary neighbor youth, just looking very approachable, making people feel comfortable.

—Initial Favorability +10.

—This was the normal setting of Charm Power.

It wouldn't cause too much trouble, but could make the vast majority of people show him a friendly side.

And if necessary, the setting slider could be pulled to the max, becoming that kind of "Initial Favorability +100."

Full value at first sight, loyalty upon acquaintance.

Within the indiscriminate capture range, all intelligent beings who couldn't resist would directly become believers.

However...

Simply with this current normal setting, it was obviously not enough to soothe this young couple.

After all, merely making bad-tempered service personnel show basic quality and service attitude... and what they had encountered had already exceeded that threshold.

Even if just half-believing or half-doubting, it was enough to make two ordinary people uneasy.

"No need to be so nervous, this isn't anything..."

Xia Zhi glanced at the two and smiled—

"By the way, how do you two feel? Any discomfort?"

Although he mastered the Life and Death Authority over all things, he generally didn't use this ability, and generally had no place to use it.

As for using this kind of divine rank power in this world, it was the first time.

He also asked about the user experience in passing, although he basically understood that the power system through his hand would naturally adapt to the current world.

"Ah, this... this..."

The husband and wife glanced at each other, then uncertainly spoke: "Probably not?"

"If your body was already uncomfortable before, then this is actually normal, after all that was your original state."

Xia Zhi took a sip of tea: "If you're not at ease, you can go to the ship's Medical Bay for a full checkup. I think... that way Classmate Yi will feel more reassured too."

He looked behind the couple, where two Origami Tobiichi were standing there.

"......"

"......"

Hearing the youth's words, they looked up in unison, quickly glanced, tightly pressed their lips, seemingly trying hard to suppress the turmoil in their Inner Hearts.

Emerging from the closed heart, everything before them now was so dreamlike and illusory, carrying a touch of unreality...

And they also knew that this radiant future was not Naturally so.

Their Parents also understood, so after initially Understanding the situation—

Clearly very anxious, they still insisted on coming to thank him in person.

"Okay, okay, thank you very much... thank you very, very much..."

The young father echoed repeatedly, then hesitated slightly, "Is it normal to have missing Memories? We seem to have forgotten some things."

Probably having spoken a couple extra sentences, his heart felt slightly more at Peace of Mind.

He also Perceived that the big shot Opposite was approachable, so he hoped to seize this Opportunity to see if he could get more guidance.

"You feel like you forgot something?"

"It's... it's that we don't really feel the reality of death..." The young father frowned, attempting to organize his words, trying to Capture that fleeting Trance.

"We remembered a beam of light falling down back then..."

"Then, we Arrived here..."

"......"

"......"

The air gradually fell into Silence, as if Time froze at this moment, bringing a brief Silence.

The two Origami Tobiichi behind were first obviously Geng, then reacted, their Expressions becoming complex and indescribable.

"This belongs to normal Phenomena, nothing worth being surprised about."

Xia Zhi Blinked, saying Tracelessly and lightly, and smoothly changed the topic—

"There's no need to pursue it further. You should go to the Medical Bay now to check the situation, so you can feel more Peace of Mind."

Hearing him say this, the two Origami Tobiichi also reacted one after another.

"Y-yeah! Dad, Mom!"

"Th-that, we shouldn't dwell on this..."

"Why don't we go to the Medical Bay first? I'm a bit uneasy..."

The young couple were a bit stunned, but quickly came to Understanding, or rather thought they Understood—

This should involve some secret that's inconvenient to explain.

So, they were tactful and didn't ask further, instead showing an apologetic smile as if they had done something wrong.

Then they let their daughter lead them away.

"......"

"......"

Xia Zhi couldn't help but Shake His Head.

Some things happen once they happen; there's no way to Pretend they didn't happen... Perhaps now that result was indeed salvaged, but the Wound wouldn't Disappear just like that.

Still, it's better than before, although this Secret isn't suitable to be revealed.

Only Origami Tobiichi herself silently bore it alone.

Oh, not exactly alone; now she had Split into two, at least they could share the pressure with each other.

Thump thump thump—

Some messy Footsteps came.

The two Origami Tobiichi held hands and flew back running, Arriving before him.

They pressed their Lips, and without warning deeply bowed, offering a salute to him. Then they looked deeply at him, said nothing, turned around and hurriedly ran off again.

Said nothing.

Yet seemed to have said everything.

Xia Zhi was Not Surprised; he knew this girl's personality, and knew what return this investment of his would bring.

And now two Origami Tobiichi had Split along the Time Dimension...

The Remuneration directly doubled superbly.

"Also need to Consider how two people should Coexist..."

He lowered his gaze, pondering this question.

Origami Tobiichi had two Forms, or should say three Forms, but Reversal and Non-Reversal under Spirit Form were a relationship of Two Sides of One.

Pondering slightly, Xia Zhi Perceived something and glanced at a certain Time Plane.

—Now the multiple projects he dominated were proceeding in parallel and Synchronously...

—At least relative to him, that was indeed the case...

The most important among them was the Deep Excavation of spirits and angels, attempting to Utilize the Corresponding Relationship of the Ten Great Particles to construct the Array Diagram of the Tree of Life.

Then, on this Foundation, further meddle with the Divine Model of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

And another Target...

Was trying to deduce the Possibility of the Next Stage, so as to determine which Direction his Road should go next.

Letting in a group of Golden Core Cultivators Proportionally Miniaturized countless times was not merely to Utilize the Catfish Effect, stir up the situation, and give the Native Civilization of this World a sense of Oppression.

At least... not simply so.

Now, more than half of those experiment subjects, who were essentially artificial intelligence themselves, had been arranged for recovery.

The remaining part, under survival instinct, if they did not want to die, had to try to break through.

According to the different "settings information" implanted in memory—

They would try to break through to that vague and illusory Nascent Soul Stage.

(Chapter End)