Chapter 4

Soul-stirring.

……

Herta Space Station.

Inside Herta's office, a cute-looking young girl was standing there.

But the puppet joints visible at the connections proved it was not a biological being.

It was the puppet created by Ms. Herta in the image of her younger self, specifically for communication.

Of course, it could also be considered Herta herself.

Asta was standing in front of the Herta puppet, exchanging information about the "Foundation."

Herta:

"The screens on my end were also interfered with... It's a bit hard to imagine how they did it."

"I even suspect the other party didn't implant a virus, as there are no signs of a firewall breach."

Asta's brows furrowed even deeper:

"Are you saying that this organization calling itself the Foundation is not using electronic warfare technology?"

The puppet made a human-like expression and waved its hand, saying:

"Yes."

"This power is similar to a Path, yet it is not one of the 18 known Paths. I suspect there is a newly born Aeon."

After Asta accepted this viewpoint, Herta said somewhat helplessly:

"The only thing I'm worried about now is that they have their eyes on my collection."

"Don't look at me like that; even though I leave that pile of stuff in the collection room to gather dust, it's one of my few hobbies, and they took quite a bit of effort to acquire."

"If an Aeon wants to snatch things from a weak girl like me, I can only lie flat and let Him take them."

"..."

After chatting for a while longer, once the Herta puppet stopped moving, Asta knew this genius had gone to handle other matters.

Only then did she complain in her heart:

"'Weak girl,' you really can say that with a straight face."

"The only ones capable of threatening an Emanator like you are probably Aeons."

……

Xianzhou "Luo Fu."

"Is this a prank by some Aeon?"

"Nous the Erudition?"

So-called Aeons.

Can be simply understood as incarnations of the Dao, or gods in the DND system.

After a flash of vigilance, Jing Yuan returned to his usual lazy posture.

As the Cloud Knight General of "Luo Fu," before having any understanding of this so-called "Foundation," any action taken could be wrong.

"Luo Fu" already has the internal trouble of the "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus"; if he acts rashly, the consequences would be unimaginable.

And right now...

There happens to be someone specifically responsible for handling these troublesome matters.

His eyes shifted slightly, looking at Fu Xuan, who had come to urge him to abdicate again.

Fine, let's see if she has grown this time.

"Lady Fu, I must trouble your Divination Commission once again."

Fu Xuan frowned, looking reluctant.

That expression seemed to be saying:

【You've found another excuse not to fulfill our agreement.】

Jing Yuan naturally saw through her thoughts and only managed to coax Fu Xuan away with great difficulty.

Finally, he had time to continue pondering the "Foundation" matter.

Although the attitude displayed by the Foundation is very similar to Qlipoth, the Aeon who presides over the Path of "Preservation."

Belonging to the friendly faction.

But no one can say for sure to what extent their so-called "control," "containment," and "protection" will go.

Could it be that because a certain civilization is unwilling to hand over "dangerous" things,

they choose to destroy it?

Just like the Xianzhou people of the past, who pursued immortality and followed the path of "Abundance," only to be met with endless plundering and destruction.

On Xianzhou "Luo Fu," there are many high-risk items.

For example, the Abundance relic—the "Arbor."

Just then, the screen paused.

【Foundation's Top 100 Containment Items Countdown!】

【Rank 100: SCP-106, The Old Man!】

Two lines of text appeared in the projection.

Immediately after, people discovered that the electronic screens had suddenly returned to normal.

It seemed as if the Foundation had forced the world to know of their existence.

The difference was that all electronic screens now had a Foundation icon; clicking it allowed one to continue watching the live stream and even send bullet comments to interact.

Even the oldest glass screens were the same.

The huge projection above the sky was still continuing.

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