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Just like the Eternal Fire Mansion, you wiped out the Grand Duke of the Underworld with a single blow, along with his ashes. Which of those trembling little flames dares to step forward and utter a single word of "compensation" to you?
There's no way she'll pay me back; I doubt anyone will ever make her pay me back in her lifetime.
But whether Huang Quan can continue to stay in Pinocchio's dream after this incident is unknown.
The black swan pondered to itself.
As a direct descendant of the [Tong Xie] faction, the family is far superior to the likes of the Annihilation Gang, which even Nanuk despises.
When the family first arrived in Pinocone, they fought a massive war against the vast army of the antimatter legion and eventually established a firm foothold there.
As a remembrancer in the Memory Court, Black Swan had browsed through fragments of memories about that war collected by her colleagues.
Just like Huang Quan this time, the one who made the move back then was also Ailinev, the Infinite Chief of All Fates.
The difference is that in the past, when facing the Great Lord of Annihilation, the Infinite Chieftain arrived in his entirety through a meticulously prepared Harmonious Ceremony.
This protection of the dream realm was merely a hasty response after the emergency plan was activated, and only a portion of the power was summoned.
The two were in completely different states, which is why the Infinite Chieftain appeared so vulnerable in the face of that earth-shattering strike.
If it were to arrive in its entirety through a proper and grand musical ceremony... perhaps it could hold out a little longer?
There's no way we can expect to win in a fight.
The Void Token, this damned thing shouldn't even exist in theory!
But with such vivid examples right before their eyes, Black Swan has no choice but to believe it.
The Void Envoy is undoubtedly one of the most top-tier and extraordinary envoys in the vast universe.
However, going it alone is neither the family's style nor the true meaning of their destiny.
After all, it is a homonym.
What is meant by harmony?
The strong help the weak, and lives are shared.
To put it bluntly, let's go side by side and fight together!
The simple virtues of harmony were transformed into seven divine messengers, who bestowed different blessings upon devout believers.
—There are a total of seven messengers!
For most of them, the family has the ability to summon them through specific rituals.
By forming a group based on the hound family lineage, practicing virtues, playing harmonious music, and gathering countless fine threads to form strings, one can summon an infinite number of leaders.
By clustering together the oak family, we can call upon the Dominican Republic – the chorus of unison, a collective wish.
Only by forming a cluster of iris families can we welcome—Biatris of the Blessed Ball.
In addition, there are the Clover family and the Hidden Night Thrush family, which correspond to two other incarnations of Hipe, respectively.
These lineages and incarnations are not absolutely bound together; it's just that a certain lineage has the highest compatibility with a certain incarnation.
If you perform a homonymous summoning without any specific preparation, the avatar with the highest compatibility will be summoned naturally.
If one wishes to summon a specific avatar, a grander and more precise musical ceremony must be held in accordance with the prescribed method.
Most importantly, multiple incarnations can appear simultaneously.
This means that the family has the ability to summon multiple messengers at the same time!
This will require greater effort from all family members, more thorough preparation, and the fulfillment of numerous conditions.
Based on Black Swan's analysis of the current family intelligence, conservatively speaking, they can summon at least three avatars of Hipe simultaneously.
One-on-one might be difficult to win, but if it's three against one... the outcome is still uncertain.
Of course, if the four envoys were to fight, including this Void envoy who was of the highest rank, then whether Pinocchio could even exist would be a question mark.
However, the family would never allow such a walking black hole to move freely in its dreams.
This risk is just too great!
Thinking of this, the black swan, perfectly cosplaying the blond-haired cameraman, looked at the two figures rushing over.
Ignoring the nameless passengers on the Starry Sky Train, their gazes settled on Mei, who bore an uncanny resemblance to Huang Quan, like a twin sister, and the ancient, desolate katana at her waist.
A chilling thought suddenly sprang to the black swan's mind.
Could this person... also be a Void Token Envoy?
When she tried to peer into Mei's memories, the power she sensed... contained the true meaning of nothingness!
Do not!
That shouldn't be possible, right?
How could such a bizarre thing with both its mechanism and numerical values being excessively high possibly appear one after another?
She still managed to catch them all.
Mei's pressure on her was less than that on Huang Quan. Could she be a powerful Void Fate Walker?
The black swan silently observed and took notes of the conversation.
On the other side, Sora is explaining the cause and effect of the matter to Yomi, Himeko, and Welt.
He did not lie; a wise fool never tells a stupid lie.
He simply omitted certain key details, using subtle and euphemistic language to create a scene that is easy for the listener to fill in the blanks, guiding them to imagine and judge it as reasonable and true, thus completing a seemingly logical and convincing exchange.
In his narrative, Kiana is naturally completely unaware of the situation, completely detached from the script, and is the unsuspecting female protagonist.
The root of the whole incident, this huge black pot, was firmly placed on Sand Gold's head by Qiong.
In fact, this was indeed the beginning of the gold rush.
Sand Gold originally sought to force Yellow Springs to use his power as a messenger to kill him, which is why he came to Qiong for cooperation and asked Qiong to help devise a plan...
"I see."
Huang Quan nodded slowly, his purple eyes showing little emotion or surprise.
Actually, she had noticed something amiss and unusual a long time ago.
Even without Qiong's explanation, she was able to figure out the ins and outs of the matter on her own after calming down.
Even though countless past memories have been swallowed up and erased by nothingness, Huang Quan's mind has already undergone countless trials and tribulations, making it even more perceptive than Aunt Mei in the post-Honkai Odyssey.
She guessed the purpose of the gold dust.
To go to such great lengths, even risking one's life, just to confirm one thing.
"Where is that person from the company?"
Huang Quan's gaze fell in the direction where the boundary line of nothingness had quietly disappeared.
"He should have achieved his goal by now."
Qiong shrugged.
Previously, in Jerry form, he had retrieved Sand Gold's consciousness from the true void of the Black Sun and thrown it back into the world of appearances.
It is probably taking this opportunity to travel through death to the place he truly wanted to go—the primordial dream.
"..."
"..."
Walter and Himeko fell silent for a moment.
Silently updating her mental assessment of Qiong's ability to cause trouble.
This has caused a huge commotion!
Although it was Sand Gold who took the initiative to propose collaborating on the script design, couldn't you have used a gentler approach?
However, in retrospect, it can't be entirely blamed on Qiong.
Who knew Kiana was so important to Yomi?
It caused her to lose her composure for a moment.
All I can say is that it was a series of coincidences and unforeseen circumstances that led to this whole turmoil.
"Sigh... thankfully it was managed to end up back in the end."
Walter sighed heavily, raised his hand to push up his glasses, and his gaze once again involuntarily drifted to the dreamlike sky that had been forcibly patched up with wooden planks.
It seems outrageous no matter when you look at it!
The gold dust achieved its goal, and Huang Quan was merely having a false alarm. He had taken another half step on the path of nothingness, and his power had increased—it's impossible to judge whether this was good or bad.
Only the world where Pinocchio and the family dream architect were injured was achieved.
Walter could almost see the tragic scene of countless dream architects rushing forward, working like 007 slaves to frantically repair dreams, each with dark circles under their eyes and swaying bodies, yet still working overtime like crazy with the support of their colleagues...
how to say?
At least it's better than the dream actually being destroyed.
With his head bowed, Old Yang saw Kiana's incredibly familiar pretty face, then looked at Mei, Yomi, and Qiong and Xing, who were all very familiar with the group.
A trembling hand silently reached into the pocket, and in addition to the usual stomach medicine, there was now a bottle of blood pressure medication.
Old Yang skillfully poured out two pieces and swallowed them, then sighed deeply again.
"Well... it looks like I'll have to keep these medicines on hand from now on."
Stomach ache!
High blood pressure!
Putting away the medicine, Walter looked at the girl who resembled a star and a firefly.
"Remember the medical pod I mentioned? That's SAM, the Grammer Iron Cavalry of the Skyfront, the Firefly IV Strategic Assault Armor SAM."
Liu Ying gently placed her hand on her chest and explained in a soft, slightly apologetic tone.
"I'm sorry, I've been keeping this from you all this time."
"Oh, I see. Then why didn't you reveal your true identity before?"
Xing suddenly realized, her face showing no blame, only curiosity.
She knows Star Core Hunter very well!
Mommy, Auntie, and Uncle Ren.
and many more.
Xing suddenly paused, as if she remembered something, and her eyes lit up.
According to the information Mommy had mentioned before, she used to be a member of a Star Core, which means that Firefly is actually her childhood sweetheart.
"I understand!"
Xing clenched his right fist and slammed it heavily into his left palm, concluding:
"Wife!"
Star Core Hunter is like our own home!
Mommy, Auntie, and Wife are all here!
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Completely unable to keep up with Xing's abstract and leaping thought process, the word "wife" instantly brought a blush to Liu Ying's fair face. Gazing at the starry sky, she shyly murmured with her red lips as she continued to explain.
"There are two main reasons. First, it's because of Elio's script... In the future he foresaw, Sam and the Star Train were in conflict..."
Seemingly afraid that Xingqiong would misunderstand, Liuying quickly said:
“However, Elio just sent me a new script not long ago... everything is fine now.”
At this point, Liu Ying's expression became somewhat subtle, even showing a hint of reluctance.
Elio seemed exhausted and very tired.
"Second..."
The firefly's voice softened.
"It's my own selfish desire. I want to... meet and travel with you as an ordinary girl named Firefly, instead of Sam or the Star Core Hunter."