When Bronie returned with Su and Fu Hua, the Elysian Realm began to buzz like it had never done in fifty thousand years.
The memory replica of Su and the Su in the real world met, and the two quietly exchanged the differences they had experienced over the fifty thousand years.
Memory Kevin was very concerned about the Su in the real world and stood quietly aside, listening to their conversation.
But Fu Hua and Hua, when they looked at each other, Hua felt somewhat incredulous that she could actually spend fifty thousand years of long time, while Fu Hua thought that the Hua in front of her might be another clone trick by Otto.
Klein sent her thanks. Although the Shamash ELF might still need some time to be trained before it could handle the maintenance work in the Elysian Realm, having one is better than none, right?
But Shamash wasn't good at speaking. Every time it was about to refuse, Klein would stuff it with another handful of work.
Poor Shamash ELF didn't even know that Klein thought its was done with it's work, so Klein thought it came to her to ask for more work!
Who knows when this strange misunderstanding will end.
But watching Klein tirelessly working round the clock, Shamash felt its scalp tingling, and after handling a lot of work itself, it appeared that Klein finally had half an hour of rest?
She's really miserable. Considering that the other party is a companion, Shamash didn't want to say anything to refuse.
When the accumulated work is finished one day, then he'll resign to Klein.
That's what the Shamash Elf thought.
Who knew that even when Bronie came, the work just kept coming one after another.
"Elysia, I'm back."
The problem of the orphanage children was entrusted to Cioara by Bronie.
Recently, Jackal wanted to start again, trying to conduct human experiments but was frightened by Cioara again.
Jackal hid, and even Cioara didn't intend to contact ger, so Cioara had some free time recently.
Without the mercenary's commission, Cioara could only rely on the dividends from the shares of the Haxxor Bunny Game Company to repay the loan, but it was barely enough.
God knows why there are so many games made by Bronie.
After having some free time, Cioara contacted Bronie, and as a result, Bronie gave her this task.
Taking care of children.
Actually, Cioara quite likes children, but she didn't expect that the first child she came into contact with would be so amazing and already self sufficient, which made her feel frustrated.
And Bronie, also managed to free up some time to stay in the Elysian Realm for a while longer.
The game production plan was handed over to Bronya, and now Bronya is probably looking for other children from the orphanage to help with coding.
Making a fighting game is not difficult. Bronie has made the models and rough framework, and the rest is just the plot, and the script has long been prepared.
The children in the orphanage have something to do, and Bronie can still give them online classes through video calls.
"Welcome home, Bronie~"
After coquettishly greeting, Elysia naturally gave Bronie a very affectionate hug.
Just like in Spiritfarer.
"Sister Bronie~"
Mobius got sick again!
"Mobius, don't be like this, be normal, and I remember that it's okay to change your appearance according to the data memory, right? How about being a bit bigger next time?"
"As long as you're willing to cooperate with my experiment, I promise you~ But originally you called Su to come, I didn't expect you to bring Hua over too, you did well."
Immediately, Mobius came to face Fu Hua.
"Hello!~ Big sister, do you want me to give you a physical examination? Come over here, I promise to sweep away all the fatigue accumulated over the fifty thousand years~"
The green-haired little girl suddenly approached, because she was floating on a drone, so she was quite close to Fu Hua in height.
Her face came over like this, although it felt a bit familiar and there was a feeling of considering to not resist her approach, but when a stranger suddenly closed the gap, Fu Hua still felt a little uncomfortable.
Over the past fifty thousand years, there have been countless encounters, and similarly, there have been countless partings, most of which were not so pleasant.
Although her memory is lost, the body still retains some residual pain. Whenever someone deliberately approaches, Fu Hua always instinctively refuses.
Mobius saw the behavior of stepping back, and after looking at Fu Hua up and down again, she slowly distanced herself from Fu Hua.
"My dear little white mouse, it seems that you haven't been doing well lately, right? Then you should listen to the doctor and come to my lab for recuperation! Come over here!"
Fu Hua hesitated for a moment.
Obviously, Mobius in front of her knew her, and combined with what Bronie said about this place being all data memory, then it means—
The Hua in front of her might be a memory formed after her past self stored her memories.
Once this thought arose, Fu Hua's gaze towards Mobius changed.
Just as Mobius was still pondering over how Hua had passed fifty thousand years and not only was her mind a bit foggy, but she also learned to be wary of herself, how exactly she should deceive her onto the operating table, then she saw Fu Hua's expression.
"What do you mean by that look? Are you pitying me? Because you're alive, do you want to pity me as a memory replica?"
"Sorry... I..."
"That's enough! I don't need your pity. I'll find my own way back to the real world, resurrection and all. I have my own plans! I don't need your boring pity!"
With that, Mobius ran off to her own laboratory.
"Wow, Fu Hua, you're quite skilled at breaking Mobius's defenses. Maybe in the future, you'll have the chance to break the Herrscher's defenses too."
"Sorry... I didn't mean to... Just..."
Fu Hua just wanted to show some concern for Mobius.
Bronie knew.
So Bronie patted Fu Hua's shoulder.
"Don't worry, Mobius isn't that fragile. She died fifty thousand years ago. All this time she's been looking for a way to come back to life, and now she's close. But being stared at by familiar people can indeed make her feel uncomfortable. So, how do you feel after coming to this place?"
Bronie asked for her impressions?
Fu Hua said she didn't really have much sense of it.
Eden toasting to herself, the enthusiastic Elysia, the seemingly ill-intentioned Mobius, and the other self who looked a bit vacant.
For Fu Hua, who still had a bit of an air head, the scene in front of her was indeed magical.
Fu Hua didn't remember much, but there were two missions she still remembered.
One is to protect Shenzhou, and the other is to resist the Honkai.
Otto once said, "You don't want Schicksal to control all of Shenzhou, do you?"
So Fu Hua was quite helpless and was forced to join Schicksal.
Joining Schicksal has its benefits. Fu Hua has developed the habit of saving money, so most of her expenses are spent on games for entertainment.
Fu Hua almost couldn't remember what happened during the Second Eruption, but coming here with Bronie might bring hope to remember everything?
"I didn't expect Otto to suggest me to come here, and it would make me face this. Sorry, I might need some time to observe. This is too much of an impact for me..."
Fifty thousand years, although frozen for a while, but from ancient times in Shenzhou, there must have been at least five thousand years living. And these five thousand years of memories were intermittent, burning away countless times, but physical exhaustion never disappeared.
And at this moment, Bronie stepped forward, bringing her here to the Elysian Realm, saying that she could rest for a while without being troubled by disappearing memories.
Fu Hua felt a little overwhelmed by this favor.
"Maybe you need some space alone. Let Hua take you around in the Elysian Realm. The scenery inside is quite nice."
With that, Bronie waved to Hua, who was observing everyone nearby. Hua walked over, nodded when she heard Bronie's request.
In the Elysian Realm, Hua also had her own little space. There wasn't much in it, but there was a game console that caught Fu Hua's attention.
"This game console..."
"It was given to everyone by Bronie. You can use it to relax when you have nothing to do. I like it a lot. But if it's the memories inside the Elysian Realm, I'll regularly clear out some parts. So, sorry, if you want to know about the others in the Elysian Realm, I can't provide much."
"Sorry to disturb, and no need to apologize..."
Both sides were apologizing, Fu Hua and Hua glanced at each other, then smiled relaxedly.
Indeed, although there seemed to be a slight difference in temperament between the two sides, fundamentally, they were just one person?
"Well done, it seems you've also made progress in magic skills. You've brought new surprises to everyone!"
Vill-V also heard the commotion and came over. She temporarily set aside her research, and what happened?
It turned out better than expected.
The half-shrunk Cosmic Juggernaut, the nearly dead Su, and the somewhat vacant Hua—oh right, after Hua changed her name to Fu Hua, no one recognized her, which was quite frustrating.
But what Vill-V was most interested in was the cane in Su's hand.
That's the most surprising part for Vill-V!
That's right, the Starry Harmony has been changed like this, doesn't it prove that Bronie has completely mastered its knowledge!
And even without the core of the Herrscher, she made an alternative core. Although she doesn't know how she did it, Vill-V is very happy!
"Actually, Fu Hua's arrival was a bit unexpected for me. Under the current cooperation with Otto, Fu Hua would come here sooner or later. It's just that this time it's a bit earlier. Do you mind if I give Otto some of the research data? His goal is the same as ours. He wants to revive someone from five hundred years ago."
"Some of it? Bronie, you're really bad. You feel a bit like Dr. Mei."
Hearing the Great Magician saying this about herself, Bronie doubted herself a bit.
Am I really that bad?
Or indifferent?
Dr. Mei from the previous civilization was known for her indifference. She never considered emotional issues in any of her actions and always gave all kinds of orders coldly.
So when the Great Magician suddenly said she was like Dr. Mei, Bronie didn't know if this was a compliment or an insult to herself.
"I'm just keeping a backup plan. The Imaginary Contract is indeed very powerful and hard to defy, but now that the witness has become Aha, the Aeon of Elation..."
Even Vill-V couldn't laugh at this.
"Who?"
"The Aeon of Elation..."
After confirming once again, Vill-V realized that the concept of mishearing doesn't exist for digital life forms.
And accompanying Bronie bringing out the contract, Vill-V saw that there was even a smiling face mask on the Elation Aeon. She excitedly held it up and looked at it.
"I thought making the Imaginary Contract was very difficult, but it turns out that as long as there's a bit of imaginary energy, you can draft the contract, and both parties just need to sign it personally. But precisely because it's easy to do, there are fewer people in the universe using it, right?"
"No, the ability to mobilize imaginary energy itself is already very outrageous. Just this fact alone has stopped countless civilizations. And attracting the attention of the Aeons, and even this kind of Aeon that can easily break through the barrier of the Cocoon of Finality, it actually becomes very reasonable. After all, can you imagine the current civilization having the ability to touch these concepts?"
Of course not.
In the end, attracting the attention of the Aeons, and even the kind that is very powerful and can easily break through the Cocoon of Finality, isn't this abnormal?
"What should we do then?"
When Bronie asked this question, the sharp Vill-V also sensed it.
This question wasn't about what to do with the contract, but what to do because the Aeon of Elation is still watching them.
Aha's behavior is strange and unpredictable. Everything in it's eyes could become amusement, as Bronie had mentioned before.
The Path controlled by the Aeon of Elation is probably opposed to nihilism, but whether it's existentialism, hedonism, or even a more narrow pleasureism?
The Aeon might not even be able to say it themselves, after all, the Aeon is also constantly getting stronger, broadening their own fate.
It's just that Vill-V feels that the behavior of this Aeon is a bit too chaotic.
"Maintain the status quo. I'll figure something out. If fate can't be defied, then just go along with it. Talk to Aponia more. She's more familiar with this. Su too."
"Instead of going to them for psychological counseling, I might as well talk to a roast pork. Well, I'll just honestly make games. I'll leave the research to you guys. If there's a need for battle, don't be polite with me."
"Your combat strength relies on learning and research. I saw the exam you did at Mobius's place. Move on to the next stage of learning. Without powerful strength, it's impossible to extract what you want from the Tree of Imaginary Numbers. We, the Flamechasers of the Elysian Realm, absolutely cannot stand by and watch you sacrifice yourself for us dead people."
With that, Vill-V opened a door beside her, revealing a huge library behind it.
"I've already organized the data of the Void Archive. Grand magic requires more careful preparation. I'll make sure Elysia takes good care of you. So, from now on, just study honestly!"
Suddenly, behind Bronie, a jump scare box appeared.
Just as Bronie was wondering why such a thing suddenly appeared, the box opened, a spring popped out, and directly pushed Bronie into the library.
"Next, it's not about learning kindergarten knowledge. Dr. Mei's, Vill-V's, Mobius's, and even Su's, I want you to learn them all properly!"
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Bronie was aware, and understood how difficult it was to access the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.
In the original work, Otto even encountered a bug in the Honkai. With the help of the Honkai, he gained access to the Imaginary Tree.
However, this was just an opportunity.
In the end, Otto exerted all his strength, slaughtered countless enemies in the imaginary space, and finally created a new timeline, a new possibility.
A brand new world where Kallen did not die, achieved only through the sacrifice of Otto and the power of a Herrscher of Binding like a bug.
The authority of binding might be closely related to the Imaginary Tree itself.
It's even more likely that it inherently contains imaginary rules, hence other powers being completely eliminated!
Similarly, Bronie knew this, so when searching for means of resurrection, aside from the power of the Cosmic Juggernaut and the Second Herrscher, Bronie proposed this idea.
The imaginary rule is a special rule that cannot be changed by anything external, like a password lock in a game. As long as you haven't found the password, you can't unlock this lock no matter what.
This is the iron rule set by the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.
Perhaps the Herrscher of Binding possesses such power, and only those with such power can have the opportunity to access the Imaginary Tree!
Of course, there's another even more important thing. Bronie has also mentioned to Mobius and Vill-V that through the power of the Herrscher of Binding, there may be hopes to open up a new Path on the Imaginary, and this Path could become the foundation for someone to become an Aeon.
Although Bronie didn't know if there was hope to become a god under Aha's gaze, she wasn't very clear about the benefits of becoming an Aeon.
From a human perspective, most Aeons seem quite restricted because they are bound to their Paths, making it difficult for them to do anything beyond their Paths.
Just like the Harmony Aeon wouldn't do what the Destruction Aeon would do.
Perhaps becoming a Aeon isn't as wonderful as one imagined?
Bronie wasn't sure, after all, different people have different standards. For Aeons, perhaps Paths isn't a schackle?
And the chance of becoming a Aeon isn't great either. Vill-V expressed that if one could become a god through this method, it would be a miracle even rarer than Elysia's birth.
If one truly becomes a god, wouldn't solving the Honkai be a piece of cake?
Squatting in the library, although Elysia was by her side, studying in general was a painful and tedious process.
Not enough brainpower?
Mobius could mix up regeants at any time, even making her memorize molecular formulas and concoct medicines herself!
Hungry or thirsty?
Elysia would bring delicious food, and if she asked with her chest exposed, Elysia would feed her spoonful by spoonful.
If tired, just close your eyes and lie down on the spot, the ground would automatically turn into a soft mattress, and the temperature around wouldn't be too hot or too cold.
After bathing every day, she would receive clothes designed by Miss Eden, brought to her by Elysia.
And so this heavenly life continued for almost a week, and during this week, in Bronie's perception, it felt like an entire year had passed.
Every time she looked up after reading dozens of books, only a few minutes had passed.
Bronie considered all this as the effect of the medication, perhaps she had really become smarter?
Finally, she got the chance to leave the library, but she still had to take the exam set by Vill-V, and she was threatened that if she couldn't pass, she would continue to be locked inside the library!
Of course, this time, the chance to leave the library was entirely because Su's condition seemed to have improved slightly, and the final experiment was about to take place.
That is, converting data memories into ether codes, and then transforming them into special imaginary energy, integrating them into Su's body.
This sounds as simple as putting an elephant into a refrigerator in three steps, but in reality, there are quite a few intricacies involved.
During this time, Bronie has been studying related knowledge.
That is, developing her own abilities, trying to touch the limits of that ability!
"Alright, your exam is considered passed, but your learning efficiency is a bit low. But I can't expect everyone to be as genius as us. Keep working hard in the future!"
Expert Vill-V tore up the exam paper into pieces, and the pieces fell to the ground, turning into data and dissipating into the Elysian Realm.
After hearing Vill-V's announcement, Bronie also breathed a sigh of relief.
"I always feel like I've been here for a year. I've read so many books, but only a few minutes have passed. Is that really reasonable?"
"Of course not. We just adjusted the internal operating speed of the Elysian Realm and used drugs to speed up the operation of your brain. Sorry for not telling you about this beforehand. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures."
"It's kind of amazing."
Bronie didn't mind the increased efficiency in her studies, as she didn't feel any physical discomfort. Instead, it was quite strange spending so much time with Elysia.
"Eating, sleeping, I remember doing these only seven times, even bathing. It's really strange, could it be because of Elysia?"
"Elysia did adjust her own flow of time."
Vill-V's response surprised Bronie.
"A year?"
"Hah! Bronie, do you have any concept of the passage of time? Why don't you react at all? Could it be that the medication Mobius gave you also enhances attention? Or did studying make you dull?"
The great magician Vill-V couldn't hold back anymore. Although everyone felt that only seven days had passed, for Bronie, it was a whole year!
"Anger? Shock? Suspicion?"
"The Hyperbolic Time Chamber is something I've thought about a long time ago. If the learning efficiency can't keep up, then effort can make up for it. But I've never had the chance before, didn't expect to experience it this time. Honestly, it's quite interesting. But compared to the increase in learning efficiency and the acquisition of knowledge, your expression is more interesting."
"Huh?"
Vill-V was a bit puzzled.
"It's the look of disappointment! Hahaha, I've recorded it!"
"You!"
Vill-V never expected Bronie to react like this.
Is this trust?
Or is she just really slow?
But overall, Vill-V regretted not telling Bronie about this earlier.
Originally, she thought Bronie wouldn't be able to hold back. Who knew she would actually focus on studying, even to the point of neglecting sleep and food.
Geniuses have one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration, as they say.
And Bronie not only has that one percent inspiration, but she's also focusing on the ninety-nine percent of perspiration!
"Really, why do I feel like you're getting weirder and weirder? Is this the result of being watched by an Aeon?"
"Hah, Bronie really doesn't know anything!"
Bronie shook her head. Upon careful consideration of her experiences, it did seem a bit absurd.
Is it because of Aha?
[Aha is playing a pirated version of "Undertale," and Sans, the one on the Genocide Route, actually trapped Aha in that timeline! Aha was fooled! So, Aha is giving Bronie a small reward!]
Ah, this!
Bronie did indeed set up anti-piracy mechanisms in that game, especially when entering the Genocide Route. Playing wasn't a problem at first, but the difficulty increased towards the end, and players couldn't wait until Sans fell asleep.
However, it was just a simple and fun anti-piracy mechanism. It only required connecting to the internet to get a key to play easily, but Bronie hid the verification system for that key using hacking techniques.
Unexpectedly, Aha was playing a pirated version!
How should she put it?
Bronie couldn't do anything about it, so in front of Vill-V, she projected a new gaming console.
"Remember to connect to the internet. Here's the bank account and password for saving files... figure it out yourself."
[Aha received a gift from a believer! Aha feels very honored! Aha will play the game first, talk later!]
A crack appeared in space, and a hand like Conan's emerged, gently taking the gaming console and bank card from Bronie's hand, then disappearing.
Bronie's other hand rested on the panel. At the moment Aha appeared, Bronie projected various testing devices she had learned to use to examine Aha's arm and the world behind the spatial rift.
"High concentration of imaginary energy. This was expected. But the completely black substance is completely unidentifiable, and the space behind it, according to Schicksal's data, is most likely an imaginary space."
"It seems that Aeons are more active than we imagined. Or is this Aeon unique, unlike others who suddenly appear?" Vill-V jaw dropped at what happened, but she quickly recovered.
"In a sense, it does give me a better understanding of Aeon behavior. It seems we have a long way to go, and we need some rest. Are you ready for the next experiment? The passage of an Aeon won't stop us."
Vill-V's attitude towards Bronie began to subtly change.
If she told Mobius about this, Mobius would probably want to dissect Bronie inside and out.
There's no way around it. Bronie did indeed connect with an Aeon just now, although she didn't know what the future would hold, to some extent, it proved that Bronie's compatibility with Elation Aeon was higher than she had imagined.
Thinking?
Lifestyle?
Personal beliefs?
Vill-V suddenly thought of many possibilities, and perhaps Bronie's attitude towards the world really did attract The Elation?
"Let's conduct the experiment here."
Bronie didn't move a step further, but looked calmly at Vill-V and said so.
"Alright, I'll notify Mobius and Su. You'll handle the rest with the expert. This experiment is of great significance, and there may be even more new things waiting for us!"
Vill-V immediately understood Bronie's meaning.
Just now, the Aeon reached out, and although this space stabilized, it was definitely relatively weak compared to other places!
"White Mouse! I heard that an Aeon visited the Elysian Realm?"
Vill-V had just left for a short time when Mobius barged in.
It seems she's also curious about Aeons.
"This is observation data, as well as various energy characteristics and the recorded footage at the time. The Aeon can transmit some kind of power through its own Path. This may also be the reason why I didn't collapse in the accelerated world, although I'm not sure if this reason is true."
Then, Mobius was surprised at Bronie who immediately looked at the image projection and starting to collect blood samples in her body without a word.
Mobius was startled and rushed to help.
"Guinea pig, why are you acting so presumptuously?"
"I forgot to collect blood samples while studying. I might really be becoming a Pathstrider. I can't guarantee what kind of Path it is, but this is a good research opportunity, and I'm also trying to avoid being dissected directly!"
"Who said research must be destructive?"
Mobius was very annoyed. Normally, she didn't care about being slandered or rumored by others, but this time, what Bronie said really made Mobius feel wronged.
"I thought you didn't care about these rumors. I was just joking."
"Really, next time, next time I'll definitely put you on the operating table! Then don't cry and call for Elysia!"
"Then I'll dissolve your clothes and project a little skirt for you to wear!"
Damn it! Did Elysia tell this little brat something again?
This Elysia, why does she always tell Bronie about these things!?
Mobius was so angry she couldn't speak. She sat on her unmanned drone with her arms crossed, waiting for Su to arrive.
One by one, the Flamechasers arrived, and then Bronie directly contacted Otto and opened a video call.
"Next, we will conduct a preliminary exploration experiment in the imaginary space. Location: Elysian Realm, weak point left by The Elation's arrival, goal: contact the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, transcribe the ether information, trigger imaginary restructuring, and tamper with the information of the Imaginary Tree.
The experiment will begin the first contact attempt in one minute and thirty seconds."
[Otto, the original data has been transmitted to your side. In seven days, the equipment should be set up, right?]
"Of course, Bronie. Just trying to digest this stuff might take me some time. It seems time doesn't spare anyone. When novel knowledge comes to me, I always can't help but want to further verify it."
Otto temporarily ignored the so-called location of the Aeon's arrival and where this Elysian Realm was located.
Instead, he focused on the screen in front of him and the experimental site cleared out on the laboratory island, where a makeshift version of the Cosmic Juggernauts was parked.
"Alright, then let's start the experiment!"
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