"This is the summoning of 'Heroic Spirits.' What is summoned is the original soul of the deceased. It is by no means some evil art that toys with the dead."
Nolan added.
"Interesting. Tell me, what do I need to do?"
Blade spoke calmly.
If before he had only been acting out of helplessness, then if Nolan could truly accomplish something like this, what harm was there in working for him?
He had committed many mistakes in the past.
Together with another former companion, in an attempt to revive Baiheng, one of the Cloud Knights' Five Heroes of the Xianzhou Luofu, they had ended up creating an immortal monster and committing countless sins.
Those mistakes could not be undone. But the thing they had failed to achieve back then now had a chance of success. There was no reason for him to let that opportunity slip away.
"You don't need to do much. Just bring me something that once belonged to that person. With it as a medium, I can summon them."
Nolan said.
Speaking of which, when he had encountered the Astral Express before, he had observed everyone's information. He discovered that Dan Heng's previous life, like Blade, had been one of the Five Heroes of the Xianzhou Luofu.
He had even been one of the people involved in reviving Baiheng.
So when the time came to summon Baiheng's Heroic Spirit, perhaps he could call Dan Heng over as well. It would be interesting to see how he reacted.
After all, Dan Heng and his past self were no longer the same person. He might not necessarily care about those things anymore.
"I'll find the item as soon as possible."
Blade nodded.
Having convinced Blade, Nolan then turned his gaze to the girl named Firefly and said:
"What you desire is to resolve the 'Entropy Loss Syndrome' in your body, right? I can take care of that for you right now."
From the information he had gathered, Nolan knew that Entropy Loss Syndrome was an artificially induced genetic disease created by the Glamoth Republic to restrain soldiers like the Glamoth Iron Cavalry.
Its symptoms were simple. Once the mech was removed, the body would begin to slowly disintegrate, eventually disappearing entirely.
"What?"
Firefly looked at him in shock.
She had joined the Stellaron Hunters only because there was a possibility of finding a solution to her condition. She had never expected that this detestable person controlling them would actually possess such a method.
"Well, since you're already under my control, there's no point making empty promises. I'll cure you now."
Nolan directly applied "Divine Maiden's Purity" to Firefly.
"Divine Maiden's Purity" did not cure genetic diseases. It only purified negative states. So after it was applied, her Entropy Loss Syndrome still existed, but it no longer produced any negative effects.
In other words, it would not trigger at all. As long as "Divine Maiden's Purity" remained active, it was effectively the same as being cured.
"Oh, right."
Nolan seemed to recall something and looked at Blade again.
"You also have 'Mara Struck' in your body, don't you? I'll cleanse that for you as well."
He had noticed Blade's Mara Struck condition earlier when examining his information. It was similar to erosion in Teyvat.
The more negative emotions accumulated and the longer they persisted, the more likely it was to erupt.
Unlike Firefly, who required a permanent blessing, Blade only needed a one-time purification. If the issue resurfaced years later, it could simply be cleansed again.
After all, the number of people he could grant "Divine Maiden's Purity" to permanently was limited. It was tied to the combined level of himself and Shenhe, so he had to reserve it for the girls he liked.
A faint white radiance descended upon Blade, making him feel lighter than ever before. The torment of Mara Struck was completely gone.
"…"
Blade fell silent for a moment. Although he sought true death, it did not mean he enjoyed the constant pain brought by Mara Struck, especially during its outbreaks.
So despite his reluctance, he still muttered a quiet "thank you."
Looking at Blade and Firefly, Nolan smiled and said, "So now, doesn't working for me seem a bit more acceptable?"
"Even so, that doesn't mean I'm willing to trade my freedom in exchange for curing 'Entropy Loss Syndrome'!" Firefly was still somewhat angry.
"Ahem… what's done is done. There's no need to dwell on it."
Nolan cleared his throat and turned his gaze toward Elio.
"As for the future crisis in the galaxy involving Aeons that you want to deal with, I'll naturally lend a hand when the time comes. You can continue your usual operations, and just help me when I need it."
Nolan said.
With his current strength, he believed that even going up against an Aeon for a few exchanges would not be a problem, so this was a promise he could afford to make.
"What's done cannot be undone. I have nothing more to say. I only hope you keep your word."
Elio had already secretly tried various methods, only to find that none could break Nolan's control over him. In the end, he could only accept it.
"Good. I actually have something I need your help with right now."
Nolan began explaining his plan.
It was quite simple. He wanted them to search for civilizations with abundant intelligent life that had not yet come into much contact with interstellar society.
Once such a civilization was found, Nolan would personally go there and bring it into the seventy-one layered semi-transparent glass-like world bubble within the Sea of Quanta, allowing him to gain more progress in his cultivation.
As for why he was not following his previous idea of placing an "Accursed Moon" over those civilizations, the main reason was that the number of "Accursed Moons" was limited.
It seemed better to incorporate everything directly into the semi-transparent world bubble instead.
This way, on the cosmic side, the Stellaron Hunters could help him search for worlds with intelligent life, while Nolan could focus on finding world bubbles within the Sea of Quanta.
With both approaches working together, the speed of his cultivation progress would surely increase significantly.
And with Elio's ability to glimpse fate, he was naturally well-suited for this kind of task.
In the end, it was still his own ability that had brought this upon them. After roughly understanding why Nolan had targeted them, Elio felt somewhat helpless.
"Alright. Whenever you find a civilization like the one I described, just contact me via message."
After saying this, Nolan dismissed the "Void Star Sea," returning everyone to the outside world, then left ahead of them. As for any remaining explanations, Kafka could handle them.
After all, he still needed to head to the Sea of Quanta to search for world bubbles.
After Nolan left, the Stellaron Hunters stood on the rooftop in silence. Everything had happened so suddenly that none of them had expected to be completely taken down in an instant.
"Sigh… from here on, it seems we have no choice but to follow that man's instructions."
Elio let out a sigh.
"I want to return to the Xianzhou Luofu to retrieve something."
Blade glanced at Elio as he spoke.
Elio understood that Blade wanted to retrieve a relic of his former close friend so that Nolan could summon her Heroic Spirit. Naturally, there was no reason for him to refuse.
Looking at everyone, Elio nodded and said:
"The next Stellaron is on the Luofu. We were heading there anyway. Kafka, Silver Wolf, go with Blade."
(End of Chapter)
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