Chapter 136: Sea of Reincarnation
The administrative hall, which seemed untouched by the fires of war, was eerily quiet.
Surprise, bewilderment, vigilance—gazes filled with all sorts of emotions were fixed on the Silverwing. Although they had the precedent of the two Seeles, there was an age gap between them. Standing together, they looked more like sisters than parallel-world counterparts. But these two Bronyas...
March 7th's gaze shifted back and forth between the Silverwing and the Landau Duck. They were like two peas in a pod. Taking advantage of an archer's superior eyesight, March was the first to take the lead in their game of "spot the difference." She discovered that the "Bronya" on the platform was... significantly more well-endowed.
"The two Seeles, Mr. Welt... Although I'd heard about it from Caelus, I never expected to meet so many familiar people in this world."
The Silverwing removed the bowtie voice changer from her neck. Her characteristic, slightly milky voice, though combined with a mature elegance, still made Welt's and, in the back of his mind, White Seele's hearts skip a beat.
When he first spoke with the Landau Bronya, Welt had felt a sense of dissonance. He quickly realized that this Bronya's voice was different from the one he was familiar with. But now, this face, this signature voice, and the fact that she knew him... could it be?
"You are... Bronya!?" Welt gripped his cane tightly, his voice unconsciously rising in volume.
"Of course. The one and only Bronya Zaychik, imitation guaranteed," the Silverwing said. "However, Mr. Welt, please don't get too excited just yet. I believe we may not be from the same world, much like this Seele's situation." The Silverwing decided she couldn't use the Big Duckling's real identity; she'd never be able to fool Welt. When in doubt, "parallel world" was the answer!
"Is that so..." Sensing the Silverwing's attitude, Welt quickly calmed down. Indeed, the number of parallel worlds was countless. The probability of the Bronya he knew coming to this world was extremely low. And on second thought, her style of doing things was completely different from his own successor.
"You..."
Hearing the conversation between the Silverwing and Welt, the Landau Duck finally snapped out of the strange feeling of seeing another version of herself.
"Hello, Bronya Rand. The me of this world." The Silverwing walked gracefully until she was in front of the Landau Duck and spoke with a beaming smile, as if meeting a long-lost friend.
Her obvious friendly attitude made the Landau Duck's heart feel complicated, but she also felt an inexplicable sense of relief. It seemed that, just as Caelus had said, this version of herself was not a person with ulterior motives.
"What... did you do? And why did you do it?" the Landau Duck asked, getting straight to the point.
"I've done quite a few things. With you asking like that, I'm not quite sure where to begin." The Silverwing crossed her arms and looked out the window at Belobog. "As for why I used your identity... after mysteriously arriving in this world, I discovered some secrets about the Supreme Guardian during my intelligence gathering. If I had left it alone, this world would probably have been destroyed. So, I lent a hand and did what I could."
"Don't worry, I have no interest in being the Supreme Guardian of Belobog. Now that you, the rightful heir, have returned, I will naturally give it back to you." Playing a grand strategy game for a change was a nice novelty. The main fun was in launching a magnificent rebellion against dear mother. With the rebellion a success and the crystal reward secured, it was game over! The role of Supreme Guardian was a headache; the Silverwing couldn't be bothered with it even if Belobog were handed to her on a silver platter.
"That's not what I meant..." The Landau Duck pursed her lips and shook her head.
...
"Uncle Yang, what's wrong?"
Listening to the two Bronyas' conversation, March 7th suddenly noticed that Welt was frowning deeply, his gaze profound as if he were pondering some serious problem. She tilted her head and whispered, "Did you find something unusual?"
Her voice was very quiet, but no one present was an ordinary person. The entire Express crew looked towards their mature and reliable senior. Caelus's eyebrows twitched, and he immediately focused his attention. He couldn't find any flaws in the Silverwing's persona, but even if Old Yang pointed something out, it wouldn't matter. She could just patch it up on the fly.
"No..." Welt frowned and adjusted his glasses. He glanced at Seele, then looked up at the Silverwing. "I just find it a little strange."
"I originally thought that Seele's arrival in this world was just an accident. But now, another person from a parallel Earth, or perhaps the Sea of Quanta, has come to this world. Although there are only two cases, the theoretical probability is too low... If this isn't an isolated incident, there must be a deeper reason behind it."
Caelus watched the pondering Welt and sighed inwardly. Old Yang is Old Yang, alright. He hadn't even seen Raven yet, but he had already determined that there was an anomaly. However, Midnight Absinthe was just a 45-day trial card. He didn't plan on letting Raven have contact with the Express crew.
"Uncle Yang, do you think this transmigration phenomenon could be related to the Stellarons?" Caelus offered his "guess." "The Herta Space Station had a Stellaron, and Seele accidentally came to this world. Jarilo-VI has a Stellaron, and Bronya mysteriously came to this world. The process of a Stellaron creating a Fragmentum seems to interfere with spatial dimensions, right?"
It was logical and convincing!
"Hey, you're right!" March 7th gasped slightly, her eyes widening in surprise as if she had discovered a blind spot.
Welt paused, then, after a moment of thought, replied, "That makes sense!" The true nature of Stellarons had yet to be understood by anyone in the galaxy, not even the geniuses of the Genius Society. The Express crew was considered a professional team in dealing with Stellarons in the galaxy, but Welt still wouldn't dare to say he understood all their properties. Stellarons continuously corroded adjacent worlds... could it be during that process?
"But why didn't we find this kind of thing when we encountered Stellarons before?" March 7th asked, striking a thinking pose like a certain famous detective.
"It's not that it didn't happen," Dan Heng said calmly, his tone slightly heavy. "Statistically, it's more likely that we just didn't notice. If an ordinary person were to transmigrate, they would probably die instantly from the extreme cold or the Fragmentum monsters."
Caelus gave Dan Heng a big thumbs-up in his mind. As expected of the knowledgeable and versatile Teacher Dan Heng! Listen to that! That logic, that reasoning, even I can't find any flaws in it!
"Yes." The more Welt thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. The principle was still unknown, but besides a Stellaron, there was no other entity that could cause a phenomenon that crossed world dimensions!
Hearing her companions' conclusion, Stelle looked down at her own... well-endowed chest, a look of realization on her face. "I get it! Stellarons can summon beautiful girl wives~!"
"Your understanding is not wrong, I suppose," Caelus said, twirling Stelle's high ponytail with his finger as if playing with a new toy. Caelus = Stelle = Stellaron Girl = Stellaron. Every Valkyrie is a beautiful girl and a wife.
"Not wrong my ass! What kind of thought process leads to that conclusion!?" March 7th couldn't help but retort, as if seeing a mad genius at work.
Sensing the emotions welling up in White Seele's heart through their mental link, Seele directly activated "auto-battle" and lent her body to White Seele. A Big Sis Bronya from Earth! A Big Sis Bronya even more authentic than the Landau Bronya and Silver Wolf! How could White Seele remain indifferent?
Seele's consciousness entered the depths of her mind and opened the system panel. The crystals had finally surpassed 1600! She had been a little short and would have had to wait a few days, but unexpectedly, defeating Cocolia had also completed a hidden Trailblaze Mission. The current crystal count was 1688!
Seele rubbed her small hands together and impatiently opened the gacha interface. Using the "Seele" part of her consciousness to pull, it wouldn't be too much to ask for a Duckling, right?
"Come out, Big Sis Bronya~!"
Seele pressed the ten-pull button. Dazzling meteors fell from the blue sky and white clouds again. This time, she didn't click through them quickly. After all, she got Hannah last time without rushing.
First pull, three-star, Gemini Soul Fragment.
Second pull, two-star, Advanced Learning Chip x5.
The third pull was a stream of blue and purple light. Seele's thoughts paused for a moment.
[Item: Ruoshui]
[Rank: ★★★★]
[Description: A mass-produced Divine Key, one of a thousand, created from the core of the Tenth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Domination. Possesses the powerful ability to control the flow of water.]
After the light dissipated, Seele examined the weapon that had materialized. "Kinda cool!" It was an ancient sword with a divine, oriental charm. Its body was a limpid azure blue, as if a clear spring flowed within. The shadow of a deep blue dragon coiled around the blade, and the handguard was a yin-yang taijitu symbol. "I remember in the manhua, this sword was used by the swordswoman Cheng Lixue, but I don't think this equipment exists in the game, right? System?"
[This system's equipment is not limited to the equipment from the games the Host has played.]
Seele nodded. She had guessed as much, but just wanted to confirm. After admiring the cool ancient sword for a moment, Seele's thoughts continued to the next pull. A purple meteor falling from the sky made her eyes light up. A four-star! Was it a character card?
Her thoughts touched it, and the purple light gradually shattered. The item and information revealed made Seele's expression turn slightly stunned.
[Item: Sea of Reincarnation and The Ancient Azure Star.]
[Rank: ★★★★]
[Description: A Divine Key created from the core of the Fourth Herrscher of the Previous Era, the Herrscher of Wind. Its main body is a satellite. It is not a weapon primarily intended for combat, but a Divine Key designed to repair a "world destroyed by the Finality." It possesses the ability to repair land, oceans, and the atmospheric layer, and to terraform a planet's ecosystem.]
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