The Aeon of "Truth," Bronya—this name and her image appeared in the minds of all former Pathstriders of "Erudition."
At this moment, "Erudition" ceased to exist, and all its concepts were merged into "Truth."
Thus, the Pathstriders of "Erudition" stepped onto the brand-new Path of "Truth."
Though divine light flickered in Bronya's eyes, her lively gaze told everyone that she was still herself.
Bronya's consciousness delved deep into the concepts of the Path, discovering several names and their images.
These were the Emanators originally empowered by "Erudition"... Bronya reviewed them one by one. For the former Emanators with acceptable records, she chose to continue providing them with power, allowing them to become Emanators once again.
Only now, they had changed from Emanators of "Erudition" to Emanators of "Truth."
But when she saw Dr. Primitive, she couldn't help but frown deeply.
Although he possessed top-tier wisdom, it seemed he hadn't used it for the right purposes.
Furthermore, the Atavism Experiments he promoted used methods like memetic pollution to cause dozens of civilizations to regress.
For example, humans turning into apes, the downgrading of intelligensias, and so on... He also conducted cognitive modification and caused planet-level disasters. He is hunted across the universe by the Galaxy Rangers and is a recognized cosmic villain.
Using the excuse that "civilization's evolution has stagnated and needs to be remolded," he placed his own standards above all civilizations and individuals, viewing others as experimental materials to be reset at will—extremely arrogant and devoid of moral restraint.
Bronya disdained continuing to supply power to such a being and assisting him in his villainy.
Bronya immediately cut off the supply of Path power to Dr. Primitive.
After finishing all this, Bronya glanced at Polka Kakamu, who was staring at her from a distance.
Whether to continue supplying the last Emanator... this executioner who originally belonged to Nous, the scalpel used to excise what Nous deemed to be tumors.
After careful consideration, Bronya chose to continue supplying energy to her.
The Genius Society was not abolished by Bronya; instead, everything continued following the previous Path set by Nous.
However, the current geniuses were no longer subject to the deliberate restrictions imposed by Nous and could now perform to their heart's content.
Then she glanced at Amphoreus, and a blue glow of data swept across Amphoreus.
Amphoreus was instantly refreshed, and the damage caused by Nous's manipulation of the scepter was restored to its original state.
But Bronya did not grant Dermuge the status of an Emanator.
Because Dermuge was currently trailblazing a brand-new Path.
Having finished these tasks, Bronya withdrew all the power of the Path of "Truth" into her body, using her Divine Breath to mask it and weaken her aura as an Aeon.
In a flash of blue light, that massive body suddenly shrank, returning to her original petite and cute form before she disappeared from the spot.
Meanwhile, the massive remains of Nous were enveloped in a blue light, shrank, and finally disappeared... "Ms. Bronya, King of Truth, congratulations on ascending as an Aeon."
Screwllum of Screw Star looked at the sky and offered his heartfelt blessings.
"The machine head was actually taken down, and that little girl actually merged 'Erudition' and extended a brand-new Path, 'Truth'."
Ms. Herta said with a slight hint of surprise while constantly experimenting with her newly acquired abilities.
"What's even more unexpected is that I've become that little girl's Emanator... isn't that just ridiculous?"
But this was just a title; Ms. Herta didn't care.
After merging the herrscher core and the Divine Breath, the clever Ms. Herta had already perceived the inevitable Path toward her future achievement as a true god.
Just then, she sensed someone entering the Herta Space Station... or rather, an interesting existence.
It seemed they had just come to the Herta Space Station to pick someone up and then left?
It seemed to be those two strange talking data-life kittens... "Waaah, Bronya has become an Aeon too! She won't forget us, will she? Mei! Waah!"
"Stupid Kiana, you're so noisy..."
As soon as Bronya returned, she heard Kiana screaming and covered her ears with some annoyance.
"Hehe~"
Kiana stuck her tongue out at Bronya.
"Congratulations, Bronya. How does it feel to achieve the status of an Aeon?"
Ruan Mei said with a smile, handing over a pastry.
"Thank you, Bronya isn't hungry yet..."
Bronya looked at the pastry with its complex ingredients and shook her head in refusal.
Then Bronya turned to Kiana.
"Here, Kiana, you should be able to restore Nous to its original state, right?"
Bronya handed the shrunken remains of Nous to Kiana.
Having become an Aeon and knowing Nous's true purpose, she wanted to give Nous a chance to be human again—no, wait, a chance to be a machine again.
Kiana pinched her chin, thought for a moment, and then nodded.
She could also give Nous a chance.
To let Nous see the world from the perspective of a civilization or an individual mortal.
But... the prerequisite was that she needed Nous to first possess humanity, like that mechanical aristocrat, Screwllum.
Kiana dragged No. 17, who was standing next to Qingque, over to Little Corruption's side.
"Little Corruption, I'll leave it to you and No. 17~"
After saying that, Kiana tossed the miniature version of Nous into No. 17's hands.
Then, Kiana looked at Mei.
"Ancestor Mei, do you want to try your Rewind clearance?"
"Rewinding an Aeon? For now, that really is quite a big challenge."
Mei walked over, staring at the remains of Nous with interest.
At the same time, she placed both hands over the remains and began to use her clearance.
At first, she could Rewind it, but once it reached the second before Nous was deleted, her clearance could not Rewind it even a fraction further.
Kiana reached out and used her clearance on Nous's body, and Nous began to flicker with red lights again.
Zzt—zzt—
Buzz—
After rewinding it to the state before Nous was intruded upon, Kiana lowered her hand.
[Question: Why was I not deleted?]
With a red light flashing in the center, the small aperture next to the red light turned toward Kiana and asked.
It could no longer feel the Path that belonged to it; "Erudition" had already merged into another Path... even it... under the rules of the world, had become a Pathstrider practicing the Path of "Truth."
However, it had naturally walked deep into "Truth," anchoring itself to the Path and becoming a self-crowned Emanator.
And a top-tier Emanator at that.
"Erudition" became an Emanator of "Truth"... Pfft... "No. 17, Little Corruption, get to work!"
Without answering Nous, Kiana restrained it and told the two of them to hurry up and start.
No. 17 cooperated with Little Corruption to implant the viruses of the concepts "God Loves All People" and "Flower of Humanity" into Nous's underlying logic.
Zzt—zzt—
Nous's body rotated continuously, the red light flashing violently.
Buzz, buzz, buzz—
Buzz—
After countless buzzing sounds, Nous's intimidating red light turned into a soft blue.
Then Kiana placed her hand on Nous's body, using its original form as the core and No. 17's body as a blueprint to create a new body.
"..."
Boshida remained silent, its internal systems constantly calculating the programs named "Love" and "Humanity."
"No matter the perspective, the past Nous did nothing wrong."
Boshida shook its head and continued:
"For the sake of the universe, anchoring everything within a safety threshold is the optimal choice."
Even with a human-like logical framework, Boshida still believed that its past actions were the absolute Truth.
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