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“That’s right,” Kevin replied.

The habit of acting impulsively was abandoned by myself as early as 50,000 years ago.

Moreover... she was willing to grant that man's wish.

He also wanted to see if that man could achieve that miracle.

"You have your mission, and I have my long-cherished wish. But if the Herald of the End descends, all of this will cease to exist."

"Time is passing, for you and for me. Rather than engaging in a pointless struggle, I believe... cooperation is a better option."

Otto had been waiting for this moment; he was seventy percent certain... no, he had to succeed.

—Otto picked up the piece that would determine the outcome.

"I need something, something that you have but that is no longer of value to you. If I obtain it, my long-cherished wish of five hundred years will be fulfilled."

"In exchange... by then, Otto Apocalypse will completely disappear from your sight, from the World Serpent."

Yes, vanished, vanished without a trace.

“What do you want?” Kevin asked.

"The Second Divine Key, the Key of Eternity—The Thousand Realms One Vehicle—I know its 'Beacon' is still in your hands."

"The Divine Key that Destiny obtained is incomplete. Its most important part was sealed into the Sea of ​​Quanta 1500 years ago, along with you, by that forerunner."

"It can only be fully activated at its zero rated power under the guidance of the beacon."

After hearing Otto's request, Kevin roughly guessed what the man in front of him wanted to do.

"You want to reach the Tree of Imaginary Numbers."

“That’s right!” Otto didn’t deny it at all. He openly admitted his purpose: “Observation is not the true purpose of the Key of Eternity. It was created to reproduce the power of the Herrscher of the Void—to create a gate to the Imaginary Tree.”

"Beyond that door lies an eternal moment, the origin of the end, the birthplace of all truth and law... the destination I must reach."

One person's death alters the past in exchange for another's future.

Unfortunately, I can no longer study it myself.

But it's nothing, since I've found something more interesting now.

Inside the space station, Black Tower smiled slightly.

She picked up something resembling a coin from the table in front of her, on which a glint of data occasionally flashed.

"It seems the journey to Onphalus is going to be even more interesting."

She pressed the coin into another seemingly fancy device, and after a flash of light, a data lifeform designed by Screwgoom immediately materialized, retaining all its abilities.

This was only a small part of the technology she discovered from that data. What interested her, and Nguyen Mai, even more was the technology related to "life".

"Remember to be grateful to Lady Black Tower when the time comes, little one."

“You know the consequences of doing that,” Kevin said calmly.

“I know, and you know, that this deal has value precisely because we both know it.”

"Give me the beacon, and you will receive everything in return—peace, resources... and time."

Silence, an unfathomable silence, enveloped the world, and Otto's myriad thoughts also subsided.

He had already placed his piece; now, all that was left was to wait.

Waiting—that was a word Otto knew all too well. He had already waited a long time, and he could wait even longer.

Then, under his gaze, the white-haired man spoke—

"Making a request comes at a price. What will you offer in exchange for it?"

This was Otto's initial statement, and now Kevin is raising the same question.

Now, they are on equal footing.

"Haha, very good, very good!"

“That’s right, equality! Equality is the foundation of everything, the pillar of everything. To accomplish such a historic cooperation, I must offer sincerity of equal value.”

"Power, wealth, knowledge, technology—I know these mundane things are utterly worthless. Only this gift truly suits you—"

"By obtaining it, you will also obtain a perfect puppet, a puppet that can still manipulate destiny even after I leave..."

"—Now, I return the 'Void Treasury' to you!"

Compared to the Void Treasury, perhaps he chose to agree to the deal with Otto because of another emotion he hadn't felt in a long time.

He...envies Otto.

Chapter 178 Kevin's Question

And so, the snake and destiny reached a cooperation agreement.

Kevin then took Raiden Mei, a Herrscher, with him. He brought her into the World Serpent.

Then, he silently began to make arrangements for the Stigmata Project.

The Fifth Herrscher, the Sixth Herrscher... He silently watched as humanity of this generation defeated one Herrscher after another, witnessing those unprecedented feats of the previous civilization.

Until Otto Apocalypse's plan was completed, the Eleventh Herrscher, the Herrscher of Binding, also passed away.

He believed that Mei was now qualified to enter that courtyard, the one that held the memories of the past.

When a human Herrscher entered that courtyard, he waited quietly within the World Serpent.

Waiting for that Herrscher to bring "her" a surprise.

When Raiden Mei gathered all the memories of the heroes in Paradise and defeated the Twelfth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Corruption, and emerged from it, Kevin, who had been waiting there, made Raiden Mei, who could not accept the Stigmata Project, leave World Serpent.

With this, all twelve Herrschers have been defeated, and the thirteenth Herrscher, who was already a lie, can no longer be born.

The end is near, and it's time for Project Stigmata to begin.

Distributing the Honkai equally to everyone seems like a simple method, but besides the Honkai itself, who has the right to distribute the Honkai to humanity?

Where exactly does Kevin's confidence, and the confidence behind the Stigmata Project, come from?

She felt her brain was racing, practically steaming.

As for Qingque's abilities, she was certain of them. Before she took over as General of Luofu, she had to change Qingque's habit of being idle and lazy, so that she could inherit the position of Grand Diviner.

"I remember it very clearly..."

That night, I happened to walk to the window and look up at the starry sky.

"I suddenly had a strange feeling—it was as if I wasn't looking up at the stars, but the stars were looking down at me."

Like countless nights before, the cold starry sky looked down upon the equally cold man.

The starry sky is unfathomable.

He is neither sad nor happy, and does not enter the cycle of reincarnation—in the eyes of his followers, he is like a will directly constructed from "vacuum".

"...I'm listening."

Upon Kevin's reply, Raven immediately began reporting on the plan, "Jackal asked me to report that Feathered Hare's 'Project' has passed the verification experiment. Please advise."

The man silently sized up the mercenary before him, as if they were meeting for the first time. This made her feel uneasy.

"...Are the children settled in?"

The mercenary doubted her ears. She had never imagined that this lord would discuss this topic with her. But she answered anyway.

"I arranged a camping trip for them. Everyone is looking forward to the starry sky there."

"They certainly have something to look forward to."

The man's words were as usual, devoid of any emotion. The mercenary suddenly realized—she might have been presumptuous just now.

An owl hooted in the distance, out of place. This reminded her of the funeral of a gray snake.

At that moment, she silently watched as the remains of what could be called corpses were systematically dismantled by a group of busy micro-robots, eventually turning into a pile of unremarkable mechanical parts.

"..." The raven fell silent.

But Kevin raised a question she couldn't possibly have come up with.

"Raven. In your opinion, why can birds fly?"

A mature civilization that wants to explore the unknown cosmos on its own must possess the corresponding strength.

A fool who speaks without restraint is truly annoying.

Indeed, he already had the answer, and he continued on his path without stopping.

[A seemingly inexplicable question. However, the mercenary knew that her lord never spoke nonsense. Even if she didn't know the answer, she had to be honest.]

"If you're asking for my personal opinion... I think birds are naturally able to fly; there's no question of 'why.'"

The response was silence. Perhaps the answer did not satisfy him.

"..." The raven fell silent again.

"You didn't say anything wrong."

"But Raven... would you answer the same way in front of the children?"

"No. That's not the answer they want. In their presence… I think…"

“I will tell them that birds fly because they want to fly. It is the destiny they create for themselves.”

“I hope so too,” Kevin said calmly.

The raven noticed his gaze. Clearly, this wasn't just a message directed at her.

She suddenly realized that perhaps the entire seemingly "spur-of-the-moment" conversation she had just had was actually like that.

Kevin's gaze passed over her, looking into the deeper distance.

There was nothing there except an endless starry sky.

Why can we fly, and why do we want to fly?

One explains the method, and the other explains the reason and purpose.

Chapter 179 Why Can Birds Fly?

Why can birds fly?

Nowadays, few people would bring up such unnecessary questions anymore.

If birds have a spirit, perhaps they too would be unable to explain their own power.

Just like humanity, when they realize that their only absolute freedom is self-destruction...

That's all they could say—"Suicide is the only philosophical problem worth discussing."

Furthermore, a definitive answer to this question has never been found.

But long ago, when humanity had never been so familiar with the world... they still wanted to explore all the unknowns of the world and would never accept any question without an answer.

Therefore, when someone looks up at the sky, he will still ask the same question...

"Why do birds fly?" the weary philosopher asked.

A related presentation is taking place here.

If we were to turn back the clock a thousand years, each of them would be remembered by history in different ways as pioneers of civilization.

"The wise men of the past and present"—that's how they are called.

However, to the man, these people were no different from infants. This was not due to his inherent nature—

After the flowers had all faded, these new buds could not stir any ripples in his heart.

“Of course, I also thought this was an unnecessary question,” the weary philosopher continued his speech.

"They are capable of flying, just like our various instincts, a gift granted by the gods."

"But even with such a far-fetched explanation, we can only explain why birds are 'able' to fly, not why they 'want' to fly."

It seemed as if someone was quietly booing; indeed, at first glance, it sounded like pointless sophistry.

"No, listen to me."