Xia Ling: Okay, Big Cabbage. No Problem, Big Cabbage / Chapter 14: Theresa: Why Does This Imaginary Construct Look So Pretty?

"Getting back to the main topic, the plan proposed by the Doctor was quite good, but I plan to make some modifications."

"After all, Kevin is gaining more and more Finality Authority every minute and every second. If we want to surpass him, we need to hurry up."

"Therefore, I plan to make the World Serpent bloom both inside and out."

Everyone fell silent, gazing at each other, before finally looking at Xia Ling together.

"So, what do you plan to do?"

Welt adjusted his glasses. "If it is indeed feasible, we will definitely cooperate fully."

"Since Bishop Theresa is not here, Miss Xia Ling should make the decision on behalf of Schicksal."

Amber also indicated that there was no problem.

"Your side, using St. Freya as an outpost, will expand outwards and reclaim the areas controlled by the Stigmata Project. There shouldn't be any problem with that."

"However, the Schicksal Headquarters and the Salt Lake Base do not necessarily have to be defensive."

Seeing that everyone agreed, Xia Ling didn't hesitate and began to slowly explain her plan.

"If I told you that I could pinpoint the locations of Schicksal Headquarters and the Salt Lake Base within Earth's current chaotic imaginary environment, and send enough personnel to help you out—"

"Then we can expand outward from the original single point and turn into three points watching out for each other. By making use of the Valkyrie troops of Schicksal and the Anti-Entropy Mecha, the speed and efficiency of reclaiming the 'lost territory' can be greatly improved."

"On the other hand, according to reliable inside information, I have mastered the method to completely defeat the guardian of the Stigmata Project —a golden Gray Serpent."

"While we strike at the heart of the enemy, you can take the opportunity to expand the area you have reclaimed, and then use this as a basis to enter the Planet Catalog to 'turn' ordinary people. In this way, we can dismantle the Stigmata Project as quickly as possible."

"This..." Ain pondered, "It does sound wonderful, but there are two problems."

"First, are you sure you can find enough reinforcements to liberate both headquarters?"

"While the island plan can ensure that we are not interfered with by the Stigmata Project, it will also make the two headquarters as conspicuous as firelight in the dark, thus becoming the focus of the Imaginary Constructs' erosion and siege."

"To break the deadlock, we need more than just individual combat strength; we also need a sufficient number of them."

"I've mentioned this before, but Doctor, you don't seem to have much of a concept of the Sea Creatures Cluster." Xia Ling smiled mysteriously, "Actually, Highmore is usually very restrained, which is why her creations are so gentle."

"However, this time, considering the crisis facing Earth, my request to her is to do everything possible to increase the number of Sea Creatures... As for the results of this all-out effort, you will know in a while."

"Okay... then the second question."

"Regarding what you said about the mole in the Planet Catalog... is it really reliable?"

Xia Ling had already guessed the answer to Ain's second question.

"One of the inside agents is Raven and Flame Willow. These two are old friends and have cooperated with me many times. Kiana and the others probably remember them well."

"As for the other party... it is Theresa has been out of contact since then."

Seeing the shocked looks on everyone's faces, Xia Ling shrugged. "After all, Theresa isn't like me, carrying a Little E with her that can hack into your communications... but I'm sure she's also in the Planet Catalog."

"Moreover, even if there is any unexpected situation on our side, as long as your operation to seize St. Freya as a base point goes smoothly, I can find a way to bring you in for support within the Planet Catalog —although such support is not reliable."

"I understand..." Kiana nodded emphatically.

"Therefore, even for Sister Xia Ling's safety, we will definitely take back St. Freya as soon as possible!"

Chapter Thirteen Xia Ling: Okay Big Cabbage, no problem Big Cabbage.

"Planet Catalog... The dreams here are truly diverse."

In the Planet Catalog, the green-haired girl is slowly searching for something.

The girl had two buns on her head that looked like cabbages and long pigtails. Although she strolled leisurely through the Planet Catalog, the Imaginary Constructs around her were almost oblivious to her.

The girl was happy to have some peace and quiet. As long as nothing blocked her way, she would live peacefully with these Imaginary Constructs. After all, at this juncture, she had quite a heavy task at hand.

"Strange... Where did Theresa go? Sigfried isn't here either. According to my previous observations, she should have been in this area..."

Ai - Hyperion looked around in confusion while constantly sensing the route, afraid that she had taken the wrong path.

As a life form born from a pseudo-time crystal, time is to the girl like ripples in water, rather than the linear perception that ordinary people have.

This might sound a bit like a riddle, but to put it simply, you can think of her as something that allows you to observe timelines.

Or to put it more simply, she can see the future.

But... when this watcher of the story finally decided to step into the limelight and personally help the protagonists, she discovered that the story she was involved in was far more complex than she had observed.

After all, from the moment she confidently appeared in the Hyperion, she sensed something was amiss. The story seemed to be different from her initial observations, and was instead beginning to take a different turn.

"Strange, why are there so many Sea Creatures in the Sea of Quantum... and Xia Ling didn't go to the moon with Kiana and the others, she has been missing ever since."

"Now even Theresa is missing. According to the original observations, shouldn't she be..."

"Should he have been with Sigfried, and then you found him?"

A voice suddenly appeared behind Ai, striking the muttering girl like a thunderbolt.

A giant cyan Ring Blade immediately appeared at her side. Ai quickly turned around and retreated. Although she could not be called a veteran of countless battles, through endless observation, Ai's combat skills were unmatched by ordinary people.

However, as she turned around, the girl froze on the spot.

"Imaginary Corpse? No, you are... Xia Ling?"

It's no wonder Ai didn't recognize her immediately. In order to move freely within the Planet Catalog, Xia Ling was covered with a special "camouflage" by Little E's Corrosion Power.

Without the ability of Mental Perception, when seeing Xia Ling, one would only see an Imaginary Creatures.

However, Ai is no ordinary person. As a character used to break the fourth wall in the original work, her uniqueness may not be much less than Xia Ling's.

Hello, dear Big Cabbage.

Fortunately, Xia Ling was very good at "live up the atmosphere." Her first words made the bewildered Ai's vision go black.

"Please, please don't call me by such a strange nickname..."

"Okay, okay, then I'll call you Ai?"

"Of course... but how do you know my name?"

For the first time, Ai felt such intense curiosity. All along, everyone else's information was transparent to her, but this time, she had met her match.

She knew Xia Ling's information, but the other party seemed to have a supernatural ability. Not only did they know her name, but they also didn't follow the script she had previously observed at all... How could Ai not be curious?

"Hmm... you can think of it as me having a similar ability to you?"

"Similar?"

Ai was taken aback, and immediately thought of her most special feature.

Xia Ling's next sentence confirmed her guess.

"It must be really frustrating when the plot doesn't go according to plan, huh? Hehe, finally someone understands my pain~"

"You can also observe timelines?"

"No, but I learned about the original timeline by chance." Xia Ling waved her hand, rejecting the girl's guess. "That's why I know your identity."

"Otherwise, do you think you could take over control of the Hyperion so easily? Don't forget, I have two Corruption powers here. The biggest firewall in the Hyperion is a defense composed of Corrosion Child."

"However, I am quite curious, in your original observation, what was my final fate?"

"If you're referring to the ending of the Finality... you eventually became the Origin Herrscher, and then, after a fierce battle..."

"You defeated Kevin?"

"I guess so... but it seems you paid a heavy price."

The huge cost... I guess it refers to the collections he's hoarded, right? In other words, if he doesn't use his current plan, the end result will be that he has to rely on his collections to overwhelm Kevin through a war of attrition?

"It doesn't sound like it's unacceptable, but it probably isn't as convenient as the plan I'm currently working on." Xia Ling scratched her head and said, "By the way, you just mentioned the ending of the Finality... do you mean you can see into the distant future?"

"Can you give me a spoiler? What will my situation be like in the more distant future?"

Upon hearing Xia Ling's words, Ai's face flushed red, as if she had thought of many things that were difficult to describe, and she even began to stammer.

"This, this..."

"Alright, stop talking."

Xia Ling quickly covered Ai's mouth. Seeing the girl's expression, she knew roughly what her future would be like.

Her life must be quite colorful (meaningful).

"Alright, let's get back to the present..." Xia Ling sighed, "Your original goal was probably to rescue Theresa and then venture into the Planet Catalog alone, right?"

Ai nodded.

"Then let's form a team. The world now should be completely different from what you observed back then."

As she spoke, Xia Ling gave a general description of her plan.

"So, we need to find Theresa and Sigfried now, and then skip ahead to directly resolve the Planet Catalog storyline?"

The girl's mouth was slightly agape, shocked by the dramatic changes in the plot. Her stunned expression reminded her somewhat of Ai-chan.

"That's right, the main focus is speedrunning."

Xia Ling patted Ai on the shoulder.

"Let's go, Big Cabbage, we've got someone to carry us this game, just lie back and relax."

"I told you not to call me by that unseemly nickname!"

"Okay Big Cabbage, no problem Big Cabbage."

Chapter Fourteen Theresa: How come this Imaginary Creatures is so handsome?

"Phew... which batch is this?"

Theresa slammed another Imaginary Creatures away, then skillfully stomped on its core, which could revive it, and let out a soft breath.

Meanwhile, Anna had already tacitly "enchanted" her cross for the next time. Through long battles, the two had developed a certain level of combat synergy.

"I don't know, but it must be in the double digits, right?"

"Ever since we arrived here, the fighting has been almost non-stop, but strangely, I don't feel tired at all here... Normally, after fighting for this long, I could eat the equivalent of three people's worth of food in one go."

"Perhaps it's related to the composition of this space..." As a Fusion Warrior, Theresa's perception in this environment was much stronger than that of Herrscher. She could clearly sense that the surrounding air was not empty, but rather filled with some indescribable substance.

Vishnu's devouring instinct told her that this was not the dream she had devoured before, but she had entered the Stigmata Space from the dream, and now that she had left the Stigmata Space, she had come to this even stranger place.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but worry about Xia Ling again. She had stayed behind alone to hold off Kevin, and she wondered what had happened to her afterwards...

"Huh? Senior Theresa, there seems to be someone ahead of us?"

Anna pointed to a glimmer of firelight ahead.

"I saw it too, and this power... seems somewhat familiar."

Feeling the faint heat in the air, Theresa had some guesses in her mind, but she dared not be sure, after all... more than a year had passed since Sigfried disappeared.

However, before they could confirm each other's identities, Sigfried spotted them first.

"Hey, little dwarf, what are you daydreaming about?"

As a veteran warrior with rich combat experience, Sigfried casually raised his hand, and a flame instantly annihilated a monster that had just been resurrected behind Theresa.

"Sigfried? Is it really you?"

"What, Theresa, did you finally drink so much bitter melon juice that you went crazy?"

Seeing an old friend, Sigfried was clearly pleased. "But what are you doing here? And you were caught by Kevin too? Also, who is this little girl...?"

"... Fine, only you would say something so stupid."

Theresa sighed helplessly, "We escaped from the Stigmata Space. As for her... her name is Anna, you should still remember her."

"Oh! It's that little girl from Cecilia's family..." Sigfried's expression was somewhat wistful. "I didn't expect so much time to have passed."

"It's only been two years since you disappeared, don't act like you've been gone for over a decade... But the world has indeed changed a lot during this time."

Then, the three exchanged information, and Sigfried briefly recounted his experiences.

"So it's already the Herrscher of Finality, huh? Luckily I made it in time for the final battle... Well, now's not the time to dwell on these changes. What should we do now?"