"Elysia, are you okay...?"
Xia Ling tilted her head up slightly and nuzzled against Elysia behind her.
Seeing Xia Ling act like a little animal, Elysia instantly felt more than half of the heaviness in her heart melt away.
"It's all right. This was their own choice. I think... they probably had no regrets. If so, then this was the best possible choice."
"Actually... we weren't entirely sure how to handle Su in the plan either. We changed our minds several times along the way."
Xia Ling sighed. "We originally planned to use the Cipher Plate to save Su directly, but the system told us that wouldn't work."
"It wouldn't work... because the Cipher Plate's healing effect isn't enough?"
"No, that has nothing to do with it." Flame Willow had recovered by then, though her voice still carried a trace of soft, alluring tremor.
"The Cipher Plate's restoration is conceptual-level restoration, but Su's situation is different."
"He forcibly burned through his life to maintain high-intensity observation. By this point, his body has completely run dry."
"To put it another way, he's at full health right now, but his maximum health has only one point left. In that situation, even the Cipher Plate can only prolong his life for a while. It can't restore him completely."
"And we have another concern..." Xia Ling suddenly stopped. "But let's talk about that after we enter the system space tonight."
"Hm? Mm... all right." Elysia did not quite understand, but out of trust in Xia Ling, she did not press the matter further.
"Then, for the rest of this afternoon..."
"There's actually no need to rush over the Second Divine Key." Xia Ling thought for a moment before speaking. "We've already made a complete plan. Honestly, there aren't that many parts that require you,