The Impossible "Miracle"

"Great, this should stabilize the Stigmata on your body." Admil said while operating the instrument, "I never imagined that personality splits could actually have a guiding effect on Stigmata ..."

"Hey! She's not..."

"I know that for you, saying it's just a split personality is a bit too much, as for two souls and all that..." Admil said calmly, "Maple doesn't think it's a big deal, but the concept of a soul is really hard for a scientist like me to understand... What exactly is a soul, how should it be defined, and why only humans possess this concept? Ah, sorry, these things are a bit too far removed from your understanding. So, let's move on to the next question. Maple has returned the Black Abyss White Flower to you. When using the Black Abyss White Flower, did you have any special feelings?"

"A special feeling? What special feeling?" Seele asked, frowning.

"It's just that the flow of Honkai Energy is smoother, and the power of the Black Abyss White Flower is stronger than when Maple used it before. After all, you were once the Sixth Herrscher," Admil said. "However, my area of expertise is not here, and similar issues should be handled by Mobius and the others in the future."

Seele clicked his tongue and then said, "Won't this Stigmata you created cause any more problems later?"

"Theoretically, there shouldn't be any problem. The reason why the Stigmata is unstable is probably because your other personality has played some special role in the Stigmata. Anyway... to put it simply, she might no longer be your other personality, but your Stigmata," Admil said. "Of course, you can still switch between your two personalities, but essentially, the owner of this body is only you, while the Stigmata is her."

Zhu Yufeng listened silently to Admiller's analysis. He felt that Seele, the Seele of the previous civilization, was essentially the opposite of Seele of the current civilization. Moreover, the Seele of the current civilization only appeared as Black Seele when she awakened her Stigmata. Could it be that the essence of Black Seele in the current civilization was actually the Stigmata of White Seele? Just like now, when it was understood that Seele's essence had become the Stigmata of Black Seele from the previous civilization...

Would you say this is like Stigmata coming to life?

"The other me... has become Stigmata ..." Seele looked down at the location of the Stigmata on her chest. In fact, Zhu Yufeng also wanted to complain about this. Why is it that Seele from the Previous Civilization has the same location of the Seele as Stigmata from the current civilization?

The only difference is that Seele has not yet shown any connection with the Sea of Quantum.

"In theory, if the power of the Stigmata is strong enough, under certain conditions, another version of you can construct a body of her own," Admil continued. "That is, she can separate from your body, and of course, she can return at any time."

"Then what should we do?" Seele asked.

"I may need to study the details further, after all, I am no longer the leader of the Stigmata Project after the Eighth Herrscher Incident." Admil spread his hands and said, "However, as things stand, you probably can't do it right now. The Stigmata on your body right now... well... are a bit too weak, or rather, a bit too flimsy."

"Huh?" Seele raised an eyebrow. What was she talking about? Could she say something she could understand?

"To put it simply, the reason the Stigmata Project is considered humanity's fallback plan is because it requires modifying human genes at the genetic level and using that as a unit to form a sufficiently large Stigmata Space," Admil explained. "If we want a single Stigmata to manifest in individual form..."

Admil glanced at Zhu Yufeng, then looked away and said, "Anyway, it's impossible for now. After all, you're the only remaining Awakened One with the Stigmata right now, and the way you obtained the Stigmata is different from others... So, just think of it as an illusion that you can see but can't touch."

seele. "..."

What's the difference between you saying something and not saying anything at all?!

Zhu Yufeng looked at Admil thoughtfully. It was obvious that Admil had a way to make the Stigmata appear on its own, but the look Admil had given him earlier was clearly hinting at something. It was highly likely that the method was something Zhu Yufeng could not accept and opposed.

"Alright, alright, alright!" Seele sat up from the instrument. "Anyway, there won't be any problems in the future, right? Listening to you spout all this theory is giving me a headache."

Admil shrugged. He was only back to report on his duties; he still had to return to Europe afterward...

He then looked at Zhu Yufeng and said, "Feng, I have read all the information about the experiments on Pseudo-Herrscher on the Mu Continent, and I have also analyzed and studied it. All I can say is that Lilim's birth is a complete miracle."

"A miracle?" Zhu Yufeng and Seele both looked at Admil.

"Yes, I suppose you are also well aware of the experiments I conducted using the Herrscher Core of the first Herrscher, right?" Admil's usually calm eyes showed a hint of emotion when he mentioned that incident. "The experiment ultimately failed, and I was severely punished as a result, and shortly afterward, I underwent an investigation by headquarters... This Pseudo-Herrscher experiment on the Mu Continent is actually the same type of experiment as the Artificial Herrscher experiment I conducted."

"Mu Continent has the files from your investigation back then, so they do indeed have data on all the experiments you did back then... It's ridiculous, they were the ones who stopped it at the beginning, and they're the ones who are still secretly continuing it in the end," Zhu Yufeng said, lowering his eyes.

"Yes...that's why I'm so resentful about it..." Admil said, looking at the display screen on the instrument. "Maple, that was the research topic that Margaret and I studied together. She was the most suitable candidate at the time... We made all the preparations, but in the end we still failed... And what does Mu Continent's success prove to me? Prove that I was right? Give me more time, and I can complete the Artificial Herrscher project... What do you say, Maple?"

Zhu Yufeng remained silent. How to put it? This was the only thing he didn't know what to say. The importance of Margaret to Admil... In his previous life, Admil had only mentioned it once, and that was when he was drunk. The usually rational Admil was rarely influenced by emotional thoughts, but this time... All I can say is that Admil was extremely unwilling.

After all, the Artificial Herrscher project was a goal that he and Margaret had worked towards together.

Seele fell silent upon hearing this, then walked directly to the door and said, "Now that the problem with my Stigmata is resolved, I'm too lazy to stay here any longer. You can talk about whatever you want... but don't talk for too long. You said you'd be with us tomorrow."

"Of course, after all, I already promised you." Zhu Yufeng smiled helplessly.

"Then I'll wait for you at the training ground." Seele walked out, and the door closed automatically after she left.

"The little girl is more perceptive than she appears," Admil said, watching the door close after Seele left. "Sometimes, Maple, I really don't understand how you manage to navigate so many different girls and still be unscathed?"

"I'd love to know too," Zhu Yufeng said, looking at Admil with a hint of exasperation. "I don't even know why there are so many..."

"In a way, this can be considered a kind of 'double happiness'..." Admil shook his head. "So, where do you think I should begin?"

"What's the deal with that Stigmata manifesting?" Zhu Yufeng asked. He felt that in the current civilization, Black Seele would most likely be separated from White Seele and count as two separate people, Bronya double the happiness... Wait, if the current Seele's Seele is connected to the Previous Civilization's Seele, and Seele now has special feelings for her, wouldn't Bronya be... cough cough, don't think too much, don't think too much, it's still uncertain whether she'll even be part of the current civilization this time...

However, we cannot rule out the possibility that there will be an unchangeable outcome in the end.

Moreover, those are not the kinds of feelings I need to think about right now.

"In the existing Stigmata Project, when creating the Eighth Herrscher, I considered a plan that I named the Adam of Spirit," Admil said. "It connects the Stigmata of all those who possess Stigmata into one, with humanity hiding in the ideal world constructed by the Stigmata, while the Stigmata manifest externally, existing in the stigmata world as a form of collective consciousness. Because of the perfect Honkai Energy adaptability inherent in the Stigmata, the Honkai will be powerless against this form of life, thus achieving coexistence between humanity and the Honkai."

Zhu Yufeng looked at Admil and knew that this was the plan... If the current civilization's Black Xi came out for this reason, does that mean that Kevin is preparing to implement Adam of Spirit the Stigmata Project?

Zhu Yufeng had some understanding of the Adam of Spirit version of the Stigmata Project. He could never accept the idea of defining humanity by civilization, and... that version of the project ultimately required the cooperation of the Project: Ascend to Divinity... It was for this reason that Mei had asked Mobius about the Project: Ascend to Divinity, which is why he had such a deep impression of it.

Kevin...

In other words, Kevin didn't end up facing the Honkai with Kiana and the others. Instead, he disagreed with Kiana on the path to salvation and became the final boss before the final boss, right?

Zhu Yufeng didn't know what to say about this. Of course, he opposed the plan, but Kevin still made this choice in the end... one can only say that Kevin had his own considerations.

Awakening after ten thousand years, watching over for thousands of years—if we only look at the performance of the current civilization at that time, it might indeed seem somewhat hopeless compared to the war-torn Previous Civilization ... No one can question Kevin's unwavering belief in saving the world; he probably made that choice out of necessity.

Or perhaps, he chose this method to give modern civilization its final test.

Think about Kevin, back then, of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers of the present civilization, only four remained. Griseo was unknown, Sue had already passed away before the beginning of the story, and Hua had lost most of her past memories and had a completely new life. As for Kevin... what did he still have left?

The path to salvation is one of such solitude.

It's unknown whether Kevin will ever return to the Elysian Realm to see the remnants of his former comrades, but the battle Corrosion the Herrscher of the Void destroyed the Elysian Realm of the Dead, leaving Kevin with no hope of even seeing the last trace of his former comrades.

Therefore, sometimes, the living suffer more than the dead. From the Previous Civilization to the present, the wishes of countless people, the entrustment of former comrades, and the final perseverance of lovers—for Kevin, these are all heavy burdens he has to bear.

Regardless of choices or survival, the ideals of all people converge into a single grand aspiration, which is the motto of "Saving the World".

Admil looked at Zhu Yufeng, and although he didn't know what the other was thinking, he continued, "Currently, the Stigmata on Seele can be regarded as a connection of all the Stigmata of the experimental subjects in my experiment. This is only Eighth Herrscher played a supporting role, creating the Stigmata the experimental subjects and connecting them into one. And this final result was obtained by Seele, who seized control of that space. Therefore, theoretically, another Seele can indeed manifest independently, but... it is still too weak. After all, it is only a connection of the Stigmata of a dozen people."

Zhu Yufeng stopped his thoughts and looked at Admil, saying, "Okay, the question has been answered. So, Admil, what was the matter you wanted to tell me from the beginning?"

Admil stared intently into Zhu Yufeng's eyes, then slowly said, "After learning that Mu Continent had created Artificial Herrscher, I conducted a detailed analysis of the research data you sent me... and then I discovered a very crucial point, where Mu Continent made a very fatal mistake."

"A fatal mistake?" Zhu Yufeng narrowed his eyes. "Is this the reason you said Lilim's birth was a miracle?"

"Yes... her existence turned zero into possibility," Admil said. "The research on the Mu Continent, they got something wrong, they got a data wrong... but it was precisely in the experiment derived from this fallacy that Artificial Herrscher named Lilim was born..."

Zhu Yufeng remained silent.

Admil continued, "It's incredible, or rather, incomprehensible. Even the descendants of humans with the strongest Honkai Energy adaptability could not withstand a fully awakened Herrscher Core implanted on the Mu Continent, let alone implanted when she was still an infant."

Indeed, the Gem of Desire implanted in Wendy of the current civilization can only be said to be one-quarter of the Herrscher Core.

Admil looked at Zhu Yufeng, paused for a long while, and then said, "So, theoretically speaking, it is completely impossible for a Herrscher like Lilim to be born, but she was born anyway. So I could only look for other ways of thinking, and then... I came to a conclusion, a crazy conclusion: if Lilim's parents were both Herrscher, then this miracle would naturally exist."

Zhu Yufeng remained silent for a long time after hearing this before finally saying, "You're right, Admil."