Wishful Thinking

Isn't the situation there outrageous enough?

"Invisible constraints?"

This is also a point worth noting and exploring.

Kiana always manages to bring her unexpected surprises and fun.

However, are the two forces locked in a stalemate?

Ruan Mei reached out again, this time lifting her chin and tilting her head slightly to observe what she wanted to observe.

"The current situation of that planet is somewhat similar to your current physical condition."

After a moment's hesitation, Ruan Mei said, "When you have time later, take me to see that planet."

"Going to Izumo? Sure, if you want to go, I'm happy to go with you anytime."

Kiana agreed without hesitation.

Because Jana is waiting for her in Izumo, she will definitely have to go back to Izumo a few more times afterward.

Furthermore, Ruan Mei needs to review and offer some advice regarding the Stigmata world left behind by Izumo during the Great Honkai.

"Tell me in detail what happened afterward."

Withdrawing her hand, Ruan Mei relaxed a little. "Especially the origin of that consciousness within you."

"Everything that happened after Kasli left?"

"Ideally, all of them."

She needed to hear everything before she could make the right judgment, and she was also somewhat curious about Kiana's later experiences.

After having some free time, she found herself thinking uncontrollably about what might happen to Kiana after she left.

The Star Sea is too vast, and signals aren't available everywhere. The idea of being able to contact anyone anytime, anywhere is wishful thinking. Leaving aside technical issues, there are too many uncontrollable factors in the universe.

Moreover, Tenhutou Rock is close to nothingness.

The signal there...

Ruan Mei knew she would lose contact.

In short, since their last separation, they haven't been able to contact each other via mobile devices. The distance is too great, and if they send a message, they don't know when it will be received.

"Let me think, where should I begin... I've got it! Not long after you left, I made a pact with the Nightingale to travel together, and she accompanied me to Tenhutou Rock to search for Izumo."

Ruan Mei, who was listening attentively, glanced at Kiana.

She didn't interrupt, but continued to listen.

"We acquired a spaceship and traveled for a while. After arriving at Tenhutou Rock, it took us some more time to Izumo and my friend."

"We eventually found Izumo, but the Honkai Energy Concentration there was just too high. There were only a few Honkai energy creatures left on the planet, and when I suddenly came into contact with that concentration of Honkai energy, I also developed signs of erosion on my body."

Kiana stretched out her hand and showed it to Ruan Mei again, saying, "Once the traces disappear, I shouldn't be affected by Honkai energy again when I return to Izumo next time."

"There, I..."

Kiana glanced at Ruan Mei with slight hesitation; she had a little reservation about Jana.

Planet-class Honkai Beast.

This must be extremely attractive to Ruan Mei, right?

What are you hesitating about?

Ruan Mei didn't urge her, but she knew in her heart that the woman's hesitation was mostly due to a lack of trust in her.

Be aware of this.

Even though Ruan Mei was rather aloof, she couldn't help but frown. In the past, Kiana had never refused any of her requests.

Therefore, she rarely refused Kiana.

This is a transaction.

That's what she thought before.

Fair enough.

At first, she was indeed a little uncomfortable, but not repulsed, and then she gradually got used to the boisterous Kiana around.

Kiana was like a blank sheet of paper before, and after she picked her up, she trusted her completely.

Unbeknownst to Ruan Mei, she had been slowly and gradually taken advantage of, treating Kiana as her possession. But only now did Ruan Mei realize that Kiana was not her possession, and that everything before was an illusion because Kiana had lost her Remembrance.

But she remembered now.

She rarely wastes time thinking about trivial matters. When Ruan Mei learned that Ruan Mei had regained her Remembrance in Kasli, she didn't pay much attention.

But now that things are happening right before her eyes, Ruan Mei has to think about what changes might occur in the future.

She is very attached to the past.

So she will leave.

He was probably just an interlude in her life, a passerby she met by chance.

This time, Ruan Mei really frowned.

After her loved ones passed away, Ruan Mei devoted all her attention to pursuing more knowledge, until she caught the eye of the Lord of Wisdom.

She intentionally avoids establishing connections with others and no longer trusts them, because by not trusting them, she will not be let down, nor will she let others down.

So... does she trust Kiana?

"I encountered Planet-class Honkai Beast."

Kiana still spoke up. Although Jana said it was her Companion Honkai Beast, Ruan Mei, whom she had spent more than a year with, was more important to her.

Furthermore, this is not something that needs to be kept secret.

Her hesitation stemmed from the thought that if Ruan Mei were to do something excessive to Jana, they might end up fighting.

If a fight breaks out, how should I try to stop it?

"She claimed to be my Companion Honkai Beast, but I have absolutely no recollection of her. If what she told me is true, then it must have happened during the time I lost consciousness."

"I heard a lot from her, including that my friend is still alive and that the Stigmata world exists."

Ruan Mei nodded, indicating that she was listening.

"It's the other consciousness within me that you sense, the consciousness of the Stigma, my friend and comrade-in-arms from Izumo."

"Before the Great Honkai outbreak, the Honkai Energy Concentration in Izumo was already very high. In order to allow more people to survive in this environment, I gave many people something called Stigma. Stigma can give people strong Honkai energy resistance and the Honkai energy."

"Originally, we just wanted to increase everyone's adaptability to Honkai energy, but we didn't expect that after the Great Honkai, many of the deceased Stigma owners left behind some special Stigmata crystal."

"The power of the Stigma reacted with their consciousness, creating one independent Stigmata world after another. And after they died, they continued to 'live' in the form of Stigma consciousness."

"An interesting phenomenon."

Ruan Mei guessed Kiana's thoughts and looked at her, asking, "Did you deliberately bring her Stigma consciousness with you, hoping I would do something?"

Before she could even speak, Ruan Mei saw right through her. Kiana scratched her head sheepishly and said awkwardly, "After all, ARuan is the most capable person in my heart. The only person I can think of who can help me is you."

Ruan Mei responded, her expression not changing much, and said without curiosity, "No rush, please continue."

60

Chapter Sixty: Wild Ideas

"After that, I went to the Stigmata world to confirm that the Stigma's consciousness was indeed a friend I had known before."

By a stroke of luck, he retained consciousness.

Although this situation is rare, the universe is so vast that Ruan Mei has heard of similar cases before.

However, the Stigma...

I've never heard Kiana mention it before.

She had amnesia and knew nothing. Ruan Mei had researched the characteristics of Honkai and the Void herself and then told Kiana about them.

"That place wasn't suitable for me to stay long. After saying goodbye to Jana, I left Izumo again, carrying my friend's Stigma."

"The Nightingale was hit by a stray bullet while she was in Kasli. Her brother found out about this, so after we left Tenhutou Rock, we said goodbye to each other, and she went back to Penacony alone."

Kiana, remembering that she had spent a large sum of money, coughed lightly, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Although Ruan Mei explicitly stated that the money was her reward, she had hardly ever used any of it before.

Ruan Mei has everything here. Despite her amnesia, she and Ruan Mei live on this planet and rarely need to use Credits.

"Um, I confirmed with Jana that my friend is still alive, and I know she has most likely left Tenhutou Rock by now, so I put up a missing person ad at the company."

The missing person notice posted at the company?

Ruan Mei recalled the reminder text message she received from the company some time ago. It now seemed that Kiana had left all 100 million with the company as a bounty.

"That Yomi?"

She had a good memory and remembered the question Kiana had asked Kasli.

It seems Kiana really cares about her.

It means you care a lot, which means you have a very good relationship.

So, after finding that Yomi, will Kiana leave with it?

Ruan Mei thought about this issue again.

"Well, her real name is Raiden Mei, but I don't really know what her name is now."

Kiana sighed, thinking of Mei, whose whereabouts were still unknown. She wondered if there was any new information from the company, and decided to take her phone out of her storage space to check later.

Raiden Mei?

It was a name I'd never heard of before.

"After that, I returned as planned, but when we passed through a star field, we encountered the Yaoging Xianzhou the Hunt Abundance Pest. The ship was attacked twice by the monsters and was destroyed. I was so angry that I got off the ship and fought with those monsters, which wasted several more days."

"... Xianzhou the Hunt monstrous creatures?"

Kiana actually ran into all of this?

Ruan Mei remained silent for a long time. Kiana had encountered quite a few unexpected things on her trip out.

Kiana became a little agitated when this was mentioned, saying with dissatisfaction, "Yeah, I didn't want to get involved, but those Buli insisted on provoking me."

"The Buli are indeed a rather unreasonable race."

Ruan Mei said, "What's done is done, as long as we win."

"I also met Sky Strike General Fei Xiao of the Yaoging Xianzhou there. I recuperated from my injuries for a while and stayed with Yaoqing for a few days."

She stayed with the Yaoqing Fleet for a few days until her injuries had almost healed before leaving.

Before leaving, he sparred with Fei Xiao in martial arts, and as expected, Fei Xiao won.

In terms of skill and combat experience alone, Kiana felt that Mei should spar with Fei Xiao. She and Mei hadn't been practicing martial arts for very long, and their success was largely due to sheer brute force.

But Mei's swordsmanship had already reached its pinnacle.

Why do I need to recuperate?

Ruan Mei looked at her strangely. "Did you encounter the Emanator of Abundance?"

The generals of the Xianzhou are all the Hunt Emanator, and as for Kiana's strength, although she doesn't know where Kiana's current limit is, recalling her own past, she believes that if Kiana can fully unleash her strength, it should not be bad.

Aside from the Emanator of Abundance, Ruan Mei couldn't think of any other Denizens of Abundance who could cause Kiana to suffer a loss.

Kiana hesitated, her eyes dimming as she lowered her head, looking somewhat dejected.

This was the first time Ruan Mei had ever seen her with such an expression. Even when she had just woken up and couldn't remember anything, she had never shown this expression.

What happened on the battlefield?

Kiana was frustrated?

"I did not use Honkai energy or the power of nothingness."

She spoke in a low voice.

"What happened?"