Should I Know?

That's already a miracle.

"Humanity's view of the Aeon is too one-sided."

Jing Yuan simply said that.

Upon hearing this, Fu Xuan had no choice but to swallow his words. Although he still held firm to his own opinion, this matter was indeed not important.

"General, we're discussing something else now."

Yukong spoke at the opportune moment.

"Oh, right, right."

Jing Yuan smiled and steered the conversation back to the main topic, saying, "Now that we have a conclusion, let's find a time to report this matter to the Marshal for a decision."

"Can we begin the trial now?"

She wasn't in the mood to go out until she got to the bottom of things. Once she was free to move around, Kiana grabbed Sirin and started questioning her.

The final trial of the Stigma?

Could this be the same thing as the Stigmata space that Mei sensed?

That's all Kiana can think of.

"Let me go first, I'm not going to run away."

Sirin, who had been dragged into the room by Kiana, said irritably.

"Sorry, I was in too much of a rush."

Kiana obediently released her grip on Sirin's collar and awkwardly put her hands behind her back.

"Just grab my hand, why are you grabbing my collar? Honestly, where did you learn that from?"

Sirin tidied her clothes while complaining.

"Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"

"Don't rush me, let me think about where to begin."

Sirin glanced at everyone. She knew this was unusual, but she hadn't expected that no one else knew about it except herself.

Kiana is being specifically criticized here.

She was the one who gave her the Stigma, but Kiana herself doesn't know anything about it.

"The final trial... After the Stigma is upgraded to its peak, Stigma will connect to a unique space, yes, the Stigmata space you're thinking of."

Sirin recalled the situation at the time.

"My situation is different from Yae Sakura's. I think it must be because she died and I didn't."

"In short, the Stigmata space connected to the Stigma is a very unfamiliar world, like a world that has experienced Great Honkai. There is a towering Tower that reaches into the clouds. I don't know if I should go in and climb the tower, but anyway, I went in."

"There were no warnings inside, and then Honkai Beast appeared. I figured I should defeat them and then climb up, but at the time I didn't know what was going on. I thought I'd Teleport to some weird place. After clearing the first floor, I found I could come back, so I returned."

"What a pity, we can only go in there once. I'm really curious to see what happens when we climb to the top."

Tower?

Kiana's expression suddenly turned strange.

This was different from what she had expected, but how to put it, as soon as Sirin mentioned climbing the tower, the corresponding image immediately appeared in her mind.

Are there rewards for climbing the tower?

Kiana couldn't help but ask Sirin.

"Um... I can open the Imaginary Space even without the Edict Blade, does that count?"

Kiana was slightly taken aback, then stared intently at Sirin, looked her up and down, and then lowered her head to ponder for a moment.

"Like me?"

"That's not it."

Sirin explained, "It's not as flexible as your Phase Shift; it can only open the Imaginary Space, and it takes some time. It's easier to use the Edict Blade."

Kiana glanced at Yomi, then at Bronya, thought for a moment, and said to Bronya, "How about I change your Stigma?"

"Kiana, if you want to know what's going on, I can show you."

Yomi suddenly spoke.

"Can the Stigma be changed?"

Bronya raised an eyebrow in surprise, but after thinking for a moment, she shook her head and said, "Stigma developed to their fullest potential are already imprinted with our personal will and Remembrance, and should be irreplaceable."

"Mei, wait a minute."

Kiana still didn't want Yomi to try it for the time being, only saying to Bronya, "You'll know once you try."

"Then you should try it."

Bronya rolled up her sleeves. Like all of them who came later, Kiana had stuck them all to her hands back then.

The template Stigma named 'The Unfinished Path' is now unrecognizable, with many additional lines and markings.

Although the name is still the same.

But its appearance is completely different now.

The description of the Stigma remains as common and ordinary as ever, except that Bronya Stigma.

Kiana had a bad feeling and wanted to replace the Stigma on Bronya's body.

But what appeared before her was another line of text: 'Should this individual be stripped of their Stigma?'

Deprivation...

Kiana had no choice but to abandon her idea of trying it, and gained a new understanding of Stigma.

Perhaps I should ask ARuan.

If Ruan Mei can bypass the system and directly create Stigma, perhaps I should really ask her to understand what exactly this Stigma is all about.

"It can't be replaced, right?"

Bronya casually put the clothes down and said, "Blank Stigma also have their advantages; you can freely add your own things to them."

"... I'm going to go talk to ARuan."

Kiana was forced to take the Stigma seriously, and suddenly found everything else utterly uninteresting.

"By the way, Mei, don't rush to see what's going on. Let me figure things out first before we try."

Yomi, who was lost in thought, snapped out of it and nodded at her, "Okay."

Kiana turned around, gathered the current issues, and then found a time when Ruan Mei might be free, as Remembrance that Ruan Mei rested the most at this time.

She timed it perfectly.

A communication request was sent to Ruan Mei.

Ruan Mei, who had just finished a short meeting and was almost done with the Simulated Universe, was preparing to test her earlier inspiration.

Just as they were about to make their move, Kiana unexpectedly sent a message.

Ruan Mei was surprised by this.

Why did Kiana contact me?

Ruan Mei's gaze fell on the bottles and jars in front of her. Could it be that she had a premonition of what she was about to do?

The thought flashed through my mind.

She accepted Kiana's request.

"ARuan!"

As soon as the holographic projection appeared, Kiana's energetic voice rang out. Having not heard Kiana's voice for a while, Ruan Mei's mood improved slightly upon hearing it again.

Kiana.

She called Kiana's name, looking at Kiana's image in the projection, a slight smile playing on her lips, "Have you encountered some insurmountable trouble?"

Kiana also noticed where Ruan Mei was at that moment. Looking at the unfamiliar laboratory, she asked with some concern, "Were you working? Did I disturb you?"

Ruan Mei gently shook her head. "It hasn't started yet."

It hasn't started yet?

That means it'll be time to start working soon.

It seems I arrived at the wrong time.

"How about I contact you again when you're done with your work?"

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Chapter 141 Should I Know?

"It's not about Simulated Universe."

Ruan Mei offered a casual explanation, then asked again, "Is there something you want to tell me?"

"There are some."

Kiana noticed that she wasn't busy with the Simulated Universe, so she became curious about what she was planning to do, but decided to tell her about the Stigma first.

"It's about some issues related to Stigma."

"Stigma?"

Ruan Mei nodded to indicate that she understood. "Go ahead and ask."

"That's how it is!"

Kiana was worried that she would take up Ruan Mei's limited time, so she spoke a little quickly, taking advantage of the moment when Ruan Mei had some free time to tell her what had just happened and her doubts.

"Trials?"

The more Ruan Mei listened, the more her brows furrowed.

The sample she came into contact with was obtained from Kiana; in Kiana's words, the name of that Stigma was 'The Unfinished Path'.

Her understanding of Stigma.

Most of them are based on that Stigma.

In her eyes, the Stigma is more like a seed; once planted, it will eventually bloom into different flowers depending on the individual's will and experiences.

Ruan Mei knew that the Stigma possessed this ability, but she was unaware of the so-called trial.

Although I had also studied the Yae Sakura Stigma that Kiana brought back, the Stigmata world only contained the consciousness of Kiana's friend.

The Stigmata world also revolves around her, which is far different from the trials Kiana mentioned.

Is it because the Stigma haven't fully developed yet?

Or is it due to the impact of death?

Could it be that the 'trial' Kiana spoke of had already begun the moment the Stigma were imprinted?

Various thoughts and doubts collided in Ruan Mei's mind. Some were answered through past research, while others could not be reasonably explained.

"The Stigma is like a living seed; what kind of flower it will bloom and what kind of fruit it will bear depends on how the person who receives the seed takes care of it."

Ruan Mei explained in a way Kiana could understand, "I know seeds will blossom and bear fruit, but the trial you mentioned... I'm sorry, I didn't see it."

"And that phenomenon you mentioned, I haven't paid much attention to that."

Ruan Mei can indeed generate complete Stigma, but Kiana said that Stigma can be upgraded and given new abilities.

She hadn't noticed that.

She didn't conduct any live experiments either; the only person she encountered who possessed Stigma was the taciturn Yomi who was by Kiana's side.

The other party was unwilling to have much contact with her.

There are indeed many things she doesn't know about the complete form of the Stigma.