Extra Story (12): Nephren: "The Memory Destiny is so useful! I want to join the Remembrance faction!"

Himeko had already explained the concept of Paths to Nephren.

However, as the head of the North Continent Intelligence Network, Nephren had searched through everything she could remember and still had no clue what a "Path" was. She hadn't found even a single piece of information that might have been related to one.

As a result, she was skeptical of Himeko's claim that "Paths are the most widespread cultivation system in the universe."

After all, Nephren had never seen the Stellar Train Crew in action.

Moreover, the real reason there were no Pathstriders in Teyvat was that Phanes had already woven everyone's fate.

To use an imperfect analogy, people trapped in Taiyi's Dream wouldn't be considered to be following a Path, no matter how closely their actions in the dream aligned with it.

Because everything they did had already been predetermined.

What's more, although there seemed to be quite a few Pathstriders, they made up a negligible proportion of the universe's vast population of intelligent life.

Most planets with intelligent life had no Pathstriders. They were only common in the central strongholds of a few major factions.

So Nephren put the fragment of a Moonhunter's heart that she'd obtained from Flins into a box, then smiled and said,

"Experience is the best teacher. Let me demonstrate how to explore the Moonhunter's past.

"Then you can show me what kind of power the Memory Destiny really has.

"Once the ritual begins, your consciousness will follow mine and see some unusual scenes.

"Remember: don't be surprised, and don't make a sound. I'm not using a Path system you're familiar with, and there are a lot of taboos.

"And if we really do run into danger, please protect me.

"Before coming to this secret base to meet you, I got an insurance policy