"Very simple."
The black-haired girl's airy tone carried a trace of calm confidence.
"We only need to hold still, and this seemingly unsolvable Doomsday crisis will resolve itself."
Wang Zhengqi's expression changed upon hearing this, and he eagerly pressed, "Why?"
"Because I don't exist in that battle, of course."
As Chen Xi answered, she manipulated the water to draw circles across the tabletop.
"The future I foresaw was one in which I had been excluded."
"Besides, Blue Star was only a hair's breadth away from victory in that battle. But with me involved now, the situation will only become a complete rout."
After hearing her explanation, Wang Zhengqi suddenly understood.
"So that's why. That's why you told only me about your existence and asked me not to spread the information, to prevent a butterfly effect."
Chen Xi hesitated slightly. "Mm... you could understand it that way."
She clapped her hands lightly. "In short, arrange an identity for me publicly—one that can advance to Third Rank, allows me to mobilize resources reasonably, but won't draw too much attention."
"As for everything else, I'll contact the key figures in that battle myself. Until the final battle, do not reveal this information."
"Can you do that?" Chen Xi fixed him with her bright eyes.
"Of course." Wang Zhengqi did not hesitate in the slightest, but then changed the subject. "I'm just curious—why did you choose me?"
"This?"
Chen Xi smiled faintly. "Because in that battle, you were the third person to die."
She had not made that up. It was a conclusion drawn from the facts.
As Jiangchuan Province's only Third Rank Transcendent, with an ability exceptionally suited to leading the charge, after Ademos and Yue Xing died, Wang Zhengqi would certainly be the first choice to continue fighting the enemy.
"I understand."