The Doctor Won't Have Any Peace from Now On

As he listened to his subordinate's report, Theresis's brow furrowed even deeper.

As the report stated, today, an extremely unusual downpour fell throughout Londinium, no, and perhaps even throughout Victoria. From the moment the rain began, all systems using Originium experienced low power supply, as if something was being suppressed by the rain.

Intuition told Theresis that this rain was far more complicated than it appeared. Fortunately, it only lasted for half an hour and did not have a significant impact on people's lives. At least it did not cause Terra's industry to regress to a thousand years ago, and there were not many surprises.

However, this rain still warrants vigilance; does it signify some impending disaster for Terra?

Moreover, such a large scale cannot be explained by a simple Catastrophe. Catastrophe would not exhibit such an abnormal situation. It should be noted that Originium itself is born alongside Catastrophe, and Catastrophe would not have this kind of suppressive effect on Originium.

"Right now, we need to confirm the extent of the rain's impact. We must prevent anyone from removing any suddenly appearing plants. Everyone who got wet should undergo a medical check-up, especially those Infected."

On the other side, Great Yan, as the country that reacted the fastest, issued an evacuation order almost immediately. Although it seems that this rain has no other effect than suppressing Originium and promoting the growth of some strange plants, the fact that it only suppresses Originium is enough to cause great concern.

As Mizuki previously stated, Terra's industrial and scientific development relies too heavily on Originium. While Originium is indeed a common and readily available energy source, it also leads to widespread discrimination against those Oripathy.

Unlike Ursus, which treated Infected inhumanely, Great Yan, while strictly managing them, also ensured certain welfare benefits. If this rain could suppress the activity of the Originium, it might even improve the condition of the Infected.

Needless to say, Ursus, after realizing the impact of this rain on the Originium Industry system and the role of the Infected, Ursus most worried that if the Infected were no longer a threat, they would definitely be targeted for the old grievances of persecuting the Infected. If the Reunion took the opportunity to start a rebellion, even if it could not bring down this ancient empire, it would certainly shake the foundation of Ursus.

Each country reacted differently, but none of that mattered to Mizuki. He was now only thinking about how to explain the commotion he had caused to the Doctor and Exusiai. Knowing the Doctor and Exusiai as he did, he knew he couldn't hide it from them.

Furthermore, there's the matter of this new Kal'tsit. He certainly can't lie to the Doctor and the others. Explaining the other party's background is a very difficult task. The Doctor will definitely understand, but given Exusiai's worldview, it might be somewhat difficult for him to understand.

"I know." Kal'tsit glanced at Mizuki. "Don't worry, I'll change my name and identity. After all, strictly speaking, I'm not really Kal'tsit."

To be honest, this body only resembles Kal'tsit in appearance, and the consciousness within the body generally comes from another world's Kal'tsit; she is indeed quite different from the real Kal'tsit.

"I can tell."

Mizuki glanced at the other person's chest subconsciously. Compared to Kal'tsit, that area was indeed much smaller. If Kal'tsit was at least a C cup, then this one was only about the same size as the former Exusiai. It was probably because something went wrong when Mizuki was repairing her body. He had eaten all the metal objects and miscellaneous biological cells inside her. Could it really be like what the Doctor said... that it was padded?

Do you really want to see it?

Kal'tsit gave Mizuki a somewhat cold look. She didn't know why her figure had shrunk a bit; her clothes were now loose and somewhat transparent after getting wet, which made her look at least attractive.

"I don't want to, but you really need to change your identity."

Mizuki wouldn't stare at other people; he has many wives at home and hasn't fallen into depravity, and besides, it's not like he hasn't seen Kal'tsit before.

"Amash, that's my name. As for my identity... I'll say I'm Kal'tsit's sister."

Aside from the rise and fall of their chests, Amash and Kal'tsit look almost identical; calling them sisters wouldn't be a problem. Not many people know Kal'tsit's true identity anyway, so if Mizuki communicates with Kal'tsit later, the issue of their identities will be resolved.

"Alright, let's go. You must be missing life on Rhodes Island too."

These words struck a chord with Amash. Even if she wasn't the complete Kal'tsit, she still possessed Kal'tsit's appearance, thoughts, and memories. She missed her life on Rhodes Island and longed to see those familiar faces. She didn't want to lose Amiya again.

Mr. K hadn't escaped far to begin with, and Mizuki and Amash were only a few kilometers away from Rhodes Island. As they walked side by side, Amash noticed that the rainwater had either evaporated or seeped deeper into the soil. Wildflowers and grasses filled the wilderness with life, yet they just happened not to grow on the routes of the Mobile City and the convoy.

The road wasn't muddy, and there wasn't even any sign of rain, because the rainwater had followed the will of the Mizuki. Amash didn't know where it went, but she was grateful that the pure white Mizuki beside her had a heart that matched his appearance.

Even if he could kill all the creatures on this land in a single day and stand at the pinnacle of evolution, Mizuki would still retain his original personality and be content with this life. He would not want to become the ruler of Terra, but only want to protect the people he cherishes.

It was like this before, and it will probably be like this in the future. Amash recalled every Mizuki he had seen in parallel worlds and found that they always showed a striking similarity. The one in front of him was a little more special, but it was undoubtedly Mizuki as well.

"Once we arrive at Rhodes Island, I will explain your identity. Please remember to cooperate."

"Good."

Amash nodded; she wasn't the kind of person who lacked tact, and naturally knew what to say and do.

However, she was also curious about how Kal'tsit of this world would react if she saw her. Before that, she wanted to see what expressions the people on Rhodes Island would have. In that case, given the Doctor's personality, she might be able to tease Mizuki a little.

Meanwhile, underground in Columbia, after confirming that the rain outside had stopped, Friston unsurprisingly received reports from all over Columbia, mostly describing strange plant growth and sudden low energy levels in various Originium power systems.

"As expected, although it happened earlier than we anticipated, at least the civilization of Terra has not been destroyed."

Friston's expression was somewhat helpless. Fortunately, nothing had happened in the past half hour. However, it seemed that something might have happened to Mizuki. Friston and Kal'tsit both knew that although he was always impulsive, he wouldn't act recklessly.

If such a large-scale rain of the Sea of Life were to fall, even the slightest mistake could cause the Originium to awaken prematurely and go berserk. In that case, all life on Terra would be devoured and assimilated by the Originium into the chaotic inner universe, and even Mizuki would not be able to react so quickly.

"Half an hour ago, all dimensions surrounding Terra experienced a tremor, indicating that the Observers still exists."

Friston's voice sounded both regretful and relieved. Now that it was confirmed the Observers was still watching the planet, and that his 100,000 comrades had made the right choice not to rashly awaken and head to the surface, their deaths were a desperate decision to maximize their own interests. This somewhat eased Friston's guilt.

However, he was also inevitably worried about Terra's future. Mizuki's growth rate was undeniably fast, but such growth was built on the deaths of countless Mizuki and the destruction of countless worlds. Terra still could not let its guard down. However, more than 99% of Terra did not know how dangerous the world they lived in was.

"If Terra's civilization doesn't perish in internal strife, it will eventually leave the cradle of civilization and enter the stars."

"Kal'tsit, even though my cries for tens of thousands of years have gone unanswered, I hope you can find other sprouting seeds. As Mizuki said, life itself is a great miracle."

Friston wasn't desperate about not receiving any response, because even if a civilization like Terra received his signal, it wouldn't be able to give any reply. Over 13,000 years, there were countless civilizations like Terra that had evolved with the help of Originium.

However, for a long time to come, the Terra civilization will be a solitary traveler. Fortunately, Mizuki will become Terra's protector. Judging from the current reaction, although the Observers glanced in this direction without intending to see Terra, it was probably Mizuki's doing.

"Thank you, Preserver Friston, most of my questions have been answered."

Trevor has told Kal'tsit everything he knows. As for the rest, it either has no impact on the current situation or Kal'tsit cannot know it, such as a certain the Warp object whose mere existence would attract attention.

"No need to thank me. What I did was just as I said at the beginning: it's better to give all the blood to a fresh heart than to keep an extinguished lamp. My civilization is long gone, my family is no more, and we have all embarked on distant journeys. All we can do is watch the seeds we have sown sprout and grow."

The universe has become a desert, the stars no longer twinkle. Even if Terra is the only seed that sprouts, it's better than letting this universe die completely.

Kal'tsit knew what the other person was thinking and was about to leave when she suddenly remembered something that had always been a source of curiosity for her.

Why did you choose to partner with Kristen?

"It's partly an emotional thing, really; she looks a lot like my daughter." Friston didn't dismiss the question. "She's asked me a lot of questions, and I've tried my best to answer each one without causing any danger."

It wasn't out of self-interest, but simply because of the tender feeling I had when I held my daughter in my arms, answered all her questions about the world, and unraveled her curiosity. My daughter wasn't married when we parted.

"Of course, I know what you're trying to say. I do have the ability to stop many things, but I can't. I can't interfere too much with the development of this secondary civilization; I can only try my best to prevent them from putting themselves in danger too early."

This was Friston's choice, the best course of action after careful calculation. He was a ghost of Old Civilization, but he couldn't offer much support to the current Terra. He could only be a guide, not a ruler. This is why the current president of Columbia is Mark Max, not Friston.

"Mizuki, your path is already clear; it is not bumpy, but you always need to make careful choices."

The drop of water in Kal'tsit's palm did not escape Friston's notice. He had only mentioned what Mizuki might be interested in from the beginning.

The truth can be dry and boring at times. After people have speculated on all sorts of possibilities, when they finally learn the truth, they can only sigh and say, "So that's all there is to it."

Have a safe journey.

With those final words, the Preserver's system fell into a brief silence, channeling its energy elsewhere. This, barring unforeseen circumstances, was likely its final awakening.

Meanwhile, on the bridge of Rhodes Island, Mizuki severed his connection with that single drop of water, turning it into the purest water droplet, and then sent countless raindrops rushing deeper underground. He wanted to close the "door" underground as well, ending the long-standing struggle of the Durin.

As Friston said, Terra faces many threats. All Mizuki can do now is put the Originium to sleep, block the door instead of destroying it, and deal with the Observers in the stars. They are enemies that Terra will inevitably face in the course of its civilization's development. Mizuki is not sure if he can defeat them in the future, but he will do his best because this is the Doctor's hope.

"Mizuki! What happened to you just now? It was raining so hard!"

Doctor couldn't find anything in Kal'tsit's office except a puddle of water. The fight between Mr. K and Mizuki wasn't very intense, and there wouldn't be any bloodstains from a dead body. She initially thought it was a trace left by the battle between Mizuki and Kal'tsit, but there was no sign of Jellyfish-chan either.

But before she even reached the edge of the Mizuki, the Doctor discovered a problem.

The girl next to him, Kal'tsit... does she have small breasts?

Chapter 203 The Doctor's Days Are numbered.

For the Doctor, she rarely paid much attention to anyone other than Mizuki. Sometimes she couldn't understand why she was so fond of Mizuki. She just felt a sense of familiarity at first glance. Was it because she loved this little jellyfish the most in her past life?

In short, the Doctor has an extraordinary sensitivity and intuition about everything concerning Mizuki. Even now, she can sense that Mizuki has changed considerably from before, although it is not visible on the surface.

Therefore, she looked at the woman standing next to Mizuki, who appeared to have only a smaller bust than Kal'tsit, and subconsciously assumed that the changes in Mizuki might be related to this woman.

But a Mizuki thought arose in her mind, and the Doctor couldn't help but widen her eyes, feigning surprise.

"Wow, Mizuki, your daughter with Kal'tsit has grown so much! What's her name? Where 'Exusiai's daughter?"

This was an unexpected turn of events. Mizuki felt she might not have a clear enough understanding of the Doctor's thought process; how could she even think in this direction?

Mizuki looked at Amash, hoping the latter would offer an explanation. Amash hesitated slightly, then looked at Mizuki.

"Dad?"

Visibly, Mizuki's body stiffened instantly. He never expected to be addressed like that. Shouldn't Amash be explaining things to the Doctor at this point? Although she's not Kal'tsit, her personality shouldn't be like that... Oh my god, he forgot that part of her consciousness was stitched together from Exusiai!

(Is Xiao Le's infectious ability really that strong?)

Mizuki was once again amazed by his girlfriend's strength, and then finally realized that he couldn't treat the person in front of him as Kal'tsit. Even though they did look very similar, they still had many differences in personality. At least Kal'tsit wouldn't call him "Dad," even if she got carried away.

"From a parallel world."

She quickly regained Mizuki composure and pointed to the soaking wet Amash beside her. The clever and quick-witted Doctor immediately understood. Even without knowledge of the Old Civilization, she had read quite a few novels in her previous life and couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.

"Is Kal'tsit in this parallel universe underdeveloped, or Priestess have some kind of twisted sense of humor? Look at how small her breasts are, it's like she's starving her child."

"Um?!?!?!"

Before Mizuki could react, Amash had already rushed in front of the Doctor, reached out and grabbed Doctor by the neck, lifting her up.

"This... this familiar force... it's definitely Kal'tsit... Gah..."

Although it looked painful, aside from not being able to breathe, Mizuki didn't notice anything wrong. He just suddenly realized that the frequency with which the Doctor was being hung on the Rhodes Island bridge might be skyrocketing in the future. Amash wasn't Kal'tsit, but she treated the Doctor with the same attitude as Kal'tsit.

"Put the Doctor down."

"Good."

Amash released her grip. Although she still disliked the Doctor, she listened to Mizuki's words. After all, strictly speaking, it was Mizuki who had saved her life again. She would need to do an examination later to see if there were any potential hidden dangers remaining in this body.

Of course, she wouldn't see herself as innocent. She was Mr. K's starting point, the beginning of the distortion. Many worlds perished because of her. Only after the rains of the Sea of Life washed away the cognitive errors caused by the pollution did she realize how serious the mistakes she had made were.

But she couldn't simply choose to atone with death; that would be an escape from responsibility and guilt. She didn't want to die either; her world had been destroyed, and she was the only proof that that world existed and had struggled and resisted in the face of disaster.

"Sigh, Doctor, you really do have an unwavering spirit of courting death."

Helplessly poking the Doctor's cheek, Mizuki gently kissed her lips and woke Doctor up with artificial respiration. Of course, he knew that the Doctor hadn't actually fainted. Now that he had inherited the "Continuance of Civilization" and was completely synchronized with the Sea of Life, he could intuitively understand other people's thoughts, and the Doctor was trying to take advantage of him.

"Hmm!"

Sure enough, the Doctor woke up shortly after they kissed. After they separated, he chuckled and scratched his head, making a face at Amash.

"So where did you kidnap this person from? You didn't time travel, did you?"

"No, I can't just travel to other worlds. All the parallel worlds that the Sea of Life can capture are either destroyed or nearing their end. Going there would be pointless. She came on her own, through that door in the Warp. It was probably just an unintentional thing I did back then."

Mizuki lifted the Doctor from the ground, and then told her, as well as Amash, about how she had been invited by Trevor Friston to use the spirits of over 100,000 people as a boost to connect her consciousness to the Sea of Life, and then went to Chernobog to prepare for the Doctor's awakening.

He traveled to Iberia to complete his final evolution, and then went to Sami to exchange his death for the Sea of Life, connecting with this world while simultaneously sealing that door.

Finally, he encountered Exusiai and the others. However, he slightly embellished what had happened that day. He knew he couldn't hide it from the Doctor, but the Doctor wouldn't deliberately ask. That was the tacit understanding between them.

"So our Kal'tsit is still in Columbia, and this one in front of us is from another time... Interesting. I'll have Shining give her a check-up later."

The Doctor stroked her chin, suppressing her previous frivolousness. The idea of using the Warp to travel through parallel worlds was unheard of, yet it was indeed feasible. Although both the Sea of Life Mizuki and the Warp were dimensions outside of reality, no one but Mizuki could understand the existence of the Sea of Life, and it couldn't be explained clearly with language alone. As for the Warp, Old Civilization had studied it for a long time, and the Doctor had some recollection of it.

After all, compared to light-speed engines and warp drives that cause space-time tremors, the Warp travel is much safer and faster, and there's no doubt about the science and technology of Old Civilization.

However, relying on the Warp to travel between worlds is probably inconceivable even to Old Civilization. Unfortunately, according to Mizuki, Friston has already diverted all his energy elsewhere and entered a dormant state; otherwise, we could have asked him more about the success rate of this approach.

"Not surprised?"

"Of course I'm a little surprised, but compared to you and me, her existence isn't worth making me show any surprise."

The Doctor waved Mizuki hand casually. Mizuki had things she didn't want to talk about, and she had her own secrets. She was a time traveler, not from any parallel world in Terra, but from a much more distant world. She didn't know if it was the past or the future, just that it was very far away.

"So you said that rain fell all over Terra?"

"Yes, there just happened some unexpected events in the north of Sami, so I sent the Sea Siren to help out and, while they're at it, to restore Terra's ecosystem. Too many places are barren; life is essential."

Out of caution, Mizuki only sent over 300,000 Sea Siren to support Sami, preserving some strength in case he couldn't suppress them in time after the Originium went berserk. At the same time, he didn't want the enemy to figure out his combat strength. Although the Demons had collapsed and had no knowledge or wisdom, they still had instincts. If there were too many enemies, they would choose to retreat.

The 300,000 Sea Siren fought for half an hour, relying on their immortality and immunity to contamination to forcefully push back the Warp Demons. Although some of the girls crashed into the Barrier Layer when they landed, and some revived prematurely, resulting in a fall of several thousand meters and turning into a puddle of water, the results were still quite pleasing.

"Until TA arrives, the Demons will not pose a threat to us for the time being, Doctor. We have plenty of time to handle our personal matters."

Mizuki needs to do in the time to come is to continuously improve himself, expand the Sea of Life, and then integrate those destroyed world lines. His goal is not the possible the Warp that may come in the future, but the Observers behind the stars. He wants to become that level.

"Private matters?"

"Hmm, I just sensed something on Rhodes Island... no, should I say a guest? After all, all living things react in unison, like some kind of aggregate, somewhat similar to me."

Gently biting her finger, Mizuki closed her eyes as if lost in thought for a moment, then opened them again.

"Yes, there are many. They're found in many places in Terra, but most of them are in Victoria."

The rain in the Sea of Life is not most dangerous when it falls, but rather during the evaporation process after the rain stops. The water vapor in the air can still be used by Mizuki. With just a thought, he can turn it into the most deadly poison in the world, or make it an extension of his eyes and ears.

"Doctor, are there Sarkaz that can freely aggregate and disperse, with each individual being independent yet able to merge into one?"

"... Teacher Da Bian!"

The Doctor clapped her hands, and the name immediately popped into her mind. She couldn't help it; the impression was just too deep. In her past life, she was brutally defeated by this boss in a game, and it took her three hours of copying someone else's strategy to finally beat it.

"The Sarkaz Shapeshifter Collective is indeed very similar to you. The entire Shapeshifter race is one person, yet it can split into countless sub-bodies, with the same consciousness and thought patterns, sharing memories and senses with each other."

Amash still retains some of her memories as a part of Kal'tsit, so she remembers these things. Considering Theresis's recent activities in Victoria, she can only be Shapeshifter.