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"Will you dislike me when I get old?"

"Hmm... I will always love Xiao Le, now and in the future, but I will definitely love you more as you are now. And Xiao Le, you won't get old now, at least not for decades."

Now Exusiai has been subtly influenced by Mizuki and has gradually evolved into another kind of being. Even without Mizuki saying anything, she can understand it; as the person directly involved, she sees this change more directly.

"Let me think about it. After we stay in Siesta for ten years, we'll go to Iberia. We can go out to sea to fish or sail in small boats."

"Afterwards, we'll go to Great Yan. There are plenty of delicious foods there. We can open an inn or a teahouse; there's not much else we can do anyway."

As Mizuki spoke, Exusiai realized that she hadn't thought long enough and that she really should think more about the future, since the days ahead were truly long.

"Then I want to go to Sami. Let's open a hot Sami inn there, and a bar in Great Yan. Then... um, how about going to Higashi? That's your hometown, right? I'd like to see what it's like."

"I actually have the fewest memories of my hometown." Mizuki recalled in her mind, "When I was very young, I was saved by Grandpa Cicero, turned into Seaborn and obtained the Heart of Deep Blue. After that, I went to Rim Billiton with him, and then I started traveling alone."

Those weren't days worth remembering. Mizuki only remembered that his family was very poor, and that he should have had a younger sister... who starved to death. It was said that he also had an older sister who met the same fate. He survived only because he was a boy, but even so, his parents wanted to sell him.

However, before they could react, the entire village was slaughtered by the bandits and robbers who suddenly appeared. Mizuki barely survived; that knife wound almost cost him his life.

He knew Cicero could stop the bandits and save the entire village, but he wouldn't ask Cicero why he didn't do so. He also accepted Cicero's gift without hesitation, even though he knew he was just one of the experimental subjects he was observing. The most important factor that kept him alive was his strong will to survive, struggling on the edge of life and death.

From then on, he became a special being, somewhere between Seaborn and a human, whom Cicero called a perfect being.

"I see... No wonder they always say life is full of unexpected events and surprises."

Mizuki seemed to understand something. His first evolutionary transformation was due to his fusion with Seaborn. His second transformation was due to his fusion with the consciousness of hundreds of thousands of people in Columbia with the help of Friston. This transformation made his spirit extremely powerful, and even directly connected him to the Sea of Life, which had not yet grown strong at that time.

The third evolutionary transformation occurred at the heart of the Iberia Sea, where, with the help of facilities left behind by Old Civilization, a physical body sufficient to bear the consciousness of the Sea of Life was acquired, and then...

"I see. The reason for going to Sami is to use that door to achieve a balance between mind and body, and to prevent oneself from collapsing too quickly."

Muttering to himself, Mizuki lacked concrete evidence to prove he was right, but his intuition told him so. He needed to go to Sami and use the Star Gate there; otherwise, relying solely on his body, strengthened by the Heart of Deep Blue, to connect with the entire Sea of Life and guide it there was a pipe dream. Even after his third transformation, Mizuki's memories only faded faster than they returned to normal. He even wrote letters... letters... letters!?

The light ahead was red, Mizuki slammed on the brakes, her eyes wide.

"Could it be... no, that's the only possibility."

Listening to Mizuki's mutterings, Exusiai looked at him with some confusion. She couldn't understand, but it seemed to be something very important, so she couldn't interrupt Mizuki's train of thought.

Fortunately, this state only lasted for a dozen seconds. Mizuki quickly calmed down and waited for the green light to turn green before continuing to walk forward, her heart already churning with turmoil.

"What's wrong?"

"Some possibilities suddenly occurred to me, and I was quite startled."

"Tch... Anyway, you're not going to tell me what it is."

Just by looking at Mizuki's expression, Exusiai knew that she couldn't be told about this either; her face showed a hint of disdain.

"Sorry, Xiao Le, um, could you help me remember a word? Izumik, remember this."

Remembering a word is definitely a piece of cake, because Mizuki is from the Higashi, so Exusiai also took the time to learn the Higashi. She knows that Mizuki's name is pronounced Mizuki, Izumik is pronounced Izumik, just a rearrangement of the pronunciation of Mizuki's name. In the Higashi language, it seems to mean "spring" or "spring water," right?

"Izumik, right? I remember him."

"That's good. Where were we? Should we go to Sargon in the future?"

"Oh, that place sounds like it'll be really hot. The rainforest has tons of mosquitoes, and the desert is harsh with lots of poisonous insects. I went there once with Texas and the others... Remember to protect me then."

"I'm slowly working on improving Sargon's ecosystem, but it's definitely more challenging there. We can't completely eliminate the desert, as that would drive some species to extinction."

Mizuki and Exusiai chatted more and more enthusiastically, quickly forgetting what had happened before. The La Pluma in the back car was naturally envious of Exusiai, but she still had to face Lemuen.

It was strange. La Pluma thought that she and Lemuen weren't even acquaintances, but in front of her, she felt a kind of fear, like a mouse seeing a cat. She even felt that Lemuen Exusiai.

She suddenly missed her older brother. If Ernesto were here, he would definitely be her wingman. It's a pity he's not here now.

"Now we will begin the last item on the agenda for this meeting: the Sami front and the potential crisis facing Terra."

Ernesto felt a slight itch in his nose and wondered if Raffaella was missing him. He believed that Mizuki could take good care of Raffaella, and as for his sister's love life... he Exusiai's advantages were simply too great.

Having focused his attention on the meeting at hand, Ernesto sensed that the atmosphere wasn't as good as before; the Sami war was indeed a difficult problem to solve.

"The most important thing right now is to make contact with Sami. According to our intelligence, all roads to Sami are blocked, and Ursus is also unable to extricate itself for various inexplicable reasons."

Viet explained the current situation: Sami is now almost completely isolated from the world.

"We tried to make contact, but received no response. The situation in Sami may be somewhat dire, but Columbia also needs to guard against a major attack from the north."

"The same applies to the Great Yan side; we need to do some calculations first." Wei Yenwu looked around. "Of course, we will explain the whole story to our allies."

Information sharing is something everyone has agreed on now. With Mizuki's agreement, Dario no longer needs to hide the matter of Seaborn. Of course, Mizuki's existence and the Sea Siren remain secrets that cannot be made public.

According to Mizuki himself, both the Sea Siren and he are beings beyond Terra's comprehension, and it is not appropriate for Terra to appear in the public eye at present, as it would cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. Someday in the future, he will take the Sea Siren ahead to the stars, not as an envoy of Terra's civilization, but as a symbol of life itself.

"There aren't many problems in Iberia either. The Seaborn no longer threaten human civilization; instead, they've become our allies. Considering the special nature of these allies, I hope to use Bolivar's shipping route to get them to Sami. This is also the idea of Seaborn leader."

"If everything can be guaranteed to be safe, there will be no problem for the Bolivar side."

"Perhaps our allies can lend a hand while they're at it."

Dario's words immediately created a humorous atmosphere, with only Minos representing Jitia and Kazimierz representing Viviana remaining unusually quiet.

(They're exactly the same!)

A flicker of nostalgia crossed Viviana's eyes; she remembered this scene vividly.

The 387 Terra that were once destroyed also gathered together in this way, allied, and rallied their strength, and then... were easily crushed by the shadow of the Warp.

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"Since there's war in Sami, then Great Yan and Ursus will also be facing some pressure, right?"

Dario looked at Wei Yenwu and Viet, and thought that Iberia was really lucky. The problem of the Seaborn was resolved through peace talks, and they also had the special and powerful allies of the Sea Siren. The Great Yan and Ursus had to deal with external dangers while also trying to deal with their own crisis, which was really not easy.

"The north has indeed put some pressure on us, but overall it's not too great. It seems our enemy has chosen Sami as the main battlefield."

Wei Yenwu glanced over and noticed that Viet had the same expression. The two families had been dealing with the Demons for thousands of years and had sensed something was wrong long before the Demons made any moves. Therefore, they had gathered a lot of forces on the border.

However, compared to Sami, who now has great difficulty even in contacting others, Great Yan and Ursus are in a much better situation, only occasionally encountering threats from small groups of Demons.

"Compared to Great Yan and Ursus, Sami is indeed a suitable entry point."

This wasn't Viet looked down on Sami, but because Ursus and Great Yan genuinely had such confidence. Sami did indeed possess many mysterious aspects, but even with the troops sent by Columbia, Sami's own strength couldn't be considered too formidable.

"The situation on Terra is far worse than we thought, but unfortunately we didn't fully realize it until this meeting."

"There's no point in discussing this now. Let's think about how we can survive. The only thing we can be happy about is that at least we don't have to worry about those... Seaborn, right? At least we don't have to worry about them coming out of the sea and crushing us."

Sand Bone glanced at Jitia and Viviana beside her. Since the start of the meeting, the two of them hadn't said much, only occasionally nodding to show they were still alive, making one wonder if they were there to attend the meeting or to slack off.

"Can they get ashore? Isn't it said that Originium has a restraining effect on them?"

"From a certain perspective, the Seaborn were originally a species designed and created by the Old Civilization to modify the planet's ecological environment. They have an extremely high adaptability to harsh environments and can even actively adjust their genes, so adapting to Originium is not impossible."

As the only scientist present, Kristen's words were quite convincing, and she knew all this because Friston was usually very open with her.

"What a terrifying species! Has the Iberia been fighting against such beings for decades?"

"This is even without them taking it seriously. Fortunately, they are now our allies, and nothing could be more reliable."

The group discussed the matter. Although they agreed to let Seaborn pass through to reinforce Sami, the sudden appearance of such a strange entity could cause panic, and the route needed to be carefully planned.

Dario suddenly felt a sharp pain in his brain, like being pricked by a needle, and instinctively tried to react.

[Don't move. It seems this guy has finally lost his temper. Just bear with it for a moment. Hmm... I'll isolate it for you and use your brain to do some deception. Don't move.]

It was Mizuki's voice. Dario adjusted his posture to make himself more comfortable, as if his back was itchy but he had to endure it. Fortunately, no one else noticed.

He hadn't expected Mizuki to eavesdrop in this way, but thankfully Mizuki was there, otherwise he wouldn't have known he was being secretly attacked.

"The Sami issue is urgent. Furthermore, regarding this meeting, our Aegir friends, to show their sincerity, are willing to share their communication technology with us."

After he finished speaking, Dario noticed that everyone except Viviana was looking at him with enthusiasm and longing in their eyes. Communication technology might not be considered high-end technology for Aegir, but Terra needed it very much, as evidenced by this meeting alone.

Candela needed more than a week to get instructions from Bolivar's side, and she didn't even know her hometown had been attacked.

Justice delayed is justice denied, and information that arrives too late is worthless. Everyone here is a seasoned veteran; who doesn't understand this principle?

"Please convey our gratitude to our Aegir allies."

Viet clearly considered himself and Ursus as part of Terra. Having come this far, he couldn't afford to lack this sense of the bigger picture.

"I will."

As Dario spoke, he took out some handwritten documents from his bag and handed them to everyone. These were all written by Mizuki's tentacles last night while they worked overtime. The handwriting was beautiful, and they even thoughtfully used the corresponding languages of various countries to facilitate understanding and avoid translation errors.

Even after acquiring this technology, Kjerag knew he couldn't simply follow it exactly. However, with this readily available technical reference, developing his own version wouldn't be too difficult.

"Yes, the technology is feasible... and this design has been simplified to some extent to suit our situation."

Kristen glanced at her briefly. She didn't represent any faction and her role in the meeting was more like a technical advisor. After all, Friston's assessment of her was that she was as politically obtuse as scientifically gifted.

This is essentially providing a clear framework plus an instruction manual, saving a lot of trouble. Simplicity also means higher setup efficiency, and there are some interesting techniques involved.

Why aren't Aegir's friends coming?

Viviana asked curiously, her voice as soft and warm as a candle flame in the night. Perhaps because of her low status and the lack of power given to her by Kazimierz, she had not offered any suggestions.

"The Church of the Deep has been deeply rooted in Aegir for a long time. Our friends need to find a way to uproot them first. After things are settled there, they will re-establish diplomatic relations with us. Hmm, it's tentatively scheduled for the next meeting."

"This conference can't be held only once a year." The Emperor thought of smoking a cigar, but then put it away. "How about we use Lungmen as the center, and each of us can send some people to be stationed here permanently to handle diplomatic matters?"

This is a very good suggestion. After thinking about it, everyone had no reason to refuse. Lungmen itself is a very special city, but everyone wants to build this conference center in their own city. If communication technology matures, Terra will be connected as one. Not to mention the economic benefits that the Terra Federation and the conference center will bring, the city itself will also be given a special meaning, which can further reflect the status of the member states.

Of course, it would be petty to dwell on this at this point. Everyone's survival is another matter, and besides, the Great Yan has a fairly good reputation among various factions, so they agree with this decision.

"Then it's decided. Now let's..."

Wei Yenwu had intended to discuss how to create a sufficiently concealed path for Seaborn to reach Sami, but unexpectedly, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his brain. It was the Scarlet Sky Sword Qi, which he had cultivated for many years, warning him that it was fighting against something. At the same time, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable. He remembered Ursus's plan to destroy the Lungmen and start a war against the Great Yan, and he remembered his sworn brother being forced to die by his sword.

"!"

He slammed his hand on the table, gathering sword energy in his hand, and hurled it at Viviana in an instant, like an unstoppable steel arrow launched from a heavy crossbow.

Without hesitation, Dario pulled out his hand, took out a gun from under the table, and fired five shots at Viviana.

The sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard. Viviana blocked the attack with her left arm. The sword energy, powerful enough to tear through steel plates, and the Etched Bullet, capable of piercing through the hard shell of the Seaborn, only left a few shallow white marks on her arm after tearing her sleeve.

"Tsk, I was careless."

Viviana stood up and stepped back, avoiding Talulah's flames, though the hem of her clothes was burned off.

"You're not Viviana. Tell me, who sent you?" Wei Yenwu's expression was very serious. From the moment Viviana stood up, Ofina, Viet, Belone, and others who didn't know Originium magic collapsed onto the table.

"Mental Originium Arts, huh, no wonder they have to be so sneaky."

With a mind teeming with Koschei, a master of mental magic, Talulah could immediately tell what had happened to Viet. However, what was somewhat surprising was that Grand Duke Leopold of Leithanien was completely unharmed. In the history Talulah had learned, the latter seemed to be unparalleled in strategic and tactical matters.

"Looks like this meeting won't be going to happen." Sand Bone stood up with a sinister smile. "How are we going to settle this?"

"No, the meeting was certainly concluded, and nothing will happen today..." Dario adjusted his hat and drew his sword. "The person we were meeting with was the representative from Kazimierz, and this man just happened to be impersonating her."

The meaning of this statement is quite clear: the person attending the meeting is Viviana, so what does she have to do with the person in front of us? The overall situation of the Terra Alliance is already set, and nothing can shake it; this is just a minor accident.

"Mr. K, this is our second meeting, isn't it?" Kristen stared at Viviana. "You've actually disguised yourself like this."

"... Heh, I almost forgot you have connections with Mizuki. No wonder the mental suggestion didn't work just now."

The situation seems somewhat unfavorable for Viviana. Without Kal'tsit's support, her stability has decreased. Although the lack of a backup plan allows her to unleash her power without restraint, those still standing in front of her are no pushovers.

She was unsure of the strength of Wei Yenwu, Talulah, the Emperor, and a Grand Inquisitor; she was also unsure of the strength of Sand Bone and Jitia, but they should be formidable.

"Are you planning to use mind control to subtly influence this meeting?"

Talulah drew her greatsword. Mr. K's thoughts were not hard to guess. The impact of this meeting on Terra was unprecedented, but because it was so secretive, no one would be suspicious if any problems arose.

Now everyone understood why they had felt some negative emotions earlier. Wei Yenwu was even more furious, as the death of his sworn brother had always been a knot in his heart that he couldn't get over.

"It was my mistake. I never expected Mr. Wei to be able to detect it... No, I see, you increased their level of sensitivity?"

Seemingly realizing something, Mr. K looked at Dario. Iberia Originium Arts included this kind of ability; otherwise, such a slight movement, even less than a mosquito bite, could not have been detected.

"Don't underestimate the Iberia judges." Dario gripped his sword tightly. "You have nowhere to run. I advise you to behave yourself."

"Excuse my frankness, but relying solely on your efforts to keep me here is still a bit insufficient."

Viviana's figure suddenly became illusory, like an old videotape pausing and flickering several times. Even though she didn't blink, in the eyes of Talulah and the others, Viviana transformed into Skadi in the next moment.

"When it comes to combat, the Abyssal Hunters is more suitable."

His tone was filled with lament and sorrow. Although Skadi was not carrying any weapons, her body itself was the most powerful. Through mimicry and the deception and immersion of the real world in the Warp, Mr. K had actually gained Skadi's power.

"But I'm curious, because in my memory Grand Duke Leopold doesn't know Originium Arts. Are you also pretending?"

"How could that be?" Leopold slowly rose from his chair. "I am indeed the person who appears in the textbooks of all the military academies on Terra: Death."

It is said that language has power, and this statement certainly has its merits from a philosophical perspective. However, in the history of Leithanien, there was indeed a man whose casual remarks were curses that destroyed others.