Chapter 310
"So, Cecilia can be considered alive?"
"Well, like I said before, from some perspectives, Mom is indeed alive. She can now call Mr. Siegfried every day using a communicator. Once Sister Tesla attaches the virtual projection and levitation device to the Black Abyss White Flower, even if Mr. Siegfried takes Mom out on a date someday, there won't be any problems... Oh, not that there won't be. After all, even if Mom's image is created using a virtual projection, Mom currently only exists inside the Black Abyss White Flower. To put it simply, the Black Abyss White Flower can be considered Mom's current true form. If Mr. Siegfried wants to do something bad, he can probably only choose to use his 'sex gun' or try to outlast the Black Abyss White Flower."
Freya chuckled mischievously.
Upon hearing Freya's risqué joke, Shigure Kira blushed deeply.
In fact, after Otto disappeared, Freya took over his 'legacy' in its entirety. However, among the 'legacy' discovered by the Alliance, there was also a large part of research on resurrection.
With the Alliance's existing technology, a portion of the soul essence can be extracted from the relics, and then Cecilia's remaining consciousness in the Black Abyss White Flower can be transferred to create an artificial human that is closest to Cecilia.
Yes, with this resurrection technology, Cecilia can be resurrected with 100% certainty.
However, it can revive an artificial life form that is nearly 90% as original and possesses a portion of the original soul.
Although there are still many differences from true resurrection technology, the three essential elements that constitute a person are the body, the soul, and the memories. Freya's resurrection technology can create a person who is almost as close to the original as possible.
It wouldn't be surprising if it were a resurrection.
Even if a soul is incomplete, it is still the original soul.
Even if the memories are incomplete and the body is cloned, it is still connected to the original.
Otto researched many resurrection techniques, and this resurrection came closest to success.
Freya, who obtained this technology from Otto, had considered using the preserved Cecilia to revive the original, but ultimately chose to give up due to Cecilia's insistence.
Even so, Freya Tesla to make some small props for her mother so that she could experience a normal life.
After installing several external devices on the Tesla, Cecilia, who remained inside the Black Abyss White Flower, was able to have long phone conversations with her beloved every day. Given another ten days or so, just as Freya had previously advocated, once the virtual projection could project Cecilia's true form inside the Black Abyss White Flower, even going on a date with Siegfried would no longer be a problem...
Freya sighed unconsciously.
Although he obtained the resurrection technology, he had no choice but to seal it away in order to avoid causing any new accidents.
As for her earlier joke, even if the virtual projection and levitation device are set up so that Cecilia can manipulate the Black Abyss White Flower to move, she will still need to make other preparations if she wants to go on a date with Siegfried.
After all, the Alliance already has virtual projection and levitation devices. The real difficulty is not the technology, but how these two technologies can react to the consciousness inside the Black Abyss White Flower.
For example, if Cecilia inside the Black Abyss White Flower wants to laugh, can the virtual projection make a smiling expression? Or, if Cecilia inside the Black Abyss White Flower wants to move, the levitation device can make the Black Abyss White Flower float around, but the virtual projection only moves horizontally. Even if it makes a forward walking motion, it gives people the feeling of walking in the moonwalk.
Fortunately, Tesla has equipped the Black Abyss White Flower with a device to receive external information, allowing Cecilia inside the Black Abyss White Flower to observe the outside world without consuming herself, and to conduct remote video communication with Siegfried using a communicator.
With such prior experience, it's only a matter of time before Tesla applies virtual projection and levitation devices to the Black Abyss White Flower.
Freya and Shigure Kira enjoyed Black Forest cake and mixed coffee at the coffee shop while casually chatting about topics.
Upon learning of Cecilia's current predicament, Shigure Kira did not immediately recover her spirits; instead, her will seemed to become even more despondent.
In layman's terms, it means losing the will to fight.
Of course, this loss of fighting spirit is different from that loss of fighting spirit, and there is no clothing tearing effect.
"So, Lord Freya's purpose this time is to investigate the 'Aether Anchor'?"
"That's right, I am indeed here to investigate the Aether Anchor."
Freya made no attempt to conceal the purpose of her trip.
Using the excuse of searching for Shigure Kira would be even more unrealistic and would only lower the other person's impression of you.
Twelve years have passed since the Second Eruption War in 2000, and twelve years have also passed Shigure Kira was stranded in this World Bubble.
A chance encounter with the 'Love Gem' allowed her to rekindle her dream of becoming an idol, transforming her into Qiluo Star, a household name in the Inca Republic.
Although Shigure Kira relied on the power of the Love Gem to overcome her tone-deafness, without solid effort, even with a good voice, Shigure Kira could not have become a beloved idol.
In order to make good use of local culture and understand the thoughts of ordinary people, the production company that cultivates idols even arranged a tour guide job for Shigure Kira.
"Aether Anchor ... To be honest, I don't know much about Aether Anchor. Since Freya mentioned Aether Anchor, we have to mention the 'Star Speaker'."
"The Star Speaker, is that the one you mentioned before?"
Freya asked the coffee shop owner for a refill while voicing her questions.
Shigure Kira nodded gently.
"Yes, the Aether Anchor will read information about the main world's characters from the Sea of Quantum and reproduce it. In this way, one can obtain the same ability to fight Honkai as the Valkyrie of the main world. In this world, those who have the Honkai Energy are called 'Star Speaker'."
"The Inca Republic seems to have control of the Aether Anchor, and it seems that they can use the Aether Anchor to locate the Star Speaker."
Shigure Kira had also received a refill, sipped her drink and answered Freya's question.
She has lived in this world for twelve years, and she is not oblivious to what is happening around her. In fact, she is fighting for this world in her own way.
The world is already facing danger and is on the verge of destruction at any moment.
When Freya claimed to be the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal, she also considered asking Freya for help.
However, Shigure Kira suddenly realized that Freya's appearance was that of a fourteen-year-old girl, and immediately gave up on putting the burden of saving the world on her.
Especially since the other party was the second daughter of his most respected Cecilia.
Shigure Kira did not intend to reveal the crisis facing the world, but she was unaware that Freya had already learned about the current situation of the world through some scattered information.
"Long ago, people seemed to be able to use Aether Anchor to 'guide' the Star Speaker, designating their 'reincarnation' locations in this country, and also recruiting a powerful force for this country. Miss Darwin, the Minister of Defense, seems to be the last such Star Speaker."
"According to the intelligence I have gathered, since an accident 27 years ago, the Republic has been unable to 'lure' Star Speaker to its territory, which has also thwarted the Republic's efforts to gather Star Speaker."
Shigure Kira explained.
"Hehe~"
Freya hadn't expected the Aether Anchor to have such properties.
Freya seemed to realize that Otto had mentioned the Aether Anchor several times in his research because she was able to read information about the main world characters from the Sea of Quantum.
In the Sea of Quantum, everything is merely a projection, and in addition, there are countless World Bubble.
However, most World Bubble do not actually have a complete structure; they are just many fragmented spaces that are barely pieced together. The Aether Anchor is what binds together these fragmented spaces and forms a whole.
Just like the World Bubble where Freya and her exploration team lived.
Because of the presence of Aether Anchor within it, this world, which should have been assimilated by the Sea of Quantum and should have become merely a projection, is now like an island in turbulent waves, remaining motionless despite the onslaught of the raging storm.
In a world with a fixed Aether Anchor, because it is a combination of many fragmented spaces, it is easy to encounter people and events from different eras when traveling in this world.
Once Freya understood this, she had reason to suspect that Otto had deliberately lured her to the Sea of Quantum.
Otto would surely try every means to obtain information about the Aether Anchor from her after he left the Sea of Quantum.
Ultimately, the androids created by Otto using his resurrection technology are infinitely close to the originals.
Yes, in Freya's eyes, that kind of android was indeed infinitely close to the original.
It can be very close to the original, but that also means it is ultimately not the original.
The soul fragments collected from the relics are destined to be incomplete, and Kallen, after being resurrected, is destined to need other fillings because her soul itself is incomplete.
Even though Otto implanted all of Kallen's memories into her, and the body used for Kallen's resurrection was a carefully cloned product, the resurrected Kallen still differed from the original.
Otto may not have been able to tolerate this, which is why he set his sights on the Aether Anchor.
Since Shigure Kira said that the Aether Anchor can read information about the main world's characters from the Sea of Quantum and reproduce it, Otto has reason to intend to use the Aether Anchor to copy and reproduce the still-living Kallen.
It can only be said that Otto went to great lengths to revive the real Kallen.
And no one can match this level of dedication.
"Star Speaker were originally a patent of the Republic. After this accident 27 years ago, the Republic gradually lost ground in its battles against the enemy..."
Shigure Kira had concealed her identity; she was not Star Speaker, but Shigure Kira, who truly belonged to the Snow Wolf Squad.
In this world, people like her are also called 'wanderers'.
"Of course, I am not Star Speaker, but a Wanderer. In this world, the word Wanderer usually refers to those unlucky guys who accidentally crossed the boundary of the World Bubble and fell here."
"Star Speaker replicated from Aether Anchor are born with strong resistance to Honkai Energy, while ordinary wanderers obviously do not have such talent. Moreover, the number of wanderers has been increasing over the past twenty years, which has made it more difficult for the Republic to find Star Speaker."
Shigure Kira said this, she even puffed out her small chest slightly.
Although she hasn't been Valkyrie for many years and has essentially abandoned martial arts for singing, Shigure Kira, who decided to use her voice to save the world, is herself A-rank Valkyrie member of the Snow Wolf Squad.
Although I've stepped down to the second line, I was originally an A-rank Valkyrie.
That alone made her incredibly proud.
Although now whenever she thinks of Cecilia, a deep sadness appears on Shigure Kira's face.
But she also knew the unfavorable situation she was facing.
Of course, Shigure Kira didn't know that in the current Alliance, the A-rank Valkyrie who were popular before the Second Eruption War were now so numerous that they were everywhere.
On the contrary, due to Freya's deliberate suppression of production, the number of Type- Type-B Stigmata remains very limited, and the number of Valkyrie who have received titles from Freya is even smaller.
Shigure Kira is still proud of the fact that she was originally an A-rank Valkyrie, but she will probably soon realize just how powerful Freya can be.
Freya, however, felt that her guess was quite reliable.
Once he finishes investigating the Aether Anchor, Otto will indeed try to snipe him.
Freya shook her head, clearing away her doubts, and then turned her gaze to Shigure Kira.
"Speaking of which, you mentioned before that your boss assigned you to be a tour guide, supposedly to familiarize yourself with the thoughts of ordinary people and how to make good use of puppets. Tell me about this country, I don't know its history yet."
Of course, Freya made that up.
Freya knew that this country was formerly known as Tawantinsuyu, meaning 'the four parts of the world', with the old capital Cusco at its center.
Based on this, the southern region is called "Collasuyu", the northern region is called "Chinchaysuyu", the western region is called "Contisuyu", and the eastern region is called "Antisuyu".
The Andes Mountains, which run longitudinally through the continent, are named after this.
The country's current name is "Inka," not the kind of card game where you can print cards to save the world. Originally, the country was known by the unique title of "Royal Family," but now it represents the glory of all humanity, akin to that of a king.
The people of this country have never admired force; they prefer to flaunt their wonderful lives and attract outsiders to join them—including, of course, the so-called Star Speaker.
Shigure Kira could even begin to explain, Freya had already gotten the answer from her servant, whom she was controlling.
She actually knew far more about the Inca Republic than Shigure Kira, the wanderer, guide, and idol.
353. Bring her back as a local specialty; Mom will probably be very happy.
If the power of the Herrscher of Consciousness is not manipulated properly, it can lead to extremely terrible consequences.
For example, a prince who possessed the ability to command absolute obedience lost control of this powerful ability, leading to the tragic death of his beloved sister.
Of course, every force has its opposite side.
Even the ability to manipulate wind is just that in most people's hands. But if such an ability falls into the hands of certain people, it will become a level 6 updraft, which is used to blow up girls' skirts.
Freya did not abandon the Herrscher of Herrscher of Consciousness because her power might have serious consequences.
To throw the baby out with the bathwater is a waste of resources and utterly meaningless.
That being said, not many people manipulated by Freya know this. After all, most people's understanding of the national situation is only enough to increase their talking points, or to put it more bluntly, to brag.
It gives you a sense of awesomeness, like you're in charge of everything.
Shigure Kira introduced the Star Speaker to Freya and revealed all the information she knew about the Aether Anchor.
However, Shigure Kira didn't know much more than Freya.
Freya rolled her eyes discreetly.
I don't find this strange at all.
After all, Shigure Kira was brought to this world, her primary goal was to survive. Later, after accidentally picking up Love Gem and becoming an idol, her primary goal became her idol career.
From the very beginning, she had already given up her Valkyrie.
In the Second Eruption War, the Snow Wolf Squad was completely wiped out. Even though Shigure Kira was unaware of Cecilia's situation, her last meeting with Cecilia was when Cecilia was kidnapped by the Second Herrscher.
Then, in the battle with the Judgment-class Honkai Beast that was associated with the Second Herrscher, both sides were severely injured.
Although the world faced the same crisis, Shigure Kira tried to save it in her own way, but she ultimately did not take up arms again to fight as a Valkyrie.
Even without using the power of the Herrscher of Consciousness, Freya was able to analyze Shigure Kira's current state of mind to some extent.
Especially after Cecilia, the strongest Valkyrie, ultimately perished alongside the Herrscher, Shigure Kira fell into complete confusion.
She couldn't understand how humanity in the main world could defeat Honkai if even someone as powerful as Cecilia couldn't defeat Herrscher and could only perish together with them.
Negative thoughts filled Shigure Kira's heart.