The Gift
"Dear... AKI."
A Aoke in a white lab coat asked in as calm a tone as possible, "If you want to rule the entire Ao Council, you must control the central processing system of the String of Jumping. However, as far as I know, the Core Aoke, out of caution, has already set up multiple layers of verification. If it is not operated by him personally, it is probably impossible to fully control the String of Jumping."
The Aoke in the white coat smiled. "You know, the String of Jumping' is crucial for us."
AKI looked on calmly again, raised her hand, and another black spike flashed, piercing straight through the head of the man in the white coat.
The man in the white coat had bulging eyes.
He couldn't understand. He had clearly expressed his willingness to submit, and from a strategist's perspective, he had been reminding him of crucial matters. Why... why did he still kill him?
But then AKI's calm voice came again, "I do not accept any questions."
A gentle breeze stirred up dust at the scene.
It also brought a strong, pungent smell of blood from the east.
All the surviving Aoke bowed their heads in unison!
"Dear new generation Core Aoke."
"Dear Lord AKI."
What are your orders?
The more than 8,000 Aoke at the scene, suppressing their inner fear, asked in unison with trembling voices.
"Oh..."
"Hehe..."
AKI's somber mood turned into wild laughter!
"I previously reviewed the mission logs of the Ao Council."
"You failed to kill a single member of the Qin Yiguan!"
AKI's maniacal laughter turned into a furious roar, "Why did you lie to me? Why did you lie to me?!"
The remaining Aoke trembled.
This is not because they are being passive, but rather at the behest of the previous generation of Core Aoke!
Moreover, everyone knows the precedent of Sniper Aoke, so Qin Yiguan is not easy to kill!
Suddenly, AKI raised his hand and pointed to a very thin but most sinister-looking Aoke in the crowd.
The thin Aoke trembled, thinking that death was imminent.
But then he slowly asked, "You! What is your universe number?"
The thin Aoke stiffened. "Respected Lord AKI, I come from the Multiverse No. 1020!"
AKI raised his hand, and a stream of black asphalt surged forth, enveloping the thin, ugly Aoke. The Aoke initially let out a terrified scream, but the next moment he realized something was wrong and suddenly fell silent.
"Your body is enveloped by my ' Aoke Universe,' which means you are always standing in the Aoke Universe, and your settings will be altered by me."
"I have given you power."
AKI's eyes flashed. "I've also granted you the ability to control ' Black Matter '."
The thin, unruly Aoke stood unharmed on the ground, the black asphalt evenly covering his body, giving him a new skin tone, as if he were covered with a layer of Black Skin.
"Strength?"
Black-Skinned Aoke clenched his fist, his bones cracking, and for a moment he had the illusion that he could shatter stars with his bare hands.
"Black Matter?"
Black-Skinned Aoke raised his hand in astonishment, and a small clump of asphalt appeared in his palm, instantly transforming into a spiked ball and then into a small shield.
I don't care whether Qin Yiguan's original body is dead or not.
In my eyes, all Qin Yiguan counterparts in the entire Metaverse are Qin Yiguan!
"I will kill every single one of them!"
"The current Qin Yiguan is absolutely no match for me!"
AKI stared at the Black-Skinned Aoke, "Within two hours, I want to see Qin Yiguan from your universe, but I don't want to see his body, I only want to see his head. I need you to give me a resounding success!"
In that instant.
A bloodthirsty glint flashed in the Black-Skinned Aoke's eyes. "Sir, thank you for your generosity. I only need one hour!"
The remaining Aoke were filled with mixed emotions.
That guy was really lucky!
AKI granted it power!
That kind of powerful, irresistible ability!
Although we don't know what the ' Black Matter ' AIK mentioned is, as long as that substance exists, killing Qin Yiguan would probably be a piece of cake!
at this time.
The black vortex behind AKI was spinning violently.
His body was also lifted into the air by the black asphalt. "As for you, the remaining elites of the Ao Council, I want you to collect Source Matter, a large amount of Source Matter. I need an endless supply of Source Matter!"
"If you offer me enough Source Matter, I can also grant you abilities!"
"And once you gain those abilities, you only need to do one thing for me for now."
"That means killing Qin Yiguan within your entire universe!"
now.
More than 8,000 Aoke looked on with fervent eyes, "Lord AKI, this deal is perfectly reasonable!"
Multiverse No. 1020.
B5 Sector, 053 High School, Class 11, Grade 12.
Qin Yiguan quietly looked at ' Shangguan Xiaotao '.
The long-haired girl quietly watched Qin Yiguan, and she could clearly see some glistening liquid in the boy's eyes.
But the next moment...
Qin Yiguan suddenly stood up from his seat and walked towards the classroom door without any hesitation.
There is no need to continue the dialogue.
That girl was simply Xiaotao's counterpart.
Perhaps she never begged, never saw her childhood self, and perhaps her name wasn't even Shangguan Xiaotao.
Qin Yiguan's trip was solely to express the regret that had been suppressed in his heart for so long.
It feels better to talk about it.
I can't let go of it, nor am I open-minded or enlightened.
This is just a simple, one-sided attempt to comfort oneself.
After being entangled by the Falcon, the ' Pharaoh's Serpent ' transformed into a streak of black light and retracted into Qin Yiguan's wrist.
The Falcon, now free, plopped down on the podium.
Qin Yiguan opened the door, walked out of the classroom, and then closed the door behind him.
After pausing for a second, taking a deep breath, and looking at the corridor ahead, Qin Yiguan started walking.
In the classroom.
The long-haired girl snapped out of her daze, suddenly looked down, rummaged in her bag, and then, without a second thought, ran toward the classroom door!
"Shangguan Xiaotao!"
Where are you going!
But then Falcon rubbed his backside and shouted, "Qin Yiguan skipped class, are you going to skip class too?! Come back right now, or your father, a high-ranking official in the Metaverse Government, will come after me!"
The long-haired girl ignored her completely, opened the door, and disappeared down the corridor.
"Qin Yiguan!"
"Wait a minute!"
The boy in the black jacket was taken aback when he heard a voice behind him that sounded exactly like Shangguan Xiaotao's.
But then the girl in the blue dress, panting, handed over a white water glass.
Qin Yiguan was slightly taken aback.
The girl wiped her sweat and smiled, "When I gave you this gift before, you rejected it in public, which made me lose face. But now, you finally recognize me. Here... take it back."
Staring at the white water glass, Qin Yiguan's eyes widened slightly. "What do you mean... 'give it back'?"
"Ha."
"You little beggar, when I was begging back then, you didn't have any money to give me, so you would always give me some 'borrowed' metal, like cables and screws."
The girl held up her water glass. "Remember? This is one of them too."
Qin Yiguan's thoughts were in turmoil.
Childhood memories come rushing in like a train.
This white thermos was salvaged from a garbage dump.
There is a serious dent in the lower right corner of it, making it somewhat embarrassing to use in public.
but.
The cup's outer shell and inner liner are both metal, so it should be worth a little money.
That day, Boss Meng and Qin Yiguan didn't get anything.
After encountering the 'beggar girl,' Qin Yiguan gave her this thermos cup.
In this universe.
Shangguan Xiaotao always carried the same thermos cup, and on the day she was murdered, the thermos cup was next to her body.
Qin Yiguan tilted his head slightly.
However, the dent on the lower right corner of the thermos in the girl's hand was still there, but she had covered it with paint and drawn a heart and a little rabbit on it.
In an instant.
Qin Yiguan also recalled the scene in this universe when Shangguan Xiaotao handed him the thermos cup as a gift in front of everyone.
Did the 'me' in this universe also refuse this gift?
A thunderous roar filled my mind.
Qin Yiguan finally understood what the girl meant by "returning it to you".
The boy suddenly smiled.
It turns out she was also Shangguan Xiaotao, and their experiences were exactly the same.
That means...
In her world, 'I' truly recognized her.
Although the logic was bizarre and outlandish, Qin Yiguan felt inexplicably gratified.
The girl said, "My repair skills are limited. The inner lining of this cup is still making a rattling sound. I hope you don't mind. Um... thank you for your gift."
The girl handed over the water glass with a bright smile.
Qin Yiguan took the cup, held it in his hand, and smiled, "You know I usually like to act cool, so when you see me tomorrow, I'll probably act like nothing happened."
"Clear."
The girl, hands behind her back, laughed even more heartily, "You're such a cool and mysterious dark-type handsome guy, everyone says I have a crush on you!"
The boy smiled too.
He laughed in a very unkind way.
He bid farewell to Shangguan Xiaotao in this universe.
As Qin Yiguan walked through the campus, he felt the sunlight seemed even brighter.
Gently shake the thermos in your hand.
"Strangeness."
"The outer shell is clearly not damaged, so why is there a rattling sound coming from the bottom of the inner liner?"
Qin Yiguan examined the dent in the lower right corner of the cup and also noticed the cute little white rabbit.
It was at this moment that Qin Yiguan sensed something strange and his gaze shifted slightly.
But then they saw a boy wearing a rabbit mask standing in the distance.
A direct comparison of the images reveals that his mask bears a striking resemblance to the small white rabbit at the bottom of the cup.
"Biesan!"
The Underworld's voice drifted from afar, "I searched the west side, but found nothing unusual! What exactly is this Anti-Source Matter?!"
This interruption by the Underworld drew Qin Yiguan's attention.
Looking into the distance again, the rabbit mask had disappeared.