Spirit of Remembrance

Biodata

Appearance

• A floating, translucent red energy sphere approximately the size of a basketball, with a smooth surface and a soft glow 16.
• Two large, obsidian-like dots resemble eyes; a curved line beneath them forms a mouth, giving it a chibi appearance 16.
• Its glow changes with its reactions: brightening at Castorice’s praise and dimming during embarrassment, hunger, or disappointment 16 19 22.
• It speaks in a young, slightly babyish voice despite sometimes adopting an air of seniority 16.
• After benefiting from Luo Li’s absorption of Mammon’s source, its form becomes considerably more solid, with a faint golden sheen associated with wealth and greed flowing within its red energy body 103.

Personality

Xiao Hong is proud of its identity, introducing itself as a “noble and mysterious Spirit of Remembrance” when Luo Li questions its appearance. Its confidence quickly gives way to embarrassment when pressed about its abilities. Sensitive to rejection, it promises to grow stronger after noticing his disappointment, then immediately brightens when Castorice calls it cute 16.

Hunger makes it persistent and theatrical. It begs for blood, claims it might dissipate without substantial nourishment, and resorts to calling Luo Li a coward and a useless shut-in when pleading fails 19. It also enjoys teasing him, laughing at his failed attempt to manipulate a stray cat’s memories 21.

Despite this friction, Xiao Hong tries to help Luo Li deepen his relationship with Castorice. Drawing on absorbed romantic memories, it encourages him to reveal that his power awakened because of her, though Luo Li rejects its advice as poorly timed 22.

Its acquisition of rudimentary greed authority brings an excited fascination with “shiny memories” and the desire to gather desirable things. It finds these new impulses enjoyable and eagerly demonstrates its new combat ability when Luo Li asks 103.

Xiao Hong also shows enduring loyalty and concern. When Luo Li appears to have gone mad after saving the world, it remains beside him, interpreting his condition as overwhelming sadness rather than madness and anxiously wondering how to help him 126.

Abilities & Skills

Memory Storage and Organization

Xiao Hong describes memory management as one of its primary functions 16.

• Can store and organize memory fragments for Luo Li 16.
• Claims it can read deeper memories contained in blood 16.
• Absorbs varied memory fragments, including romantic material that it uses as the basis for relationship advice 22.
• Through continued consumption of vampire memory fragments, develops extensive knowledge of frontline vampires’ habits and weaknesses, as well as secret rumors circulating among them. This information greatly improves its squad’s mission efficiency and safety 73.

Energy Absorption and Feeding

Xiao Hong can sustain itself through ambient memories, but seeks richer sources of Remembrance Energy 19.

• Ambient sustenance: Absorbs faint emotional energy and dispersed memory fragments to maintain its basic existence; the process is highly inefficient 19.
• Initial blood-feeding limits: At its summoning, it can take only tiny amounts of ordinary human blood, and only from someone willing or unable to resist 16.
• Vampire blood: Theoretically usable, but its initially unstable form and insufficient energy leave it unable to defeat vampires itself 16.
• Corpse absorption: Later absorbs chaotic memories and life essence from a slain monster, which provides an exceptionally rich energy source 30.
• Continued vampire-memory consumption: Regularly devours vampire memory fragments during its later service with Luo Li’s squad, turning its feeding into a source of actionable intelligence 73.

Mental Communication

• Speaks directly into Luo Li’s mind and continues conversing with him while inside his mental space 16 19 22.
• Conveys emotions through mental fluctuations, including delight, encouragement, and nervousness 16 22.
• Its exchanges are not entirely discreet: Castorice notices strong emotional fluctuations during its argument with Luo Li and later senses its active mental residue 19 22.

Summoned Existence

• Materialized through Luo Li’s Remembrance Summoning, using a memory-laden mug as the medium 16.
• Floats and bobs in the air; Luo Li can recall it into his mental space, where it can sleep for several days 16 17 19.
• Claims its spherical form manifested in response to Luo Li’s innermost desires 16.
• Shares a close connection with Luo Li, described as sharing his heart and body; this allows it to gain enormous benefits when he absorbs Mammon’s source 103.
• Can emerge from the void beside Luo Li when called 103.
• Is undetectable by ordinary means, allowing it to remain beside Luo Li without being noticed by those around him 126.

Greed Authority

After Luo Li absorbs Mammon’s source, Xiao Hong gains an initial grasp of a few crude applications of the authority of greed 103.

• Treasure manipulation: Can lift and control nearby gems and gold coins through an invisible force 103.
• Wealth Impact: Launches the controlled treasures as multicolored projectiles. Its demonstrated attack blasts a large crater into a gem-encrusted wall and is powerful enough to threaten vampires around A-rank 103.

Power Progression

History

First Summoning

Immediately after awakening the Remembrance Path, Luo Li tested his summoning ability with a chipped mug he had used for years of late-night streaming and coffee drinking. Xiao Hong appeared above it and addressed him as its new master. Its cute appearance and limited combat usefulness disappointed Luo Li, who had imagined a powerful summon like Pollux. Castorice instead found it adorable, winning its immediate affection 16.

Luo Li subsequently recalled the hungry spirit into his mental space, hoping that raising it would eventually make it stronger 17.

Search for Nourishment

After sleeping in Luo Li’s mental space for several days, the spirit—now named Xiao Hong—complained that its energy was nearly depleted. Luo Li refused to provide his own blood or let it feed on living people. Xiao Hong proposed hunting vampires instead, prompting a dispute over the danger. Castorice’s offer to accompany them persuaded Luo Li to investigate an area associated with weak vampires 19.

After their outing, Luo Li warned Xiao Hong not to seek food in that location again because of official surveillance and an extermination team. Xiao Hong reluctantly agreed 22.

Guild-Related Feeding

Xiao Hong’s food and growth needs later influenced Luo Li’s plans for guild work. He considered presenting his Remembrance abilities as a support power for analyzing vampire remains, which could give him legitimate access to research materials while concealing his Path 28.

During a subsequent guild mission, Luo Li permitted Xiao Hong to feed on a slain monster while he examined the site’s memory traces. It eagerly absorbed the corpse’s memories and life essence 30.

Frontline Intelligence Work

Through continued consumption of vampire memory fragments, Xiao Hong became the squad’s “intelligence officer” and “snack exterminator.” Its accumulated understanding of various frontline vampires included their habits, weaknesses, and internal rumors, making it a valuable contributor to safer and more efficient missions 73.

Acquisition of Greed Authority

When Luo Li absorbed Mammon’s source, Xiao Hong benefited through its connection with him. Its energy body became more solid and acquired a faint golden sheen, while it gained a rudimentary understanding of greed authority 103.

After Luo Li called it out, Xiao Hong excitedly described the pleasure of the new memories and its urge to gather desirable things. At his instruction to test the power in combat, it levitated foreign-style gems and gold coins that he had rejected and launched them at a distant wall with Wealth Impact. The resulting crater demonstrated a new offensive capability sufficient to threaten vampires around A-rank 103.

Vigil Beside Luo Li

After Luo Li saved the world, others believed that he had been driven mad and left him isolated in a valley. Xiao Hong remained beside him, unseen by ordinary means, circling him and making sorrowful chirping sounds. It insisted that he was simply far too sad and worried about who could help him 126.

Relationships

• Luo Li — Summoner and master, who names it Xiao Hong. Their relationship mixes dependence with bickering: he controls its feeding opportunities, while it begs, mocks him, and offers unsolicited romantic advice 16 19 21 22. Their close connection also lets it benefit from his absorption of Mammon’s source 103. It remains loyally beside him during his apparent mental collapse, expressing grief and a desire to find help for him 126.
• Castorice — Calls it cute and receives the delighted address “pretty big sister.” Her willingness to accompany Luo Li helps make its proposed search for vampire nourishment possible 16 19.
• Luo Li’s squad — Serves as its intelligence officer, using absorbed vampire memories to provide information that improves the group’s efficiency and safety 73.

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