"Although we don't know their specific research results, based on our understanding of Full Bloom, there are two main methods for Full Bloom."
"One type is when the magical girl's own power reaches its peak, or, as you Shion it, perfection!"
"It's the peak of the Great Perfection realm," Shion casually pointed out, "The difference between that and the Great Perfection realm is enormous; they shouldn't be confused."
Mujin paused for a moment. "Isn't it just two words different? Is there a difference?"
"One cannot speak of summer grass to a winter worm," Shion paused, pondering for a moment, "An ant cannot know the greatness of the Great Way."
"It may seem like only two words are different, but the difference is enough to add another forty to forty realms."
"Really, can you really stuff this much in?" Mujin was dumbfounded.
"You're an ancient magical girl, it's okay if you're out of touch with the times, I'll teach you." Shion glanced at her, her gaze as if she were looking at an unintelligent paramecium, and then began to mutter incantations:
" Full Blossom Minor Perfection, Full Blossom Minor Perfection First Turn, Full Blossom Minor Perfection Second Turn, Third Turn, Fourth Turn, Fifth Turn, Sixth Turn, Seventh Turn, Eighth Turn, Ninth Turn, Initial Peak Full Blossom, Intermediate Peak Full Blossom, Advanced Peak Full Blossom, Peak Full Blossom Limit, Peak Full Blossom Invincible, Peak Full Blossom Limit Invincible First Turn, Second Turn..."
A series of Daoist chants emanated from the petite girl's mouth, making Mujin dizzy and lightheaded, as if she were trapped in a quagmire and unable to breathe. She quickly shouted, "I know, I know! Stop chanting! Stop chanting! It's the peak of Great Perfection! It's the peak of Great Perfection!"
Seeing the satisfied look on Shion, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued:
"In short, after reaching the pinnacle of perfection, magical girls gain the ability to independently break through to the Full Bloom potential."
As she spoke, Mujin proudly pointed to herself, "That's how it is. Back then, I reached the Great Perfection stage in the Full Blossom, and then the Land of Mirrors was just too powerful, so I took the initiative to Full Bloom and successfully conquered the Land of Mirrors."
"Judging from the current situation, we've only achieved half the goal."
Mujin choked for a moment, then continued sullenly, "Anyway, people with good foundations like us will live longer after reaching the Full Bloom, and we can also leave behind Mental Image Remnants to preserve our consciousness."
"What about the other one?"
"The other type requires the help of the Incubators. Even if one hasn't reached the pinnacle of perfection, with the assistance of the Incubators, one can successfully achieve Full Bloom. However, this kind of Full Bloom can easily lead to a quick loss of life."
Mujin added, "The biggest difference between the two is that the former requires a mental Mental Image Domain Mental Image Domain, while the latter does not; it's more of an emergency measure."
"You said my seed is a product of my Personal Reality, does that mean I Mental Image Domain?"
"No, Personal Reality is Personal Reality. Even without the Mental Image Domain, everyone has their own Personal Reality. It's just that the Mental Image Domain is needed for Personal Reality to function." Mujin pondered while organizing the data of the Mirror Kingdom System. "Hmm, you are the first person I've seen who can interfere with the world using their Personal Reality without needing the Mental Image Domain."
"Then how do I obtain the Mental Image Domain?"
"You can only obtain the Mental Image Domain by going to the headquarters and passing the assessment in their independent space. There's no other way to obtain the Mental Image Domain except through the headquarters."
After finishing speaking, Mujin showed the collected information to Shion.
"This is all the research data from the Land of Mirrors."
After saying that, he handed the system over to Shion.
Shion stared at it for a long time.
I don't understand it, I don't understand any of it.
She didn't even know what the script of the Land of Mirrors was; it was all gibberish. The Land of Mirrors even used a different code. The whole system was filled with an aura of utter incomprehensibility.
Although she had already discovered this from the Land of Mirrors's legacy system on the other side of the Splash.
But at least the developers at Splash have done a Chinese localization. As Alice of the Land of Mirrors is a new era game, the system has also undergone a lot of simplification, making it usable even for someone like Shion who isn't very good with computers.
The massive backup system for the Land of Mirrors before us appears to be an old-fashioned machine.
As we all know, the more modern a tool is, the simpler and easier it is to use; the older it is, the more complex and cumbersome it becomes.
It took her a long time to realize that just searching for relevant content was divided into seventeen steps.
So she used her superhuman intelligence, " Mujin, I don't understand."
"I don't know them either."
Superintelligence encountered its first setback.
As Mujin spoke, she looked around the huge machine.
"However, I know of something here that can copy the data. Changgeng told me about it before, 'Wait a minute...'"
Shion nodded, not in a hurry. She was willing to be patient and let Mujin bring her here in case there were things from the Land of Mirrors that she couldn't handle.
After all, Mujin had been sealed away by the Land of Mirrors for a long time and knew the people of the Land of Mirrors, so it was naturally better than her being completely clueless.
No matter how strong Shion is, she still can't understand the incomprehensible script of the Land of Mirrors, and she doesn't even know how to operate the system very well.
While waiting for Mujin to copy the data, Shion took the opportunity to check her surroundings.
The systems of the Land of Mirrors occupy almost half of this space, and these systems are undoubtedly consuming enormous amounts of energy.
As for the source of energy, it comes from the Mujin replicas in the glass jars standing on either side.
At first, Shion thought they were all unformed combatants.
After a thorough inspection, it was discovered that these Mujin were actually batteries.
As replicas of the Full Bloom magical girls, these clones of Mujin provide a significant amount of energy, maintaining the operation of the backup system here.
If I'm not mistaken, the energy source for the Land of Mirrors to create clones should come from the magic of the Mental Image Remnants, along with some Filthy Magic Power, which was also observed during the battle with Mujin.
However, Shion was unable to sense any magic from these Mujin clones.
Each Remnants is filled with a large amount of Remnants, which is then consumed after flowing into the backup system.
As the Remnants gradually disappeared, the cloned Mujin's body also gradually aged and broke apart.
Mujin noticed that she had been staring at an aged clone for a long time, and immediately exclaimed, "We won't get old!"
He's already dead, after all.
Shion ignored her, but looked at the young Mujin in another glass jar that was being used as a battery, and felt that something was different.
Just as she was about to investigate further, the little Mujin suddenly opened its eyes.
He looked at her with a cold gaze, a disdainful sneer on his face.
It was full of sarcasm and arrogance.
It was as if they had calculated that the other party would use the Land of Mirrors's backup system, so they dared not cut off the power and could not touch her.
Shion touched the glass, and the magic passed through the glass jar.
He slapped the little Mujin across the face twice.
Not only was the other person's face flushed red from the slap, but their previously cold and mocking gaze also cleared up.
It carried a hint of bewildered foolishness.
What are you laughing at? Did I give you permission to laugh?
Little Mujin, who originally intended to scare the other party, instinctively backed away after seeing Shion's indifferent gaze. However, with nowhere to hide inside the glass jar, she could only curl up into a ball, looking like she was about to cry.
Just as Shion was contemplating whether to simply kill her and give her a quick death...
Suddenly, Mujin cried out.
"Ah, I found it, I found it!"
Mujin over there finally found a device to store the data. Shion glanced back and saw something that looked like a USB flash drive, but was as big as a brick...
"In the Land of Mirrors, this is called Blue Tile. It can store a lot of data. That's how Changgeng stole data from the Land of Mirrors and showed it to us..."
After moving the blue tile to the front and plugging it into the system interface, Mujin directly stuffed a large number of files from the system into it. "Anyway, I don't know which ones are their research materials. I've packed them all for you. Once we're out, you can find someone knowledgeable to analyze them."
After clapping her hands, Mujin, who had finally accomplished her mission, was about to get up.
A dark figure suddenly appeared beside her, startling her.
Just as she was about to call out, Shion appeared in front of her, pulled her up, and shielded her behind her.
Hiding behind Shion, Mujin paused for a moment.
As a Full Bloom magical girl who's used to fighting alone, the feeling of being protected is still quite strange...
So she whispered to herself, "Oh dear, An Shiyu, I think I'm starting to fall for her too... what am I going to do..."
Then he laughed and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, they won't steal it from you..."
In her lifetime, she would never have dared to laugh and joke in the face of danger, but standing behind this purple figure...
I felt completely safe, so naturally I didn't care.
Upon closer inspection, the dark figure standing there startled Mujin.
" The Mirror King?"
Shion turned her head and glanced at her. "You know her?"
"Uh, the last enemy I killed was the one." Mujin looked left and right before realizing, "It's a projection?"
"That's right, it's a projection."
The Mirror King, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "The fact that you see this projection means that the real me is dead, Land of Mirrors's century-long plan has failed."
"That's not right, is it?" Mujin frowned. "Didn't you die a long time ago?"
"Every Mirror King has two lives." The Mirror King walked forward. "The fact that you can see me means I have died twice."
Mujin immediately tugged at Shion, "You ran into her on the way?"
"I didn't know, I didn't notice," Shion said indifferently. "I didn't find anything special."
The Mirror King waved his hand, and suddenly the entire Mirror Space of the backup system transformed into a magnificent palace.
"A long, long time ago..."
"Shut up."
Shion immediately interrupted her, "Nobody wants to hear your story."
The Mirror King was momentarily at a loss for words. "But you also want to know the secrets of the Land of Mirrors, don't you...?"
"Not interested."
Mujin whispered beside her, "What if it's related to Full Bloom?"
Shion tilted her head slightly. "That's worth listening to."
Mirror King immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "A very, very long time..."
"You're planning to start from the beginning of time? Cut it to under a hundred words."
Mujin chuckled dryly beside her, "Anyway, let's talk about things related to magical girls."
The Mirror King nodded before continuing, " The Land of Mirrors was once a prosperous and abundant world, just like yours. We mastered magic very early on, using it as an energy source to rapidly develop our nation and benefit the world. Among them, beings named Alice were born. Like your magical girls, they possessed Miracle Seed and could transform into magical constructs with immense power. However, unlike you, they didn't have the concept of ' Full Bloom '..."
Noticing that Shion's gaze was gradually becoming more agitated, Mirror King immediately increased his speed:
"Then one day, from an unknown period of time, magic could no longer be generated. No matter how hard the people of the Land of Mirrors tried, they could no longer produce magic. What's worse, not only was magic depleted, but other energy sources also became unusable. Suddenly, the kingdom was on the verge of destruction."
Mujin asked curiously, "Why?"
"I don't know. We tried everything, but we couldn't solve the energy problem. Then, by chance, we discovered your world."
Shion said expressionlessly, "Oh, what a coincidence."
"... Judging from past records, it is indeed a coincidence." Finding it unconvincing, the Mirror King quickly changed the subject, "Therefore, in order to continue its existence, the Land of Mirrors had no choice but to begin trying to make contact with this world..."
"Oh, I had no choice, oh, I tried to make contact."
Mirror King was speechless for a moment.
"... Uh, there's no need to be so aggressive." Mujin coughed. "I've heard about this from my friend. The Land of Mirrors has its own difficulties, and they're not all bad people."
"Oh, we have different perspectives."
"..."
Hearing that Mujin and Mirror King were silent, Shion glanced at them and said, "What's wrong? Continue."
"How can anyone say that?"
Mujin sighed, "Anyway, there are many people in the Land of Mirrors who aren't bad, like Changgeng..."
"Is this your reason for only sealing them away and not killing them all?"
Mujin cautiously looked up at Jiang Si. "Are you angry? I admit there might have been some oversights, but... but at that time, we had just entered the Full Bloom, we couldn't really kill them all, and our friend is still in the Land of Mirrors... I'm sorry for leaving you with such a troublesome mess, please don't be angry, okay?"
No one can blame you.
Shion shook her head and said, "How you deal with the Land of Mirrors is your prerogative, and it's a right you earned through your own strength."
"Haha, it wasn't that great, but I was definitely pretty amazing back then..."
"He's just a little stupid."
The previously smug Mujin immediately wilted. "Alright, alright, I guess I was stupid... Anyway, I still think it would be great if we could get the Land of Mirrors to obediently join us and live with everyone."
Finally, the Mirror King, who had been silent all along, spoke up, "We think so too."
"Actually, we initially tried peaceful contact, asking for a territory to develop independently, but we were refused..."
Mujin was taken aback. "Oh, is that so?"
Then the Mirror King waved his hand, and the projected image showed the conference room where the Land of Mirrors and the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau had spoken.
"The Disaster Countermeasures Bureau firmly rejected us, deeming us too risky. They stipulated that we could only enter this world one by one, and that no more than three people could be together at a time..."
The Mirror King said somewhat indignantly, "The Disaster Countermeasures Bureau has accepted people from another world and allowed the three of them to act together, so why can't our Land of Mirrors?"
"Other worlds?" Shion raised an eyebrow. "Tell me more."
"Well, we don't know which world it is either. Anyway, it was the Alice of the Land of Mirrors who discovered it. People from other worlds got here before us and reached a cooperation agreement with the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau. That's why our Land of Mirrors wanted to negotiate with the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau for a piece of land, but the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau refused because they thought the Land of Mirrors was dangerous..."
Mujin, standing nearby, remained silent after hearing Mirror King's words, her expression unchanged, only glancing at Shion.
The petite girl in purple had a serious expression, and seemed just as shocked by this history as she was.
What is Shion thinking about now?
Is this already the beginning of entering the Great Thousand World?
Shion frowned slightly. The Land of Mirrors already seemed to be an independent world, and now another independent world had appeared.
That doesn't make sense. According to the usual pattern, one should only realize that there are always mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people, with one world within another, when they reach the top.
Then the strongest in this world ascends to the next level to mine.
The Great Thousand World has come so quickly, I haven't even reached the Dou Di yet...
Is my promotion rate too slow?
If we start counting from when I first began cultivating—no, counting from when I started cultivating my body—I've already spent over a decade.
It is indeed a bit slow, and most of the physical advancement was completed within these two weeks.
If you put it into online novels, you could say it shows extremely low talent.
We need to work even harder. Once we enter the Great Thousand World, it will probably be Full Bloom, and we'll soon be unable to keep up with the version.
At that point, we might find ourselves being bullied again...
Shion was deep in thought, looking quite serious, and neither Mirror King nor Mujin dared to interrupt her for a moment.
It took her a while to take a breath, and she stopped thinking about the Great Thousand World.
"So you've confirmed that the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau's decision was correct."
Shion's reply also made Mujin nod in agreement.
She had witnessed firsthand the tragedies that the Land of Mirrors had caused in South China.
Although he couldn't bring himself to kill everyone in the Land of Mirrors, his friend had already proven that not everyone in the Land of Mirrors was bad.
However, for Mujin, it was absolutely impossible for her to believe that the Land of Mirrors was innocent.
Whether it's the Mirror King, those harmful Alice, or even Mujin herself, she has indeed killed quite a few...
"It cannot be denied that the Land of Mirrors was already in a very critical situation at that time. After being rejected, it wanted to seize its own space for survival, but it caused you huge losses and troubles. I am truly sorry."
The Mirror King, bowing deeply, wept uncontrollably. "But we truly have nowhere else to turn, Mujin. You have friends in the Land of Mirrors, so you should know that the Land of Mirrors has truly run out of options, which is why they chose this method. We hope you can give the Land of Mirrors another chance, just one. Didn't you seal the Land of Mirrors Land of Mirrors in the first place hoping that it could live in peace with you in the future?"
Mujin's expression was complicated. "We really hope that everyone can live together peacefully..."
Mirror King finally breathed a sigh of relief, his face filled with emotion, "Thank you so much..."
"However, the decision-making power is not with us now."
Mujin tugged at Shion beside her, "We used to have the authority to give you opportunities because we had the power to bear the consequences, but now we don't have that power anymore, so the decision-making power naturally isn't with us anymore."
Shion glanced at Mujin, who was using An Shiyu's face, with some surprise, and nodded, "A promising young man."
I thought this magical girl would continue to be naive.
Mujin smiled at the praise, then shrugged. "Anyway, you'll have to ask Shion."
Mirror King stood there, stunned, and had just turned his head away.
With a casual wave of her hand, Shion unleashed a surge of purple magic that instantly engulfed the entire space!
They returned to the Mirror Space of the backup system from the projection showing the suffering of the Land of Mirrors.
The Mirror King's projection was also torn apart.
"There's no need to beg. It's useless anyway. In our cultivation world, there's no such thing as letting a tiger return to the mountain."
Mujin opened her mouth slightly, then sighed.
I apologized to Changgeng in my heart.
At that time, no one could criticize her decisions, nor could anyone change them.
Shion wouldn't interfere.
Therefore, she has no way to interfere with or say anything about Shion's decision now.
Because the power to decide the fate of the Land of Mirrors now rests in Shion's hands.
Mirror King immediately realized his mistake and knelt on the ground, "We really know we were wrong! We really know we were wrong, please give us another chance!"
"You already know you were wrong."
Shion shattered the projection with a single blow, "You all know you're going to die."
Mujin stared blankly as Shion rejected the Land of Mirrors's request, then picked up the backup files in the system.
As he was about to leave, he suddenly turned back to look at her and emphasized:
"It comes from the Sword of Coming."