This also indirectly confirms Qiji's previous guess; he truly deserves to be called a genius of deduction.
but--
He didn't say that, but the [Thousand Faces] card...
Why be so sensitive!
Okay, okay, stop whining!
Stop being so temperamental!
I'll be her older brother!
I will do my job well!
Qiji looked at the five-star card in the system interface, which was flickering slightly as if it were throwing a tantrum, and could only try to soothe it.
You know what, it actually works pretty well.
After a series of assurances, the compatibility score on the card immediately skyrocketed. It had just dropped by 0.00001, which had made Qiji feel quite distressed, but now, in the blink of an eye, it had increased by a whopping 20!
This also means that the next time Qiji dons the [Person in the Mirror] Armament, he will be even stronger than before!
Since he could become stronger, Qiji's resolve immediately changed.
This is why positive feedback is so important!
When Suyo saw that her brother had obtained the Echo Fragment, he immediately let her choose first.
A long-lost warmth suddenly welled up in her heart.
It's been so long since I've felt this kind of selfless, pure "love."
In the Thousand Faces Family, only her brother would treat her like this.
My older brother is the best!
Even now, even though he's my brother who's become Guardian Spirit...
Waaaaah, brother, you died so tragically!
Thinking of this, Suyo couldn't help but secretly weep under her mask.
Of course, the girl will always keep the "woo-woo-woo" sound hidden in her heart.
Qiji pointed to the four Echo Fragment and let Suyo choose first.
But Suyo didn't even glance at him, only holding Qiji tightly, greedily inhaling his scent.
"Brother, I don't want anything, all I need is my brother."
"Really?"
Upon hearing Qiji Ji was secretly delighted.
I think this younger sister is a bit strange at times, but overall she's quite sensible!
She's almost as big as his Xiao Xi!
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
As if afraid the other party would change their mind, as soon as he finished speaking, Qiji dragged Suyo, who was clinging to him like a koala, and instantly appeared in front of the four Echo Fragment.
The green-quality piece belongs to the Flame Lineage, while the other three white-quality pieces belong to the Poisonous Insect lineage, Blood lineage, and Body lineage, respectively.
Qiji welcomes all comers!
Because in his vision, his Echo Core should be compatible with all lineages!
However, just as he brought up the system interface and clicked on "Enhance," the system notified him that the enhancement had failed.
[Bite!]
[Fragment quality is insufficient!]
Qiji was taken aback for a moment.
Instead of being disappointed, they became even more excited!
He realized that the core concept he had spent nine years conceiving was indeed more powerful than he had imagined!
Even the initial reinforcement materials have such high quality requirements!
When he reaches perfection, will he still be able to obtain it?
However, this rendered these few Echo Fragment useless against Qiji.
He immediately and generously stuffed it into Suyo's bosom.
"Brother, I... I really don't need it..."
However, he repeatedly refused to comply with the Suyo.
She felt that she had taken too much from her brother.
Therefore, you can't take any more!
From now on, it's her turn to dedicate everything to her brother!
"Alright, alright, since your brother gave it to you, just take it and be a good boy."
He refused to Suyo, yet Qiji insisted on giving them to him.
Suyo initially wanted to refuse, but when she heard her brother say "be obedient," she felt her whole body go limp.
She immediately nodded obediently and sweetly hummed in agreement.
The moment Suyo accepted the fragment, Qiji stared intently at the [Thousand Faces] card in the system interface. He saw that its compatibility had indeed increased again!
Qiji was immediately amused.
It just feels like this compatibility is too easy to achieve!
Easy peasy!
It shouldn't be long before he can max out his [Person in the Mirror] second stage!
"Alright, hurry up and absorb the fragments, and recover your strength while you're at it."
"Mmm." Suyo nodded, like a docile kitten.
"..."
Qiji stared silently at Suyo, who was still hanging on his arm.
Suyo felt her brother's gaze and paused, then asked, "Brother, what's wrong?"
"So, let go... You can't absorb the fragments if you keep sticking to me like this, right?"
"Ah, ah! That's right..."
Suyo, her tear-streaked face flushed for a moment, and she quickly let go.
Then, she picked up the four fragments that Qiji handed her, but only took the one from the Flame Lineage, returning the other three.
"Brother, I can only absorb this fragment of flame."
"Can't the Echo of Thousand Faces be [Reverse Mimicry]?"
That's correct, but the prerequisite is... I must first master that Mimicry.
I currently only know four types of Mimicry: fire, wind, ice, and earth.
Therefore, I can only use [Reverse Mimicry] to absorb the fragments corresponding to these four lineages.
At this Suyo, I feel a little embarrassed.
"Brother, am I really useless?"
If it were the older brother, he would definitely be able to master it all.
In that instant, Qiji truly felt the heavy dejection in the girl's words.
Qiji recalled the efforts Suyo had made, which he had seen in the video—
She is almost as good as him.
Perhaps no one in this world understands this better than Qiji.
Just how difficult is it to maintain that level of training?
Over the course of these nine years, even Qiji himself was so exhausted that he wanted to give up several times.
But this girl has persevered until now.
Therefore, in the following sentence, Qiji was sincere:
What nonsense are you talking about?
I've seen all your hard work.
You pushed yourself to that level; even I couldn't have done better than you.
He paused, his voice unconsciously softening.
So, stop doubting yourself.
You are truly outstanding.
From now on, it's okay to take a break, you don't have to push yourself so hard.
The rest, I'll help you with.
With the system helping him cheat, if Qiji activates the "one-click sweep" mode in the Sea of Consciousness, resources are bound to be overflowing.
For example, he couldn't use any of those fragments.
Therefore, it would be a good opportunity for Suyo to help him use up these excess resources that he doesn't need.
Qiji hates waste.
And the "help" he mentioned is exactly what he meant.
However, his words, when they reached the girl's ears, caused Suyo tear ducts to collapse instantly.
What she's wanted to hear all these years...
That's exactly it!
However, her father would only scold her for not trying hard enough.
The mother would only keep saying that if it were Suyo, she could definitely do better.
Those who will see her efforts, acknowledge her, comfort her, and encourage her—
Not a single one.
Besides my brother.
Chapter 87 He's practically omnipotent! (3.3K)
While Suyo was absorbing the flame fragments, Qiji took the other three fragments and went to the beach.
He held the three fragments in his hands and soaked them in seawater.
In an instant, fine bubbles rose from the surface of the fragments, as if something was being continuously dissolved by the seawater.
But at the same time, a burning, stinging pain shot through Qiji's hand—
This was the first time he had felt the erosion of the Sea of Consciousness since entering Sea of Consciousness.
He hissed, a wave of fear washing over him.
Imagine how agonizing it would be to endure such excruciating pain while swimming in the Sea of Consciousness...
This is nothing more than the so-called death by a thousand cuts, isn't it?
The Sea of Consciousness is truly terrifying...
What?
You say I have a boat, so I don't need to spend my time at sea?