A mixture of surprise and doubt welled up inside me.
Decades have passed, but Han Xiao still remembers it vividly. He used to think that the Child of Destiny was just a simple prophet who died in the Germinal nuclear explosion and was reduced to ashes.
But now it seems that the Child of Destiny is hiding more secrets, not only reappearing on Planet Aquamarine, but also becoming involved with the Information State.
Originally, he thought that the Germinal of the three prodigies, himself, Hila, and Aurora, was already the limit. He never expected that the Child of Destiny who died young was also extraordinary. It was truly a place full of outstanding people and hidden talents!
Even if the Germinal Leader suddenly resurrected and jumped in front of him one day, he probably wouldn't be surprised.
What exactly is a Child of Destiny...?
Han Xiao was filled with doubt and uncertainty; he couldn't rest easy until he understood the truth.
Just then, Harrison's shout rang in my ears.
"... Legion Commander?"
Han Xiao snapped out of his daze and found that the three people present were staring at him. In their eyes, Black Star had suddenly fallen into a daze for no apparent reason.
Iso shook his head, believing he understood the reason for Han Xiao's silence, and explained, "Even the Three Universal Civilizations only have a superficial understanding of the Information State theory; they haven't been able to fully study it yet. I know this request might be a bit difficult for you."
Lodi panicked, his voice filled with despair, "What can I do? If even Lord Black Star can't do it, who can save me? You two kind people, please help me persuade Lord Black Star, I... I really have no other way!"
Upon hearing this, Han Xiao waved his hand, "Don't worry, I'll try my best to help you."
"That's wonderful, thank you so much... uh?!" Lodi was instinctively grateful, but halfway through his sentence, he suddenly froze, staring wide-eyed at Han Xiao with a look of astonishment and surprise.
Iso and Harrison were also startled, looking at Han Xiao with surprise and Tu Shu.
"Commander, you can see him?!"
"Okay, that's fine."
"But you just now clearly... Did you find a way? But you didn't do anything!" Iso exclaimed in astonishment.
Han Xiao coughed lightly and said evasively, "A true High-Dimensional Information State life form can choose who observes it. Perhaps its strong will triggered the characteristics of its own Information State, actively creating information entanglement with me... To put it simply, it subjectively removed me from its blacklist."
A question mark popped up above Harrison's head, his big eyes filled with confusion.
Is this even possible?
Iso thought about it and accepted this explanation, muttering to himself, "That makes sense. He might have inherited this trait, but he can't actively control it. Perhaps his subconscious can influence it..."
Han Xiao smiled as he looked at him, silently cheering the old man on in his heart.
--That's the feeling. Please continue to imagine it and help me convince yourself.
Like a drowning man grasping at a last straw, Lodi gripped the table tightly, his body trembling slightly with emotion. He stammered, "I am so grateful to you! You truly are as the news says, not only a great man of Planet Aquamarine, but a great man of the entire universe! So noble! To be honest, in my forty-eight years of life, I have only admired one person, and that is you! I have looked up to you as a role model since I was a child. You are the guiding light of my life, the driving force behind my progress, and you have inspired me to grow..."
After a barrage of compliments, Han Xiao couldn't help but smile with admiration; he loved hearing such honest words.
However, he quickly suppressed his faint smile, beckoned to Lodi to calm down.
"You don't need to be so grateful to me. To be honest, I'm helping you only because I'm interested in your mutation and want to study your changes. As for whether I can cure you, I can't guarantee that."
"I understand. I have nothing else to repay you with, and I will do my best to cooperate with your research." Lodi nodded repeatedly.
Han Xiao nodded in satisfaction.
There's no such thing as a free lunch. The other party understands this principle, which makes things easier. If someone suddenly appears asking for help while acting suspiciously and paranoid, then he might resort to a more forceful approach, such as non-violent non-cooperation.
He stood up, walked around Lodi, looked him over from all angles, and suddenly an idea struck him.
'By the way, we've already completed the information entanglement stage, so it shouldn't be a problem to attack him now.'
As soon as the idea took hold, Han Xiao immediately put it into action.
With a flick of his finger, a burst of lightning flashed, and a nanoparticle was compressed and shaped into a thin metal needle.
With a flick of his wrist, he carefully stabbed Lodi's arm, using a force similar to an ordinary person picking up an ant with their fingers, as if afraid of squeezing it too hard and killing it.
The needle touched and retracted instantly. Han Xiao immediately looked at the panel and, sure enough, it dealt damage. The combat information appeared, and Lodi's attributes were clearly displayed.
The target was just an ordinary person, with an extremely clean panel showing only abilities within the normal range, consisting of only two or three lines of text, a stark contrast to the densely packed panels of superhumans.
Only one anomaly caught Han Xiao's attention: Lodi's status bar was maintaining a special state, exactly the same as the mission's name.
[[Child of Destiny - Sub-Body Transformation]: The Primordial Esper Ability Entity "Child of Destiny" triggered an Information State Disturbance, randomly creating various "sub-bodies" throughout the universe. You are one of the chosen random numbers. A mutation will occur within you; Information State characteristics will gradually manifest, and you will randomly acquire some of the Child of Destiny's related abilities. During the transformation, not only will your body change, but your personality will also gradually mutate. When this process ends, you may lose most of your desires and emotional expressions, you may lose your memories, or you may believe in a false life experience. A brand new personality, a brand new self, will be born within your body.]
[Current conversion progress: 37.1%]
Han Xiao's eyes widened slightly as he caught the key information.
"The Child of Destiny is Primordial Esper Ability Entity? Children are randomly generated throughout the universe?!"
This is somewhat unexpected. The list of extremely high-risk superpowers doesn't include the Child of Destiny." Players in the previous life also failed to find any related information. Could this be an undiscovered or unrevealed Primal Esper Ability?
Looking at the description on the panel, Han Xiao's mind wandered.
'If the Child of Destiny mechanism works like this, then the one from the 1.0 version of the Germinal Organization should have just been a sub-organization, not the Primal Esper Ability itself...'
Lodi's transformation is not yet complete. Once he becomes the full Child of Destiny, his personality will be replaced, which could be considered another form of death.
Han Xiao seemed to be deep in thought.
Although it has been learned that the true nature of the Child of Destiny is a Primal Esper Ability, many mysteries remain. Perhaps Little Chaos and Ah Sheng, who are also Primordial Esper Ability Entity, possess information about this.
Han Xiao asked the others to wait in the room while he went to another room, closed the door, opened the Secondary Dimension Army Box, retrieved the Mysterious Energy Envoy, and sent a remote communication to Aurora, also adding the Holy Light Particle to the chat channel.
"Black Star! What do you want with us? Why don't we chat more?"
The Chaos Mysterious Energy seemed quite pleased; it had no host and was suffocating in a soulless metal vessel.
"I have something to ask you," Han Xiao said after a moment's thought. "Do you know any Primordial Esper Ability Entity known as the Child of Destiny?"
Taking into account the different titles, Han Xiao specifically repeated some of the characteristics of the Child of Destiny, all of which were deduced from the information on the panel.
Upon hearing this, the Chaos Mysterious Energy and the Holy Light Particle suddenly fell silent. After a long while, they finally uttered a puzzled question:
"This thing... I feel like I've seen it before?"
"Strange, am I still half asleep? I vaguely remember recognizing it, but I just can't remember..."
It's like suddenly recognizing someone who looks familiar, but just can't remember who they are.
"According to intelligence, the Child of Destiny and the Information State are closely related. Perhaps that's why you two can't remember," Han Xiao guessed, narrowing his eyes.
The two sluts racked their brains for a moment, then hesitated and said, "You might be right. We can't remember much more about it. We only remember that, in our impression, there was a Primordial Esper Ability Entity that could switch between physical and High-Dimensional Information State. It had the ability to foresee the future and interfere with reality. Maybe this is the Child of Destiny you mentioned."
It seems we won't get any more information from them...
Han Xiao's eyes flickered, and he changed the subject, "Then do you know the Soul Flame? It's also Primordial Esper Ability Entity."
"I recognize this one!" Chaos Mysterious Energy quickly answered, afraid that the Holy Light Particle would steal the chance to chat. "This guy is elusive. I haven't met him many times. The last time I heard about him was during the Exploration Era. It seems to have chosen a the First Ones as its host, and then disappeared for many years."
Han Xiao's eyes lit up.
According to Iso's intelligence, the Oathkeeper is likely the host of the Soul Flame, and may even be the First Ones mentioned by the Chaos Mysterious Energy. Once their identity is known, the Oathkeeper's true nature can be revealed.
"Do you remember who the First Ones was?" Han Xiao quickly asked.
"I only remember his nickname, something like [Spirit Emperor], which means 'Emperor of the Soul.' He was a powerful psychic... but it seems he died in battle."
Wow, that nickname sounds intimidating.
Han Xiao wrote it down, intending to ask the Empire for internal documents to investigate the life of this "Spirit Emperor".
As for something as mysterious as the Child of Destiny, the Empire may not have any records of it.
"Since the Child of Destiny possesses Primal Esper Ability, and the Sanctum Organization is an expert in Primal Esper Ability... perhaps asking them would be a good option."
Han Xiao nodded secretly, making up his mind that once he completed the transaction with the Sanctum, he would find the Oathkeeper and ask about the origins of the Child of Destiny, perhaps he could obtain some information from the Sanctum Covenant.
He suddenly had a guess:
"Speaking of which, could the Child of Destiny be in the hands of the Sanctum Organization? Hmm, I feel there's a chance, but not much. The Child of Destiny can cause disturbances, so it should be free, not like it's been contained... Hey, why worry so much? It won't hurt to ask."
Han Xiao curled his lip.
As for whether the Oathkeeper can accept it...
Yeah, I think he has pretty strong mental fortitude.
Having asked all the necessary questions, Han Xiao was about to close the communication when he suddenly remembered something and said to the Holy Light Particle:
"By the way, I'm going to cut off a small piece of your body in a while and trade it with someone else. I'm letting you know so you can be mentally prepared."
The chaotic ball of Holy Light Particle froze in mid-air, stunned as if struck by lightning.
Chaos Mysterious Energy paused for a moment, then burst into gloating laughter.
"You've finally met your match! You laughed at me, but you can't escape the same fate, hahaha!"
Holy Light Particle: "..."
I'm so tired, I feel like I'll never love again.