I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1230 - 1118: Disdain and Promise
"..."
"Among all the people I've met, you're the second most annoying."
After a moment of silence, the merfolk statue spoke coldly:
"I admit you've guessed right, but do you think that by ripping open my wounds like this, you'd persuade me to cooperate with you?"
"Of course not."
Omnia Cicada smiled and bowed slightly:
"Whether or not to cooperate with us is entirely your decision. However, because you deeply love your kin and your world, no matter how angry or how much you wish to kill me now, once you calm down, you will ultimately choose to agree to our proposal.
To minimize backlash from time as much as possible, we need you to return to the past, back to a time before the person we need you to deal with was born. So, you have a very long time to think it over, and we have the patience to wait for you to calm down."
"..."
The person they want to deal with must be Leon... That's why Leon also understood this and knew that I would likely be unable to refuse such a proposal, which is why he asked if we would become enemies?
With a slight sigh in his heart, the merfolk statue glanced at the merfolk lying beside the fountain, supported by Omnia Cicada. He then closed his eyes slightly and reopened them, speaking in a cold tone:
"Are you planning to manipulate time?"
"I wouldn't say manipulate, just a small trick."
Omnia Cicada smiled and said:
"We are aware of the saying, 'Those who despise time will be puppets of the ages...' Even though the time of Old Soil has been broken, it still cannot be taken lightly. So we do not plan to have you directly kill him, nor dare to let you completely change the past.
What we hope is for you to return with the related memories to a time before ours and arrange an exile in the future of our time. Using the sea's eye of that world, we'll send the person we want to deal with to Ring Time Mountain, creating an opportunity for us to eliminate him."
"I more or less understand your plan."
After pondering for a moment, the merfolk statue said coldly:
"You suffered at his hands, and for some reason, you can't break into that world to kill him. So you hope I, who can resist the corrosion of time, will go back to the past and take action in the future of your current time to send that person out and have him killed by you.
You want me to go back to the past to create a future beneficial to you, not to prematurely kill a formidable enemy. This way, you ensure your target is removed while avoiding the backlash of trying to change time. Truly a clever plan you have!"
"Your wisdom is awe-inspiring."
Politely bowing once again, Omnia Cicada pointed to the merfolk at the edge of the fountain and smiled:
"Besides killing our opponent, we also hope you can plunder as much of that world's essence as possible. The more essence you can seize from that world, the more of your kin can be resurrected like her."
"That's not resurrection."
After glancing at the empty soul of the merfolk, the merfolk statue closed his eyes:
"My kin have ultimately perished. Even if you revive her body and gather her dissipated soul, her memories and life cannot be recovered. Even with her original body and soul, she would be a completely new person."
"That's quite simple."
Omnia Cicada replied:
"You once controlled the essence of the Abyssal Ocean world, and here you are the omniscient and omnipotent ruler. As long as you seize enough essence, even the rule-shattered Abyssal Ocean world can be revived. Implanting a set of identical memories for her should be no problem, should it?"
"But that is ultimately false!"
"Is false not acceptable?"
Omnia Cicada smiled and said:
"The flesh and soul birthed from essence are hers, and the memories you implant are also hers. To you, what difference is there between her and her original self?"
"..."
"I've said all I have to say, and I've provided you with a 'sample' as well. I'll now leave you to ponder."
Smiling at the silent merfolk statue, Omnia Cicada took out a small shell earring, placed it on the stone slab at the fountain's edge, then took a few steps back and stepped into the suddenly appearing black star gate behind him.
"If you come to a decision, please take the earring... I won't disturb you further."
"..."
The same flesh, the same soul, the same memories... is it the same person?
After Omnia Cicada departed, looking at the merfolk and the earring on the fountain steps, the merfolk statue couldn't resist. Biting his lip, he pinched a trace of essence and bent down to gently wipe it on the mermaid's forehead.
"Mmm..."
With the infusion of genesis color, the blank soul of the mermaid was quickly filled, and the previously vacant eyes gradually regained their sparkle.
After lying by the edge of the fountain for a while, the mermaid blinked her sea-blue eyes, sat up somewhat dizzily, and looked confusedly at the merfolk statue before her.
I... didn't I fall on the road? Did I climb back here after passing out? Am I really that incredible?
With the a bit of foolishness of just waking up, and the same tender look in her eyes as before, she stared at the merfolk statue for a while, then was visibly shocked by the desolate and ruined surroundings, suddenly standing up.
How did the sanctuary become so desolate?! Even the stone walls have peeled almost completely? I just left for a bit and fainted, how does it feel like I've slept for thousands of years?
"Stop looking. Indeed, much time has passed."
"?!!!"
Startled by the voice from behind, the resurrected mermaid turned her head abruptly at a speed that could almost snap her neck, exclaiming in surprise and joy:
"Lady Evangelin?! Have you regained consciousness?"
"I am conscious most of the time, just not always in a state to communicate with you."
"Oh, I see..."
After nodding half understand half not, the resurrected mermaid suddenly realized and hastily asked:
"Lady Evangelin! You said it's been a long time, does that mean..."
"It's exactly as you think."
The merfolk statue closed her eyes for a moment, then smiled as she said:
"Actually, you stumbled on your way home, fainted from exhaustion, and simply... that's it. It's been at least several thousand years now."
"There you go again with these strange words..."
Not believing the words of the merfolk statue, the resurrected mermaid looked around and then asked worriedly:
"Why is everything around so ruined? Was it an earthquake?"
"Something like that."
After a brief chuckle, the merfolk statue, with gentle eyes, looked at the worried mermaid and softly asked:
"I have a question... If one day you truly died, would you want to be resurrected, or just let everything go and embrace a new life?"
What a strange question... so, am I going to die soon?
Seeing a hint of sorrow in the eyes of the merfolk statue, the resurrected mermaid understood and smiled as she replied:
"Though I have you here, being alone is quite boring. I'd rather start a new life... Oh, by the way!"
At this point, she thought for a moment, then looked up at the merfolk statue with a big smile.
"Though you sometimes say strange things, if I could have a new life, I'd like to be your daughter~"
To be my daughter, huh?
Hearing the words of the resurrected mermaid, the merfolk statue couldn't help but chuckle softly, then picked up the earring by the fountain.
"I promise you, Wendy."
