"Mm, I understand," Mobius nodded. "If that child arrives, notify me. I will come over, or let her come to my laboratory to see me."
Mobius prepared to leave as soon as she finished speaking, but just as she maneuvered her floating chair to turn around, a warmth came from behind her, and she was subsequently lifted up from her floating chair.
"Elysia! Do you have nothing better to do? Put me down, hurry up!"
Mobius didn't even need to turn around to know who did this. Apart from Elysia, no one else dared to do such a thing.
"So, Professor Mobius, tell me what exactly happened~" Elysia held Mobius in her arms, looking as if she wouldn't let go if Mobius didn't speak.
It had to be said, Mobius felt really smooth and cool, truly like a snake; the texture was super great.
"I really can't do anything with you," Mobius sighed. However, this wasn't something that needed to be hidden, or rather, it was something that couldn't be hidden.
Once that little fellow named Irene arrived, given Elysia's nature, it would be impossible for her not to make contact.
"It's like this: Gray Serpent just sent news from the outside," Mobius wore an impatient look on her face. "He said that a successor will be coming over shortly."
"It is just that simple, so let me go."
"~A successor?" Elysia tilted her head, but she did not let go of Mobius. Instead, she hugged Mobius with one hand and poked Mobius's cheek with her finger.
"Professor Mobius didn't finish speaking, did she? If it were just an ordinary successor, why would Professor Mobius let Klein go out to receive the message?"
"And you even specially came out of the laboratory yourself."
"Tsk..." Mobius clicked her tongue lightly. "That successor is indeed somewhat special. That little fellow, besides herself, actually has a full three souls inside her head."
"And they are all acquaintances."
"Acquaintances?" Elysia tilted her head. Acquaintances, three souls... why couldn't she understand?
"Pardo, and those two troublemakers, Danzhu and Cangxuan," Mobius turned her head to look at Elysia. "That successor will arrive roughly this afternoon."
"I am quite looking forward to her arrival."
"You aren't allowed to have any bad intentions, Professor Mobius," Elysia smiled and put Mobius down. "But Pardo and the two little Doctors..."
"I'm truly curious what kind of successor she will be~"
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"Miss Irene, you have arrived at the station," Gray Serpent, who was in the driver's seat, notified Irene in the cabin via broadcast. "Since I still need to go deal with other matters, I need you to jump directly. There will be other people below to receive you."
"If you need a parachute, it should be under Miss Irene's seat."
"No need. If there is a chance, see you next time," Irene pulled open the helicopter door and jumped directly. Before she could fall, Honkai energy crystals had already supported Irene, allowing her to land steadily.
Irene dismissed the Honkai energy crystals on her feet and looked up at the building ahead, suddenly speaking: "It seems a bit more dilapidated than I imagined. Do you guys have no money for repairs?"
"Compared to external splendor, the internal facilities require more energy to perfect," another Gray Serpent, dressed differently and seemingly waiting there for a long time, replied from the other side.
"World Serpent does not yet have the means to possess a prominent landmark. After all, we still have many things to do. Building maintenance is not the priority, at least not right now."
"Spending money where it counts—I can understand that," Irene nodded and asked no more. "Then, is there anything you need to remind me of?"
"No," Gray Serpent shook his head. "If what Miss Irene said is indeed the truth, then the Realm will not pose any danger to you."
"Thanks for the advice," Irene nodded, then looked at Gray Serpent. "So, I guess I have to go in alone? You shouldn't be following, right?"
"This is a trial belonging to you," Gray Serpent nodded. "Of course, if you wish for me to follow, I can also lead you to the entrance."
"But regarding matters inside the Realm, Miss Irene must figure out a way to solve them herself and pass the Sovereigns' trials, though I imagine the Sovereigns won't make things difficult for you."
Irene nodded, finally turning to walk inside: "Many thanks for your intelligence. I'll be going in then."
Irene walked into the building. Looking around, she could imagine how luxurious this place must have been when it was intact.
[After all, it was originally built with Sister Eden's funding, using the most top-tier materials,] Pardo's voice appeared in Irene's ear. [Ah, speaking of which, after so long, I wonder if the me of this century buried any treasure.]
[Mm, but even if you wanted to look for it, after so much time has passed, it would probably be very difficult, right? You probably can't find it anymore.]
[After all, 50,000 years have passed,] Danzhu's voice also cut into the topic. [Who knows how many times the geology has changed during this period? Pardo, finding your little treasure chest will probably be hard.]
However, with the passage of 50,000 years, the once brilliant and sturdy Golden Courtyard no longer showed its original appearance; only broken walls and ruins remained.
Of course, looked at from another angle, the fact that it hadn't completely disappeared even after 50,000 years was enough to prove just how high-grade the materials used for the Golden Courtyard were back then.
So much so that 50,000 years later, half a ruin could still remain here. Even if there were only ruins here, the value contained within wouldn't be too low.
Of course, these were just the remaining buildings. If one were to speak of the true value of these ruins... Irene looked toward the only cave entrance that was still shining with light.
Irene walked down the passage, looking ahead at the light screen shimmering with bright light. It was time to develop the treasures of the elves and heroes, right?
[Oh, right. Kallen, Lixue, are you expecting anything?]
Lixue and Kallen, suddenly named by Irene, were somewhat puzzled: [What's wrong?]
[Nothing,] Irene smiled. [It's just that Kallen might be able to see her ancestor here, and Lixue might be able to see... I suppose it counts as your Master from 50,000 years ago.]
[Ancestor?]
[Master from 50,000 years ago?]
Irene smiled but did not explain. She lifted her leg and walked toward the light screen. Subsequently, Irene felt a strangeness in her body; she raised her hand and clenched her fist.
To put it plainly, the Elysian Realm was a pseudo-data space. Everything inside was considered real within its scope, but essentially, it remained a data space.
What she had just experienced should be some kind of conversion process, allowing her to tangibly touch the things inside the Elysian Realm.
The light gradually dimmed, and everything around began to transform from mosaics into high definition. Walking further forward, it was no different from reality. Irene could even feel a change in temperature.
The passage before her eyes changed again, revealing a warm light. Presumably, that should be the true Elysian Realm. Irene lifted her foot to step forward, but suddenly felt a sense of lag.
Elysian Realm · Lobby
"Hum~" Elysia sat on the sofa, humming an unknown tune, occasionally casting her gaze toward the entrance of the Elysian Realm.
"Sigh, Klein, has Miss Irene not arrived yet?" Elysia rested her chin on her hand. She had been sitting here waiting ever since she heard the news in the morning.
Because she really wanted to meet Miss Irene, who was able to save the two little Doctors and even had Little Pardo in her mind. Mm-hmm, she must be a very beautiful girl.
"I think she should be here soon." Klein looked down at the tablet in her hand from time to time. "According to the news sent by Gray Serpent from the outside, Miss Irene has just arrived and should have already entered."
Klein looked at the tablet in her hand: "Mm? A bit strange."
"What's wrong?" Elysia leaned in with a face full of curiosity. "Is there a problem?"
"Mm," Klein nodded. "The entrance did indeed detect someone entering, but judging from the bodily response, there was only one person. But now..."
Klein looked up at the entrance location in confusion: "It seems to be stuck now?"
"Mm???" Elysia tilted her head. "Stuck? How could that be?"
"I'm not sure, it seemed to be for an instant..." As Klein spoke, she walked toward the entrance, wanting to see exactly what was happening.
However, right at this moment, a burst of noise suddenly came from the entrance. Several figures, as if squeezing through, entered the Realm at the same time and fell onto the ground.
"Eh, what happened?" Pardo lay on top, holding Rin, looking around in confusion. She had originally been looking forward to meeting another version of herself in the Realm.
But just as Sister Irene was about to step into the Realm, it was as if she got stuck. Then they suddenly felt a pushing force, and everyone, including Rin, was pushed out.
She only had enough time to hug Rin before coming out together with that pushing force.
"I don't know. The Realm probably identified us," Danzhu lay beneath Pardo. Because they were in the same position as Irene when being judged, coupled with the nature of the entrance, almost all of them had squeezed through in a clump.
This resulted in their current state of being in a human pyramid.
"I say, instead of fussing about what the situation is right now, can you guys get off me first!" Underneath everyone, Irene's somewhat angry voice suddenly rang out.
"I'm going to be crushed to death by you guys, get off!"
Hearing Irene's voice, the group hurriedly got off Irene and stood in a row. Irene then rubbed her waist and stood up: "What is this all about?"
Irene, however, realized what had likely just happened. The reason was none other than the fact that she noticed almost everyone in her mind had come out; only one person was absent.
[It looks like we are indeed one entity, my dear [Me].] [Irene]'s voice rang in Irene's ear. [However, I am the only one left in this lively palace. Do you want to come in and keep me company?]
[Stop messing around, I'll keep you company when I have time later.] Irene's mental projection shook its head at [Irene]. Yes, apart from [Irene], everyone had come out.
There was only one reason for this difference: [Irene] was her Herrscher personality, not an independent individual.
But the others were not; they possessed souls completely different from her own. Perhaps because of this reason, they were materialized after being captured by the Realm, similar to the situation in Yae Sakura's Stigmata Space.
Back then, Kallen and Pardo could appear in the outside world—or more accurately, in the mental world of the outside. And the Elysian Realm was just such a special environment.
Although she had figured it out, thinking of that human pyramid just now, Irene still couldn't be happy at all.
What was this? She had just entered a decompression tool, and she was the compressed package. So, was the Realm just unzipping her, the compressed package?
"That really is somewhat of an unexpected entrance style," Elysia smiled as she looked at Irene, although she was somewhat surprised by Irene's entrance style.
"Hi, beautiful girl, first time meeting you. I am the second of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, Elysia. Very happy to meet you. How is it? How do you feel?"
"I am Irene. I am also very happy to meet you," Irene withdrew her thoughts and smiled. Although she was incredibly excited inside, her face remained calm. "First time meeting you, Miss Elysia."
"I am very sorry for letting you see such a comical scene."
Elysia shook her head. How could a cute and considerate beautiful girl like her mind such a small problem? Besides, Irene was the one pressed at the very bottom just now.
"Mm-hmm, I don't mind. But Miss Irene, you should be alright, right?"
"Many thanks for Miss Ellie's concern, I am fine." Irene shook her head. Her physical constitution was no longer what it used to be; even being suddenly pressed down by so many people didn't matter.
"Mm-mm, that's good then." Elysia nodded, a smile on her face. She glanced roughly at the others standing behind Irene, and finally placed her attention back on Irene.
"However, Miss Irene must properly introduce the others to me~"
Elysia saw some excitement in the depths of Irene's eyes, but she did not expose the other party's forced calmness. After all, that situation just now was indeed a bit awkward.
Moreover, in that rough scan just now, Elysia had confirmed that apart from Pardo, Danzhu, and Cangxuan whom she already knew, the other few were also top-notch beautiful girls!
Coming out this time, even after waiting so long, was absolutely not a loss. Furthermore, Miss Irene... was also a top-notch beautiful girl. What's more, Elysia had just sensed an aura on Irene's body.
"Sister Ellie, long time no see!" Pardo looked at Elysia, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, with tears in her eyes. If not for regarding Rin in her arms, she probably would have already pounced over.
"Long time no see, Little Pardo~" Hearing Pardo's voice, Elysia turned her head and looked at Pardo with a smile. But when her gaze landed on Rin in Pardo's arms, Elysia's movements suddenly froze.
"Little Pardo, who is that in your arms..." Elysia's voice was rarely somewhat trembling.
"Mm, Sister Ellie." Pardo hugged Rin and nodded with a face full of seriousness. "This is Rin."
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