"Is it a human?"
"Still a god?!"
Kelsey's words echoed in the darkness of the underground passage, as if a huge boulder had smashed into the lake in Noah's heart, setting off huge waves.
Another chain that locked memories was broken by the shock wave, and the white door appeared in front of "Abel" again. But this time he no longer felt dizzy, and no scene from the past appeared in front of him, but an inexplicable voice appeared in his ears.
It was a female voice, but it didn't sound like Precious.
[…The research was successful and we overcame the last hurdle. ]
[The experimental subject has acquired autonomous consciousness. She can talk to us, ask questions, and move freely without anyone giving her orders, and she will not suddenly lose her memory and consciousness like previous experimental subjects. ]
[Her soul is very weak, but also very stable, and can be called a "person". ]
"Did you hear that? Kelsey?"
Noah stopped and took off his mask, looking around as if he wanted to find the source of the sound.
But no matter how she listened, she couldn't tell the direction of the sound. It was as if this woman's voice wrapped around her body, surrounding her 360 degrees with no blind spots.
"What did you hear?"
Kelsey turned around and looked at the girl looking around not far away, frowning slightly.
"That's right, that's right..."
His burgundy eyes met those cold green ones. Noah raised his arms and gestured to say what he just heard, but when he reached his mouth, he swallowed the words again and frowned. Stretch out.
He looked at Kelsey and smiled brightly.
"Ah, it's nothing. I must be hallucinating. I always feel like someone is calling my name from somewhere."
Click.
The mask that was taken off was put on again, and a smiling face appeared on the display screen, which also covered Noah's facial expression.
The moment his face was shrouded in darkness, the bright smile just now disappeared without a trace, the lip line was pursed straight, and the innocent, cute and silly eyes were gone, replaced by Kelsey's look of nothing. Both cool.
Just when Noah wanted to tell the truth, a complex emotion suddenly arose in his heart.
It was as if he was telling himself that he could trust the woman in front of him, but he must not let her know too much about his memory.
Continue to pretend until all the memory chains are broken, until all the past is remembered.
"PhD?"
This was not the reaction Kelsey expected.
"Did you remember something again?"
I said I remembered that I haven’t eaten Blue Poison’s cake for a long time, is that okay...
Noah cursed in his heart, but what he said was: "The memory of Precious still exists in my mind and has not dissipated. The voice I heard just now should also be said by her..."
There was a little loneliness in his tone.
This is the true feeling in his heart. No matter what, the person "Precious" is extremely important to Noah. Even if he only thinks of this memory now, those words as heavy as mountains make him unable to forget this woman.
There is also the deep love that cannot be concealed in her lavender eyes.
"By the way, did you just say..."
The voice in her head was still telling her story, and Noah listened carefully while continuing to discuss Valentine's identity with Kelsey.
"god?"
The word "GOD" appeared on the display, and then several small question marks appeared around the word.
"Is there really a god in this world? And he exists among us?"
[When she first woke up, she acted like a baby. Even though we gave her an eight-year-old body, the experimental subject with self-awareness still couldn't stand and walk. It seemed that her hands and feet were extremely unfamiliar to her. This was beyond our expectations, so we spent the next period of time teaching her how to walk and run. ]
[But what is gratifying is that the experimental subject can talk to us normally, instead of just babbling some meaningless syllables. ]
"You know better than I do whether God exists or not."
Kelsey did not answer Noah's question directly, but just replied with an ambiguous word.
After remembering what the female voice just said in his mind, Noah raised his arms and shrugged.
"Then this god may exist in a quantum superposition state."
There are gods and there are no gods in this world.
Does it specifically exist...
Who can tell?
The only person who could tell her the answer was standing in front of her, but she had to play guessing games for herself.
I am an amnesia patient, dear sister! Even if I knew it, it was only me who had the memory before who knew it! Not the silly and sweet me now!
Noah wanted to respond to Kelsey with a friendly sisterly greeting, but considering the scenery of the Rhode Island bridge, he held back.
It's quite cold today, and the environment where the Rhode Island main base is located is still in the wilderness. The temperature difference between day and night is huge. If you are hung up, you may become a dry person in one day.
If there is Warfarin hanging around, then he will be in more danger.
Definitely a success.
[In making the soul, we packed it with everything a normal child could understand. In the past, several experimental subjects were able to move and talk like normal people after they were created, but in the end we found that those experimental subjects were just machines and did not have independent thinking and acted completely according to our pre-set scripts. ]
[A machine with body, soul, and soul, a puppet on strings. ]
[But now it seems that the performance of this experimental subject should be normal. People need to digest the knowledge in their minds by themselves, even if it is such a simple act as "walking around". ]
[She has to understand the meaning of this action instead of running it directly. ]
[1 can be turned into 0 by adding an extra stroke, and 0 can also be turned into 1 by erasing part of it.]
"No, no," Noah shook his head and his expression turned into a cross. "Even if there really is a god in this world, this kid Valentine will not be a god."
"He is a Vaifan, we can all see it, how could he be a god?"
His short stature, dark blue horns, and case of ore sickness are tangible evidence that Valentin is just an ordinary Terran.
Of course, these can all be disguised.
but……
Where is the soul?
His spirit behind him is a dark blue flying dragon, his Origin Stone skill is medical spells, and his spellcasting method is thunder and lightning.
His soul Noah only felt that he was the same as a certain Carters man, and there was nothing special about him.
But if you really want to look for it, it will only have characteristics similar to your own soul.
But so what?
Isn't it the same for Kelsey? Isn't it the same for Amiya? Even Raphael, the Saint of Lateran, had a soul similar to his own.
What does this mean?
Unless he is an extremely special existence, that is, the God in Kelsey's mouth, Valentine has the possibility of his true identity being a God.
But is this possible?
If he really was a god, he wouldn't just go to Tallulah and beat up the troublemaking dragon girl, stop Qicheng, and then find a way to solve the natural disaster and ore disease, everyone would be happy.
This is what God should do!
What is the purpose of a god disguising himself as an ordinary person and coming to Rhode Island to work as an operator? Experience mortal life? ?
[The experimental subject has grown up very smoothly. She has now grown into a beautiful girl. Everyone in the institute likes her very much. She has gradually become the mascot of the institution, adding a touch of fun to the boring daily work life. Vibrant colors. ]
[…]
The female voice that just surrounded Noah's body disappeared, and it seemed that the memory was over. He silently repeated these passages in his heart, burying them deep in his heart, and would dig them out and savor them again when he was alone in the future.
The amount of information contained in this is too great.
Artificial soul, experimental girl, research institution...
He had heard of cloning technology, but it was banned by the countries in the world of Terra. This artificial soul sounds higher than the quality of cloning, and it is definitely not something that the current Terran world technology can achieve.
Moreover, the cloned products are soulless and incomplete, and their research value is not high.
So when did that sound come from?
I'm afraid the answer will only be revealed later when all memories are restored.
“Let’s not talk about whether God is God or not.”
Noah raised his arms and made a sign.
"I remember my question at the beginning was why did you let these three newcomers go to the battlefield?"
As a result, Kelsey talked about the history of the Lateran saints, and finally came to the conclusion that Valentine was either a human or a god...
Does this have anything to do with the question I asked at the beginning?
"You should be able to understand the importance of Valentine to Raphael from what I just said."
Kelsey turned around and continued walking towards the exit. Noah quickly followed and walked side by side with her. Mon3tr walked behind them, his small green eyes always alert to the surroundings.
This place is already very close to the surface, and there might be enemies from the Integration Movement appearing.
"Or the importance of Raphael to Valentine."
Although Raphael and Valentine lived in the Rhode Island employee apartment for a short time, Kelsey still gained some information about their daily lives through SWEEP.
Among the many conclusions drawn based on this information is that the three of them live in harmony.
Although it seems strange, this is the information from SWEEP, and Kelsi absolutely trusts her subordinates' eyes.
"Although we are still not sure what the purpose of Valentine's coming to Rhode Island is, his behavior is indeed normal."
In fact, during Valentine's psychological test, he said that he came to Rhode Island to play a role in the war against natural disasters and mineral sickness. He hoped that Rhode Island would develop an antidote to mineral sickness as soon as possible. The two sentences reached Kelsey's ears intact, but she did not believe that these were Valentin's true thoughts.
Everyone can say nice things, but the sincerity is always wrapped in iron walls and difficult to pry into.
"Then you still doubt him?"
This reminded Noah of Kelsey's series of actions against Valentine.
"Being normal doesn't mean he's a normal person."
Kelsey glanced at Noah beside her and continued.
"There's so much mystery about him."
The mere fact that he is related to the Saint of Lateran is enough for Kelsi to pay attention to this Vaifan man.
The seventh-generation Raphael who fell in love with an ordinary person reminded her of the first-generation Raphael thousands of years ago.
These two saints with the same soul and the same name followed an almost identical path.
"So you incorporated them into the beheading team to find out what this Vaifan is hiding?"
Hearing this, Noah seemed to understand Kelsey's intention.
"He must be hiding something, no doubt about it."
Kelsey narrowed her eyes.
"Tallulah's Origin Stone skills are too powerful, and her identity forces me to make this choice."
"You don't believe that Amiya and Officer Chen can deal with her?"
This was beyond Noah's expectation.
"Not completely sure."
"But with the three of them, that's not necessarily the case."
If Rosemary is the "A" in Rhode Island's hand, then Amiya is the "2", or even the "joker".
In Kelsey's eyes, Valentine is not a specific card. He can be the smallest card, the largest card, or the "king bomb" that crushes all cards in the hand.
His value is uncertain.
"But I have seen your plan. If nothing goes wrong, Valentin will be there when we finally face Tallulah, and Raphael or Xing Yihuang will be separated from him."
Valentine's heaven-defying medical spell is exactly the power needed for this decisive battle. He will inevitably follow Amiya to the top of the command tower and appear in front of Tallulah.
The meaning of this is obvious, it is impossible for all three Valentines to appear in the final battle.
"PhD."
Kelsey suddenly stopped. She turned her head and looked at the display screen with question marks. Her sword-like gaze seemed to penetrate the mask and meet Noah's eyes.
"If something unexpected happened to you during the Qicheng mission, Linguang didn't arrive in time."
"But now Tallulah's threat is imminent."
"What would Amiya do next to you?"
This question stunned Noah, and after a few seconds he slowly spoke: "She will block that attack for me."
"But Amiya can't stop it. The blazing flames will burn her to ashes in an instant."
"If she wants both herself and you to survive, there is only one way."
Noah's eyes widened.
"She will take off the ring and lift the restrictions..."
He seemed to understand what Kelsey wanted to express.
If you want to make the best use of Valentine's card, then there is only...
Bring danger.
"right."
Kelsey nodded slightly.
The top of the underground passage seemed to be cracked, and gravel and dust fell on the top of the two people's heads. Mon3tr approached Noah and Kelsey to block the threat for them. At the same time, he raised his head and looked up, letting out bursts of roars.
A voice came from Kelsey's earphones. It belonged to a SWEEP member. They seemed to have encountered an unexpected situation and were now asking their immediate superiors for instructions on how to proceed.
Noah raised his arms to cover his head and looked up at the top of the passage. Countless cracks suddenly appeared in the originally seemingly solid concrete dome, which was as dense as a spider web and was still expanding.
About five seconds later, a large number of "black snakes" stretched out from the cracks and entangled themselves. At the same time, the gray-white concrete color suddenly dimmed, and the underground passage that was always covered in shadow also appeared a little bright.
The light source comes from the "black snakes" that break through the concrete blockade and look like lightning flowing between them. It was through this faint light that Noah could see clearly what these "black snakes" were.
Those were not snakes, but tree roots, densely packed tree roots, and they were still extending outward.
The concrete is no longer what it once was, looking more like...
soil.
There is a powerful force that forcibly turns these building materials into soil suitable for plant growth.
As for who did it, it’s self-evident.
Looking at the lightning that kept jumping between the tree roots, Noah suddenly remembered the words Kelsey said not long ago.
"Who is Valentine?"
"Is it a human?"
"Still a god?!"
At the same time, the female voice that had just disappeared appeared in Noah's ears again, continuing to tell the story of the experimental girl.
The words were short, but after listening to them, Noah was struck in place like a nail and couldn't move, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
[...The experimental subject is living well in the institution, and she has adapted to life here very well, but she is very dissatisfied with the fact that we always call her "experimental subject". ]
[Considering the special nature of this experimental subject, we decided to give her a name. That day, all the researchers in the institution came up with a name and sent it to the girl for her to choose. ]
[Finally, the name she chose was...]
[Kelsey. ]
