Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 1046 Did you lose it yourself?

"The universe we live in originated from the great power of Mother, and was woven from 130 million laws conceived by Her. As for the laws mastered by the young queen, they are only the 16 most important ones. If the latter involves the balance of the universe, then the former is the foundation for the existence of the universe. In the second Genesis, Mother liberated her own magic power and expanded the scale and breadth of the Mirror Star Universe, but the price was that she fell into an eternal sleep. However, except for Him, these 130 million laws would not be the most suitable choice for anyone else, so before He fell asleep, He chose to seal them in the center of the universe, the center of the Mirror Star, and at the same time left a key for this seal to prevent the worst from happening."

“If one day, the universe encounters a catastrophe that will overturn and all living things face the crisis of extinction, the person holding the key will unlock the seal, inherit the 130 million laws left by the great goddess of creation, and reshape the form of the heaven and earth and all things, bringing all glory and salvation - the key to unlock the seal is the golden apple.”

Tiantis looked down at these travelers from a high place. For some unknown reason, he generously shared this unheard-of secret history with them: "However, out of the most cautious consideration, although the descendants of the mother, that is, us, all know the existence of the golden apple, no one knows what it looks like: is it really an apple? Or a metaphor? An article, a ballad? A tree? Or even a person? This is not impossible, because it is said that after creating the mirror star, the mother threw the golden apple into the mortal world, wanting it to be baptized by millions of emotions and countless destinies in the mortal world until it grows into the most perfect form. In this case, the possibility that the golden apple is a living soul is actually far greater than those decaying dead things."

"It is said?" Linger frowned slightly: "Who said that?"

Saint Shalia also mentioned the legend of the golden apple, but she only said that the golden apple was the link between the girl kingship, and through its power, the lost sons of God could be found, and she insisted that she felt the breath of the golden apple from Lingge. However, her story was not as detailed as Tiantis's, and she did not mention the 130 million laws left by the goddess - if he really inherited these laws, then the difference between him and the real goddess seemed to be only the 16 laws concerning the balance of the universe mastered by the girl kingship.

Doesn’t this mean that…

The young man's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Tiandis across the screen with a surprised look, as if he had just gotten to know her again. The leader of the witch society didn't care about his gaze at all, and curled her lips: "Whoever was with Mother when she dropped the golden apple is the one who said it. And that person is probably the only one in the world who knows the true identity of the golden apple."

This sentence once again drew everyone's attention back to Themis in the heavens, with realization and confusion in their eyes. Only Lingge did not do so. He continued to stare at Tiantis closely. After a long while, he asked word by word: "Is that your real purpose? To inherit the goddess's 130 million laws and then fundamentally change this universe?"

"No doubt." Tiantis answered quickly, as if the answer had been brewing in his mind countless times, without any need to think: "I will reshape the universe like my mother did when she created the world, so that all living things, whether material or non-material, will walk on the right path..."

"Nonsense!" Metien interrupted her angrily, the little girl's eyes filled with anger: "The goddess would never do such a thing! You are not worthy to be compared with Her!"

Tiandis stopped talking abruptly. She looked down at the stubborn pink-haired girl expressionlessly, as if she was irritated by Metien. Sister Livia quickly pulled Metien behind her and met her gaze. However, the pressure from the leader of the Witch Society was not something that an ordinary person could bear, even if she was once the Holy Son of the True Spirit Sect. Therefore, her face quickly turned pale, and a drop of transparent sweat slowly seeped down her forehead.

Metien, who was stopped behind her, anxiously pulled Sister Livia's sleeve. She had angered Tiandis again and again today, not because of a childish mentality, but because she had already made up her mind to fight this cold-blooded and ruthless witch of reality to the end as the heir of Tianxin Church. So the little girl felt that the person standing in front should be herself, not Sister Livia.

But Sister Livia has vowed not to let anyone harm the Holy Spirit, even if the other party is the offspring of the Goddess. However, Metien is the hope of all living things. When the witch of reality is destined to destroy everything, this girl will stand up to save everything. Therefore, despite the heavy pressure, she still does not give in, and sticks to her sense of mission and responsibility as a believer of the Goddess.

But was the unfathomable leader of the association really angry? Who could say that she didn't have the same idea as Metien, never thinking that she could be compared with the great mother? Even so, she still had something she wanted to stick to, something deeper than belief, which was the driving force that supported her to go on this path.

"Mother would never do such a thing, or rather, she couldn't bear to do it." She said calmly, "That's why I did it on Her behalf."

Then she turned around and looked at Themis in the heavens: "This world undoubtedly needs to be purified, and the mistakes that Mother has made need to be made up for - but that is by no means the mistake of Him omitting only humans, but the mistake of Him naively sharing the power that belongs only to gods with mortals. In the past, I have always persuaded Themis in the heavens to give me the power of the golden apple, so that I can bring an end to this endless fate. However, she always used the excuse that Alice has not returned yet and the young royal powers of Chaos and Order have not awakened yet. Alice is far away in another world, and I have no time to take care of her for the time being, so I can only awaken the royal powers left in the human world and persuade them to join my great cause. The final result is just as the facts have shown before our eyes."

The kingship of Chaos chose to support Tiantis, while the kingship of Order chose to oppose - and even rebel. They even refused to return to the Temple of Heaven, but instead founded the Goddess of Creation in the human world, secretly fighting against the Witch Society.

"So you used reincarnation to wash away the memory of the Order Kingship, and used the curse to limit the power of the Order Kingship, but did not limit their freedom." Ling Ge finally understood the cause and effect: "It is because one day, someone will lead these girls who have lost their memories back to the Holy Temple of Heaven. By then, even if they already know the truth, Themis in the Heaven Realm will not be able to shirk with the same reason?"

"Yes, but I thought that person would be Alice, because she can't stay on Earth forever. She will have to come back here one day. The spiritual resonance between the girl and the king and the secret guidance of fate destined her to take this path even if she lost her memory."

Tiantis looked at the young man with an intriguing look: "But I didn't expect that person to be you, Mr. Ling. And Alice...she is no longer the same as before."

This sentence made Alice, who had been in a daze, tremble. It seemed that some extremely complicated emotions invaded her mind, causing her to slowly clench her fists, and a gloomy color was hidden under her bangs. Themis in the celestial world stared at Tiantis with great silence and said softly: "You are no longer the same as before, Tiantis."

Only at this moment did her tone seem less cold.

If it was the same Tiantis as before, he would never resort to such means of harming his loved ones to realize his plan, let alone making them lose their memories and fall into a cage called curse.

"People always change. I have never regretted this change. I only regret that I didn't understand this truth earlier. Otherwise, many things might be salvageable." Tiantis said: "Heaven Themis, can you say that you are no different from your previous self and have not changed at all?" The girl remained silent. Tiantis's eyes swept over the people below, mainly lingering on the young girl Wang Quan: "And you, don't you feel unfamiliar with yourselves in the archives? That's not only because of the loss of memory, but also because of the passage of time. Everyone has changed a lot, which is undeniable."

Although the essence of the soul is the same, the differences in the subtleties are as obvious as looking in a mirror. The tone of voice when speaking, the style of behavior, the daily habits, and the mood when looking forward to something... Everyone has lost something and regained something in these long years, just more or less.

"However, there is no point in talking any more, let's get back to the topic."

Tiantis put away her sighing expression and put on her serious face again: "Now, all the girl kingships have awakened, all the girl kingships know the truth, and there are irreconcilable contradictions within the girl kingships. Some have decided to destroy, while others have decided to save. Now is the time for you to fulfill your function as a mediator, Themis of the Celestial Realm - it is up to you to decide who should be given the answer to?"

All of a sudden, everyone's eyes fell on the silver-haired girl, waiting for her answer.

But how easy is it to answer?

It is easy to just give a "yes" or "no" answer, but it is essentially an irresponsible behavior and disappoints the expectations of the mother. However, if you make a decision after careful consideration, will you definitely not regret it? Besides, at this point, the girl can no longer judge who is right and who is wrong. Mortals distort the nature of power due to desire and betray the trust of the girl's royal power three times. They should be punished, but is it right for Tiantis to completely purify the world? He has a longing for the world created by his mother, and even if he is betrayed, he still deeply loves all the creatures on this world. Is Saint Xia Liya's tolerance and love definitely indulgence?

Themis couldn't help but think of every choice she made, which seemed to always lead to tragedy. The first time she chose to stand on Alice's side, she was betrayed by mortals and Eden was heading for doom; the second time she chose to hand the true meaning of emotion to Saint Shalia, but it prompted her to make up her mind, put her hope and trust in humans, and once again hurt her closest people. Do I really have the ability to make choices? Is I really qualified to mediate conflicts? Or will things get better if she does nothing?

Maybe the mother has always placed too many unrealistic expectations on herself. In fact, her little daughter is far from being such a responsible person. She is endowed with emotions, but has not yet learned how to be a person, so she is caught in the gap of loneliness and suffers unbearably.

All of a sudden, all kinds of complicated thoughts filled the girl's mind. Every silent sight from all directions would make her feel uneasy like a needle. Perhaps what Tiandis said was right. Today, she is no longer the same person she used to be. On Earth, she took care of Alice and let her immerse herself in various video games to numb her past memories. On Mirror Star, she never asked about what Tiandis did, and let the tentacles of the Witch Society extend to every corner of the world. Her thoughts and actions became more and more radical... She seemed to have learned to be patient and indifferent, and to be cautious and thoughtful, but this change is not called growth, but escape.

A sharp sword cut off all the messy thoughts. The girl raised her head and returned to her expressionless posture. She spoke in a cold tone, word by word, as if to emphasize something: "From a rational point of view, I support the actions of Tiandis and others; from an emotional point of view, I support the actions of Saint Xia Liya and others."

Such a familiar sentence made everyone's expression change slightly, as if they had already guessed what she was going to say next.

Emotions, only true emotions, will never hurt anyone...

"but--"

Themis pursed her lips slightly. "Whether it is rationality or sensibility, the proportion of the central system's self-programming does not meet the minimum standard for the adjudication process. Therefore,"

"I won't judge."

Her voice echoed in the control center, hitting every cold barrier and reflecting back, filled with indescribable loneliness and desolation: "I can't... make a judgment."

Not everyone wants to change, but everyone must accept change, because there are many things in the world that are not centered on human will, such as believing in emotions, hating betrayal, or both.

Tiantis and Alice raised their heads at the same time, looking at the petite figure under the dome with either blankness or deepness, but the girl who used to cower behind her mother and timidly called them sisters seemed to be getting farther and farther away. The goddess may have anticipated today's scene, so she once entrusted her name to her. However, even though Celestial Themis inherited her mother's name, she was just a little girl named Celestial who wanted to grab something in helplessness and sadness to serve as her life-saving straw.

Now, that life-saving straw.

She threw it away herself.

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