People are collapsing, but the integrated strategy is launched

"Dong dong dong."

A knock on the door interrupted Ji Zi's lifeless meditation.

Ji Zi came to her senses and looked at the wall clock. Two hours had passed since Kal'tsit left the room.

"Ugh......"

With a slight sigh, Ji Zi quickly invited the person outside to come in.

"How was your rest?"

Kal'tsit pushed the door open and walked in, followed by a pink-haired girl who was peeking out.

This girl is probably the companion that Ms. Kal'tsit mentioned...

"I had a good rest. Thank you for your help, Dr. Kal'tsit."

"You're welcome. I told you that you are just my patient here." Kal'tsit nodded and said, "Let me introduce you. This is my assistant, named Theresa."

"Hello, Miss Theresa. I'm Himeko Murata. As the doctor said, I'm currently under her care."

Theresa smiled as always and shook hands with Jizi gently: "Hello, Ms. Jizi. As you can see, I am Kal'tsit's assistant. If you need any help, please feel free to come to me."

"Um... Doctor Kal'tsit." Ji Zi looked at Kal'tsit who was busying around, and finally made up her mind to speak.

"What's wrong? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

"No, I want to... talk to you about Xia Ling."

Jizi struggled to speak out the words that had been pent up in her heart for a long time.

"..."

Kal'tsit's expression changed a little, and she nodded slightly to Theresa. Then Xiao Te quietly left the room and closed the door.

"okay, I get it."

Kelshir pulled a chair and sat in front of Ji Zi's bed.

Ji Zi lowered her head, staring at the quilt with a lifeless look, not daring to look into Kal'tsit's eyes.

"Just as you guessed, Xia Ling...is indeed a very important friend of mine."

"She has been in this world for two years. I met her almost at the beginning of her journey. During this time, my attitude towards her...has gradually changed from being wary to completely trusting."

"She gave me the End of Time half a year ago. At that time, I was about to go on a dangerous mission. She gave it to me in a mysterious way. Although I was seriously injured, my life was not in danger. I just treated it as an ordinary amulet and kept it with me."

“Half a year ago?” Kal’tsit was stunned for a moment. “Can I ask you if you…had any serious illness before?”

"Yes, my Honkai resistance is not high. After that incident, the doctor determined that I would not live more than two years."

Ji Zi made no secret of her poor physical condition.

"Honkai energy... I understand. Please continue."

"Not long ago, one of Xia Ling's students, who was also a good friend of ours, was captured by the Tianming Headquarters. We rebelled against the Tianming Headquarters. At the last moment, I was captured and thrown into the imaginary space..."

"And Xia Ling...she came to save me..."

Ji Zi lowered her head, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

"Ugh......"

Kal'tsit let out a sigh and said nothing.

"I'm sorry, if I could have been more decisive at that time... I'm sorry..."

Ji Zi cried and apologized to Kal'tsit. She couldn't tell who she was apologizing to or what she was apologizing for. Was she apologizing to Kal'tsit for not protecting Xia Ling? Or was she apologizing to Xia Ling who was already dead?

In short, she finally let out all the regret and sadness that had been pent up in her heart.

In a trance, she heard Kal'tsit ask a question.

"Are you very sad now? Xia Ling's death makes you feel very regretful and painful, right?"

Subconsciously, she followed the answer in her heart and nodded slightly.

"Then do you think that if it was you who died, would your friends, including Xia Ling, also suffer the same grief?"

Unexpectedly, Kal'tsit asked another question that had nothing to do with the current situation.

Ji Zi raised her head with tearful eyes, tears still rolling down her face.

"Here you go, wipe your tears and calm down."

Kal'tsit handed Ji Zi a pack of tissues and stood up: "Calm down and think about my question just now."

“As for Xia Ling…” Kal’tsit walked to the door, suddenly stopped, and said lightly: “Death is not her end. Her future may be longer than you think.”

Ji Zi held the tissue she had just pulled out in her hand and stared blankly at the closed door.

"what?"

......

After a while, Ji Zi, who had calmed down, walked out of the room with a lot of questions in her mind.

In the living room outside the room, Theresa had already prepared three cups of scented tea and was sitting at the table with Kal'tsit, sipping tea and discussing something in low voices.

"Ms. Jizi, have you recovered a little? Come and sit down and have a drink."

Theresa heard the sound of the door opening and waved towards Himeko.

"Thank you, Miss Theresa."

Jizi took the teacup handed to her by Theresa with both hands, but her eyes were fixed on Kal'tsit, and she asked the question that had been bothering her for a long time.

"Doctor Kelsey..."

"What did you just say...what did you mean?"

"It's just a literal meaning." Kal'tsit said lightly: "She won't really die, that's all."

"But, her injuries at that time...her entire chest was pierced, and even her heart was completely broken..."

"Oh?" Kal'tsit raised her head, her eyes sharpened: "Who did it?"

"The Second Herrscher, Sirin...but the culprit is the Bishop of Heaven's Destiny, Otto Apokalis."

"I understand. As for this kind of injury... maybe it's nothing to Xia Ling. Maybe you guys have greatly underestimated her past?"

"Besides, Xia Ling should have told you that she escaped from a world bubble that was on the verge of destruction." Kal'tsit picked up the teacup as if nothing had happened and covered her face while drinking tea.

"Why don't you think about it? Why is she the one who survived in the end?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Ji Zi suddenly remembered that Xia Ling had mentioned to her before, that she was carrying the last trump card of civilization, a binding item similar to the Key of God.

Seeing Ji Zi's thoughtful look, Kal'tsit continued: "Of course, this is not something to celebrate. For her, this is not a blessing, but... a curse."

"She can only watch the people around her continue to pass away, while she herself must continue to taste the bitterness of life. You seem to have been with her for a long time, and you should be able to detect that she has some strong self-destructive tendencies in certain things."

"That wasn't self-destruction, it was everything she gambled to prevent herself from witnessing separation again."

Chapter 39 Kal'tsit: Great, I totally fooled you

"As for you..."

Kal'tsit smiled faintly: "Since you started to introduce yourself, I have already guessed the cause of your death."

"People with your personality... If I don't let you experience this feeling yourself, you will burn yourself recklessly next time. I have seen many people like this, but I have also seen many people off."

"So, I will use Xia Ling's story to deliberately let you feel the burden that the living have to bear compared to the generosity of those who die."

"You really are..." Ji Zi felt a little speechless: "You have good intentions..."

"After all, Xia Ling also paid the price of her own death for this. If I can use this opportunity to correct your ideas, I'm sure she will agree."

"By the way, speaking of Xia Ling...if she's not dead, why didn't she come..."

"Because her resurrection has a certain degree of randomness, in order to prevent her from getting into danger again due to her resurrection at the same place, her resurrection mechanism has a set of uncontrolled and strict calculation methods that can allow her to escape from the place of death to the greatest extent possible."

"Plus, she didn't regain consciousness immediately. Maybe you woke up earlier than her."

Kal'tsit explained as briefly as possible the resurrection mechanism she had just come up with the day before.

"However, during your coma, it seems that the effect of the End of Time was directly generated on your skin, resulting in you being naked and wrapped in ice crystals when we found you."

"So..." Kal'tsit spread her hands: "Those things you had before your death may not be found anymore. I hope you didn't lose anything important."

"Shouldn't...wait, that's not right!" Ji Zi raised her head suddenly: "Plague Gem!"

"Doctor Kal'tsit, have you seen a red gem containing high concentrations of Houkai energy and high-intensity radiation?"

"Ms. Jizi, if there is something like this near you, then due to the high-intensity interference of these energies, we will not be able to accurately locate the space you are in."

Theresa explained: "We found you after we caught a familiar energy fluctuation after a jump... If there were such high-energy objects near you, we would never be able to catch the energy fluctuations of the end of time."

"Is that so..." Ji Zi said a little frustratedly: "If the Herrscher core is lost, there might be some big problems in the future..."

“Rather than worrying about the core, you should take care of yourself first.” Kal’tsit took out her medical records and began to read through them. “After using End of Time, everyone may have different subsequent reactions based on their physical condition. These reactions may be mild or severe, or even completely fine.”

"But by any means, this is not an issue that can be ignored."

“So, if you don’t have anything urgent to do, my suggestion is that you stay with me for the time being.” Kal’tsit finally stated her purpose: “Generally speaking, if there are no problems during the six-month observation period, there is a high probability that there will be no more problems.”

"During this period, you should try to fight as little as possible. Of course, in order to maintain your hand feel, you can still do daily training."

"You have healed me, so of course I will listen to your advice." Ji Zi nodded: "But... can I contact my previous friends and report my safety..."

"Of course I won't stop you, but my advice is that you better not do it." Kal'tsit shook her head slightly: "From your brief description and the news Theresa brought back, your enemy, that is, Destiny, obviously has enough control over the world."

"Your so-called report of safety will probably also simultaneously announce to this organization called Destiny that you are still alive."

"It seems that even with Xia Ling's help, you still don't have the upper hand in the confrontation with Tianming. So why don't you use this fake death to temporarily get out of their sight and wait for an opportunity to act."

"I guess Xia Ling will make the same choice. Maybe you two can meet at some time?"

"This..." Ji Zi thought for a moment. Considering the current combat power of the Far East Branch and Anti-Entropy, when neither she nor Xia Ling was there, it was indeed as Kal'tsit said, they were completely at a disadvantage. Even if she returned to the team, she might not be able to go to the battlefield in a short time.

In this case, hiding them as a surprise force is also a solution.

Moreover...Dr. Kal'tsit doesn't seem to be from this world. If she had the help of a "local" like me, it would be much more convenient. It could be considered as repaying the other party for treating her.

"Then I will follow your doctor's advice and trouble you for a while longer."

“Yes, of course.” The one who answered her was Theresa, who was standing beside her with a gentle smile: “One more person will make it more lively. Besides, if no one else joins, the concentration of riddles here will exceed the limit.”

“Language is the expression of the inner thoughts of the creatures on this land. It is not important. The way of expression is just based on the habits of the users. Compared with rejecting a language or learning a language, listening or trying to understand may be more important.”

"Look, she's started again." Theresa smiled helplessly at Jizi.

Ji Zi had a feeling that she would not feel bored while traveling with Kal'tsit.

......

At this time, in a base of the World Serpent.

"The dispute over the Mandate of Heaven has come to an end. Now, the Far East Branch has merged with Anti-Entropy and is officially against the Mandate of Heaven."

"Cocolia rashly interfered with Otto's plan, causing her to suffer a major blow. The radical faction she belonged to was also devastated and has almost no use anymore."

"After welcoming back the Lord, this line can be completely abandoned. However, we still have to make use of her last value."

Several gray snakes took out the information they had collected and began to discuss with each other.

"The question now is where can we find a Herrscher core that can help the Lord escape from the Quantum Sea."

"The Herrscher of Reason and the Herrscher of Void are missing, the Herrscher of Thunder is well protected in the anti-entropy, and we can't defeat the Herrscher of Wind."

"The only Herrscher core that is not in the open right now is the Flame Herrscher core, but it seems to have been lost in the imaginary space following the deaths of Wuliangta Jizi and Xia Ling."

"If there is really no other way..." a gray snake said, "We can only use the core of the Key of God."

"We have two God's Keys in our hands, but they are both of great significance. We should not use them for this kind of thing unless it is necessary."

"So, my suggestion is to start collecting materials and have a final communication with the Lord before the operation in Haiyuan City begins to ask for his opinion."

"In that case." The Gray Snake sitting in the main seat summarized this brief meeting: "Everyone should prepare and try to complete the contact with the Lord within a month."

Chapter 40 Gradually Converging to Tianqiong City

"Ugh......"