Kebangukan dan keraguan muncul di dalam benaknya.
Tahun-tahun telah berlalu, namun Han Xiao masih ingat jelas. Dulu, ia meyakini Destinyu2019s Child hanyalah seorang Foreseer yang tewas akibat ledakan Organisasi Germinal, hingga berubah menjadi debu.
Namun kini, tampaknya Destinyu2019s Child menyimpan rahasia yang lebih dalam. Tak hanya berperan penting di Planet Aquamarine, tetapi kini berkaitihan dengan Bentuk Informasi Dimensi Tinggi.
Pada awalnya, ia merasa sudah cukup dengan Han Xiao, Hila, dan Aurora u2014 tiga orang dengan bakat luar biaslu u2014. Namun, takdirnya, mendengar bahwa Destinyu2019s Child, yang telah lama tiada, bukanlah sesederhana yang disangka! Organisasi Germinal dipenuhi dengan bakat yang gila-gilaan.
Jika pemimpin Organisasi Germinal tiba-tiba hidup kembali dan muncul di hadapannya, ia mungkin tak heran juga.
Apa sih aslinya Destinyu2019s Child?
Han Xiao tertegun. Ia tak bisa menahan kekhawatirannya untuk tidak mengetahui kebenarannya.
u201c... Army Commander?u201d, tiba-tiba menyela Harrison.
Han Xiao kembali fokus.
Aesop menganggu head, merasa ia mengerti mengapa Han Xiao diam dan menjelaskan, u201cMeskipun tiga Peradaban Universal pun tak banyak mengerti tentang Teori Bentuk Informasi, jadi aku mengerti jika permintaan ini mungkin terlalu berat bagimu.u201d
Rody langsung frustasi dan berkata dengan nada putus asa, u201cLalu apa yang harus kulakukan? Jika tidak Bahagia Putih pun tak bisa membantuku, siapa yang bisa? Tolong, bantu aku meyakinkan Beliau. Aku benar-benar tak tahu apa-apa lagi untuk dilakukan!u201d
Mendengar ini, Han Xiao melamba dan berkata, u201cTenang saja, aku akan mencoba membantumu.u201d
u201cu201d,Hem, hebat. Terima kasih, Yang Mulia... Hmm?u201d, Rody menunjukkan rasa terima kasihnya secara tidak langsung, namun tiba-tiba kagum di tengah jalan. Ia menatap Han Xiao dengan mata terbuka lebar penuh kaguan.
Aesop dan Harrison juga kagum. Mereka menatap Han Xiao dengan heran.
u201cArmy Commander, kau sekarang bisa melihatnya?u201d
u201cMmm, aku bisa.u201d
u201cTapi tadi kau... sudah menemukan solusi? Tapi kau tak melakukan apa-apa!u201d, Aesop tidak mengerti mengapa hal ini bisa terjadi.
Han Xiao mengikat, lalu berbohong dengan licik, u201cBentuk Informasi Dimensi Tinggi sebenarnya bisa memilih siapa yang boleh mengamatinya. Mungkin tekad kuatmu yang memicu sifat ini, lalu ia secara aktif membuat jalur informasi denganku... untuk mengatakan dengan sederhana, ia mengecualikan kamu dari daftar hitamnya.u201d
Mata Harrison penuh kebingungan:
Bagaimana cara itu bekerja?
Aesop bertanya-tanya sejenak sebelum menerimanya. u201cItu memang terdengar masuk akal. Mungkin ia mewarisi sifat itu, hanya ia tak bisa mengendalikannya dengan bebas, namun secara tidak sadar, ia bisa...u201d
Han Xiao tersenyum kemudian mendukung pikirannya.
Itu dia. Silakan terus berpikir. Biarku aku yakinkan dirimu sendiri. Seperti orang tenggelam yang melek terakhir, Rody tiba-tiba menekan meja dengan kedua tangannya. Ia berdiri sambil gemetar karena gembira dan berkata sambil bergetar, u201cTerima kasih banyak! Kamulah seperti yang dikatakan di kabar massa. Bukan hanya seorang pahlawan Planet Aquamarine tapi seorang pahlawan seluruh alam semesta! Betapa mulia! Aku bisa jujur, dalam kehidupan sepanjang 48 tahunku, hanya ada satu orang yang kujatuhi, dan orang itu adalah kamu! Kamulah panutan kecilku, cahaya hidupku, motivasiku, yang mendorongku berkembang...u201d
Han Xiao tak bisa menahan senyum pengakuan. Ia menyukai ketika orang mengatakan hal-hal seperti ini tentang dirinya.
Namun, sebentar kemudian, ia menghilangkan senyum itu lalu memberi sinyal agar Rody tenang.
u201cKau tak perlu begitu menghaturkan rasa terima kasih. Jujur saja, aku hanya membantumu karena tertarik dengan mutasimu dan ingin mempelajariimu. Soal apakah aku bisa menyembuhkanmu, aku tak bisa memberi jaminan.u201d
u201cSaya mengerti. Aku tidak punya apa-apa lagi untuk membayar. Aku akan berusaha keras untuk bekerja sama denganmu dalam penelitianmu.u201d, Rody mengangguk cepat.
Han Xiao mengangguk puas. Tak ada makan gratis, Rody pun tahu hal itu, yang membuatnya lebih mudah. Ia berdiri, berjalan mengelilingi Rody sambil mengamati dengan cermat, tiba-tiba terlintas satu pemikiran:
Benar, aku sudah terhubung informasi dengan dia, jadi sebaiknya bisa menyuntikkannya sekarang.
Pemikiran itu muncul, Han Xiao langsung bertindak.
Ia mengangkat jarinya. Kian mengkilat, nanobot membentuk sebuah jarum logam kecil.
Lalu, dengan hati-hati ia menusukkan jarum itu ke lengan Rody, dengan paksa sekuat seseorang yang mengangkat semut, takut kekuatan berlebihan akan membunuh semut itu.
Kemudian Han Xiao langsung memeriksa interfacenya. Seperti yang diharapkan, infopertempuran muncul, dan ia bisa melihat seluruh atribut Rody.
Targetnya hanyolah seorang manusia biasa, sehingga informasinyanya minim. Seluruh kemampuan Rody hanyalah kemampuan manusia biasa. Informasinya tak lebih dari dua baris, jauh berbeda dengan Supers yang memiliki halaman demi halaman info.
Hanya satu hal anomali yang menarik perhatian Han Xiao. Ada sebuah status khusus di status bar Rody, yang namanya persis sama dengan nama misinya.
(Destinyu2019s Childu2014Transformasi Sub-tubuh): Entitas Kemampuan Esper Primal Destinyu2019s Child telah menyebabkan gangguan keadaan informasi, menciptakan berjenis-jenis u2018sub-tubuhu2019 di seluruh alam semesta secara acak. Kamu adalah salah satu yang terpilih. Mutasi akan terjadi pada tubuhmu. Karakteristik Bentuk Informasi akan berkembang perlahan dalam dirimu, dan kamu akan secara acak mendapatkan sebagian dari kemampuan Destinyu2019s Child. Selama transformasi, tidak hanya tubuhmu yang berubah, namun kepribadianmu juga. Ketika proses ini berakhir, kamu mungkin akan kehilangan keinginan dan emosi yang paling utama, mungkin kehilangan memori-mu, atau mungkin akan meyakini pengalaman hidup yang dibuat-buat. Kepribadian yang benar-benar baru akan lahir dalam tubuhmu.
Progres Transformasi Saat Ini: 37,1%
Mata Han Xiao terbuka lebar. Ia telah menemukan kuncinya. u201cDestinyu2019s Child adalah Entitas Kemampuan Esper Primal? Menciptakan sub-tubuh secara acak di seluruh alam semesta?u201d
Hal ini mengheretkan baginya. Di daftar Super High Risk Esper Ability, Destinyu2019s Child tidak tercantum. Di kehidupan sebelumnya, tak ada pemain pun yang pernah mendapatkan info terkaitinya. Bisakah ini Entitas Kemampuan Esper Primal yang belum ditemukan atau belum dipublikasikan?
Melihat penjelasan di interface, Han Xiao bertanya-tanya banyak hal.
Jika cara kerja Destinyu2019s Child seperti ini, apa yang ada di Organisasi Germinal dulu di Versi 1.0 seharusnya hanyolah sub-tubuh, bukan Entitas Kemampuan Esper Primalnya sendiri... Rody belum benar-benar bertansformasi. Setelah ia sepenuhnya menjadi sub-tubuh Destinyu2019s Child, kepribadiannya akan diganti. Mungkin itu adalah bentuk lain dari kematian.
Meskipun Han Xiao kini mengetahui bahwa sebenarnya Destinyu2019s Child adalah Entitas Kemampuan Esper Primal, masih banyak misteri yang belum terungkap. Mungkin, Ah Ho dan Ah K, yang juga Entitas Kemampuan Esper Primal, tahu sesuatu.
Han Xiao memberi para mereka untuk menunggu sesaat di ruangan itu sement ia pindah ke ruangan lain, menutup pintu, lalu membuka kotak tentara dimensi sekunder, memanggil Host Energi Misterius Primal Chaos. Pada saat yang sama, ia mengirimkan permintaan komunikasi ke Aurora dan menghubungkan dengan Holy Light Particle juga.
u201cHalo Star! Jika kamu tidak sibuk, kita harus ngobrol lagi nanti!u201d
Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy tampak senang sekali. Ia tidak memiliki master, dan sepanjang hari-bunganya di dalam pembawa logam yang tak berjiwa membuatinya bosan.
u201cAku punya sesuatu yang ingin kuketahui. Apakah kamu tahu Entitas Kemampuan Esper Primal bernama Destinyu2019s Child?u201d
Menyadari kemungkinan berbeda nama, Han Xiao bahkan menggambarkan sebagian karakteristik Destinyu2019s Child yang ia deduksi dari interface.
Mendengar ini, Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy dan Holy Light Particle tiba-tiba diam sejenak.
u201cOrang ini... Aku merasa pernah melihatnya sebelumnya?u201d
u201cMungkin aku terlalu banyak tidur? Aku merasa seperti mengenalnya, tapi sepertinya tak bisa teringat...u201d, terasa seperti merasa familiar dengan seseorang, namun tak bisa teringat siapa.
u201cMenurut informasi yang kusampaikan, Destinyu2019s Child sangat berkaitan dengan Bentuk Informasi. Mungkin itulah sebabnya kalian tidak bisa teringatnya.u201d, Han Xiao mengicikim mata lalu menduga.
Kedua-duanya mencoba mengingat lebih lama lagi, kemudian Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy berkata dengan ragu-ragu, u201cKamu mungkin benar. Kita tidak bisa mengingat informasi apa pun lagi. Yang bisa kita ingat hanyalah ada Entitas Kemampuan Esper Primal dalam ingatan kita yang bisa beralih antara bentuk fisik dan Bentuk Informasi Dimensi Tinggi. Ia bisa mewujudkan masa depan, mengganggu realitas, dan lain-lain. Mungkin itu Destinyu2019s Child yang sedang kamu bicarakan.u201d
Sepertinya aku tak bisa mendapatkan informasi lebih lanjut dari keberduaan.
Han Xiao lalu beralih topik dan bertanya, u201cKalian tahu tentang Soul Flame? Ia juga Entitas Kemappuan Esper Primal.u201d
u201cAku tahu orang ini!u201d, Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy langsung menjawab seolah-olah takut Holy Light Particle akan merebut kesempatan untuk berbicara.
u201cOrang ini licik. Aku tak banyak bertemu dengannya, dan terakhir kudengar tentang dia adalah zaman masa eksplorasi. Sepertinya ia memilih Primordial One sebagai masternya. Setelah itu, ia menghilang selama bertahun-tahun.u201d
Mata Han Xiao bersinar.
Menurut intelijen Aesop, Oathkeeper sangat mungkin adalah master dari Soul Flame. Ia mungkin bahkan Primordial One yang disebutkan oleh Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy. Selama ia tahu identitas Oathkeeper, ia bisa mengungkapnya.u201cApakah kamu ingat siapa Primordial One itu?u201d, Han Xiao segera bertanya.
u201cSedikit, tapi aku ingat panggilannya, [Soul Emperor] jika kudengar, seorang Esper spiritual yang kuat... tapi seharusnya ia sudah tewas di medan perang.u201d
Tsk, nama panggilan ini tidak terdengar mudah untuk dimain-mainkan.
Han Xiao mencatatnya di pikirannya dan berencana untuk menanyakan ke dynasty tentang u201cSoul Emperoru2019 ini.
Sebagai sesuatu yang seseram ini, Dynasty mungkin tak memiliki catatan tentang Destinyu2019s Child.
Sejak Destinyu2019s Child adalah Entitas Kemampuan Esper Primal, dan organis
Shock and doubt appeared in his mind.
Decades had already passed, but Han Xiao still had vivid memories about it. He used to think Destiny’s Child was just simply a Foreseer who ended up dead due to the Germinal Organization’s explosion, turning into dust.
Now, however, it looked like Destiny’s Child had more unknown secrets. Not only did it play an important role in Planet Aquamarine, but now it was related to the High Dimensional Information Forms.
Initially, he felt that having him, Hila, and Aurora, three outrageously talented members, was already the limit. To his absolute shock, Destiny’s Child, who had died long ago, was not as simple as he thought! The Germinal Organization was filled with mad talent!
If the Germinal Organization leader suddenly revived and appeared right in front of him, he probably would not even be surprised.
What in the world is the Destiny’s Child?
Han Xiao was stunned. He could not stop worrying without finding out the truth.
“... Army Commander?” Harrison suddenly prompted.
Han Xiao regained focus.
Aesop shook his head. He thought he understood why Han Xiao was silent and explained, “Even the three Universal Civilizations don’t know much about the Information Form Theory, so I understand that this request might be too difficult for you.” Rody was instantly frustrated and said with despair, “Then what should I do? If even His Excellency Black Star can’t help me, who can? Please, help me to convince His Excellency Black Star. I-I really don’t know what to do!”
Hearing this, Han Xiao waved and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll try to help you.”
“That’s great. Thank you, Your Excel... Hmm?” Rody showed appreciation subconsciously, but he was suddenly stunned halfway. He stared at Han Xiao with his eyes widened with shock.
Aesop and Harrison were startled too. They looked at Han Xiao with surprise.
“Army Commander, you can see him now?”
“Hmm, I can.”
“But earlier you... have you found a solution? But you didn’t do anything!” Aesop could not understand why.
Han Xiao coughed and lied, “Real High Dimensional Information Forms can choose who can observe them. Maybe his strong will triggered that trait, so he actively created an information link with me... To put it simply, he removed me from his blacklist.”
Harrison’s eyes were filled with confusion.
How does that work?
Aesop thought about it for a while before accepting it. “That actually makes some sense. He might have inherited that trait, only he can’t control it freely, but subconsciously, he might be able to...”
Han Xiao looked at him with a smile and supported the old man in his mind.
That’s it. Please keep guessing. Help me convince you yourself. Like a drowning man holding onto the last straw, Rody suddenly pressed on the table with both hands. He stood up and said while his entire body was shivering from excitement, “Thank you so much! You’re really just like what they say in the news. Not only a great man of Planet Aquamarine but a great man of the entire universe! You’re so noble! To be frank, in my forty-eight years alive, there’s only one person I ever admired, and that person is you! You’ve been my role model from a young age, the light of my life, the motivation of my advance, encouraging me to grow...”
Han Xiao uncontrollably smiled with recognition. He loved to hear people say these facts about him.
However, very soon, he wiped off the smile on his face and signaled for Rody to calm down.
“You don’t have to be so appreciative. Honestly, I’m only helping you because I’m interested in your mutation and want to study it. As for whether I can cure you, I can’t make any promises.”
“I understand. I don’t have anything else I can repay you with. I’ll do my absolute best to cooperate with your studies.” Rody nodded rapidly.
Han Xiao nodded with satisfaction. There were no free meals, and Rody knew that, which made things easier. He stood up, circled around Rody, sizing him up closely, and suddenly thought of something
That’s right. I’ve already established an information connection with him, so I should be able to sting him now.
As this thought appeared, Han Xiao immediately acted.
He raised his finger. Electrical sparks flashed, and nanoparticles formed into a tiny metal needle.
Then, he cautiously stung Rody’s arm with the needle, using as little force as a normal person would use to pick up an ant, afraid of using too much strength and squeezing the ant to death.
Then, Han Xiao looked at the interface right away. As expected, combat information appeared, and he could see all of Rody’s attributes.
The target was just an ordinary person, so there was little information. All of Rody’s abilities were ordinary people abilities. There were only about two lines of information, completely different from how Supers had pages and pages of information.
Only one abnormal piece of information attracted Han Xiao’s attention. There was a special status in Rody’s status bar, and it had the exact same name as the name of the mission.
(Destiny’s Child-Sub-body Transformation): The Primal Esper Ability Entity Destiny’s Child has caused an information state disturbance, creating all kinds of ‘sub-bodies’ randomly in the entire universe. You’re one of the chosen ones. A mutation is going to occur to your body. The traits of Information Forms will gradually develop in you, and you’ll randomly obtain part of Destiny’s Child’s abilities. During the transformation, not only will your body change, but your personality will too. When this process ends, you might lose the majority of your desires and emotions, you might lose your memories, or you might believe in made-up life experience. A brand-new personality will be born in your body.
Current Transformation Progress: 37.1%
Han Xiao’s eyes opened wide. He had captured the key information. “Destiny’s Child is a Primal Esper Ability Entity? Randomly creating sub-bodies all over the universe?”
This was surprising for him. On the Super High Risk Esper Ability list, Destiny’s Child was not included. In his previous life, no players obtained any related information about it. Could this be an undiscovered or unpublicized Primal Esper Ability?
Looking at the introduction on the interface, Han Xiao had a lot of thoughts.
If that’s how Destiny’s Child’s works, what was in the Germinal Organization back in Version 1.0 should have been a sub-body, not the Primal Esper Ability Entity itself... Rody has yet to completely transform. Once he fully becomes a Destiny’s Child sub-body, his personality will be replaced. Maybe that’s another form of death.
Although Han Xiao now knew that Destiny’s Child’s true identity was a Primal Esper Ability Entity, there were still a lot of unsolved mysteries. Perhaps, Ah Ho and Ah K, who were also Primal Esper Ability Entities, would know something
Han Xiao told the few of them to wait a while in the room while he went to another room, closed the door, and opened up the secondary dimensional army box, summoning the Mysterious Energy Host. At the same time, he sent Aurora a communication request and contacted the Holy Light Particle too.
“Black Star! How have you been? We have to chat more if you haven’t been busy!”
The Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy looked very happy. He did not have a master, and he was dying of boredom being inside a metal carrier that had no soul.
“I have something I’d like to ask you guys,” Han Xiao said. “Do you guys know about a Primal Esper Ability Entity called Destiny’s Child?”
Considering that there might be different names, Han Xiao even described part of Destiny’s Child’s characteristics, which he deduced from the interface.
Hearing this, the Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy and Holy Light Particle suddenly became silent for quite a while.
“This guy... I seem to have seen him before?”
“Odd, did I sleep too much? I feel like I know him, but I just can’t recall...” It felt like the feeling of suddenly realizing someone looked familiar, but they just could not recall who it was.
“According to the information I have, Destiny’s Child is heavily related to Information Forms. Maybe that’s why you two can’t recall it.” Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and made a guess.
The two of them tried recalling for a while longer, then Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy said hesitantly, “You might be right. We can’t recall any more information about it. All we can recall is that there seems to be a Primal Esper Ability Entity in our memories who can switch between a physical form and High Dimensional Information Form. It has the ability to foresee the future, interfere with reality, and so on. It might be the Destiny’s Child you’re talking about.”
Looks like I can’t get more information from the two of them...
Han Xiao then changed the topic and asked, “Then, do you guys know about Soul Flame? It’s a Primal Esper Ability Entity too.”
“I know this one!” The Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy quickly responded as if worried the Holy Light Particle would take away its chance to speak. “This guy is sneaky. I haven’t met him many times, and the last time I heard about him was during the exploration era. He seems to have chosen a Primordial One as a master. After that, he disappeared for many years.”
Han Xiao’s eyes sparkled.
According to Aesop’s intelligence, Oathkeeper might very well be the master of Soul Flame. He might even be the Primordial One whom Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy mentioned. As long as he knew Oathkeeper’s identity, he would be able to expose him. “Do you remember who that Primordial One was?” Han Xiao quickly asked.
“I only remember his nickname, (Soul Emperor] if I’m not wrong, a powerful spiritual Esper... but he should’ve died in battle.”
Tsk, this nickname doesn’t sound like someone who’s easy to mess with.
Han Xiao noted it in his mind and planned to ask the dynasty for information about this ‘Soul Emperor’.
As for something as mysterious as Destiny’s Child, the dynasty might not have records of it.
Since Destiny’s Child is a Primal Esper Ability Entity, and the Holy Accord organization is the professional at studying Primal Esper Abilities... asking them might be a good choice.
Han Xiao nodded in his mind. He decided that after his deal with the Holy Accord was complete, he would ask Oathkeeper about Destiny’s Child. Maybe he could get some information from him.
Speaking of which, could Destiny’s Child be in the Holy Accord organization’s hands? Hmm, it’s possible but not very likely. Destiny’s Child can trigger disturbances, meaning it should be free and not locked up... Hehe, no point thinking so much. It won’t hurt if I only ask Oathkeeper.
Han Xiao smirked.
As for whether Oathkeeper will be able to take it...
Hmm, I think his mind should be quite strong.
As he had already asked everything he wanted to, he was about to hang up the communication when he suddenly thought of something and said to the Holy Light Particle, “By the way, I’ll have to cut off a part of your body after some time and use it to make a deal with someone. I’m telling you first so you can be mentally prepared.”
The Holy Light Particle suddenly stopped in midair and was stunned.
The Primal Chaos Mysterious Energy was stunned for a minute too. He then suddenly started gloating and laughing loudly. “This day has finally come for you! Who asked you to laugh at me? You can’t escape the same fate, hahaha!”
The Holy Light Particle did not respond out loud. I’m so tired. I feel like I won’t believe in love anymore.
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