Bab 1142 - Penyimpulan Tanpa Kesalahan
Lokasi pertemuan yang disepakati oleh Han Xiao dan Oathkeeper adalah sebuah planet stasiun transit di Klaster Bintang Dawn dari Dunia Berkedip-Kedip.
Feidin ditunjuk sebagai utusan pertemuan, mewakili pasukan untuk menunggu dan bertemu dengan perwakilan organisasi Holy Accord di sana. Seluruh proses akan dipantau oleh Han Xiao dari markas utama.
Oathkeeper juga lama sudah menggunakan proyeksi spiritualnya untuk bertemu dengan Han Xiao. Kedua orang itu saling berkomunikasi untuk memastikan bahwa pertemuan ini akan berjalan lancar, dengan jelas menunjukkan keseriusan. Di dalam kantor, sebuah layar virtual mengapung di atas meja dan memutarkan rekaman dari kamera pengawas. Di dalam rekaman tersebut terlihat sebuah kawasan yang ramai dengan banyak orang. Feidin berdiri di samping tembok gedung sambil memakai topeng, melihat para pejalan kaki yang lewat. Utusan Holy Accord belum tiba di lokasi yang telah disepakati.
u201cKapan tiba diri orangmu? Kami sudah menunggu hampir dua jam.u201d Han Xiao bersikun santai dan memalingkan pandangan ke layar itu.
u201cMenyelesaikan.u201d
u201cAnda sudah mengatakan itu tujuh kali.u201d
u201d... Benar-benar sebentar lagi.u201d Setelah beberapa saat, seorang pria yang juga memakai penghiasan akhirnya muncul di layar sambil menggendong sebuah koper logam perak. Ia berjalan langsung menuju Feidin. Keduanya bertemu, tetapi tidak melanjutkan ke langkah berikutnya.
u201cApakah dia utusannya?u201d tanya Han Xiao.
u201cBenar. Barang yang kamu inginkan ada di dalam koper itu.u201d Han Xiao mengangguk, menghubungi Feidin, dan memberiny tahu untuk menukar barangnya. Oathkeeper juga menggunakan kekuatannya untuk memberikan perintah yang sama. Kedua orang di layar menerima perintah dan segera menukar barang, lalu mundur beberapa langkah untuk memeriksanya. Tiba-tiba, sebuah armor muncul di tubuh Feidin, menyelimuti dirinya dan kopernya. Saat itu juga, dengan cahaya kilat, ia menghilang di tempat dan tiba-tiba muncul di kantor Han Xiao.
u201cIni barangnya.u201d
Armor terbuka, dan Feidin meletakkan koper di atas meja Han Xiao. Ini adalah suit mekanis King yang sementara dipinjamkan Han Xiao kepada Feidin. Throne ada di tangannya untuk memastikan bahwa ia akan mengambil barang setelah pertemuan selesai.
Han Xiao membuka koper, dan udara dingin terbunuh. Di dalamnya ada dua wadah silinder yang berisi dua kelompok Primal Esper Ability Entities. Salah satunya hijau, dan yang lainnya biru. Di sebelah dua wadah itu juga ada sebuah perangkat penyimpanan data. Han Xiao menghidupkannya dan melihatnya. Isinya adalah data untuk dua blueprint Gold. Semua yang dijanjikan Oathkeeper dalam perjanjian ada di sini. Kali ini, notifikasi juga muncul di antarmuka.
Primal Esper Ability Entities Acquired: 4/4
[Primal Esper Ability Collector] u2013 Persyaratan tahap terpenuhi.
Efek: Saat melawan Espers, semua atribut Anda akan naik sedikit. -12% kerusakan yang diterima dari Espers. Anda telah menerima 1 (The Third Sanctum) Ability Fragment.
Misi selesai, artinya keduanya sungguhan.
Han Xiao merasa lega. Ia mengangguk pada Feidin.
u201cPulanglah.u201d
Durasi tiga menit belum berakhir. Ia mengaktifkan King kembali dan mengirim Feidin kembali ke lokasi pertemuan.
Oathkeeper berbalik dan meliriknya. u201cBlack Star, bagaimana hasilnya?u201d
u201cHmm, tidak ada masalah. Bagaimana denganmu?u201d
u201cYang kamu berikan memang bagian dari Holy Light Particle.u201d
Han Xiao mencium kumis dan memanjangkan tangannya.
u201cJadi... perjanjian bagus?u201d Meskipun proyeksi spiritual Oathkeeper tidak memiliki bentuk fisik, ia tetap melakukan gestur untuk menggenggam tangan Han Xiao sambil berkata, u201cPerjanjian yang bagus.u201d
Saat itu juga, utusan Holy Accord di layar sepertinya telah mengaktifkan beberapa perangkat dan menghilang tiba-tiba. u201cOh? Pengunjungmu benar-benar cepat pergi. Apakah kamu khawatir padaku?u201d tanya Han Xiao dengan nada bercanda. u201cP caution adalah keharusan.u201d Oathkeeper tidak membantah.
Setelah melihat bahwa utusannya telah mengikuti rencana dengan ketat dan meninggalkan tempat kejadian, Oathkeeper akhirnya menghela napas lega dan melegakan otot-otot tegangnya.
Pertemuan ini sangat penting bagi Holy Accord, dan ia khawatir banyak hal. Terutamanya, ia khawatir Black Star tidak menepati kesepakatan dan mencoba mengejar utusan Holy Accord dengan segala cara. Sekarang tampaknya Black Star tidak memiliki rencana semacam itu, dan pertemuan berjalan lancar. Dengan Holy Light Particle, tingkat keberhasilan membuka The Third Sanctum akan mencapai persentase yang diharapkan. Oathkeeper menekatkan rasa excitenya dan berkata, u201cSaya akan ingat kebaikan Yang Mulia Black Star. Karena perjanjian sudah selesai, saatnya bagiku pergi.u201d
Setiap kali ia berinteraksi dengan orang seperti Black Star, itu adalah sebuah risiko. Semakin banyak ia berbicara, semakin banyak informasi yang mungkin bocor.
Untukkeberuntungan, tidak perlu pernah lagi berinteraksi dengan Black Star di masa depan. Yang ingin dilakukan Oathkeeper sekarang hanyalah mematikan proyeksi spiritualnya dan tidak pernah bertemu lagi dengan Han Xiao.
Karena Oathkeeper selalu menghubungi Han Xiao menggunakan proyeksi spiritual ini, berarti hanya ia yang bisa menghubungi Black Star sedangkan Black Star tidak bisa menghubungi ia. Selama ia tidak pernah menghubungi Black Star lagi, Black Star tidak akan pernah mendapatkan kesempatan untuk melihatnya di masa depan. Pada saat itu, tiba-tiba Han Xiao tersenyum dan berkata, u201cJangan buru-buru. Siapa tahu kapan kita akan bertemu lagi? Mari kita ngobrol sebentar. Juga, ada beberapa pertanyaan yang ingin kusampaikan sebelum kamu pergi.u201d Detak jantung Oathkeeper berhenti sejenak.
u201cOh tidak, mengapa kamu bertanya lagi? Pertanyaan darimu membuatku panik, setiap kali!u201d Pikir Oathkeeper sambil berusaha sabar. u201c... Tanya saja. Aku akan menjawab sebanyak mungkin.u201d Han Xiao mengecilkan mata dan tersenyum tipis.
Persis seperti Oathkeeper, ia tidak ada lagi kekhawatiran sekarang setelah sudah mendapatkan apa yang inginkannya dari perjanjian ini.
Setelah berpura-pura berpikir beberapa detik, ia memutuskan untuk memulai dari pertanyaan yang mungkin membuat Oathkeeper paling sedikit terkejut.
u201cApakah kamu tahu tentang Destinyu2019s Child?u201d Mata Oathkeeper berputar, dan seluruh tubuhnya menegang sepenuhnya.
Binatang! Apa yang kamu temukan lagi ini? Ia menatap mata Han Xiao, berharap bisa memahami apa yang sedang dipikirkannya. Namun, mata Han Xiao yang jernih penuh dengan keikhlasan, seolah-olah benar-benar hanya bertanya secara santai. Tidak bisa menenangkan emosinya, Oathkeeper menekan kaget dan bertanya, u201cKenapa tiba-tiba bertanya? Apakah terjadi sesuatu?u201d
u201cWell, tidak perlu disembunyikan benar-benar. Dulu, aku pernah bertemu seseorang istimewa yang mengaku dirinya adalah Destinyu2019s Child. Sayangnya, ia tiba-tiba mati dalam ledakan nuklir. Lalu, bukan lama ini, aku menemukan seseorang serupa. Setelah investigations, kujelajahi, dan tampaknya ada sebuah Primal Esper Ability yang disebut Destinyu2019s Child yang ada di alam semesta. Sepertinya bisa mengubah beberapa makhluk hidup menjadi tubuh bagian tambahan. Kalian ini para ahli dalam mempelajari Primal Esper Abilities, jadi aku datang untuk berkonsultasi.u201d
u201cItu saja?u201d
u201cApa lagi? Tapi dari cara kamu bereaksi, organisasimu Holy Accord tampaknya tahu banyak hal.u201d Han Xiao menilai Oathkeeper sambil bertanya, u201cMungkin Destinyu2019s Child ada di tanganmu? Cara utusanmu yang menghilang tadi memang mirip dengan teknologi Information Form yang kamu ciptakan, bukan? Itu juga ada di tanganmu?u201d
Oathkeeper pusing kepalanya. Ia menyesal karena reaksinya yang berlebihan. Seolah-olah ia tertular BPD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) terhadap Black Star.
u201cItu... omong kosong.u201d
u201cMengerjakan?u201d
u201cTidak.u201d Oathkeeper membantah sepenuhnya.
u201cBaiklah. Aku tidak peduli apakah itu ada di tanganmu atau tidak, aku hanya ingin tahu beberapa hal. Kalianpastinya ahli dalam mempelajari Primal Esper Ability Entities, jadi kalian pasti tahu sesuatu, atau kamu tidak akan bertanya padaku sebelumnya.u201d Han Xiao mengetuk meja, dengan nada santai. Seolah-olah ia percaya apa kata Oathkeeper, sebenarnya ia sekitar 60% yakin bahwa Destinyu2019s Child ada di tangan Holy Accord dari reaksinya. Namun, Oathkeeper tentu saja tidak akan mengakui itu, jadi Han Xiao, si Great Mechanic, memutuskan untuk tidak meneruskan pertanyaannya. Hal penting sekarang adalah mengetahui mekanisme Destinyu2019s Child.
Oathkeeper berpikir pelan dengan rela, memilih beberapa informasi, dan berkata, u201cDestinyu2019s Child adalah salah satu Primordial Esper Ability yang sangat kuno. Kita tidak tahu banyak tentangnya. Sebagian besar pengetahuan kita berasal dari entitas Primal Esper Ability yang lain. Dikatakan bahwa kemampuan Destinyu2019s Child berkaitan dengan perubahan Information Form dan benang nasib, dan memiliki kemampuan ramalan yang luar biaso
r kuat. Benang nasib juga disebut sebagai u2018penyebab dan akibatu2019 dalam beberapa budaya. Seperti jaring yang sangat besar, jika kamu menyentuh satu benangnya, getasannya pasti menyebar ke banyak benang lainnya. Oleh karena itu, setiap kali ia menggunakan kemampuannya, Destinyu2019s Child harus membaca banyak informasi dan melakukan proses analisis yang serupa dengan menghitung sekumpulan data yang besar. Ia bisa menghitung berbagai kemungkinan dan hasil yang bisa dihasilkan dari suatu kejadian, lalu menggunakannya untuk meramalkan masa depan.
u201cDalam proses ini, untuk membaca benang nasib yang disebutkan, ia melepaskan partikel Information Form khusus untuk mengumpulkan informasi, dan partikel-partikel ini seringkali menyebabkan gangguan informasi. Mereka akan menampilkan proyeksi parsial dari dirinya di dalam banyak tubuh informasi secara acak, mengambil alih sebagian dari informasi mereka, dan inilah cara sub-body lahir. Targetnya kebanyakan adalah makhluk hidup.
u201cBeberapa entitas Primal Esper Ability berkata bahwa Destinyu2019s Child bisa menjadi sebuah High Dimensional Information Form. Jika ia tidak ingin ditemukan, tidak ada yang bisa menemukannya. Itulah sebabnya tidak ada yang berhasil menangkapnya hingga saat ini...u201d Oleh karena itu, kamu kebetulan bertemu dengan dua sub-body hanya karena keberuntungan saja.u201d Mata Han Xiao berbinar, dan pemikirannya berputar cepat. Informasi Destinyu2019s Child yang diberikan Oathkeeper hampir persis mirip dengan mekanisme yang dia spekulasikan. Namun, dia merasa kemampuan Destinyu2019s Child tidak berhenti di situ. Ramalan saja? Mungkin tidak! Karena Destinyu2019s Child bisa menghasilkan sub-body, bisakah ia menghasilkan hal lain? Bahkan mengubah ar benang nasib? Ada banyak bentuk gangguan informasi, bahkan ilusi fisik. Han Xiao tidak lupa bagaimana Virus Domino yang menyebabkan Wabah Cerdas muncul. Di Versi 1.0, informasi yang diperoleh dari Organisasi Germinal mengatakan bahwa kemampuan Destinyu2019s Child mereka adalah u2018mengaruhu2019 atas masa depan, bukan hanya u201cmeramalkanu201d masa depan. Dulunya, Han Xiao pernah berpikir bahwa ini hanya karena orang asli tidak cukup cerdas, namun sekarang ketika dia memikirkannya, itu mungkin bukan kesalahpahaman. Han Xiao bertanya beberapa pertanyaan lagi, ke mana Oathkeeper menjawab dengan tidak tahu, jelas tidak ingin mengungkapkan lebih banyak informasi.
Setelah melihat ini, Han Xiao tidak punya pilihan sel
Chapter 1142 Flawless Deduction
The deal location agreed by Han Xiao and Oathkeeper was a certain transit station planet in the Flickering World’s Dawn Star Cluster.
Feidin was appointed as the deal emissary, representing the army to wait and meet with the Holy Accord organization’s emissary there. The entire process would be monitored by Han Xiao from the headquarters.
Oathkeeper had also used spiritual projection long ago to meet with Han Xiao. The two of them both maintained communication to ensure that this deal would be carried out smoothly, clearly showing sincerity. Inside the office, a virtual screen hovered on the table and played the footage from the surveillance camera. Inside the footage was a prosperous area with a lot of people. Feidin stood beside the wall of a building wearing a mask, looking at the pedestrians passing by. The Holy Accord emissary had yet to arrive at the designated location.
“When will your man arrive? We’ve been waiting for almost two hours.” Han Xiao leaned back in his seat and looked at the screen with boredom.
“Soon.”
“You’ve said that seven times already.”
“... Really soon this time.” A while after, a man also in disguise finally appeared on the screen carrying a silver alloy suitcase. He walked right toward Feidin. The two of them met, but neither carried on to the next step.
“Is he the emissary?” Han Xiao asked.
“That’s right. What you want’s in the suitcase.” Han Xiao nodded, contacted Feidin, and told him to exchange the item. Oathkeeper also used his ability to give the same order. The two people on the screen received the order and exchanged the items right away, then backed off a few steps to check them. An armor suddenly appeared on Feidin’s body, shrouding both him and the suitcase. The next moment, with a flash of light, he disappeared right on the spot and suddenly appeared in Han Xiao’s office.
“Here’s the stuff.”
The armor opened up, and Feidin placed the suitcase on Han Xiao’s table. This was the King mechanical suit Han Xiao had temporarily lent to Feidin. The Throne was in his hands to ensure he would take the item right after the deal was completed.
Han Xiao opened the suitcase, and cold air flew out. Inside were two cylindrical containers that contained two clusters of Primal Esper Ability Entities. One was green, and the other was blue. There was also a data storage device beside the two containers. Han Xiao turned it on and looked at it. It stored the data for two Gold blueprints. Everything Oathkeeper had promised in the deal was there. This time, a notification also popped up on the interface.
Primal Esper Ability Entities Acquired: 4/4
[Primal Esper Ability Collector] Milestone requirements met.
Effects: When you fight Espers, all your attributes will increase slightly. -12% to 20% damage received from Espers. You have received 1 (The Third Sanctum) Ability Fragment.
The mission is completed, which means these two were real.
Han Xiao was relieved. He waved at Feidin.
“Go back.”
The three-minute duration had yet to end. He activated the King again and sent Feidin back to the location of the deal.
Oathkeeper turned and looked over. “Black Star, how is it?”
“Hmm, there are no problems. What about you?”
“What you gave me was indeed part of the Holy Light Particle.”
Han Xiao raised his brows and extended his hand.
“So... nice deal?” Although Oathkeeper’s spiritual projection had no physical form, he still made the gesture to shake Han Xiao’s hands and said, “Nice deal.”
The next moment, the Holy Accord emissary on the screen seemed to have activated some device and disappeared all of a sudden. “Oh? Your man fled really quick. Are you that worried about me?” Han Xiao asked with a joking tone. “Caution is a necessity.” Oathkeeper did not deny it.
Seeing that his emissary had followed the plan strictly and left the scene, Oathkeeper finally heaved a sigh of relief and relaxed his tense nerves.
This deal was extremely important for the Holy Accord, and he was worried about a lot of things. Most importantly, he was worried about Black Star not fulfilling their agreement and attempting to chase the Holy Accord emissary by any means necessary. Now it looked like Black Star had no such plan, and the deal was carried out smoothly. With the Holy Light Particle, the success rate of opening the Third Sanctum would basically reach their expected percentage. Oathkeeper suppressed his excitement and said, “I will remember Your Excellency Black Star’s generosity. Since the deal is complete, it’s time for me to leave.”
Every time he made contact with people like Black Star, it was a risk. The more he spoke, the more information he might leak.
Luckily, there was no need to ever make contact with Black Star anymore in the future. All Oathkeeper wanted to do now was immediately turn off the spiritual projection and never meet Han Xiao ever again.
Since Oathkeeper had always contacted Han Xiao using the method of spiritual projection, this meant that only he could contact Black Star while Black Star could not contact him. As long as he never contacted Black Star ever again, Black Star would never have the chance to see him in the future. At this time, Han Xiao suddenly smiled and said, “Don’t be in such a rush. Who knows when we will meet again? Let’s chat for a while. Also, I have some questions I’d like to ask you before you leave.” Oathkeeper’s heart skipped a beat. Oh, come on, why do you have questions again? You asking questions make me panic, every time! Oathkeeper tried to be patient and said with a cautious tone, “... Ask on then. I’ll answer as much as possible.” Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly.
Just like Oathkeeper, he had nothing to worry about now that he already had what he wanted from the deal.
After he acted like he was pondering for a few seconds, he decided to start from the questions that would probably shock Oathkeeper the least. “Do you... know about Destiny’s Child?” Oathkeeper’s eyes turned around, and his entire body became stiff.
Animal! What have you discovered again? He started into Han Xiao’s eyes, hoping to figure out what he was thinking. However, Black Star’s clear eyes were filled with sincerity, as if he was really just asking casually. Unable to calm his emotions down, Oathkeeper suppressed his shock and asked, “Why are you suddenly asking me? Did something happen?”
“Well, there’s no need to hide it really. I once met a special individual who called himself Destiny’s Child. Sadly, he died in a nuclear explosion. Then, not long ago, I came across a similar individual. After some investigations, I discovered that there seems to be a Primal Esper Ability called Destiny’s Child that exists in the universe. It seems to be able to transform some life forms into special sub-bodies. You guys happen to be the experts in studying Primal Esper Abilities, so I came to consult you.”
“That’s it?”
“What else? But from the way you reacted, your Holy Accord organization seems to know quite a lot of things.” Han Xiao sized Oathkeeper up and wondered, “Could it be that Destiny’s Child is in your hands? The way your emissary disappeared earlier does seem similar to Information Form-related technology. That was invented by you guys too, wasn’t it?”
Oathkeeper was having a headache. He regretted his overreaction earlier. It was like he was infected with Black Star PTSD.
“It’s not, nonsense.”
“Really?”
“Nope.” Oathkeeper denied it completely. “Alright then, I don’t really care if it’s in your hands I just want to know some information. You guys specialize in studying Primal Esper Ability Entities, so you guys definitely know something, or you wouldn’t have asked me back earlier.” Han Xiao tapped on the table, his tone casual. He looked like he believed what Oathkeeper said, but actually, he was about sixty percent sure that Destiny’s Child was in the Holy Accord’s hands from Oathkeeper’s reaction. Nonetheless, Oathkeeper would certainly not admit to it, so the Great Mechanic Han decided to not continue asking. The most important thing was to ask about the mechanisms of Destiny’s Child.
Oathkeeper pondered with resignation, selected some information, and said, “Destiny’s Child is a very ancient Primal Esper Ability. We don’t know much about it either. Most of what we know came from the other Primal Esper Ability Entities. It’s said that Destiny’s Child’s ability is related to the changes of Information Form and strings of fate, and it has an unbelievably powerful foresight ability. “Strings of fate are also called ’cause and effect’ in some cultures. Like a huge net, if you touch one of the strings, the vibrations will certainly pass onto more strings. Therefore, every time it uses its ability, Destiny’s Child will have to read a lot of information and carry out an analyzing process similar to computing large groups of data. It is able to calculate the various possibilities and results that a certain event can produce, then use that to foresee the future.
“In this process, in order to read the so-called strings of fate, it will release special Information Form particles to collect information, and these particles will often cause information state disturbances. They will produce partial projections of themselves in random information bodies, take over part of their information, and that is how the sub-bodies are born. The targets are mostly life forms.
“Some Primal Esper Ability Entities say that Destiny’s Child can turn into a High Dimensional Information Form. If it doesn’t want to be discovered, no one can discover it. That is why no one had been able to capture it even till now... Therefore, you having met two sub-bodies is purely because you were lucky.” Han Xiao’s eyes sparkled, and his thoughts spun quickly. The information of Destiny’s Child Oathkeeper provided was almost identical to the mechanisms he had speculated it would have. However, he felt that Destiny’s Child’s ability did not stop there. Just foresight? Probably not! Since Destiny’s Child could produce sub-bodies, could it produce something else? Or even change the direction the strings of fate would take? There were many forms of the so-called ‘information state disturbance’, even physical mirages. Han Xiao did not forget how the Domino Virus that caused the Intelligent Plague appeared. In Version 1.0, the information he obtained from the Germinal Organization said that the ability of their Destiny’s Child was ‘influence’ over the future, not just ‘foreseeing’ the future. Han Xiao once thought it was only because the natives were not knowledgeable enough, but now that he thought about it, that might not have been a misunderstanding. Han Xiao asked a few more questions, to which Oathkeeper said he did not know, clearly not willing to expose more information.
Seeing this, Han Xiao had no choice but to change the topic. He narrowed his eyes and casually said, “By the way, last time you told me about how your spiritual projection ability works. After that, I did some research. There seems to be a Primal Esper Ability called Soul Flame that fits what you said.”
Hearing this, it seemed like this was no secret. Oathkeeper surprisingly nodded and said directly, “That’s right. I’m the master of Soul Flame.”
“Hmm, I did some further research following this information, and it seems like the last Soul Flame master in the universe was a Beyond Grade A Esper nicknamed Soul Emperor. His name was Rovell Sissock... Do you happen to know him?”
Then, Han Xiao stared closely at Oathkeeper, wanting to see every slight reaction he had. However, Oathkeeper did not look surprised at all this time and said, “I’ve heard about him too, but I don’t know him.”
Han Xiao frowned in his mind. Unlike the question about Destiny’s Child, Oathkeeper did not have any strange reaction to this question. He did not know if this was because Oathkeeper was completely mentally prepared about it, or Oathkeeper did not care about his identity being exposed, or he guessed wrong and Oathkeeper was not that Soul Emperor who might have faked his own death. Han Xiao then asked, “Since Soul Flame once spent time with this master, it must know more. Help me ask it then...”
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