The distant sky was dimly lit, and without anyone noticing, so sunlight had already pierced through the dark veil of the night, shredding the firmant wildly like scissors.
"When I was in the training camp, becoming the best recruit, everyone sneered at . They isolated , shunned , thinking I was too competitive and showy."
"I used to feel sad and didn’t understand, but I rember my father’s motto—"
Li Aozi said, "’It’s not about whether I should, but I can, so I did it.’"
Nikita glanced at Li Aozi.
If the other had a head, he was sure that it too would be grinning broadly.
"Although they weren’t good to , on the battlefield, I dragged my brother, whose legs had been blown off, back from the trenches. To those who used to shun and be indifferent to , I covered them silently, doing my best to save every comrade’s life."
"Because I could, I just did it."
"Afterwards, I saved 138 comrades and eliminated 71 enemies, successfully delaying the operation of an entire brigade opposite us, and I was awarded the dal of Fearlessness. People called the Valenkov Variant Hero, rated as a Purple Gold Combat rcenary, and Kaltz himself awarded ."
Nikita said reflectively:
"Throughout my life, I have adhered to my father’s creed: if I can do sothing, I will do it. Maybe to , it’s just a small gesture, but I can help more people with my will, not because I’m asked to do it."
"They call a hero—actually, I just did what I could do; I don’t ask for anything in return, all I ask is that I always enforce my own will."
"I don’t know what you think, young man. In my view, there’s nothing more pretentious than ’I can, so I did it in the world.’
Li Aozi fell silent.
He turned his body and gazed at the distant clouds.
His hands tightly clutched the front of his garnt, as dawn, with its golden glow strong as thousands of horses, marched over his body.
The long night dispersed.
The dazzling golden glow broke through the heavy veils of the night, surged forward, and issued a silent roar at the land; his skin was ward, his blood ebullient, a profound and intense emotion arose from his feet and shot up through the top of his head.
[Tomorrow has already arrived, please make your choice.]
[Choice A—Leave, go ho; (no benefits)]
[Choice B—Stay, fight; (no benefits)]
Nomi, Qiu Ran, Du Zexin, Alicxia—the portraits of the people he had encountered so far passed before his eyes.
From the bank in Frost Plated’s border town to the cosmic expanse a million feet above the firmant, his journey had not been entirely perfect, but each action brought different changes to the world.
So died because of this, so lived because of it.
He stretched out his hand, trying to grasp sothing.
Once, he had struggled in vain to get through a train door, resulting in Qiu Ran’s death in battle.
Back then, Li Aozi didn’t understand why he felt so troubled by a stranger, who was not particularly close or notably good-looking.
Now, he understood.
"I didn’t want to break through that door—I wanted to seize fate by the throat."
Li Aozi clenched his fist.
He simply hated himself deep inside, despised his own inability to Dominate Everything.
It wasn’t about whether he should save Qiu Ran, but whether he could save her.
Upon reflection, this notion seed godlike; no one dictates what a god must do, so the only guideline for a god’s actions is ’whether it can’.
"Since there’s sothing I can do, it must be done by ."
Li Aozi’s body levitated in place. Nikita on the ground expressed his surprise:
"You figured it out so quickly?"
"Going back to pack up," Li Aozi said. "I’ll pick up your son-in-law. In a few days, I’ll take you to a safe planet where you can get treatnt for free."
Nikita blinked.
"You’re not joking, right? Only a Narrative-Level Civilization could cure my daughter’s disease—"
"If it’s just about suppressing the curse," Li Aozi smiled and said, "a Magic Civilization could do it as well."
Nikita stood there, dumbfounded.
"You just, uh, let catch my breath—Leoz, no, Lord Leoz, why this? My response surely doesn’t deserve such a reward?!"
[Dictator Form activated]
"Because I can."
As Li Aozi spoke, the flesh on his head regenerated rapidly, attracting teorites and tals from the void, along with a blue halo, to fuse and form a sharply angled helt. Arcane Energy’s light intermingled and solidified into silver-white armor plates on his body, and bright yellow light strips glowed on his blue ceramic skin.
[Never Disobedience]
Buzz————
The helt’s crystalline eyes instantly lit up with golden fluorescence, and in the next instant, Li Aozi’s form disappeared, pulling a series of Mach rings in the air.
[Settlent Conditions achieved]
C. "Tomorrow in Doubt" — Tomorrow has already arrived, make your choice.
Reward: Random rewards (determined by task rating, the higher the assessnt, the better the final reward)
Task rating calculation in process...
No teammates perished in this mission (✔)
’Sorenfu Nikita’ confided in you about his past (✔)
Witnessed the sunrise (✔)
Hidden: You made a decision that is uniquely yours.
[Choice]—Stay in Valenkov, drive out Velazquez!
This choice will not bring you any benefits or rewards, but it is unique and personal to you.
History and the stars will witness for you.
[Calculation complete, the task rating is: Exemplary Transcendence]
[Would you like to open the content of the random reward?]
[Reward distribution in progress...]
[You have obtained [Sovereign]/[Fine Artistry] knowledge: "Law of Energy Conservation"]
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[Item Na]: "Genetic Editing Engineering"
[Type]: Information carrier/Advanced extraordinary knowledge
[Quality]: Ordinary and durable
[Attributes]: An information carrier that records cutting-edge knowledge.
Prerequisites: Limited—[Sovereign]/[Fine Artistry] series, etc.
[Introduction]: The carrier itself is not important, what is important is—inside it records research on the fundantal nature and transformation rules of energy, from which you can benefit greatly.
"The total amount of energy is constant, the universe expands infinitely, so does Arcane Energy. Phenona that once seed inconceivable can actually be explained scientifically. The indigenous once called supernatural abilities ’magic,’ to reiterate, advanced science is magic."
By studying this knowledge, you will gain a new skill—"Energy Refining Art," allowing you to periodically refine energy from space, randomly enhancing your physical attributes.
[Learning Effect]:
General effect: "Mass-Energy Effect"—Whenever you use any potion, you will always recover 1.3% of your maximum Mana Points.
[Arcane Energy]·Exclusive effect: "Mystical Deconstruction"—You can continuously uncover the source of your own Arcane Energy by accumulating related knowledge, enhance the versatility of Arcane Energy, and develop the source of each Arcane Energy—’Sequential Arcane Energy’.
After learning, imdiately upgrade the developntal level of a non-core Arcane Energy by one level.
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"Warning! Unidentified flying object, you have entered the controlled airspace of Velazquez Corporation, please slow down and leave imdiately, or we will shoot you down! Warning, repeating, you have entered a controlled airspace—"
Crack!
Li Aozi casually crushed a missile, flas and debris brushing past him as his form rapidly changed in midair, lasers and anti-air spells continuously aid at him, either twisted by Gravity or avoided by his skillful flying posture.
Li Aozi was in high spirits.
Zaniya flew out from the Void, keeping pace with him, muttering:
’Are you sure you want to do this? Going against a Narrative-level Civilization...’
"Union Group has plenty of subsidiaries."
’Why do I feel like you’re thinking about more than that?’
"I know where Julian is."
’—Hey hey, not there, right?’
"Yes, in Velazquez."
Li Aozi said:
"I’ve known from the start, but only now am I ready to do this."
Zaniya looked deeply at Li Aozi.
’You’re actually quite interesting, kid.’
She grinned, transforming into a sword voluntarily, accompanying Li Aozi as he flew at high speed, piercing through the clouds toward the increasingly close Velazquez Building:
’Since that’s the case, let’s make a big scene!’
[You have initially gained the Divine Artifact’s recognition, Divine Artifact skill temporarily unlocked.]
[Skill Unleashed—"Ard Empire"]
[Skill Unleashed—"Vivid Demon Iron Monarch"]
’Co on! Lord Leoz, bring these followers of Redd Gold a performance of the Blacksmith’s exquisite smithing!’
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