Chapter 343: Suixing: I Appoint Ruan i as an Emanator
Herta Space Station.
"Matriarch, I have an idea."
Suixing’s tone was laced with a tempting and dangerous charm, one that could lure you in before you even realized it.
"Hold on. Aren’t you at war with Nous? Is this a clone?"
Ruan i looked at Suixing. The battle between the two Aeons was escalating; it wouldn’t be over anyti soon.
"That’s right. I can split off a clone of equal strength, and that ’tin can’ (Nous) won’t even notice."
True Swarm Bugs can replicate, so of course she could too. However, she could only split off one for now; she hadn’t been an Aeon for long.
But when it ca to a "group fight," she wasn’t scared in the slightest.
"How... exaggerated."
Ruan i didn’t pity Nous for a second. They weren’t related. It wasn’t like the "father-son" relationship between Zandar and Nous.
"So, what’s this idea you ntioned?" Ruan i asked, a little curious. She had tried many tis, but the probability was just too low.
"I will appoint you as an Emanator of Propagation. That way, you can borrow the power of the Path of Propagation," Suixing said, not beating around the bush.
Ruan i was silent, question marks appearing over her head.
Although you beca an Aeon because Kenji intervened... I, your ’real mom,’ was the one who did the initial cloning. I’m practically half your creator.
This is like... my creation beca the Emperor, and then turned around and nad , the creator, ’Emperor Eritus’... no, ’Crown Prince’.
This is a true ’reversal of the natural order’ (倒反天罡). It’s hard to stomach.
(Zandar: Ah, I know that feeling.)
(The Iron Tomb is Zandar’s child, and Nous is also Zandar’s child. The two ’children’ will definitely clash.)
I get it. So Star Rail also has its ’bloody succession’ drama.
(Iron Tomb: Love you, bro. See you at the ’Gate’.)
The fight for the ’throne’ is always like this.
Ruan i’s gaze darkened, staring straight at Suixing. You beco an Aeon and you’ve already forgotten who’s in charge?
I can’t beat you... but my man... he knows a thing or two.
"Hiss... can we... call it even?" Suixing asked cautiously.
"At this mont... you can’t be serious?" Ruan i smiled faintly and imdiately called for backup.
...
"What’s up?"
When Kenji appeared, Suixing felt herself start to sweat.
Her benevolent "father" was here. This was... "bloodline suppression"!
"Suixing wants to make an Emanator of Propagation," Ruan i explained succinctly.
Huh?
Don’t laugh... hold it in...
Kenji was trying hard not to laugh. This really was a "reversal of the natural order."
"Is that so?" Kenji asked, his hands behind his back, pretending to be serious as he looked at Suixing.
This is too fun.
(Aha: Correct. Aha thinks so too.)
"Just kidding! Don’t take it seriously! Just trying to liven up the atmosphere!" Suixing hurried over, got behind Ruan i, and her hands, which could easily crush stars, began to gently massage Ruan i’s shoulders.
Ruan i enjoyed it, not angry in the slightest.
"It’s not over yet? The Path itself is about to be ground down."
Kenji turned his head, his gaze piercing the vast cosmos, focusing on the Aeon battlefield.
The two Aeons were battling to the ends of the universe, threatening to wear down the very Path itself.
There were a lot of spectators. Besides the other Aeons, the gazes of all the major factions were focused there.
"He’s not that easy to kill. The gap between us isn’t that big."
Suixing shrugged. She wanted to finish Nous quickly, too, but he was a tough nut to crack.
"Didn’t Qlipoth smash Tayzzyronth into ’Aeon fragnts’ with three hamr strikes back then?" Ruan i couldn’t help but ask.
"Matriarch, that was a special case. If the original Propagation hadn’t had its own ’problem,’ Qlipoth couldn’t have finished it in three hits," Suixing said.
"The siege by multiple Aeons created a flaw in the Aeon of Propagation, the Path itself beca turbulent, and then Qlipoth struck. It was a combination of factors that led to the ’Godfall’."
The price of defying one’s Path is fatal, even for an Aeon.
If it had just ’brute-forced’ it... the outco back then would have been different.
"But... this is taking too long. I’m going."
Suixing muttered to herself and vanished. Next up was a "righteous gang-up."
"Let’s go. Follow ."
Ruan i pulled Kenji toward her private lounge.
Suixing had shared the Path of Propagation with her... she felt... it might work this ti.
"?"
Kenji felt Ruan i was... ahem... "thirsty." What... what did they talk about just now?
...
Praise Propagation~
Afterward, Ruan i touched her stomach. As a genius in the field of life sciences, no one knew her body better than she did. She could feel the subtle changes.
This ti... it’s definitely a success. I can confirm the results after a day and a night.
"This is... real ’Propagation’..."
Kenji held Ruan i, his hand stroking her skin. His mouth twitched. So... this is another way to use it.
Using the power of a Path... for this... It’s unprecedented. No one else would even think to do this.
"Don’t worry, I won’t give birth to an insect. Suixing’s ’Propagation’ is different."
"I wasn’t worried. But... before you t , did you ever think you’d... properly have a child one day?"
Ruan i shook her head. "Not even once."
Having a child is so much trouble. It takes so long.
But now... she was looking forward to it.
Ding-dong—
[Ruan i! I’m here for afternoon tea! Open up!]
Big Herta’s voice ca through. She was ringing the doorbell.
Kenji and Ruan i looked at each other. Did Big Herta ti this perfectly, or... has she been eavesdropping this whole ti?
"Can Herta hear what’s inside?"
Ruan i thought for a mont. "Herta... ’scoffs’ at the idea of eavesdropping... but... she probably can."
"So... it’s possible Herta just listened to a ’live broadcast’?"
[I DID NOT!]
Big Herta’s voice ca through, but the "nothing-to-see-here" denial was all the confirmation they needed.
"Is she... in love with you?"
"Is she?"
Ruan i thought about it. Herta’s "orientation" probably wasn’t like that, but... they were very close.
Ruan i said seriously: "Perhaps... she just covets my body."
BANG! BANG! BANG!
[Open the door, ’Kenji’! I’m gonna kill you!]
[And you too, Ruan i!]
Big Herta’s voice was "overheating" (furious).
She isn’t interested in Ruan i, a ’married woman’... Really... Not at all...
"Hamr... Hamr... Hamr..."
Big Herta summoned a few "Herta-puppets" and started hamring the door. They’re definitely dressed by now, anyway.
Hmph! You ss with , Big Herta... and you get the mallet!
Why open the door normally? No need!
The Herta-puppets, while hamring, chanted in serious, sincere voices:
"Ms. Herta! Suprely intelligent!"
"Ms. Herta! Devastatingly beautiful!"
"Ms. Herta! Has a pointy head!"
Big Herta: Hmm??? There’s a ’hater’ in the mix?
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