Su's expression remained unchanged; although his eyes were closed, he gave the feeling of being stared at.
Lucas felt a little embarrassed.
It seemed a bit narcissistic.
However, given the Inner World's typical behavior, this possibility wasn't entirely absent, so it wasn't his fault for imagining things.
Time passed.
Just as Lucas's toes were about to curl into the ground, Su slowly shook his head and said, "No, I did it for this world, and also to atone for our past mistakes. However... if you insist on thinking that way, it's not entirely wrong."
"No, no, no, I'm scared."
Lucas waved his hands repeatedly.
Su smiled and said, "Do you have anything else you want to ask?"
"Not for now. Speaking of which... Su, you were the one who pulled me in, right? Shouldn't you be the one to tell me everything I need to know? Why do I have to ask?"
Lucas scrutinized the gray-haired man.
Su pinched his chin.
"Do you mean... it's my turn to say what I want to say now?"
"Yes, Su. After all, you also want to save the world, right? So tell me everything you think is important. I will accept it all."
Lucas spoke righteously.
Su thought for a moment, then lightly tapped his temple.
"Fourth, be careful of Mobius. That woman is very dangerous."
Snake Snake?
Lucas felt like he had heard that sentence before.
"That's right... Ai Yi also said that. Mobius, huh... It seems she's really not well-liked."
Lucas muttered in his heart.
Su continued.
"Fifth, be careful of Welt Yang. Before he left St. Freya Academy, he did many things to interfere with the rules and almost broke them. I cannot judge his intentions."
In a normal world, Welt Yang, the Anti-Entropy Leader, would naturally be trustworthy.
But the place Lucas was in was not a normal world.
Moreover, there was also this contamination source.
Welt Yang turning dark wasn't impossible, and even Su, who was right in front of him...
Lucas fell into deep thought.
Seeing this, Su did not continue speaking.
After a brief moment of thought, Lucas looked up and said, "Have you finished speaking?"
"Not yet."
Su shook his head.
Lucas extended his hand, motioning for him to continue.
Although he had many questions in his mind right now, Lucas decided to listen to Su first.
"One last thing, if you need it, you can accept the Tianhui Inscription. While it won't drastically increase your strength in a short period, combined with the Eden Star, it might allow you to fight an A-rank Valkyrie in a short time."
Lucas felt a momentary daze.
First, the Eden Star.
Then, Su's Tianhui Inscription?
This reincarnation's gains were a bit too much.
The Eden Star goes without saying.
The Tianhui Inscription was almost equivalent to Su's Stigmata; as long as he implanted this power into Lucas's body,
in a sense, he would possess Stigmata.
When he first arrived at St. Freya Academy,
Lucas was still very eager for Stigmata. With it, his strength could achieve a qualitative leap.
Who wouldn't like that?
Lucas even had Mobius help him transplant Stigmata at night.
For a Little White Mouse who willingly lay on the experimental table,
Snake Snake would not refuse, but the transplantation was never successful.
Over time,
Lucas threw the idea of Fused Warriors, Stigmata, and such into the trash, no longer thinking about them.
But now—Su offered a new choice.
To accept the Tianhui Inscription.
"But… can Su truly be trusted? How credible are his words?"
Lucas's eyes flickered.
Facing Ai Yi, Judah, and others…
Lucas's heart was filled with vigilance, let alone Su, whom he had just met and whose allegiance was unknown.
"Let's ask first."
Regarding whether Su was truly dead.
Whether the Tianhui Inscription would bring danger.
Lucas didn't know any of this.
When in doubt, ask.
This was Lucas's excellent virtue.
"Why are you helping me?"
"I already said, it's for this world, and to atone for past mistakes."
Su's expression remained unchanged.
Lucas frowned slightly.
"Then I'll rephrase. Why do you know me?"
"That… I'm not sure. I've also forgotten why I know you, or rather… the true Su didn't pass this memory on to me."
Su's tone was very sincere.
He didn't seem to be lying.
So Lucas asked a new question.
"Shouldn't the Thousand Worlds a Single Karma be yours? Why did it end up in Pardofelis's hands?"
"First, I need to correct something. The Thousand Worlds a Single Karma isn't mine; I merely use it." Su paused, "Also… I gave it to Pardofelis to facilitate her actions and to better establish rules to restrain the contamination source."
"St. Freya Academy is both the playground and the cage of the contamination source… As long as it's confined here, the outside world won't have to worry about Honkai erosion."
Su spoke in a serious tone, words that made one clench their fists.
Lucas said, "So—St. Freya Academy becoming like this is partly your doing?"
"You can understand it that way, but even without us, the contamination source would still appear here."
Su slowly shook his head.
Lucas was momentarily confused.
Regardless of whether the Elysian Realm appeared, the contamination source would still appear here.
Why?
Lucas knew that although this Inner World seemed absurd, upon deeper understanding, it had a logical explanation.
For example, St. Freya Academy's absurd rules.
Now there was also a maintainer.
Tianhui—Su.
According to him, Su sacrificed himself to maintain the rules of St. Freya Academy.
This also explained why chaos would erupt after a month.
It was simple…
Su was already unable to maintain the rules of St. Freya Academy.
Regarding whether the Elysian Realm existed.
The fact that the contamination source would appear in St. Freya Academy regardless.
Lucas couldn't figure it out. His brows were deeply furrowed, as if they could trap a mosquito.
"Why?"
"I don't know…"
Su slowly shook his head.
As for whether he truly didn't know or was pretending not to know,
Lucas couldn't tell.
"Since that's the case, let's temporarily skip that question. Let me think… When you gave the Thousand Worlds a Single Karma to Pardofelis, did you consider the consequences?"
"Of course, I did. Pardofelis… she should already be contaminated, right?"
Su's expression remained calm.
Lucas said, "It seems you indeed know a lot. Yes, she's gone mad. Not only that, Elysia, Eden, Hua, Sakura, Mobius… they've all gone mad."
"I know, but… this is also part of the rules."
Hearing Su say such words,
Lucas fell silent.
Ever since he found Welt Yang's diary,
information had been pouring in.
Lucas's brain couldn't process it all at once; he needed to sort things out.
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