That is, she does not have two personalities of yin and yang, nor is she simply yin or yang. She herself is a complete Taiji diagram.
But Balladeer obviously did not know this. He believed that Shiki was created just like him, and who else in Inazuma, besides Raiden Ei, who possessed the lost ancient kingdom's technology, could be the creator?
As for the purpose of creation, Balladeer did not yet know, but he already had some conjectures in his mind. However, to further confirm, he needed to thoroughly study the source of the other party's power.
If he could determine the source of the golden electro, then he would be able to infer the creator's purpose with almost complete accuracy.
Balladeer put down the photo in his hand. Although he temporarily did not know the source of the golden electro, he could confirm that it was not power from a Vision.
"It seems it's time for us to meet."
...
The next morning, Shiki arrived at Xavier's small wooden house, wondering how the progress was.
Knock, knock, knock.
"Xavier? Are you awake?"
Shiki knocked on the door while speaking, but after waiting for a minute, there was no reply, so she knocked again.
Knock, knock, knock!
"Coming, coming, stop knocking!"
Xavier, with two dark circles under his eyes, opened the door. Through the open wooden door, Shiki could see calculation papers scattered on the ground.
"You… what time did you go to bed last night?"
"Ugh, don't even mention it. I just lay down less than an hour ago," Xavier said, yawning again.
"Why don't you come back in the afternoon? I'm really too sleepy right now. Also, could you help me collect three jinghua bone marrow? I need them for further data analysis."
Shiki nodded gently upon hearing this. "Okay, by the way, do you have any other requests?"
"None. I just want to get some good sleep right now."
Xavier closed the door after speaking. Shiki stood in front of the door for a while, and after pondering for a moment, she decided to first check around the Mikage Furnace Core for any remaining jinghua bone marrow.
After all, the forging of jade steel cannot be done without jinghua bone marrow, and Tatarasuna, as the largest arsenal in Inazuma, should have plenty.
If there was none around the Mikage Furnace Core, Shiki would then consider going to the Serpent's Head or the Snake Bone Mine.
But if that were the case, it wouldn't matter which place she went to, because both the Serpent's Head and the Snake Bone Mine were the original sources of jinghua bone marrow.
Following the path down from the wooden house, Shiki saw a river about five meters wide. It flowed north to the sea, and south to the Mikage Furnace Core, where Thunder calamity raged.
After walking around for over half an hour, Shiki helplessly juggled the jinghua bone marrow in her hand.
"Why is there only one? I still have to go to Yashiori Island."
To be honest, Shiki really didn't want to go to Yashiori Island. First, the resistance and the Shogunate were fighting, and second, the Fatui were secretly lurking, making it too chaotic.
But as it stood, she had to go there no matter what. With only one jinghua bone marrow, who knew if Xavier could complete the data analysis and get the purifier working?
"Damn Fatui…"
Shiki cursed as she walked, but just then, she stopped.
'Speak of the devil, no sooner do I mention the Fatui than they appear.'
The Wind Boxer, Thunder Hammer, and Ice Bracer were all large-bodied individuals, and since they were currently walking on the suspension bridge leading to the Mikage Furnace Core, Shiki spotted them with just a slight glance upwards.
'As expected, they're here to cause trouble. The information Ioroi provided was spot on.'
Thinking this, Shiki transformed into a flash of electro and vanished from her spot. At the same time, she was grateful that she hadn't chosen to go directly to Yashiori Island.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have known what these Fatui were up to, and under the butterfly effect, it might even affect whether the Mikage Furnace Core could be restarted.
Thunder Spheres appeared in the air, and the golden electro into which Shiki transformed continuously flickered. In just a few seconds, she arrived at the core layer of the Mikage Furnace Core, at a speed unimaginable to the Fatui.
Which was the very top.
"As expected of the equipment the Harbinger gave us! We've been in here for so long, and our bodies are still perfectly fine!" the Wind Boxer exclaimed.
"Yes, yes! Last time, I threw up after just two steps, but now I feel like I could do a few rounds of 'Extreme Cold Descent' without any problem," the Ice Bracer echoed from the side.
The Water Bracer said nothing, merely silently gnawing on a basket of Berries.
"Alright, let's speed up. Before our collected Electrograna run out, quickly place the device on the core."
The Thunder Hammer urged, and the so-called device was actually something he carried on his back.
Its main structure was a large purple disc, with a tomoe pattern representing electro at its center, and circuit-like things around it.
They didn't know what the device was for, only that the Mikage Furnace Core would turn into a spectacular fireworks display after it was installed.
The group of four quickly climbed to the topmost level of the Mikage Furnace Core, unaware that the threat of death had quietly descended.
Shiki slowly emerged from behind a rock. The four Fatui paid no attention to the person who had appeared behind them, still chatting casually.
Shiki hadn't seen the thing on the Thunder Hammer's back before, but she knew that a normal Thunder Hammer didn't have such a thing.
So she decided to deal with the other three first, and then handle the Thunder Hammer last.
Tap!
The wooden clogs on the rock made a crisp sound. The four Fatui quickly turned around, but it was already too late.
Violent golden electro rapidly spread from the girl's feet towards the Fatui, then fiercely struck the Ice Bracer who was standing on the very edge.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"
The Ice Bracer was directly struck down by the electro. Falling from a height of over two hundred meters, death was certain.
"Robert!!!"
The Wind Boxer clung to the edge of the cliff, shouting the Ice Bracer's name, but alas, it was the last time the latter would hear his name.
Bang!
A loud thud came from below. The Wind Boxer closed his eyes. The scene of his close friend's death was too tragic. You can imagine a watermelon falling from a great height and then smashing heavily onto the ground.
At this moment, a red light gleamed in the Thunder Hammer's eyes. The Delusion on his great hammer was activated, and his muscular body was instantly covered by purple electro.
"Blood for blood!"
As his voice fell, the Thunder Hammer swung the great hammer in his hand, smashing it towards the slender girl.
"You're the last one. We'll play slowly later."
Shiki nimbly dodged the Thunder Hammer's heavy blow, then her eyes refocused, and she charged towards the Water Bracer.
Tap, tap, tap.
The wooden clogs made crisp sounds under her feet, but this pleasant sound now seemed like a death knell in the ears of the three Fatui.
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