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This made Vita always eager to touch Gretchen's face.
"cough"
Just as Vita was about to reach out and pinch Gretsch's cheek to test its feel, she suddenly heard a soft cough.
Vita turned around and saw Saber leaning against the doorway, holding a glass of milk in her hand. She was drinking the milk through a straw while looking at Vita with an innocent expression.
Vita had no choice but to give up, carefully leaving Gretchen's room and gently closing the door behind her.
"Is breakfast ready?" Vita asked Saber.
But Saber still looked completely innocent, staring at Vita with adorable eyes. Just then, Saber's stomach made a rumbling sound.
"...No, why am I always the one making breakfast?"
Vita glared at Saber, her cheeks puffed out.
Your cooking skills are very good.
Saber gave a thumbs-up.
"Oh, Vita, I guess I'm just destined to be a workaholic," Vita sighed as she walked into the kitchen.
While Vita was preparing breakfast, Saber wasn't idle either; she took out her game console again and began her enjoyable morning entertainment.
After a while, Vita, wearing an apron, came out of the kitchen with today's breakfast, only to see Saber playing happily there without calling her. She was immediately furious.
"How's it going on your end? You can't slack off!" Vita asked angrily.
"completely......"
Saber dragged out the last syllable, but hesitated to continue.
Vita readily picked up Saber's breakfast.
"Ugh! Absolutely not!" Saber immediately lunged forward, trying to snatch her breakfast back.
"Then tell me how things are going over there," Vita said with a smile, holding up a plate as the petite Saber jumped around in front of her. Vita was quite tall, while Saber was only slightly shorter.
"nailed it"
Saber raised an eyebrow.
"Half of the Divine Keys have been fully rebooted, the other half will take some more time. Many Divine Keys are too large to be shrunk, but they can still be used without any problems."
"And what about you?"
Vita put down the plate and sighed helplessly, unsure how to answer. Memories began to flood her mind, leaving her feeling somewhat confused.
"how?"
"...That's too thorough."
"..."
"Every star in the entire universe has now exploded into a black hole. Apart from the Sun, Earth, and us in our solar system, all other stars, planets, and all life have ceased to exist."
Vita recalled the memory of herself driving the Star Departure all over the universe after the Lord suddenly left.
There was a time when she looked forward to being able to go wherever she wanted and do whatever she wanted, but now that she can do it, she doesn't want to anymore.
"The Lord is truly ruthless! So many lives in the entire universe, all wiped out! Not a single star god escaped, they all died too. Remains are everywhere, everywhere, the remains of countless civilizations. Their cold corpses are scattered throughout the universe, their tombstones are all gone, all dead, ...
Vita started to lose control of her emotions as she spoke.
After witnessing the remnants of civilizations scattered throughout the universe, she attempted to search for any surviving life, but to no avail. Vita traversed billions of light-years but found nothing alive or moving, not even black holes created by stellar explosions, which were essentially dead—their mass remained, but they no longer exerted any gravity.
The entire universe is dead.
The remains that Vita saw were measured in units of civilization, galaxy, and light-year; all she could see was death.
Saber calmly drew a magnificent longsword and swung it at Vita, whose emotions were gradually turning mad. The sword passed through Vita's body without harming her, but it severed Vita's negative emotions.
Vita stood there stunned for a while, her lips slightly agape, before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
"How many times has this happened already? Does the Lord not even bother to study the powers He gave you?" Saber stood on tiptoe, somewhat exasperated, and patted Vita's cheek.
“…I’m sorry,” Vita apologized sincerely.
"You still can't understand what the Lord is doing? Sacrificing all living beings in the universe, or do you consider this slaughter?"
"..."
Vita pursed her lips and didn't answer, but that was also a form of answer.
Saber is not surprising. Vita has great power but doesn't know how to use it. The main reason is that she hasn't completely broken free from her old perceptions.
"In accordance with what the Lord said before he left."
"All great works require sacrifice; other beings in the universe may not understand, but they will obey."
"You have seen the remains of civilization, the death of the universe."
"But what I see is the rebirth of the universe."
Saber turned to look at the door beside her. Gretchen, still sleepy-eyed, opened the door and came out, a colorful, sparkling crystal flower pendant hanging around her neck.
And this colorful crystal flower pendant is the 13th Flawless Key to Eternal Paradise.
"Sister Vita, Sister Lia, what's wrong?" Gretsch looked at them, confused.
Saber patted Vita on the shoulder, then looked at Gretchen with a smile. However, the only master Saber acknowledged was Gretchen, the Herrscher of Binding. Gretchen in front of her was the successor to the master's Herrscher status and power, and also a very good child.
"Gresch, let's eat breakfast and then continue drawing."
"We are redrawing the universe."
In Saber's view, so what if the universe dies? The Eternal Paradise will exist forever once it is built and activated, and restarting the entire universe is just a matter of fiddling with it!
That's right, Gretchen doesn't know how to use it yet, she can only use it to redraw the paintings of the once destroyed universe. In this process, she is also learning and training the authority of the Herrscher of Binding.
Once Gretchen is fully proficient, she can turn back time with just a thought and revive the entire Sea of Trees universe.
However, there will never be another Eternal Paradise, the 13th Divine Key, because Eternal Paradise is unique and does not exist in the past or future; it only exists in the present. This has also affected Earth's civilization.
"Mmm!" Gretchen nodded obediently, then suddenly remembered something and quickly took out her paintbrush.
"Sister Liya, these are the coordinates left behind by the Lord."
Greta used her paintbrush to draw a coordinate line in the air.
Saber was quite excited upon seeing this. Heaven knows how much Saber missed her master after he left. At least when he was around, she didn't have to think at all; she just had to follow orders. Unlike now, she had to both urge and guide Vita while also instructing her master's successor.
Time meant nothing to Gretsch and her two Judgment-class Honkai Beasts.
Perhaps a year has passed, or a thousand years? Ten thousand years? A hundred thousand years?
With the help of the cosmic data collected by the various legions and the Key of God, Gretchen created countless paintings about the universe, as if every inch of it was etched into her memory.
One day, as Gretchen, Saber, and Vita continued painting the universe together, Gretchen accidentally touched the crystal flower pendant hanging around her neck.
"Hmm, Sister Lia, Sister Vita, it seems like I've restarted the universe?" Gretsch asked, somewhat bewildered.
Saber nodded gently. At the moment the universe restarted, she felt that the already dead Tree Sea universe had returned to the day when the Lord activated the Eternal Paradise.
Death and life were arbitrarily reversed at this moment, and no one in the entire universe noticed it. The resurrected star gods only felt that they had encountered something terrifying, but they had no memory of it.
"It's time for us to set off to find the Lord; this universe is no longer of any use."
Saber then looked at Vita, who had walked a short distance away and was looking up at the sky.
Vita
"Okay, okay," Vita turned around and nodded, a faint smile always on her face.
"How ridiculous," Vita sighed softly. Having witnessed all of this firsthand, she completely abandoned any remaining thoughts about this universe; it was no longer necessary.
"What will happen to the solar system and Earth if we leave?" Gretchen asked, raising her hand.
“What does Gretsch want to do?” Vita asked in return, looking at Gretsch with Saber.
Greta picked up the colorful crystal flower pendant.
Everything about Earth's civilization exists in Eternal Paradise, and Gretchen did not hide anything, but was honest with everyone. Earth's civilization will no longer be Earth's civilization, but will belong to Gretchen's clan, the Gods of Binding.
However, Gretchen felt that since the name "Binding God Clan" was chosen by her sister, the Lord, she should also choose another name. She quickly decided that the other name for the Binding Familia would be the Skywalking God Clan!
However, Gretchen was puzzled because there was no trace of her sister Alicia, Aunt Mebius, Sister Mebius, Sister Velvi, and Mother Aponia in Eternal Paradise. Where did they go?
Kevin, Sue, and many others who considered themselves human have chosen to disappear.
"Take it all," Gretchen said, putting down the pendant. She felt she could get an answer from her sister, the Lord. As for the Tree Sea Universe, there was nothing worth staying for here.
After making up their minds, Gretchen and her team quickly and swiftly packed up the entire territory of the Earth Federation, including the Solar System and the Solar Region of the surrounding star systems, as well as five other star regions, and placed them all into Eternal Paradise.
then
"Let's set off in the Death Star!" Gretchen declared triumphantly.
"Huh?" Saber and Vita were both amused and exasperated upon hearing Gretsch's decision on the interplanetary travel vehicle.
Death Star, Death Star it is, it's just a name and an appearance.
Gretsch suddenly raised her paintbrush/lightsaber with a sense of ceremony, and then pulled the warriors of each legion out of Eternal Paradise.
"Skywalker God Clan, set off!" Gretsch's incredibly dramatic shout was filled with excitement.
Everyone was left speechless, both amused and exasperated.
P.S.: There will probably be a few more chapters of Xing Tie's side stories.
Side Story: Fifty Thousand Years Later (1)
Amber Era 2157, Black Tower Space Station
"Ms. Black Tower, is this really okay?" Station Master Estella asked with some concern.
Standing before her was a tall woman, the 84th seat of the Genius Club, the owner of the Black Tower Space Station, a super genius renowned throughout the universe, exceptionally intelligent and unparalleled in the world, the Black Tower Lady!
Hearing Estella's concerns, Black Tower remained calm.
"What's the big deal? It's just research. Those four ancient civilizations are also trying to find out where the Galactic Monarch went back then. Maybe they can find some clues in the simulated universe."
Looking at the simulated universe he and several other geniuses had created, Black Tower smiled confidently.
In order to find out the whereabouts of the Galactic Monarch and the secrets of the Star God, the Black Tower loaded a lot of data and relics into the simulated universe. Many of them were related to the Galactic Monarch who unified the entire universe 50,000 years ago. Among them, a lot of data was provided by the mechanical-headed Star God, the Knowledgeable One.
The purpose was to attempt to simulate the existence of the Galactic Monarch in the simulated universe.
However, to Black Tower's dismay, it seems that Bo Shizun suffered some misfortune; much of his data disappeared. After all, fifty thousand years ago, Bo Shizun was the first Star God to cooperate with the Galactic Monarch. Well, it was supposed to be cooperation, but in reality, he was simply captured.
"I think it should be fine," Estella said, still somewhat worried, but she didn't say anything more.
For the past 50,000 years, people have been trying to find the whereabouts of the Galactic Lord, but no one has been able to find him. They have only discovered some of the Galactic Lord's relics, which has sparked a frenzy of competition among many forces in the universe.
Está's family and the Interstellar Peace Corporation were equally curious and strongly supported such matters. However, Está's family was different from the Interstellar Peace Corporation; the former focused more on recycling and preserving the Galactic Monarch's relics, unlike the Interstellar Peace Corporation which frantically looted and exploited them.
Compared to others, Estelle has a clearer understanding of the Galactic Monarch because her family's ancestor was supported by the Galactic Monarch to become the chairman of the Interstellar Peace Corporation 5 years ago, and this is also the source of her concern about the Black Tower's attempt to study the Galactic Monarch in the simulated universe.
Any research into the relics of the Galactic Lord is completely unsuccessful; they can only be used in a preliminary way. Forcibly dismantling them would only result in the devastating annihilation of imaginary energy.
Estelle was worried that something might go wrong when the simulated universe was studying the Galactic Monarch.
Moreover, failure might only destroy the simulated universe, but success in discovering any clues would definitely attract the attention of the old guy Black Tower mentioned, the four fallen civilizations.
Those four fallen civilizations were the four auxiliary armies of the Galactic Monarch fifty thousand years ago: the Grammer Empire, the Vidyadhara Dragon Clan, the Pure Knights, and the Order of Order. All were ancient and powerful civilizations that fell into obscurity after the Galactic Monarch's frantic search for any trace of them yielded no results.
They have four leaders at the level of star gods, and they are closely connected, but they don't pay attention to things in the universe.
"Station Master! Ms. Nguyen Mai and Mr. Screw Gum have arrived at the space station." At this moment, Estádio's emergency communication rang, and she heard the news that the staff were hurriedly reporting.
"Ms. Black Tower, I..." Estella hurriedly bid farewell to Black Tower, preparing to greet the other two geniuses from the Genius Club, but before she could finish speaking, she saw two figures appear at the door of Black Tower's office.
“You came very quickly,” Black Tower said, looking at Nguyen Mai and Screw Gum.
“The first test of the simulated universe is very important,” Nguyen Mai nodded gently.
“Agreed, that’s true,” Screws Goom also said.
“Okay, let’s prepare to start it up and try it out first,” Black Tower quickly decided.
But the moment the Black Tower activated the simulated universe, Estelle's worst fears came true: less than a second after activation, the simulated universe caused the annihilation of imaginary energy.
"Tsk," Black Tower said with great regret. Although she had expected it, this situation still disappointed and frustrated her.
In the simulated universe, there is a black box computer created by the Galactic Monarch. The Black Tower cannot understand the structure of this computer at all, but can only use its terrifying computing power through an interface on it.
The original simulated universe's computing power was no match for this black box computer, but it was indispensable in order to find out where the Galactic Monarch was.