When Ishtar found Tokine, Tokine was not surprised at all, as if she was certain that Ishtar would come looking for her.
Those who truly care cannot bear to see their loved ones turn into zombies; that's more cruel than death itself.
No one could have imagined how massive it was, with laboratories all over the world, connecting with both black and white communities in every country, practically becoming another invisible nation.
However, it is clear that those who want to control the world have the upper hand.
In the end, humans helped the zombies "domesticate" humans.
Ishtar always felt that she hated her. After her sister died, she fell in love with her. The elixir of immortality would only make people neither human nor ghost. She did beg Shiyin to reverse time, but no matter what, her sister would die.
Experiments, poisoning, falling down stairs, car accidents... the people you wanted to save seemed incredibly vulnerable at that point in time; even a minor fever could lead to death due to the delay in rescue.
I'm always just a little short!
Almost there!
So close!
[Hey, Ishtar, you'd better stop for a second and calm down.] Finally, in one lifetime, Tokine stopped playing along with Ishtar's antics. [Have you noticed that you're copying your sister?]
When did you start liking milk tea?
Ishtar was unaware that she remained silent for a long time after being rejected by Tokine.
[It's not nice to say this, but Agareth and Helmod have already tried it. Those who need to change us are extremely vulnerable, especially if we've rescued them ourselves. If you want to rescue them, you might as well take down Lulan first.]
It's much easier to get someone else to rescue you.
But Ishtar is only in her early twenties. To take over Lulan? Is it like letting a ten-year-old girl start to exert her strength and take over a country at the age of twenty?
I wouldn't even dare to do that in my wildest dreams.
Do you have any other wishes?
Other wishes? Not none.
That day, Ishtar sat under the tree all night.
"I hope this will protect my garden."
Yes, but...
“I know I have to protect Lulan, otherwise I can’t do anything on my own.”
"From now on, I will be your ally."
【Can. 】
"Sigh...that..." Shi Yin held the small flower in her hand, somewhat helplessly.
“You really don’t need to comfort me, I’ve already let all of this go.” Ishtar poured himself another cup of tea. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t be working for you so obediently, right?”
Shi Yin: "..."
"But I think you can let me finish what I have to say first." Shi Yin rested her chin on her hand, looking somewhat speechless: "Why doesn't anyone like to listen to me?"
“I wanted to say this from the beginning: there’s something wrong with your garden.” Shi Yin slowly handed over the flowers. “I was wondering why Samael would come here.”
"After all, this situation has never occurred in previous lives. The gap in strength between you and Helmod is not significant. Even if Helmod's mechanical coverage is too high, it is not a reason to give up easily."
No plan can be changed overnight; plans require planning. We've chosen Willen several times in a row before, so there's no reason to change it to Lulan halfway through this time.
So, it was decided from the very beginning.
The flower was blooming quietly, but because it had been plucked and no energy had been injected into it, it was withering slowly at a visible rate. In just a short while, the edges of the petals had already curled up.
"What do you mean there's a problem with my little garden?" Ishtar's expression changed.
“Perhaps you should understand that the elixir of immortality is real.” Shi Yin carefully chose her words: “It can indeed make you immortal, but not just human.”
"You mean my sister isn't dead?" Istatten jumped up from his chair. "Impossible, she died before she became a zombie."
“That’s true, but… you know that superhumans and zombies are the same thing, right?” Shi Yin gently tapped the maple tree behind her: “Your sister was probably one of the zombies who died prematurely. She didn’t have the ability to move because she didn’t form a crystal core, but your power provided her with the energy.”
"By infusing the garden with power, keeping the flowers blooming, you are essentially using that power to nurture your sister's remains. The zombie virus will not disappear. The power of superpowers and zombies originates from the same source, which is equivalent to you constantly helping her create a crystal core."
"Of course, don't misunderstand, I'm not saying your sister's body is still there. Your sister's body should have been almost completely absorbed by the tree, but this has created a very awkward situation."
Before Shi Yin could finish speaking, Ishtar understood.
Her sister is dead, yet it seems she is not.
After being absorbed, it merged with the maple tree and continued to live due to the power of the zombie virus, but it was no longer human, and it was hard to say whether it still possessed human consciousness.
However, the fact that this maple tree has not shown any mutations or aggressive behavior over such a long period of time may indicate that the situation is not so bad.
"Don't you find it strange at all? Since superhumans and zombies are the same thing, why suppress them? It's clearly giving them energy." Shi Yin pointed to the ground: "It's probably intentional."
"So should I stop now?" Ishtar's expression wasn't good.
She was reborn relatively early this time, and immediately returned to the small garden to prepare, thinking of doing something different from before. She actually gained something different, and was secretly happy about it.
As expected, there's no such thing as a free lunch. Or rather, there must be a solution, but it's definitely not that simple.
If she were to stop supplying energy now, the little garden would surely be destroyed. But if she continued, wouldn't that mean she was supplying energy to the new world?
No wonder Samael didn't seem flustered at all when facing her. If they faced each other, Ishtar would be facing Samael, who was powered by Ishtar.
"So, does that mean I've contributed to the growth of plants worldwide?" Ishtar's face turned pale. If she said that, she would be making a huge mistake.
I should have discussed it with Shiyin beforehand.
“Speaking of this, do you remember how we used to solve the problem of plant growth?” Shi Yin asked.
"Ah, no wonder you brought Changning with you." Ishtar suddenly realized, "You mean, to let Changning consume the power of the rampant plant growth?"
“Yes, we don’t need to worry too much about Samael. You should mainly worry about the ritual issue.” Shi Yin nodded: “Samael himself absorbs power through rituals and then inherits and improves himself. He doesn’t have a high demand for power. In fact, Chang Ning is here to solve the ritual problem.”
“Originally, I planned to deal with Samael with you and then take Changning to handle the ritual issues, but since the power core has accidentally ended up in your hands, let’s just resolve it here.”
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