Chapter 102: Synesthesia
Besides those that die within days of birth, there are also many that die at two or three years old. According to statistics from the Fire Seed Association, the number of Fire Seeds has begun to show a negative growth trend.
That's why Anno's appearance has made the Northern River Federation so anxious.
They desperately need a new spark to alleviate the anxiety caused by negative growth.
After Anno's abilities were detected, the Northern River Federation demanded that the heads of all departments spare no effort to bring Anno back safely and raise her properly.
Apart from a few people like Aled who knew the inside story of Anno's identity, most of the higher-ups were unaware of her true identity and were still immersed in the joy of having obtained a highly capable spark.
Hearing Eli's gentle tone, Anno felt, for the first time, no longer the resistance one would feel towards a stranger.
He possessed a very peaceful and gentle temperament, and his voice was as beautiful as heavenly music, as if it could soothe all the anxiety and sadness in people's hearts.
Watching his shimmering ribbons of light, she couldn't resist reaching out her hand. Just as she was about to touch them, she stopped and asked, "May I touch them?"
Eli chuckled at her serious and obedient demeanor. "Of course, this is how we communicate with each other."
In their infancy, the larvae cannot control their energy well, and due to their innate abilities, they cannot communicate effectively through energy exchange like adult larvae. Therefore, they usually communicate through touching skin or light bands to establish a connection of consciousness.
The communication of consciousness between sparks is not just ordinary daily communication, such as face-to-face conversation. This kind of communication of consciousness allows them to learn the existing knowledge of other sparks, which is a kind of inheritance that only exists between sparks.
This inheritance is also derived from the genetic fragments of the Zerg.
The most important characteristics of the Fire Seed are almost all inherited from the Zerg genes.
Eli's light band wrapped around Anno's wrist, transmitting some basic and simple information to her.
She is too young to absorb too much knowledge at this time.
Anno's consciousness seemed to leap out of her body through Eli's light band, and Eli transmitted a map of the entire Isabelle to her.
Isabel's mountains, lakes, forests, oceans, and city layouts, every street and alley and skyscraper he visited, and his favorite shops.
The scenes she saw most often were the seaside and the train station platform suspended in mid-air, Eli's favorite places, as he liked to travel by train to various places.
She could almost sense Eli's fondness for something.
She finally understood why she felt no resistance when she saw Eli; this communication of consciousness between the sparks was like a shared network, where they shared their knowledge, memories, personal emotions, and feelings.
Moreover, Elijah could selectively share, and all the positive emotions Elijah made Anno feel were those that brought her joy.
They are actually smarter than most of the people of Riot, because they know more and have learned more.
Their heightened sensitivity to emotions and consciousness gives them a stronger capacity for empathy than others, which is also the reason for the gentle nature of their race.
After exiting Eli's consciousness, Anno was unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
After Eli shared his emotions and memories with her, it opened the door to a new world for her, and she began to like the feeling.
Eli could tell from Anno's expression that she was somewhat engrossed in this feeling, which was normal for a cub experiencing synesthesia for the first time.
"This is my contact code. My little one can contact me anytime."
Eli entered his communication code into Anno's personal terminal, gently patted her head, and got up to leave.
He glanced at the group of young people with Anuo and knew they were there to accompany Anuo, so he didn't bother them too much.
As he left, he glanced one last time at Huo Yin, who was standing behind Anuo. This boy seemed to possess a different kind of energy...
He'll ask her later; he knows Anno's adoptive family and can contact her anytime.
Anno only came to his senses after Eli's figure had disappeared into the distance.
This was the first time Karina had ever seen Anno staring blankly at someone. She knew that there was some kind of communication and mood-lifting ability between the sparks, and Eli must have used this ability on Anno.
Huo Yin stepped forward and took Anuo's hand. "You like him?"
Anno nodded. "I like it. His energy makes me happy."
Huo Yin: "Me too."
Ji Yu chuckled and patted Huo Yin on the shoulder, "This is a special ability that only they can have between the sparks; we can only feel the positive sensations that the sparks bring us."
Wen Ye rarely agreed with Ji Yu's words, "We can only let the fire consume energy and let them experience our violent energy and spiritual power."
Hearing this, Huo Yin's eyes darkened slightly, and he said, "I won't do it again."
He will control himself and not add this burden to Anno.
Anno sensed Huo Yin's emotions, soothed him by squeezing his hand, and walked towards the monument.
Standing beneath the towering monument, gazing at the densely packed names and symbols, Anno felt a profound sense of awe.
The monument is divided into eras from bottom to top, from the first era to the present 286th era. After each person's name is written their achievements and a brief biography. Some names also have special symbols that represent important and special events that occurred in their time.
The names on the tablets were inscribed in dozens of different scripts, all of which were used in the North Star system at that time. It wasn't until recent eras that the North Star system's scripts were unified, but some dialects still remain on various planets.
This monument is a chronicle of the Northern River system.
It's breathtaking that Anno can see the rise and fall of this civilization from the monument.
Each name on these represents the indomitable spirit and will of the people of the Northern River Star.
Anno stood at the monument for a long time until sunset, when Locke called to urge them to go home. Only then did Karina take her back.
"Looks like she's exhausted today."
Before eight o'clock in the evening, Anuo fell asleep holding the unfinished baby bottle. Luo Jin gently took the bottle from her hand and handed it to Tang Ting to wash.
At 10 p.m., Luo Jingang was about to lie down next to Anuo when he saw the communication light on the personal terminal.
She glanced at the sleeping Anuo, tiptoed to the door, gently closed it, and went to the doorway to answer the call.
Zerg homeworld.
"Lord Vanguard, are you sure you want to go find the young prince at this time?"
Mingxiao looked at Caesar, whose consciousness had just returned, and immediately prepared to open a spatial portal to find their little prince.
Right now, the young prince is surrounded by Northern River people every day. If Caesar goes there, won't they catch him red-handed?
He didn't quite understand. Caesar usually accompanied the young prince under another identity. Wasn't that enough for Caesar?
That's too greedy! He hasn't even had a proper meeting with the young prince yet!
"Her Highness said today that she likes the feeling that fire gives her."
Caesar strode quickly out of the palace, intending to borrow some of Secris's abilities.
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