Chapter 255 "You rule."
Jiang Lai stood there quietly and blinked gently.
To be honest, watching this emotional and inspiring performance, he felt ridiculous and a little embarrassed for the other party. However, he did not show those emotions.
Jiang Lai didn't come forward.
Because on the one hand, he was not sure whether there was any danger ahead. On the other hand, he did not need to go forward - at this moment, he was just listening to what Brain Flower said, which did not mean that he needed to agree with it.
Even with the amnesia script, he has his own principles.
Naohua is worthy of being a person who has lived for a thousand years. Her expressions and movements are extremely natural, and she doesn't feel embarrassed at all because of Jiang Lai's lack of response.
At this point, she put her hand down and sighed, "I was too excited and acted too hastily. I'm sorry. I should have considered your feelings first."
"What do you want to know? I can tell you everything." Brain asked with a smile.
Throw the initiative of the problem to myself? Jiang Lai raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking. In any case, this is an opportunity to obtain intelligence.
So Jiang Lai asked directly: "What happened to Kyoto City? I can't sense the breath of humans or cursed spirits."
"Kyoto is the origin." Brain Flower replied, "The realization of all great deeds requires a foundation. Kyoto City is this foundation."
This statement was very general, and did not reveal the true whereabouts of those humans and cursed spirits. However, it also revealed that the current state of Kyoto City was the product of brainstorming and design.
Brainflower's voice is very emotional, but logically shrewd and cold. She calculates objective gains and losses and makes choices based on this.
"At what stage of progress will your plan be considered realized?" Jiang Lai asked again.
"My goal - or rather, our goal - is to eliminate the idea of excluding dissidents and make all human beings one family. That is why the plan will be truly completed only when it progresses to the evolution of all human beings. By then, people will be equal in status."
The real purpose of Brainflower is to explore the limits of cursed power, but he was very smart not to point this out, but instead focused on the meaning of human beings themselves.
She knew part of Jiang Lai's character, so she used the relatively soft part to convince him.
However, Jiang Lai had already seen through Naohua's true face, and he remained unmoved.
"The realization of this goal requires our joint efforts. Since you have come here, I believe you must agree with it deep down in your heart." Brain Flower said slowly, she stood in the center of the noble pistil with a smile on her face, "So come on, my friend, put aside your worries and devote yourself to our common cause."
Facing Naohua's second invitation, Jiang Lai tilted his head slightly and said calmly: "What do you want to do by inviting me? Since you are so fully prepared, there is no need for my participation."
"You can't go far alone. I've been waiting for you." Brain Flower slowed down her voice and said softly, "Of course I need you, my friend. Your company, your support, and your strength."
The last sentence is the key point. Jiang Lai certainly understood. Brainflower has never given up looking for the so-called "clock" - this is not a meaningless move, everything must have a reason.
Her plan will most likely require my participation.
So far, Brain Flower has obtained the fragments of [Source], the power of [Rebirth], and part of the research on the good and evil sides of [Death]. The only thing missing is Jiang Lai, the ethereal and traceless [Time and Space] being.
Brainflower gathers the power of existence together, not because of her stamp collecting habit. Everything she does is to explore the limits of cursed power.
So, this giant flower bud might be an energy collection core. And Brain Flower has invested everything in it, except for this part of himself.
The clearer the purpose of Brain Flower was, the calmer Jiang Lai became. He knew that the initiative was in his hands.
Jiang Lai's gaze fell forward, to the place where the noose was standing.
The place where the brain flower is located is probably the center of the giant flower. Unlike the dark ground before, the ground under the noose is glass-like.
The slender golden stamens on the side are beautiful and fragrant, and the root canals exude a transparent color.
The roots of the stamens penetrated deep into the glass-like ground. Jiang Lai's sharp eyesight allowed her to vaguely see that there was another layer of space beneath the glass. There seemed to be a translucent cocoon in the space, and the roots of the stamens were gathered in the translucent elliptical cocoon below.
...What is this?
Jiang Lai narrowed his eyes slightly, trying to see more clearly.
However, even with the vision of [Existence], I can only see that part clearly.
If you want to get more information, you have to get closer. Jiang Lai thought to himself. You need to get closer to the brain flower to see it more clearly.
So, Jiang Lai stood there and pondered for a moment, and finally nodded slightly, showing a certain attitude of promise in response to Naohua's second invitation.
An increasingly gentle smile appeared on Naohua's face. She stood there with a rather relaxed look on her face.
Jiang Lai was extremely alert, but he walked forward without showing any sign of it. His eyes fell on Naohua and the glassy ground under Naohua's feet, and his brown eyes were filled with observation.
As the distance shortened, Jiang Lai gradually became able to see the space under Naohua's feet.
There is indeed a vertical translucent coil under the glass-like ground, and the root of the stamen is like a tube inserted into the coil which looks like a container jar.
There seemed to be a figure in the translucent elliptical cocoon, and a bright green light flashed through it.
In a flash, a corresponding picture emerged in Jiang Lai's mind - it was the green kingfisher!
The derivative of [Rebirth], the Azure Kingfisher, can appear in the spiritual world or in the real world. But no matter what, it stays with Amanouchi Riko.
In other words, the figure in the translucent cocoon is Amanouchi Riko! The core of the entire giant flower is currently in her!
Jiang Lai's thoughts surged in his mind like a wave, and his body paused involuntarily.
In front of her, Luosuo stood there dignifiedly, with a smile like a mask on her face. She noticed Jiang Lai's pause and said, "What's wrong, my friend?"
Before Jiang Lai opened his mouth to respond, another voice came from the side.
"What qualifies you to stand parallel to that guy, Nozomi?"
This voice attracted the attention of two people at the same time, and they saw a figure slowly walking out from the opposite passage - it was Gojo Hisakazuin!
He was still wearing a kimono with his long hair tied up in a hairpin, his narrow light blue eyes staring forward, with a smile on his face but his voice sounded a little sarcastic.
Why is this Jiufengyuan guy here? Jiang Lai was a little surprised. Shouldn't he be stationed outside the barrier of Kyoto City?
But Jiang Lai changed his mind and seemed to understand it.
It is estimated that when Matsuda Jinpei took the Cursed Corpse Naoya out, Gojo Kūkaein also deduced some of the circumstances inside.
He guessed that since Jiang Lai did not come out, he would go to the blooming giant flower to meet Brain Flower.
Therefore, Gojo Kyufuin of the [God's Descent Faction] immediately decided to go to Kyoto, intending to be there in person and turn the situation around to what he wanted to achieve.
Jiang Lai knew that his scientific friends would definitely want to come to Kyoto to find him as soon as possible. However, they were strangers after all, and they were not as quick as Gojo Kyufuin.
Gojo Jiufengyuan has always been the second in command of the Supervisory Committee. He clearly knows the shortcut to the core of the base, so he can rush to the center of the flower core as quickly as possible.
Facing the sudden visit of Gojo Hisafumiin, Naohua paused for a moment, she was also a little surprised.
But she quickly regained her composure and said in a normal tone, "I remember you were in charge of guarding the perimeter. Leaving your post without permission is not a decent behavior."
A smile appeared on Gojo Hisafuin's pretty face: "Who are you to say this to me? I am not your subordinate. We just worked together briefly."
Brain Flower caught the key words, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she said slowly: "Are you going to abandon our goal?"
"There is some overlap in our paths, but our ultimate goals are different." Gojo Hisafuin's narrow, light blue eyes were like sharp swords. He smiled, "Who are you inviting to rule with you? What qualifications do you have to compete with him?"
He thrust his spear once again at the previous topic, revealing the tip that had never been revealed.
Then, Gojo Jiufengyuan bowed gracefully to Jiang Lai, with a faint smile on her pretty face:
"Don't pay attention to her crazy words, sir. You are a god-in-waiting. You have the ability to change all the rules. Don't let this kind of reformists pollute your purity."
Gojo Hisakazuin has already peeled off the disguised layer, revealing the extreme ideology of god worship underneath.
Naohua stared at Gojo Jiufengyuan for a moment, then raised his hand to tuck the hair around his ear with a relaxed look, turned to Jiang Lai again, and said with a smile:
"I'm sorry to have startled you, my friend. We don't need to pay attention to this rude intruder. His thoughts are always so subjective. I'm afraid he has entered into his own fantasy world again."
"It's too lonely to be alone. We have a common goal, so why don't we work together?" Brain Flower's voice was soft and tempting. "Come on, I'm ready. All I need is your participation."
Jiang Lai watched the conflict between the two, both overt and covert, and felt like he was watching a comedy. The wolf and the yew, who had once worked together, were hoarse because of their disagreement.
He did not move, but just raised the curtain, leaving the stage to the two of them.
"How dare a lowly character like you make such a bold invitation to the one who doesn't need a co-partner?"
After Gojo Hisafuin peeled off his elegant noble skin, he revealed the dark, poisonous face of a feudal family. He was still smiling, but the smile was not genuine.
Gojo Kyufuin placed one hand on the wall, his slender white fingers forming a sharp contrast with the dark wall. He said lightly, "I think you still remember my technique."
His technique is related to transformation. Jiang Lai was thinking at the same time.
Seeing this, Naohua's face darkened a little. She clenched her fingers and then loosened them. Finally, she made a certain concession.
"Okay." Naohua showed a half-helpless smile, "I'll leave this place to my friend." She turned to Jiang Lai, "Sorry, in order to pay for his willfulness, you need to open everything on your own."
"You are not qualified to compete with me. Put away your presumptuous self-righteousness." Gojo Jiufengyuan sarcastically responded again, and then he retracted his sharpness, turned to Jiang Lai again, and slowly made a gesture of greeting.
"Invite me to govern together?" Jiang Lai raised his eyebrows slightly, as if asking the question casually.
"Please take charge." Gojo Hisafuin bowed his head humbly and said gently.