"ha?"
Xia Ke'an was stunned for a moment when she heard Xu Shi say such words in a cold tone.
Judging from what the little boy said... he wanted to directly find out "the principles of heaven" and smash them to pieces?
"Hey you, aren't you being a bit too arrogant?"
Although it wasn't good to dampen his enthusiasm at this time, the white-haired loli still poured some cold water on him out of rational consideration.
She couldn't help but worry—they had only learned a little about "Heavenly Principle" through He Yuxia, and they hadn't even finished drawing the whole face yet... Making such a decision at this time made it hard not to think that he was acting impulsively.
"It's better to be bold than timid."
Xu Shi, however, wasn't buying it. "Setting the goal at the highest level from the start, even if you only complete half of it, is still better than setting the goal at the bottom and then easily completing it. Don't you think so, old lady?"
This is consistent with his usual style, and he has always done it this way—thinking back to when his memories first awakened, his goal was to gradually bring the entire City of Night Sin under his control through the sinking incident, rather than simply tearing up the script.
"But……"
"Don't worry, I'm not acting on impulse."
Seeing that Xia Ke'an still had reservations, Xu Shi explained while fixing her hair, "My mother's situation is only part of the problem. The most important thing is that we can no longer let this sword hang over our heads."
Especially now that he is the de facto emperor of the City of Night Sin, he cannot remain indifferent after learning all this.
My money! (bush)
"Moreover, according to my estimation, 'Heavenly Justice' might also be pleased with this and may not intervene because of my actions."
He continued, "After all, if what He Yuxia said were true, I would have already disrupted their entire plan by now, but they still haven't taken any action, have they?"
Of course, there might be a buffer period... But whatever the truth is, he wants to delve deeper into the "principles of heaven," otherwise, no matter what achievements he makes or what heights he reaches, he will only be a guinea pig being manipulated by others.
What you said... seems to make sense, doesn't it?
The older woman thought about it seriously and couldn't refute his statement. "If that's the case... then you should give it a try. Of course, you must be fully prepared before you try it."
"Of course."
As he spoke, Xu Shi tied her hair into an extremely ugly double ponytail. "Aren't you going to think about stopping me anymore?"
"There's nothing we can do about it."
Xia Ke'an said helplessly, "Who told me to eat your food and use your things? If you have any grand ambitions, I can only support you from behind... It's so ugly! Stop playing with my hair!"
"You do have some self-awareness, huh?"
Xu Shi joked, letting her hair down again, "Don't worry, we'll definitely be squeezing you dry... The more unknowns there are in 'Heavenly Principle,' the more indispensable your abilities become."
"Tch, I knew you couldn't live without me."
The older woman sounded a little smug upon hearing this, "Then tell me, where do you want me to start?"
"There's no rush."
Xu Shi shook his head. "You only used your ability a short time ago. Using it again now would be too taxing... Let's wait until Shen Qin's self-healing ability is decomposed. Then there shouldn't be any worries."
"Okay, whatever you say."
Xia Ke'an nodded obediently, feeling a warmth in her heart. She had heard Xia Wuyou mention the dual superpowers, and at the time she had wondered if she could be the first to try it and completely suppress the complications of the superpowers in this way.
But it wasn't easy to ask him directly. She couldn't very well grab Xu Shi by the collar and ask him to give her his superpower, could she? To be honest, she felt she owed this little boy too much of a debt of gratitude, and she couldn't bring herself to say such a thing.
Unexpectedly, she was the first person they thought of. It felt really good to be cared for and valued.
"However, I can tell you about the relevant plans first."
Xu Shi smiled and said, "When He Yuxia mentioned the 'Observers' just now, she used 'we' instead of 'I,' which is enough to prove that Night City is definitely not the only place they are concerned about."
"Even the stronghold of 'Tenri' isn't located in this city. The fact that we've explored hundreds of meters underground and found absolutely no trace of them is the best proof of that... Perhaps we need to venture out and explore further afield."
"……for example?"
"For example...the other side of the sea."
Xu Shi thought for a moment and said, "The depths of the Birchwood Plains were once the land of the 'Forgotten Ones,' and 'Heavenly Justice' probably isn't in that direction... So all that's left for us is the vast ocean."
"……Um."
Xia Ke'an stared blankly for a long time before nodding mechanically. "You really dare to think big. To be honest, I've never considered that there might be other land or cities on the other side of the ocean..."
She seemed somewhat dazed; clearly, Xu Shi's words shocked her even more than anything that had just happened.
"...It's just a guess, isn't it?"
Xu Shi found it strange, but after a moment he realized that the old lady was probably not an isolated case. Anyone in the city would probably have reacted similarly upon hearing this.
This shattered everyone's long-held notions—perhaps hundreds or even thousands of years ago? People had never imagined that there was a wider world beyond the City of Night Sin; this was a long-standing mindset. And the heavily polluted sea area, tainted by the rust fog, became the perfect roadblock.
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