Zhang Ying shook her head and said, "If it were that simple, I would have done it already."
Su Wan said, "Isn't that a problem? Haven't you already cloned it multiple times?"
Zhang Ying said, "The prototype of a clone must be a person from the future. Your body belongs to this ancient world, so no matter how many times you are cloned, it will not produce the life factors of a time traveler."
“Then transfer my consciousness into the new body,” Su Wan said. “Can’t you absorb the life force of this body?”
Zhang Ying stood up and walked towards the control panel next to her. Su Wan followed her there.
“Unfortunately, cloning equipment must also comply with the law. Considering ethical and other factors, the law stipulates that only one individual can exist at any given time.” Zhang Ying pressed a few buttons on the control panel. “I don’t know if you noticed, but the new Jiang Yan appeared after the previous Jiang Yan died.”
Su Wan said, "Yes, but so what?"
"That means that at any given time, two identical versions of you are not allowed to exist. If I were to clone a new version of you, you, as the original, would have to die. If you died, all the life factors you carried would dissipate. Even if your consciousness were to merge with the clone, there wouldn't be any of the life factors I need. Why would I do that?"
Zhang Ying pressed the last button, and a transparent glass panel slowly rose from the control panel.
She turned to face Su Wan: "Only you, standing here, are the ones I need. If I violate the cloning law and return to the 24th century, I will be immediately imprisoned."
Su Wan, unwilling to give up, said, "Then let's bring over another transmigrator..."
She racked her brains, her will to survive at its peak, all she wanted was to live and reunite with Wei Jingzhuo. Since everyone had transmigrated after death, Zhang Ying could just bring in a new one to replace her.
Zhang Ying laughed and said, "Let me put it simply. Each generation of goddesses can only travel through time after the previous one dies. Didn't you also travel through time after your mother died? Besides... I've already waited for over five hundred years, and I don't have the patience to wait any longer."
All roads have been cut off.
Su Wan lowered her eyes resignedly and whispered, "Then... how much longer do I have?"
“The life factor extraction device has three settings,” Zhang Ying pointed to the transparent panel on the control panel, which had three buttons. “For obedient goddesses, I usually use the first setting. This is the slowest, and they can live for about thirty years. I used this setting for the first nine generations of goddesses.”
Su Wan said, "My mother escaped from here..."
“As punishment for her, I used the second level, which increased efficiency by about three times,” Zhang Ying said.
Su Wan asked, "What about me?"
Zhang Ying said, "You didn't run away, and you were very obedient. But I'm still going to use the highest level on you."
"Why?" Su Wan suddenly opened her eyes wide and glared at Zhang Ying, as if she were about to breathe fire.
“There’s no reason why. You are the last goddess, and your life essence is enough. I have waited for more than five hundred years, and this wait is finally about to end. I’m in a hurry to go back, it’s that simple.”
Zhang Ying pressed the button for the third gear, and a buzzing sound came from the ceiling above Su Wan's head. A metal rod slowly extended down, with a helmet-like cover at the end, also made of metal.
“You probably have about six months to live,” Zhang Ying said.
"No, no... I don't want to!"
Su Wan first shook her head in a low voice, then shouted, turned around, picked up the metal chair, and swung it with all her might at the metal bar in front of her.
The chair slammed against the metal bar with a loud thud, sparks flew, and the shock made her hands go numb, but the metal bar remained completely still.
Zhang Ying didn't care at all and said, "You can't break it."
Su Wan swung the chair and smashed it against the glass wall. Chu Ming looked on in astonishment and leaned back. The chair hit the glass without even leaving a mark, bounced off and fell to the ground, causing her to stagger backward from the impact.
“You should just give up,” Zhang Ying said. “This is bulletproof glass; even a defensive gun can’t break it.”
Su Wan steadied herself, then picked up the chair and threw it at the glass wall.
Chu Ming looked at Zhang Ying, who then said to Su Wan, "You can vent your hatred and resentment as you please. But I must remind you, your husband was not harmed by an ancient weapon, but by a beam defense gun from the 24th century. He can't hold out for long."
Su Wan placed her hands on her knees, panting heavily like an athlete who had just finished a sprint, and looked up, saying, "Save A-Jin."
Zhang Ying said, "Give me the life-giving factor, and I'll give you Wei Jingzhuo in return."
Su Wan said nothing more and walked directly to the metal helmet. The metal helmet slowly descended, obscuring her pale face.
Zhang Ying smiled and turned to look at the screen: "This time, let's skip the mysterious sacrifice stuff and just extract it directly."
The next second, her smile froze, and she exclaimed, "How is this possible? The total life factor is less than 300? What about the rest...?"
Chu Ming stood beside her and said, "Not enough?"
"She lost fifty percent of her life force..."
Zhang Ying quickly pressed the buttons a few times, looked at the information flashing on the screen, and then a look of sudden realization appeared on her face. She said, "I understand."
She pressed a button to raise the metal helmet.
Su Wan thought the extraction was complete, but she didn't feel anything unusual. She opened her eyes and asked Zhang Ying, "Has the extraction already started?"
“No, it hasn’t started yet. When you transmigrated here, you lost fifty percent of your life factors,” Zhang Ying said, standing opposite her. “Life factors don’t exist independently of consciousness; these life factors should be in someone else’s body.”
Su Wan asked in astonishment, "I've lost half of my life force?"
Zhang Ying said, "You need to find that other half before I can start the extraction."
Su Wan said, "That's absurd. The world is so big, how am I supposed to find it?"
Zhang Ying said, "You'll be able to find her if you remember a few characteristics. First, she must be a woman. Second, she must have been resurrected by life-giving factors. Finally, she will love her husband as deeply as you do."
Su Wan asked, puzzled, "A husband who loves me as much as I do?"
How am I supposed to find him? There are tons of people who secretly admire Wei Jingzhuo. But the "resurrection" aspect is something I could try looking for.
“That’s right,” Zhang Ying said. “Ancient people had a lower number of life factors. At least half of the life factors she possesses belong to you. In other words, a large part of her consciousness belongs to you. If you can fall in love with Wei Jingzhuo, she certainly will too. Whatever qualities you possess, she will also possess.”
"What qualities do I have?" Su Wan murmured to herself, "I don't have any qualities... I just overcame many obstacles to get here."
I remember now.
There was a woman who, in order to win Wei Jingzhuo's love, would also eliminate any obstacles.
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