47 Previous Life
◎Pura Sui, Ji Zi, Alienation and Experiment◎
oh.
Ning Yue’s words emerged in Yan Xunzhi’s mind.
She had seemed nonchalant about those words, but now, recalling them, she could almost hear the tone of their voice clearly. It had sounded exaggerated, but it had been so true.
Yes, even if someone knew, so what?
It doesn't matter whether it's time travel or rebirth, it's all so unreal, like a dream. Who would believe it if I told them?
Even if someone believed it, it was indeed true that Ning Yue would always be with her. Only she had the memories of the past, only she could prove that her past was not a dream, that they had truly lived a similar yet different life.
Ning Yue is the anchor of her other life. Based on Kong Wei's personality, her importance may not only be tied to the experiences of the past. She rarely doubts whether the story of that life is just a long dream.
Perhaps more importantly... Ning Yue's existence can prove that her experimental data from her previous life have been confirmed, so she doesn't have to start those experiments from scratch.
Yan Xunzhi felt a little nervous.
Under normal circumstances, she knew very well that she would despise herself for having the bad habit of courting love and favor, and she would inevitably be entangled and disappointed in her irreplaceability.
But she was really tired now. Her spirit was broken and no sound could be made no matter what was done to tease her. It seemed that it no longer mattered whether Kong Wei loved her or not.
It didn’t matter who she liked or who she thought of her as. Yan Xunzhi suddenly didn’t care so much anymore.
It couldn't be her. Or maybe it wasn't anyone.
But she still couldn't help asking, "When did Shu Chi die in my previous life?"
Kong Wei was silent for a moment, "I don't know."
"Then what roles do Sang Wanyin and I play in it?"
Sang Wanyin must be important, perhaps she had been her experimental subject in a past life. Yan Xunzhi suddenly realized something. No wonder she, such a cautious person, was so confident in only using her for the S-level experiment.
Before this, she was extremely clear about what level she would evolve to, and even remembered her evolution direction and data, so that she could compare and adjust the potions more conveniently.
What about her? Everything she had was brought to her by Kong Wei. If it weren't for Kong Wei, she probably wouldn't even have reached B-level. She would just be a cannon fodder in the vast crowd. How did Kong Wei know her?
In her previous life, she had also been to the White Tower on the Edge. Was she also part of her experiment?
Kong Wei hesitated slightly, "Actually..."
"I didn't know you in my previous life."
Yan Xunzhi was stunned for a long moment, not surprised, yet very surprised. She had no reason to know her. If she were just a C-rank sentry, without this experiment, she couldn't think of any chance that would have led to their acquaintance.
But if you don’t know them, “…do I look like someone?”
Kong Wei frowned.
Yan Xunzhi felt a numbness in his chest, and he couldn't tell what the sensation was. His face was tense, and he waited for her response with an expressionless face.
This time there was a longer pause than before, but he finally nodded, "A lot like a friend of mine."
"In her previous life, she died because of me... maybe not because of me, but I still caused her death." She made up a story that was half true and half false, so Yan Xunzhi couldn't tell the difference. "So I didn't go looking for her in this life. I wanted to leave the Central White Tower so that I could conduct experiments more easily and stay away from her so as not to repeat the same mistake. I didn't expect to meet you."
“You were nice to me at the beginning…”
Kong Wei took a deep breath and went straight to the point, "I was nice to you at the beginning because you looked like her."
Yeah, that's it.
Otherwise, she couldn't think of any reason for Kong Wei to treat her differently. From the moment Ning Yue told her that she looked very similar to Sang Wanyin, she almost confirmed this guess, but at that time she thought the protagonist was Sang Wanyin.
"……who is she?"
Yan Xunzhi was just curious.
Kong Wei smiled. She saw a fleeting but genuine look of nostalgia on her face. "Her name is Pu Sui."
"She and I..." She started, but immediately stopped and turned to Yan Xunzhi, "Do you want to hear it?"
What's so good about asking this? Yan Xunzhi noticed that Kong Wei had been asking her more and more questions recently. She was actually used to direct orders from superiors and subordinates, and she felt it was a bit cumbersome.
But this is always good. She is not so ungrateful as to nod and says, "I want to listen."
Kong Weicai said, "In my previous life, she was my first matched sentinel. We grew up together in the Central White Tower. When we were matched, she was my third pick and I was her first pick. Because she was an attack type, we ended up being matched together."
"Her brand number seems to be... S1341, I can't remember exactly."
Kong Wei seldom reminisces about the past. Most of his recollections have a purpose, such as looking for some experimental data, or seeing if he could win over this person in his previous life.
Pu Sui was not among these two columns. She hadn't thought of her for a long time since leaving the central white tower.
But this life is too short, and the time they spent together in the previous life has already passed. When she recalls something, she has to stop and think about what the subsequent plot is.
Pu Sui and Yan Xunzhi don't look alike.
She is more like Sang Wanyin, also an attacking type, and as lively as her.
She has a sharp tongue and will not tolerate any loss.
On the day she became a link guide, she put her arm around Kong Wei's shoulders and smiled like an evil leader who had just recruited a satisfied younger brother. "I'll protect you from now on, just go and get busy."
Kong Wei smiled and said yes.
She was a healer, and on surface missions, she could only stay with Pu Sui for the easy tasks, leaving the entire team distracted most of the time. Pu Sui would bury his head in her arms after returning to the underground, tossing and turning like a restless dog during the counseling.
Later, she disappeared from the earth. When Kong Wei saw her again, she had been transformed into an alienated earth self.
She was not wearing a helmet at the time, and her face seemed to have collapsed bones and was slightly deformed.
The moment they looked at each other, Pu Sui's expression changed, and Kong Wei knew that she also recognized her.
She was a local, but not the crazy fool described in the federal report. She just seemed to have suddenly become the opponent of her, with only a chess piece left to survive.
Kong Wei is a guide and a healer. He doesn't need to participate in the siege, he just needs to provide mental strength nearby.
Pu Sui is very strong. In the underground, her stats are top-notch, otherwise Kong Wei would not be assigned to link with her.
After becoming a terrestrial being, her abilities seemed even stronger. Four or five people were sacrificed in that encirclement and suppression operation before she was successfully killed. Kong Wei had carefully noted the location, but the wind and sand on the ground kept shifting, and she never found Pu Sui again.
That encirclement was the last time she saw her.
But she remembered it for a long time, Pu Sui remembered her, and she could recognize her.
"Nine out of ten of my missions involve dealing with jizoku, and I've seen quite a few of them. Some are instantly recognizable as aliens, but some... just like you feel, they're more like humans."
Yan Xunzhi thought of those eyes, "Actually... they are people, right?"
Kong Wei shook his head, "I don't know."
When she was halfway through listening, she thought that Kong Wei's experiment originated from Pu Sui's death, but she also felt that based on Kong Wei's personality, if Pu Sui was really such an important person, she would not have stumbled over her forgotten memories -
After listening to it, it turned out not to be the case.
What is most important to Pu Sui is not her disappearance or death, but the natural alienation of staying on the ground for a long time.
"My goal has always been to get humans back to the surface, and that has never changed," Kong Wei said. "So I work hard to complete the mission and meet the Federation's requirements. I've always believed that the Federation is moving towards the surface step by step and steadily."
"But starting from Pu Sui, I suddenly wondered if humans could have returned to the surface long ago."
It's just that not everyone is suited to returning to the surface.
Or perhaps the body has not yet fully adapted to the ground.
"At that time, I still believed in the Federation and the ground faction's goal of returning to the surface, but I also began my experiments. At first, I had no idea what to do, and my goal was simple: the Federation's successive generations of updating EV reagents increased their concentration too slowly. I couldn't say if I could become like Pu Sui directly. Even Pu Sui, of the many ground factions I'd met, wasn't the most human-like."
Others might not think anything of it, but Yan Xunzhi felt terrified after hearing these words.
The first experiment that was banned from the central White Tower and carried out on the ground of the edge White Tower, if it weren't for her, the casualties would be unknown.
She could hardly guess how many bloody corpses were piled up in Kong Wei's casual words, and how she treated the lives of her subjects like consumables by using batches of them.
She subconsciously shrank back.
Kong Wei glanced at her lightly, and Yan Xunzhi felt a long-lost tension and oppression at that moment.
Kong Wei glanced at her lightly, "I don't have a hobby of killing. Some sacrifices are necessary, and I will not be excluded from this necessity."
If death could mean the return of humanity to the earth, she would be willing to be the first to sacrifice herself without hesitation.
"We need to strengthen ourselves to adapt to the ground's intensity. Initially, I agree with the Federation. As the aliens on the ground gradually lose consciousness and strengthen their bodies, the Sentinels are the best choice for combat. By the end of the window period, when the environment is no longer so harsh, the Sentinels can directly combat the aliens on the ground, and then gradually establish living quarters."
"The experiment encountered some setbacks, but it went relatively smoothly. It was later merged into the Federation, and I received a promotion, which greatly increased resources."
She lowered her eyes. "At first, I thought this was great. It made my work much more convenient. After all, I'm not an expert, so most of the actual operations had to be left to professionals. It would have been even better if the Federation was willing to join. Later, I realized we might be heading in the wrong direction, and the constraints of the Federation no longer allow us to change it."
I harbored a sense of luck, wondering if it was right? What if it was just a coincidence?
After all, it only happened once or twice. One or two discoveries should just be a coincidence in this world.
"Until I died. I don't know if this direction was ultimately rejected, but I know it was wrong."
"After my rebirth, I had no idea how to proceed with my experiments. I conducted multiple experiments based on the results I had obtained before, but I kept hitting a wall. Perhaps these directions were all wrong..." She paused suddenly, her gaze scanning Yan Xunzhi again, "Or perhaps, I'm close to success."
“It’s just that until you encounter success, you can’t be sure it’s success.”
Yan Xunzhi's heartbeat accelerated inexplicably following these words.
【Author’s words】
Happy New Year! I wish everyone a smooth and successful new year, and hope you'll find more great articles! I also wish me improved abilities and more books in the new year! Haha, I hope it's not a flag~ [scatter flowers]
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