I must say, life is always accompanied by all kinds of surprises, big and small. They suddenly come to you from time to time, which in turn brings emotional value and practical meaning, more or less.
And that feeling is quite nice.
At least Ling Ke liked it.
Only... in fact, before the carefully planned "Zhezhi" plan was successfully completed, the reason he brought the entire "Paradise of Past Lives" into the Domination Theater (Rebirth Hall) under his complete control was originally... just fulfilling the content of the deal he promised to Aponia's paradise.
At that time, because Mebius's memory had taken the initiative to bring it up, they asked what would happen to these memories of the Flame-Chasers after the "Zhezhi" plan was completed, and Ling Ke sent them to negotiate the conditions for obtaining the "coordinates." The "Dominator Doll·Ling Ke" also gave them an acceptable answer.
That is: any memory that wished to continue existing would be dragged into the Domination Theater. Those who disagreed with the plan would die along with the current era of civilization.
The result was obvious. None of the thirteen Flame-Chaser memories had the idea of "self-destruction."
Pardofelis, in particular, really didn't want to die—even as a memory.
No one else wanted to disappear without value.
How did she put it?
Ah, right!
"The end of heroes must be grand and magnificent!"
In the blink of an eye.
Because at the beginning, when these people chose to take on their own "malice" in the form of "sinners" to "passively save the world," he sincerely expressed his respect.
So, for them to have a grand and magnificent ending—what of it?
So that's how it went.
Even Eden's memory.
Thinking about it now, even if her body had ended her own life and only wanted to sing for her own era, she was still willing to survive, as long as she had the chance to return to her own familiar era... or to "exist."
Just to take a few more looks at those landscapes in her memory.
And it's also on this basis that—
Ling Ke, who never intended to break his promise from beginning to end... originally felt that since these Flame-Chaser memories, which have existed for more than 50,000 years, were going to have a grand and magnificent finale, they might as well be incorporated into his own "script" in the future. In the "script," they could play certain roles that mutually contributed to each other.
You know, all these Flame-Chaser memories are top-tier "performers."
Presumably, with their addition, his own "script" might not necessarily reach the next level, but at the very least, it would have much more room for operation and setup.
Of course, the so-called "curtain call" didn't necessarily require them to completely leave the stage, but rather leaned more toward... resolving their knots.
After that, whether they lived in seclusion or began a new life as themselves—
For example: just like Pardofelis the Cat Memory, since she only wanted to live carefree, Ling Ke also respected her personal wishes.
Once the "performance" was completed, no one could destroy the life she desired.
In short, the reasons for preserving the "Land of Past Lives" are roughly as follows.
No matter how many more there may be, he really didn't think that deeply about it.
The result?
Ling Ke never expected that after being dragged into the Domination Theater, the test site in the Paradise of Past Lives would resonate unexpectedly with the appearance and growth of the "little imaginary sapling of the Tree," which was equivalent to the "Rebirth Hall." Its special space had an unexpected resonance.
Then it was automatically captured by the "Ready Player One System" that was bound to him, turning it into a kind of "multi-instance dungeon" where experience could be repeatedly farmed.
Yes, now with the character templates Ling Ke obtained through "card draws"... if they had "leveling mechanism" features, he no longer needed to go out into the world to kill wildly and could more easily gain lots of experience points.
Only—
"Unexpectedly, I've traveled through time and still have to clear my own paradise."
"Fortunately, I (the main body) don't have to personally grind through it."
When he first learned of the above news, Ling Ke grumbled.
Still, earning experience is worth it. As a "world-destroying player," if he wanted to keep gaining points, he still had to—destroy intelligent creatures.
But considering he still had over 7 billion points left to earn, even if he collected them every second, he would have to keep it up for more than half a year.
"Strictly speaking, it's close to three hundred days."
"Ah, if only there were a 'one-click full draw' feature!"
Ling Ke muttered this more than once.
Unfortunately, the system bound to him never responded.
Maybe it was some hidden condition that hadn't been fulfilled yet.
Or—
In short, not to put it another way: perhaps for other intelligent beings besides Ling Ke, without knowing the relevant inside information here, it's actually equivalent to being temporarily saved by the system in disguise...
Since there's currently an overabundance of points, he doesn't need to rush to keep "earning money."
As a result, Ling Ke—who hadn't been provoked by anyone thus far—had recently been living a life where he "steadily adds tens of thousands of Dominator Dolls each day and occasionally rolls some useful game character templates."
Of course, it was precisely because he, the "great world-destroying actor," had the opportunity to "take a break from business" for now that he had plenty of time to work hard and refine his "script."
Anyway, he didn't need to worry much about matters in the Land of the Past.
The "Dominator Dolls" themselves were managing things properly and developing in an orderly fashion.
Even the daily maintenance work of this "super experience copy" had been handed over to "Armed Doll Klein"... a massive professional team led by her, supported by many "Dominator Dolls."
Yes, even though the pitiful "Armed Doll Klein" had returned to the pre-civilization era, she still hadn't escaped her 007 fate.
Ling Ke deeply regretted this.
But that was that.
No other Phantom Beast Palu player had it quite like her.
Day Two.
"Swish, swish~"
Still in the Land of the Past, in a certain combat-designated spatial zone.
At this point, dozens of "Alicias" were besieging one.
It was obvious that the latter was exactly the transaction content proposed by Yingxia Ling Ke, personally acting as the Yingjie memory of Boss Guan Di.
And the former?
They were all suitors who had "mastered the transformation of dolls and fireworks."
Disguised appearances, disguised voices, disguised abilities, disguised...
Now, Alicia's memory wandered among the pile of "Alicias."
One could only say she truly deserved her second place—always completing the "very simple" Fire-Chasing Yingjie missions with excellence.
Her combat qualities were truly top-notch.
Every dodge was hair-width precise, every arrow hit with unmatched accuracy. She even calculated the rebound angles of multiple light arrows in advance.
Well, to describe it in the terms of the Overwatch player base he encountered before time-traveling, it was this: she was proficient in basic geometry and reaching her peak.
And this... strictly speaking, includes the fact that:
The "fireworks" gradually imitated and copied everything about Alicia.
Well, actually, not just Alicia.
Including her, the Yingjie memories currently chasing after fire—thirteen of them—had all been "copied" to some extent.
Eden's artistic achievements, Vill-V's magic skills, Su's medical knowledge, Sakura's assassination methods, Mebius's scientific research knowledge, Griseo's painting skills, Hua's martial arts... and Pardofelis's "miraculous empty hands."
Although the imitation capability of "Hanabi" was, like the previous "1% Kevin," still weaker than the original even after upgrades...
There was no doubt Ling Ke was becoming increasingly versatile.
Clearly, he was making more complete preparations for the upcoming "performance."
To the extent that, for the time being, his real body wasn't even involved in this battle.
Instead, as a war observer, he sat at a high vantage point far from the battlefield, overlooking the entire scene.
Occasionally—
"Raiden Mei has arrived in Changkong City!"
Ling Ke became distracted, turning his attention to the outside world.
A few days ago, Raiden Mei went to Twilight Street to seek help from Aponia of this era. As a result, Ling Ke arranged for a "Dominator Doll Hanabi" to intervene, which was no big deal.
Well, more than that—
She was entirely misled by Aponia, who had disguised herself as the "Dominator Doll Hanabi."
The direct result was that today's Raiden Mei was still very confused.
So she arrived alone in Changkong City, hoping to meet another familiar face.
That was—Kevin of this era.
She had already seen Kevin's profile before.
The original Kevin, and the World Serpent Lord from over 50,000 years later, felt completely different.
He was sunny, cheerful, kind, righteous, and even seemed like a passionate young man.
Raiden Mei subconsciously believed that maybe through contact with this "not-yet-bloodthirsty" Kevin, she could find an answer (a path forward) that suited her.
However, she didn't know—
In today's Changkong City, there was more than one "Kevin."
World Serpent Lord — Kevin Kaslana.
He, too, was in Changkong City.
Since the day he parted with Ling Ke, he had obviously planned to secretly intervene in the "Third Eruption" incident.
And even propose more for the future.
On this premise—
"The Fire-Chasing Moth also has eyeliner in Changkong City."
"Oh, it's also a place full of good and evil, and I too am a 'black house' without an identity."
"The difference is, though you have 'power'..."
"You don't have a 'position.'"
"Others."
In the Domination Theater, in the Paradise zone of the Land of the Past, Ling Ke—watching the battle—curved the corners of his mouth slightly: "It really is becoming more and more 'déjà vu'!"