So, what problems would Brunhilde's arrival help him solve?
He wanted to use Brunhilde to infiltrate the Akashic system of the main world, thereby disguising the Great Qin Dynasty within it.
But how could he access that Akashic system? By using the Akashic system of his own small parallel world to hack into it.
That was why he needed Brunhilde.
Brunhilde's role was akin to a network cable, allowing the physically isolated Akashic system—an internal network—to be connected to an external network.
If that was the case, why had he let Brunhilde leave now?
Had he already secretly used her to infiltrate the main Akashic system without her knowledge?
No, he hadn't. To manipulate the Akashic system of this small world, he needed the identity of the First Emperor to gain authorization. Currently, as Xiang Yu, he lacked the necessary permissions.
And was the First Emperor's identity no longer available? At this point in time, it had indeed come to an end.
Historical records clearly marked the First Emperor's demise at a specific time. Once that moment arrived, the role-playing period concluded, so he could no longer act under that identity.
Now, as Xiang Yu, the only authority he had was to imprint Brunhilde—a mark that would allow her to be recognized by this world.
With this mark, when Brunhilde stepped into Xianyang City in the main world, the World Tree wouldn't suddenly treat her as a harmful entity—like a virus—and instantly attack, turning her into fertilizer.
Back then, to avoid exposing the anomalies of the Qin Dynasty, the World Tree, which had also infiltrated the main world, would immediately attack any divine presence detected within the territory of Qin (the pre-unification Qin, not the entire Qin Empire). Without the mark, Brunhilde might be swiftly eliminated by the World Tree before he could react.
But here's a question: Brunhilde had originally intended to use the Akashic system to travel to 221 BCE. Why had she suddenly been redirected to the era of the "Wujiang Suicide"?
Clearly, someone had tampered with the Akashic system, setting up a trigger mechanism. The moment Brunhilde attempted to go to 221 BCE, the trap activated, sending her to 202 BCE instead.
Who set up this program? Did he have one of the Four Great Demon Kings tamper with it? No.
The one who meddled with the Akashic System and implanted this trigger program was none other than himself.
Then was it his future self who secretly hacked in? Again, no.
The intrusion occurred precisely in 221 BC—the same time period Brunhilde traveled to. It was through using Brunhilde as a network data conduit that this hidden program was left behind.
In fact, for the present version of him, this was already an event that had taken place. The disguise shielding the Qin Dynasty from 259 BC to 210 BC had already been successfully implemented.
Thus, if someone accessed the Akashic Records to travel to Xianyang now, they wouldn't detect any anomalies. Naturally, they also wouldn't be suddenly marked as a threat by Yggdrasil and instantly attacked, only to be turned into fertilizer.
In that case, wouldn't it be unnecessary for him to deliberately intercept Brunhilde in this era? Why not just let her jump to that time directly?
Of course not—because this involves the issue of temporal paradoxes.
It's like if someone went back in time and killed their grandfather before he got married. If their grandfather died, their father would never be born. Without their father, they themselves would never exist.
But if they never existed, how could they have gone back in time to kill their grandfather in the first place?
Similarly, if he hadn't intercepted Brunhilde in this era and simply let her jump to that time normally, there's a chance she might have ended up as Yggdrasil's fertilizer. In that case, his intrusion into the Akashic System would never have happened, and the disguise shielding would never have been put in place.
And now, something similar appeared in Renji's field of vision.
[Entering next character. Countdown: 5...]
This current role was about to end as well.
The question was whether his consciousness could connect to the artificial human bodies after jumping into the next role.
There were two in total. One was the currently operational Xiang Yu.
The other was the more advanced mechanical holy body of the First Emperor, though it wasn't ready yet.
So, he fed this question back to the system, unsure if this idiotic system could even respond.
Hmm? Feasible.
Of course, the answer wasn't a straightforward [Feasible]. Instead, it mechanically spouted a bunch of seemingly professional jargon, from which he deduced the [Feasible] conclusion.
If it was feasible, then in his next role, he could simultaneously operate two bodies—one being the body he was currently inhabiting, and the other being the artificial human Xiang Yu.
At that point, he could use this body to continue constructing and upgrading the First Emperor's body while also needing to purge certain internal personnel.
Why purge them?
Because after entering the next role, there would inevitably be another time leap. During this period, he wouldn't be able to connect, and some people in the parallel world's Qin Empire, after long realizing his actual absence, would surely develop rebellious intentions.
Thus, those with rebellious hearts would attempt to uncover his secrets, challenge his authority, and gradually test the waters. If they found no reaction from him, they would eventually usurp the Qin Empire.
Upon logging back in, the reactivated Kuaiji Zero would bring terror to those individuals.
He needed to eliminate the festering malignancies, restore stability to the Qin Empire, and steer it back toward his desired direction—accelerating industrial revolution.
As for the other nation, he wasn't worried. A contract had been made with the Demon King Belial. As long as the terms weren't violated, the demons would oversee things from the shadows, preventing the nation's collapse.
Of course, this contract wasn't permanent. Belial would rather die than sign a permanent one. The contract would last until the modern millennium.
During this period, Belial could not breach the contract.
So, how many centuries would the next role span?
As for the previous role—to be precise, the one before the First Emperor—it wasn't King Solomon. That role existed between the First Emperor and Solomon.
That role was also an imperial figure, active from 356 BC to 323 BC.
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Meanwhile, Brunhilde finally arrived in the era of the Qin Dynasty.
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